nikki82

Can we say HAPPY!?!?!?!?! Because, that's what I am!
I am officially out of the 300's and in the 2's. As of today I am 296.5lbs coming from 346 lbs in April. I thought I'd never break out of the 3's. I hoovered at 300.1 for 2 weeks and BAM! The 3's no more! and I'm never going back.. ya, hear me?! NEVER! lol
I am so happy with my sleeve. Matter of fact I'm in love with him. I call him Steve by the way.. "Steve the sleeve" lmbo and Steve brings me so much joy and happiness. I'm happy I made the decision to have VSG.. It's done me nothing but a ton of good, thus far.
Losing feels so good!!!

Can we say HAPPY!?!?!?!?! Because, that's what I am!
I am officially out of the 300's and in the 2's. As of today I am 296.5lbs coming from 346 lbs in April. I thought I'd never break out of the 3's. I hoovered at 300.1 for 2 weeks and BAM! The 3's no more! and I'm never going back.. ya, hear me?! NEVER! lol
I am so happy with my sleeve. Matter of fact I'm in love with him. I call him Steve by the way.. "Steve the sleeve" lmbo and Steve brings me so much joy and happiness. I'm happy I made the decision to have VSG.. It's done me nothing but a ton of good, thus far.
Losing feels so good!!!

Can we say HAPPY!?!?!?!?! Because, that's what I am!
I am officially out of the 300's and in the 2's. As of today I am 296.5lbs coming from 346 lbs in April. I thought I'd never break out of the 3's. I hoovered at 300.1 for 2 weeks and BAM! The 3's no more! and I'm never going back.. ya, hear me?! NEVER! lol
I am so happy with my sleeve. Matter of fact I'm in love with him. I call him Steve by the way.. "Steve the sleeve" lmbo and Steve brings me so much joy and happiness. I'm happy I made the decision to have VSG.. It's done me nothing but a ton of good, thus far.
Losing feels so good!!!

OMG! Isn't it awesome to be successful? Love the NSV'S!

I hope your husband does not get jealous of Steve, lol

Yaaaaay! So happy for you! Keep up the good work!

Welcome to Two-ter-ville!

Can we say HAPPY!?!?!?!?! Because, that's what I am!
I am officially out of the 300's and in the 2's. As of today I am 296.5lbs coming from 346 lbs in April. I thought I'd never break out of the 3's. I hoovered at 300.1 for 2 weeks and BAM! The 3's no more! and I'm never going back.. ya, hear me?! NEVER! lol
I am so happy with my sleeve. Matter of fact I'm in love with him. I call him Steve by the way.. "Steve the sleeve" lmbo and Steve brings me so much joy and happiness. I'm happy I made the decision to have VSG.. It's done me nothing but a ton of good, thus far.
Losing feels so good!!!

I went to Dr. Garcia in Tijuana. Everything went wonderfully and smooth I'd recommend he and his staff to anyone. I believe the website is called WWW.OBESITYSOLUTIONSINTERNATIONAL.COM

I did. I had my surgery in Tijuana, Mexico on the 27th of April. My trip was great! It was smooth sailing's.. everything went as planned and the language barrier was no problem for me either. I was worried about that, but it seems like enough of the hospital staff understood and spoke English, but a few.
I didn't even bother with the insurance company this time. I did back in 2000 and was denied and it was so heart breaking for me so I cut them out the process completely. I figured my life, my rules, my way.. I'm not going to let some insurance company dictate my happiness and needs. Especially when I'm working on a healthier me.. I wanted no road blocks and supervised diets before a "maybe" approval.
Do your research as to which doctor is best for you and go for it.. No looking back.. At least that's how I feel.. Pre-op and Post-op I've lost a total of 42lbs in a month and I couldn't be happier right now...

Soft scrambled egg with soft cheese has never tasted this good before.

Vsg, I hope your right. Maybe my expectations are too high, but I feel as though the weight should be coming off consistently this early in the game. This is really messing up my mood lol I was prepared for a lot of things involving this surgery but losing only to gain was not one of them. I need to put my game face back on and take a deep breath... Woooo sahhhhhh

Christina Rose it is an awesome feeling and I want more of it!
Congrats on your 43lb lost as well....

It's only been 17dys since my surgery and I'm so in love with my sleeve already!
I started at 346lbs and for the pre-op diet I got down to 330lbs exactly. And today I weight 310.6lbs!
11 more pounds to go and I'll be out of the 300's for good! I'm just so happy I want to scream from the roof tops!
Now I know I have a long ways to go until my goal (160lbs), but I'm so happy to get out the 300's. Hopefully I'll meet this goal by the end of the month and then I'll begin to tackle the 200's.
I just started walking a mile a day so that should help as well.
Guys this is so exciting to lose weight. My skin is better.. I sleep better.. even wake up before the alarm goes off.. and that's only with a 36lb weight loss.. I can't imagine what losing 150lbs will feel like... because this right here is fantastic!!!

It's only been 17dys since my surgery and I'm so in love with my sleeve already!
I started at 346lbs and for the pre-op diet I got down to 330lbs exactly. And today I weight 310.6lbs!
11 more pounds to go and I'll be out of the 300's for good! I'm just so happy I want to scream from the roof tops!
Now I know I have a long ways to go until my goal (160lbs), but I'm so happy to get out the 300's. Hopefully I'll meet this goal by the end of the month and then I'll begin to tackle the 200's.
I just started walking a mile a day so that should help as well.
Guys this is so exciting to lose weight. My skin is better.. I sleep better.. even wake up before the alarm goes off.. and that's only with a 36lb weight loss.. I can't imagine what losing 150lbs will feel like... because this right here is fantastic!!!

Good luck and you'll do fine. I was there on the 26th and had surgery on the 27th with Dr. Garcia. I had a great experience with everyone even though I didn't speak the language. You'll do fine
Just walk,walk,walk after surgery.

Had my sleeve July 25, 2011. Was 417 now I'm 283! Need to loose 83 more pounds I'm so happy!

When I was 417
Now at 283

Im on the other side ladies 3dys post op!! The first night was touch and go for me... I had a lot of vomiting, which they said was natural. After they gave me nausea med's around the clock. .. that's when it started looking up and I felt so much better afterwards. It's hard for me to get in my liquids.. Just to give you an Idea what it's like.. I have a 12oz bottle of Gatorade from 2dys ago and it's still 3/4 full... So yea.. it's hard getting your liquid down.. plus I don't want to upset the new tummy...
So far so good, guys! I'll report back when I have some new Info..
Take care
nikki

Awake and a little nervous. Today is the day! Good luck everyone! Prayers are with us today!!

Here's my most recent updated photos:

Current - 199 Lbs:








Beginning of my LONG journey - 330 Lbs:


ETA a few I took this morning.

Your before and after photos are amazing! They are a ton of inspiration and you look absolutely gorgeous. :-)