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I am 6 weeks post op and feel very good about what I can eat and the process. I have gotten dehydrated and I have had food stuck in my throat. It's all a learning process. Nobody said this would be easy , I'd it was we wouldn't be here in the first place. Be patient , I will all come together

Just wanted to say thank you to each and every member of this site. You all go out of your way to cheer everyone and support them so well. I feel very comfortable being able to put any thought up here.. Thanks once again for being such great friends to one another
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Got on the scale today and I have officially lost 100lbs!!!! I'm so excited I could cry:-).
Start weight 11-29-12 252
Weight 7-14-12 152.3.
I wanted to reach the 100lb mark before I got married and I have!! I get married next week!!!

I thought about getting my highest weight on my palm below my thumb so when I picked up a fork or food I would see it. I want something but have not decided yet

Glad to hear your doing better!

Honestly I regretted it at first. I cried for the first few days. My fiance brought me back to reality. We will be able to eat just not as much! One day my fiance brought pizza home and it smelled so good. I freaking impulsively took a bite, chewed it and spit it out. I just miss the chewing!!

Pre surgery 258
Day of surgery 6/4 245
Today 216.8
scale moving slow this week, but I will take it

Start weight 261
Surgery date 6/7/12 - 250
Current weight- 226 (gained a pound since yesterday- WTH -- again?) I did this 2 weeks ago then lost no weight for a week- this is getting frustrating!!
Loss since surgery 24 pounds -1 month since surgery

Pic on right April 24th, 2012 start weight 335
Pic on left July 6,2012 current weight 258
Total weight loss in ten weeks = 77lbs

2 weeks post op:
Pre Op 327
RNY: 323
Last week: 307.4
This week: 302.2
-5.2 this week, -24.8 total

Pre surgery 281
Surgery day 4/11 261
6/29 206

Well guys, it was exactly one year ago today when I sat down for my first meeting with my RNY surgeon. I must say this year went by with blinding speed. When I look back on that first meeting it seems like it was five minutes ago. And what a journey it has been.
One year ago today I was scared. My health was declining. I knew that my food addiction was shortening my life. And drastically reducing the quality of the time I had left. I wondered if I would ever see my grandson graduate high school, much less college and starting his own career and family. And yes, I was worried about the very scary decision to have major surgery to correct a disease that many would argue I should be able to do on my own. Was I risking my life on yet another attempt to beat obesity that was doomed to fail? What kind of pain would I have to endure? What about potential complications, some serious? What if the surgeon got in there and discovered she could not complete the surgery? What if the surgery just plain didn't work? Was I taking the "easy way out"? What would people say? What would people think? What if? What if? What if?
One year ago today I was 5' 9" tall and 285 pounds with a BMI of 35. This morning I'm 182 pounds with a BMI of 27.0. I've lost 103 pounds in one year. I was hoping for 6' 2" but yes, I'm still 5' 9" tall.
One year ago today I had recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and my doctor put me on Metformin to try to control it. The prognosis was not good and he warned me that if the Metformin didn't work, insulin would be the next step and the most viable treatment option - other than surgery. My RNY surgery was on October 20, 2011. Two weeks later my A1c was 5.6. And my doctor took me off the Metformin.
One year ago today I had been on medication for hypertension for more than 20 years. Two weeks post-op, my doctor took me off all blood pressure meds. Yesterday, in his office, my blood pressure was 114/57.
One year ago today I had chronic lower back and knee pain. A couple of hours of grocery shopping and I needed to sit down to rest the back. Last weekend my entire family, including my 2 1/2 year old grandson, spent ten hours of quality time at Disneyland. Walking, standing in line, riding the rides, shopping, laughing and loving a beautiful day. Not the slightest hint of back or knee pain.
One year ago today shopping for clothes was an endless source of frustration. Options are limited when you have a 48" waist, 18 1/2" neck and XXL or XXXL is the order of the day. If Big and Tall or King Size didn't have it, I did without. Fast forward to a 36" waist, 16 1/2" neck and L and I can go into any store, anywhere, anytime and find my size in a rainbow of colors and styles and at a cost of 20% to 30% less than what I was paying before.
One year ago today I was literally living (or dying) on fast food and pizza. I could eat a super sized double cheeseburger, large fries and a large soft drink and be hungry an hour later. With one exception, I haven't had fast food or a carbonated soft drink in well over a year. The exception - 6" turkey breast and black forest ham on flatbread from Subway - and I literally could not eat all of it. My diet is lots of fish, lots of turkey, lots of chicken, lots of veggies, lots of fruit, lots of nuts - and I am loving every second of it. Real food, healthy food, is actually quite enjoyable. Who knew?
One year ago today my idea of exercise was a walk to the fridge. Today I walk a minimum of four days a week, more often when possible. I walk 2 1/2 to 3 miles and 45 to 55 minutes every time. I walk in a park near my home and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine more than words can describe. It took several months but at this point I'm literally addicted to walking. I have no explanation for it but if I go more than a day or two without walking, I can feel the difference - not only physically, but mentally as well. Maybe it has something to do with the unbridled joy I see in my black lab when we go for our walks. Maybe it's because I feel good about myself knowing that I'm doing the right thing for the right reasons for myself and my family. Or maybe it's the Universe giving me a pat on the back and a "Well done!" Like I said, I really don't have an explanation for it. One thing is certain - it is a delicious feeling.
Some of you reading this may be contemplating this surgery or other surgical options. Some of you may have many of the same concerns and fears that I had. Some of you may be suffering from some of the same health issues that I had. Some of you may be caught on the same "what if" merry-go-round that I was on. On this, my one year anniversary, I can only say that this has been one of the most exciting, most rewarding, most life changing experiences of my life. It most certainly is based on science. But the results are undeniably magical. Persistence, along with absolute belief, can never be defeated.

John, I asked DL the same question in a private message. He gave me his reason but I still think of him as a secrete agent CIA. But I was way off. Haha

I'm not sure that I can put a time line on it but the cravings absolutely disappeared for me. I lived on junk food for years and other than an occasional turkey breast and black forest ham on flatbread from Subway, I haven't had any junkfood in over a year. I'm 35 weeks out and have lost 114 lbs and I truly have no desire for burgers and pizza and the mexican food I used to eat all the time. I think it has something to do with tracking calories and Protein and carbs and fat every single day for the last seven months. I just hate the idea of logging the calories and fat in double quarter pounder! LOL!!

It's not easy, as I still at two months post op crave just about everything I did before surgery. I watch food network like its an xxx movie and drool. Lol. But it gets a little easier. I have five children who are thin as rails and because their father and I were tiny kids and he still is, they are much smaller than most kids. They eat healthy and I do get them junk here and there because it's part of being a kid. It is really hard when they are eati g KFC and I'm wondering how long it would take me to take a bite before flying to the bathroom. It's all one big test. I've lost 50 lbs in the last seven weeks and it feels great. I tell people who like to say its the easy way out. You are forced to remain on the strictest diet for the rest of your life. Never a chance to stray because it will make you very sick. Just keep your head up. It will get easier in time, but right now your body is pouting like a two year old because it's being forced to burn its own stores. In time you'll find that if you take a bite of something you once craved, it just is not the same.

Drink something hot, take gas x and walk around the house as much as you can. Tonight I ate something and within 2 minutes was off to the bathroom dry heaving, found that I must have gotten a pocket of gas somewhere. I could tell because it felt like the gas I had in the first 2 weeks and I drank some coffee, took some gas x and started burping the gas out. It took me 2 hours to get rid of it, but I finally did. At first I thought I was dumping from a canned mushroom, only to figure out it was gas, and to be honest not real fun. Best of luck getting rid of it, just telling you what works for me..

Ahhhh Victoria's secret. I think I will enjoy that more than my bf! I have never shopped there! I am at a tight 20 now. And refusing to go to a 22, lol I refused each size up and bit the bullet but not going to do it. I am hopping to get a date soon!

No more wearing underwear with elastic that goes up to my boobs just to give me a straight line down my stomach without rolls
- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary: 6/11/12

I can't wait until I don't have to wear all this "hardware"(girdles) just to look 10 lbs lighter..lol. Or the day when I get up out of a chair and there is a butt and thigh line from me sweating it up. It's funny, guys tell me that I have a sexy walk, but it's actually me wobbling from side to side trying to distribute my weight...lol.

Omg yes or rainbow bright don't cloth designers know we can be spotted with or without these crazy designs? I can't wait for clothes to really fit I am thinner legs and an inner tube tummy so my pant are parachutes ... Lol I actually dreamed I rolled a pair up at the ankles like we did in middle school so they would fit propper for once

I will like to soak in a tub with all of my belly being under the Water.< /p>

How did I miss this post I'm single too!!!

Popsicles been saving me

I use my fitness pal on my iPhone. I love it and it keeps track of food, Water and activities. Let's u set playlist of music while giving time and distance

I got mine on Amazon...it's basically a lunch box or you can get the boxes that go in the lunch box. They are different sizes and each one is used for a different food group. The size for fruit and veggies is bigger, Protein medium, cheese or other snack smaller etc. It helps you portion your meals. Great for packing lunch for work.