Jessica89

This has been an amazing journey so far. I can now do things I could never do before. Like yesterday I took my 5 year old to the park and was able to go down slides with her and run around and was able to swing on a swing without it hurting my hips. It feels so good! I've had a lot of ups and downs though. I've had some very negative people in my life tell me I need to quit losing weight even thought I am still 30 to 40 pounds away from my goal weight, I've also had people tell me I look sickly which really hurt my feelings. I think people are just not use to seeing me this thin I guess. I have lost the weight pretty fast...but to me that's because of hard work a dedication not because im sick. I don't feel sick, I feel awesome!! Im losing the remaining weight a lot slower now but its still coming off. I started at 333 and am now at 207. I want to be at like 160 to 170 and I am 5.9 so I think that's a healthy weight for my height. My number one reason for getting this surgery done was to have another baby. My husband and I tried for a year before my surgery and nothing happend. I was devastated. People say your suppose to wait to a year to 2 years post op to try. I will be a year post op in september and am getting my IUD taken out in november or december. I have also gotten a lot of crap from people that I am wanting to try too soon after surgery. I wont do it unless my blood work comes back fine and unless I am at my goal weight by then. People that have not tried to get pregnant and failed don't understand the pain that that causes. We want another one so bad, its hard to even wait one year but I am and I am confident that we will be ready to try again at the end of this year. I just wanted to update everyone on what's been happening the last 7 months. I love my new life and I would do this all over again if I had to. This surgery has changed my life so much for the better! Im trying to post a picture with this but it isn't letting me so maybe ill try again later on.

I actually just posted a thread about pregnancy. Im 5 months post op and want to start trying this coming december. So I will be 15 months post op. I kind of have the same attitude....I don't care lol. As long as im healthy and my obgyn thinks im healthy enough to carry a baby then it is what it is. Im so excited to have another one. My daughter is almost 5 so im ready for another one. My husband and I tried for a year b4 my surgery and no luck. It was devastating. Good luck with ur pregnancy and congrats!!

Right now I am almost 5 months post op and have lost 111 pounds and need to lose 62 pounds more until I am to my goal weight. My husband and I were talking and we thought we would start trying to get pregnant at the end of this year in december. So I would be 15 months post op. My weight management program told me to wait 1 year and my surgeon told me to wait 2 years. So I figured around 18 months would be fine and if I start trying at 15 months post it may even take me 6 months to get pregnant. The only way I will do it this soon is if im at my goal weight, consistently getting enough protein everyday, drinking enough water, and taking all the viatmins I need everyday. What I am wondering is, can anyone that has been pregnant 1 to 2 years after VSG can me any info on the struggles, concerns, if u wish u would have waited to try or not, etc. I just need as much info and advice I can get. By the time I try, get pregnant and have the baby my daughter will be like 7 years old...so I don't wanna wait to much longer.

Thanks for all the nice comments by the way! It really helps to hear them I think its what keeps me going!

Hey everyone, So I don't really have a lot of tips. I just get in a lot of Water and try to get in enough Protein everyday. I haven't even really been working out much and im still losing. So im not sure how. I am starting to notice that my skin is getting that stretched out look somewhat on my stomach and arms. Its worse on my arms than anywhere else. So I need to start toning that. I actually just weighed myself this morning and am down 4 more pounds now. So 111 lost so far!

Thanks! Ya the slim fast has the best taste I think and u can find them now with 20 grams of protein ...they use to only have 10.

Awesome!! Congrats! I actually drink slim fast drinks bc I can't keep the protein powder down...and I do alot of protein bars too. I still don't get in 70 grams everyday though its soo hard! I do drink quite a bit of liquids though.

Thanks!! I feel great! I lost 15 before surgery...we were required to in order to have surgery. I haven't really done anything special to lose it...in fact I haven't really been working out much lately because I've been super busy but im still losing somehow.

I am soo happy with my progress! I have had a lot of issues through this journey though. Im still losing a lot of hair and still have trouble keeping food down sometimes. But for people out there that are only 2,3,4 weeks out...it gets better! I didn't think it would...I would cry because I thought things would never get better but now I feel amazing! I love it! I started at 333 and im now at 226 and my goal weight is 160 to 170. Im going to Vegas in october so my goal is to get to at least 170 by then. I've attached a picture of myself. Im the one on the left with the brownish blonde hair. [ATTACH]9375[/ATTACH]

I just wanted to update everyone and let you all know that I did end up drinking last night. I mixed crystal light lemonade with vodka and had about 4 shots in that then had cranberry and vodkas at the bar....about 4 or 5 over a 4 hour period. I definitely got drunk. But it took way more than I thought it would to do it. The weird thing is, is that im not hungover at all. Had a little bit of a headache this morning but that's all. Im definitely not drinking again for a while because of it being empty calories. But I just wanted to let u all know for the people who were like me and wondering. But everyones tolerance is different. I could handle a lot before surgery. *Jess*

Did it get u drunk? Like I don't wanna get drunk I just wanna get a buzz maybe but I don't wanna accidently drink too much and have it creep up on me. U know? *Jess*

Thank you for responding. I think I may just try one drink tonight and that's all to see how I do. I don't wanna get drunk by any means but Itd be nice to have a glass of wine or a margarita here and there. *Jess*

Okay so I know we are not suppose to ever drink again according to the doctors and dieticians because its empty calories and you apprently get drunk quicker. Can anyone who had this surgery a while ago tell me when its okay to try something? Im not a huge drinker anyways but I use to go out like 2 times a month with my friends to the bar and have a few drinks and im just wondering when I could try that again and how much can a sleeve patient drink and what should I drink? Any recommendations would be awesome! *Jess*

Goodluck with ur surgery! It is soo worth it. And right after surgery I didn't think so bc I was soo sick and in so much pain but in the end, down the road ..omg so worth it! I love it! *Jess*

Thanks!! Im 5.9" *Jess*

I have lost a total of 70 pounds in 3 months and 48 since surgery 7.5 weeks ago!! Im so happy! I have had a lot of struggles but it is sooo worth it!! here is a picture of me before surgery and one just taken 2 days ago. [ATTACH]6518[/ATTACH] *Jess*

Lol thank you everyone but I just updated my ticker and it put my weight loss from b4 the surgery all in there. I have lost 41 since surgery and the rest was 1.5 months before surgery. Its good to know that im not the only one in a stall...not tht I want tht for everyone but im glad its somewhat normal. I feel like im an emotional wreck. Does anyone else feel like their emotions are out of control since surgery? I think my husband thinks im going crazy lol. One thing that is hard is I cannot have anything with chocolate in it or dairy now. Im getting sick alot. So its hard to find things tht I like that don't make me sick. My dr. Thought maybe my carbs are up but I don't feel like I eat a lot of carbs...idk. I am trying to figure out this app my fitness pal more so I get better at tracking my food. I really want this tool to work for me. I am starting to feel like a failure. Maybe im just hard on myself. Im not sure who asked this...but yes I had a lot of stomach, intestinal and food problems b4 surgery. I was sick all the time b4 surgery as well. Not very much fun but im kind of use to it now. Thanks everyone for the advice and input. I kind of started feeling depressed a little and pulled myself away from any of my supports for this surgery and I just want to make it more of a priority to be more involved in the things that help me stay on track and help me stay positive. Thanks everyone! *Jess*

I am now almost 7 weeks out of surgery and have hit a plateau in the past 2 weeks. I have only lost like 2 pounds. My dr. Says im not getting in enough calories and I need to be getting 1200 in but its sooo hard! I barely able to eat any food, cannot keep down my Vitamins, and now cannot handle dairy products at all. I love this surgery a lot but im trying and trying so hard and I just don't know what im doing wrong. Please someone help me! *Jess*

Im 6 weeks post op and down 40 pounds exactly! I lost some before surgery as well. So I am down a total of 63 pounds! it feels great. None of my clothes fit me though lol. I had a lot of struggles in the beginning few weeks but im starting to feel a lot better now. thanks for everyones support. *Jess*

Thanks everyone for the input. I just feel like I am getting sick no matter what I try. Even off from yogurt. I took one tiny bit of a french fry today....bad idea....I threw up. Uhh I am so sick of being sick. If it isn't acid reflux its nausea ...if it isn't the nausea its diarrhea (sry tht was probably way to much info) lol ....but im starting to feel really weak bc I can't get in hardly anything. Im kind of starting to hate this. I just wanna feel normal. My incisions still hurt and I have absolutely no energy. Someone plzzz tell me when does this feeling start to go away? If ever? Im suppose to go back to work next week and I just feel so tired all the time idk how I am going to manage. *Jess*

On Tuesday I will be two weeks post op and I am getting really sick of liquids...what have other people been able to tolerate at two weeks post op? *Jess*

Minigoddess- congrats! Good job! Thanks for sharing about the baratrics choice stuff. Ill give that a try *Jess*

Just got weighed in today and im down a total of 15 pounds in one week and my actual total overall is 38 pounds!! today was the first day I could finish a whole chobani yogurt! getting better and better everyday! *Jess*

Thanks!! *Jess*