BigBootyQT

Damn! You look amazing! Great job!

You look great!
Sorry but when I read your screen name the first thing that came into my mind was..." I got her saved in my phone under Big Booty." LOL I hope you get that reference. Hope that doesn't offend you.

You were pretty before now you are just plain gorgeous! Nice job!

I hadVSG surgery Oct 16, 2012!
SW 288
CW 190
I love my sleeve and my new body I exercise quite a bit for muscle tone. I eat just about anything but still in very little amounts! My skin is not terrible but I would like to have my stomach and Brest done this year! I'm glad I was able to retain my curves my goal now is to tighten and build firmer muscles!
Still have occasional reflux, like now!! But I know what triggers it! Today was caffeine in iced tea!! I forgot!
Oh I am so excited and glad that I can wear actual designer jeans!! I wear a 31/32 in True Religions!!!!
My clothes are mostly medium I wear 12 pants. I really thank God for my surgeon and my insurance!!! It has changed my life!!

I hadVSG surgery Oct 16, 2012!
SW 288
CW 190
I love my sleeve and my new body I exercise quite a bit for muscle tone. I eat just about anything but still in very little amounts! My skin is not terrible but I would like to have my stomach and Brest done this year! I'm glad I was able to retain my curves my goal now is to tighten and build firmer muscles!
Still have occasional reflux, like now!! But I know what triggers it! Today was caffeine in iced tea!! I forgot!
Oh I am so excited and glad that I can wear actual designer jeans!! I wear a 31/32 in True Religions!!!!
My clothes are mostly medium I wear 12 pants. I really thank God for my surgeon and my insurance!!! It has changed my life!!

I hadVSG surgery Oct 16, 2012!
SW 288
CW 190
I love my sleeve and my new body I exercise quite a bit for muscle tone. I eat just about anything but still in very little amounts! My skin is not terrible but I would like to have my stomach and Brest done this year! I'm glad I was able to retain my curves my goal now is to tighten and build firmer muscles!
Still have occasional reflux, like now!! But I know what triggers it! Today was caffeine in iced tea!! I forgot!
Oh I am so excited and glad that I can wear actual designer jeans!! I wear a 31/32 in True Religions!!!!
My clothes are mostly medium I wear 12 pants. I really thank God for my surgeon and my insurance!!! It has changed my life!!

I hadVSG surgery Oct 16, 2012!
SW 288
CW 190
I love my sleeve and my new body I exercise quite a bit for muscle tone. I eat just about anything but still in very little amounts! My skin is not terrible but I would like to have my stomach and Brest done this year! I'm glad I was able to retain my curves my goal now is to tighten and build firmer muscles!
Still have occasional reflux, like now!! But I know what triggers it! Today was caffeine in iced tea!! I forgot!
Oh I am so excited and glad that I can wear actual designer jeans!! I wear a 31/32 in True Religions!!!!
My clothes are mostly medium I wear 12 pants. I really thank God for my surgeon and my insurance!!! It has changed my life!!

You look beautiful! Your legs look strong! And you can pull off that tan dress like nobody's business! Beautiful!

I hadVSG surgery Oct 16, 2012!
SW 288
CW 190
I love my sleeve and my new body I exercise quite a bit for muscle tone. I eat just about anything but still in very little amounts! My skin is not terrible but I would like to have my stomach and Brest done this year! I'm glad I was able to retain my curves my goal now is to tighten and build firmer muscles!
Still have occasional reflux, like now!! But I know what triggers it! Today was caffeine in iced tea!! I forgot!
Oh I am so excited and glad that I can wear actual designer jeans!! I wear a 31/32 in True Religions!!!!
My clothes are mostly medium I wear 12 pants. I really thank God for my surgeon and my insurance!!! It has changed my life!!

I hadVSG surgery Oct 16, 2012!
SW 288
CW 190
I love my sleeve and my new body I exercise quite a bit for muscle tone. I eat just about anything but still in very little amounts! My skin is not terrible but I would like to have my stomach and Brest done this year! I'm glad I was able to retain my curves my goal now is to tighten and build firmer muscles!
Still have occasional reflux, like now!! But I know what triggers it! Today was caffeine in iced tea!! I forgot!
Oh I am so excited and glad that I can wear actual designer jeans!! I wear a 31/32 in True Religions!!!!
My clothes are mostly medium I wear 12 pants. I really thank God for my surgeon and my insurance!!! It has changed my life!!

At this time last year I was two pounds shy of 250 pounds. I had spent 10+ years trying countless diets and dedicated myself to these little spurts of "exercise dedication". The diets never lasted and I never remained dedicated. Healthy foods were not a problem, I love all healthy foods; exercise wasn't a problem, I used to be certified as an aerobic instructor and weight trainer. The problem was that I loved ALL foods and I loved them in COPIOUS quantities. Another problem was time. Between a full time job as a high school English teacher, grading papers (115 students multiplied by x amount of assignments/ essays...yikes!); sponsoring the dance team (taking up 3 evenings of my week, including Friday football travels and arriving home after midnight); and being a mother of 4 kids (ranging from 2 to 10)...my life was pretty stressful. I struggled to manage my time to take the time to make healthy meals and exercise. Fast food was the quickest and easiest. No cooking time required and--even better--no clean up! Every year the weight crept up, reaching 200, 210, 220, 235. I couldn't stop it.
In April, after I found out my aunt was getting the surgery, I decided I wanted to get it too. I thought, "Why wait until this gets even more out of control?" I did the research. At first I was adamant that I was going to get the lap band, but after extensive research and discovering so many horror stories, I decided to go for the sleeve--especially seeing that the bypass required supplementation for life (I have 4 kids for a reason folks!). My doctor agreed and on June 18th of 2013 I had the sleeve.
I made changes at home. I spent my weekends preparing food for the week (like dicing fresh fruits and freezing them for homemade smoothies the whole family enjoyed for breakfast). I bought the kids bikes, baseball gear, volleyballs, and everything in between and my husband and I decided to make our weekends active ones at the park. I stopped buying junk food. Period. Including chips, sodas, juices, and any starchy and heavily carbed foods with no nutritional value. My whole family has benefited. Exercising has become a part of our weekly tradition, like going to church or going to work. It is a must and a priority.
This surgery has not only changed my life, but the lives of my family as a whole. And I feel good that my kids will have a better foundation of healthier living because of it. It was worth every penny. Now, I have 15 to 20 pounds to go! I want to keep some of my curves, so I haven't decided how low I want to go in weight until I see how I look!

I hadVSG surgery Oct 16, 2012!
SW 288
CW 190
I love my sleeve and my new body I exercise quite a bit for muscle tone. I eat just about anything but still in very little amounts! My skin is not terrible but I would like to have my stomach and Brest done this year! I'm glad I was able to retain my curves my goal now is to tighten and build firmer muscles!
Still have occasional reflux, like now!! But I know what triggers it! Today was caffeine in iced tea!! I forgot!
Oh I am so excited and glad that I can wear actual designer jeans!! I wear a 31/32 in True Religions!!!!
My clothes are mostly medium I wear 12 pants. I really thank God for my surgeon and my insurance!!! It has changed my life!!

I hadVSG surgery Oct 16, 2012!
SW 288
CW 190
I love my sleeve and my new body I exercise quite a bit for muscle tone. I eat just about anything but still in very little amounts! My skin is not terrible but I would like to have my stomach and Brest done this year! I'm glad I was able to retain my curves my goal now is to tighten and build firmer muscles!
Still have occasional reflux, like now!! But I know what triggers it! Today was caffeine in iced tea!! I forgot!
Oh I am so excited and glad that I can wear actual designer jeans!! I wear a 31/32 in True Religions!!!!
My clothes are mostly medium I wear 12 pants. I really thank God for my surgeon and my insurance!!! It has changed my life!!

I hadVSG surgery Oct 16, 2012!
SW 288
CW 190
I love my sleeve and my new body I exercise quite a bit for muscle tone. I eat just about anything but still in very little amounts! My skin is not terrible but I would like to have my stomach and Brest done this year! I'm glad I was able to retain my curves my goal now is to tighten and build firmer muscles!
Still have occasional reflux, like now!! But I know what triggers it! Today was caffeine in iced tea!! I forgot!
Oh I am so excited and glad that I can wear actual designer jeans!! I wear a 31/32 in True Religions!!!!
My clothes are mostly medium I wear 12 pants. I really thank God for my surgeon and my insurance!!! It has changed my life!!

Wow you look beautiful!!

Girl.....smokin

I hadVSG surgery Oct 16, 2012!
SW 288
CW 190
I love my sleeve and my new body I exercise quite a bit for muscle tone. I eat just about anything but still in very little amounts! My skin is not terrible but I would like to have my stomach and Brest done this year! I'm glad I was able to retain my curves my goal now is to tighten and build firmer muscles!
Still have occasional reflux, like now!! But I know what triggers it! Today was caffeine in iced tea!! I forgot!
Oh I am so excited and glad that I can wear actual designer jeans!! I wear a 31/32 in True Religions!!!!
My clothes are mostly medium I wear 12 pants. I really thank God for my surgeon and my insurance!!! It has changed my life!!

Happy (almost) Anniversary fellow sleevers!!! We've come a LONG way.
I don't even recognize myself anymore. From a size 26 to 12 pants., 3X to a medium shirt!!! From 290 to 175. I still have 25 pounds to go but it is so much better than the 140 lbs I needed to loose this time last year. I am so proud of us all! We changed our lives. Now the real fun starts with keeping it off. : ) Good Luck!!!!

I have both....spanx and flexees. I like them both for different reasons. The flexees tend to rip easier (putting my fingers through them when trying to hike them up). The Spanx tend to roll down more. I've only worn the ones that start just below the bra line and end with a panty, end at mid thigh or ankle. But this weekend I found.........The maidenform Tank. Woohoo I am in love. It is an over the shoulder, can wear your own bra and panty, body shaper disguised as a tank. I wore it all day and it never rolled up on me. The other great benefit is the way it helps lift the "girls" because of how the straps come around. I am glad I bought 3.

Run to your closest gas station and by a frickin lottery ticket!!!!! You are the luckiest person I know!!! Congratulations!!! I am very happy for you!

9 months out and feeling great!
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Hello fellow Octosleevers!! I hope everyone is doing great. Sunday is my birthday & I have a pretty great gift for myself: I'm almost overweight!! Yippee!!! Soooo, if - no, WHEN - I lose .4 more pounds I will officially hit "overweight" status!!!! And to think that this time last year I was still on the fence about the surgery & hadn't even found my surgeon yet. Now I'm 68+ pounds lighter & my self esteem is through the roof. I'm celebrating my bday ALL weekend long with friends tonight, family tomorrow, a new flirt interest on Sunday, and a day off from work on Monday to recover from it all. I'm hoping the weather is nice on Monday - I may head to the beach for the day & rock this sleeve in a new bikini :-)

So I have great news!!! I've cracked 2 goals today!!!! First I've lost a total of 102 lbs!!!! And I'm officially our of the 200s I'm 198!!! Thought I'd never see the 1's in my life again!!!!! next goal 180...my target goal is 135-140!!!! Getting closer!
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I started dry brushing my skin prior to showering and then I use Vitamin e oil. I find my skin is much smoother and not dry and itchy like it use to be.