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Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome is very close to Lupus, so having both is pretty rough but it's life. Very low immune system and hurts your bones. Got my official sleeve date today of October 9th!

I was also sleeved on May 22nd and down 35 lbs!!

I know it is silly but I am excited today, I now weigh 2 lbs. less than what my drivers license says!!!! Lol! Yes that was my weight at 16!!!!
Today I am 17 weeks post op. SW 225. CW 162. Total loss so far....63 pounds!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!!

I am 5'3 & 1/2 and yes the 1/2 matters!????. Weighed 240+ I had surgery May 15 and have loss over 75 ibs! It has been so worth it. I bought a size 12 dress for a funeral a few weeks ago. It was baggy when I put it on Saturday! I am working out and doing things I haven't in many years. You are about to walk into your healing! Go get it Girl!
Blessings ~ Melody (BlessedFun2)

I am not looking forward to "certain" extended family members finding out about the surgery bc they seem to thrive off of discrediting people. Been mentally rehearsing ignoring their ignorance.
I am a very social person, easily recognised locally and I am sure people will will be asking me what I did to loose the weight. I don't necessarily want to keep it secret afterwards but not looking forward to someone telling me that I did nothing but lye on the operation table.

Surgery May 7...down 62 lbs!! I am 5'6 and 155 lbs. I am just 15 lbs from goal. It's surreal!! I wore a size 7/8 jeans out Friday night!! Love my sleeve!

So I had surgery March 18th and I have lost 100lbs in 6 months. I was a low BMI and only had about 100 to loose. So I have met my goal and I do t want to loose any more. I still struggle with upping my calories. Still intaking about 6-800 a day. I'm never hungry and have a hard time forcing myself to eat. I still do Protein Shakes and usually with drink most of my calories trying to get the Protein. I don't know how to up my calorie intake without making poor choices. Is anyone else going through this,or have home through this. I'm afraid that the loss will never stop and I will just wither away and die. Oh and I cannot work out because I burn more than I eat.

Surgery was 4/23 at 196 lbs and 5'2"- and I am Finally considering myself a true lightweight! im down 57 pounds weighing in at 139 and a size 6! 5 months ago this felt like some unrealistic fantasy but today I tried on my wedding dress that I wore 15 years ago and it fits perfectly! I can't explain the feeling.
It isn't all fairydust though- the hair isn't fairing so well, the reflux truly sucks, also never realized just how many stretchmarks I have ALL over my body- but I'm managing. Small prices to pay!

Hey guys! It's been a while so let me update you all. Surgery date was July 23rd (I think). My highest weight was 229 and my current weight is 185. I am 5 ft 10 in which had me in a size 16 and I am now a size 10 and counting down. The weight is leaving so quickly its crazy! BMI went from 33 to 26.5 now. Surgery Wed and back to work on Monday. I feel great and have since the day of surgery! Here is my latest photo:

I am 5'3 & 1/2 and yes the 1/2 matters!????. Weighed 240+ I had surgery May 15 and have loss over 75 ibs! It has been so worth it. I bought a size 12 dress for a funeral a few weeks ago. It was baggy when I put it on Saturday! I am working out and doing things I haven't in many years. You are about to walk into your healing! Go get it Girl!
Blessings ~ Melody (BlessedFun2)

That is exactly what I am doing! I walk everyday and I am healed! We can do this Together! You can start walking now and by the time surgery comes, you will be way ahead of the game! Believing for your healing!!!
Blessings ~ Melody (BlessedFun2)

I am 5'3 & 1/2 and yes the 1/2 matters!????. Weighed 240+ I had surgery May 15 and have loss over 75 ibs! It has been so worth it. I bought a size 12 dress for a funeral a few weeks ago. It was baggy when I put it on Saturday! I am working out and doing things I haven't in many years. You are about to walk into your healing! Go get it Girl!
Blessings ~ Melody (BlessedFun2)

I am 5'3 & 1/2 and yes the 1/2 matters!????. Weighed 240+ I had surgery May 15 and have loss over 75 ibs! It has been so worth it. I bought a size 12 dress for a funeral a few weeks ago. It was baggy when I put it on Saturday! I am working out and doing things I haven't in many years. You are about to walk into your healing! Go get it Girl!
Blessings ~ Melody (BlessedFun2)

I LOVE that....walking into your healing. I'm going to think of that when my surgery day comes!
Cara

So I graciously smile and nod through most of the goofy compliments because I know people mean well. The "you are wasting away to nothing" (I'm not), the "I need to go on whatever diet you are on" (no, you don't, you weigh like 80 pounds MAX), the "you were pretty before but you look SO MUCH BETTER now" (I do), etc.
I chuckle on the inside when people ask me how much I've lost and how much I weigh now because I know they want to do the math and see what a manatee I was. I know that if they are ignorant enough to ask that, they are incapable of doing the math without pencil and paper.
I smile along when they ask me if my husband likes the new me, cuz GOD KNOWS how he could have ever liked me before.
I can even take it when I pass on a goodie while out in public and someone says, "OH YEAHHHHHH!!!! You are dieting!!!!!!", and look knowingly at whomever we are with.
But the one thing that happens almost every freaking day that grates my last nerve is the salad bar at my local grocery. Yes, I do realize this is petty and that it's really nothing to be upset about. I'm NOT upset, it just irritates the FOOK out of me for some reason I can't name other than the fact that I am a grown adult.
I work out of my car most days. Our local grocery chain has a great salad bar with fresh fruit, veggies, Soups, meats, prepared mayo-based salads, etc. I can go in and get a few pieces of fruit, a tablespoon of my favorite seafood salad with a little extra crab leg mixed in, a bit of teriyaki beef with a stir fried onion, maybe some light tuna salad or a hardboiled egg, whatever I am in the mood for and just the right amount for less than $2. It's a bargain and I rarely ever need to throw anything away. It's great! The only drawback is the cashier, and it's a different cashier EVERY.FREAKING.TIME because I go to different stores and through different lines almost every time.
The comments on my pathetic little plate make me want to jam a pencil through my eye!!
"Oh DEAR!! That's not enough!!!" (Uhmm...thanks for letting me know!! I'll run right back and get more!)
"Goodness! Are you trying to starve yourself?" (No, if I was trying to starve myself, I wouldn't be eating at all.)
"Honey, I am sure your husband wants you to eat more than that!!" (My husband doesn't feed me nor does he tell me what to eat.)
"Is that all you are having? That's not enough to feed a baby!!!" (Thankfully, I am not a baby.)
"You do know it's OK to eat in public, don't you dear?" (Have you seen the size of my ass? Yes, I know.)
"Now you know that you are just going to go home and eat if that's all you are having for lunch, right?" (Well, yes, I do plan on eating again some time today.)
I could go on and on.
I know they mean well/are just trying to make conversation/insert whatever excuse you want to make for them here, but it drives me up a wall. I try and hold back my smart ass rebuttal, but I am so afraid that dam is going to break one day on some poor unsuspecting cashier. Sigh... Lord help me.

Another update with pics. Tomorrow will be 11 months officially and im down 131 pounds. I honestly didnt want to lose this much or think that i would lose this much. I feel that im skinny a little to skinny but i would rather be skinny and healthy then fat and miserable. I wont complain but im in a better place. If your in a rut....remember you will get there. Ive been at the same place that your at now. Man about losing weight so slow, aggravated with the diet, smells from food make you think about eating like you used to.... and the thoughts about the maintaining.....but hey its worth it right? You will get there just as i did even when i didnt think that i could and it was really hard.
Have a great week.

Just Gorgeous!!!
Blessings ~ Melody (BlessedFun2)

Hey !!! Nov.1 it will be one year since my surgery.
I have lost 107 pounds . ( I'm doing the happy dance ). Now it's time for skin removal . I'm so excited .????

My surgery was 5-22-13. I have lost 56 lbs since surgery. 68 lbs till goal. Have been in a stall for a couple of weeks now. Trying to break thru it and still keep my head up. I am happy with my results but don't like the stalls.

My surgery was May 14, 2013 & I have lost 72 pounds!! feeling great! I have about 30 more to go to get down to my goal.

i had my sleeve may 21,2013 starting weight 267 day of surgery 250 today 200.2 went from size 24,2xl to 16-18 xl

My shakes are sweet, too. For some reason you don't taste the spinach when it's mixed in with something sweet. It's true, give it a try. I even make them for my kids and my husband. They don't taste the spinach either. You just have to get past the green color.

I wanted to start a forum for members who are pre or post op and are 5'2" and under. I am 4'9" and post-op. In 4 months, I have lost over 50 lbs and would like to connect with others of my body type so we can compare stories and support each other.