DanaL

1 year post op today. Down -105lbs. I'm currently hovering around 160lbs. I was able to get down to 155lbs, but it was hard to maintain. I'd like to lose another 10-15lbs....but we'll see.

1 year post op today. Down -105lbs. I'm currently hovering around 160lbs. I was able to get down to 155lbs, but it was hard to maintain. I'd like to lose another 10-15lbs....but we'll see.

1 year post op today. Down -105lbs. I'm currently hovering around 160lbs. I was able to get down to 155lbs, but it was hard to maintain. I'd like to lose another 10-15lbs....but we'll see.

Holy hell I'm a lucky guy to have that
I do believe I have the original of that pic don't I?

1 year post op today. Down -105lbs. I'm currently hovering around 160lbs. I was able to get down to 155lbs, but it was hard to maintain. I'd like to lose another 10-15lbs....but we'll see.

Wow Dana! Smokin hot!

I was shopping for an outfit for the hospital Christmas party... Its weird wearing nice clothes. My one year will be 12/31/13.

Beautiful Dana!!

Who's that hot guy? He's luckier than she is!!

11 months post op. I flew to NC last week to meet a guy I met on VST...lol. Best mini vacation EVER.

11 months post op. I flew to NC last week to meet a guy I met on VST...lol. Best mini vacation EVER.

11 months post op. I flew to NC last week to meet a guy I met on VST...lol. Best mini vacation EVER.

11 months post op. I flew to NC last week to meet a guy I met on VST...lol. Best mini vacation EVER.

Hey everyone I just wanted to share with you all that not only did I reach my goal but I also am now normal on the BMI charts too! Thank you all for your support during my time of need!

Figured I would post here as well, since I'm a DECEMBER SLEEVER lol barely though. I was sleeved bright and early on 12/31/12. I actually woke up down another 1 1/2 pounds - I added those numbers in as well. Too bad my monthly mark was yesterday
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Not the best month... Not the worst. 15 lbs 'til Air Force
Nine month mark yesterday
Sleeved 12/31/2012
High weight: 303
Surgery weight: 297
First month: - 31 lbs
Second month: - 11 lbs
Third month: - 13 lbs
Fourth month: - 10 lbs
Fifth month: - 10 lbs
Sixth month: - 9 lbs
Seventh month: - 4.8
Eighth month: - 8.6
Ninth month: - 6.8
Yesterday's weight: 198.8
Today's weight (10/1/13): 197.4
Total lost as of Yesterday: - 104.2
Total lost as of Today (10/1/13): - 105.6 lbs
Average Calories: 1200-1300 per day.

I have not been this happy about myself in a long time I rocked this sleeve and allowed it to do what it was meant to do I'm so happy to say I have reach goal after goal after goal I have overcome this journey and I NEVER saw it coming to this! I'm very pleased with this life change that I allowed into my life! I'm done in 2 pounds I will be considered a normal BMI and officially in maintenance. Thank you everyone for your ongoing support in my journey! On October 6th I make 10 months post op and very confident that I will be done with those last 2 pounds!

Hey all my December sleevers! I wanted to update you all on my progress on the mayo clinic diet. As of this morning I have dropped 5 pounds in 5 days. Yesterday evening I got a horrible Migraine after drinking tea with lots of equal so I quite the diet. I will be trying again in a couple days to get the last 10 pounds off fast. I have now lost a total of 123 pounds! I cant believe it! love my sleeve

My comparison pic 5 months post op to 8 month post op Down -110lbs

I'm down a total of -103lbs and I think I'm ready to enter into the maintenance phase. Over all I'm happy with my weight and where I'm at. I'm excited to start the plastic surgery process and be bikini ready by next summer.

I'm down a total of -103lbs and I think I'm ready to enter into the maintenance phase. Over all I'm happy with my weight and where I'm at. I'm excited to start the plastic surgery process and be bikini ready by next summer.

So pretty Dana!! Congrats!

I'm 10lbs to my personal goal. It seems I only lose on days I eat like crap...lol. I'm currently in a size 8 down from a size 28 and currently in size small tops, down from xxl. I'm leaving for Amsterdam in 10 days and I'm so excited to be able to fit comfortably in the airplane seats. I'm finally living my life in stead of watching it pass me by.

Haven't updated in a while....I'll be 9 months post-op tomorrow and with today's weigh in I'm down 90.6lbs. I still have 47lbs to hit my surgeon's goal and what I call my "realistic" goal of 160. I wouldn't mind making my way down to 145, but we'll see.
I'm starting to have some real issues with my deflated body, despite weights and cardio. My breasts have shrunk so considerably that I can't wear most of my tops because I can't fill them out. My batwings are a mess. My panni is not going away. I'm starting to have saggy britches because my once very very large butt is now big only in a good way, and my legs look like saggy tree trunks.
Overall it's tolerable for now, but when I hit 175-ish I will probably start seriously researching plastic surgery so I'm ready to go when I hit 160. Panni, Tummy Tuck, thigh lift, breast augmentation and lift, and I'm not sure what to do about my arms. The scars freak me out, but the situation I've got going on now is not cute.
I bought a size 14 pair of work pants this weekend and they fit. They are still a teeny bit too tight in the thighs for me to wear them out in public yet, but 10 more pounds and I'll be golden. My 16's are already starting to get loose. I can't believe I'm so close to the century mark. I haven't been this light since I got pregnant with my second, almost 7 years ago. 30 more pounds and I'll be the lightest I've been since getting pregnant with my first 9.5 years ago.
I feel great and I must have hit one of those periods where my body caught up with the scale because the past week or two I've been getting tons of comments. They come in waves like that. I'm back to caring about how I look. Dressing in cute clothes, putting on makeup and jewelry, and walking with confidence. I'm almost at that point where I'll be getting looks because I'm hot versus because I'm so big. I'm happily married, but a little positive reinforcement from a stranger every now and then never hurts the ego.
I've had such an easy time with this entire process. My surgery was uneventful, my recovery was super fast and easy, and I'm still able to eat any type of food I want. I still enjoy a few bites of "bad" stuff now and then. I'm not the fastest loser out there, but this rate has been perfect for me and it's allowed me to live my life as a normal person when it comes to food - for the first time in my life. No guilt, no shame, no obsession, no constant calculation of how bad something is. Just enjoying small bits of what I want to eat and moving on to other things.
I'm so happy about my choice to have this procedure. Looking back 9 months later, I can't believe I let myself live as miserably as I was for so long. I was on anti-depressants thinking I had depression. I was seeing a therapist because I was so angry. I was snapping at my kids and my husband all of the time. Looking at photos of me back then, I just always looked so...angry.
Anyway, I just wanted a chance to log my thoughts right now for posterity. I'm super excited to see what the next 6 months brings. I'm really hoping to see goal by spring so I get my plastics done before summer!

So, I got the results back and I've passed the sleep test! I did have 9 incidents per hour, but they said I do not have it and I passed!
I go back this Wednesday and work with Dr Demattia again, and they an hour with physical therapy and hour with Jill, a dietician.
I hope I'm cleared to proceed! I would love to be sleeved by Halloween!

My comparison pic 5 months post op to 8 month post op Down -110lbs