misslady

We had so lonnnnng to look at our 'heavy' bodies, that our brain has 'accepted this a the new norm. As so many have said here, you gotta love the new you. That means all of you. Because the new you is a healthier you. Only you can determine if you will be a happier you and make no mistake, it is a choice. I bet on you. As you continue to loose all of us have heard of the body lift, arm lift (I now have the wing span of a boeing 747!) But I love it! I am not rocking Michelle Obama arms but I am proud when I go sleeveless and yep, I do that! I am proud that my arms wave bye more than my hands do but I know they are not hoarding fat. My legs hang like living room drapes, but I walk every day 2-4 miles a day. Under all the drapes of skin, in various rooms called my body, there is a rocking, healthy firm form in there that was not there before the vsg! All I am saying is, Honey, Celebrate you! There is a world of people out there to criticize you, don't join them. You celebrate you. All of you. And your true friends and fans will join in with you! Love on you, this is a proces and your brain will catch up to your body's success.

I'm May 21st and getting more nervous by the day!

I was sleeved on Tuesday and doing great! I'm not ready to run a marathon by any means, but the pain is tolerable. I slept 8 straight hours last night, so this morning was very painful, trying to get out of bed. So....tonight, I'm going to set my alarm half way through the night, so I can walk around the house and sip, sip, sip. 8 hours of not drinking or walking was way too long! My bed just felt so good after two nights in a uncomfortable hospital bed.
The recovery is not as bad as my hysterectomy, but more painful than my Lapband. So....really not bad at all!

I have lost 90 pounds! I am one year out!

Was sleeved on March 19th. I couldn't really see a big difference until I looked at these pictures!! OMG!!

My date is May 20th. Surgery in Houston,Tx. I'm 5 8 and my highest weight 248. Went to doctor today and weigh 242 . The first change I decided to make was no sodas the month of March. Note I've been cutting down on the white stuff, bread, sugar, potatoes, rice. Next get moving. I really have no set weight. My goals are to be rid of medications!! But my surgeon says I will lose about 65/70 pounds. I have been over 200 pounds for 20+ years. I am 45 and my husband is my only support family wise. I have told one co worker, she supports me. I have a gastric bypass friend that is supportive. I told my 16 year old and it was a teary conversation on her part. But I'm determined to not be on these 10 pills a day.

These past 7 months have been great & a lot of changes for that have made my life so much better. Wish I could of had this surgery done sooner in life , oh well , I'm living it up now. I can be that fun, energetic mom to my kids now. I can that happy wife to my husband , I can be proud of who I am & not be ashamed of letting myself go after having kids. I'm proud of what I've accomplished & who cares if I had surgery to solve the problem , I'm the one who took the risk , not anyone else. I'm the one healthy now. Here are my pics from before to the present.

The unjury chocolate splendor was divine with skim milk, and I'm not a big chocolate person.

Im 2 days out and so far so good. Pretty sore, but having a pretty good evening. Water still a challenge, but had hernia fixed during surgery and everything is really tight. Should get easier as swelling goes down. Better days ahead. Good luck all.

Hi May sleevers!!! I start my preop diet April 29th Unjury shakes 4 times a day along with a choice of sugar free pudding or Jello, raw vegetables basically nothing i can get excited about lol...but I'm praying all goes well I'm scheduled May 13 Yayyyyyy....best of luck to everyone

The premier shakes from Sam's are my favorite.

Down 48lbs and 19 inches
 
Hit like if you can see a difference

I wanted to share this with all my May sleever buddies...Its from Joel Osteen
Today, declare that you will overcome every obstacle, outlast every challenge, and come through every difficulty better off than you were before.

May 31st is coming fast! I got my lapband completely unfilled today. Going to get a head start on my pre op diet on Monday! Only 37 more days!

That's awsome that u did that miss lady yay usssss !!!!

Hi all I completed my EGD for my surgery next month! Not bad...I put my hospital pics up on my blog bandexpressions.WordPress.com
My co-May sleevers join me as I track my process, how are you tracking yours?
I love this site! You guys are so supportive and a great source with such limited info on the sleeve!
Go May Sleevers let's cheer each other on this is one of those journeys.

Got my date set for the 7th may. Just started day 1 of the diet from hell! Lol

Wow we are starting the summer off right! Must be a summer blow out special on the 6/7 days. Lets do this. May 20th baby.

Hi there.....just turned in my paperwork today...crossing my fingers my insurance company approves it! Then its surgery end of May for me....can't wait!!

cinward, thanks for doing that list that we can keep adding to..it is very helpful...I see that May 6 and May 28 are "tied" with each having 4 of us scheduled on that date
John's Girl, I know where you are coming from...what I have been doing is making sure I visit each of my favorite restaurants before surgery; I just eat my favorite menu choice and don't over do it...also, there are a few favorite foods that I want to make sure I enjoy before surgery...also, I remind myself that it will just be temporary that I won't be able to have my favorite foods at all; and by that I mean that eventually when I reach my goal weight and have established healthy eating habits, I will occasionally be able to eat out at my favorite restaurants again...with my newfound habits and smaller stomach, I believe I will be satisfied with 1/2 or less of what I would usually eat at the restaurant itself--then I can get a double or triple treat by taking the leftovers home to enjoy at a later day

i am OVERLY excited! are all my May sleevers feeling the same way? Even though i get a little nervous as my surgery date gets nearer (May 3rd) i'm trying my hardest to remain positive and upbeat. This is the beginning to the rest of my life and what i'm most excited about the most is that i'm doing this at a young age (22) so i'm getting a new lease on life right now rather than later. I'm only saying this because so many people on here are regretting they didn't choose this option much sooner so, i'm just happy that i'm trying to get my butt in gear now! wishing all my May sleevers the best of luck as you all embark on this life changing journey!