LuckyT

Excellent job! Very inspiring to me - I am 2 weeks out today from surgery. You look fabulous

WHOO HOO!! I am proud of myself I think for the first time in my life I turned down a donut! At work people usually bring in donuts once a week and today we had them and I did get up and go with 2 others to get one but I looked at them and told myself no...I have a Protein Bar. So now I am sitting here eating my Protein bar and not a donut...YAH ME!

First picture was May 2013. High weight 290 and a size 24. Had surgery September 2013 at 263. Today (second pic) is me at 224 and in a size 14 jeans! This included a three week stall. Things are looking up!

Surgery date:10/22/13
Highest weight: 327
surgery weight: 321.5
current weight: 297
I can not believe I am down 24.5 lbs in 13 days. I'm excited to see what the rest of the month looks like :-D

surgery date: 10/22/13
day of surgery weight: 314
today's weight: 291!!! Doing handstands I my mind LOL

surgery date: 10/22/13
day of surgery weight: 314
today's weight: 291!!! Doing handstands I my mind LOL

Hi Amy. I recently purchased the Fit Frappe too & had same question once I tasted it - seemed too good to be true! I googled the question and found a webpage that compared Proteins. It showed the Calcium caseinate one step below whey Protein. The pros of calcium caseinate are slow absorption and highly digestible. The con was if you are lactose intolerant it may effect you. I have the comparison chart pinned on my "Protein Power" page on Pintrest if you want to check it out. My pintrest user name is TAWehle.

Went to my nine month follow up today, surgery was December 10, 2012 with a presurgery weight of 379, weight today is 226.5. In waist size went from a tight 54 waist to a 36 waist. Shirt size from 4XL to Large and sometimes even a medium. Anyhow now for what everyone always wants to see the picture.

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Hi there! First let me say I think you are very brave and that it sucks that your family is so unsupportive. I can't speak to the sleeve surgery as I haven't had mine yet, I am in the process of having the lap band removed then will get the sleeve surgery. I have heard of and spoken to people who have gone to Mexico for their surgeries though and have not heard many negatives. The only drawback seems to be that there isn't a support group associated to the international surgeons like there for local bariatric surgical offices. Joining a group like this is good though! Have faith in yourself, you are obviously doing this to make a healthier life for yourself and your daughter. You can only do this for you, so try not to listen to the negative comments from your folks. Anyone who thinks making this decision and going through a surgery to lose weight is easy obviously has no idea of what it is like to walk in your shoes. My cousin had the sleeve surgery 3 weeks ago; doctor told her not to lift more than 10 pounds for 3 weeks so likely no lifting but hugging shouldn't be an issue Time off work would probably be a good idea but if you have to work just remember to go easy and keep Water and Protein Drinks on hand. My NUT told me hydration and Protein are vital for first few weeks, and through the whole process, but you do not want to get dehydrated! Hopefully someone who has been to Mexico for the surgery can answer more of your questions. Have a safe trip and a very successful surgery.

Hi there! First let me say I think you are very brave and that it sucks that your family is so unsupportive. I can't speak to the sleeve surgery as I haven't had mine yet, I am in the process of having the lap band removed then will get the sleeve surgery. I have heard of and spoken to people who have gone to Mexico for their surgeries though and have not heard many negatives. The only drawback seems to be that there isn't a support group associated to the international surgeons like there for local bariatric surgical offices. Joining a group like this is good though! Have faith in yourself, you are obviously doing this to make a healthier life for yourself and your daughter. You can only do this for you, so try not to listen to the negative comments from your folks. Anyone who thinks making this decision and going through a surgery to lose weight is easy obviously has no idea of what it is like to walk in your shoes. My cousin had the sleeve surgery 3 weeks ago; doctor told her not to lift more than 10 pounds for 3 weeks so likely no lifting but hugging shouldn't be an issue Time off work would probably be a good idea but if you have to work just remember to go easy and keep Water and Protein Drinks on hand. My NUT told me hydration and Protein are vital for first few weeks, and through the whole process, but you do not want to get dehydrated! Hopefully someone who has been to Mexico for the surgery can answer more of your questions. Have a safe trip and a very successful surgery.