2boysmom

So i had surgery March 22nd. During surgery my doctor found a small nodule in my stomach. He sent it for biopsy as a precaution. Yesterday i went for my first post op doc appointment. Down 18 pounds! Also found out that the results of the biopsy showed i had a tumor I'm my stomach. Absolutely no symptoms to support that, but i was told that having this surgery basically could have saved my life! Wow! That was a lot to digest for sure. I have to follow up with an oncologist but they feel very optimistic that they got it all during surgery. I'm very lucky i had this surgery. Bonus surgery!

Officially hit the 100 pound weight loss mark this morning! Couple this with fitting into a size 13 JUNIORS yesterday, I'm one pretty stoked lady! Started pre-op diet at 257 at the beginning of August, had surgery 9/25/12 at 237 got on the scale this morning at 157! Surgeons office scale has slightly different numbers but I go off my own scale. Six more to go to surgeons goal, nine more to mine. Had six month post op appt last Friday and was told again I am doing as well as a by-pass patient.
Now comes the hard part of hitting goal and surviving summer vacation (I'm a teacher) including three weeks in Wildwood (beach in NJ) and a short cruise in August. Bathing suit and clothes shopping has been so much fun! Best thing I've ever done for myself!

Today is my 5 month out day. Exactly 100 pounds down. Started at 391 and am 291 today. I'm 6 foot 2 ahold my goal weight is in the 215 to 220 range. So a ways to go. But am happy where I'm at now.
Cards Jersey before...blues Jersey 10 pounds ago...

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Jenniferdelmed@myfitneespal! Please adde! Need more support

I always liked seeing photos pre op...hell I still like to see them now. So here you go!
I just under 9 months out and down 172 lbs (about 20ish pre op). I follow the 600 -800 calories/+60 protein/+64 oz fluid/-40 carbs. I haven't really exercised and maybe walk a couple of miles a week. I am overall more active and I do plan on starting regular exercise soon. I have had off plan days but I can count the number of "cheats" on both hands. I wanted to get to a normal bmi quickly and this is what has worked for me. I am a few pounds away from "normal" and want to lose about another 20. Enjoy!
Before/Size 24


9 Months/Size 10

I make my marinara from scratch and have a killer recipe for a spicy garlicky meatball if you would like it.

big NSV - me posting these pictures
as DH posted pic - he looked at me and said "I don't remember you looking like that."
Either do i!!!! strange!!!
the times they are a changing
i feel like the happiest person in the world
I'm enjoying life to the fullest
what a great "thing" i did for myself, having WLS
DOS
12/15/11
235 lbs
5'3
3/30/13
130 lbs
GOAL
59 years young
still 5'3

Well they just did a barium swallow and didn't find a leak. They are discharging me. I'm hoping its just an isolated incident! I was sure glad to hear they didn't find a leak or a blood clot though! Trip to Arizona is still on for now. That's great news because I wasn't looking forward to telling my 8 and 10 year old girls that daddy ruined spring break.

Down more inches. Then pounds
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So Tomorrow it has been a year that's when I made my decision to go thru with my Sleeve ..And Boy it has been a Rollercoaster LOL...I have to Say it was the best thing I could have done for me and my Health . I have been truly blessed to have great support from My Husband and my Frieds ( Shout out to my Peeps y'all know who you are ) love y'all <3 ...I Started my Journey at 250lbs and as of today I'm 135 give or take a lbs or 2 ...Hahaha my Hubby does Not Apreciate my new hobby which is SHOPPING LOL...Pics to follow

I was sleeve on Octorber 3, 2012 I'm almost 6 months out. I was 225 the day of the surgery and I am 160 today my goal is 130 I am 5 3".

Looking for friends for my fitness pal! I don't know anyone that uses this app and I am interested in adding a few friends to motivate me

Took the after pic today. Unbelievable!

Maybe we can arrange some meetups to discuss issues or a langhorne Barix Facebook group. I don't have a date but found out I was approved today!!!!! So excited

Holy Cow - It's been 7 months!
My weight has pretty much stayed the same this last month and I'm quite okay with it I started at 231 lbs. and 'm holding steady at 143 lbs. Ideally, I'd like to lose 10 more pounds and I am working towards it. It will happen!
I was just in my friend's wedding this past weekend and it was so nice not to dread a formal event!! Last time this year, I dreaded stuff like this for weeks due to knowing I wouldn't have anything to wear and that there would be tons of pictures. My friend looked beautiful and I was able to focus on her wonderful day rather than being insecure and concerned about how I looked.
As you will see in the pictures below, my friends are super tiny...like 95-100 pounds tiny! They have been my friends since I was 5 and I had always felt insecure taking pictures with them...no one wants to be the fat friend! With that said, they have been extremely supportive. They have never made me feel bad about myself and when I told them I was having the surgery they were 100% supportive. They are so proud of me and I love them for it. I didn't tell every person I know that I had surgery, but I did tell my close friends and it was one of the best things I could have done. To me, the surgery was something to Celebrate and something to be proud of. I'm proud of my decision and how hard I've worked to lose the weight....I hope everyone else feels that same sense of pride! You are taking control of your life and it should be celebrated.
Thank you to the people who read my posts every month. You guys leave the nicest comments and I'm thankful for the support this forum has provided me with. Wishing everyone happiness and success with their surgery!
Jordyn
The pictures of me in the black dress is from a wedding last May...the pictures with the purple dress is from the wedding this past weekend with my beautiful friends

Barix clinic is EXCELLENT! I was originally going to have my surgery there but had to find an in network dr with my insurance. You will def feel welcomed and safe here.

Good for you 2boys!!!!! Thanks for the information.
That is a lot of testing in one day but at least you didn't have to run all over the place to get those things done.

You have to stay at Barix two nights... They are very thorough. I was a huge carb/sugar/soda person.... I kicked all the bad habits before my pre-op diet (never ever thought I could). You get used to the pre-op diet....I'm finally switching to puréed diet tomorrow! I lost 13lbs pre-op & 15lbs post op;)

A co-worker recommended Bolthouse Farms yogurt dressing. It has only 45 calories per two tablespoon serving, 2.5 fat, 2 g Protein (for the Caesar Parmigiano variety). It tastes great...not "diet" at all. I found this dressing at Meijer in the refrigerated section of the produce department.
I use it as a dipping sauce for Costco's turkey patty (which has 35 grams of protein!)

Ok we all have them. A picture we took and bam oh my god what was I thinking or OMG I look like a huge __insert huge animal or object___ so to break through that I will post my worse picture ever, that I am extremely embarrassed of. In hopes that everyone will do the same and NOT have to feel that shame again! So here goes:

Starting weight 391
Weight of surgery 341 12/26/12
As of today 273

Eating one slice of pizza on occasion is not going to sabotage your weight loss. I am a big proponent of nothing being off limits as long as its in moderation.
I am so glad you enjoyed it, I am going to have a slice tomorrow!

I would just love it if when you clicked on someone's profile picture, it would enlarge and be able to be zoomed. Sometimes people post their before and after pics as the profile pic.