ladybug's journey

Update!
Surgery date: 4/22/14
Complications: 0
Difficulties: Still eating most of my calories at night in front of the tv. Oh! and beer...I miss beer. Bubbles really irritate my sleeve. Luckily I have never cared about soda
Disappointments: None really...losing my hair is pretty horrifying
Beginning weight: 231
Current weight: 162
Pounds lost: 69 lbs
Size: Went from a tight 16 and am now a solid 10...can probably wear an 8 in some brands, but haven't tried one on yet.
Body parts lost: My friend saw me in a bathing suit yesterday and exclaimed "What the hell happened to your boobs!?" I am shedding hair like a dog in summer!

April sleevers.....how is everyone doing??? I'm down 98.4 pounds.
HW: 375.4
CW: 277.0

Today I hit wonderland!! Sw 278, day of surgery 266- April 8. Today- 199.4!!!

Hey everyone! I am 5 weeks post op tomorrow! I have a pic id like to post. I know I have lost weight but since I see myself everyday I don't really realize how much. I'm so proud of myself! I'm started off at 315 last oct. I lost weight before my surgery to 271. Now I'm 5 weeks post op and I'm 231.2!!


Erica

it's been forever since I posted but wanted to throw out an update to everyone. My name is Lamonica and I was sleeved on February 5/2014. My highest weight was a year and a half ago when I weighed in at 298 lbs. during the course of a year I was able to drop 20 lbs, starting weight of 278 lbs right before surgery. I am now happy to announce that I am coming up on my 6 month mark and weighing in at 176 lbs. I feel great and I have so much more confidence and energy. I love my sleeve!

I was sleeved on April 29th
Total weight loss: 50lbs
Down 4 dress sizes
No more plus sizes!
Challenges: getting in exercise
Congratulations to everyone

I started 454 down 148 pounds in 7
Months and still losing lost 61 percent of my access weight!!! It's all about whst you put in weight loss slowed n I can eat more but I'm still restricted n working at it! My doctor NEVER suggested the bypass at all

My losses also are 1-3 lbs a month near goal. I had to really push to get under 200 lbs including spending A LOT of money for personal training. That got me the last 27 lbs and down to 182ish. I am still not a normal BMI and may never be there. I have 9 lbs more to go. In fact I met my personal goal of 187 and am just going to see if I end up a bit lower by continuing this slow but sustained effort. Not sure if I ever will have plastics though my arms are like umbrellas for small children and my boobs like slinkies that have been over stretched. Oh well. I am 23% BF and for a 48 year old woman that is damn good. So be happy - keep striving if you want but I for one am happy and at a weight my 315 lb self never thought to see again.

My losses dropped to about 2-3 pounds a month before I got to goal. I had to make big changes to get to goal - I worked with a NUT to figure it out. Lots of us that were very high BMI never do get to a "normal" BMI and I think that is okay too! This is a time to really think about what you really want, what is realistic to maintain and all that.
I started at 308, I weigh about 140 now. Is my life that much better then it was when I weighed 160? No it really isn't.
Plastics helped alot with me seeing myself in a "better" light but I noticed that people who don't reach a certain "self love" even with the skin are never happy with their plastics either. Like, I still have extra skin on the side of my torso, sorta the "side boob" thing. I have very little if any "extra fat" it's all skin and there is no practical solution to it... but I don't mind too much, I still love how I look. If I ever get bummed about it, I just look around at other 50 year old women and realize that I look pretty damn good even compared to those who were never super morbidly obese like I was so "get over it cowgirl"!

Wow. I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that people are still reading this post. Even tho I wrote it a couple months ago. I am now 17 months post op. I had a big gain last month due to stress and just eating whatever but I'm back on the horse. The struggles the further u get post op are real! !!! Here are my newest side by sides

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Me weight loss speeds up when I increase my calories too! Sometimes I can only get in 600 (I'm only 2 months out) but the weeks that I hit 800-900 multiple times I lose up to twice as much!!!

At six months out, I increased my daily calories from 900 to 1200 per day. I was only eating 2 meals previously, since I hadn't found anyting I could eat in the morning without feeling queasy. Now I've added Greek yogurt & fruit for Breakfast, and an ounce of nuts on my way home from work in the evening. I also have a few Triscuits with a light Lauging Cow in the evening for a snack. Oddly, my weight loss has accelerated. I had been losing about 1 pound per week, but now it's closer to 1 3/4 pound. I've only been doing this for 2 weeks. I also started increasing my Fiber intake (with Fiber Choice) but I have not changed my exercise routine or general activity level at all. I certainly feel more satiated. Has anyone else experienced something similar?

So here goes nothing! highest weight/surg weight 265 as of today 197.2. Surg date aug 5 2013 so I am 9 months out. I am a slow loser but am pleased as punch with where I am at. My goal is 175 and from there who knows!
My before pics are the first 2 I am the one all the way to the right in both.
the 3rd is me 4 days ago after a new hair do! lol
I don't have many full length pics, still finding myself avoiding the camera a bit like I used to. Hard habit to break!

Good morning all!! Hope everyone is doing well today! I am ONE week post op and doing pretty good. I spent 2 nights in the hospital (was only going to be one but nausea and an episode of vomiting landed me a second night) and came back to work yesterday ( I have a desk job ). I am still sore/tender around incision sights and would have taken a few more days off if not for a small office with vacations to cover but I am doing well. I did a 2 week pre-op diet and combined with post op weight loss have ditched 28.6 pounds thus far. I LOVE powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup and Premier Protein in chocolate and find low sodium chicken broth to be my favorite Fluid - it's like a treat to me right now! I find it easy just to focus one day at a time. Good luck to all this month!!! I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!

Hi all,
I've officially started my pre-op. It's not too bad, although the shakes don't hold me over that long. Thank goodness for Crystal light :-) I'm ready to move forward in the process and get things going. Although my surgery is scheduled for 4/21 I still haven't received a green light from insurance. Apparently they need more info. Of course they do... But I'm really confident this is going all work out. Again, so glad I'm not alone in this process and see that a lot of us have hit a few speed bumps but have made out ok.

That's great Ladybug. I'm glad you are doing well!i hate u had to go back to work so soon but you seem to be handling it well. Thank you for the recommendations in eating. Keep us posted!

Good morning all!! Hope everyone is doing well today! I am ONE week post op and doing pretty good. I spent 2 nights in the hospital (was only going to be one but nausea and an episode of vomiting landed me a second night) and came back to work yesterday ( I have a desk job ). I am still sore/tender around incision sights and would have taken a few more days off if not for a small office with vacations to cover but I am doing well. I did a 2 week pre-op diet and combined with post op weight loss have ditched 28.6 pounds thus far. I LOVE powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup and Premier Protein in chocolate and find low sodium chicken broth to be my favorite Fluid - it's like a treat to me right now! I find it easy just to focus one day at a time. Good luck to all this month!!! I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!

Good morning all!! Hope everyone is doing well today! I am ONE week post op and doing pretty good. I spent 2 nights in the hospital (was only going to be one but nausea and an episode of vomiting landed me a second night) and came back to work yesterday ( I have a desk job ). I am still sore/tender around incision sights and would have taken a few more days off if not for a small office with vacations to cover but I am doing well. I did a 2 week pre-op diet and combined with post op weight loss have ditched 28.6 pounds thus far. I LOVE powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup and Premier Protein in chocolate and find low sodium chicken broth to be my favorite Fluid - it's like a treat to me right now! I find it easy just to focus one day at a time. Good luck to all this month!!! I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!

Good morning all!! Hope everyone is doing well today! I am ONE week post op and doing pretty good. I spent 2 nights in the hospital (was only going to be one but nausea and an episode of vomiting landed me a second night) and came back to work yesterday ( I have a desk job ). I am still sore/tender around incision sights and would have taken a few more days off if not for a small office with vacations to cover but I am doing well. I did a 2 week pre-op diet and combined with post op weight loss have ditched 28.6 pounds thus far. I LOVE powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup and Premier Protein in chocolate and find low sodium chicken broth to be my favorite Fluid - it's like a treat to me right now! I find it easy just to focus one day at a time. Good luck to all this month!!! I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!

Good morning all!! Hope everyone is doing well today! I am ONE week post op and doing pretty good. I spent 2 nights in the hospital (was only going to be one but nausea and an episode of vomiting landed me a second night) and came back to work yesterday ( I have a desk job ). I am still sore/tender around incision sights and would have taken a few more days off if not for a small office with vacations to cover but I am doing well. I did a 2 week pre-op diet and combined with post op weight loss have ditched 28.6 pounds thus far. I LOVE powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup and Premier Protein in chocolate and find low sodium chicken broth to be my favorite Fluid - it's like a treat to me right now! I find it easy just to focus one day at a time. Good luck to all this month!!! I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!

On my way to the hospital! Its official my new chapter begins

Good luck to all of you guys getting sleeved this month! I was just sleeved the 2nd and the first few days were a lil rough from recovering from anastesia but now being 4 days out I am feeling great! Very little pain, able to drink without any issue other than burping, tolerating my Protein, and walked a mile yesterday and today!
I am so happy for those of you that will be coming to this "side" soon! I know not all surgeries and recoveries are the same but if anyone has questions... I will gladly help and answer what I can .

I'm with you tomorrow is my day!! I'm so hungry right now!!! Ugh

Good luck to you!
I'm a week out, and I still in the back of my mind think "oh I need to do this or that before I have surgery". It took me so long I'm in perpetual pre op mode!
I hope all goes well!

My date is tomorrow as well. ..praying for all of us...keep us posted and let's DO THIS THINGS .....SEE YALL ON THE OTHER SIDE