SilviaC

Goodwill. Also my doctor’s office had a clothing exchange every month at the time of our monthly support group meetings so we would all bring the clothes that no longer fit and take what does fit at the time of the meeting. Hardly bought any new items because of the rapid weight loss and you never know where you will end up in size.

Wow! You are 45 minutes away from me. We should meet in person. Email me at silvia93101@yahoo.com or find me in Facebook (if you have an account) with that email or my name Silvia contreras. My image is dolphins.
surgery date: 7/30/12

Awesome. Maybe we could get together and talk about our progress. Email me at Silvia93101@yahoo.com
surgery date: 7/30/12

I was told to split your food in half, eat the first half and don't touch the second half until 15 minutes after you have started eating. This way it will take you at least 20 minutes to eat your entire meal.
surgery date: 7/30/12

Fried chicken made me dump. Would not suggest eating it. Also, the way I made myself see it is why go through surgery if you are still going to consume that amount of fat. I tried the chicken by mistake because it was mixed with non fried chicken. Remember, surgery gives us the tool but it's our decision what we put in our mouths in order to lose weight and keep it off.
surgery date: 7/30/12

Fried chicken made me dump. Would not suggest eating it. Also, the way I made myself see it is why go through surgery if you are still going to consume that amount of fat. I tried the chicken by mistake because it was mixed with non fried chicken. Remember, surgery gives us the tool but it's our decision what we put in our mouths in order to lose weight and keep it off.
surgery date: 7/30/12

Fried chicken made me dump. Would not suggest eating it. Also, the way I made myself see it is why go through surgery if you are still going to consume that amount of fat. I tried the chicken by mistake because it was mixed with non fried chicken. Remember, surgery gives us the tool but it's our decision what we put in our mouths in order to lose weight and keep it off.
surgery date: 7/30/12

Highest weight: 272 Surgery date: 7/30/2012 Wt on surgery date: 261.5 Last weigh-in 12/7: 214.6 Current weight: 210
surgery date: 7/30/12

Highest weight: 272
Surgery date: 7/30/2012
Wt on surgery date: 261.5
Last weigh-in 11/9: 220.4
Current weight: 216.8
surgery date: 7/30/12

I have a rumbly tummy and I will be 4 weeks post op on Monday. Every time anything hits my pouch it rumbles! LOL:-) but it's all good because the weight is coming off...I'm very very happy!
surgery date: 7/30/12

Ok, so my scale was not working properly. Had to go out an buy a new one.
Here's the latest...
Highest weight: 272
Surgery date: 7/30/2012
Wt on surgery date: 261.5
Last week 9/21: 234
Current weight: 231.5
surgery date: 7/30/12

Ok, so my scale was not working properly. Had to go out an buy a new one.
Here's the latest...
Highest weight: 272
Surgery date: 7/30/2012
Wt on surgery date: 261.5
Last week 9/21: 234
Current weight: 231.5
surgery date: 7/30/12

you can add me too! my user name is mommytyree

I'm kisersassy on there

My name is crstalww on fitness pal

Highest weight: 272
Surgery date: 7/30/2012
Wt on surgery date: 261.5
Last week 9/7: 240.5
Current weight: 237.5
Total weight loss: 34.5 pounds!! :-)
surgery date: 7/30/12

My blood pressure ran from 95/55 to 115/75 in the hospital. Now it is running anywhere from 110/70 to 120/75. If you dont feel well I would also recommend calling your doctor. I was on meds prior to surgery and once I left the hospitalI was told not to take my meds anymore. At least that makes one less medication for me post-op!
surgery date: 7/30/12

Surgery will come around so fast that you won't even believe it. :-) good luck!
surgery date: 7/30/12

My plan is to shop at thrift stores until I reach my goal weight or my weight stabilizes. This way I won't have to pay full price on clothes.
surgery date: 7/30/12

For sure! Thanks
Surgery 7/25/12

Thank you everyone!!!
Butterfly66...I was walking around the house the other day singing a song from the Disney movie Mulan..."Who is that girl I see, starring straight back at me? When will my reflection show, someone OTHER then who I used to be?!" Sometimes I look in the mirror and think 'who is that?' Other times...I see the old me. I find that losing weight so fast and so drastic has been and still is a huge mind game. But do I regret? Not for a single moment. The BEST decision I have ever made. It was life saving. I remember after I lost the weight we were moving and I was running in and out of the house box after box up and down 2 flights of stairs when my (then) 12 year old daughter said "Mom, don't you EVER get tired?" I looked at her and smiled and yelled "NO!" lol!
Tell your daughter to never look back, don't let anything scare her and don't worry about anything but how healthy and happy she will be after this is all done. *hugs* to her. Life WILL change, some will be hard to except, sorry but thats the truth, but nonetheless, it will all be worth it. My surgery and recovery were more difficult then most, I had a lot of complications and was sick for months. I don't personally know anyone, even in my support groups, who had as bad a time as I, yet I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Ok, so here is blog number 2: thanks for the support everyone! My story continues...
Posted Jan 27, 2011
I wasn’t big into trying all the fad diets. I never even gave them a thought. After all, I was the picture of health and therefore knew what would work and what wouldn’t. Oh come on now, you don’t have to be healthy to know fad diets are not the answer.
But neither is surgery. I’m just oh so high and mighty that I knew surgery was a quick fix. If I said it once I said it a million times “if you can’t learn to eat right and exercise, the surgery won’t help.” Ya, I said with a piece of cake in fron of me. But I still maintain I’m right about that. I scoffed at people who had it done. Most of course putting the weight back on. I did the research. I knew the statistics. Big fat waste of time I told myself. Speaking of big and fat…
My diabetes was getting worse. I found myself back on insulin which wasn’t even helping anymore. My diabetes was also bringing other problems now. One morning I woke up and saw these blood red marks on my lower legs. I had no idea what they were. By the time I got out of the shower they were hurting. I mean HURTING! Well that started what was 6 months of hell. Drs, hospitals, specialists, I saw them all and yet knew nothing. The pain was 24/7, it reached a point where the pain was either tolerable or intolerable, but always there. I spent a couple of months on crutches, always fun. The “wounds” puffed up, eventually broke as blood oozed out. Oh so that’s what was in them! One morning I woke up screaming. I was in pain that was just above and beyond. It turned out one of my wounds was infected. Badly. So, again to the Dr., hospital, specialists, MRIs, X-rays, wound specialists. During all this, I got really sick. I was throwing up for 5 days until the Dr. put me in the hospital because I had become dehydrated. While I was there they told me my blood work had shown I had a massive infection completely throughout me.. Life was fun! But eventually it all subsided and went away. I was left with some scars but that was a small price to pay considering what could have happened. This past October suddenly I saw them start again. Panic set in. Sure enough, it started all over again.
At this point I knew it was time to see my Dr. to discuss my health. The condition I had with my legs turned out to be a diabetes related disease. My numers were over 500. That’s when he dropped the bomb. “Nancy, I think it’s time you had bariatric surgery.” I could barely hear him as he went on and on about its not what it once was, the statistics have improved, higher success rate blah, blah, blah. I started to feel sick. He can’t be serious. He told me that with my health issues I was a prime candidate and the insurance company would easily cover it. He told me where to start. I started by going home and wondering what to do.
I thought about it so much. Well, it WOULD help with a life threatening disease. Life without all my medical problems? Sweet. Was there maybe a part of me that thought, wow, wouldn’t it be nice to look better too? I tried to suppress those thoughts. That made me as bad as all the “others”, didn’t it? My ex-husband and I talked about it incessantly. He thought it was a good idea. I kept thinking about those statistics again. What was it I once heard? 1 in 300 people DIE from it? Well with my luck, I would be the 1. But the ex said we should at least head to the hospitals seminar and hear them out.
So off to St. Luke’s Bariatric Hospital in Allentown we went.
Thats all for now. And I haven't even been to the seminar yet LOL!
Have a great day everyine and thanks for reading and the kind words
btw... yes I like posting pics, I think they make the most dramatic statement. Quick story...I ride a motorcycle and this summer my husband and I took a trip up the Delaware Scenic Byway, a great run along the Delaware river on the PA/NY border. But I had taken the same run a year before the surgery. This is me, the same exact spot in 2010 and now in 2012
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I have been struggling lately when I stumbled upon this app. The forums of the hospital where I had my surgery done was filled with snobs and people judging which was unbelievable to me. I tried to be supportive and helpful for others and got knocked down a lot. I finally unsubscribed and left. Since only people who have the surgery can understand what life is like afterward, I have found myself alone for a while now. I have a wonderful support system at home but again, their understanding is limited. I am 1 year and 5 days shy of 8 months since my surgery. I'd like to share my story but I'm feeling things out first. It's a heck of a story lol. I have blogged a lot of it but share it with very few since I find people can be cruel. Like I'm weak for having surgery instead of doing it "the right way".
I hope I found a new home

Ok. Now here's my two cents. My husband was not supportive of this at all in the beginning because he was scared that something bad would happen during the surgery. He is tall and Semi thin (5'11 and 215 pounds). After talking with him and explaining to him how my health could possibly become much better, he was 100% with me. Maybe talking to your husband and telling him the reasons why you want to have the surgery might change his attitude towards your surgery. I made sure I let my husband know that I would still love him the same even though I would become thinner and that my feelings wouldn't change against him, that my feelings would only change about food. Communication and keeping him in the loop of everything is also the key. Good luck:-)
surgery date: 7/30/12

Another PCOS victim here! :-( I have no idea what changes to expect. I actually an on the IUD and prior to that I was on the depo shot. I rarely get my period and got it the night of my surgery. I was told by a nurse that it was mainly because of the anti-coagulant shots given to me and that many other female patients get the same. Now what I would like to know is if I will see diminished excess hair growth or not? That has been my major problem:-(
surgery date: 7/30/12

I hope I did this right. I have attached a snapshot of what I could eat at stage 3 besides the full liquids. Hope this helps. My doc said that I could start at day 10 post surgery.
surgery date: 7/30/12