crc0710

Husband is active duty army stationed at Ft Hood, so we live in Killeen, TX. I was referred to Scott & White, in Temple, TX, for their bariatrics program and just had surgery on June 27th. My surgeon is Dr. Richard Symmonds and he is wonderful. Their program is informative and supportive and the hospital was very nice. I keep telling my husband that I am waiting for the other shoe to drop because this entire process has gone so smoothly, surgery was beautiful, recovery seems to be quite well.

New Braunfels Texas
Dr Dana Reiss

Ok I am just sharing this everywhere I can. My starting weight was 425. My surgery weight was 349 and on Friday my weight was 325. I ever thought I would loose 100 pounds. I can't believe I did it. I just want to scream it from the roof top.

Ok I am just sharing this everywhere I can. My starting weight was 425. My surgery weight was 349 and on Friday my weight was 325. I ever thought I would loose 100 pounds. I can't believe I did it. I just want to scream it from the roof top.

Ok I am just sharing this everywhere I can. My starting weight was 425. My surgery weight was 349 and on Friday my weight was 325. I ever thought I would loose 100 pounds. I can't believe I did it. I just want to scream it from the roof top.

Congratulations I'm proud of you. Way to go.

Pro weight 425
Surgery weight 349
11/9 weight 325
Goal weight 164
Yes first 100 pounds. Never in my life did I lose a 100 pounds nor did I ever think I would YEAH.

Pro weight 425
Surgery weight 349
11/9 weight 325
Goal weight 164
Yes first 100 pounds. Never in my life did I lose a 100 pounds nor did I ever think I would YEAH.

Now I can touch my feet without painfully squishing my legs!

Oh and I wanted to share that I'm also having an awesome hair day haha. Has anyone else noticed a major improvement in their hair quality? Everyone says my hair looks a lot better and I can see it. Granted I'm losing some but not where anyone can notice at all
- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary 6/11/2012

Congratulations!!!
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I'm screaming right here with you:) congratulations.

Congrats!!!!

100 lbs is a major feat, you should be danm proudd!

crc0710 that is awesome I am so happy for you!! I can't wait to see your pics I about fell out of my chair when I put my before surgery pic next to my now 100lbs lighter pic about a week ago....it is a beautiful feeling and just think this is just the beginning

Crc... Congrats to you... That is so awesome! How far out from your surgery date are you?

Congrats...... Wonderful feeling isn't it??

Ok I am just sharing this everywhere I can. My starting weight was 425. My surgery weight was 349 and on Friday my weight was 325. I ever thought I would loose 100 pounds. I can't believe I did it. I just want to scream it from the roof top.

Ok I am just sharing this everywhere I can. My starting weight was 425. My surgery weight was 349 and on Friday my weight was 325. I ever thought I would loose 100 pounds. I can't believe I did it. I just want to scream it from the roof top.

Ok I am just sharing this everywhere I can. My starting weight was 425. My surgery weight was 349 and on Friday my weight was 325. I ever thought I would loose 100 pounds. I can't believe I did it. I just want to scream it from the roof top.

Ok I am just sharing this everywhere I can. My starting weight was 425. My surgery weight was 349 and on Friday my weight was 325. I ever thought I would loose 100 pounds. I can't believe I did it. I just want to scream it from the roof top.

Hello...I have posted some pictures of before and after. Now that I'm on my laptop, I'm a little more computer literate! Love my Iphone but wow that screen is tiny and I'm blind :-)
To answer some of your questions..I work out every day and I never miss the gym. I do a core workout at 4 AM, walk during my lunch on the hills and go to the gym every night. I am also a very careful eater, basically I eat for FUEL. You need to train yourself to eat like that, too. I make sure i get my Protein first thing in the morning because that's when I'm the hungriest. Also, pay attention to dumping syndrome..it's a very real thing and you will not eat garbage again once you experience it.
To this day, people say I took the easy way out..how is it easy? I can't eat more than a cup of food, I cannot eat what I want and I've had to change everything about my life because of the surgery. Don't let people discourage you. Take a long, hard look at them..how they eat, how they live and you will see that they're jealous.
What do I eat? Well, I am a vegetarian because that just works for me. I gained 40 lbs of my 200 back and I have since lost 60. I contribute my diet and my workouts to my tone body and not having to get surgery to remove skin. I am a size 8 now (was a 30/32 from Lane Bryant) and even lost a shoe size.
I am so excited for all of you who are about to get this surgery...truely excited. It's life changing and, although you will still struggle with food decisions, you will feel so good about yourself. Get ready, you will literally melt and that's why exercise is so important. Even if you do about 10 minutes up and down your street every day.
I have nightmares that I have been dreaming that I am thin...I have to pinch myself sometimes!

Pro weight 425
Surgery weight 349
11/9 weight 325
Goal weight 164
Yes first 100 pounds. Never in my life did I lose a 100 pounds nor did I ever think I would YEAH.

Pro weight 425
Surgery weight 349
11/9 weight 325
Goal weight 164
Yes first 100 pounds. Never in my life did I lose a 100 pounds nor did I ever think I would YEAH.

My weigh in tonight
Starting weight: 560 ( my highest weight)
Surgery day weight 10/3/12: 426
Today's weight: 358
Total loss in a little over a year of hard work and labor: 202 pounds.

Before I found my biggest photo
Now