abbyabby

The 17th is my day too.

Some times it’s the hardest thing to do and let go of someone you love so much.
But if its not right and not working and no respect for you and the family unit then it has to be done.
Sometimes we hope people will grow up given time we hope and pray every day they will some just don’t.
A friend of mine to divorced last year her husband was cheating on her said he never wanted there second baby and he didn’t want to be tied down any more.
Left her and the 2 kids youngest being 4 months old.
He immediately went public on his new girlfriend who has a child.
He now plays daddy to that kid could care less about his own but hes still a immature child his parents pay his bills and he is almost 30 years old.
Some people just don’t grow up.
We can’t fix everyone and again as painful as that might be you do have your own life and the welfare of your kids to consider.
If you do get back together I personally wouldn’t allow him to move back in for a year on condition he has a job the same job throughout and if he does choose to do things recreationally it doesn’t become a problem.
You need and deserve an equal partner not another child to take care of.
good luck

Down 35 pounds today. Surgery date March 17. PreOp appointment next week!

http://fgr.am/f/reyoRbcmuE
Here is mine. Check it out!!!

You look stunning! Absolutely gorgeous! Well done!

got approved have surgery March 3

Congrats and good luck! I am the 17th also!

tears of joy got approved today

got approved today

May the luck of the Irish be with you
***************MARCH SLEEVERS************
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wonderful66, March 12
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MyYear2014, March 14
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Lynne1029, March 20
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Chriisty Diiane, March 28
GettingBackToNormal, March 28
Heather - VSG, March 31st
yodasplash, March 31
Band2Sleever, March 31

So excited! I can't believe I finally have a date! Yay!

Had my surgery on 9/25/13, (so really 4 months/1 week post op) and I am down 61lbs! I have never regretted my decision to have VSG! Don't get me wrong, I have struggles like everybody else, head hunger, stalls, food issues but no one said this was going to be easy. I just take it one day at a time, one pound at a time and do the best that I can. Love my sleeve!!
Stats:
Height: 5'1
Pre-op/starting weight: 238
Surgery weight: 222
Current weight: 177

You look stunning! Absolutely gorgeous! Well done!

Congrats to both of you. )

Four months ago today, I started my journey. Today I'm down 78 pounds. 33 more to go to my goal! Today when I stepped on the scale I made it to Onderland for the first time since I was in my teens. I've never felt better.
This surgery part was easy.... Afterwards it is work, but thanks to boards like this I was prepared for it. Every day I think about what I'm putting in my mouth, what nutritional value it has, what my best choices are. Not wanting to eat junk all day has been liberating. Sugar was my big addiction, and I have very, very little in my diet. It has made an enormous difference.
I'm fitting into normal size clothes12-16 depending on the store, style, etc. It still feels strange to try on clothing in stores that don't have plus sizes, and have them fit. The changes feel like they are happening so fast, it's hard to even know what sizes to buy.
Looking forward to reaching my goal in a few month!

Happy dance for you abbyabby good luck and keep in touch.

I stepped on the scale this morning and saw that magical number that I set for myself in the beginning of this journey. My goal was to get to 230 and that is what popped up this morning. My surgery was on April 3rd of this year. At pre-op I weighed in at 362. So that is 132 pounds gone. And those pounds are gone forever!
At the moment I am still contemplating what to do from here. Part of me a very small part off me wants to say ehh I am good. A larger part of me wants to now change the goal. You see years ago I was at the highest weight I ever saw on the scale which was 418, so my full weight loss total to date is 188. That being said I kinda want to see my total loss be at 200. Seems like a pretty cool number to me. I know I can get 12 more pounds off. I will be deciding over the next few days on what to do I guess.
The journey itself was in no way an easy one. Sure I lost a ton of weight in a short amount of time but you HAVE to work at it. Did I sometimes eat things I shouldn't. Uh yes. But I was able to stack more good days together than bad. I have never felt better than I do today and I know that its only going to get better!

SW 230
CW120
Surgery date 06/07/2012


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As requested, a picture of a moderately toasted me on Christmas day, doing an impression of an aircraft coming into land!
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Dancing on very high heels.. No good. Just no good!

Hi! I can't believe it's been almost a year.... a crazy, thrilling, evolving year!
the 25th will be a year sleeved!

Thanks everyone currently on my last shift at work tonight starting my clear liquid diet. For anyone that is drinking the Isopure pre mixed drinks. I bought a grape Powerade zero and mixed the melon Isopure 50/50 and it tastes a hell of a lot better. Not really getting nervous more excited. Tomorrow I am gonna head out on the the four wheeler for a while take a nice relaxing ride through the woods and get mentally prepare my self for the upcoming week.
Like I said 10 times before my biggest worry with the surgery was and still is. "your not that big, I am surprised your approved, put some time in at the gym and you will be fine". I am doing this because the surgery is a tool and i know on my own i am not going to lose 60 lbs and I am happy i stuck with my decision and I just hope everything goes well Monday morning. On a funny note the other day I was on my way to my final appointment and the song "Dont fear the reaper" came on..... haha ironic..

I was a tight size 26 and 3X at my surgical consult, and I slipped into a pair of size 14 jeans today. L/XL on shirts. I've attached a pic of the size 26 pants I wore to my surgical consult. They were so tight, they have permanent crease marks and the button busted (they were held closed by a big safety pin). I've also attached a pic of me in the size 14s, the same ones laid over the size 26s. I'm only eight weeks post-op, and I can't recall eve being smaller than a size 12 in my entire teen/adult life, so I'm moving into uncharted territory. So crazy!!!

This is me now, down 95 pounds, still have 30 to go. Feel like I am doing pretty good, haven't been this weight since high school!! The "before" picture was taken the day before my surgery in Mexico.

Before/ during : 7 months post op

I was sleeved on July 11 2013. I am a little over 5 months and I feel great. I thought it was time to post some photos. I know it helped me when I was thinking of getting sleeved. So hope it can help others too. I now have no sleep apnea and my blood pressure is normal. No more aching feet is a plus too.