Kbee

HW: 266
CW: 150
Feeling GREAT!!!

There is already a huge long thread dedicated to before and afters.. but it is such a fun topic I don't mind repeating!!
This is what losing 150 pounds does for you! A girlfriend of mine said the sweetest thing "I didn't know you had a teenage daughter"...LOL. I do feel like I look younger being trimmer.
Taken within the last few weeks

This was taken in December i believe - I think I was 20# away from goal,back when I was a bit curvier. I was feeling pretty good, but, I like how I look better now even if my T&A disappeared since this photo was taken.

This is my before picture at over 300#. I don't have much to say about it but I KEEP looking at my befores to remind myself how far I have come.

I have been a bad girl during the holidays. I ate things I should not have and got way off plan. I have recommitted myself to following the plan starting the new year. I have been eating on plan ( and yes, it has been hard to get back on track) and moving more. In just a couple days I managed to not only get the couple pounds off I regained, I also managed to lose two additional pounds. I am at the year end goal I set for myself and only a few days late. This is why I love the sleeve. As long as I do what I am supposed to do I WILL lose the weight! Best desicion I ever made!

Back on track this week and back in my range. It feels good to be beyond the parties, carbs and non stop eating. Next year, I am not going to do that again!!

Well I weighted and it is as bad as I thought it would be. Gained 10 pounds since I last weighted in October. Gained 20 from my lowest weight. Am now 25 -30 from goal. I have pretty much partied all Holiday season with no effort what so ever!! I am SOOOOO pissed at myself but I learned many lessons:
1. I HAVE to weigh at least once a week. Maybe I would have caught this sooner if I had
2. This will take attention and diligence the rest of my life. I can’t just pretend I am a normal person when it comes to food cause I am not.
3. Sugar/carbs have to be rareish treats not every day indulgences.
4. I need support from my fellow sleeve brothers and sisters. I need to get on Bariatric pal daily.
5. Exercise is necessary not only for my weight loss but also for my mental well being. I am a stress eater and the exercise helps with the stress.
I restarted a ticker and set some new goals for myself. Joined the Valentines Day challenge and set that goal at 10 pounds.
Really trying hard right now not to beat myself up but it is so hard!

Happy new year!

Hello all
I was sleeved July 29 2013. Hw 377.5 Sw 353.8 3months post opt weight 298.4 Cw 282.8 total weight lost 94.7 lbs I am 6 ft tall female

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I started my journey on June 18, 2012 at 334.9 lbs, I was a very sad and sick woman who was not living, just existing. Well fast forward 6 months and I weigh 233 lbs (101 lbs), everything about my life has changed! I am loving my new life, enjoying my new body (so is my husband, he's like a kid on Christmas morning - every day!) and I love it! Thank you to Dr. King in Oxford, Mississippi, your my hero! The pictures below speak for themselves, the first two are before and are the most I ever weighed, the first one is the saddest I was ever in my life! The last two are last week (Dec 11) and I still can't believe it's me!

Feb 2012, 345 lbs

May 2012, 334.9 lbs (surgery day weight)

Dec 11, 2012, 234 lbs

Dec 11, 2012, 234 lbs

I had a nice Christmas lunch with family and found it really easy to eat "within my means". I didn't drink, playing the "I'm sick" card. Our neighbors are coming over for a drink in a bit and I will have one then and some eggnog tonight. But I will stay close to my calorie goal and i haven't felt deprived and haven't stuffed myself either.
Santa brought me a Fitbit Flex and a Fitbit Aria wireless scale! I had the Fitbit One that clips on but this one is a Bracelet. I love it! And the scale syncs with MyFitnessPal automatically and checks my body fat % too. I also got a Fossil bag and a new board game, and Secret Santa gave me a mushroom growing kit!

read the book. then make up your own mind. we eat mostly paleo here. my H is gluten free, cross reacts to a lot of what is in processed GF products and also suffers from terrible carbo cravings. so we eat mostly paleo. not entirely, but my H is much healthier without the grains and processed crap. he has a sugar problem too, so i try not to keep stuff in the house that he can binge on. but you need to feel positive about whatever post op eating plan you choose. otherwise you wont stick to it. if you read the book and it makes sense to you, go for it. if not, find some other healthy eating plan that does make sense to you.

I had posted before in a separate topic, but will post here too! I love seeing other pictures and find them inspirational, so I will post mine too!

A a current photo (I am not done yet, still in progress). The horse I am riding is on the smaller side compared to what I am used to.
My before photo is of me just standing. I will be honest, it is hard for me to look at that photo, but it is a good reminder of where I never want to go again.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!
It's been great to read how u all are doing. I've now lost 40.7kgs!! I'm finally starting to see it in the mirror at last haha. I've done like no clothes shopping yet either other than a new bra and shorts.
Well I hope u all have a wonderful christmas day and boxing day. Becareful of the nibbles!!! Lol

Hi Kbee, I married into an Italian gamily 20 years ago and can totally relate to your dilemma. Everything in moderation now and make sure you choose to eat only the things you like the most as you will only fit small amounts in anyway. Also try and enjoy all other aspects of the festive season as well as the eating. Good luck

Lissa you look lovely! I absolutely love your hair!
I shopped all day today. Well, after I ran for 50 minutes in the bloody heat this morning that is. I had to do most of my Christmas shopping. I also needed to get a frock for New Year's Eve at the Brisbane Jazz Club. Remember last year I wore that red dress from Autograph? I posted an "after" photo a while ago showing that the dress was falling off. It was size 20 and fit great last NYE.
Well I tried on heaps of dresses at MYER today and they all looked great! The ones that didn't, it wasn't because of the size but because it just didn't work for me. Shopping was fun and exciting. I didn't cry or have a crisis in the fitting room. I had to go back for smaller sizes! The dresses that fit were in a range of size 10 to 14 but mostly 12s. Woohoo!
I ended up getting a 1950s style frock from Dangerfield, a line of vintage stuff including rockabilly, Lolita, swing, and other styles. In size 12! I will post a photo after I get ready on NYE because it is fab! And it was $108! When I was obese I would pay twice that just to get something that fit.
I keep realizing that I don't have to put weight loss on my resolution list this year. Or exercise. My life has changed so much.
I haven't seen some family since before my op and will be seeing them at Christmas. I can't wait and I'm nervous too!

Your story is so wonderful. We are all improving our lives so much! Not to mention the money saved on cab fare, food, and everything else!

Merry Christmas everyone, congratulations to all of you and good luck, good health and prosperity to you all for 2014. Thank you all for the stories and support. Well my Christmas goal was to be at 95kgs, I have fallen a bit short but very happy I hit 100kgs yesterday which marked 8 weeks and 21 kgs down (35 to go) I am loving my new job and met a man over the last few weeks (first nice guy in many years, well first guy in many years). I had been plagued with back problems for some years and 8 weeks ago I walked with a stoop and a stick and was lucky to walk 10 meters without having to sit down as I lost feeling in my legs and feet and the pain was excruciating. I still have nerve issues and a dodgy hip but yesterday I walked 2 city blocks to meet old friends for lunch and back 2 city blocks to work without having to sit down. I was more stoked about the ability to walk than the lunch ( in the past would have shouted myself a big meal regardless the cost because it was an outing and caught a cab cause I couldn't walk that far in a lunch break, yesterday i had 1/4 of an entree at $6.50 and walked back to work). Photo below top and bottom left me a month before I started, top and bottom middle 4 weeks out, pic far right a week ago at the work Christmas morning tea. Hope you all have a great Christmas Day where ever you are.

Hi Kbee - it might be a bit difficult this year at Christmas but believe me, keep your eye on the prize and this time next year it will be completely different. I am 18 months out and can eat anything I want - not huge quantities but not so small that you don't get to enjoy all the food you love. At this stage your taste is probably different and of course you won't be able to get stuck into the huge dinner but you won't feel like it either - just know it is a stage and not for the rest of your life. My biggest challenge at this time of year is convincing people I have had enough! They are always offering you more food and trying to convince you that you can fit one more bite in (like the old days). I have to explain to them that I physically can not fit another bite and if I try they might regret it! That kind of stops them when they truly understand the implication of me eating too much!

Hi Kbee. I am a RYGB (surgery was last week on Dec 17th). I am on a three week liquid diet...protien drinks and hydrating fluids. So, on Christmas, my family is doing brunch (Crepes, fruit, bacon and sausage). I will be brining my protien shakes with me and that is that. I will sip, sip, sip away....as they eat all that NUMMY food. No choice, but I must stay on track and heal, heal, heal. Happy Holidays-Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Eve!! So my very sweet neighbors brought a bucket full of homemade goodies. When I came back inside I opened it and just laughed. Last Christmas me and that bucket would have been sitting on the couch! But I closed it back up and will give it away! Weighed myself today and I and 283.3. That's about 22lbs since 12/2 and almost 10 lbs since surgery on 12/17. Today marks 1 week post op. I can get down with 10 lbs a week! Lol. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas. food will be tempting but WE CAN DO THIS!!!

Ps Sandisleeve sorry to hear you are not well. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Terrible timing to be unwell.

Carolina don't worry about what other people think. You've done something amazing and proactive to help your future health. Just the sleep apnoea alone is enough to warrant getting the procedure - that's so dangerous and debilitating. Here's to your new quality of life. I am 14 days post op and I have told my inner circle of friends and family. I am glad I told them. The people that really love and care for you will support you no matter what. Take care!

Hi everyone. So I am a newbie. It's day 13 since my sleeve. I have nearly got through the liquid phase and am very excited at the prospect of some puréed veggies and turkey tonight. I have a big European family and we always Celebrate Christmas Eve with LOTS of food. In fact the whole world evolves around food with our family. I'm sure other people can relate to that! Anyway congratulations on all the amazing success stories out there - they are SO inspiring. I hope to be one of them myself in the near future. In the meantime, if anyone has any tips for a few weeks in I'd be most grateful. Enjoy Christmas (in moderation everyone!

Hi everyone. So I am a newbie. It's day 13 since my sleeve. I have nearly got through the liquid phase and am very excited at the prospect of some puréed veggies and turkey tonight. I have a big European family and we always Celebrate Christmas Eve with LOTS of food. In fact the whole world evolves around food with our family. I'm sure other people can relate to that! Anyway congratulations on all the amazing success stories out there - they are SO inspiring. I hope to be one of them myself in the near future. In the meantime, if anyone has any tips for a few weeks in I'd be most grateful. Enjoy Christmas (in moderation everyone!

Hi everyone. So I am a newbie. It's day 13 since my sleeve. I have nearly got through the liquid phase and am very excited at the prospect of some puréed veggies and turkey tonight. I have a big European family and we always Celebrate Christmas Eve with LOTS of food. In fact the whole world evolves around food with our family. I'm sure other people can relate to that! Anyway congratulations on all the amazing success stories out there - they are SO inspiring. I hope to be one of them myself in the near future. In the meantime, if anyone has any tips for a few weeks in I'd be most grateful. Enjoy Christmas (in moderation everyone!