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Best wishes to you all... March 11th will be here and gone before you know it!

Feeling fantastic!!! Just found this pic from last summer when I was 204lbs. This makes me realize how far I have come. My surgery was 10/1/2014. I am so close to goal it's an amazing feeling not to worry about what I am eating or what I am going to wear. I am no longer embarrassed to go out in public. I am enjoying life and feeling good...

Wishing you the best and a speedy recovery. Making room on the loser's bench for ya! :-)

Best wishes to you all... March 11th will be here and gone before you know it!

I went for my PAT's this morning at 7:30. Finally left at 11:45 - I'm exhausted and overloaded with new information! That was an intense 4 hours, but everything was perfect, and I am cleared for my surgery on Monday! WOO HOO!!! I am SO doing the happy dance right now!!!
Now all I need is my time to be there, and I'm all set! So so so happy!

Personal Opinion here..... but I think that is very shallow and inconsiderate for them to worry about "how thin" your face looks. What about how much your health is improving? I had someone ask me ..."are you trying to be stick thin?" and I wanted to tell him...uh yea if it means I no longer have to take 3 blood pressure pills a day..and an occasional anxiety medication to help counteract the blood pressure meds. So if me looking too thin makes you feel uncomfortable... then that's something YOU are going to have to deal with NOT me.
I would ignore them... friends they may be...but at the end of the day it is about your life, longevity and health and if they can't understand that..then shame on them. And you keep losing...don't base your goal on what you think is satisfactory for the others in your life. DO YOU!...

That's great congrats on ur lost. Onederland is attainable for sure buy May if you continue working your tool. Great job, kudos to you!

You and I had our procedures the same day and I m also getting great numbers. I was 269 at surgery and am now 255!! I can not believe it!!! My hubby keeps telling me that I shouldn't weigh myself all the time because I will become obsessed. I'm thinking, hey if it keeps me motivated then what's the harm! So so happy for you and here's to being in the 100's club!!!!

I know... I know.. it's Water weight.. .etc. etc. etc.....BUT it's still weight.. lol
I started out at about 248 pounds ( roughly what I was when I went for my consult on January 23rd)
The day of surgery I was about 240 ( liquid diet prior to surgery)
After surgery I weighed about 242 ( IV fluids... swelling or whatever)
Today I dusted ...(yes literally dusted off my scale because I had become SOOOOOO discouraged/depressed about my weight I stopped weighing myself because the number fluctuated up and down so much *Life Long Yo-Yo Dieter here*)
Anyhoo dusted off my scale and it read 230.4 lbs.... I am in total disbelief and amazed that I have lost 10 lbs in a lil over a week. I am definitely going to enjoy the "honey moon phase" of my weight loss ( this isn't my first rodeo) and I know there will be weeks with no weight loss, times when I might stall etc. but for now ...oh how sweet it is to be a loser!!!!
I started out wearing 18 pants and XXL or XL shirts depending on cut/manufacturer. Tried on an outfit I wore to work my last day before I went out on leave for my surgery and it is actually loose... I couldn't button it all the way down because my stomach and hips were so big.. BUT TODAY... I was able to button it all the way down to the very last button (old navy) and it is VERY loose in the front. You can't see my back fat when I turn around. It fits wonderfully. My jeans (old navy as well) are very loose need a belt...but my stomach still hurts a bit from the surgery so I am going to pass on that for now. But at the rate I am going I should be able to fit into a 16, comfortably by the end of next month!!!
I am TOO happy right now!
Before and after pics coming soon... so stay tuned!

I know... I know.. it's Water weight.. .etc. etc. etc.....BUT it's still weight.. lol
I started out at about 248 pounds ( roughly what I was when I went for my consult on January 23rd)
The day of surgery I was about 240 ( liquid diet prior to surgery)
After surgery I weighed about 242 ( IV fluids... swelling or whatever)
Today I dusted ...(yes literally dusted off my scale because I had become SOOOOOO discouraged/depressed about my weight I stopped weighing myself because the number fluctuated up and down so much *Life Long Yo-Yo Dieter here*)
Anyhoo dusted off my scale and it read 230.4 lbs.... I am in total disbelief and amazed that I have lost 10 lbs in a lil over a week. I am definitely going to enjoy the "honey moon phase" of my weight loss ( this isn't my first rodeo) and I know there will be weeks with no weight loss, times when I might stall etc. but for now ...oh how sweet it is to be a loser!!!!
I started out wearing 18 pants and XXL or XL shirts depending on cut/manufacturer. Tried on an outfit I wore to work my last day before I went out on leave for my surgery and it is actually loose... I couldn't button it all the way down because my stomach and hips were so big.. BUT TODAY... I was able to button it all the way down to the very last button (old navy) and it is VERY loose in the front. You can't see my back fat when I turn around. It fits wonderfully. My jeans (old navy as well) are very loose need a belt...but my stomach still hurts a bit from the surgery so I am going to pass on that for now. But at the rate I am going I should be able to fit into a 16, comfortably by the end of next month!!!
I am TOO happy right now!
Before and after pics coming soon... so stay tuned!

Fantastic!
I remember the excruciating joy I felt when I realized I wasn't walking up another blind alley. I REALLY was going to lose the fat!
I did!
So will you!

By before I weighed 244, I'm down to 123 in my current pic. It was taken last week by my daughter. I went from pics of myself being as rare as a bigfoot sighting to signing up to do a pinup girl style photo shoot.

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

I know that when I was researching this surgery and this sight, I wanted to get an idea of the type of weight loss I could expect. I learned that EVERYONE is different and that EVERYONE loses at a diffrent rate--some faster, some slower. However, I wanted to share this with those who want to have some idea of the type of weight loss that can occur with the sleeve.
I was sleeved on a Tuesday, so I weighed myseslf every Tuesday; those are reflected in the weekly weigh-in's. I was sleeved on the 18th, so the monthly weigh-in's reflect my weight on the 18th of each month.

Surgery Date: June 18th, 2013
Height: 5' 6"
Starting Weight: 248 / BMI 40.2
DOS Weight: 228 / BMI 36.8 (-20 lbs)

Week 1: 214
Week 2: 208
Week 3: 210
Week 4: 208
Month 1, July 18th: 206 / BMI 33.25 (-22 lbs)
Week 5: 204
Week 6: 201
Week 7: 201
Week 8: 198
Month 2, August 18th: 196 / BMI 31.63 (-10 lbs)
Week 9: 194
Week 10: 192
Week 11: 188
Week 12: 185
Week 13: 182
Month 3, September 18th: 182 / BMI 29.37 (-14 lbs)
Week 14: 181
Week 15: 183
Week 16: 180.
Week 17: 177
Month 4, October 18th: 178 / BMI 28.73 (-4 lbs)
Week 18: 176
Week 19: 176
Week 20: 173
Week 21: 172
Month 5, November 18th: 172 / BMI 27.76 (-6 lbs)
Week 22: 172
Week 23: 171
Week 24: 170
Week 25: 169
Week 26: 168
Month 6, December 18th: 167 / BMI 26.95 (-5 lbs)
Week 27: 167
Week 28: 165
Week 29: 163
Week 30: 164
Month 7, January 18th: 163 / BMI 26.31 (-4 lbs)
Week 31: 162
Week 32: 161
Week 33: 161
Week 34: 159
Month 8, February 18th: 159 / BMI 25.7 (-4 lbs)

Ten lbs that is great! I have to be out of the 200 Club by summer!

I know... I know.. it's Water weight.. .etc. etc. etc.....BUT it's still weight.. lol
I started out at about 248 pounds ( roughly what I was when I went for my consult on January 23rd)
The day of surgery I was about 240 ( liquid diet prior to surgery)
After surgery I weighed about 242 ( IV fluids... swelling or whatever)
Today I dusted ...(yes literally dusted off my scale because I had become SOOOOOO discouraged/depressed about my weight I stopped weighing myself because the number fluctuated up and down so much *Life Long Yo-Yo Dieter here*)
Anyhoo dusted off my scale and it read 230.4 lbs.... I am in total disbelief and amazed that I have lost 10 lbs in a lil over a week. I am definitely going to enjoy the "honey moon phase" of my weight loss ( this isn't my first rodeo) and I know there will be weeks with no weight loss, times when I might stall etc. but for now ...oh how sweet it is to be a loser!!!!
I started out wearing 18 pants and XXL or XL shirts depending on cut/manufacturer. Tried on an outfit I wore to work my last day before I went out on leave for my surgery and it is actually loose... I couldn't button it all the way down because my stomach and hips were so big.. BUT TODAY... I was able to button it all the way down to the very last button (old navy) and it is VERY loose in the front. You can't see my back fat when I turn around. It fits wonderfully. My jeans (old navy as well) are very loose need a belt...but my stomach still hurts a bit from the surgery so I am going to pass on that for now. But at the rate I am going I should be able to fit into a 16, comfortably by the end of next month!!!
I am TOO happy right now!
Before and after pics coming soon... so stay tuned!

I know... I know.. it's Water weight.. .etc. etc. etc.....BUT it's still weight.. lol
I started out at about 248 pounds ( roughly what I was when I went for my consult on January 23rd)
The day of surgery I was about 240 ( liquid diet prior to surgery)
After surgery I weighed about 242 ( IV fluids... swelling or whatever)
Today I dusted ...(yes literally dusted off my scale because I had become SOOOOOO discouraged/depressed about my weight I stopped weighing myself because the number fluctuated up and down so much *Life Long Yo-Yo Dieter here*)
Anyhoo dusted off my scale and it read 230.4 lbs.... I am in total disbelief and amazed that I have lost 10 lbs in a lil over a week. I am definitely going to enjoy the "honey moon phase" of my weight loss ( this isn't my first rodeo) and I know there will be weeks with no weight loss, times when I might stall etc. but for now ...oh how sweet it is to be a loser!!!!
I started out wearing 18 pants and XXL or XL shirts depending on cut/manufacturer. Tried on an outfit I wore to work my last day before I went out on leave for my surgery and it is actually loose... I couldn't button it all the way down because my stomach and hips were so big.. BUT TODAY... I was able to button it all the way down to the very last button (old navy) and it is VERY loose in the front. You can't see my back fat when I turn around. It fits wonderfully. My jeans (old navy as well) are very loose need a belt...but my stomach still hurts a bit from the surgery so I am going to pass on that for now. But at the rate I am going I should be able to fit into a 16, comfortably by the end of next month!!!
I am TOO happy right now!
Before and after pics coming soon... so stay tuned!

I know... I know.. it's Water weight.. .etc. etc. etc.....BUT it's still weight.. lol
I started out at about 248 pounds ( roughly what I was when I went for my consult on January 23rd)
The day of surgery I was about 240 ( liquid diet prior to surgery)
After surgery I weighed about 242 ( IV fluids... swelling or whatever)
Today I dusted ...(yes literally dusted off my scale because I had become SOOOOOO discouraged/depressed about my weight I stopped weighing myself because the number fluctuated up and down so much *Life Long Yo-Yo Dieter here*)
Anyhoo dusted off my scale and it read 230.4 lbs.... I am in total disbelief and amazed that I have lost 10 lbs in a lil over a week. I am definitely going to enjoy the "honey moon phase" of my weight loss ( this isn't my first rodeo) and I know there will be weeks with no weight loss, times when I might stall etc. but for now ...oh how sweet it is to be a loser!!!!
I started out wearing 18 pants and XXL or XL shirts depending on cut/manufacturer. Tried on an outfit I wore to work my last day before I went out on leave for my surgery and it is actually loose... I couldn't button it all the way down because my stomach and hips were so big.. BUT TODAY... I was able to button it all the way down to the very last button (old navy) and it is VERY loose in the front. You can't see my back fat when I turn around. It fits wonderfully. My jeans (old navy as well) are very loose need a belt...but my stomach still hurts a bit from the surgery so I am going to pass on that for now. But at the rate I am going I should be able to fit into a 16, comfortably by the end of next month!!!
I am TOO happy right now!
Before and after pics coming soon... so stay tuned!

I thought I would share my progress pics at the 5-month post op mark. I'm so completely happy with my decision to have the sleeve, and - while it was the hardest thing I've ever done - I would do it 50 times over again. So, my stats are that at 5 months post op, I'm down 90.6 pounds and my BMI went from 43.6 down to 29.4. The best thing so far for me has been discovering that I had a runner hidden inside of me. I've found that I really love it, I feel so much more stress-free, and I'm a happier mommy when I get to run.
Anyway, I thought I would share, not to brag, but to encourage anyone who just recently had the surgery and is going through that really difficult first couple of weeks, or also anyone who is considering the surgery.
Sorry in advance for the not so great pic quality. :-)

So far I have only had the Grape Frost.. but will probably end up getting a 12 pack of each flavor over the next few months to see which one I like the best. No... they don't taste all that great...BUT they have 40 grams of Protein per bottle...and if you put them in the freezer and let them get "icy" they taste much better (to me anyway).
Syntrax nectar has some really great "fruity" flavors and its about 23 grams of Protein per scoop. I've had the fuzzy peach and I believe it was green apple or something..... those were great. I got Carribean Cooler this weekend... (no aspartame, carbs and fat) and can be mixed with Water which is great way to get protein/water in daily (nothing can substitute just pure Water of course).
You can mix 8-16 oz. of water per scoop I believe. I went to Walmart and bout a Big Bubba thermos mug. It's 32 oz. and can be used for hot or cold drinks. So I plan on mixing ICE cold water with one scoop of the nectar and mixing it in my mug and sipping on it through out the day. I think this is going to be a great for when I return to work. I digress.. but I like the Isopure drinks...since my surgery they have truly helped me keep my protein level up.

Still losing (more slowly)-- still following the rules-- still LOVING my sleeve.... 105 lbs down! Getting closer to my goal!!!!
Here's a couple pics:
( I also added a few photos in my gallery "8 Months PostOp" including pics of food I'm eating)

That is adorable! Looks like a mini boutique...aren't you just excited about going shopping for summer clothes this year...yay!!! My mom and I went shopping yesterday and I was SO tempted to buy clothes...but had to utilize some self control...lol...just gonna wear what I have and add new pieces here and there until my old clothes get too big.
No more trying to cover up during the summer...cant wait to wear shorts without having to pry them down every time I take two steps. Wear maxi dresses without looking preggo...and tank tops...yes Lord...tank tops in the summer!! Im getting one for every color of the rainbow...lol...when my doc releases me im getting a gym membership asap. My goal is to be at goal by Christmas. :-)

Oh my...he's really going to be lovin' you when you hit your goal. Just be thankful he allowed you to see whats really in his heart before you wasted anymore time. Life is too short...and it GOES ON!
Best wishes.....

Oh my...he's really going to be lovin' you when you hit your goal. Just be thankful he allowed you to see whats really in his heart before you wasted anymore time. Life is too short...and it GOES ON!
Best wishes.....

Best wishes.. I was right there this time last week... and it is going to feel so good to be on the "other" side when it is all over. It gets better everyday. Who said this is the "easy" way out????... its FAR from being easy...yet SO worth it... and I am seeing my body begin to change already and its only been a week! You will do great :-)