jenny13

8 months post op 103 pounds lighter

Today's weight 233 lbs
Goal weight for the 4th of July - 220 lbs

11 months & 78lbs down.... I'm 7 lbs from my goal. I lie before and after pics so I figured is start this thread.

Hey guys! Had my post op apt tonight...lost 12lbs! They cleared me to advance and take my Vitamins. I asked about that pain I'm having when I'm eating...they said it's either because I'm taking too much in or I'm not giving it enough time between bites. So I tried Soup when I got home and still had it I literally just put enough in to coat my mouth.
How big of sips/bites are you taking? How long do you wait in between each bite? Anyone else have lots of little burps or hiccups? I feel retarded like I can't feed myself properly lol

Sorry, pressed send prematurely. Anyway, she has been good to me, but I hated the fact that if I was going to an event, I knew there was a real possibility that me and the other chubby girls might be able to pass as a singing group because we are all wearing the same 2 or 3 outfits. Granted, I know there are other options for plus size ladies, but LB was my safety net. I recently bought a couple of pieces there, but I am just about sized out of the store.I am pleased to report that I just bought a bunch of outfits from OLd Navy and Macy's in size 16 and XL. Not bad from 24-26 and 3XL. All my bigger stuff is in bags ready to give away. Feels good. But it feels weird not to have to shop in one or two stores (Torrid was my other fave), but I am rediscovering my style since I have options. So so long, old friend. I may miss ya a little, but I WON'T be back!

Surgery date was July 8th 2013 !
Sw: 280
Cw: 143
Gw:125
Height 5'1

Has anyone Experience random side pain n Incision burning?
Got sleeve 5-19-14

Looking good!! Keep up the great work!

Time for another update!!! 8 MONTHS POST OP
I couldn't be loving life more. I have lost 109 pounds in 8 months and I'm healthier then I have ever been. This surgery has completely changed my life and its been the best choice Ive ever made. I concentrate on exercising every day. Which is crazy considering I never would have imagined a year ago that I'd love lifting so much. Muscle building has become one of my favorite hobbies. I eat probably 1500-2000 calories a day but I'm trying to build lean muscle more then lose weight. I still can't eat a lot in one sitting but if you never know I had surgery...I'd say I can eat a slightly less then average amount in one sitting. I have no health problems related to the surgery except a slight lactose intolerance. My hair also never fell out or thinned as others have experience. I feel great... Anyone considering this surgery I URGE you to go ahead. Yeah it can be trying at first but in the long run it is so worth it.

A photo of myself today and compared it to a photo from March..
HW 231 (in the before photo)
SW 220
CW 194

Count me in!! I'll post my CW and goal Friday!! This will be my first challenge & I'm excited!

I'm happy to report that both my wife and I are recovering quite well after our May 20th surgeries in Tijuana, Mexico. Being from Ohio we had a lot of traveling and have been back home since late Saturday night. We are both moving around quite well. Yesterday we walked around a couple of stores to get a few things we hadn't purchased prior to surgery in anticipation of moving to week 2 and full liquids (our first week is clear liquids). We have a six year old little girl that we missed dearly and were thrilled to see. A lot of worry beforehand but no regrets. Other than my wife having a lot of nausea the first three days and a Migraine the 2-4th day everything went well. We have both lost weight but numbers are unimportant right now. My wife plans to go back to work tomorrow and I am self-employed with this time of year being slow so I can relax a little more, yeah right, that six year old is active!

Ditto to what RJ said. Your weight fluctuates tremendously from trauma and Fluid loss/retention. When I was super dehydrated and needed IV fluids post op, I "gained" 11 pounds overnight. Your body is really in flux right now and your hydration is certainly not stable. Concentrate on healing, hydrating, proteinizing (just made up that word) and don't worry about the scale for now.

So I'm 4 weeks post-op and I'm feeling great. I had a crazy, busy, fun weekend with a big family dinner to Celebrate multiple birthdays and then a wedding. I felt fabulous, I looked fabulous. I had some pain eating a little bit - not chewing enough, trying some new things - but I was able to walk it off and I danced my behind off at the wedding. I received so many compliments on my dress, on how I looked and everyone just said I glowed. It was pretty wonderful.
Here is a little before and after photo. The green dress is from June 2013 at my highest weight of 301. The black dress is from last night, 60 pounds lighter. (30 pre-op, 30 post-op) I love the transformation so far and can't wait to take more pictures - and I never recall saying that before haha
There are more before and after photos on my profile. Feel free to take a peak!!
All the best,
Hana

Had Sleeve on December 10 2012.

In December 2006 my daughter looked in my new closet and gasped....."Mom, is that all the clothes you have?" Really, it was pitiful, but I was working then, and I felt so ugly and fat I would not buy clothes or shoes. I had 4 pair of black pants. Now, I am a beautifully dressed retired 67 year old woman with style. I discovered a certain brand and let me tell you, they were made for me. I have never had so many clothes in my life! I feel like a diva in my size 12, and my 1X and 2X are GONE. I have a spring in my step that had long gone by the wayside...... Everything I ever wanted in life has come my way, even at this age. I honestly wonder if you can visualize a pair of pink and green camo SHORT SHORTS from Cabela's (they sell hunting/fishing stuff) that my husband bought me. I put the ugly things on and he hooted and hollered LOL. I won't wear the ugly things but gave him a thrill anyway. I wish everyone so many blessings and good health, but mainly just to feel great about yourselves! It is priceless!

MY PATH HAS NOT BEEN EASY....HOWEVER I AM DOING IT...KICKING, HOLLERING AND SOMETIME SCREAMING....NOT PERFECT AND WILL MAKE MISTAKES....HOWEVER DONT ALLOW ANYONE TO EFFECTIVE WHO YOU ARE MEANT TO BE.....
NOTHING ABOUT WLS....JUST ENCOURAGEMENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My doctor asked me also and I decided to do it. My name is Mark Thomas and I am on the second row if you would like to watch it.
http://integrisok.com/weight-loss-success-stories

I remember being a few weeks away from surgery just one year ago and really wondering if I was doing the right thing. I was constantly looking at before and after pictures on here and wondering if I could really do it. I had NO IDEA how big I was and still cannot believe it when I see it in pictures today. I am so happy I had this surgery and am constantly motivated by this forum so I thought I would share! My first picture is what I use as my before (even though it was really about 3 weeks after surgery) but I always avoided the camera so I do not really have any "posed" pictures of me before. The second one is around the 6 month mark and the last one was a few weeks ago at Easter (pants were baggy and a little big). I am at my surgeon's goal (a little under actually) and am 2 lbs away from the goal I set for myself. I fluctuate about 2-3 pounds a week and I don't freak out! I feel healthy, have tons of energy and wish I had done the surgery sooner!

I wish everyone would delete the word S T A L L from their life. We all had or will have WLS, and the goal here should be LIVING and loving life, and not the scale and S T A L L. You can see the word stall every single day here, 2 day stall, 4 day stall, 2 week stall, 3 week stall, and I promise there is a long term solution to this and it is patience and following the guidelines of your surgeon and dietician. There is no magic. It is tried and true. I am so delighted with the results of the sleeve, I could die from pure happiness, despite a few problems. Hang in there everyone, and get outdoors. walk, plant flowers, hug your children, and be soooooo happy!!!

Im officially down 15 freaking pounds!! Omg i need a Protein Shake to Celebrate lol Protein on the rocks pleas ????????????????????????

In January of 2014 I made the decision to get healthy and knowing I could not do it on my own, so I attended a seminar and had my first appointment with Dr. Joyner of Americus Georgia to learn more about my bariatric surgery options. Once I heard him speak and giving the benefits I was all for it I knew I wanted to have the Gastric Sleeve, I just needed to know where to go next. I met with a nutritionist for3x during January, February, March, I also seen the psych Doctor twice once for the written assessment next to go over the assessment and talk about what got me to where I am and how I feel the surgery would help me., I had my EGD done which showed I had H-PYLORI so I had to take and antibiotic for 2weeks prior to my surgery, but there was no hernia so that was a good thing. They put me on a 2week pre-op diet of 2shakes per day and 4oz lean meat, and 1cup of non-starchy vegetables. On March 19th I had the Gastric Sleeve preformed at around 8am; the procedure was scheduled to take 2 hrs., but only took an hour the doctor said I done and amazing job with my pre op diet so I was a text book case and there was no complications. I got to the bariatric ICU around 2pm and was still asleep, I work up around 5pm and was ready to get out of the bed, so I walked several laps around the ICU, the nurses were shocked I was ready to get up, but I knew from a previous C-SECTION that I did not want to lay in that bed and get stiff. The next morning they took me down for a Barium Swallow, I am not going to lie no matter how thirsty you are this is the worst tasting substance you can have to drink, the results come back great, the doctor said I had a very tight sleeve which is what I wanted. So throughout the day I sipped on a medication cup every 15 minutes, I ended up getting really nauseated and throwing up through the night (TMI I know) and at that point I was like what have I done, but the next day I was back to my ordinary self-walking and feeling better. I was in the hospital for 2 nights and got to go home on a Friday and went back to work the next Thursday after my 1 week post op. Since being out of the hospital I have not had any nausea or sickness, I have had lots of energy and no Hair loss or anything like that. I have gone from a size 24-26 to a 20-22 and have lost a total of 48lbs. I have exercised including, walking, riding bikes, strength training and Wii Zumba 2. This has been an amazing tool and I look forward to the future successes. I can currently only get about 1/2c of food down at a time. I try to get down 2oz lean meat 1tbs non starchy vegetable and 1tbs of carbs (like rice). I eat Breakfast, snack, lunch, Snack, and dinner and take all my Vitamins and required by my doctor.

New Image 1 and 2, the picture on the left is from the pre op phase, and the one on the right is about a week ago

So today is clear liquids... Tomorrow surgery! Problem is I'm fighting a cold! Call out to the NP... Praying they don't change my date!

Prayers to all who are having the surgery within the next few days!
I'm with most of you.....nerves, packing, nerves, cleaning, nerves, drinking shakes, nerves, nerves with a little bit of fear sprinkled in. In spite of it all this IS the right decision for me and I WILL be transformed inside and out!
Pep talk complete (funny thing is...I'm a soon to be fully licensed marriage and family therapist ha!!) Head to heart is where it's at! Decision is 99 percent in the heart now so...I can deal with the 1 percent that resides in my head :-)
Tuesday....Here I come! See you all on the losers bench!!

My wife and I are eagerly and nervously anticipating our May 20th surgeries. Our day will start in Ohio and end with surgery late in the afternoon in Tijuana, Mexico. It will be a long day but well worth it!