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I am struggling. No loss for several months. Had a gain of 8 pounds and can't seem to get rid of it.
I am so happy that you girls have had your plastic surgery. I am hoping that I can take 20+ pounds off and then have surgery. I've learned a lot from your posts. It sounds like a very painful surgery. Can I ask you how much did it cost? Does insurance help? I would love to see pictures if you would share. I am hoping that the idea of surgery will help motivate me to get me back on track.

I encourage everyone to shop at thrift stores because your sizes will be changing . I went from a size 32 pants to a size 12 pants now .

15 months post op bypass.. down 120lbs. No complications

I am also slow on the weight loss.. but I've noticed that I am losing inches. Don't get on the scale everyday. . The weight will come off. Best of luck

Fifteen months post op sw 243 cw 128. First picture is day of surgery and second is april 25,15 my first half marathon run.

Im 6 months out and down 98 lbs which currently has me weighing in at 151. The weather down here is pretty cold now and i can't handle the cold like i use too. Im freezing!! All the time! Definitely new too me. I use to love the cold.

So, today marks my first month surgiversary as it has been four weeks since I underwent RNY.
I have lost 25 pounds since surgery and with another 15 pre-op, that brings my grand total WL to 40 pounds. I don't know why but that number disappoints me (in me head) but my heart tells me I should be stoked. My head and my heart have never had the most compatible of relationships but they are working on being more cordial.
I don't have much to complain about. I went back to work ten days post-op and have no issues with energy or GI problems. I did have some inconveniences with vitamins/timing/fluid intake/protein goals after going back to work. But as of today, I have worked out those kinks and am hitting my fluid/protein/vitamin goals with much ease.
I feel great. My incisions haven't been a source of discomfort since about five days out and I have more energy, better sleep quality and less physical pain than I have since my 21st birthday. It does get better everyday and for those of you struggling, please, please, please keep that in mind. I know it sounds cliche but truly believe that it does get better everyday and the discomfort you are feeling now will dissipate. One day you will wake up and look back on the hard parts and think "it was worth it to get to the way I am feeling now!"
It is normal to feel emotional, frustrated, overwhelmed, scared and "not complete." It is normal to question your decision and it's worthiness. It was a major life changing event and it will sometimes feel like it was a mistake. It only feels that way because sometimes the most rewarding, most challenging and most powerful decisions in life are the hardest to get a grip on. They also happen to be the ones we will never regret and make our lives better in ways we never thought possible.
For those of you feeling lost or don't have a lot of support, while I maybe "new" in my journey, I'm a great listener and don't want anyone to feel alone in theirs. Reach out to me and together we can be each other's support. Sometimes all we need is an ear to bend to feel better.
Good luck to everyone in their journey; rather ten years in on two weeks pre-op, we all deserve a pat on the back!

Girls I will try to find some non discreet pictures to post. I'm not a fan of posting pictures of my naked body with me in it! LOL.
AS far as cost, the 3 procedures came to about $27K.

Fifteen months post op sw 243 cw 128. First picture is day of surgery and second is april 25,15 my first half marathon run.

No way!!! That is freaking amazing. What a huge change. Have you documented your story in a blog? I am blown away.

Wow!!! Well done

Great job!!! ❤️

WesTan2014...Thank You...I run alot now so my legs are not that bad, and although i have wings on my arms i am not looking to have surgery for that. As for my "apron" i wear compression shorts or spanks. I will be looking into getting that removed after July. I wanted to be a year and a half out from surgery before i started looking for surgery.

Fifteen months post op sw 243 cw 128. First picture is day of surgery and second is april 25,15 my first half marathon run.

Fifteen months post op sw 243 cw 128. First picture is day of surgery and second is april 25,15 my first half marathon run.

After 10 years of watching my weight creep up up up into the 200s and finally topping out at 260, I am finally seeing a 1 before my weight again! I really like it here, I'm never going back!!! Another 8 lbs and I'll weigh what I lied and told the DMV I weighed LOL

15 months post op bypass.. down 120lbs. No complications

Here's my side by side. 5 months out and down 112lbs, wearing the same shirt but different pants (the old ones fall down). Keep up the great work every one!

I'm not sure if I qualify as a success story yet but I do believe I experienced a life changing event. It took me years to pull the trigger on surgery. I've gained weighed steadily over the last 10 years despite doing what doctors had advised me to do. A myriad of reasons and overall giving up led me to where I was. Oct 7th I weighed in at 248lbs. As a 5'2 woman I was a size 20 comfortably. I realize now how in denial I was over where I had got too. Do you have that one picture that made you cry? I do. I never took any pics until my husband and I celebrated 10 yrs of marriage in Puerto Rico. This before picture was what made me get surgery a month later. The now pic is from today after playing in the snow with my girls. I'm not even at goal and unbelievably happy. Just thought I'd post the pics bc they were my motivation from others.

Nowhere near done but had surgery 12-12-12 lost 69 pounds so far!

Don't know if they are inspirational but I have come a long way. Lost 182 lbs. starting weight 340 current weight 158. Surgery 02/21/2012

For the first six months i shopped at thrift or consignment shops. Sizes changed so frequently that i didn't want to spend too much money.

For the first six months i shopped at thrift or consignment shops. Sizes changed so frequently that i didn't want to spend too much money.

I am 9 weeks out and have dropped 50 lbs and 2 pant sizes! I feel the difference and it is wonderful. I can see the difference in my face, but maybe not so much the rest of my body yet (at least in these photos). I picked up my 30 lb niece the other day and could not believe I used to have more than one and a half of her on me all the time. So excited that the numbers just keep going down. I am walking my first ever 5k next week and am so proud of myself so all I have achieved so far! Best decision ever!
​Before WLS (gray) & Today (pink)
 

Just think...it is much more natural for you to get these cravings now, especially because your body is losing weight so fast. And you will have these cravings as time goes on too. We all have different food issues but most of us were addicted to certain types of food or all food. For me it was simple carbs and sweets. I still have the cravings. Fortunately for me, I have bad dumping. I have eaten stuff and gotten really sick more than a few times. But, thankfully, after I get sick, it does get easier to not do it again. It seems like I forget how sick I get after awhile. Still, I never eat as much sweets as I used to...and I am down to goal pretty much. I would like to be 10 lbs lighter, but where I am now is easy to maintain. I am 2 1/2 years out from surgery. I now know I can do this long term!!!! It's not "easy" but I know I can do things to reduce my sweets cravings. Keep carbs low, keep active, exercising, keep doing my creative stuff which makes me feel more whole. It's definitely a journey that keeps going and growing.