angel22_99

Yup! Still hovering around the 150-155lb mark. Would still like to lose another 20 or so, but I really don't need to.

168. Rats! Oh well, I think I still lost 10 or 11 lbs. Hopefully there will be a Thanksgiving challenge.

167.8. Getting close, but probably not gonna get there

170.4 I have to really pick up the pace here????

171.3. Oops

169.8 just now

I have to dress nicely where I work, so I did that plus size "clothes rental" site Gywnnie Bee until I shrank out of them. It was fun because I could try styles of clothes that I would never think of buying and most of the stuff was really nice and people thought I had an unlimited closet. I think it was like $100 for 4 pieces at a time. It was kind of a lot to spend, but who wants to look like a frump when you are working so hard to lose?

Monday Morning Weigh in - 171.5

monday morning weigh in 174.6

So today is my one year "surgiversary." I am a tad disappointed as I didn't reach my goal weight of 150, but I'm still down 125 from the morning of my surgery! I am hoping to hit goal by Christmas. I am overall ecstatic with my results so far, but I have a couple unexpected complaints that I'm wondering if anyone else has: I can't carry anything heavy on my shoulders like a heavy purse or bag because I have absolutely no fat padding on my shoulders anymore. If you were to look at me from the waist up (not including the arms/breasts because of the excess skin), I look like I'm anorexic, but if you see my hips and thighs, I still look over weight. Gravity has not been kind to me during this process, LOL And; this may be TMI, so don't read this paragraph if you are squeamish, but when I sit, I feel like I am sitting on something, like rolled up towels. It took me forever to figure out why I get this feeling because I keep checking and I'm never sitting on anything. It's the excess skin on my butt! LOL Also, and this is really TMI, but it's actually harder to clean my bottom because of it. I do want to eventually get a lower body lift, but I want to see if I can hit my goal and maintain it a while first. Overall, I am overjoyed with the results I have attained and am so glad that I got the surgery done!

I'm in - I need this! Weighed in this morning at 179. Goal at 10/31 160 I had to edit my goal weight, 19 is more realistic than 29.

FYI -I have MS and I had the sleeve one year ago. I have lost about 142 lbs (haven't updated my ticker in a while) and I am feeling great. My ms is the same though.

You could soak the areas in a little olive or cocoanut oil to help the glue dissolve (I used organic cocoanut oil) but I have a sad face for you since they didn't give you prednisone or something to beat the allergy quicker (yes, prednisone may slow weight loss a tad temporarily, but I took it and here I am today, 9 moths later and down 122lbs).

I think it took about 2 weeks or so for me. You seem to be almost 10 days out and you are still dealing with an allergic reaction ?

Need change- I was told that allergic reactions to the glue are very common. Trust me-find out the type of glue they used and write it down because a reaction will happen again! What I did not mention is that I had my varicose veins removed a couple years ago and they did each leg several weeks apart and used surgical glue to close all the incisions. Well, after they did the first leg, I had no issues, but for the second leg, each incision swelled up (red and crazy itchy). I forgot that happened when I had my sleeve done, and sure enough, my belly was a hot scratchy mess! The good news is that it all cleared up 100% and I don't even have any scars (I have scars on my legs where I had the reaction!). I hope you heal soon!

I have posted a before and after (current as I am not done yet) pictures. I don't know how to post them here, so here's the link if you are curious: http://www.bariatricpal.com/gallery/album/22162-angel22-99/

About the BM thing - don't forget you are only eating a fraction of what you used to eat so I don't think it's unusual or even a problem if you're not pooping every day. I have been tempted to try laxatives too...and once I went a whole week without going...but I am afraid of becoming dependent on them.

I absolutely agree with you Sleevemom88 - it's almost impressive how she managed to fight through the pain with eating- imagine how much better her life would be if she "fought through the pain" in standing up and walking!

Good morning my Sept Sleevers! Yesterday was my 6 month surgiversary and I am down 97 lbs....I was hoping to have 100 gone, but close enough! LOL

https://www.facebook.com/melissasheisme?pnref=lhc If that link doesn't come through, on facebook search Melissa She is Me

I follow her on Facebook, she has a page just devoted to healthy eating. She is awesome!

Since this topic seems to have gotten back on the rails, I thought I would add my story (which is meant to be lighthearted). My surgery was on 9/16/14 and I was supposed to go on a protein shake only diet for 2 weeks before, but I actually started on 9/1. I was so good the whole time, except the NIGHT BEFORE my surgery! At approximately 6pm on surgery eve, I ate a CHICKEN WING! I don't know why I did it, I guess I just saw it there, had a momentary brain lapse, and ate it. I felt so guilty. The worst part is that the next morning when they were prepping me for surgery, they asked me when the last time I ate solid food was and I lied! Terrible terrible - don't do that! I was so stressed out about this that the first thing I said when I woke up from anesthesia was "did I get the surgery done?" and they laughed at me and said, "yes, you had the surgery." I was so afraid that he would open me up, see a large liver, and close me right back up. As a matter of fact, he said my liver was very small and looked great (I specifically asked the surgeon about my liver, but never confessed the "chicken wing incident"). So my point is that no one's perfect and we all screw up - there's a reason why we are on this board. The thing I am working on is not letting food rule my life. Stressing and pining over every bite you eat is just as mentally dangerous as binge eating. Somehow we all have to learn how to make life be the center of life, not food. The surgery actually helps with this because it does take a lot of the pleasure out of eating, but it still doesn't fix all problems surrounding food.

Yes! This is what I cannot wrap my head around. Physically, how does someone 500+ lbs maintain (OR GAIN!) weight after having the VSG. HOW??? We saw the same thing with Paula last week and Bettie Jo this week (she lost nothing for the 1st 2 months...HOW?!?!) Bettie Jo and Paula both had the gastric bypass, which is different than Penny's surgery, but still! Dr. Now keeps saying these people have a low tolerance for pain, so how can they manage to eat enough to actually gain weight? Did the good Dr leave their pouch/sleeve too big?