Highest weight: 354 Lowest (2nd yr post-op): 188
My senior year of high school, I weighed my heaviest at 354 pounds (17 years old). I was on numerous meds for pre-diabetes, BP, PCOS, and my knees were in bad shape. I tried EVERY diet, meal plan, and exercise routine/programs to try to lose the weight. I was even put on diet pills at the age of 14, which made me feel like I was about to have a heart attack. I was at a yearly doctors appointment when they sent me to the ER because my blood pressure was at stroke level of 200/120 at the age of 17. That’s when she suggested gastric sleeve surgery.
I signed me and my mom up for the required first seminar to hear about my options and scheduled my first appointment with the most amazing surgeon I will ever meet. I had my surgery a few months later (July 2015).
Being so young, everyone was not really positive about this major surgery. But I did my research extensively and I took every class required, went to every specialist needed, got my PCP on board to ensure I knew what I was doing. This surgery was meant to be.
I LOST OVER 150 pounds my 1st year post-op!!!! Then was able to shed off about 10-15 pounds more the following year.
Coming into my 4th post-op year (2019), I am now in Pharmacy school pursuing my dreams. I have found my 3rd post-op year the hardest....I moved off to school, and I gained about 30 pounds. I’ve lost 8 pounds since Christmas but I just can’t seem to shed anymore.
I never reached my “Goal Weight” but I was within 10 pounds of it. But now I’m back in the 200’s club and I’m at a loss. I just want to be back in “One-derland”. And I’m struggling, I’m stressed which now for me means I can’t eat anything really which obviously hasn’t helped me shed a pound. Any tips or suggestions are welcome!! Being 22, I know I’m young but I still struggle with everything that is tied in with WLS life.
