misswinnie

For a few months after my surgery I was waiting for my progress to show. My friend had her surgery years before me and said it was going to come but I didn't believe her. She said give it three months for people to really notice your loss. I was like yeah right! She said I was going to skip sizes. I thought she was lying. She said give it time. I couldn't wait.
Well 6 months have come and gone and everything she said has happened!!! My only downfall is I still don't believe it. I still have the "Look" of fat where I had fat. It's just really small now. People don't recognize me. I think they are patronizing me but true/close friends tell me that they aren't. I really am so much smaller now!!! I'm so not done but really starting to enjoy this journey I'm on.
I went from a size 20 to a 12. 85lbs so far. 25 left!!  

Thank you ladies. I just got with my gyno, and she had 2014, and I had a physical done in 2013 for a nursing assistant course I was taking then. Got both those records and faxed them to my surgeon!! ????

I had my sleeve surgery on 11/9. Went back to work on the 23rd - tired, a bit sore, but back in to the swing of things. I did pretty good with logging my meals into My Fitness Pal, was walking, etc. Perfect. On the road to recovery. Even the issue with my lung not fully inflating was resolving itself. Life was great. My husband and I sat at the dinner table the night I went back to work and reflected on just how wonderful life was for us. Six happy, healthy kids ranging from 18-28. A beautiful home. Stable careers. And a wonderful family. Who could want more??
The very next day -- last Tuesday -- my oldest son asked me to make a trip up to Connecticut (he lives there with his girlfriend). He had not been feeling well and went for a colonoscopy to potentially diagnose colitis. That was what they expected to find. That's not what they found. Instead, they found a very large tumor in his rectum and were unable to continue the colonoscopy because it was nearly completely blocked. They set him up for a CT Scan for Wednesday and he asked that we come up there because the doctor didn't like what he found. I found out on Wednesday when we got there that he didn't want to tell me they already knew it was a cancerous tumor.
I grabbed Protein shakes, a few waters, and we headed up to CT to be with him for his scan. What we didn't realize was the day before, the doctor already put an entire team in place to meet with us -- including a surgical oncologist, a medical oncologist, and had quite a few tests set up as emergencies. By 1pm, our world had shattered. My seemingly healthy 28 year old son was told that not only was the tumor cancerous, it was already invasive and had progressed to Stage 4 - with lesions on his liver. Five in total. And they're a decent size. His tumor is inoperable right now - as it's too large and invasive and needs to shrink. He's at a high risk for a blockage and that would be devastating. Every ounce of focus has been on him since Wednesday. Back in the hospital on Friday for a chemo port and PET scan. Back to CT yesterday for the PET scan results and his first chemo treatment. Reaching out to other cancer centers for input/validation/etc.
Throughout this ordeal, I crumbled. I think I had 10 calories that day of diagnosis. Thanksgiving was a blur. Then Friday to Monday, I tried. I really tried. But I certainly didn't get anywhere near my Protein or liquids in. This morning, I realized I am no good to anyone if I can't get my shit together. I took out my scale and weighed what I thought would be 4oz of my Ricotta Bake (which is heavenly). I was shocked to see it was under an ounce. I've been starving myself this past week with what I thought were "full meals". No wonder I haven't lost any more weight in a week. I'm in starvation mode. So I'm logging stuff back in My Fitness Pal starting today. I've got 2 bottles of Water on my desk. I added Protein powder to my egg this morning. I have to fix myself so I can help fix my son. But how do I keep myself out of this funk? Before surgery, I would have eaten 100 ice cream sundaes in the past week (not really 100, but you get what I'm saying). There is no food therapy anymore. And that's such a strange concept.
Funny how just a week ago, my entire focus was on me, my sleeve, healing, getting healthier. And then we get smacked in the face hard. HARD. Sure makes you realize what matters in life. <3

So after going back and forth with my surgeons office and insurance I finally got my insurance approval and surgery date this morning! December 22nd will be the beginning of my new life! I am so excited as it was his last appointment for 2015 and I did not want to be pushed into 2016 since I started this process in February.

Here's one from before....sometime around 2009

And here's one from last month.

I posted this in the "other" thread, but I'll share here as well.
I am a little over 7mo into this. However here is a pic that was from Oct 2014 vs Oct 2015
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Today is my first day back at work after been off for 7 weeks (Wife just had our 2nd child). I had to buy all new work clothes as what I was wearing was way too baggy
Selfie in the bathroom mirror at work this AM - 17" neck dress shirt and 36" pants

in comparison this one was at the 5mo mark - 19" neck dress shirt and 40" pants

Almost 3 months post op RNY and down 100lbs pics below.  

Here you go...

after a rocky start this morning, little sleep, battling an annoyingly lingering cough, i decided to step on the scale for a pick-me-up...she did not disappoint. i am now 100 (!!!) pounds down from my oct 22nd starting weight of 284 and a mere 9 pounds away from being 100 pounds down from my june 9th surgery. 91 pounds in (almost) 6 months is frickin awesome!!

Congrats that is awesome!!!
i hate excising but i am doing things around the house more. I am going to try and get back on my stationary bike today and ride for 10-15min..
but again congrats!!!!

@@Briardlady
you said "That is my real victory, being able to do what needs to be done".
keep a record of all your NSV's/dates
(do as i say, not as i do)
it's interesting./fun to
see what you have accomplished
pre and post op
102 lbs lost!!!
party dance, party dance
you are aces!!!
keep up the good work
kathy
congrats

56 before surgery, and 46 since August 25. The clothes, the mirror, those are great. But I've spent the last three weeks working on fixing 300 feet of bad fence around my yard, since my male dog figured out how to chew his way out. I've raked acorns, moved so many carts of dirt, strung hundreds of feet of heavy horse fencing wire, filled holes, carted out junk, taken huge branches to the dump, etc! Last year at this time, I could barely walk around the yard to pick up poop, forget raking acorns. That is my real victory, being able to do what needs to be done. Yeah! I'll be overweight in just a couple more pounds, and 42 to go to a normal BMI. It feels amazing.
I am a little pissed that I skipped right over my hundred pound weight. I wanted a picture of the scale!

Approved!!!! Waiting on date!!!!

Congrats on getting approval

That's awesome!!! ????????????????

As a hairstylist I was curious myself. I know I always encourage clients with thinning hair to get highlights or color because it swells the hair shaft and gives it a fuller texture but I also recommend adding Biotin or more b Vitamins to your daily Vitamin routine as well. Good luck everyone!!
Looking forward to my vsg