Vickie23

First off I want to thank all the people on here who have been supportive!! I was going to post when I hit the one year mark, this surgery has been life changing and I couldn't wait!!
This process is life changing. My step dad showed me a video of myself in July 2015 when a man placed an anaconda on my neck and wow, my weight. I was a huge woman, and my family of about 30 (very close) never told me anything. That is not typical in my family; but I guess since I was fat all my life they just didn't say anything. My sister who is a year younger has always been thin and in within the last maybe 8 to 10 years had weight issues, nothing major (as in health issues or obese), but my family was always telling her in a nice way, but maybe she wouldn't agree, because I don't think women want to hear about their weight. I know I didn't. I mean I knew I had a problem; but I didn't want to be told.
I want to thank my family because I think being told about your weight must be devastating. I know when I went out I was treated a certain way, I never noticed before because I was always a big girl. I think I was around 9 years old when I went into a big size in juniors. Today people open doors, talk to you randomly (sometimes I am still like, wait your taking to me, lol) they are nice, in the store the girls want to assist you. It's just like wow!!
Now 10.5 months into this surgery the weight coming off a lot slower, I'm not going to lie ladies I miss the weight just coming off lol. My family says how much more do you want to lose you look great!! I love them!! My doctor wants me to weigh 150 because I'm still technically overweight; but I am no longer obese!!! I just did my A1C this month and mine was 4.6-LOW can you believe that!! I was super excited!!
I am anemic, and my Calcium is low. B-12 is within normal limits but on the low side. I got prescribed the injections and Vit D tablets 5,000UI weekly. We will see how it goes. With all the weight loss I was full of energy but I feel recently because of my anemia and Vit.D deficiency have been fatigued. I was approved for an Iron infusion all day from 9-3 because of all the other steps not just the Iron. They do steroids, which I found out today, and saline and of course the iron. lol. My appointment was actually today, and I had an allergic reaction!!!! it was super scary. I came home and slept all day until 4pm because of the Benadryl. I have gone ahead and purchased these patch MD Patches of Vitamins and I am going to give them a try. I will update everyone in November at 1 yr anniversary after I see physician and I have labs to support it!!
Well I know this has been a long story, but I wanted to ask I eat 3 meals, trying to get Protein in the best way I can. I am pretty good about it. I get hungry tho instead of every 5 hours, I get hungry like every 4, and sometimes I crave sweets!! Me!! I was a soda and chips, and a nice sandwich kind of girl. Well I will eat chips here and there, but soda and bread are in the past. But sweets, I want them! lol.
Sometimes I wish people would have told me a couple of things, like I know my MD's told me about the Vitamins, Water, and Protein. Also I did my surgery in November, umm who does that who gives up eating food around the Holidays! LoL. I had such regrets, it's hard, like really hard to not be able to eat when that was your go to, I dislike when I hear oh when I'm sad I eat. Well, I would eat happy, sad, ecstatic, to Celebrate, depressed, any event really. It comforted me, so to not be able to eat was like WHAT?? what do I do know. I hated myself for awhile and if you read my 6 mo story, I was in hell for the first 3 months!! Today I can eat anything. Which at 6 mo I was a scared lil girl who would not eat what made me sick once. Like eggs, bread, meat. I was like who cares, I am done with it, but at the 6 mo my nutritionist said don't be scared, do it!! I was like honey am I dumb? Why would I feel like that again?! LoL. But I listened!! I took only 2 or 3 bites and waited. I can eat a sandwich today. I will have a sandwich here and there but I don't enjoy as much as I use to before. I remember making my sandwiches and I don't know if people will agree with me; but I use to put love into my sandwich the way I spread the Condiments, placed my favorite ham and cheese into it! Knowing I was going to eat both of them. Now I still make it neatly lol, but not with the love. food is food!! Can u believe I just said that!! ME!! THE BEST THING OF THIS SURGERY IS THAT.. FOOD is FOOD!! It isn't life! I'm actually living my life. Going out (I hated to go out), buying clothes (ex online shopper). I went to New York 2 weeks ago, and I saw a pink dress and jean jacket on a mannequin and I wanted it! SO WHAT? Well that has never happened to me before, not me wanting the clothes lol, but thinking it could fit me. SIZE LARGE ladies!! I bought it!! It was expensive, but I am saving money on food lol, I bought it!! GIRLS, what a beautiful reward!
 
That was me in the fitting room, I sent it to my mom, step dad, cousins, and a couple of friends and said: I saw this on a mannequin and IT FITS!! It's a bit pricey, do I buy it? LoL. They said yes!! I am obedient and did so lol.
I wore it out!! and I took another picture and made it my profile picture on this website!!
Also ladies that chest is from Victoria Secrets that add 2 cup sized, because my boobs, which use to be a size I approved of WENT AWAY!! LoL. They gone!! They gone!! I wish I would've been told that. My arms under this jacket; my sleeves This dress has sleeves, so I will take my jacket, but my arms the top part I dislike.
When I had this surgery and if you go back and compare the big person I was, I just wanted to walk in the zoo with out getting shortness of breath, and look at me now. In a dress with make up, dare I say a selfie taker. lol. Now do I want those arms!! NOOOOOO!! I want the time to come and have the operation. I am not going to lie and say I am not scared. I am scared. I am a very anxious person. I was anxious today when I was going to get iron, because I thought what if I am allergic!! I was!!! My body went cold, then numb, I couldn't even feel my face, then I got swollen, My face is still swollen, and broke out in hives!! I was given Benadryl and I am ok now. What I am saying it is a big step!! I want it tho, YOU KNEW YOUR SKIN WOULD GET LOOSE, I mean with clothes I feel nice. But I want to look at myself naked and feel the same way! It's for me! I am not trying to be a model, I just want to look in the mirror and see and feel comfortable, feel happy. DON'T get me wrong I am happy; just not 100% lol.
I saw a youtube video of a woman wearing clothes and feeling beautiful and she took off everything. Not bra and underwear, but I mean she showed all her skin! 200lb I do believe. I myself have lost around 120, and I was like THIS WOMAN IS BRAVE, and she will not be having any operations. I am happy for her. To feel secure, sure of herself. I LOVE THAT.
You know what I notice now, big girls are everywhere; when I was a big girl, I always thought I was the biggest girl in the room and didn't look around. I didn't want to catch someone looking at me and judging me. Now tho I know I am not being judged, and I look around and there are big girls, and they dress cute!! I was never comfortable in my body. I didn't know how to shop and I was always uncomfortable. I didn't know how big I was tho. Now when I watched that video today, my step dad told me that this was the best decision I ever made. He almost got teary eyed. My family today always tells me I look good and I am beautiful, they say you've always been beautiful but right now I can not look away! I LOVE THEM!! I am in high speed trying to catch up with being this girl. ( I know I am a woman, I just speak like this, lol) I wonder if anyone will understand what I mean, I might be this girl in the dress, but inside I'm fat Vickie. When men come and talk to me; I panic!! I am not ready. I just want to enjoy myself. I need my self esteem to come and be where I need it to be. It is hard to be big girl all your life, I mean I remember my MD saying you will lose weight and you will be a sexual being, you will be out there partying it up, not my surgeon, my primary physician. Umm, maybe some ladies and to each their own. I actually miss being big in ONE aspect, well that I can think of right now. When I was big and some guy came and talked to me, or I developed a friendship and the something happened between us, IT WAS HONEST!! Now guys come up and it is a look thing, but do you who I am, what I like, that I am comical, lol. NO they just want to talk and then what invite me over to their place? Umm that is not me. That actually scares me. I hope this feeling will pass.
I am actually thinking of going to see a therapist, because I have issues that I didn't know where there. This is a lot to put up. But I wonder if one person feels like this and reads it, AND COMMENTS and says so, it would be a familiar and hey it might be a common feeling.

Well ladies I think I have made this long enough. I hope all of you are having success and feeling fabulous. It is a very big change and it has so many warm and happy feelings!! For our continued success!! As I say again, I am 10.5 months into it and if anyone has questions, message me. There are a lot of supportive people on this website tho!! I got so many questions answered here!! It's a safe place!!

I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic

First off I want to thank all the people on here who have been supportive!! I was going to post when I hit the one year mark, this surgery has been life changing and I couldn't wait!!
This process is life changing. My step dad showed me a video of myself in July 2015 when a man placed an anaconda on my neck and wow, my weight. I was a huge woman, and my family of about 30 (very close) never told me anything. That is not typical in my family; but I guess since I was fat all my life they just didn't say anything. My sister who is a year younger has always been thin and in within the last maybe 8 to 10 years had weight issues, nothing major (as in health issues or obese), but my family was always telling her in a nice way, but maybe she wouldn't agree, because I don't think women want to hear about their weight. I know I didn't. I mean I knew I had a problem; but I didn't want to be told.
I want to thank my family because I think being told about your weight must be devastating. I know when I went out I was treated a certain way, I never noticed before because I was always a big girl. I think I was around 9 years old when I went into a big size in juniors. Today people open doors, talk to you randomly (sometimes I am still like, wait your taking to me, lol) they are nice, in the store the girls want to assist you. It's just like wow!!
Now 10.5 months into this surgery the weight coming off a lot slower, I'm not going to lie ladies I miss the weight just coming off lol. My family says how much more do you want to lose you look great!! I love them!! My doctor wants me to weigh 150 because I'm still technically overweight; but I am no longer obese!!! I just did my A1C this month and mine was 4.6-LOW can you believe that!! I was super excited!!
I am anemic, and my Calcium is low. B-12 is within normal limits but on the low side. I got prescribed the injections and Vit D tablets 5,000UI weekly. We will see how it goes. With all the weight loss I was full of energy but I feel recently because of my anemia and Vit.D deficiency have been fatigued. I was approved for an Iron infusion all day from 9-3 because of all the other steps not just the Iron. They do steroids, which I found out today, and saline and of course the iron. lol. My appointment was actually today, and I had an allergic reaction!!!! it was super scary. I came home and slept all day until 4pm because of the Benadryl. I have gone ahead and purchased these patch MD Patches of Vitamins and I am going to give them a try. I will update everyone in November at 1 yr anniversary after I see physician and I have labs to support it!!
Well I know this has been a long story, but I wanted to ask I eat 3 meals, trying to get Protein in the best way I can. I am pretty good about it. I get hungry tho instead of every 5 hours, I get hungry like every 4, and sometimes I crave sweets!! Me!! I was a soda and chips, and a nice sandwich kind of girl. Well I will eat chips here and there, but soda and bread are in the past. But sweets, I want them! lol.
Sometimes I wish people would have told me a couple of things, like I know my MD's told me about the Vitamins, Water, and Protein. Also I did my surgery in November, umm who does that who gives up eating food around the Holidays! LoL. I had such regrets, it's hard, like really hard to not be able to eat when that was your go to, I dislike when I hear oh when I'm sad I eat. Well, I would eat happy, sad, ecstatic, to Celebrate, depressed, any event really. It comforted me, so to not be able to eat was like WHAT?? what do I do know. I hated myself for awhile and if you read my 6 mo story, I was in hell for the first 3 months!! Today I can eat anything. Which at 6 mo I was a scared lil girl who would not eat what made me sick once. Like eggs, bread, meat. I was like who cares, I am done with it, but at the 6 mo my nutritionist said don't be scared, do it!! I was like honey am I dumb? Why would I feel like that again?! LoL. But I listened!! I took only 2 or 3 bites and waited. I can eat a sandwich today. I will have a sandwich here and there but I don't enjoy as much as I use to before. I remember making my sandwiches and I don't know if people will agree with me; but I use to put love into my sandwich the way I spread the Condiments, placed my favorite ham and cheese into it! Knowing I was going to eat both of them. Now I still make it neatly lol, but not with the love. food is food!! Can u believe I just said that!! ME!! THE BEST THING OF THIS SURGERY IS THAT.. FOOD is FOOD!! It isn't life! I'm actually living my life. Going out (I hated to go out), buying clothes (ex online shopper). I went to New York 2 weeks ago, and I saw a pink dress and jean jacket on a mannequin and I wanted it! SO WHAT? Well that has never happened to me before, not me wanting the clothes lol, but thinking it could fit me. SIZE LARGE ladies!! I bought it!! It was expensive, but I am saving money on food lol, I bought it!! GIRLS, what a beautiful reward!
 
That was me in the fitting room, I sent it to my mom, step dad, cousins, and a couple of friends and said: I saw this on a mannequin and IT FITS!! It's a bit pricey, do I buy it? LoL. They said yes!! I am obedient and did so lol.
I wore it out!! and I took another picture and made it my profile picture on this website!!
Also ladies that chest is from Victoria Secrets that add 2 cup sized, because my boobs, which use to be a size I approved of WENT AWAY!! LoL. They gone!! They gone!! I wish I would've been told that. My arms under this jacket; my sleeves This dress has sleeves, so I will take my jacket, but my arms the top part I dislike.
When I had this surgery and if you go back and compare the big person I was, I just wanted to walk in the zoo with out getting shortness of breath, and look at me now. In a dress with make up, dare I say a selfie taker. lol. Now do I want those arms!! NOOOOOO!! I want the time to come and have the operation. I am not going to lie and say I am not scared. I am scared. I am a very anxious person. I was anxious today when I was going to get iron, because I thought what if I am allergic!! I was!!! My body went cold, then numb, I couldn't even feel my face, then I got swollen, My face is still swollen, and broke out in hives!! I was given Benadryl and I am ok now. What I am saying it is a big step!! I want it tho, YOU KNEW YOUR SKIN WOULD GET LOOSE, I mean with clothes I feel nice. But I want to look at myself naked and feel the same way! It's for me! I am not trying to be a model, I just want to look in the mirror and see and feel comfortable, feel happy. DON'T get me wrong I am happy; just not 100% lol.
I saw a youtube video of a woman wearing clothes and feeling beautiful and she took off everything. Not bra and underwear, but I mean she showed all her skin! 200lb I do believe. I myself have lost around 120, and I was like THIS WOMAN IS BRAVE, and she will not be having any operations. I am happy for her. To feel secure, sure of herself. I LOVE THAT.
You know what I notice now, big girls are everywhere; when I was a big girl, I always thought I was the biggest girl in the room and didn't look around. I didn't want to catch someone looking at me and judging me. Now tho I know I am not being judged, and I look around and there are big girls, and they dress cute!! I was never comfortable in my body. I didn't know how to shop and I was always uncomfortable. I didn't know how big I was tho. Now when I watched that video today, my step dad told me that this was the best decision I ever made. He almost got teary eyed. My family today always tells me I look good and I am beautiful, they say you've always been beautiful but right now I can not look away! I LOVE THEM!! I am in high speed trying to catch up with being this girl. ( I know I am a woman, I just speak like this, lol) I wonder if anyone will understand what I mean, I might be this girl in the dress, but inside I'm fat Vickie. When men come and talk to me; I panic!! I am not ready. I just want to enjoy myself. I need my self esteem to come and be where I need it to be. It is hard to be big girl all your life, I mean I remember my MD saying you will lose weight and you will be a sexual being, you will be out there partying it up, not my surgeon, my primary physician. Umm, maybe some ladies and to each their own. I actually miss being big in ONE aspect, well that I can think of right now. When I was big and some guy came and talked to me, or I developed a friendship and the something happened between us, IT WAS HONEST!! Now guys come up and it is a look thing, but do you who I am, what I like, that I am comical, lol. NO they just want to talk and then what invite me over to their place? Umm that is not me. That actually scares me. I hope this feeling will pass.
I am actually thinking of going to see a therapist, because I have issues that I didn't know where there. This is a lot to put up. But I wonder if one person feels like this and reads it, AND COMMENTS and says so, it would be a familiar and hey it might be a common feeling.

Well ladies I think I have made this long enough. I hope all of you are having success and feeling fabulous. It is a very big change and it has so many warm and happy feelings!! For our continued success!! As I say again, I am 10.5 months into it and if anyone has questions, message me. There are a lot of supportive people on this website tho!! I got so many questions answered here!! It's a safe place!!

I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic

I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic

I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic

Congrats!!!
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First off I want to thank all the people on here who have been supportive!! I was going to post when I hit the one year mark, this surgery has been life changing and I couldn't wait!!
This process is life changing. My step dad showed me a video of myself in July 2015 when a man placed an anaconda on my neck and wow, my weight. I was a huge woman, and my family of about 30 (very close) never told me anything. That is not typical in my family; but I guess since I was fat all my life they just didn't say anything. My sister who is a year younger has always been thin and in within the last maybe 8 to 10 years had weight issues, nothing major (as in health issues or obese), but my family was always telling her in a nice way, but maybe she wouldn't agree, because I don't think women want to hear about their weight. I know I didn't. I mean I knew I had a problem; but I didn't want to be told.
I want to thank my family because I think being told about your weight must be devastating. I know when I went out I was treated a certain way, I never noticed before because I was always a big girl. I think I was around 9 years old when I went into a big size in juniors. Today people open doors, talk to you randomly (sometimes I am still like, wait your taking to me, lol) they are nice, in the store the girls want to assist you. It's just like wow!!
Now 10.5 months into this surgery the weight coming off a lot slower, I'm not going to lie ladies I miss the weight just coming off lol. My family says how much more do you want to lose you look great!! I love them!! My doctor wants me to weigh 150 because I'm still technically overweight; but I am no longer obese!!! I just did my A1C this month and mine was 4.6-LOW can you believe that!! I was super excited!!
I am anemic, and my Calcium is low. B-12 is within normal limits but on the low side. I got prescribed the injections and Vit D tablets 5,000UI weekly. We will see how it goes. With all the weight loss I was full of energy but I feel recently because of my anemia and Vit.D deficiency have been fatigued. I was approved for an Iron infusion all day from 9-3 because of all the other steps not just the Iron. They do steroids, which I found out today, and saline and of course the iron. lol. My appointment was actually today, and I had an allergic reaction!!!! it was super scary. I came home and slept all day until 4pm because of the Benadryl. I have gone ahead and purchased these patch MD Patches of Vitamins and I am going to give them a try. I will update everyone in November at 1 yr anniversary after I see physician and I have labs to support it!!
Well I know this has been a long story, but I wanted to ask I eat 3 meals, trying to get Protein in the best way I can. I am pretty good about it. I get hungry tho instead of every 5 hours, I get hungry like every 4, and sometimes I crave sweets!! Me!! I was a soda and chips, and a nice sandwich kind of girl. Well I will eat chips here and there, but soda and bread are in the past. But sweets, I want them! lol.
Sometimes I wish people would have told me a couple of things, like I know my MD's told me about the Vitamins, Water, and Protein. Also I did my surgery in November, umm who does that who gives up eating food around the Holidays! LoL. I had such regrets, it's hard, like really hard to not be able to eat when that was your go to, I dislike when I hear oh when I'm sad I eat. Well, I would eat happy, sad, ecstatic, to Celebrate, depressed, any event really. It comforted me, so to not be able to eat was like WHAT?? what do I do know. I hated myself for awhile and if you read my 6 mo story, I was in hell for the first 3 months!! Today I can eat anything. Which at 6 mo I was a scared lil girl who would not eat what made me sick once. Like eggs, bread, meat. I was like who cares, I am done with it, but at the 6 mo my nutritionist said don't be scared, do it!! I was like honey am I dumb? Why would I feel like that again?! LoL. But I listened!! I took only 2 or 3 bites and waited. I can eat a sandwich today. I will have a sandwich here and there but I don't enjoy as much as I use to before. I remember making my sandwiches and I don't know if people will agree with me; but I use to put love into my sandwich the way I spread the Condiments, placed my favorite ham and cheese into it! Knowing I was going to eat both of them. Now I still make it neatly lol, but not with the love. food is food!! Can u believe I just said that!! ME!! THE BEST THING OF THIS SURGERY IS THAT.. FOOD is FOOD!! It isn't life! I'm actually living my life. Going out (I hated to go out), buying clothes (ex online shopper). I went to New York 2 weeks ago, and I saw a pink dress and jean jacket on a mannequin and I wanted it! SO WHAT? Well that has never happened to me before, not me wanting the clothes lol, but thinking it could fit me. SIZE LARGE ladies!! I bought it!! It was expensive, but I am saving money on food lol, I bought it!! GIRLS, what a beautiful reward!
 
That was me in the fitting room, I sent it to my mom, step dad, cousins, and a couple of friends and said: I saw this on a mannequin and IT FITS!! It's a bit pricey, do I buy it? LoL. They said yes!! I am obedient and did so lol.
I wore it out!! and I took another picture and made it my profile picture on this website!!
Also ladies that chest is from Victoria Secrets that add 2 cup sized, because my boobs, which use to be a size I approved of WENT AWAY!! LoL. They gone!! They gone!! I wish I would've been told that. My arms under this jacket; my sleeves This dress has sleeves, so I will take my jacket, but my arms the top part I dislike.
When I had this surgery and if you go back and compare the big person I was, I just wanted to walk in the zoo with out getting shortness of breath, and look at me now. In a dress with make up, dare I say a selfie taker. lol. Now do I want those arms!! NOOOOOO!! I want the time to come and have the operation. I am not going to lie and say I am not scared. I am scared. I am a very anxious person. I was anxious today when I was going to get iron, because I thought what if I am allergic!! I was!!! My body went cold, then numb, I couldn't even feel my face, then I got swollen, My face is still swollen, and broke out in hives!! I was given Benadryl and I am ok now. What I am saying it is a big step!! I want it tho, YOU KNEW YOUR SKIN WOULD GET LOOSE, I mean with clothes I feel nice. But I want to look at myself naked and feel the same way! It's for me! I am not trying to be a model, I just want to look in the mirror and see and feel comfortable, feel happy. DON'T get me wrong I am happy; just not 100% lol.
I saw a youtube video of a woman wearing clothes and feeling beautiful and she took off everything. Not bra and underwear, but I mean she showed all her skin! 200lb I do believe. I myself have lost around 120, and I was like THIS WOMAN IS BRAVE, and she will not be having any operations. I am happy for her. To feel secure, sure of herself. I LOVE THAT.
You know what I notice now, big girls are everywhere; when I was a big girl, I always thought I was the biggest girl in the room and didn't look around. I didn't want to catch someone looking at me and judging me. Now tho I know I am not being judged, and I look around and there are big girls, and they dress cute!! I was never comfortable in my body. I didn't know how to shop and I was always uncomfortable. I didn't know how big I was tho. Now when I watched that video today, my step dad told me that this was the best decision I ever made. He almost got teary eyed. My family today always tells me I look good and I am beautiful, they say you've always been beautiful but right now I can not look away! I LOVE THEM!! I am in high speed trying to catch up with being this girl. ( I know I am a woman, I just speak like this, lol) I wonder if anyone will understand what I mean, I might be this girl in the dress, but inside I'm fat Vickie. When men come and talk to me; I panic!! I am not ready. I just want to enjoy myself. I need my self esteem to come and be where I need it to be. It is hard to be big girl all your life, I mean I remember my MD saying you will lose weight and you will be a sexual being, you will be out there partying it up, not my surgeon, my primary physician. Umm, maybe some ladies and to each their own. I actually miss being big in ONE aspect, well that I can think of right now. When I was big and some guy came and talked to me, or I developed a friendship and the something happened between us, IT WAS HONEST!! Now guys come up and it is a look thing, but do you who I am, what I like, that I am comical, lol. NO they just want to talk and then what invite me over to their place? Umm that is not me. That actually scares me. I hope this feeling will pass.
I am actually thinking of going to see a therapist, because I have issues that I didn't know where there. This is a lot to put up. But I wonder if one person feels like this and reads it, AND COMMENTS and says so, it would be a familiar and hey it might be a common feeling.

Well ladies I think I have made this long enough. I hope all of you are having success and feeling fabulous. It is a very big change and it has so many warm and happy feelings!! For our continued success!! As I say again, I am 10.5 months into it and if anyone has questions, message me. There are a lot of supportive people on this website tho!! I got so many questions answered here!! It's a safe place!!

First off I want to thank all the people on here who have been supportive!! I was going to post when I hit the one year mark, this surgery has been life changing and I couldn't wait!!
This process is life changing. My step dad showed me a video of myself in July 2015 when a man placed an anaconda on my neck and wow, my weight. I was a huge woman, and my family of about 30 (very close) never told me anything. That is not typical in my family; but I guess since I was fat all my life they just didn't say anything. My sister who is a year younger has always been thin and in within the last maybe 8 to 10 years had weight issues, nothing major (as in health issues or obese), but my family was always telling her in a nice way, but maybe she wouldn't agree, because I don't think women want to hear about their weight. I know I didn't. I mean I knew I had a problem; but I didn't want to be told.
I want to thank my family because I think being told about your weight must be devastating. I know when I went out I was treated a certain way, I never noticed before because I was always a big girl. I think I was around 9 years old when I went into a big size in juniors. Today people open doors, talk to you randomly (sometimes I am still like, wait your taking to me, lol) they are nice, in the store the girls want to assist you. It's just like wow!!
Now 10.5 months into this surgery the weight coming off a lot slower, I'm not going to lie ladies I miss the weight just coming off lol. My family says how much more do you want to lose you look great!! I love them!! My doctor wants me to weigh 150 because I'm still technically overweight; but I am no longer obese!!! I just did my A1C this month and mine was 4.6-LOW can you believe that!! I was super excited!!
I am anemic, and my Calcium is low. B-12 is within normal limits but on the low side. I got prescribed the injections and Vit D tablets 5,000UI weekly. We will see how it goes. With all the weight loss I was full of energy but I feel recently because of my anemia and Vit.D deficiency have been fatigued. I was approved for an Iron infusion all day from 9-3 because of all the other steps not just the Iron. They do steroids, which I found out today, and saline and of course the iron. lol. My appointment was actually today, and I had an allergic reaction!!!! it was super scary. I came home and slept all day until 4pm because of the Benadryl. I have gone ahead and purchased these patch MD Patches of Vitamins and I am going to give them a try. I will update everyone in November at 1 yr anniversary after I see physician and I have labs to support it!!
Well I know this has been a long story, but I wanted to ask I eat 3 meals, trying to get Protein in the best way I can. I am pretty good about it. I get hungry tho instead of every 5 hours, I get hungry like every 4, and sometimes I crave sweets!! Me!! I was a soda and chips, and a nice sandwich kind of girl. Well I will eat chips here and there, but soda and bread are in the past. But sweets, I want them! lol.
Sometimes I wish people would have told me a couple of things, like I know my MD's told me about the Vitamins, Water, and Protein. Also I did my surgery in November, umm who does that who gives up eating food around the Holidays! LoL. I had such regrets, it's hard, like really hard to not be able to eat when that was your go to, I dislike when I hear oh when I'm sad I eat. Well, I would eat happy, sad, ecstatic, to Celebrate, depressed, any event really. It comforted me, so to not be able to eat was like WHAT?? what do I do know. I hated myself for awhile and if you read my 6 mo story, I was in hell for the first 3 months!! Today I can eat anything. Which at 6 mo I was a scared lil girl who would not eat what made me sick once. Like eggs, bread, meat. I was like who cares, I am done with it, but at the 6 mo my nutritionist said don't be scared, do it!! I was like honey am I dumb? Why would I feel like that again?! LoL. But I listened!! I took only 2 or 3 bites and waited. I can eat a sandwich today. I will have a sandwich here and there but I don't enjoy as much as I use to before. I remember making my sandwiches and I don't know if people will agree with me; but I use to put love into my sandwich the way I spread the Condiments, placed my favorite ham and cheese into it! Knowing I was going to eat both of them. Now I still make it neatly lol, but not with the love. food is food!! Can u believe I just said that!! ME!! THE BEST THING OF THIS SURGERY IS THAT.. FOOD is FOOD!! It isn't life! I'm actually living my life. Going out (I hated to go out), buying clothes (ex online shopper). I went to New York 2 weeks ago, and I saw a pink dress and jean jacket on a mannequin and I wanted it! SO WHAT? Well that has never happened to me before, not me wanting the clothes lol, but thinking it could fit me. SIZE LARGE ladies!! I bought it!! It was expensive, but I am saving money on food lol, I bought it!! GIRLS, what a beautiful reward!
 
That was me in the fitting room, I sent it to my mom, step dad, cousins, and a couple of friends and said: I saw this on a mannequin and IT FITS!! It's a bit pricey, do I buy it? LoL. They said yes!! I am obedient and did so lol.
I wore it out!! and I took another picture and made it my profile picture on this website!!
Also ladies that chest is from Victoria Secrets that add 2 cup sized, because my boobs, which use to be a size I approved of WENT AWAY!! LoL. They gone!! They gone!! I wish I would've been told that. My arms under this jacket; my sleeves This dress has sleeves, so I will take my jacket, but my arms the top part I dislike.
When I had this surgery and if you go back and compare the big person I was, I just wanted to walk in the zoo with out getting shortness of breath, and look at me now. In a dress with make up, dare I say a selfie taker. lol. Now do I want those arms!! NOOOOOO!! I want the time to come and have the operation. I am not going to lie and say I am not scared. I am scared. I am a very anxious person. I was anxious today when I was going to get iron, because I thought what if I am allergic!! I was!!! My body went cold, then numb, I couldn't even feel my face, then I got swollen, My face is still swollen, and broke out in hives!! I was given Benadryl and I am ok now. What I am saying it is a big step!! I want it tho, YOU KNEW YOUR SKIN WOULD GET LOOSE, I mean with clothes I feel nice. But I want to look at myself naked and feel the same way! It's for me! I am not trying to be a model, I just want to look in the mirror and see and feel comfortable, feel happy. DON'T get me wrong I am happy; just not 100% lol.
I saw a youtube video of a woman wearing clothes and feeling beautiful and she took off everything. Not bra and underwear, but I mean she showed all her skin! 200lb I do believe. I myself have lost around 120, and I was like THIS WOMAN IS BRAVE, and she will not be having any operations. I am happy for her. To feel secure, sure of herself. I LOVE THAT.
You know what I notice now, big girls are everywhere; when I was a big girl, I always thought I was the biggest girl in the room and didn't look around. I didn't want to catch someone looking at me and judging me. Now tho I know I am not being judged, and I look around and there are big girls, and they dress cute!! I was never comfortable in my body. I didn't know how to shop and I was always uncomfortable. I didn't know how big I was tho. Now when I watched that video today, my step dad told me that this was the best decision I ever made. He almost got teary eyed. My family today always tells me I look good and I am beautiful, they say you've always been beautiful but right now I can not look away! I LOVE THEM!! I am in high speed trying to catch up with being this girl. ( I know I am a woman, I just speak like this, lol) I wonder if anyone will understand what I mean, I might be this girl in the dress, but inside I'm fat Vickie. When men come and talk to me; I panic!! I am not ready. I just want to enjoy myself. I need my self esteem to come and be where I need it to be. It is hard to be big girl all your life, I mean I remember my MD saying you will lose weight and you will be a sexual being, you will be out there partying it up, not my surgeon, my primary physician. Umm, maybe some ladies and to each their own. I actually miss being big in ONE aspect, well that I can think of right now. When I was big and some guy came and talked to me, or I developed a friendship and the something happened between us, IT WAS HONEST!! Now guys come up and it is a look thing, but do you who I am, what I like, that I am comical, lol. NO they just want to talk and then what invite me over to their place? Umm that is not me. That actually scares me. I hope this feeling will pass.
I am actually thinking of going to see a therapist, because I have issues that I didn't know where there. This is a lot to put up. But I wonder if one person feels like this and reads it, AND COMMENTS and says so, it would be a familiar and hey it might be a common feeling.

Well ladies I think I have made this long enough. I hope all of you are having success and feeling fabulous. It is a very big change and it has so many warm and happy feelings!! For our continued success!! As I say again, I am 10.5 months into it and if anyone has questions, message me. There are a lot of supportive people on this website tho!! I got so many questions answered here!! It's a safe place!!

Yes, I felt like this!! I felt like that for the first 3 months, in the beginning with the liquids, I was given measurements and I never finished them, because I was scared. I would put an alarm to eat because I would forget, THAT IS A HORRIBLE MISTAKE, because I would feel more pain when I ate after the hour. After 3 weeks of liquids, and the first 3 weeks of certain foods, I stuck to tuna and crackers, some other things but that was the biggest think I stuck too. After the 6 weeks and I could finally eat food!! (BTW I'm 10.5 months post and I think I ate tuna just a week ago lol. I vowed I would never eat TUNA again, I am dramatic like that lol) The biggest issue I had when eating where eggs, bread, and meat. I could be ok with chicken, oh and rice was bad, delicious but I would feel so sick AND I WAS ALLOWED to eat it. This was 6 weeks post, I didn't try those things until 6 mo after, I didn't want to feel that again.
Today I eat anything, and sometimes I will still feel nauseous (extremely rare), usually its eggs that do this to me. It caused me to have gas, I believe. I feel pain in my actual stomach and its bad and energy level go way down, I actually go somewhere private and try to burp it out and if that doesn't help I will usually throw up some white mucous thing and feel better instantaneously.
I know I posted a little too much, but I hope this helps you!!!

First off I want to thank all the people on here who have been supportive!! I was going to post when I hit the one year mark, this surgery has been life changing and I couldn't wait!!
This process is life changing. My step dad showed me a video of myself in July 2015 when a man placed an anaconda on my neck and wow, my weight. I was a huge woman, and my family of about 30 (very close) never told me anything. That is not typical in my family; but I guess since I was fat all my life they just didn't say anything. My sister who is a year younger has always been thin and in within the last maybe 8 to 10 years had weight issues, nothing major (as in health issues or obese), but my family was always telling her in a nice way, but maybe she wouldn't agree, because I don't think women want to hear about their weight. I know I didn't. I mean I knew I had a problem; but I didn't want to be told.
I want to thank my family because I think being told about your weight must be devastating. I know when I went out I was treated a certain way, I never noticed before because I was always a big girl. I think I was around 9 years old when I went into a big size in juniors. Today people open doors, talk to you randomly (sometimes I am still like, wait your taking to me, lol) they are nice, in the store the girls want to assist you. It's just like wow!!
Now 10.5 months into this surgery the weight coming off a lot slower, I'm not going to lie ladies I miss the weight just coming off lol. My family says how much more do you want to lose you look great!! I love them!! My doctor wants me to weigh 150 because I'm still technically overweight; but I am no longer obese!!! I just did my A1C this month and mine was 4.6-LOW can you believe that!! I was super excited!!
I am anemic, and my Calcium is low. B-12 is within normal limits but on the low side. I got prescribed the injections and Vit D tablets 5,000UI weekly. We will see how it goes. With all the weight loss I was full of energy but I feel recently because of my anemia and Vit.D deficiency have been fatigued. I was approved for an Iron infusion all day from 9-3 because of all the other steps not just the Iron. They do steroids, which I found out today, and saline and of course the iron. lol. My appointment was actually today, and I had an allergic reaction!!!! it was super scary. I came home and slept all day until 4pm because of the Benadryl. I have gone ahead and purchased these patch MD Patches of Vitamins and I am going to give them a try. I will update everyone in November at 1 yr anniversary after I see physician and I have labs to support it!!
Well I know this has been a long story, but I wanted to ask I eat 3 meals, trying to get Protein in the best way I can. I am pretty good about it. I get hungry tho instead of every 5 hours, I get hungry like every 4, and sometimes I crave sweets!! Me!! I was a soda and chips, and a nice sandwich kind of girl. Well I will eat chips here and there, but soda and bread are in the past. But sweets, I want them! lol.
Sometimes I wish people would have told me a couple of things, like I know my MD's told me about the Vitamins, Water, and Protein. Also I did my surgery in November, umm who does that who gives up eating food around the Holidays! LoL. I had such regrets, it's hard, like really hard to not be able to eat when that was your go to, I dislike when I hear oh when I'm sad I eat. Well, I would eat happy, sad, ecstatic, to Celebrate, depressed, any event really. It comforted me, so to not be able to eat was like WHAT?? what do I do know. I hated myself for awhile and if you read my 6 mo story, I was in hell for the first 3 months!! Today I can eat anything. Which at 6 mo I was a scared lil girl who would not eat what made me sick once. Like eggs, bread, meat. I was like who cares, I am done with it, but at the 6 mo my nutritionist said don't be scared, do it!! I was like honey am I dumb? Why would I feel like that again?! LoL. But I listened!! I took only 2 or 3 bites and waited. I can eat a sandwich today. I will have a sandwich here and there but I don't enjoy as much as I use to before. I remember making my sandwiches and I don't know if people will agree with me; but I use to put love into my sandwich the way I spread the Condiments, placed my favorite ham and cheese into it! Knowing I was going to eat both of them. Now I still make it neatly lol, but not with the love. food is food!! Can u believe I just said that!! ME!! THE BEST THING OF THIS SURGERY IS THAT.. FOOD is FOOD!! It isn't life! I'm actually living my life. Going out (I hated to go out), buying clothes (ex online shopper). I went to New York 2 weeks ago, and I saw a pink dress and jean jacket on a mannequin and I wanted it! SO WHAT? Well that has never happened to me before, not me wanting the clothes lol, but thinking it could fit me. SIZE LARGE ladies!! I bought it!! It was expensive, but I am saving money on food lol, I bought it!! GIRLS, what a beautiful reward!
 
That was me in the fitting room, I sent it to my mom, step dad, cousins, and a couple of friends and said: I saw this on a mannequin and IT FITS!! It's a bit pricey, do I buy it? LoL. They said yes!! I am obedient and did so lol.
I wore it out!! and I took another picture and made it my profile picture on this website!!
Also ladies that chest is from Victoria Secrets that add 2 cup sized, because my boobs, which use to be a size I approved of WENT AWAY!! LoL. They gone!! They gone!! I wish I would've been told that. My arms under this jacket; my sleeves This dress has sleeves, so I will take my jacket, but my arms the top part I dislike.
When I had this surgery and if you go back and compare the big person I was, I just wanted to walk in the zoo with out getting shortness of breath, and look at me now. In a dress with make up, dare I say a selfie taker. lol. Now do I want those arms!! NOOOOOO!! I want the time to come and have the operation. I am not going to lie and say I am not scared. I am scared. I am a very anxious person. I was anxious today when I was going to get iron, because I thought what if I am allergic!! I was!!! My body went cold, then numb, I couldn't even feel my face, then I got swollen, My face is still swollen, and broke out in hives!! I was given Benadryl and I am ok now. What I am saying it is a big step!! I want it tho, YOU KNEW YOUR SKIN WOULD GET LOOSE, I mean with clothes I feel nice. But I want to look at myself naked and feel the same way! It's for me! I am not trying to be a model, I just want to look in the mirror and see and feel comfortable, feel happy. DON'T get me wrong I am happy; just not 100% lol.
I saw a youtube video of a woman wearing clothes and feeling beautiful and she took off everything. Not bra and underwear, but I mean she showed all her skin! 200lb I do believe. I myself have lost around 120, and I was like THIS WOMAN IS BRAVE, and she will not be having any operations. I am happy for her. To feel secure, sure of herself. I LOVE THAT.
You know what I notice now, big girls are everywhere; when I was a big girl, I always thought I was the biggest girl in the room and didn't look around. I didn't want to catch someone looking at me and judging me. Now tho I know I am not being judged, and I look around and there are big girls, and they dress cute!! I was never comfortable in my body. I didn't know how to shop and I was always uncomfortable. I didn't know how big I was tho. Now when I watched that video today, my step dad told me that this was the best decision I ever made. He almost got teary eyed. My family today always tells me I look good and I am beautiful, they say you've always been beautiful but right now I can not look away! I LOVE THEM!! I am in high speed trying to catch up with being this girl. ( I know I am a woman, I just speak like this, lol) I wonder if anyone will understand what I mean, I might be this girl in the dress, but inside I'm fat Vickie. When men come and talk to me; I panic!! I am not ready. I just want to enjoy myself. I need my self esteem to come and be where I need it to be. It is hard to be big girl all your life, I mean I remember my MD saying you will lose weight and you will be a sexual being, you will be out there partying it up, not my surgeon, my primary physician. Umm, maybe some ladies and to each their own. I actually miss being big in ONE aspect, well that I can think of right now. When I was big and some guy came and talked to me, or I developed a friendship and the something happened between us, IT WAS HONEST!! Now guys come up and it is a look thing, but do you who I am, what I like, that I am comical, lol. NO they just want to talk and then what invite me over to their place? Umm that is not me. That actually scares me. I hope this feeling will pass.
I am actually thinking of going to see a therapist, because I have issues that I didn't know where there. This is a lot to put up. But I wonder if one person feels like this and reads it, AND COMMENTS and says so, it would be a familiar and hey it might be a common feeling.

Well ladies I think I have made this long enough. I hope all of you are having success and feeling fabulous. It is a very big change and it has so many warm and happy feelings!! For our continued success!! As I say again, I am 10.5 months into it and if anyone has questions, message me. There are a lot of supportive people on this website tho!! I got so many questions answered here!! It's a safe place!!

The first thing is don't eat to much it will get stuck in the esophagus ( puke that baby out ) hurts like the devil
Skin is very itchy, it does go away but I still have flare ups
food gets annoyingly gross after eating it for a few days
Weight gets stuck on a number more then you like it to be
After going months without a period you lose enough weight it comes back full throttle
The body part you want to get smaller doesn't, it's always the awkward places first ( I'm a potato with toothpick legs )
Clothes you use to wear can start to fit but there is always a bulge of fat there so guess you will try another day
You can see between the steering wheel and your belly
So many changes its nothing bad, ok maybe the monthly visitors, I could have gone my life without them back but least I know at the end of the day my choice of choosing bypass was the best thing I have done for myself :)
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I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic

You look amazing!! I bet you feel amazing and full of energy!! Congratulations!!! Keep up the good work!!

You look so good. You actually look 20 years younger . I thought you were about 16.
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Congratulations! I'm sorry you went through a rough-patch, but I'm glad it's working out for you now!
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Congrats
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You look amazing!! Thank you for sharing your story. I am three weeks post op and am having trouble with nausea and am almost scared to eat. It's good to hear it won't be forever!!
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I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic

I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic

I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic

I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic

I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic

I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic

I had surgery 6 months ago, and the first 3 months were a little difficult for me. I was nauseous, I couldn't keep food down, it was basically trial and error and to be honest very frustrating.
I am still coping from time to time, rarely but it does happen. Sometimes I try new things, I like to play it safe, but little by little I've been trying new things or eating things I was used to.
Overall I am very happy. I have lost a significant amount of weight, it's coming a long and I couldn't be happier. I have been a big person my whole life, I never knew what it was to be thin, I know that at 202 lb I am not thin, but do I feel beautiful.
This Mother's Day I wore a dress, and I felt like a new person. I have been feeling great. I have energy to clean my home, walk, I rode a bike after about 10 years. I am incredibly happy.

I turn 30 in 8 days, and I am just so excited. I feel like a breathe, I can go out and do things, I want to go out and do things. I, Victoria bought myself a black dress to wear for my 30th. I feel like a different person. I am truly happy, when I first had the surgery I was sad because I would always feel sick, I would question why I did this to myself. I also had to deal with the fact that when I was upset I was able to eat my feelings away.
Today I deal with my emotions, and eating is one of the last things on my mind. I'm so happy!!
We made a huge decision having this surgery, and I hope we all get to where we want to be!!!
Before and After Pic