Kathy Coop

I know I would love to have my energy back but 3 years out with 2 kids in 2 years plus my older kids it seems like an uphill battle!!

Depends on your start weight. I went from 368 to 240 in 5 months. Then I got pregnant and stalled for 9 months. After baby was born in September I was 155 by Christmas.

Male attention is really tough to deal with and I am shocked at how straight forward men can be. I literally have a kid on each hip and a wedding ring and still get hit on. My husband is a very large man. 6'4 350 pounds. We use to " match" now he feels like people look at us and wonder what is she doing with that guy?? I love my husband fat or thin but my thinner frame has made him a lot more self conscience about his bigger frame. Plus it does t help that I am basically a midget lol

I suck on lollipops when I want something sweet. I figure 20 minutes to suck a lollipop. That's 20 minutes of me not snacking or,eating cake, candy etc. plus it kills that's craving.

I had a fish stick for lunch. Guess I am awesome lol

I miss my ass! I went to Disneyland at thanksgiving and my boney butt was getting slammed all over the rides. That padding is all,gone and even sitting on chairs and benches ends up a pain in my ass so to speak. I don't miss soda. The first 6 months I wanted it so so so bad. About 6 weeks ago I took a sip of my husbands Dr. Pepper and I almost spit it out. It was so gross. Like pure syrup. Bleh!!

The only thing they have told me is I have a very low absorption rate. Something like 7% the issue is my blood Doctor deals mostly with cancer and he blames all my issues on the WLS. Meanwhile my WLS Doctor keeps insisting after an amount of time my body will fix itself somehow. He said around 18 months to 2 years but it has been 3 I do t think the 2 communicate at all with each other. They just send labs back and forth.

I had 4 this year

Obviously a man decided it would be a good place to put it lol

I had to become a vegetarian after surgery. Not because I love animals and I think killing them is wrong. My pouch simply will not tolerate it. Feels like a brick going down my neck then THUD it sits there. My stomach feels like it is between my boobs. I literally have had to take my bra off at dinner because any pressure pushing on it made it a million times worse. I do assure you my hair grew back. Not sure the gold standard in guys but I would rather be bald than getting pulled out of my house via crane lol

They run my blood quarterly. I know I am anemic but all the other stuff may as well be written in Chinese lol

For the first year after surgery and my surgeon would tell me that my deficiencies Would fix themselves within 18 months of having the surgery . I Started seeing a blood specialist and he laughed. He said my numbers needed serious intervention. I get weekly Iron and they keep printing out my labs but NO ONE EXPLAINS THEM TO ME! Like they can't be bothered. Drives me mad! Any medical field people in the house? Here is my latest .

Oops. Good call. I did not read her stats I assumed she was post op!!

Know what's funny? When I was fat and I told people I was big boned they rolled their eyes. Now when people tell me I am big boned I Roll my eyes.

I call them bat wings lol

The forum I have been a part of since before my surgery has died out and that is why I came here. I find it hard to believe you were in the armed services with your cry baby attitude. You must have been a reservist or a cook or something. There is no way you served in battle. No man attacks a military wife because she did not serve. I couldn't due to a serious back injury at 17. My daughter however in 3 months away from 18 and is enlisting. As for the "look at how much weight I have lost" take the time to READ. It has been a hell of a road. It was not easy and I am not healthy because of it. Even following all the rules I need weekly Iron transfusions. I almost died during a routine gallbladder surgery. If you want to,see my labs I will be happy to share. I posted my before and after photos showing all of the loose skin that comes with this surgery. A real look at weight loss not tight jeans and turtlenecks hiding all the trouble spots. My post was an honest opinion of everything I have seen on boards like this and in real life over the past 3 years. Not a personal attack on you as a person but it seems you want to go to war. It's hard to control your emotions when you no longer have a chicken wing for a crutch. There is an ignore button. Use it. I will see you in 2 years. I hope you succeed but if you hit the walls we all hit I hope you are man enough to admit it.

I wonder if it is a per person thing? I threw up 6 months straight no mater wHat I ate. Dumping for me is the rapid heartbeat, sweaty, anxiety attack of doom. But the foamies this weird liqued/foam vomit was happening at every meal not matter what. They thought I may have a sticture but it was just my "journey" apparently. I never had the mud butt so to speak lol

I got far too thin about 4 months after these photos 155 is just too small for me

Take a pregnancy test. I got pregnant 5 months out then again at year 2

I did mine in a bra and panties. I wanted to see it ALL. My husband took the photos. You could do a selfie in the mirror.

You need iron. I get weekly transfusions. I know those rings under the eyes anywhere girl <3

I posted this last year on another board. I will share it here as well. I actually got thinner after this and I now have a 6th child but I stand by the rest of what was said. I wanted to give you guys a REAL look at what weight loss surgery does to you so that if you decide to get it you know all the facts. I would do this surgery again in a heart beat, however it is not all rainbows and unicorns. I have an insane amount of excess skin, 2 hernias and Iron so low I have to be transfused weekly. At my heaviest being weighed I was 368 but I HAD ALREADY BEEN DIETING so I was probably closer to 380. I have had 5 kids and that has a lot to do with my stomach being so baggy, I am going to get the apron surgery and have that removed once my iron is high enough. This surgery saved my life, I am not longer diabetic, my blood pressure is perfect and 5 months out of surgery I got pregnant with my daughter. It was a miracle for me but I wish someone had shown me REAL before and after photos so I would know what I was REALLY in for cosmetically.

Well that is a serious over reaction my friend. My grandfather, my father, my cousins, my husband all Navy so no need to suggest I am not respectful of our armed services. I am just trying to prepare you for real life. You are 2 months out. Slow down. Learn to live with your new stomach and take every persons views good and bad to heart because we have been there. I hope you stay. It is a hard road with no support system

I know a lot of people like you. Newbies who swear up and down they will follow every rule. Who go gun ho into the possess. The ones who Jump into and swear by cross fit and a new pure life. They are usually the ones who fall the hardest. You can read and do research and you can post about it but wait. Just wait. I challenge you to come back to this post in 2 years. After you have learned your body and you have made your mistakes again... And again lol This is not meant to be mean. I love your spirit. But you are at the start of your journey. The glory days. You have not felt with the stalls, the deficiencies, the hair loss, the hanging skin ( though it has been comical hearing about your ass). This is not a sprint. It is a marathon. Slow down rabbit. The turtle wins, every time!!