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Today was a big day for me. Not only have a officially lost 100lbs, but I also rode my bike 16km today!!
I got my bike only 6 weeks ago and couldn't go more than 1km at first without getting almost dying.
So here are my before and now pictures.
My start weight was 333.1.
Today's weight 231.8
 
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Wow, you look amazing! Can I ask, how long did it take you to get there you are now? Most excellent work!!

This is my before photo

This is me 3 1/2 months out.....yay!!!!

This is still 3 1/2 months out, but look at my face!!!! yay!!!!

GREAT JOB!!!!

Mine was about 90 minutes, but that included a hernia repair. The nursing staff at my hospital told me my surgeon is known for being meticulous and taking his time, so other surgeons might be a lot quicker.
You can read 29 pages of responses here:
http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/326557-how-long-is-the-gastric-sleeve-surgery/

For women, one of the things they notice is to be able to cross their legs. I know this because even though I am a guy I used to always joke about as a man sitting European-style, which I can now do. When I was huge I tried and almost tore my leg out of my socket.
I would love to be able to get back to how I was about age 17. I was so freaking flexible. I exceeded almost everyone in my gym classes They always did this test in gym where you sit one the ground with your feet flat against a wall. The goal is to reach forward and plant both palms on the wall. Most people can't do this. If you can do it you are exceptionally flexible. I was always the only one in my class who could do it. I'm going to keep working until I can do it agian. lol

I was cold the other night and David's flannel shirt was on the couch (don't get me started on THAT issue) but I was able to put it on over my tee shirt and comfortably warm up in it. I haven't ever been able to steal his clothes in our relationship so that kind of made me feel like a giddy teenage girlfriend. He's lucky I didn't go find him and wake him up to share my enthusiasm.

mnwimomof3 do you mind if I ask if you were exercising much during those 6 months? If so, what type of exercises. Your results are awesome! I'm hoping for the same. I'm 2 weeks out and down 14 lbs.
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It's off for me. Started at 242 and now 6 months 2 weeks out and weigh 153. 89 pounds down.

I'm only 2 days post-op and was just wondering about weigh ins. Thanks for the insight. I did get depressed if I didn't see results before surgery, so I'm not going to focus on the number, but the goal of Water and Protein and health.
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Awesome post! Good luck with your consultation and next steps! Oprah is always gonna have the struggle, she is a food addict and her "taking the high road" about WLS is just a crutch.
I will have to gently disagree with the "rant" about fat acceptance. Plus Size women have made huge progress in the fashion industry and just in general. I follow a lot of plus size bloggers and models, and they take a constant beating from people who are so cruel; the health "experts", the fitness fanatics, and just mean people in general.
For a long time, I was one of those BBW in all my glory. I found my confidence, decided to love myself, and made peace with my body. I wear two piece "fatkinis" (can we just do away with that stupid word?) at home, and have a vast collection of swimwear and assorted accessories.
My reason for surgery was because of the increasing pain in my hips and back that are mostly weight related. I'm looking forward to there being less of me physically, but I'm keeping the lessons being obese taught me, regardless of what the numbers on my scales and clothing say.

That being said, I'm really looking forward to buying smaller "fatkinis"!!!

I agree with you @ I'm trying not to stress over the numbers. My personal goal for now is to be under the 200lb mark by my next appt in June.

When asked my goal at my first appointment with my surgeon, I said "somewhere in the 150's". That would be the upper end of a normal BMI for my 5'7" frame.
My surgeon disagreed and said she would be more comfortable with me in the 170's. Apparently when you have a very muscular body type the BMI charts don't apply to you.
Either way, I don't really care. I just want to be able to be active and healthy and look half decent in a pair of jeans. I'm not overly committed to any particular number, other than knowing I want to be in onederland. I'll stop losing when I stop losing.

I wore this outfit to work today! A junior size 11 dress, sweater tights, and calf-high boots. Really?
  
I used to look like this!
 

The head hunger is completely insane. I was watching commercials in my hotel room the day after surgery and every food commercial was like "I NEED THAT RIGHT NOW!" even though I knew that if I actually ate that, I would end up in the hospital. It's crazy. It takes a long time for your head to catch onto the fact that your stomach can't handle that stuff anymore. It was a real challenge for me all the way through probably month 4 or so? Then I *finally* started figuring out ways of dealing with emotions and cravings besides turning to food.< /p>

I read this website a lot and I just can't believe that people obsess about stalls after only a few days or weeks after surgery. Because I had my surgery in Mexico I'm more obsessed and concerned with those Spanish documents I signed. Did I give away my first born [emoji33]. With the amount of food I'm eating at this point there is no way that I'm not going to loss some sort of weight in the coming years and as long as I'm not as big as I am now I consider that a win!! I fully understand that this is a tool and not a magic surgery that's going to instantly make me 6 sizes smaller. Good luck to all of you.

I kind of gave up my scale a week ago because I was depressed and angry against almost every thing, and everyone ???? so I promised I'll weigh my self once a week (Mondays ONLY) just out of curiosity thats all because I came into a conclusion that if we took this surgery to be healthy then this should be our main focus.
GL ????????

Hi all,
Well today is the 23rd day after my gastric sleeve. I'm down too 204lbs. I'm still on a full liquid diet till next week. I'm walking 6 miles a day and doing cardio at gym twice a week. Drinking all my Protein and Water. It hard but I keep going. I put on my 36" shorts today and fit good!!! I was in size 44!!! I stalled for a few days but dropped inches and today I lost 3lbs!!! So keep up the hard work everyone and stay focus on yourself. Have a great evening!!!
Go cowboys!!!
Craig Martinez
Austin, Texas

Found out today post op visits will be coverd if surgery is approved. Everything was submitted to insurance today and they expect me to have an answer Friday or Monday. Geezz...what a long 6 months.
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early out you may have to eat all day. eat the right foods and if it means 5 small meals then that's ok. are you hungry? I was told not to eat unless I was hungry. the small amount I ate was broken up into 5 mini meals. I still do it.

Hi Everyone, i'm Erin!
I just turned 30 years old last week and my surgery date is April 25th. My Doctor is Dr. Onopchenko (he's awesome!) from the Atlanticare group in South Jersey. It took me awhile to get here but i'm nervous and excited to be exactly two weeks away from the date. I was referred by my PCP in May of 2015 and went for my first appointment with Dr. O in June of 2015. I got all of my clearances done pretty quickly and could have done the surgery as early as end of August last year. However, at the time I wasn't ready and I knew that my clearances were good until May of 2016. At the time, the thought of having the surgery seemed to scare me into thinking I could do it on my own and I decided to use thadddt as a springboard to getting myself heavvlthy. I did pretty well. I lost 30 pounds and went from 291 to 261 and I think at one point even dipped into the 250s. But it took me 9 months to do it and at 5'4 i'm still over 120 pounds overweight. Plus, a few months ago I started to eat like I had before and was creeping back up and finding it hard to stop the behavior. So I started thinking about surgery again after I realized that the whole 'doing it on my own' thing wasn't really going to stick. In fact, in 2005 I had lost 90 pounds, but gained back 140 which had brought me to the 291 that I was. Right around the time the sleeve popped back into my head, my doctors office called to remind me that my pre-certifications expire on May 13th. I asked them what they needed from me and they said "literally nothing other than picking a date". So I went there last Friday for the authorization appointment and chose their first available appointment: April 25th. I started the 14 day pre-op diet today which for me consists of two Protein shake meals and a small meal of lean Protein w/ vegetables. Plus sugar-free Jello and popsicles of course . I honestly cant believe i'm doing this, and I hope I can go through with it. I am 100% sure that I can't do it on my own and I've already proven that to myself. My fears are about the complications and getting through the first 30 days after surgery. In October of 2013 I had a pulmonary embolism from the Nuvaring and it was the most horrible scary time in my life. It left me with constant fear, anxiety and panic attacks almost every day. So my fear is knowing that PE's are a potential complication of getting the sleeve (or any surgery really). My surgeon is well aware and I will be on blood thinner injections for longer than most people (At least a month). I'm terrified of going back to daily panic attacks after the surgery thinking that its going to happen to me again every day. But...I keep telling myself that the risks of getting the sleeve are way, way less than the risk i'm putting myself in being 5'4 and 260 pounds every day.
I really, really want my life back. I have my own business and I want to be more confident about my appearance. I want to go on roller coasters again and shop wherever I want and not get so tired all the time and feel so BIG. I hate looking at pictures of myself because I always look so much bigger than I feel. I want to travel and take a million photos and be in love with them. Plus my brother is getting married in Fall 2017 and I want to look amazing for that! Most importantly, I just want to know that I am at a healthy weight and cutting my risks for things like diabetes, high blood pressure and a bazillion other things that obesity puts me at risk for. It's great to meet everyone here and see all of the support. Thank you a million times!

Agreed! Just told my hubby that this morning. I was sleeved on 4/4 and told him whoever thinks this is the easy way out is sadly mistaken!
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My daughter was sleeved on 4/4/16. Has been having nausea dry heaving. The recovery nurse showed her a trick with alcohol prep pads. Just rips one open sticks it under her nose. Works wonders. Hope this helps some one else. Good luck every one

@@phuckyourtruth thank you for your openness. I needed to hear what you said. I'm pre op and really nervous about all of this. I've asked myself the same questions...what's wrong with me that I didn't or couldn't just exercise and eat right. Smh I'm moving forward, praying the entire time. I'm praying for you as well. I need this change to live a complete life. I don't want to die early. I'm willing to push through, even with tears.
God bless you!
Dawnie_doo

From a suggestion I read this before my surgery:
The Emotional First Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery, Second Edition It talks about how almost everyone goes thru the regret stage so I warned my husband before hand. I didn't throw up or have the slimes. I have to admit I have been one of the lucky one's but there was still a day I was thinking I was an idiot. Oh yeah that's because I was. One week out I thought I was wonder woman and over did it. Work, laundry, grocery shopping and then ...didn't drink enough and ended up in the ER because I was dehydrated. 3 bags of IV later. The docs and everyone told me to make sure I got enough Water so I blame myself but I was still regretting it that day.
I think it's tough to know what your journey is going to be like. Kinda like child birth. Which was a horrible ordeal for me and then tons of complications afterwards. I would do both over again for the same results I have today
Good luck-
LA