Irelandlynne

One month out and can see progress

@@BackToBeautiful I finally found a few horrible before pictures on the left. And new me on right And my daughter and I before a midnight run , we're pretty much twins now lol!!!! And yes I cut my hair off last week.

This is from a few weeks ago. But I am almost 4 months out (on 7/25) and I'm down 97lbs

2 months before surgery 4 weeks after.

Kindle I can see your abs☺ if I can look like this after the surgery I'll be doing cart wheels! You look great! Motivation!! ???? your now pictures don't even look like you were ever big. Your skin is tight. You look awesome! Thank you for sharing.

Work in progress, 174lbs down

Still 14 pounds from goal but very happy with my current size.

My goodness you are both just images of walking beauty! Congrats on your amazing success!

HW 325
SW 315
CW....209!

Left pic-1/19....2 weeks post op
Right pic-6/19...6 months post op!

Here I am!!s.w.248 c.w.168.s.d.9/24/14

Congrats!????????????
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Thanks for all the support. I took the advice and contacted the program manager and and she was helpful. Although The surgeon is still requiring the sleep study 4/23/16 , She spoke with the nurse and coordinator and they agreed to at least put in the request to my insurance company (Aetna) on April 6th. I got a call that I was approved and my surgery is scheduled for June 15!! Thanks again for the advice and support!!
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When I first started semisolids, it was a bit hard to enjoy things because I had to struggle to get my calories in. More recently though, I've really been enjoying how satisfying a teeny amount of something can be. I found some soy-ginger fish filets about a week ago that are really tasty, and I was totally happy having just two ounces of fish. Tonight I made spaghetti & meatballs (thank you, TJ's, for the meatballs) for Huz, and I had two meatballs with Tomato sauce, again about two ounces. I had one to see how it would sit, then had another.
Such small amounts, so satisfying, and I met my Protein and calorie goals for the day, too!

i looooove food too. but i tell myself....i will still love food...just smaller portions and healthier options.
i'm looking forward to seeing if my preferences change as well! like i hate lima Beans..but maybe after my surgery i'll love them and find new ways to eat them!

Let me share something with you. I'm five weeks postop. I have not been hungry ONCE since my surgery. Yes, there are some things that work better than others, some things are tastier than others, but I haven't been hungry once. It's pretty amazing! I actually eat on a schedule, because if I didn't, I wouldn't eat.
So hang in there, it gets better!

You know that's totally and completely normal, right?
After all the hurry and scurry of the preop process, sometimes I think there is nowhere for all that energy to go when you get down closer and closer to your surgery date, except worrying about all the "what-if's". I've only been here since last Fall, and I can't tell you how many times I've seen similar posts to yours.
It's hard to imagine life post-op. It's hard (for a lot of us) to imagine actually being successful at weight loss after years (decades, for some of us) of success that didn't prove either complete or long-term.
But this is different. It's real. It's life-changing. And it's GOOD. You've got this!

IMO no. It doesn't get better. It flat out sucks.
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