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I had my VSG June 8, 2016. Super happy with the results. I went from 311 to 205, then gained back about 15 lbs, and also had a hernia repair surgery on June 28, 2017. Now using Saxenda as prescribed by my surgeon, and down to 205 again. Felling confident of hitting my goal of 190, but wondering if I can hold it. I haven't posted in a while, but I really appreciate all the great advice and comments... I read the site all the time.

I was freezing for about a week after surgery. Then things normalized. But now that you mention it, I DO sweat less
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I had my VSG June 8, 2016. Super happy with the results. I went from 311 to 205, then gained back about 15 lbs, and also had a hernia repair surgery on June 28, 2017. Now using Saxenda as prescribed by my surgeon, and down to 205 again. Felling confident of hitting my goal of 190, but wondering if I can hold it. I haven't posted in a while, but I really appreciate all the great advice and comments... I read the site all the time.

I had my VSG June 8, 2016. Super happy with the results. I went from 311 to 205, then gained back about 15 lbs, and also had a hernia repair surgery on June 28, 2017. Now using Saxenda as prescribed by my surgeon, and down to 205 again. Felling confident of hitting my goal of 190, but wondering if I can hold it. I haven't posted in a while, but I really appreciate all the great advice and comments... I read the site all the time.

I had my VSG June 8, 2016. Super happy with the results. I went from 311 to 205, then gained back about 15 lbs, and also had a hernia repair surgery on June 28, 2017. Now using Saxenda as prescribed by my surgeon, and down to 205 again. Felling confident of hitting my goal of 190, but wondering if I can hold it. I haven't posted in a while, but I really appreciate all the great advice and comments... I read the site all the time.

I had my VSG June 8, 2016. Super happy with the results. I went from 311 to 205, then gained back about 15 lbs, and also had a hernia repair surgery on June 28, 2017. Now using Saxenda as prescribed by my surgeon, and down to 205 again. Felling confident of hitting my goal of 190, but wondering if I can hold it. I haven't posted in a while, but I really appreciate all the great advice and comments... I read the site all the time.

I had my VSG June 8, 2016. Super happy with the results. I went from 311 to 205, then gained back about 15 lbs, and also had a hernia repair surgery on June 28, 2017. Now using Saxenda as prescribed by my surgeon, and down to 205 again. Felling confident of hitting my goal of 190, but wondering if I can hold it. I haven't posted in a while, but I really appreciate all the great advice and comments... I read the site all the time.

This surgery changed my life

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This surgery changed my life

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This surgery changed my life

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This surgery changed my life

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This surgery changed my life

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This surgery changed my life

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This surgery changed my life

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It sounds like without the surgery you are headed down the same road most everyone here was on too. I hope you make the right decision for you, but I can tell you I'm super happy with my results. It literally changed my life. I made the right decision for me... I trust you'll make the right one for you.


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This surgery changed my life

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This surgery changed my life

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I was sleeved on June 8, 2016, so that makes today my 8 month surgi-versary. I really did well right out of the gate, and haven't had any complications to speak of.
The first 70 pounds or so just melted off. I was tracking pretty much everything I ate, and going from 311 to 240 was easy as could be.
After that, the pounds came off slower, and for about 10 weeks I mostly just stuck between 230 and 225...then 225 and 220...then 217 and 222. I realized that although I was weighing myself daily, I hadn't been tracking my foods. I think that's mostly because I started eating in restaurants almost exclusively, as my wife has been battling breast cancer.
At any rate, the last few weeks it seems like the weight is falling off again. This morning I was 209.4, and I've changed my goal weight from 205 to 195 for no reason other than that I think I can do it. I can't believe I've actually lost more than 100 pounds.
I've been eating a ton of Jamaican jerk chicken, and at least once a week I get a six pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade- so I guess I'm not "following all the rules," but people say I look 10 years younger, I feel great, and I pretty much eat what I want, just a lot less of it. No doubt this surgery changed my life for the better and I'm thankful for that.
Thanks for all the great posts and the wealth of information here. I don't read daily anymore, but I certainly do read them regularly.
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I was sleeved on June 8, 2016, so that makes today my 8 month surgi-versary. I really did well right out of the gate, and haven't had any complications to speak of.
The first 70 pounds or so just melted off. I was tracking pretty much everything I ate, and going from 311 to 240 was easy as could be.
After that, the pounds came off slower, and for about 10 weeks I mostly just stuck between 230 and 225...then 225 and 220...then 217 and 222. I realized that although I was weighing myself daily, I hadn't been tracking my foods. I think that's mostly because I started eating in restaurants almost exclusively, as my wife has been battling breast cancer.
At any rate, the last few weeks it seems like the weight is falling off again. This morning I was 209.4, and I've changed my goal weight from 205 to 195 for no reason other than that I think I can do it. I can't believe I've actually lost more than 100 pounds.
I've been eating a ton of Jamaican jerk chicken, and at least once a week I get a six pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade- so I guess I'm not "following all the rules," but people say I look 10 years younger, I feel great, and I pretty much eat what I want, just a lot less of it. No doubt this surgery changed my life for the better and I'm thankful for that.
Thanks for all the great posts and the wealth of information here. I don't read daily anymore, but I certainly do read them regularly.
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I was sleeved on June 8, 2016, so that makes today my 8 month surgi-versary. I really did well right out of the gate, and haven't had any complications to speak of.
The first 70 pounds or so just melted off. I was tracking pretty much everything I ate, and going from 311 to 240 was easy as could be.
After that, the pounds came off slower, and for about 10 weeks I mostly just stuck between 230 and 225...then 225 and 220...then 217 and 222. I realized that although I was weighing myself daily, I hadn't been tracking my foods. I think that's mostly because I started eating in restaurants almost exclusively, as my wife has been battling breast cancer.
At any rate, the last few weeks it seems like the weight is falling off again. This morning I was 209.4, and I've changed my goal weight from 205 to 195 for no reason other than that I think I can do it. I can't believe I've actually lost more than 100 pounds.
I've been eating a ton of Jamaican jerk chicken, and at least once a week I get a six pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade- so I guess I'm not "following all the rules," but people say I look 10 years younger, I feel great, and I pretty much eat what I want, just a lot less of it. No doubt this surgery changed my life for the better and I'm thankful for that.
Thanks for all the great posts and the wealth of information here. I don't read daily anymore, but I certainly do read them regularly.
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I was sleeved on June 8, 2016, so that makes today my 8 month surgi-versary. I really did well right out of the gate, and haven't had any complications to speak of.
The first 70 pounds or so just melted off. I was tracking pretty much everything I ate, and going from 311 to 240 was easy as could be.
After that, the pounds came off slower, and for about 10 weeks I mostly just stuck between 230 and 225...then 225 and 220...then 217 and 222. I realized that although I was weighing myself daily, I hadn't been tracking my foods. I think that's mostly because I started eating in restaurants almost exclusively, as my wife has been battling breast cancer.
At any rate, the last few weeks it seems like the weight is falling off again. This morning I was 209.4, and I've changed my goal weight from 205 to 195 for no reason other than that I think I can do it. I can't believe I've actually lost more than 100 pounds.
I've been eating a ton of Jamaican jerk chicken, and at least once a week I get a six pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade- so I guess I'm not "following all the rules," but people say I look 10 years younger, I feel great, and I pretty much eat what I want, just a lot less of it. No doubt this surgery changed my life for the better and I'm thankful for that.
Thanks for all the great posts and the wealth of information here. I don't read daily anymore, but I certainly do read them regularly.
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I was sleeved on June 8, 2016, so that makes today my 8 month surgi-versary. I really did well right out of the gate, and haven't had any complications to speak of.
The first 70 pounds or so just melted off. I was tracking pretty much everything I ate, and going from 311 to 240 was easy as could be.
After that, the pounds came off slower, and for about 10 weeks I mostly just stuck between 230 and 225...then 225 and 220...then 217 and 222. I realized that although I was weighing myself daily, I hadn't been tracking my foods. I think that's mostly because I started eating in restaurants almost exclusively, as my wife has been battling breast cancer.
At any rate, the last few weeks it seems like the weight is falling off again. This morning I was 209.4, and I've changed my goal weight from 205 to 195 for no reason other than that I think I can do it. I can't believe I've actually lost more than 100 pounds.
I've been eating a ton of Jamaican jerk chicken, and at least once a week I get a six pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade- so I guess I'm not "following all the rules," but people say I look 10 years younger, I feel great, and I pretty much eat what I want, just a lot less of it. No doubt this surgery changed my life for the better and I'm thankful for that.
Thanks for all the great posts and the wealth of information here. I don't read daily anymore, but I certainly do read them regularly.
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I was sleeved on June 8, 2016, so that makes today my 8 month surgi-versary. I really did well right out of the gate, and haven't had any complications to speak of.
The first 70 pounds or so just melted off. I was tracking pretty much everything I ate, and going from 311 to 240 was easy as could be.
After that, the pounds came off slower, and for about 10 weeks I mostly just stuck between 230 and 225...then 225 and 220...then 217 and 222. I realized that although I was weighing myself daily, I hadn't been tracking my foods. I think that's mostly because I started eating in restaurants almost exclusively, as my wife has been battling breast cancer.
At any rate, the last few weeks it seems like the weight is falling off again. This morning I was 209.4, and I've changed my goal weight from 205 to 195 for no reason other than that I think I can do it. I can't believe I've actually lost more than 100 pounds.
I've been eating a ton of Jamaican jerk chicken, and at least once a week I get a six pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade- so I guess I'm not "following all the rules," but people say I look 10 years younger, I feel great, and I pretty much eat what I want, just a lot less of it. No doubt this surgery changed my life for the better and I'm thankful for that.
Thanks for all the great posts and the wealth of information here. I don't read daily anymore, but I certainly do read them regularly.
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So I started my journey on October 30th 2015 at 540 pounds. This is the highest I've ever been. I had to be on oxygen because I was so overweight it was pressing against my lungs.
I had to do 6 months of a supervised diet and lost 60 pounds before my surgery and had my surgery weighing 480 pounds.
I had a horrible time after surgery as some on here may remember. I was in extreme pain for 3 weeks then extreme nausea for 5 months. The nausea was so bad I didn't eat or drink for over a month and had to get a picc line and give myself infusions overnight to get my fluids and nutrients.
They removed my gallbladder in October of this year and I started to feel much better.
I now feel great and am finally starting to be able to enjoy my smaller size! I'm having fun working out at the gym and I'm starting to feel pretty and trying to date.
I now weigh 336 pounds! That's 204 pounds down from my first weigh in and 144 pounds down since my surgery May 29th 2015!
I'm so excited to be going in the right direction! I just turned 30 in November and I can't wait to finally start living my life!
Here are some before and after pictures!

This is me July 2014

March 2015

March 2015

November 2016

November 2016

January 2017
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Starting weight 311. Now at 221. Goal is 205

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