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You are looking so healthy! Congrats! Keep up the good work

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My surgery was yesterday the 7th in TJ with Dr Lopez. I couldn't be happier!

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Do it!!!

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I had sleeve yesterday at 186 pounds and BMI of 30....I did it for me. Don't worry about what other people think.

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Wow! Nice job!

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Just keep pushing! There will be days where you will think this was not worth it. Look through your old pics and remember how you felt at the time. I know during this time of my life, I was at my biggest, very depressed, and completely heartbroken. This surgery has been a great tool the kick started all the changes in my life. I will forever stay humble.


Weeks out: 24
SW: 371
CW: 240
WL: 131lbs

Best decision I've made in my life.
I'm down 75 kg (165 lb) in around 11 months and working for the last 17 kg to reach my goal weight.
A small advice to all weight stuck sleevers, GYM GYM GYM !

SW: 176.6 kg (389 lbs)
CW: 102 kg (224 lbs)
GW: 85 kg (187 lbs)

I am doing the surgery with a low BMI too. 19 days until surgery.

I have told my mother and son. That's it. No one from work or anyone else.

I have gained every year. Just 5 years ago I weighed 50 pounds less. I know the way I was coping was a losing battle. I am tired. I want my body back. I want to smile. I want to get dress and not put something back because it won't go over my thighs. I want to stop buying cheap clothes on sale because they fit. I want to go to the beach and wear a swimsuit. I want to actually look in the mirror instead of rushing past it because I don't like the reflection.

You are not alone. This is about you. It is your turn.


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Hi everyone,
I have been hesitant to tell anyone that I am having sleeve surgery in 2 weeks. My BMI is low (31) so I am not your "traditional" patient and I know the comments that will come up.
Why can't you diet and lose the weight?! You exercise everyday and still are that size?! Why can other people do it, but I can't?! This is a lot of money that can be used by the family for other things. The comments and thoughts go on and on.
These are thoughts that I have heard from other people and actually told myself. Last night, I talked with a friend who had low BMI like myself and did it more for preventative reasons and she helped me clear my head. This is MY life! I have to live in this body, no one else. This is for me, no one else. I wish there was more of a shift in the medical community to look at this surgery as a preventative measure. A way to have a fuller, richer life. A way for those of us who have food issues to take control of our life, as an extra tool in our tool belt.
I am doing this for me. To be a better wife, mother, and me!!
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When it comes to faces, it does seem like a lot of us go through phases where we look a little sunken and sickly, but it does seem to even out eventually. Age seems to have a lot to do with it. For younger people, the skin and plumpness seem to bounce back eventually in maintenance. For older people, they can end up with some sagging skin in their neck and jowls.
But I will say the same thing about this as I do to the people who fear hair loss and loose skin... no one ever died from it. People die every single day from obesity-related illnesses!

Yes!!! I am with you!! Being very strict gets GREAT RESULTS!!!!! Proud of you for the commitment to a second chance!!!! I am right there with you????????????????

Amazing work! Thank you for posting.
I needed this. I'm one week out from surgery and just went to the grocery store with my husband and son. Had a slight melt down in the car wondering if I was doing the right thing. Seeing this I know I am.
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You totally killed it.what an inspiration. I'm in awe of anyone who can lose that much in a year!

Thank you everyone for sharing your stats! I'm prepping for surgery and it is so encouraging to see all your success!

Weight before: 294
Weight when surgery was scheduled: 265
Weight on day of surgery: 255
Weight one year out: 135
Current weight (almost 2 years out): 116

"ONLY" 15 lbs in a month??!!! You're kidding, right? OMG, that is fantastic. Chances are it will be much less than that from now on! Be thrilled with each and every pound you lose. Unlike 'before' - will this new tummy you have, every pound lost is lost forever. You didn't wake up fat one day, it happened over time, for me it happened over the course of 30 years, with me losing and re-gaining. On three different occasions I lost 50 lbs, only to put it back on, plus a few to boot!!! Do a happy dance, it's great progress.

I reached MY goal in six months for a total loss of 83 lbs. At five to six months out I never went over 800 calories. Early on I got 400 - 550. Right after surgery, about 350 and that was not easy!! I felt great, my labs were good and nobody was concerned about the low caloric intake! I did not eat 'anything I wanted' - nothing sweet or fried passed my lips ever, when I was losing. I limited rice, Pasta and potatoes to near nothing. A TB of potatoes or rice, maybe and 1/8 of a cup of potatoes. A TB of veggies....I wanted to make sure I got my Protein in, I hated the shakes and Protein Shots. I started getting all 60 grams in with food at 2.5 months. I did not and do not "exercise". I know me, I know my attention span is short and I didn't want to become a exercise guru, lose the weight and then stop....only to risk regaining. I made lifestyle changes I knew I could live with forever. My BMI was just under 36 when I started, I lost 23 lbs prior to surgery. I've been maintaining for over two years now. NOW I eat anything I want, but when you aren't hungry, it's easier to resist when I need to and making good choices are easier now. It's a great tool, no regrets. Oh, I weigh EVERY morning....I log my food on line and I still weigh and/or measure my food when I'm home. My new life, it's habit now.....and it's fun!

My surgery was 3/8 im 5`5 195 day of surgery. I lost 20 pounds first month and 10 pounds so far this month with 4 more days to go in the 2nd month. Started at a size 14 now in a 8/10. Feel great. I eat 2/3 bites of anything I want. Dont really workout. I walk a few times a week. I dont plan on really working out till I stall.

Just wanted to give an update. I am just over 3 months out. I was sleeved 1/18. You can see my monthly loss in my signature. I am so excited because I've been losing a pound a day for the last few days-- very unusual for me. As of this morning I weigh 144.8. I feel great. I am looking pretty good in clothes (not so great out of them ), I am wearing mediums and size 8s in bith tops and pants. I am even less than 10lbs away from a normal bmi-- which I haven't been in 15+ years. I am very happy with my decision to get sleeved!!

I started going back to testing a little pile of chips here, and there, and then did it for a few days in a row. My beloved husband asked me last night, isn't this how you got into trouble in the first place. Love is grand. He is so right. I'm self sabotaging the best thing I ever did not even one month out. I'm back on the straight and narrow. I'm very glad to have this forum to be honest and hear what everyone is up to.

It's is low but expected at your timing. Don't push it. You will be able to take more in as more time passes. Believe it or not when I got my calories up I would drop a couple lbs. it's really a balancing act. I mixed it up a lot... One day I would reach 1300 cal and the next only 800 at times. Eating nuts is a good way to get calories up. I did the same with fat and carbs. Always kept the numbers bouncing around so my body wouldn't get used to any certain level.

I am 2 yrs 7 months out. I do not remember my average each month, but I reached my physician's goal in five months, and my goal (5 lbs less, for that 5 lb "pad") a month later. I continued to lose and started freaking out because I couldn't stop......a call to the doctor's office and I was able to put on the brakes and even gain about twelve lbs back. My very lowest was 18 lbs under his goal. I am now up to between 144 and 148 and have been maintaining for about 18 months. Since I'm never really hungry, it's easy. If I'm a couple of lbs up, then I just cut out a snack or two for a few days and it's gone again. I have to 'graze' to get in the calories I need to maintain, otherwise I could lose more. I initially wanted to lose 50 lbs, but it came off so easily, I knew I could reach his goal without any problem. About 85% of your tummy was removed, it's forced Portion Control. Every pound is a pound forever gone. Enjoy the ride, it's wild!!!

Caramelbaby - I hear you sister... but I just "thought" that by day 10, I would have seen some loss... I am at 420 calories,and 91g of Protein... I know that's a hellofa lot less that preop... so why isn't it going anywhere... the only thing I can think of it's because the body is still in repair mode. IDK... I wanted to hear others thoughts... and yes, I want it to come off slowly but regularly as well...