Little Kansas Kitty

**BEFORE/AFTER PICS!** I met my ultimate goal of 100 lbs. lost today! I'm so happy! It's been quite the journey and is still a struggle almost daily but it feels great to look back at the last 9 1/2 months and see how far we've all come. No more losing for me here forward. Now I can gain a few and be ok as I have a maintenance range of 7 lbs. that I plan to strictly stick to and this is my lowest that I'll go. From a size XXL Tops/18-20 jeans I'm now in size XS/Small Tops and size 4 jeans. I feel amazing and the best part is, I have the energy and can play with my kids with ease. Here, I slid down the slide this week at the park that I got stuck on last year. In celebration, I'll be updating my YouTube channel tomorrow and doing a big GIVEAWAY for anyone interested in subbing and following me along there. Hoping everyone is doing amazing on their journeys!
https://youtube.com/littlekansaskitty

**BEFORE/AFTER PICS!** I met my ultimate goal of 100 lbs. lost today! I'm so happy! It's been quite the journey and is still a struggle almost daily but it feels great to look back at the last 9 1/2 months and see how far we've all come. No more losing for me here forward. Now I can gain a few and be ok as I have a maintenance range of 7 lbs. that I plan to strictly stick to and this is my lowest that I'll go. From a size XXL Tops/18-20 jeans I'm now in size XS/Small Tops and size 4 jeans. I feel amazing and the best part is, I have the energy and can play with my kids with ease. Here, I slid down the slide this week at the park that I got stuck on last year. In celebration, I'll be updating my YouTube channel tomorrow and doing a big GIVEAWAY for anyone interested in subbing and following me along there. Hoping everyone is doing amazing on their journeys!
https://youtube.com/littlekansaskitty

@ItzBing awwwwww.....thanks girl!

I'm going to your page now, kit. Thx !!

~Bing~

Congrats on your surgery @losingtolivewithjen!!! Yay! You're going to love YouTube. It's such a great community and when you post regularly it really helps keep you accountable. I'm going to sub to you! I'm in maintenance now and have been posting weekly videos since pre-op. I'm 1 lb. away from my ultimate goal!! I'll be doing a big giveaway/celebration when I hit goal which I think will be this weekend. Swing by my channel, and check out! I'm sooooo excited. This journey has been and IS amazing. @ItzBing - CONGRATS on being a week and a half post op. Your starting surgery stats are similar to mine.
https://www.youtube.com/littlekansaskitty

I'm going 2 check out your channel Jen

~Bing~

I just recently started posting my gastric bypass journey on youtube! My channel is Losing to Live with Jen. I just posted my three-week post-op update!

I'm not but I take a weekly video of myself telling how my week went. After a year I'll clip them and compile them for me to view.

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Breathe.

You’re ok.

Yes the slimies are gross

Don’t eat dry fish and slow down your eating

It gets easier :)

Hang in there xo

I took 2 weeks off for RNY Gastric Bypass and it was lovely! It's like a mini vacation at home to rest and Neflix binge. When I returned to work as an Office Manager, it was full time so I just tried to take it easy as much as possible and do as much desk work that I could. Several days in the first week back to work, I would go take a rest in my car during my lunch hour. It always gave me the afternoon boost. Evenings, I would go to bed early. Before you know it, you'll be down in weight and feeling fabulous. The energy is awesome post-op.

Prior to surgery I had to have a BMR test... it turned out that my BMR was barely 1500kcal. (I should preface this with my NUT used the calculator and told me my cal should be around 1572) So when I thought I was supposed to lose weight, it was slowly creeping on. I was unintentionally over eating daily.


I suppose post surgery it has gone down (my scale says its 1332), but I'm hoping once my weight loss stabilizes I'll be given another test to ensure my final Maintenance calories are appropriately lined for me.

Haven't had a sign of a Migraine since surgery, DID WE DO SOMETHING SO RIGHT?
SD September 5th 2018 319 pounds
First mini-goal <300lb October 1 2018- 299 pounds
today weight 298,6 pounds 10/04/2018

That's so awesome! I thought I was on to something. Good choices in to our bodies help our bodies feel good. Congrats!

Shopping in regular sizes! My Mom wanted to go shopping at Dressbarn. I wasn’t really looking for anything as I have a mountain of clothes to go through first. While she was in the plus size side of the store, I figured I’d wander over to the “regular” side of the store. Great sales this week so what the heck! I found a really pretty crocheted top with 3/4 sleeves on clearance in an XL. I figured I’d fit in it soon anyway so I bought it. When I got home I decided to try it on and see how far I had to go before It fit. Holy krap, it fit!! I started pulling the XL’s out of my closet and most of them fit. That was two days ago and I’m still smiling.

Tito's Vodka with or without a splash of Water and lemon.
Cheers

Wine. Its not carbonated and there are some studies that say a small glass of wine is actually healthy. Red is supposed to be best but i prefer the light whites.

I have not had a drop to drink since pre-surgery, however with the holidays approaching, I might want a small drink here or there, socially.
I plan on avoiding anything carbonated (no beer or coolers).
I know I need to keep sugars down, too. Any recommendations?

Hi All! I've found some studies that suggest that some weight loss surgery patients are more prone to Migraines post-op, however at almost 15 weeks post-op myself I'm finding the opposite and have not had a single headache. I wonder if it's because I've cut sugar, alcohol and caffeine from my diet? Curious if anyone else is experiencing this amazing benefit?

@mattz - Ah, yes! I didn't think of that. The hydration makes perfect sense!

Hi All! I've found some studies that suggest that some weight loss surgery patients are more prone to Migraines post-op, however at almost 15 weeks post-op myself I'm finding the opposite and have not had a single headache. I wonder if it's because I've cut sugar, alcohol and caffeine from my diet? Curious if anyone else is experiencing this amazing benefit?

It's more likely it's due to being properly hydrated now. Although cutting sugars, alcohols and caffeine will help out to some extent (depending on the research you are looking at) as well, but I feel the majority of it is due to folks actually paying attention to and consuming the proper amounts of Water.

I wish I could. It won’t let me update im on the app.

Highest adult weight was 265
At the start of my pre op diet I was 252
Surgery day I was 242
I am 2 weeks post op and I currently weigh 224 lbs
My goal weight is 120 lbs
My surgeons goal for me is 145 lbs
My first step goal is to make it under 200 lbs. second goal to weigh less than my husband.

My non scale goals are to become more active
And have more energy.
I want to concur my food addiction.
Not much yet but it’s a start.

Crazy you have the rash too. I'm sure your sis knows best though. My sis is a nurse and we ask her everything! LOL

Thank you, thank you. You're doing FABULOUS! All we can do is keep trucking along. 55 lbs. down is so great for 9 weeks. Congrats to you too! Love that you're walking a lot. I did that every day until I hit 205 lbs. Walking works. Keep up the amazing work.


You’re welcome and thank you! And I wish I had dropped that in 9 weeks! I think they count it from the start of your journey. I honestly love walking. Makes me feel so good! Hoping to sign up to a gym some time soon!