Malcy

April 2010... 370.

Nov 2018... 210(ish and fluctuating between 207 and 2013 but whatever LOL)

Absolutely amazing! You as almost dont look like the same people.

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Absolutely amazing! You as almost dont look like the same people.

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Yesterday I fit an ENTIRE TOWEL around myself. EXCUSE ME?????!!!! Unheard of. Fake. Unrealistic.

I just want to thank you for sharing this article. I found it very helpful

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Ok, the titles might be a little dramatic. Maybe it should read more like: "How to Fu*k Up Your WLS In 11 Easy Steps". LOL. I think it should be required reading! But I think #6 should maybe be first!
https://www.healtharticlesweb.com/deadly-mistakes-with-bariatric-surgery-that-can-ruin-patients-life/

3 months post op bypass! Feeling healthy, struggling with the head games ie: fishing for compliments 😜

Today is my official 3 month post op RNY. I had surgery on August 17, 2018. I wanted to share my progress with everyone today so here goes nothing....
Heaviest weight: 317lbs (April 2017)
Surgery weight: 287lbs
Current weight: 234.6lbs
  

I've got one, I've got one. I have a very pretty front fastening bra, a name brand , not merely a better than nothing" big box store" type. I would know except I tend to cut tags out, I can be an "itchy" being.
Anyway, in the past when I tried wearing it, I immediately removed it when coming home, just too uncomfortable to wear! This morning I got it out of the vanity drawer, It not only fits, I think there is at least a quarter to half inch leeway in the band, and my band has been the same around for years, and at 72 Years are Years. Even Big Girls like pretty things, even more than usual, Danged Hard to find! So the Girls are happy, I still can breathe and after a Rotten Abysmal night, maybe things are turning around!👍😝🎶

I lost the last 5 or so pounds from my face all at once, and my cheekbones have gone nuts. They haven't been this prominent since my late teens. Not only is it incredibly obvious to other people, but I keep freaking myself out when I absently touch my own face because the contours are so different. Even when I'm sleeping, the way my face presses against the pillow - totally different pressure points than I've had in the last decade.
All of the fat underneath my cheekbones vanished, I now have a notable angle/shadow there, and my dimples have abruptly become really obvious.
It's super weird.

You wait! You just wait! I am also in existential crisis about this - and several other things. Now I am a size small, I can shop ANYWHERE!!! or, perhaps is should say, everywhere!
When I got in non-overweight weight range, there was this weird mental thing I noted. As a big girl, if a decent piece of clothing fitted and looked half way decent, I bought it. Having a decent work wardrobe was important, and not much looked ok. But now - everything looks ok. Everything fits. And I had to learn to undo the “oh it fits, buy it” mental model. I am having to learn what my style is, what I like most, what sort of things are good for this body shape. I hadn’t anticipated this!
As for the sort of shops - if you are like me, you’ll start noticing clothes shops that you mentally glazed over before. And it is a nice thing!!

And Jenn I will be there posting for sure, 6 weeks Tommie since my RNY, still on Stage 2A, have a repeat EGJ on October 26th. Surgeons partner, the one rescoping me said, don't work about your counts, don't add any new foods or textures, keep up with your Multivitamins, Calcium, B12, omeprazole twice a day, Zofran 3 times daily, Carafate every 6 hours and we will get through this all. I hope this time things hasn't settled down and my stricture can be dialated. The Good News in this all? I never had a 3 week stall, I have list over25 pounds since surgery and a total of 40 since the end of July. Hurray for ME but what emotional cost! I am watching my Surgery Day twins ready or have started back to soft regular foods. And as a result of either repeatedly vomiting or the endoscope tube I am virtually mute, Not that there wasn't a group that have for years hoped I would be quiet. Warning- my middle finger still works, I'm not going down⬇without a fight.

That is quite an accomplishment.

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This would be the first Halloween ever that I have not eaten candy, or anything else for that matter lol and all the while cooking and hosting a party for a bunch of teenagers!!!! GO MEE!!!! How is your Hallowsleeve going? I am proud of myself and everyone else here too.

For Halloween at work and then friends

So far I've worn three different costumes for Halloween this year: bat, skanky pirate and Robin Hood!

I am too new in the process to comment on your weightloss but I do want to offer you some support because I was in your exact same situation a few weeks ago. Had a Dr. Appointment and he told me I should have lost more weight. I was devastated because I am following the diet and exercise to the letter. All I can say is don't let one visit get you down or throw u off track. It sounds like you are doing great and if I lose anywhere near 80lbs in 4 months like you did, I'm going to turn flips!

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My boobs sticking out further than my belly !

You look fabulous! Congratulations on your success and keep it up.

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Hello all. Thought I would check in since tomorrow is my 6 month surgeiverary. I am down 91 pounds since surgery, 165 from my all time high. As you can see loose skin abounds. I am not at peace with any of my body changes yet, but I am at least happy to report that my GERD is getting less severe, even if it is just a minor improvement, it is still welcomed. I am a size 12 up top for most things, size 14 or 16 on bottom depending on the cut. Boobs 40H-->36G. Still have 37 pounds to go but feeling like I might actually make it.
My before picture is actually a few days after surgery. My three year old swiped my phone and I found this pic later. It is my only real before surgery picture so I kept the awful thing. Thighs still spread the same but whatcha gonna do? 😎

I agree with you, from this and previous posts, you're not ready.
You are focused on what you will give up, instead of what you will gain.
No one can make you want your health, weight loss, mobility, etc., more than you want a pastry. Hopefully you will get there one day.

Thank you. It sounds like you're doing great also. I didn't have a goal before my appointment which is why I thought I was doing really well. According to my NUT I am doing just fine. She simply said "surgeons are not dietitians ". He told me to try and get my calories from food rather than shakes like your Dr said so maybe I'll try and cut back. Otherwise I'll stay the course.

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Yesterday my wife and I went to a play and I was sitting next to her and someone else and I just...sat in the chair. Didn’t have to worry about spilling over into the stranger’s chair. Is that how it is for most of the population?

So I’ve been struggling with my longest slow/stall and feeling frustrated. Adding in that yesterday I went to use my recumbent bike and I was exhausted after 7 minutes when last week I did 35 with no problem.

I put on a shirt I bought 2 months ago that was tight in the arms/shoulders but today didn’t strain one bit (wohoo bat wings!). Add in that my size 14 dress pants from Lane Bryant are hitting the loose phase became a very much needed NSV.

Now today the sun is out and I’m hoping to work in the yard when I get home from work.