Malcy

This week I started a new job - I'm an RN, but my new position is office work and non-clinical (so I can't wear scrubs anymore). Today I'm wearing professional pants in a size 16, purchased off-the-rack at a regular store. I don't think I've been this size since high school - my entire adult life I've bounced between 18 and 22. I feel amazing.

I found a pair of jeans in my closet - size 14, still in the plastic wrap. They fit. I’ve worn them at a conference all week and they look f**king amazing. Yes, Spanx are still in play to control the muffin top effect, but I look leggy and well put together and people’s reaction is significant.

Ugh. It’s been a several months since I had the local Chinese food and gotten sick, so my brain must’ve forgotten how sick I got last time because I got some tonight for supper.
ugh. It made me so sick. Why am I such an idiot? Ugh! Dummy!

Dear future me,
Should you think Chinese food sounds good...you’re wrong. You’ll end up puking, taking your Zofran, and laying in the tub while hot Water rains down on you until your stomach feels calm enough to lay in bed without wanting to dry heave. This feels terrible, you do not want to feel like this again. Don’t do it, rather don’t EAT it.
With Love,
Me


Blahhhh!

Ha! Good for you. We all have to do "ourselves."
I'm 56 years old and no forkin way do I want to go quietly into that dark night of looking like my mom or granma. I wanna be smokin hot, and look like I'm Miss Behavin' so people look at me and wonder what I'm up to and why I'm having so much fun! I also want them thinking I'm a much younger sister to my real self. LOL.
My sis is 67 and is a stone cold fox who people think is so much younger than she is--actually, younger than me--cuz she's tiny and has a knockout figure, personality and puts herself together so well. She's my role model.

Yes I agree, but I did this for my health also everybody’s body is different. I don’t feel fat, I feel just right. You judge, my latest photos below. Also my surgeon told me he thought I’m about right and that he felt that in his opinion the bim boundries are a bit extreme. Anyway I’m still losing, even though I’m trying to maintain my current weight. I might end up hitting my normal bmi anyway 😂

Bariatric surgery is not a quick fix for severe obesity. What comes after the actual surgery matters a lot too.
Weight regain is normal and is not something to be ashamed about. But, hopefully, the amount of weight regain is minimal and can be managed.
Bariatric surgery isn't like shopping at a convenience store. It requires a care team that appreciates and addressed the nutritional, psychological, physical activity and other challenges that occur in the years after the surgery.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2018/10/22/what-happens-after-bariatric-surgery-makes-a-big-difference/#4e3dce3c29b1

Welcome!

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Leftover dinner, Fajitas with no tortillas Shrimp, chicken and chicken sausage with onions and peppers.

I don't often have "afters," but when I do...I post them to document them...all 3 of them. hehe
Lunch- Argentine red shrimp (ty @sillykitty), cannellini Beans, red fat feta, pumpkin seeds, super greens (swiss chard, spinach, kale), cucumber, beet root, mushrooms, onion, avocado, grape tomatoes, WF Italian dressing, 1tsp evoo Spanish Olive Oil.

Nice @Matt Z. I have a matching pic. Don’t you love this new life?

OK... here's a pic for you, pants I wore prior to surgery in March... Size 50 waist.

Love love love this post! As someone relatively new to wls (1 mo post op) I can tell you that I feel like I'm going to print your post so I can reflect on it when I am further along in my journey. Thank you for sharing and congrats to you on your success.

I was told through my plan that by 9mos out, my intake should be almost 1000kcal daily. So, two eggs and toast don't sound like a big meal by those standards.
Additionally you cannot stretch your pouch. Your pouch can get accustomed to eating more by you grazing and overeating. But it will not physically stretch. If you feel like you are overeating you cal always do a pouch reset, which is basically going back to basics with your pre-op diet, then having nothing to eat on your "surgery" day and following your post op diet the next few days.

One person knows about my procedure and she is the one who came with me while I travelled interstate. If my doctor had not insisted on me having someone with me 48hrs post procedure she probably wouldn't have known. I have rarely discussed my weight issues with anyone and I guess I see this as the same, no one needs to know my personal business.

I'm still pre-op but I set up the following NSV milestones:
55lbs golf lessons
65lbs dance lessons
75lbs standup comedy or voice lessons
85lbs SCUBA certification
95lbs a used set of golf clubs
105lbs a SCUBA trip to Monterey

Hello @The Preacher and everyone else who believes in the power of prayer on this post. I am asking urgent prayer for craziikid307 . They are on this website and posted a message stating they are suicidal. Please please please lift this person up in prayer so that they will not take their own life and will go and seek the help they need. Thank you

All these commercials about pumpkin/holiday flavored pancakes has me craving pancakes big time. I'm looking for a good recipe that I can make at home so let us know how yours come out

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Absolutely amazing! You are almost unrecognizable.

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I was sleeved 10/16/17 with a highest weight of 347, surgery weight of 283. This morning I weighed 174.2! What a year it has been. Ups and downs, struggles and successes, and figuring out the new me. I was a 3xl shirt and 44" waist, and am now wearing a Large slim fit shirt and 32" pants. Life is much more enjoyable with my new found energy, ability to move around, and to squeeze through places I never thought of before. The year has flown by pretty quickly, and I am so happy to have made the decision to go forward with surgery.

You look amazing. Congratulations to you on your success this far. Keep up the good work.

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Hey guys, haven't been here for a while and thought I'd check in. Still losing slowly but surely. Ladies, stay away from wine and other new addictions that might take over where food once reigned! Lol. Keep to your goals and do you. Every journey is different so never compare yourself to others. At 18 months postoperative I thought I would have figured it all out by now. That is not the case. I still am mindful of my Protein and calories intake as well as liquids. Still on my Quest for Vitamins that I can settle on (have tried gummies, pills, patches). Still eat with my eyes and have to remind myself food is simply fuel and not a party. Still have to remind myself I have lost the weight and to stop ordering 3 sizes too big because it might not fit. The list goes on but wherever you are in your journey, you are doing great and you will reach your goal. Might not be tomorrow but keep working at it and you will get there. Most importantly, if you have an off day, dont beat yourself up about it and continue forward. For those of you dealing with naysayers of all sorts, I say do you. Your future self will thank you for it. Who I am now am very thankful for the me 18 months ago. My pictures below say it all. I got to a point where I was so miserable, I rarely took pictures and continued eating myself to death because it was my escape. I posted preop pic, one year anniversary, and most recent. Good luck everyone.Take care and Aloha!
Flo
Surgery Day: 4/11/17
HW: 312
PreOp after 2 week liquid diet: 302
PostOp at 18 mths: 219  
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Went on a hike and had a few pics of me taken, first pics in a while! Pics are of me from a hike in June/July vs this weekend, coming up on 50 lbs down since start of two week preop!

A continuation of our Summer 2018 Check-In thread...
Welcome all Summer 2018 Surgery Post-Op Patients! As we make our way into the Post-Op zone, let’s carry on the conversation and support.
Everyone is welcome, if you had surgery in the summer of 2018 jump right in!
The Ponies applaud your Post-Op Arrival!

Good luck to everyone. Keep your chins up. I had the sleeve done Dec 2016. Start weight 392 day of surgery I am now 231. Well worth it but hate the extra skin!!
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I’m losing weight! Do you know how I can tell? I got ready for school this morning and I put on my every day shoes and I started walking and I realized they were loose. That’s right folks, out of all of the fat on my body I am losing weight in my FEET.
What a Monday.