Daisyjayne

Daily to keep myself on track but officially recording my weight on the 1st of each month.

I started at BMI 37 (104kg) and now I'm BMI 21 (59kg). My lowest adult weight ever. My surgeon expected my to get down to 70kg. Reached goal in 9 months and have maintained the loss (within +/- 1kg) for the last 9 months. I was a constant yoyo dieter and was so worried that the surgery wouldn't work for me. I made it work for me ☺️

It's so different surgeon to surgeon I didn't even have a pre-op diet, just had to fast from midnight the day before.

I didn't have a stall at all, and I lost 100 pounds. Everyone is different! Stick to your plan and see how you go.

I stopped losing at around 9 months after surgery, at 59kg. Have been maintaining within a kg of that weight since July. I'm also very scared of gaining weight again, but I do a lot of exercise to counterbalance the extra food I can eat at 15 months post surgery. My husband did ask if I was still losing weight and told me I look "pointy" the other day, so I think my body is still changing due to the weight classes I do, although my weight is stable. I had the surgery so I wouldn't need to go on another diet again, I believe I've found a healthy balance of food intake vs exercise and it's working so far for me.

Speaking as a 39 year old, I can officially state you are not old ??. Seriously though there is no age limit on anything. I'm planning on getting a breast lift and 360 body lift next year, to tighten up my loose skin left after 100 pounds of weight loss. As other posters have said, your skin may improve with time, doing pump classes three times a week for the last 6 months has considerably improved my skin. And my muscle tone.

I didn't really exercise until at least 6 months post sleeve, and even then struggled with energy levels. I hit goal weight at 9 months post op, and then worked on getting my fitness up and lifting weights to build muscle mass. Give it time, I literally could not manage structured exercise at 3 weeks out, I was weak from lack of food!

Witchery ?. One of my fave brands

Yes! I'm 13 months out and it's embarrassing at work. Mainly when drinking though, food isn't an issue ?

Once a month, as I'm in maintenance. Although I do have a cheeky morning weigh every now and then to check I'm on track. Old habits die hard....

I'm 13 months post vsg and I can literally eat everything I ate pre surgery, with no issues at all. The key is to retrain yourself to make better food choices, then you can afford to have the less optimal choices occasionally. I go by the 80-20 rule, try to eat at my best 80% of the time, allowing treats and other stuff 20%. Maintenance is a whole new ball game after the weight loss phase, I do a LOT of weights and exercise to allow me to eat more in maintenance and maintain my weight. And that includes the odd piece of cake at work for birthdays ?

I can and do take large gulps of water. It does get easier. Still can't eat and drink at the same time though, I think that will be permanent.

I took me months. Honestly, existing on very limited amounts of food in the early stages meant that I was constantly in a state of exhaustion and brain fog. It gets better, but it did take a while. Now at 13 months out I feel better than I ever have, so just keep on eating your protein, taking your vitamins and drinking your water!

I needed a catheter for over 24 hours after surgery and it took a while to feel normal again after my VSG. I was also told it was the anaesthesia.

And I have noticed that with an increase in exercise, I have an increase in hunger to fuel it!