JAKE H

Wow! Awesome!

HW 268
SW 258
GW 140
CW 122

1 year anniversary since surgery! I’ve had a few bumps in the road and am actually in the process of trying to gain a little weight (under my surgeons supervision of course) but I am still happy with my decision to have WLS and have no regrets! ❤️

Goaaaaaal!
I set out last July to lose 100 lbs. and I picked a random date at the end of May to get there. Today, May 25th, I'm down 100 lbs. and am lighter than I have been since college (30+ years ago).

110 lbs lost. Sitting at 184.

Aha! My husband helped me figure out how to post the before. This is last June. I had surgery July 23, 2020.

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I started my journey Nov. 15 2020 : Preop-diet was for 2-weeks : My surgery date was Dec. 15, 2020.
So basically six months ago I started my journey- And it's been 5 Months from the actual surgery date .
As of May 15 2021, I've lost 105lbs !! YES... I only dreamed of losing this much weight...
I'm not done by far, but what a first six months........

I’m happy you said this. I had my surgery three weeks ago. I dabbed daily for years and quit two weeks prior to surgery. I’ve been wondering when I could start again. Thanks for the info, I’m gonna give it ago.

Haha.... just noticed this forum and the requirements to post here... I hit 18 months March 4th, I guess that makes me a vet lol!
Current stats: 5'4.5" and between 126-129 pounds depending on the day. Hit my goal at 7 months and was well under my goal by a year. Overall I have been maintaining for a year now.... did have some challenges recently and weight was beginning to creep up... but I managed to quickly ditch those few extra pounds and am back at my happy maintenance weight. I get thrilled every time my husband or daughter comment at how skinny I am. My daughter says she never realized I was really overweight or "fat" until I lost it all. Now when we look at photos from just 2 years ago it is obvious. Now I am a size 4 and i look healthy. I can't go any lower than 124 though... 124 seems to be right where I am on the verge of looking too skinny.
Health is great. sleep apnea is being treated. Heart condition resolved. High cholesterol and tachycardia resolved. The medical consensus is that severe undiagnosed sleep apnea is what triggered my sudden weight gain... and my heart health was what prevented me from losing weight. Now I feel better than ever and feel that as long as I continue to control diet and exercise regularly I will have no problem maintaining. Of course... controlling diet is key. I was never a big calorie consumer.... but I wasn't always eating good foods and then I did drink calories in the form of Pepsi. Most of the time I don't have an issue controlling diet... but when life is excessively stressful... that is when I can get into trouble. That is when I am most likely to not eat right and consuming the wrong foods. I have taken steps to increase access to healthy food at work, which is also important for me.
Exercise.... still trying to get back in a regular routine after a horrible few months at work. Doing much better... but still have a ways to go. So... 2020 I had planned to walk the Camino De Santiago (You walk all the way across northern Spain). It was going to be my reward for losing weight and a way to improve my physical fitness. Had to cancel. Then I had to cancel the trip I rescheduled for this summer. Boo! Instead... I am gearing up to do an 8 week hike on either the Pacific Crest Trail or the Appalachian Trail. I will probably do the Appalachian Trail this summer and wait for the PCT. I am excited and nervous at the same time. I really wanted to do the Camino first, because that is more of a spiritual/cultural walk and you don't have to carry your tent/food/extra Water. With either of these I will have to carry all of those items. I know I can do it... but it would have been so much better to do the other walk before either of these hikes. My challenge now? Trying to make sure I eat properly on the trail! Just bought a dehydrator and am assembling/dehydrating meals that I can eat so I don't have to rely on crap food available along the way. I need to be able to eat enough calories to sustain me, but not so many that I develop bad habits. Most people load up on carbs... I need to avoid that and only load up on healthy carbs.
Anyhow... that's me! New WLS "VET"

As the title says!

Hello all! We had a wedding last weekend. First time dressing up in a while.

This week is my 2 year anniversary. I am at 255lbs now which is down 110lbs from where I started my journey. Off my dead lows which was 243 but very stable 250-257 area. The 2nd year was very different from the first year. My portion sizing has stabilized. I generally eat what I want with the very firm reminder every time I forget about my surgery. I still get the most restriction from Proteins and Snacks offer little to no restriction. I never made it to my initial goal weight wise but my quality of life dramatically improved. I am able to move around and do things I wasnt before. I bought an ATV just before the pandemic hit and that kept me very busy last year when the world shut down. I cant imagine riding at my old weight.
My current goal remains to exercise more while maintaining my eating regimen. Exercising is seasonal for me more likely to do it in the spring/ early summer and fall than I am during hottest parts of summer and winter when its cold but thats just me. Unfortunately I did stop updating the weight chart spreadsheet I was using but I do get on the scale but its more like 2x a month at most now and thats just to make sure I am on track. I will check this thread for a few days so feel free to ask me anything.

First victory! Had to shout it from the rooftops I’ve lost 50 pounds in 2.5 months!! My surgery was February 24. liquid Meal Replacement started on February 10 and I have lost 50 pounds since February 10! I never thought that this would be possible. Everybody just keep swimming!! Proud of all the hard work we put in daily...

Man to man, you look great bro! Congrats on having the mental toughness to not only lose the weight but get fit as well. Inspiring stuff!

after a stall around 190 that lasted about six weeks, I have finally broken through. I'm feeling good and 100 lbs lost is getting closer.

101 to be exact. Just unbelievable that I've lost that much in less than six months. Went from 44 jeans to 34. BMI started at 44 and I'm down to 30. I'm so thankful that this was available to me.

I HIT GOAL, you guys!!!! I am so excited and loving life! 😍VALIDATE ME, VALIDATE ME, VALIDATE ME! 😁 102 total lbs lost:)

As promised 😘

Congrats! Great pic! Y’all look amazing!

Hello all! We had a wedding last weekend. First time dressing up in a while.

As promised 😘

Good morning all!! Simple polo t-shirt today. Probably should have ironed it! lol

NEVER would wear vest before because i thought the way i looked in them was weird because of my weight. Decided to buy one the weekend cause im tired of always being a little cold. This helps and doesnt look completely terrible

We’re your ears burning, Jake? I was on,y thinking yesterday that you hadn’t posted in a while. So lovely surprise today to see you looking so very dashing in your suit. You both look gorgeous.
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who becomes frustrated by bad driving. I’m the one in her car shouting at people who don’t indicate or indicate incorrectly on road-abouts. It’s not hard people. Oh & don’t get me started on slow drivers in the overtaking lane, going 20 below the speed limit & overtaking no one. Get out of my way!! Grrrr!!! Am also a bit of a get where I have to go, get what I need or do what I have to do & go home person BayougirlMrsS. Especially at shopping centres. Can’t stand them or all the zombie like people aimlessly wandering.

Nice! You guys should be on a magazine cover. 😍