Maisey

56 y/o. RNY 12/14/20. Down 115 lbs.

I am officially overweight with a BMI of 29.8! Started at a BMI of 53 at my HW and 46 at SW.

I am officially overweight with a BMI of 29.8! Started at a BMI of 53 at my HW and 46 at SW.

I am officially overweight with a BMI of 29.8! Started at a BMI of 53 at my HW and 46 at SW.

I am officially overweight with a BMI of 29.8! Started at a BMI of 53 at my HW and 46 at SW.

I am officially overweight with a BMI of 29.8! Started at a BMI of 53 at my HW and 46 at SW.

Congrats!

I just made it myself. I was out of town for two weeks. Upon returning, my weight was down 5 pounds, and my BMI is 29.8.

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I am officially overweight with a BMI of 29.8! Started at a BMI of 53 at my HW and 46 at SW.

https://cafedelites.com/balsamic-glaze/
Here is a link foe a recipe for balsamic reduction. You don't need to add sugar, but I add a pinch of salt. Good balsamic is all you need, and then you reduce it & it will thicken. Of course a little sugar is better, but it's good without it. I like it on pork or lamb chops.
I'll eat the 2 packages of sweet & spicy tuna that I have for now & be more careful looking forward. The ranch and sesame ginger tuna creations had less sugar.

Not exactly your circumstance....I was on Victoza.
When I first started on Victoza, I lost about 30 lbs. over 6 months. Most of it from nausea and some reduced appetite. The appetite reduction went away. I stayed on Victoza after starting my weight loss prep program and lost about another 20 lbs. That was mostly from healthier eating. Blood sugars were decent.
I stopped all diabetic meds on the day of my surgery in December 2020. Have lost 110 since surgery. Sugars remain good.

I am officially overweight with a BMI of 29.8! Started at a BMI of 53 at my HW and 46 at SW.

I am officially overweight with a BMI of 29.8! Started at a BMI of 53 at my HW and 46 at SW.

I am officially overweight with a BMI of 29.8! Started at a BMI of 53 at my HW and 46 at SW.

I am officially overweight with a BMI of 29.8! Started at a BMI of 53 at my HW and 46 at SW.

Because I am having trouble with dieting during this preop I wanted to add a few things:
Bending down to tie my shoes and not experiencing horrible side cramps
Not worrying about if I can fit into an uber or someone else's car
Wearing athletic shoes, in school the kids always said my shoes were leaning over
Walking on campus at a regular pace with coworkers and not sweating or being winded
Being able to fit on rides, go to concerts and not have to shimmy walk at the theaters
Working on a core that's strong enough where I can get up off of the floor without flailing around

I always said that being morbidly obese had hundreds of different small inconveniences and downsides that just added up every day. 150+ lbs down and I have a whole list, some things I didn’t even realize were possible
Fitting into my wedding rings
Wearing straight size clothing, and being able to actually wear hot weather clothing
My thighs not rubbing against each other
Feeling energized and athletic, and excited to do things instead of dreading what I can’t do. I don’t feel exhausted by just hauling around my body all day.
Not being humiliated by pictures of myself
Yes, people treat you better when you’re normal sized. And yes, I’ll probably feel bitter about that forever.
Not having kids ask if I’m pregnant anymore!
And just a million other things. Just small realizations throughout the day of dumb, small stuff. I can fit in this small toilet stall, I can wear high heels and they don’t hurt, I can make a doctor appointment for something and have them take me seriously, etc. I could list things all day.

Surgery and losing the weight is 100% worth it. I still have 21.4 lbs to lose to goal, and even still I feel amazing each day.

I want so much, its possibly brattish.
I want to wear my wedding ring and have no knuckle dimples
I want my recently diagnosed Diabetes gone
I want regular width shoes and no cankles
I want to feel colder [ geez I am so hot]
I am hoping to pee less in the night
I want to walk up the aisle of a plane again without doing the sideways scoot, I want to put the tray table down, I dont want to scowl anymore at the already seated passengers who go in to panic when I loom near them. I want the choice to sit by the emergency doors. I want to put the arm rest down.
I want to engage with children again without them asking why I am so big/fat
I want my clothes to fit on the drying maiden again.
I want to sit on any chair
I want to go out without panicking, feeling a million dollars and stare people in the eye
I want a new knee and be able to get off the floor without crawling to the door frame and pulling myself up.
I really want to sit in my husbands lap again

Yay! That's awesome. So happy for you!🥳🤩😁

Congrats! A lot of people who do bariatric surgery never make it out of the obese category!! Woohoo for you!

I am officially overweight with a BMI of 29.8! Started at a BMI of 53 at my HW and 46 at SW.

You may not be eating slowly enough or chewing thoroughly. Make sure your bites are small.
Your stomach is still healing and swollen. Give it time.

I bought it for after surgery.

I bought it for after surgery.

Today marks 4 years from my original surgery. I have lost a total of 160lbs !!