ShannonK

Today is 7 months since I had my VSG! I weigh 201 (dang it - wanted ONEderland!!) and am wearing 12/14 bottoms and large tops. I feel great and think I look pretty good! I eat well, but still haven't started my exercise routine....I will, I will! My skin has tightened up nicely and my hair has quit falling out and there is lots of new regrowth. I was never BALD - but it DID thin!
Never been in pain, never thrwon up, never felt bad. All my blood work is great and I can't wait to see where I am at 1 year! My doc thinks 170......wow...I was like 15 last time I weighed that! I am smaller than when I graduated high school!
Anywone still on the fence, send me a message! More than happy to share my experience! ssmonte72@yahoo.com
Best thing I have ever done for myself!
Pre-diet weight 307
Day of surgery 292
Today 201
YEEHAWW!!!!!

Today is 7 months since I had my VSG! I weigh 201 (dang it - wanted ONEderland!!) and am wearing 12/14 bottoms and large tops. I feel great and think I look pretty good! I eat well, but still haven't started my exercise routine....I will, I will! My skin has tightened up nicely and my hair has quit falling out and there is lots of new regrowth. I was never BALD - but it DID thin!
Never been in pain, never thrwon up, never felt bad. All my blood work is great and I can't wait to see where I am at 1 year! My doc thinks 170......wow...I was like 15 last time I weighed that! I am smaller than when I graduated high school!
Anywone still on the fence, send me a message! More than happy to share my experience! ssmonte72@yahoo.com
Best thing I have ever done for myself!
Pre-diet weight 307
Day of surgery 292
Today 201
YEEHAWW!!!!!

Thanks for posting, you look amazing.
I came on the thread today to read things like your post. It almost screams at me. I am having surgery Monday and am second guessing myself. Starting weight was 315, currently 297 and hope to be 294 on Monday. It's awesome to see your stats and know its possible. Thank you for sharing.

Today is 7 months since I had my VSG! I weigh 201 (dang it - wanted ONEderland!!) and am wearing 12/14 bottoms and large tops. I feel great and think I look pretty good! I eat well, but still haven't started my exercise routine....I will, I will! My skin has tightened up nicely and my hair has quit falling out and there is lots of new regrowth. I was never BALD - but it DID thin!
Never been in pain, never thrwon up, never felt bad. All my blood work is great and I can't wait to see where I am at 1 year! My doc thinks 170......wow...I was like 15 last time I weighed that! I am smaller than when I graduated high school!
Anywone still on the fence, send me a message! More than happy to share my experience! ssmonte72@yahoo.com
Best thing I have ever done for myself!
Pre-diet weight 307
Day of surgery 292
Today 201
YEEHAWW!!!!!

Today is 7 months since I had my VSG! I weigh 201 (dang it - wanted ONEderland!!) and am wearing 12/14 bottoms and large tops. I feel great and think I look pretty good! I eat well, but still haven't started my exercise routine....I will, I will! My skin has tightened up nicely and my hair has quit falling out and there is lots of new regrowth. I was never BALD - but it DID thin!
Never been in pain, never thrwon up, never felt bad. All my blood work is great and I can't wait to see where I am at 1 year! My doc thinks 170......wow...I was like 15 last time I weighed that! I am smaller than when I graduated high school!
Anywone still on the fence, send me a message! More than happy to share my experience! ssmonte72@yahoo.com
Best thing I have ever done for myself!
Pre-diet weight 307
Day of surgery 292
Today 201
YEEHAWW!!!!!

Today is 7 months since I had my VSG! I weigh 201 (dang it - wanted ONEderland!!) and am wearing 12/14 bottoms and large tops. I feel great and think I look pretty good! I eat well, but still haven't started my exercise routine....I will, I will! My skin has tightened up nicely and my hair has quit falling out and there is lots of new regrowth. I was never BALD - but it DID thin!
Never been in pain, never thrwon up, never felt bad. All my blood work is great and I can't wait to see where I am at 1 year! My doc thinks 170......wow...I was like 15 last time I weighed that! I am smaller than when I graduated high school!
Anywone still on the fence, send me a message! More than happy to share my experience! ssmonte72@yahoo.com
Best thing I have ever done for myself!
Pre-diet weight 307
Day of surgery 292
Today 201
YEEHAWW!!!!!

Today is 7 months since I had my VSG! I weigh 201 (dang it - wanted ONEderland!!) and am wearing 12/14 bottoms and large tops. I feel great and think I look pretty good! I eat well, but still haven't started my exercise routine....I will, I will! My skin has tightened up nicely and my hair has quit falling out and there is lots of new regrowth. I was never BALD - but it DID thin!
Never been in pain, never thrwon up, never felt bad. All my blood work is great and I can't wait to see where I am at 1 year! My doc thinks 170......wow...I was like 15 last time I weighed that! I am smaller than when I graduated high school!
Anywone still on the fence, send me a message! More than happy to share my experience! ssmonte72@yahoo.com
Best thing I have ever done for myself!
Pre-diet weight 307
Day of surgery 292
Today 201
YEEHAWW!!!!!

Today is 7 months since I had my VSG! I weigh 201 (dang it - wanted ONEderland!!) and am wearing 12/14 bottoms and large tops. I feel great and think I look pretty good! I eat well, but still haven't started my exercise routine....I will, I will! My skin has tightened up nicely and my hair has quit falling out and there is lots of new regrowth. I was never BALD - but it DID thin!
Never been in pain, never thrwon up, never felt bad. All my blood work is great and I can't wait to see where I am at 1 year! My doc thinks 170......wow...I was like 15 last time I weighed that! I am smaller than when I graduated high school!
Anywone still on the fence, send me a message! More than happy to share my experience! ssmonte72@yahoo.com
Best thing I have ever done for myself!
Pre-diet weight 307
Day of surgery 292
Today 201
YEEHAWW!!!!!

Today is 7 months since I had my VSG! I weigh 201 (dang it - wanted ONEderland!!) and am wearing 12/14 bottoms and large tops. I feel great and think I look pretty good! I eat well, but still haven't started my exercise routine....I will, I will! My skin has tightened up nicely and my hair has quit falling out and there is lots of new regrowth. I was never BALD - but it DID thin!
Never been in pain, never thrwon up, never felt bad. All my blood work is great and I can't wait to see where I am at 1 year! My doc thinks 170......wow...I was like 15 last time I weighed that! I am smaller than when I graduated high school!
Anywone still on the fence, send me a message! More than happy to share my experience! ssmonte72@yahoo.com
Best thing I have ever done for myself!
Pre-diet weight 307
Day of surgery 292
Today 201
YEEHAWW!!!!!

Today is 7 months since I had my VSG! I weigh 201 (dang it - wanted ONEderland!!) and am wearing 12/14 bottoms and large tops. I feel great and think I look pretty good! I eat well, but still haven't started my exercise routine....I will, I will! My skin has tightened up nicely and my hair has quit falling out and there is lots of new regrowth. I was never BALD - but it DID thin!
Never been in pain, never thrwon up, never felt bad. All my blood work is great and I can't wait to see where I am at 1 year! My doc thinks 170......wow...I was like 15 last time I weighed that! I am smaller than when I graduated high school!
Anywone still on the fence, send me a message! More than happy to share my experience! ssmonte72@yahoo.com
Best thing I have ever done for myself!
Pre-diet weight 307
Day of surgery 292
Today 201
YEEHAWW!!!!!

Today is 7 months since I had my VSG! I weigh 201 (dang it - wanted ONEderland!!) and am wearing 12/14 bottoms and large tops. I feel great and think I look pretty good! I eat well, but still haven't started my exercise routine....I will, I will! My skin has tightened up nicely and my hair has quit falling out and there is lots of new regrowth. I was never BALD - but it DID thin!
Never been in pain, never thrwon up, never felt bad. All my blood work is great and I can't wait to see where I am at 1 year! My doc thinks 170......wow...I was like 15 last time I weighed that! I am smaller than when I graduated high school!
Anywone still on the fence, send me a message! More than happy to share my experience! ssmonte72@yahoo.com
Best thing I have ever done for myself!
Pre-diet weight 307
Day of surgery 292
Today 201
YEEHAWW!!!!!

I had my 6 month check up yesterday with Dr. Bad ASS McDaniel in Victoria,TX....
I am 100 down from my heaviest, and 85 down from day of surgery.
I have gone from a tight size 24 to a comfy size 14 and large top.
All my blood work looked great - tryglicerides went from upper 200's to an 80!!
Blood pressure is awesome -
and he says I am a rockstar!
He feels I should be able to get down into the 170's by my one year appt -
Hard to believe.....
Loving life -
Check out my pics
 

I had my 6 month check up yesterday with Dr. Bad ASS McDaniel in Victoria,TX....
I am 100 down from my heaviest, and 85 down from day of surgery.
I have gone from a tight size 24 to a comfy size 14 and large top.
All my blood work looked great - tryglicerides went from upper 200's to an 80!!
Blood pressure is awesome -
and he says I am a rockstar!
He feels I should be able to get down into the 170's by my one year appt -
Hard to believe.....
Loving life -
Check out my pics
 

I had my 6 month check up yesterday with Dr. Bad ASS McDaniel in Victoria,TX....
I am 100 down from my heaviest, and 85 down from day of surgery.
I have gone from a tight size 24 to a comfy size 14 and large top.
All my blood work looked great - tryglicerides went from upper 200's to an 80!!
Blood pressure is awesome -
and he says I am a rockstar!
He feels I should be able to get down into the 170's by my one year appt -
Hard to believe.....
Loving life -
Check out my pics
 

I had my 6 month check up yesterday with Dr. Bad ASS McDaniel in Victoria,TX....
I am 100 down from my heaviest, and 85 down from day of surgery.
I have gone from a tight size 24 to a comfy size 14 and large top.
All my blood work looked great - tryglicerides went from upper 200's to an 80!!
Blood pressure is awesome -
and he says I am a rockstar!
He feels I should be able to get down into the 170's by my one year appt -
Hard to believe.....
Loving life -
Check out my pics
 

I had my 6 month check up yesterday with Dr. Bad ASS McDaniel in Victoria,TX....
I am 100 down from my heaviest, and 85 down from day of surgery.
I have gone from a tight size 24 to a comfy size 14 and large top.
All my blood work looked great - tryglicerides went from upper 200's to an 80!!
Blood pressure is awesome -
and he says I am a rockstar!
He feels I should be able to get down into the 170's by my one year appt -
Hard to believe.....
Loving life -
Check out my pics
 

I had my 6 month check up yesterday with Dr. Bad ASS McDaniel in Victoria,TX....
I am 100 down from my heaviest, and 85 down from day of surgery.
I have gone from a tight size 24 to a comfy size 14 and large top.
All my blood work looked great - tryglicerides went from upper 200's to an 80!!
Blood pressure is awesome -
and he says I am a rockstar!
He feels I should be able to get down into the 170's by my one year appt -
Hard to believe.....
Loving life -
Check out my pics
 

I had my 6 month check up yesterday with Dr. Bad ASS McDaniel in Victoria,TX....
I am 100 down from my heaviest, and 85 down from day of surgery.
I have gone from a tight size 24 to a comfy size 14 and large top.
All my blood work looked great - tryglicerides went from upper 200's to an 80!!
Blood pressure is awesome -
and he says I am a rockstar!
He feels I should be able to get down into the 170's by my one year appt -
Hard to believe.....
Loving life -
Check out my pics
 

It's normal to feel frustrated at various points after surgery.
The only advice I can offer is good advice (I'm sure many vets will agree with me, anyway) but it's not advice you'll want to hear.
You can't control your rate of loss.
You have to let go of any expectations that have to do with how rapidly you'll lose.
You have to stop comparing yourself to the way other people lose.
Easier said than done, I know. And if you search back far enough, you'll probably see grumpy posts from me because I lost more slowly than I wanted to lose, too.
Vent. Come to the boards and vent, but then shake it off and read the RIGHT threads. The ones posted by those of us that lost slowly but still got to our goals and even better, maintained our goal weight. We're here - even if the more popular threads are the ones about folks that fly to goal in nine months!
It took me seventeen months to lose 107 pounds. I had two nine week stalls along the way. There were months when I lost more than ten pounds a month and months where I lost less than three. I lost, on average, just barely over 6 pounds a month.
I got to goal, I got to wear a size six/small and I am no less happy about that because it took me longer. Heck, even pregnant I'm still in a size six/small, just maternity clothes now!
I've probably said this half a dozen times in the last week, but let go of your time goals. Focus less on how quickly you lose and more on building the foundation of good habits that you'll need to maintain goal once you get there.
Good luck, and congrats on your new sleeve. Oh, and put that scale away for a few days before it makes you crazy!
~Cheri

Just listen to your body! I weighed out my 3-4 oz in the beginning so I could LEARN what that actually looked like. Crab, shrimp and fish went down the easiest - and had the most protein! Drink Water even if you are not thirsty - that was the hardest part for me.
One of my most favorite quick meals is tuna is sunflower oil and a little mayo, cracked pepper and I COUNT OUT 5 crackers - yummo! I still get my coffee in the mornings, but I also use Advocare's spark for the Vitamins and boost it gives me.
If I am full - I stop eating, even if I didn't eat it all. I cook good meals for my family,but I generally only eat the Protein and some veggies....
I dance with my kids a lot and like to walk, but honestly have not done any serious exercise...that's my next step. This is a great tool - almost fool proof I would think. I CAN'T binge eat - so I do other stuff.
Best of luck to you!!!

I am half a year out from my life changing surgery. Today I wore a pair of skinny jeans, brown knee high boots, and a beautiful blouse to work - and I loved it! I used to fread picking out something to wear to work....what would "cover" my fat the best. (as if I could hide 300 pounds!) Now I love stepping into my closet and knowing everything fits...hardest part is some are too loose. I make quick runs into stores to grab one or two items a couple of times a month and am slowly building my wardrobe back up! It is wonderful to be able to find clothes in ANY store that will FIT!
I feel so good! My life feels like it is my own again. food does not rule me!
Happy day for me -
I hope your journey is going well -
Exercise is my next challenge....and I can do it!!!

I am half a year out from my life changing surgery. Today I wore a pair of skinny jeans, brown knee high boots, and a beautiful blouse to work - and I loved it! I used to fread picking out something to wear to work....what would "cover" my fat the best. (as if I could hide 300 pounds!) Now I love stepping into my closet and knowing everything fits...hardest part is some are too loose. I make quick runs into stores to grab one or two items a couple of times a month and am slowly building my wardrobe back up! It is wonderful to be able to find clothes in ANY store that will FIT!
I feel so good! My life feels like it is my own again. food does not rule me!
Happy day for me -
I hope your journey is going well -
Exercise is my next challenge....and I can do it!!!

I am half a year out from my life changing surgery. Today I wore a pair of skinny jeans, brown knee high boots, and a beautiful blouse to work - and I loved it! I used to fread picking out something to wear to work....what would "cover" my fat the best. (as if I could hide 300 pounds!) Now I love stepping into my closet and knowing everything fits...hardest part is some are too loose. I make quick runs into stores to grab one or two items a couple of times a month and am slowly building my wardrobe back up! It is wonderful to be able to find clothes in ANY store that will FIT!
I feel so good! My life feels like it is my own again. food does not rule me!
Happy day for me -
I hope your journey is going well -
Exercise is my next challenge....and I can do it!!!

I am half a year out from my life changing surgery. Today I wore a pair of skinny jeans, brown knee high boots, and a beautiful blouse to work - and I loved it! I used to fread picking out something to wear to work....what would "cover" my fat the best. (as if I could hide 300 pounds!) Now I love stepping into my closet and knowing everything fits...hardest part is some are too loose. I make quick runs into stores to grab one or two items a couple of times a month and am slowly building my wardrobe back up! It is wonderful to be able to find clothes in ANY store that will FIT!
I feel so good! My life feels like it is my own again. food does not rule me!
Happy day for me -
I hope your journey is going well -
Exercise is my next challenge....and I can do it!!!

I am down 82 pounds from July 2nd. Jan. 2nd will be my 6 months out - and I have an appointment with my Dr. on Jan. 17th! I can't wait to see my awesome bloodwork! I have been doing really well and eating pretty much on target. I feel like I should be a poster girl for this surgery. I have never thrown up, been in pain, and things are going well. In fact, my 18 year old step daughter is coming to stay with us and see if she qualifies - what a life changer to have this tool so young. What a difference it could make in her life.
I am a huge advocate of this procedure. I would never TELL anyone to do it, but if people ask me - I am honest and open about it. I feel so good! I know not every one has had my experience - but for me, life changing!!! I have more energy, every one has told me how much happier I seem (I didn't think I was unhappy before - but maybe I was....)
I feel like - at 38 - I have a new life. food doesn't control me. I don't think about my next meal or how much I can have....I am not embarassed about my back fat rolls and not fitting in a chair. My husband's arms wrap all the way around me and clothes shopping is FUN!
If you are on the fence - jump over it! I was so scared before surgery - I am so thankful I pushed through that fear.
God bless you - and email me if you have any questions -
ssmonte72@yahoo.com
I would love to be support for anyone that needs it.