thinoneday

Hi there! Welcome and let me say that being 1 year out, I've not had a complication at all! I'm either very healthy or very blessed. . one of the two for sure. . . i've not been sick either, oh well maybe the odd sneeze here and there but that's it. . . no major problems at all. . . check out my ticker to see how i'm doing . . . cheers and welcome again!

Thanks for your understanding guys! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. . . I find that I "gently" talk to my daughter to help her not look that way either. . . she is chunky and I don't want her getting morbidly obese. . .poor baby

First off CONGRATULATIONS on your weight loss and secondly I love your screen name! it's so cute. . . great story and keep up the excellant work!

No I do not reward myself. . . i will give myself a hug and a pat on the back once i reach goal, other then that, my reward was the surgery to fix myself. . .and the good health that goes with it. . .

Good morning to you! Well what can i say. . I weighed 350 at my highest weight and had thought of WLS many times . . . but like you was skeptical and bought phentermine instead. . sure I lost 90lbs on phentermine, but at $145/month and a good addiction who can afford that! So i dropped the phentermine, gained all the weight back plus more and finally decided on WLS. . .hubbie wasn't supportive at all, so after about 2 1/2 years or so I finally convinced him to come to a meeting with me and he did. . . after listening to the 3 options of WLS, band, sleeve, and RNY, he told me that he would only support me with the sleeve. . .hallalooah! Got that sleeve within a month of the meeting (self pay goes incredibly fast) and hated it in the beginning cause you have to instantly relearn how to eat, drink, and chew all over again, but now after 1 year, I don't regret it at all and would probably do it again if need be. . .I've lost 145 +lbs and feel so good and can do things i never thought possible. . . i can ride horses again without thinking I'll kill them first before they can even take a step forward! I have heard many horror stories about the band, but I can't say anything about it cause I never experienced it, but there are a few on this forum who have and can share their stories with you. . . all i can say is go for the sleeve, I think you'll be very happy with your decision, however, the decision is yours to make. . . Good Luck!

first off, let me say CONGRATULATIONS and welcome to the losers bench!!! That is fabulous. . now comes the fun part ! LOSING A BUNCH OF WEIGHT AND WATCHING THE CLOTHES DROP OFF. . . .

Wow honey, at 24 your body skin and such will just shrink back so tightly your going to be the next model in hollywood! Keep working out though, that helps alot. . .the majority of us are older (40+) and that is when the skin has a bit of a problem jumping back into place, it needs extra help! Good luck! Your going to do great! Hahahahah deformed boobs! Thats a good one! Your pear shape will be deformed, might look more like a banana, but not not your boobs!

That brought back memories and I feel sorry for you, I remember the pain of wanting to belong but that came with a price and I was the joking part of it. . . being the brunt of jokes and such is not good, outwardly it's fun to laugh and to be "part of the group" however, inwardly it hurts like hell. . . I'm glad your getting your surgery soon and i'm glad your people are "nice" and that humor is great, but soon it will be directed not at you but to something else. . . good luck!

You betcha! After surgery i could literally taste the chemicals in the water and hated it. . .i would add everything and anything into it to make myself drink it. . . it took about 8 months before I actually could tolerate plain water again, now, at 1 year out, i can drink water like a champ again! Don't worry it does get better . . .

Well "normal" is how you see it. . . there is no wrong or right when it comes to "normal" However, if you want statistics then your doctor will be the right one to ask this question to as to what weight he/she would like to see you at. . .I feel good at this weight right now and don't have any problems with it either, however, the doctor would like to see me at 180. . . ok then am i going to get there? maybe, maybe not. . . i feel great now but i'm not stopping the process but i'm not killing myself to get there either. . . does this make sense?

I was told to add 2 Snacks in between. . but protein snacks, so even at 1 year out I still have 2 string cheese for my evening snack and 1/2 an apple for midmorning snack. . . Protein shakes are an excellent choice as well. . .

I'm 1 year out and still freeze! Today I'm wearing my uniform, a coverup, a hoodie, my parka, gloves and ear covers, the heat is blasting in my car and i feel just right FOR NOW. . . the temperature outside this morning is 34F. . . . go figure. . . I year ago I would have the A/C going and a fan in my office!

Total sense in my book. . . as a heavier person you realize your health issue more and your more aware of your weight. . .your not comfortable as a bigger person and you would love to change it, so your more aware. . . once you get to your 199lbs your probably going to be so impressed with yourself that your going to challenge yourself to lose more (that is what I'm doing right now too) and your going to be happier so you'll continue to be more postive at that weight as well. . . good luck and i hope what i said makes sense too cause sometimes i just hear blah blah blah coming out of my head. . . :lol:

aren't people absolutely amazing! I mean really. . . . i remember last year before my surgery my highest weight was 350lbs I was wearing 4XL uniforms and snuggly 28/32 . . . i couldn't do very much of anything and in the dead of winter was the only dumb a$$ using a fan to keep the sweat from forming from my "little" brow. . . ugh. . . . .after i got the surgery and started losing weight people at my work did this " why did you do it? you didn't look that big" "you didn't look fat too me, your just a big girl" "I would never do that, it's too drastic, you weren't even that big" ERRRRRRR now that really pi$$ed me off in the biggest (excuse the pun) way. . . now that i've lost 145 + lbs those folks who said those things don't even talk to me anymore and it seems to me that they found the 145 + lbs I've lost . . . pretty sad to say. . . overall people irk me too especially THOSE kind of people. . .good luck your going to do great and your going to look and feel great too! Oh and PS I love the color black, that is my favorite color and has nothing to do with my weight, that i'm lazy or anything, has everything to do with what I like as an individual . . . good lord are they trying to take away our autonomy as well ???

Congratulations! Hope all goes well! Let us know!

Good Lord NOOOOOO ! This surgery (for me anyhow) was nothing compared to c/sections (I've had 2) nor as bad as my hysterectomy, bilateral breast reduction, tonsilectomy, shunt placement and revision, angiograms, etc (18 major surgeries) I was up and walking well by 6 hours after surgery without difficulities. . . I would say the one thing that bothered me was the drain. . . that was a pain in the gluteous maxamus. . . I am highly allergic to narcotics so the only pain med i can take is tylenol and that did the job just fine for me. . . but we all are different and handle pain differently, if you have a high pain threshold you'll do well if not well i guess you'll hurt. . . good luck

of course they would say that! don't you just love haters! they get their undies in a bundle in the biggest way. . . check out my ticker and I'm out 1 year now. . . i'm still losing i don't think I could regain actually, I've worked too hard and come too far to allow that to ever happen. . . plus I LOVE the new me!

hahahaha I just love these haters. . . she realizes I needed a surgeon, but after all I was the one who decided to FIX myself! Yup I'm both a hypocrite (takes one to recognize one huh? ) and I am snotty as well

Chilo is right, just concentrate on getting your fluids in. . . I personally have never lost the hunger feelings. . . since surgery i've always been hungry, but look at my ticker. . . you have to learn to control it. . .you have to be in control and not your hunger. . .remember this is only a tool, you are having to learn to use this tool in order for it to work for you. . . it's like a hammer, your given a hammer to drive a nail, the hammer wont drive the nail by itself, but you have to learn the right way to use the hammer in order for it to work or you're going to have a very sore thumb! good luck!

Hi there, well I don't know what who says but i know what i'm comfortable with and at 1 year out i have anywhere from 850 - 1200 daily. . . i feel good at that amount of calories, i work out without any problems, my body functions normally as it should and i'm quite healthy to boot. . it depends on how you want to handle this surgery. . if you feel you want 2000 calories well go for it, especially if your very active. . . but i really think it's a personal choice don't you?

Yippee for 2/7/2011 and a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you for doing it ! Ignore those people for they know not what they say! People are creatures of habits and one of those habits is to make others miserable the same why as they are. . . so just say ya i guess and carry on. . . but just wait til you start losing weight. . . then you'll be able to say "Yeah thanks and see, I'm not even dead yet". . . good luck your going to do fabulous. . .

at 2 weeks out i had lost 22lb at 7 weeks out i had lost 53lb and now at 1 year out 145 lbs!

Wow, i've just read a post of mine on this thread and let me tell you my self image has definately changed. . . i see myself a less fat now, yes i still weigh in the 200's but at 6 feet tall, it looks pretty good. . .i wear size 16/17. .(18 is a bit big) wow. . . I used to wear 28/32!!! I now look at fat people way differently and know that i shouldn't cause i used to be there myself. . . but i look at it this way, we were all given brains to use and make decisions, I made the right decision to have this surgery I just feel quilty that i didn't use my talent before this time. . . oh well at least i used it wisely. . . . good luck to everyone here!

HOW EXCITING IS THAT!!!!!! I'm so proud of you! Can't wait to be there either. . . have to start with my exercise though, have been at a stall for a while, oh well. . . but GOOD FOR YOU!!!

I personally can't eat anything before a work out cause it upsets my tummy. . . but like it was suggested, a protein shake would be good but maybe after the workout. . . .good luck!