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Okay so I have been meaning to post a before and after pic once I hit onederland and my hubby keeps saying that he is going to do a picture that is a side by side comparison but he is procrastinating!!!

So I decided just to do it myself in 2 pics, one is just before surgery and the other was taken this past Friday in my work bathroom lol

I have gone from a 22/24 to a 14/16 in 18 weeks and couldn't be happier!!!

Okay so I have been meaning to post a before and after pic once I hit onederland and my hubby keeps saying that he is going to do a picture that is a side by side comparison but he is procrastinating!!!

So I decided just to do it myself in 2 pics, one is just before surgery and the other was taken this past Friday in my work bathroom lol

I have gone from a 22/24 to a 14/16 in 18 weeks and couldn't be happier!!!

Okay so I have been meaning to post a before and after pic once I hit onederland and my hubby keeps saying that he is going to do a picture that is a side by side comparison but he is procrastinating!!!

So I decided just to do it myself in 2 pics, one is just before surgery and the other was taken this past Friday in my work bathroom lol

I have gone from a 22/24 to a 14/16 in 18 weeks and couldn't be happier!!!

You look absolutely amazing!!! Thank you for sharing your story!!!!! **HAPPY DANCE**

you look so good!!!! congrats!!!

I'm sleeved!!!!! yay! Everything went beautifully, when i woke up in recovery I did do a bit of dry heaving .... which wasn't the greatest thing to experience but boy the pain meds are fantastic!!! The doc kept telling me that my liver was tiny and he was so happy that I followed my liquid diet to a T.

So all day today I have been waiting around with my hubby to see if I get to go home and what happens, about 30 minutes after my hubby left, the doc shows up and says that I could go if I wanted to. There is no leak and all my spots on my belly are doing well. The pain that I am experiencing is the cut on my belly button, right shoulder pain and there is pain that happens between my shoulder blades. The pain meds work really good and it's funny I can time when the pain between my shoulder blades come back, 6 hours to be exact. Weird huh. So I am staying here one more night then I am out of here around 10 in the morning.

I am soooo proud of myself, I am officially on the losers bench and I did this for me and I can't be more thrilled. 2011 is going to be one amazing year!!! Nothing is going to hold me back!

- Tiffany

You are going to love your sleeve

yep my place charged the insurance company $7000 too..... i was livid when it showed that my portion was going to be about $2500 but the manager at the sleep study place told me that they were writing off my portion and not to worry about it.

So I started my liquid diet this past Monday and so far it's been okay, though I have been getting hunger headaches at night which are annoying but with a little bit of Tylenol it definitely helps!!!
Sooooo I am the chef around the house, my husband hates to cook. so lets just say we typically get to-go on the days i just don't feel like cooking. Well since I really can't eat anything other than Jello, chicken broth and the occasional Protein Shake, I don't really want to cook a full meal and not be able to eat any part of it.
So what does my husband do.... he orders my favorite pizza and gets bread sticks, totally not thinking I can't eat and once he told me that he ordered it and realization hit..... then he told me that he was sorry about 10 times!!!!! lol
when it got here, my mouth immediately started to water... and so what did i do? ... i curled up in the corner chair and savered my yummy raspberry fat free jello....and tried not think about it....
and i won, i proved to myself that i can go without having a slice of pizza or even a taste of the yummy bread sticks!!!! i even packed it all away when they were done with it!
oh my wonderful not thinking husband!!!!!! lol

Tat2Swan - lol priceless!!!!
Yeah I am in the same boat, some of my co-workers who have found out and think it's wonderful that I am taking charge of my life. The others are like, why would you do that to your body. And the funny thing is that the ones who are against it are the ones who are over weight themselves. So I think to myself that if they are complaining then they are jealous that I am taking control of my life and doing something for myself that in the long run will greatly benefit me. So let them talk all they want. When I drop all my weight and look sexy as hell they will be the ones who wish they could have had the same surgery too!!!

I am scheduled for surgery December 3rd in Dallas, TX. I have plenty of appointments between now and then. I am so excited and ready.

Good luck to everyone!

Had my pre-op labs done today. My to-do list is complete ... Now all we have is surgery next Tuesday ... Yeah, it's finally here

Typically, it's an insecurity within him, and not an issue with the wife unless she starts acting on that attention from other men. At least that has been my experience, I got attention when I was fat so my husband didn't really have any major issues with me getting more attention. He was a little jealous when he first came home from his deployment, but that's pretty typical reintergration behavior for military members that are gone for long periods of time.
My marriage was solid pre-op, and it's more solid today. We discussed our concerns long before I had my band, and he was deployed during my revision. We shared our concerns, and we also really thought about all the pros and cons. He was always proud of me, but now when the guys at work say "man, your wife is looking super hot", he simply smiles and says " thanks, she's worked hard to achieve her goal".
We did go through a little bout of him being the food police when I continued to lose below goal, but I just had to explain it to very simply and very matter of fact. Any concerns he has had, we've discussed. Communication is KEY.

My husband told me the other night "No getting skinny, then finding another man." I just laughed and told him "Not happening, I already put 10 years into you... I am not starting over with hey, what is your favorite color" haha. Seriously though, he should be happy for you. You will be healthier and feel better and want to do more "things" with him.

1) Because I want to be able to go out and ENJOY life, and not sit on the sidelines thinking "One day I'll be able to do that..."

2) Because I want to walk down the street and NOT see people look in the opposite direction as they walk by me.

3) Because I want to be able to shop WHEREVER I want and not have to stick to Walmart or overpriced dept store Woman sections

4) Because I would love to go out dancing with my husband and not feel ridiculous in tight clothing or a dress.

5) Because right now I feel as if my life is on hold, and if i don't make a change I'll spend the rest of my life thinking "What if??"

6) Because I don't want to feel as if people are laughing at my dreams just because I'm fat.

7) Because I hate to feel that there are 2 strikes against me when I am at work/school and having to work that much harder to prove myself to people.

8) Because I don't want my son to grow up with an obese mom and have to be excluded from social events just because I am.

9) Because I want to feel beautiful, and its really hard sometimes.

10) Because if I can beat my weight I can do absolutely anything!