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I'm getting this a lot lately! Even to the point of some one saying I'm too skinny. Lol At a BMI that still say Obesity I'm not Skinny. To the OP, curious what other vets have to say. I got asked how much I plan to loose, really. Ok Til I am in normal BMI range. Thanks

This morning I have an appt with my doctor to check out the mysterious chest pains that have been coming and going. I am more nervous about the stupid scale than anything. I just really hope it shows my actual progress because I've been working so hard to get to this goal, not that I'll quit working hard, but I just want to have some peace of mind that I'll be able to get my surgery before summer ends and I'm in the throes of another semester. I did so well yesterday so I don't know why I'm feeling so down this morning. Maybe it's just a device to try to get me off track. But I won't do it because this is too important to me. Someone the other day asked me if I was sure I wanted to give up beer. "I'd rather be thin." was my reply. Also when I was at the gym I started to become afraid of the excess skin issue. I've got to meet with a personal trainer and make sure that doesn't happen. I'm not really a plastic surgery fan. But at the moment it seems my boobs are shrinking faster than anything else. This is annoying on one hand because I would rather have other parts of my body shrink and I don't want to have to buy new bras right now. On the other hand, I don't really care what shrinks as long as something does, I've got plenty of chest to spare.:smile2:

This morning I have an appt with my doctor to check out the mysterious chest pains that have been coming and going. I am more nervous about the stupid scale than anything. I just really hope it shows my actual progress because I've been working so hard to get to this goal, not that I'll quit working hard, but I just want to have some peace of mind that I'll be able to get my surgery before summer ends and I'm in the throes of another semester. I did so well yesterday so I don't know why I'm feeling so down this morning. Maybe it's just a device to try to get me off track. But I won't do it because this is too important to me. Someone the other day asked me if I was sure I wanted to give up beer. "I'd rather be thin." was my reply. Also when I was at the gym I started to become afraid of the excess skin issue. I've got to meet with a personal trainer and make sure that doesn't happen. I'm not really a plastic surgery fan. But at the moment it seems my boobs are shrinking faster than anything else. This is annoying on one hand because I would rather have other parts of my body shrink and I don't want to have to buy new bras right now. On the other hand, I don't really care what shrinks as long as something does, I've got plenty of chest to spare.

I had my second fill today and had .5 cc added to the 5 cc that was already in. On the way home I started to feel really dizzy and had to sit down. I've been feeling really awful ever since. I really can't tell if it's because I overdid it at the gym because I was really excited and wanting to get off the 3 pounds I gained over the holidays or if just having the fill done made me feel sick. Anyway now I'm home and just trying to relax. I had a half a cup of pea soup for dinner and I'm totally full which is great because I've been able to eat way too much and have been hungry between meals also. Up to this point I've only had one episode of not chewing up my food enough to the point where it got stuck. I think I learned a pretty good lesson there. Anyway I've lost 52 pounds to date. 85 to go until I reach my goal of 100 pounds. A lot of people have told me that's too thin but at 4'11" it's actually the ideal weight for my height. I'm planning on meeting with a personal trainer at the gym this week to see what I need to do to have the least amount of extra skin possible. Also I'm going to start tanning to combat the depression that I get during the winter. Even though I feel like crap today I feel pretty positive about the next year to come and I'm pretty confident I can get pretty close to my goal.

In my entire life...with the exception of the early years I have always worn a shirt or shorts when I went swimming. I do look back and think I wasn't that big so why did I feel so horrible about myself and my body. I guess my family and other school children played a part in my overall lack of self esteem. I was 180 in high school and my skin was fine so I really don't understand why I always wanted to cover up. I believe those moments as a child helped me to get even bigger as an adult. Wherever this journey takes me and whatever I need to do to feel like a swim suit model or at least happy in a one piece I am going to do. Then I want to go to a nasty public water park (oh the germs) and be ok with walking around without any sort of cover up - just sun screen I feel at that point I will free myself of all the years of self hatred. I just wasn't sure what you were seeing from a loose skin perspective as I have read on many plastic surgeon's blogs that in some cases they have to do lipo first before they even start the skin removal process. I feel just like you when it comes to the not really trying and I do really need to work on getting in shape. I have not worked out one bit! Baby steps I guess! Thanks for sharing with me. I like to hear from tall women because we don't go down in sizes like our shorter counterparts or at least as fast. I am somewhere between a 12 and 14 depending on the designer. I couldn't even fit in a 2x shirt from wal-mart. Sizes are so crazy!

Rocsi im sorry that happened to you i know you were scared. Sometimes with drugs some people have to be given a little bit more of the drug for it to be effective. Like when i go to the dentist i always have to be given more anesthia than the dentist normally gives. Im so sorry you was not in a position to say anything. Use this as a learning tool and make sure to share your experience with the physician. Also you need to find out what drug(anesthia) was used. In the future for anymore surgical procedures they can use something else. There are so many other drugs in that class they can use. Im glad you posted. This is good info for people to share with their DR. Good luck and keep on moving. Take your pain medicine and lets loose some weight. You can do this. God bless.

My skin is better than it was at 10 wks, I am using a heavy cream to help with it. I continue to push the liquid. I have had several people try to sell me vitamins and stuff that are suppose to help but I want to win this battle on my own!!

i am taking double doses of Vitamins, plus the walking. my hair has not been falling out yet--i sure hope it stays that way, but i am prepared mentally if it does. once a week i boost my calories and eat A LOT of carbs--that seems to be keeping me from having too long of stalls --seems like i loose 5 pounds the day i eat all those carbs--lol my main problem is that i just don't want anything to eat--nothing sounds good and nothing taste good--well, sweets sound good but i have dumping so that is out!! i am really having to force myself to eat--that is the only problem i have had so far

Congrats on your pregnancy, I love food as well but it's something I know I have to give up, I'm only 21 and have more health problems than my grandparents (which is saying something) If I don't loose the weight more stuff is just going to happen and it's going to be horrible for me in the long run. Maybe you could consider talking to a physciatrist (sp?) it would definitely help in your situation, I know alot of people that get banded aren't ready to give up certain things but it's either give those up or suffer through a life that is plagued with medical conditions or just overall unhappiness. (p.s - I love ravioli but I don't know if I'd ever blend it lol)

Gold bond ultimate healing powder. The heat and moisture under your breast is just irritating it. The benadryl is only going to help the symptoms, and not resolve the issue. If you had steri-strips or tape, you could be allergic to the adhesive that is used on those type of things. It could also be the scrubbing solution dried your skin, and the cortisone cream is not helping in that department. After showers, use your blow dryer if it is a cool setting to dry your skin thoroughly, and then apply a liberal amount of the Gold Bond powder. GB powder rocks. My husband uses it when he is overseas, my kiddo uses it in the summer, and I used it when I had a reaction (just like what you are describing) after my surgery from all the glue and tape they used on me.

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I like your positive reframe of a smiling face! Don't let the picture fool you though. I can grab handfuls of skin and it looks like I could whelp a litter of puppies when I bend over! Then you found a great bathing suit! It looks great on you!

I'm using the PatchMD patch Vitamins. Apply a new little patch to my skin each morning. Very grateful to have discovered them because I was having a really tough time swallowing vitamins. I am not quite 3 mo's out so haven't had bloodwork yet. So at this point I can't swear by them but if they work, I'll be thrilled!

Hi~ I don't expect to reach my goal within a year, but I'm ok with it. A friend of mine took 2 years-- she lost 50 the first year and 50 the second, and has maintained her loss for several years now. I figure it's not a race, it's a lifetime thing. Though I do get impatient sometimes! And the acid reflux is the side effect I am having. Never had it before surgery, and it's not all the time now. I just pop an over the counter medicine (zantac is my fave) and it's better within 5 minutes. It's no big deal, and definitely a small price to pay for having lost 110 lbs! I didn't have hair loss and my skin is ~meh~ ...ok. I figure I'm 42 so it's not going to be stellar. I have no problem wearing a bikini to the local beach though. Another thing about not reaching goal within a year -- I set my goal where some would consider pretty ambitious -- 150 and I'm 5'9". I'm at 179 now. Really I only have another 10 lbs to go to be considered a "healthy" BMI. I will see how I feel when I get to 169 and may or may not make a run for the 150. Nothing's concrete. My surgeon basically let me set my own goal. A lot of people set their goal still in the "overweight" category, because getting there is still SO much more healthy than being in the "obese" category.

Hello all, I ran across this site and thought it would be a great idea for me to get some support and talk about my journey...I had my surgery on December 21st 2011...so im about 3 weeks in and starting to feel like myself again (kinda) I started the journey some time ago, my insurance required a 6 month long process before they would even consider me for the surgery...i was 222lbs in May, I freaked out a little after i signed up for the program, I guess I thought I might never eat again cause I went crazy and gained 7 lbs in June...ugg, I lost it over the next 5 months and weighed 222 again on December 1st...thats where the real story begins...I started the no fat no sugar 1000 calorie diet about the 4th of Dec not knowing if my insurance would even cover the procedure. I had been told over and over again that the two weeks prior to surgery were very important to shrink the liver to get it out of the way...so not hearing anything back from my Dr. i figured i'd probably have to wait till after the new year...well I got a call on the 14th letting me know I was approved, i was so very excited, then the bomb, if you want to do this before January we have to do it on the 22nd...what??? thats only a week away!! I had to scramble to get it together and call work but I figured what the heck...so I went to my pre op appt with my dr the next day and bomb # 2...we want to do it Monday...What??? thats crazy that 4 days from now...OK well go to the hospital and get all your pre op done...while there I found out they couldn't do it Monday but scheduled it for Wednesday...OMG they have know idea how stressed out I am...so Wednessday the 21st of December was the first day of the rest of my life. My son came home from college for break so he was there the whole time with me, we live about 1.5 hrs from the hospital so i got him a hotel since i was in the hospital for 3 days. The first day was a breeze, i thought to myself, no way is it going to be this easy...nope. That first night i was introduced to nausia, oh noooo, i did not want to throw up, i thought it was the worst thing iv ever been through, but it wasnt...they had to take me off the pain drip i was on cause thats what was causing the nausia, they put me on a liquid pain killer which seemed to work just fine. Day two, up an walking around, this doesnt seem so bad, i actually felt "hungry" and got the broth down they gave me...that night was hard, i had a drain in my side and it felt like it was stabbing me...Friday, gona go home today, yeah I can handle this...oh by the way, they want to keep this drain in you till you get back in to see your dr...ok when will that be? well it is christmas vacation and all, prob wont be able to see your dr till Wednesday...What??? i have to drain this thing in my side for 6 days...that doesnt seem right. the day is dragging on and i notice this dull stabbing pain is all of a sudden the sharpest most painful thing I have ever felt and I'v had a baby...the nurse gives me some pain meds and I go to sleep...a bout an hour later she comes in to drain this thing and OMG it was so painful i was crying very loudly and holding my breath almost screaming, they had to call my dr who said they could take it out...what the??? it can be taken out??? then why oh why would you ever make someone go home for 6 days with it? I dont care cause the min they took that 12 inch tube out of my side the pain went away and all was good in the world. I get to go home...yeah me! Ok Im home, the 1.5 hr drive wasnt too bad even though my 18 year old was driving lol. all is well untill that evening when i have the dreded nausia again, please God no... my poor son, he hasnt ever had to see me this way, thank god he was there though, im thowing up thinking my stomach was comming un stiched the entire time...ugg. call the on call dr. who prescribed me some anti nausia meds to help, too bad it's now the day before christmas and my pharmacy is closed and the only one open is so busy they didn't even bother to fill it...lucky for me i only had the nausia that first night, and i had a fantastic support person to help me through it. So thats the jist of my beginings. Im 3 weeks post op as of yesterday and Im doing pretty good. I got to start thicker foods yesterday...I think the hardest part was the two weeks of broth, jello and juice...i'm trying to get all my protien in, which is hard but im figuring it out...I'm 199 lbs which is fantastic...I havent been in the 100's for 3 years...so im very happy right about now. Im going through some emotional times, like thinking Im going to be the first person who doesnt loose weight after having major surgery, but Iv talke with some ppl who said they thought the same thing. I guess after loosing like a pound a day for two weeks to nothing in a week just gets to you sometimes...but I know it's a work in progress. Thanks for reading my story. I'll try to keep you all updated as much a possible. Tesse

Wow, I think I posted this same post..lol First off let me start off by saying CONGRAT ON 30LBS..That is GREAT!.. Before I had my first fill, I did not loose NOTHING for 3 weeks and I was very frustrated. I thought ok I need a fill. I got my first fill and for the first four days it was great and then I felt like I have never had a fill. I could eat ANYTHING! I was not eating as much as I use to, but anything I put in my mouth I could eat. So two weeks later, I get my second fill. In those two weeks I had lost 3 lbs, which is good. In my mind I thought it was bad and what I was eating was WAY to much. I had to stop and think thqt what I was eating was really not that much compared to what I use to eat. I think we all have it in our minds that we are only suppose to eat two bits and be full. I have GREAT restriction now, but on the flip side of things I have to really work hard to get my 1200 calories a day. I have learned that this is a tool that you have to work with. I now can not eat eggs, chicken, pretty much have problems with anything solid. I have to chew chew chew and eat VERY slow. I get that "stuck" feeling very easy. I think somtime that I would rather have to have the "Self Control" rather that the "stuck" feeling after eating a couple of bits. I have learned that with anything in life, this takes WORK and good choices. Again 30 lbs is GREAT! Keep up the good work.

Nivea skin firming had good reviews so I bought that. For incision marks, a plastic surgeon I work with suggested HEB brand silicone sheets. I cut them up and use those. They do work.

Last time I lost a lot on a diet was when I was 30. I lost more than 100lbs in six months, and I had no problems with excess skin. This time round, I have just been banded, and I am 40, and a little concerned my skin elasticity won't be the same. Am I right in saying that by eating high protein foods (eg tuna) it will help my skin adjust and obviate any needs for skin adjustment surgery? I was thinking about eating a pound of tuna chunks a day...

Hi everyone, Just want to know if anyone else has developed bad skin since the sleeve? Mine is just driving me mad. Ive always had lovely skin, odd spot but on the whole, clear and smooth. Since surgery it has become, spotty, bumpy, the spots can even be sore. Any one else had this happen? It seems to be getting worse too. Should I see a dermatologist? Why cant we have it all? Fat with lots of hair and nice skin or thin and spotty and bald!!!!!

I used to love my band until I started choking on vomit in my sleep. I am revising to a sleeve soon. The band was great at first, until that started happening. I am not having trouble now, but I have no restriction. I ate a plate of spaghetti and 2 pieces of garlic bread tonight. okay, call me an over eater, but that is what I got the band for. If I were to get a fill, I would go back to choking on vomit in my sleep. It's a very fine line between being too tight and being too loose. I am tired of worrying about fills and unfills so I am getting the sleeve surgery. Sorry, but I have to be truthful here.

Things have been good and bad for me. I have suffered from acid reflux. When my band is to tight it is really bad. I had lost 135lbs, until I had my band let out to releive the reflux. and gained 20 lbs back in no time. I am tighter now but I can't seem to loose the 20lbs so it's gotten me a little down worried I am going to go back to the way I was. I don't regret doing this I am healthier and happier. I am working on becoming a support group leader, so that I can help others and my self. Kim Where did you get your body magic? I have ha a hard time with my waist line and upper stomach area. Glad to hear you ar doing so well. keep up the good work. Jill

Hey cammy That's the incision that takes longest to heal. It comes on the skin fold and yes falls on the bra strip. And the hole factor will go away slowly. But yes it'll leave a big scar:( mine took almost 2 months before I got comfortable with that particular incision.

It’s because oestrogen is stored in your fat. As you loose weight the oestrogen is released into your bloodstream giving you a hormonal flush. Heavier/lighter, more/less frequent cycles, increased or decreased PMT symptoms, etc. plus the stress of the surgery & changed diet add to it all. I was menopausal when I had the surgery & all my hot flushes disappeared. They all can back though once I’d lost a lot of my weight ☹️. Your cycles will settle again too. PS - you can also become more fertile. Many surgeons suggest doubling up on contraceptives.

This is great to know. I'm going to get some papaya and blend it in my shake. It has wonderful healing properties. Years ago when I had a small skin cancer removed on my face, the plastic surgeon recommended I eat some daily to speed the healing of bruises...it really worked! He had actually done some research on this. meat tenderizer is made from papaya, so it sounds like it just dissolves old cells away! I don't like the taste so much, but blended into a shake, it will be edible.