I am just a few days past my 2 year post op mark and the transformation I have made has been incredible.

I lost 135 lbs in the first 10 months and have easily kept that off for the past 14 months.

I went from being a total couch potato to being an avid hiker, hiking almost every day (even in the Phx summer heat).

I went from size 26/28 to size 6 and some size 4.

I have a different relationship with food and myself and for the first time in my life I eat like a normal person (whatever that is).

I eat average sized portions, I get full faster, I stay full longer.

I do not count calories or measure my food. I am mindful of carbs (average around 100 gms per day) and about the same amount of protein.

I do not have a diet mentality and do not obsess about what I eat, when I eat it or how much of it I eat.

I do not do low calorie or low fat. I eat full fat cheese and mayo. I love the skin off rotisserie chicken and dislike white meat chicken or turkey.

I do not eat much pasta or bread but did not eat much of those before surgery.

I take a multivitamin and calcium daily and all my labs and health have been great.

I can still falll back in to old emotional and unhealthy choices regarding food but am able to easily get back on track.

I have not posted in here in over a year, I got tired of the bull but thought I would pop back in and let folks know there is life after the sleeve and it is as great or as awful as you choose it to be.

congrats on your 2 year mark, you sound like you are doing great, continued success to you...pre sg for me

Great information, thanks for posting. Nice to hear that life is normal. You should give us some pictures!

Thanks for gracing us with your presence and posting!

It's good to hear from someone 2 years out.

I have a question for you...do you think you're able to maintain so easily because of portion control (please define average size meal) or is it more the amount of exercise you're doing...perhaps a combination of both.

What was your diet like before surgery? Portion size? Were you a grazer?

In other words...what kind of lifestyle changes (other than the hiking) have you made to be successful?

Thank you for posting. Its wonderful to hear that you are doing so well. I hope someday to have the same changes in my life.

Congrats on your success! It is great to hear from someone who is 2 years out!

Thanks for popping back in with your update!

Yep thanks for the update and congrats to your WL success in continued good health! You lost alot of weight in only 10 months...wow.

Wonderful news! Thanks for sharing!

Gratz on your success and thanks for posting. It's nice to hear from someone who is 2 yrs out. Very encouraging. Thanks.

I *really* appreciate you posting this since many of the people past goal don't bother coming back here very much. I am really encouraged by what you have said. I started at a 26/28. I hope someday I can write a post that sounds just like yours because that is what I want for my life!! Thank you.

I am sooooo happy for you. That is absolutely incredible. You ROCK - made my day. Wondering when you started exercising...right away or later on after weight loss.

Thanks from me, too, for your post. It sure helps me. I'm very early on in the process and on certain days I just can't wait to get to surgery and on other days, I'm filled with trepidation. Your story really helps. This surgery is fairly knew and there is not a lot of information out there about people who are "years" out from being sleeved. I appreciate hearing from someone who is more than a year out. Thanks again and congratulations on your accomplishment!

Great to hear and congrats!!!! I always wonder about the long termers out there. Although I am only at 7 months, I find that I can cheat a bit here and there. I mostly eat a VERY low carb diet (I LOVE the low carb protein bars) but I do have a couple chips or a cookie with the kids now and then. I am grateful to still be loosing and look forward to my new relationship with food as well. I still track EVERYTHING I eat (thank you myplate) so I can see the days when I go over my 1200 cal and the days when I am too low. It also helps me know what days my sugar intake was higher or my protein not where it should be.

Wonderful!!!!!