And what a 4 months it has been! There have been so many changes...all good. I really have nothing negative to say....with the exception of the fact that I only lose weight two weeks out of the month. That annoys the crap out of me!

Let's see...some of the positive changes.

1. I fit into my seat at the superdome comfortably with room to spare. I don't feel like I'm taking up TOO much space anymore.

2. I can walk about a mile to a mile and a half at a time now without my back screaming at me that payback is a bitch.

3. I fit in booths at restaurants with room to spare and don't have to say...Can you seat us at a table instead?

4. I can shop in regular stores now...no more Lane Byrant or plus size departments.

6. All my blood work came back perfect....normal levels in everything.

7. Blood Pressure is PERFECT.

8. Sex is way more fun..and while I've always loved sex, it had really gotten to be uncomfortable in a few ways in certain positions. No more of that....we're having the best sex of our lives. Oh, the other half of that "we" is my hubby, btw...hehe

9. I FEEL GOOD!

Now for some stats.

When I decided to have surgery back in the middle of March I weighed 292 lbs. I still cringe when I write that....that's quite embarrassing to admit. I lost 24 lbs pre-op. I was 268 the day of surgery. Today I am at 215. I am ONE stinking lb away from being halfway to goal.

I started out wearing a tight 24W pants and a 2x or 3x shirt. Today I wear a size 18 pants and a regular XL shirt. I've had to go shopping....all my clothes are too big! :thumbup:

Inches lost:

Starting Now Loss:

Waist: 49" 40" 9"

Neck: 15" 13" 2"

Bicep: 18.5" 14.5" 4"x2 =8"

Forearm: 12.5" 11" 1.5"x2=3"

Chest: 52" 45" 7"

Hips: 60" 49.5" 10.5"

Thigh: 34.5" 28" 6.5"x2=13"

Calves: 18.5" 17" 1.5"x2=3"

Total Inches Lost: 55.5!!

Weight Loss By Month:

High Weight 292

Surgery Weight 268

1st Month 248

2nd Month 234

3rd Month 223

4th Month 215

That's pretty close anyway...did that from memory.

Anyway, I know this is kind of long...but I like stats.

I'm very happy with my surgery choice and I would do it all over again 10 times over. My loss might be slower than some...and I have experienced some discouragement this past month with the scale not moving...but that's emotional rather than practical. I do TRY to keep it in perspective and remain practical...not always possible!

I love my sleeve!

I changed my ticker to show total loss instead of just post -op loss.

Gratz on reaching the half way mark. That's awesome. I am so happy for you.

Thanks Maddie! Any word from the doc's office yet?

Congratulations!! Thank you for posting your stats, you are inspiring me. I am on my two week liquid diet and your story is encouraging me to keep fighting the good fight!

The two week liquid diet is the absolute hardest and worst part about this entire process, IMO. If you can get through that, you'll breeze through post-op!! lol

Thanks Maddie! Any word from the doc's office yet?

I am scheduled for 7:30 tomorrow (Wednesday). Thanks for asking.

Wow, awesome job... I cant' wait to post those same things. I'm currently waiting on my insurance to approve my sleeve, but they had told me there would be no problem. I am loving this site and loving all the positive stuff people are filling it with. Keep up the good work!

Thanks coreyandbrett and welcome to the boards!

These boards were an absolute pleasure to dig through when I was pre-op.

I just couldn't get enough information. It really helped as I felt I knew exactly what to expect post-op. There were no surprises....except I really WAS surprised at how easy my recovery was.

F R E A K I N ' F A B U L O U S ! ! !

You really are living the goodlife. Congratulations!

Congratulations Good Life! I am soo happy for you. You were one of the first people I connected with when I first started on the boards so I always look for your posts. So glad to hear you are half way there and all the positive things to celebrate! :thumbup1:

goodlife!!!.... You are doing amazing! I can't wait to start my process soon!!!.... I was just goingto say that probably when you have a stalemate from losing lbs I bet your still losing inches! So keep that in mind so that you won't get frustrated from what the scale is telling you!!... Congratulations on the new you! :thumbup1: all the best to you!

Great work! I seem to be on the 2-3 week stall followed by 2 weeks of loss thing too.. I have stopped worrying about it as long as the 2 weeks of loss do come around. I secretly had hopes of hitting my goal in new record time when I began with all the running I do--but it does not seem to make a huge difference. The good news is that I get so many other benifits from the exercise, I am going to stick to it.

Whoo Hoo for you :-)

Well Done Goodlife!!

I am 9 weeks post op now and I think I have the same pattern of losing 2 weeks out of the month, glad to see that I am in good company...

Thanks for putting your stats our, you have made me realise that I am not doing it properly... you maybe wondering how on earth I can get it wrong, but I forgot to include TWO legs and TWO arms, so I am going to have to add mine up ... and of course that will mean that I have lost more inches that I orginally thought.... YEY and THANK YOU!!

x

SO SO happy for you!!!! That is AWESOME!!!!!! Thank you so much for the encouraging words!!!! I started my pre-op today!!!! My surgery is 9/10.

So ready to be on the other side!!!! Please keep us posted!!!!!