I reached my surgeon's goal TODAY! 150 lbs - and a healthy BMI in less than five months!! I would like to lose another 3 - 5 lbs just to have that cushion, just so I won't freak out if I gain a couple of lbs on vacation. Just so I can eat a few bites of cake if I choose to and not feel that nagging guilt if the scale goes up a lb. I will use my doctor's number as my "rock". My real goal in my head was to wear a size 8, I've been doing that for about a month now...my other goal was to reach my doctor's goal by New Year's Eve! Wow, I am ahead of schedule. I told someone recently, it has been disgustingly easy, but I have made life changes, and I did that several months before surgery. I had to prove to myself that I could make changes, this is not a diet. I hope it always stays this simple. I'd do it again in a heartbeat and I'd recommend sleeve surgery to anyone who was ready to stop the sanity of yo yo dieting. I love this forum, and all the information and knowledge I gained during the six months before I took the leap! I was self pay, but I didn't rush in, I did a lot of research and asked a lot of questions. (Thank you Tiffikins!) Having 85% of your stomach removed is not something to be taken lightly, but it is LIFE changing! I love my tiny tummy!

I bet it is... that is, well, I can't find the words to describe that... basically 'cos I have never been in a size 8!!!! I'd be happy, very happy, in a UK 12...lol

Do you exercise?

Well done again!

Let me stress, I have NOT lost weight from exercising!! I did not want to be one of those people who was gung ho the first year, got bored after I lost weight, stopped exercising and then gained some back because I stopped what my body was use to. So, no, I really don't exercise, not like a lot of people do. We have a stationary bike that my husband rides religiously; I ride it maybe one time every two weeks. I have a band that I have knotted. I have it thrown over a door and I do arm exercises with it almost daily. I enjoy it, it isn't anything vigorous, it's easy and I do it standing in my hall. I want to focus on my arms. I also have a 5 lb Danskin weighted ball that I like. I used one in an exercise class one time and I like it....it's for my arms, but also get a good over all workout I think. I bend my legs and toss it up in the air and bend again as I catch it. I do it 20 times, and believe it or not, it IS a good workout at the end of doing it 20 times!! So, that's it. Easy, right here at the house....I park out as far as I can when I go to the store, weather permitting, so that's my walking! We have stairs, so I'm up and down those. I am not a couch potato, but I'm not a member of a gym!

Where did you have your sleeve?

I reached my surgeon's goal TODAY! 150 lbs - and a healthy BMI in less than five months!! I would like to lose another 3 - 5 lbs just to have that cushion, just so I won't freak out if I gain a couple of lbs on vacation. Just so I can eat a few bites of cake if I choose to and not feel that nagging guilt if the scale goes up a lb. I will use my doctor's number as my "rock". My real goal in my head was to wear a size 8, I've been doing that for about a month now...my other goal was to reach my doctor's goal by New Year's Eve! Wow, I am ahead of schedule. I told someone recently, it has been disgustingly easy, but I have made life changes, and I did that several months before surgery. I had to prove to myself that I could make changes, this is not a diet. I hope it always stays this simple. I'd do it again in a heartbeat and I'd recommend sleeve surgery to anyone who was ready to stop the sanity of yo yo dieting. I love this forum, and all the information and knowledge I gained during the six months before I took the leap! I was self pay, but I didn't rush in, I did a lot of research and asked a lot of questions. (Thank you Tiffikins!) Having 85% of your stomach removed is not something to be taken lightly, but it is LIFE changing! I love my tiny tummy!

Where did you have your sleeve?

Dr. James Davidson is in Dallas, TX at Presbyterian Hospital. My surgery was at Forest Park Medical Center.

Congratulations! How great to reach your surgeon's goal in 5 months! Woohoo!

That is excellent news!!! Congrats on being so very successful with your sleeve!!! Size 8, wow.. just a pipe dream for me right now.

Hugs!! All the best for your cusion loss - I've seen so many here get those, so that is a really great feeling knowing it's more than possible.

That is amazing and inspiring...thanks for sharing!!!

I am so very happy for you. What an inspiration.