Where are the 50's??? -- all I see is a topic about wrinkles! How has the surgery changed your life?

Congratulations to all of you for your weight loss.....and.....good luck to you that are scheduled for sleeve surgery... It is a fantastic tool to getting healthy again.

I am 59..... 5'3" and started at 328 (pre-surgery) and 294 on day of surgery (May 2) & today the scale said 234... ((94 total & 60 since surgery)) I feel so good.

If some of you don't know about my story, i started out in a wheelchair (back-knees-hip-hands arthritis) my weight did not allow me the ability to walk, my body would just collapse & buckle. I would end up falling after about 10-15 steps.... WELL: I no longer use my wheelchair around the house at all. I use a walker when we go shopping because there are times that my back still gives out and when i have to sit down, its like right now-no time to look for a chair. So that works best....I don't even think about the chair anymore and i had been using it for over 5 years.

Sorry to go on and on, but i just want you all to know the surgery works. Yes there are bad days, when foods don't sit well at all. I had diarrhea for a long time and NUT said to add a banana every day.. OMG - There are SO MANY carbs in a banana!!! but if it works, i will continue. (started Wednesday)

Rambling again... sorry

you all have a fantastic weekend!

Great inspiration tjmom.

thmom... you are my new roll model.... you go girl!

Wow!!! I'm so happy for you, tjmom!! I know how amazing that feeling is. Congrats!!! Keep up the good FYI I also am a tjmom lol

Carbs are the enemy. Don't try to figure a way to slip them back into your daily routine. At least not in the first 9 months.

I'm 4 months out. Lost 70 lbs the first 3 months and 10 lbs more this month. 10 lbs more and I reach my goal. I'm not perfect...

while I keep the carbs at bay I have started drinking red wine again. A glass a day but it does slow down the weight loss.

I may have to stop drinking wine while this next 10 lbs comes off and go back to protein drinks, yogurt and water. Boring but it works and works fast.

TJ mom, I remember when you first started out, you were so worried, I remember when you first broke away from the wheel chair, you were so excited! now look at you! WOW!! you are Fab! thanks for your words of inspiration.

Jill and Tparker good luck on your surgery, please keep us informed on your out come, and how you are feeling.

Thanks again everyone for all of your good wishes and advise!

Deb

Carbs are the enemy. Don't try to figure a way to slip them back into your daily routine. At least not in the first 9 months.

I'm 4 months out. Lost 70 lbs the first 3 months and 10 lbs more this month. 10 lbs more and I reach my goal. I'm not perfect...

while I keep the carbs at bay I have started drinking red wine again. A glass a day but it does slow down the weight loss.

I may have to stop drinking wine while this next 10 lbs comes off and go back to protein drinks, yogurt and water. Boring but it works and works fast.

Wow, thanks but all you have had is protein drinks, yogurt, and water in the last 9 months? Are you unable to eat anything else or is that all you wanted to eat? just wondering..

Tj mom, you are awesome. God bless you!

thank you all for your wonderful words of encouragement.... life is getting better each day!

DebInAZ: I can eat almost anything now and I do sometimes. But I really stay away from pasta, pizza, bread and the like. Once you start with carbs not only do you stop losing weight, the craving for them kicks in again. I'm at the end of this race and the weight loss is slow. Returning to the basics will get me there.

DebInAZ: I can eat almost anything now and I do sometimes. But I really stay away from pasta, pizza, bread and the like. Once you start with carbs not only do you stop losing weight, the craving for them kicks in again. I'm at the end of this race and the weight loss is slow. Returning to the basics will get me there.

Thanks Clancy for the tips! good luck to you getting to goal, i'm sure you will get there soon.

Hahaha, Brenda... I so agree about the hot flashes. I am 55 and my family has been wishing menopause on me for years so they won't have to suffer from me being cold all the time and sweating them out of the house and car. I am barely beginning menopause and yep... The hot flashes just don't last long enough and then I am stone old again! Not even long enough to shed my hugeass sweatshirt. Course, if being cold all the time was my worst complaint in life than I'm living pretty good.

tjmom...I am also amazed to hear your story, and how well you are doing, able to get around without the wheelchair again, and amazingly able to regain your sense of being able to take control of your destiny, your life. This surgery has helped so many of us that were feeling out of control for so long.

Good luck, you are doing fantastic!!

Clancy - thanks for posting! I stay away from most heavy carbs, but I did the same thing - started drinking white wine and you are right, it does slow down the weight loss, so I've stopped until I get to goal.

I totally agree with you Clancy, I stay away from ALL the "danger" foods, I have done without for a year, I do NOT MISS THEM.... so why start eating them just to put all that back into my brain...... I tell myself I do not want that, it might make me sick........ I cannot eat bread,I did try just the inner circle of a slice of whole wheat bread, so NOT worth the pains and the way it made me feel..... so I just say no I choose not to have that...... and go on.. you cannot miss what you do not have......... congrats on your weight loss!

Maybe you could exercise a bit more and still have your glass of wine?>? just a thought.