October 2nd......3 months since I hand my sleeve done. I do believe I am a poster child for this procedure, as I have yet to be in pain or puke one time since my procedure. I am utilizing my new stomach as a great tool to lose weight - and I believe I have been successful - I am over halfway to my goal. In fact, I am almost "worried" my goal is not low enough.

I have caught flack on here for some of my meal choices - Oh No!! A Crispy taco!!! - but I am very proud of both the choices and portions I am eating. I was 307 at my heaviest, and 292 day of surgery. I was wearing a 3x top and tight sze 24 pants. Today I am rocking and XL top and 16 bottoms. It is working for me.

I still struggle to get my liquids in.....40oz is about average, and I KNOW I need more than that. I need to quit putting off dealing with my knee so I can start exercising....I haven't done any yet.

To anyone considering this surgery - research and research. Talk to those that have had it. Bad things CAN happen, however....Great things can happen too!!

I will try and update soem recent pics soon.....

Congratulations! I am just like you. I have never been sick or had any complications. I was sleeved on June 11th and am down from a size 24 bottom to a 16 and from a 2X/3X top to an XL. A total of 60 pounds on my 5'2 frame. I feel great and I look so much better. I didn't do it for what other people thought of me, but I get compliments everyday!! Keep up the good work!

So many congratulations on your weight loss. I, for one, will never have a problem with someone else's food choices. The way I see it, we're doing so much better than we did before, and we can learn to enjoy things we like in moderation. I love this tool! Goals are always changing! Hit your first one and see how you feel. I can't believe you have gotten so far without exercising. Does your knee feel better with the weight you have lost, or is it something that needs surgical fixing?

Congratulations!

Shannon - looking forward to your picks - so glad you're doing we'll

Way to go!!! I hope I'm halfway to goal at 3 months, but it's not looking like it will happen.

Congratulations! Do you exercise at all?

Whoops- I just read your post again- looks like the answer is no. :-). Congrats!

I will most likely need ANOTHER knee surgery - just putting it off. I am active though - I teach all day (rarely sit), we camp and I walk, my kids are in 4H and gymnastics, and I go, go, go......

I love to go walking - and I take my 5 year old (whoch is great for her!) - but her pace is not so good for me for a cardio work out. SO I guess what I am saying is, while I am not setting a time aside for some sweat dripping exercise, it sometimes just happens with my life......My knee feels a little better, but there was no miraculous cure.

I am also fortunate for my height.....however, it hid SOME Of my fat well, and now I have to lose quite a bit to go down an actual size.

Thanks for all the great comments - I hope I am encouraging to others. I love this site!

3 months since sleeve done. over halfway to my goal. need to quit putting off dealing with my knee so I can start exercising

Shannonk

you have done so terrific, Congrats

when i told ortho dr i would have WLS 12/15/11 - he was happy that i would loose weight before my pending knee replacement - PT would go much better

WLS

12/15/11

235lbs

knee replacement

4/26/12

185lbs

50 lbs down

WooHoo

you are down over 70 lbs - you've gone through giving birth, the sleeve, next.............you'll feel much better after that knee is fixed, and you can exercise

Good Luck

That's wonderful! Congratulations! I love reading these positive and inspiring updates from everyone!

Tomorrow's my first follow up two week appt post op and hoping to be released back to work next week. My surgery was 9/19. I can't wait to see where the progress will be at in three months too!

You're an inspiration!