and i just wanted to share how happy im feeling!.

i have just got under 200 pounds from a starting weight of 283. to prove to myself that this is a hell of a lot of weight, i tried picking up to large Water bottles, you know the kind that fit of water cooler. two of them weigh 38 kgs which is the amount i have lost. i could believe how heavy they were, no wonder it was so hard for me to do things like get up from a chair, walk or even climb stairs. i didnt last 2 minutes with the bottles in my hands before i gave up. it made the weight loss SO real.

my hair was falling out alot of late, so last week i went and had it cut very short and dyed red. i feel 20 years younger!

the best thing of this operation is that i feel so normal. i have got into a routine of what to eat, exercising and just being without that horrible pressure of trying to control my eating. i have stalled a lot during the months, but as i knew it would happen, i didn't worry too much which would never have happen pre-op. i have become a bit addicted to sport... something i never thought would happen. I walk every morning for about an hour, and go to spinning classes twice a week and fat girls aerobics class also twice a week too... the aerobic studio loves me as im a great advertising for them ! lol everything someone asks me what im doing to lose weight i say that i go to the aerobics studio.....

i eat basically anything within reason, no sugar of course, but i dont feel limited by my food intake. This could be due to the fact that i suffered from years of nothing being able to eat nearly anything without being sick (due to the horrible lap band). For me, a meal that i can sit down and eat with my family - no matter what the portion size- is brilliant.

i tried to find photos of me pre op today, and could only find 6 photos of myself that i have kept in the last 2 years! i would always either shy away from the camera, or delete them from the computer/camera asap. i thought how sad it would be for my children not to have any photos of me with them. i am going to change that!

sorry for the double post.. dont know why it happen. i just want to add a photo. i cant work out out to remove the double post.. sorry

and i just wanted to share how happy im feeling!.

i have just got under 200 pounds from a starting weight of 283. to prove to myself that this is a hell of a lot of weight' date=' i tried picking up to large Water bottles, you know the kind that fit of water cooler. two of them weigh 38 kgs which is the amount i have lost. i could believe how heavy they were, no wonder it was so hard for me to do things like get up from a chair, walk or even climb stairs. i didnt last 2 minutes with the bottles in my hands before i gave up. it made the weight loss SO real.

my hair was falling out alot of late, so last week i went and had it cut very short and dyed red. i feel 20 years younger!

the best thing of this operation is that i feel so normal. i have got into a routine of what to eat, exercising and just being without that horrible pressure of trying to control my eating. i have stalled a lot during the months, but as i knew it would happen, i didn't worry too much which would never have happen pre-op. i have become a bit addicted to sport... something i never thought would happen. I walk every morning for about an hour, and go to spinning classes twice a week and fat girls aerobics class also twice a week too... the aerobic studio loves me as im a great advertising for them ! lol everything someone asks me what im doing to lose weight i say that i go to the aerobics studio.....

i eat basically anything within reason, no sugar of course, but i dont feel limited by my food intake. This could be due to the fact that i suffered from years of nothing being able to eat nearly anything without being sick (due to the horrible lap band). For me, a meal that i can sit down and eat with my family - no matter what the portion size- is brilliant.

i tried to find photos of me pre op today, and could only find 6 photos of myself that i have kept in the last 2 years! i would always either shy away from the camera, or delete them from the computer/camera asap. i thought how sad it would be for my children not to have any photos of me with them. i am going to change that![/quote']

Judith's you I've me hope I am an ex lapbander x2 and hated that stuck feeling as well. I am only three weeks out from my conversion surgery. My biggest issue was/has been the pain from all the adhesions/scar tissue. If your not on Biotin for your hair/skin/nails get on it you can take 5000mg and there is a shampoo made by pureology that has biotin in it and its all vegan it's a bit pricey but so concentrates you only need a size of a pea for both shampoo and conditioner. Congrats on your success I hope to have the same outcome as you. I am extremely tired from not sleeping well and the pain.

HW 250/1st Lapband 198/2nd Lapband 232/Pre conversion 2/6/13 to bypass 232.....Current 211

Congrats on your success and thanks for sharing with us! It's always good to hear from someone who is happy they had the surgery. I hope one day I like exercising like you--right now it's just torture for me. Here's to your awesome journey!! =)

Congrats. I'm a band to bypass revision scheduled for March 21. It's nice to see you are doing well. I have the same issues with photos and look forward to lots more family photos with me actually in them.

Congratulations! I'm pre-op and your success is inspiring!

Great story and I love what you tell people about how you are losing. If someone is very obese would you tell them about your bypass?