On January 9th of this year marked my 1 year anniversary of having the Sleeve surgery! I am so happy with my results and truly love my sleeve.

I started this journey at 228lbs. I had to do the 6 month supervised diet so 10 months later, the day of surgery i was 203lbs. On January 9, 2014 i weighed in at 135lbs.

I have learned to use my tool and know what my limits are and what my slider foods are. I am very aware of what goes in my mouth as opposed to before i had surgery where i ate or drank whatever i wanted. It has to be worth something good for me to eat it.

Things i would have done differently: Definitely Exercise more! I didn't start going to the gym until 5 months post op. Pure laziness in my part. So if i can give a newbie any advice at all is to definitely exercise and take advantage of the first 6 months post op because that is when you will see the weight fly off your body. After 6 months i noticed that my weight loss slowed down alot. I still lost weight but it was minimal.

Here is a before picture and a picture that was taken at 10 months post op.

Oh my! You look Beautiful!! Question.....I am 4 weeks post op today. I want to exercise but I don't have the energy to start! I really to want to take advantage but how can I get started. My PA asked me if I was interested in working out, I told yes. She just said "OK, that's good". I just don't have the energy. What suggestion do you have. I walk for 10 min every 4 hours....I still scared of the blood clots.

Congrats! I can't wait until it's my turn

Oh my! You look Beautiful!! Question.....I am 4 weeks post op today. I want to exercise but I don't have the energy to start! I really to want to take advantage but how can I get started. My PA asked me if I was interested in working out, I told yes. She just said "OK, that's good". I just don't have the energy. What suggestion do you have. I walk for 10 min every 4 hours....I still scared of the blood clots.

Congrats! I can't wait until it's my turn

Start out small! Go for a walk. As you start to consume more food you will have more energy and then you just keep adding to that. Dont expect to run a marathon over night. But do something! That was my biggest mistake. My Vitamin & Iron deficiencies early on were a big problem for me because i did not have the energy to do anything but once that all got straightened out I started to walk on the treadmill and little by little added to it. Exercising doesn't have to be done at the gym. Find something that you like and then stick to it

Good luck to you!

1 year anniversary o

Beatriz

always love seeing the before and after pics - amazing

you look wonderful/beautiful

keep up the great job

enjoy your healthier, longer life

kathy

Edited January 17, 201412 yr by proudgrammy