Well, I did it! I hit 199 today. My surgery date was March 18, 2014, so it took me about 4.5 months to reach this point. I have about another 50ish pounds to get to my goal and now have the confidence to know that I can do it. I couldn't be happier with my progress. This surgery has been such a blessing for me. I am healthier, so much more active and feeling better than I have in years.

This forum has been a wonderful place for support. I have plenty of support from the few family members and friends that know I had the surgery, but having this site has been extremely helpful. Thank you everyone! I'll post pics eventually. . .

Way to go!

How exciting!!!

Thanks!

Healthyme1963! So great congrats!

Awesome!

Healthy me... Congratulations! That's a wonderful achievement

Good for you!

Awesome job!

Wow that's wonderful congrats!

Congrats! I'm so happy for you! How many pounds in 4.5 months? I'm trying to gauge where I'll be at Christmas

congratulations!

Thanks, everyone! It feels great to see the scale show a '1' as the first number!

To answer your question tsangia - I'm down a total of 83 pounds since I started the process (including the weight lost during the pre-op diet phase). I've been averaging about 11-13 pounds per month since surgery. You may lose faster or slower depending on your height, starting weight and how much you exercise. A lot of people lose faster than me because I was considered a 'smaller' patient to begin with, plus I don't work out heavily. I do work out 4-5 days per week, but having arthritis and fibromyalgia, my workouts are not very intense. Good luck to you!

What is onderland?

Onederland is a slang term for the scale going below 199 pounds or less.

Onederland is a slang term for the scale going below 199 pounds or less.

Thank you so much for the definition. Now it makes sense