Here are a few progress pics at 8 months post -op. I can't be any happier with the results so far. Having this surgery has changed my life. I am so grateful for the all of the support I get here and elsewhere. Reading everyone's successes has been a true inspiration.

I now love exercising, who would of thought!!!!

Congrats!! I am less than a week out and your pics are very inspirational! Keep up the hard work!!

You look incredible! I'm so excited to get my surgery done and begin my journey! I hope I have the same level of success you have had! I'm sure it has not been easy! How has the journey been for you? Any complications or regrets? I would love to hear your story! :-) BTW, I'm a fellow Missourian. I hope you don't mind that I added you as a friend!

AMAZE-BALLZ!!!

What exactly are you doing for exercise? Is this for first time loosing massive weight before?

Keep up the good work! You are truly an inspiration!

You look awsome! So inspiring

Fantastic!

@@Jennifer2322

Thank you my fellow Missourian!! Thanks for the friend add. If I can help in anyway, please let me know.

To answer your questions, I have been overweight my entire life. I was up and down with weight loss and had a significant weight loss about 15 years ago only to gain it all back and then some the second I quit exercising (I broke my foot) and not sticking to a food plan.

I've done really well with recovering from the surgery. I remember my Doctor stressing with during the free meeting that the best thing to do was walk...and I did...literally right after surgery. I remember getting up every 2 hours (around the clock while in the hospital and walking the halls. I think helped make my recovery really easy. I never took a pain pill. The first few months was a bit of a struggle with eating too fast or taking too big of a bite of food. You do learn...quickly.

I stuck to the plan, and then some. I keep my diet really low carb. I log my food intake without fail every day (MFP). I get at least 10-12, 8 oz. servings of Water a day. I am diligent about taking my Vitamins. I also have upped my Protein to no less than 110-120 grams per day now that I workout about 6 days a week. I have cut out all bad carbs - no sugar, rice, flour, bread, Pasta, potatoes, milk (I drink unsweetened almond milk daily), and very little fruit at this point. I keep the vegetables to greens - edamame, asparagus, green Beans, broccoli, cucumbers, celery, kale, spinach, etc. I have not cheated at all, and I don't miss any of bad carbs. I've enjoyed cooking for myself and finding interesting recipes (Pinterest).

My best advise is to throw away your scale. I only weigh myself once a month when I have my trainer take my measurements. This has kept me from going insane during this process. Who needs the added stress!

Please feel free to reach out if I you have any questions.

Theresa

@@MisforMimi

Thanks!

I had a significant weight loss about 16 years ago only to gain it all back and then some.

Now, I hit the gym about 5-6 days a week. I see a trainer (for the next few months) 2 times a week and we focus on weight lifting. Heavy weights low reps some days then a bit lower weights higher reps some days. We focus on bench press, squats, dead lifts, and overhead press. We also mix in about 20 minutes of high intensity interval training each session. I supplement this with cardio each day and try to get in 2 long cardio sessions per week. My cardio workouts consist of the treadmill ( brisk walking and incline walking) and the rowing machine. I can say for sure the weight lifting has really help me shed the inches. I get so much satisfaction out of setting a person record on my lifts!! It's my new obsession!!

@@tamg26k,

Girl that's why you look so good! I personally don't do well at gyms well at least that was the case pre-surgery. I would spend the money and not go. I'm not where I should be in terms of exercise but you are certainly an inspiration!

Wow u look awsom. How is your skin after loosing so much weight

@@laneydasilva

Awe, thanks! I definitely have problem areas, and I always will - arms and stomach. They are ALOT better but I can tell there will be loose skin. Every other area is really good, not just to say that. My face and neck are really tight - drinking a lot of Water helps with my skin, not so much toning but keeping it fresh. I'm really trying to tone by doing heavy weight training and it is really helping. I have a bit to go and hopefully I can tighten up a few areas.

Congratulations! You look great!

W

You really are an inspiration! You look so much younger and healthier!

Tamg26k....so what advice can you give someone else that would like to lose 150 that quucjly.

@@linedancer718

I really stuck to the plan. (and I mean really stuck to it) I have completely cut out all sugar, flour, rice, Pasta, bread, potatoes, and milk from my diet. I upped my Protein to almost 120 grams a day. I also stick to about 900-1000 calories a day. My diet is really low carb. I keep my carbs under 30 a day. It was hard at first but not it's pretty easy.

One of the biggest things I do is not weigh myself regularly. This is hard enough without the added stress of staring at the scale.

I joined a gym after 4 months, got myself a trainer, and started exercising about 5 days a week. This has helped tremendously. I have lost about 26 inches from waist, chest, and thighs since starting at the gym.

I had A LOT of weight to lose so I think this has helped with my loss rate.