Hi everyone!

My name is Jamie and I am new here. I read this forum a lot prior to surgery but never registered. Thank you all for being so helpful with such a huge decision!

I am 36 and married with no children. I have a high level position with a national catering company and have been event planning for over ten years.

I had my surgery on May 11th.

I am posting all over this board today because I really want to get involved and grow a strong community of support.

I decided to start making youtube videos to document my journey.

This is my first one that explains what is happening and why I decided to get the sleeve

You've put a lot of work into it and it shows! Yay!

Did your Facebook friends react as positively as your BariatricPal friends after you posted your video?

How much weight have you lost?

You've put a lot of work into it and it shows! Yay!

Did your Facebook friends react as positively as your BariatricPal friends after you posted your video?

They did. I think it's harder for people to critique something you have already done - especially when you have been working hard and they have been praising your efforts to be healthy.

It would be hard for them to say they are proud of your efforts except the surgery

How much weight have you lost?

73 pounds

6 months since highest weight of 346

4 months since surgery weight of 316

Weighed in at 262.5

Also, if you'd like you can check out my youtube channel for videos on my journey.

You can really tell the difference! Keep up the great work!

@@jamieq

Hey lady

What's your YouTube channel? I'd like to subscribe to ya! Keep up the great work!

Jamie Quickert

I think if you click on my video it will give you an option to subscribe

I came so close to my goal but I did not hit it - that is a rarity for me. I am pretty competitive and usually finish what I start.

That said, I am still incredibly proud of myself - maybe even more proud than I would have been if I had hit my goal.

I desperately wanted to lose 100 pounds by my birthday.

Wednesday I weighed in and was ONE pound away. And then Mother Nature paid me a monthly visit yesterday.

I was so frustrated and thought "Maybe I can just not eat for a day, or take a laxative, or go sit in the sauna. Or do a crazy last chance workout"

After years and years of abusing my body and trying to lose weight I know how to play the game.

And then I realized this isn't a game to me anymore. This is my health. And I have worked really hard to make healthy decisions. I am not going to lose my mind or my focus over one pound.

So I lived my new life exactly the way I had been. I worked out and I ate eggs and chicken and cottage cheese and nuts and embraced the new me

So when the scale read 248 I celebrated my 99 pounds and the fact that I was under 250.

I am doing this the right way. I am not looking back.

Loved your story. You look great!

Wow ur amazing thank you so much keep up .can't wait for some video's

Thank you!!

a new video!

Here is my video to go with my 100 pound weight loss.

I may be a little excited!

Congrats on reaching a huge milestone.????

You are Amazing! Thank you for having the guts to share your story and your tummy with the world. You are inspirational!