At this point I would consider my surgery a success.

Heaviest = 245 lbs

Day of Surgery = 228 lbs

Now = 174 lbs

Wow. it seems like a lifetime ago I was morbidly obese with a BMI of over 36. Now I am officially at a "normal" weight and under 25 BMI. I think I still have 10 lbs more to go, but I am a whole new person.

A few interesting notes:

• Its clear how bad my posture became from the weight. This is still not good, and I would like to address it. Dont know how, but my posture is still one of an obese person.
• I am just less hungry. I dont make good decisions all the time, but I clearly eat far less. It seems like Protein drinks in the morning is the biggest help to keeping hunger down and losing weight.
• I find myself making better choices with food, and dont crave junk food in the same way I used to
• I don't think my sleep apnea is cured, but I have a very wide neck and am likely physiologically predestined to keep my apnea.

Overall I cant recommend this surgery enough. It is a real solution. Like everyone else I wondered if this was going to work for me. I made mistakes after my surgery, and still am not perfect, but I have no doubt in my mind this is a permanent change.

Thank you to everyone on this board who contributed and inspired me to take this step and make this change!

Congratulations on your sucess I can relate to everything you say apart from my posture has really improved. Keep up the good work!!

You are the success, and the surgery helped you get there. Congrats!

Congrats!!

I have similar beginning stats. How long did it take you to get to 70 pounds? I'm 5'7" BMI 35. my surgery is scheduled for November 10th.