My personal VSG journey take 2

[JerseyJules 862]

Today I am officially the lightest I have been in over 15 years. When I met my wife I was 265 and 28 years old. Simply amazed how this thing works.

[Walter.Sobchak 978]

Pretty awesome.
Keep up the good work.
Keep that weight coming off.

[sally628 63]

Lol this is quicker than the biggest loser

[Godsgirl65 5]

Thank you for your post... I am having my vsg on 3/22/17 and you have really encouraged me. [emoji1] 4 more days!

[JerseyJules 862]

28 minutes ago, Godsgirl65 said:

Thank you for your post... I am having my vsg on 3/22/17 and you have really encouraged me. 4 more days!

Git-r-done!!!!!

[JerseyJules 862]

I feel as if I am losing weight way too rapidly, and getting lightheaded at times. I recently started adding a banana and tablespoon of natural Peanut Butter and natural local honey to my morning shake to try and give me a little caloric boost for the day. So far so good, but I had some nasty lower intestinal discomfort, I attribute to the banana and the sugary starches in it.

Im down over 31 lbs in 3 weeks which is way too fast of a weight loss in my opinion..

[JerseyJules 862]

3 week update. Warning, some fat shaming....Down 32 lbs so far.

[Berry78 4,259]

Dude.. harsh! Lol. Guess guys get crazy hormones too!

As for the standing up dizziness.. it's called orthostatic hypotension. Very hard to catch on a blood pressure machine.

Make sure you are drinking enough, and getting enough salt. Compression legwear can help, but it needs to be professionally fitted, medical grade.

[sally628 63]

I appreciate your candidness . I too was always i the gym trying g to lose weight only to gain . I was so upset and my husband you to say as long as you are throwing something I'm fine w it ! Obviously he didn't want an obese wife but he saw my struggle and just didn't want me to give up . I had no other health issues either I think only because of the exercise . I m three weeks post op Thursday ! Felt the dizziness too and trying to increase my calories a bit . I'm back at the gym but don't feel I have enough calories yet to add weights. Hopefully next week ! I'm only down about 16 but I'm starting to feel good !

[JerseyJules 862]

17 hours ago, Berry78 said:

Dude.. harsh! Lol. Guess guys get crazy hormones too!

Sometimes the truth is harsh. If we weren't so Politically correct as a society we might actually stand a chance fighting the epidemic that is obesity. The fact that doctors are afraid to even suggest their patients lose weight for their health, speaks volumes for the disservice were doing to ourselves.

[JerseyJules 862]

17 hours ago, sally628 said:

I appreciate your candidness . I too was always i the gym trying g to lose weight only to gain . I was so upset and my husband you to say as long as you are throwing something I'm fine w it ! Obviously he didn't want an obese wife but he saw my struggle and just didn't want me to give up . I had no other health issues either I think only because of the exercise . I m three weeks post op Thursday ! Felt the dizziness too and trying to increase my calories a bit . I'm back at the gym but don't feel I have enough calories yet to add weights. Hopefully next week ! I'm only down about 16 but I'm starting to feel good !

The whole Gym and diet routine was frustrating to unimaginable levels. Work out and eat clean for 2 to 3 months to only see a small move on the scale and you get frustrated and go back to old habits. This surgery makes it so easy to lose weight.

[Deactivatedfatgal 377]

Sally how did she die? How long was she post op?

[JerseyJules 862]

Well Tomorrow marks my 4 week post operation date and I'm happy to announce that I'm down to 255.8 from 293. Ill post a video tomorrow sometime.

[Seraya 46]

Thanks for sharing your story. I also identify with a lot of your experiences. I can lose but rarely maintain. Work out like crazy but trouble with the diet... I'm waiting on my insurance auth and hoping for a dat in April or May. Keep up the good work.

[JerseyJules 862]