Hello everyone!

I am chugging along, feeling great 86 pounds lighter 4.5 months post op from my fantastic new tool, my VSG. This is one of the best things I have ever done in my life. I was well prepared, I feel, and have been fortunate to have no complications as of yet. I exercise an hour a day aiming for 6 days per week since I learned research shows that long term weight maintenance after weight loss requires 250-300 minutes of exercise per week. I am still eating about 1/4-1/3 cup of protein per meal, along with about the same serving size of veg or fruit. For milk and protein supplement, I'm drinking Fairlife milk. My pants are down 8 sizes, tops are down 4 sizes. My wedding ring is in danger of being lost it is so loose, so I am going to buy an inexpensive gold band until my weight stabilizes, then will have my ring resized.

I was normal size until my first pregnancy at age 27 when I felt nauseous unless I had something in my stomach. I successfully took off my pregnancy weight but quickly regained it. Thus began 24 years of ups and down with my weight. I tried (and succeeded short term) with Weight Watchers, Overeaters Anonymous, and my own fitness improvement plans many times over the past 20+ years. I added it up once, and I have taken off and regained more than 500 pounds prior to surgery. I always regained my weight plus some. After 8 years of consistent, concerted, professionally assisted (psychologist, nutritionist) traditional weight loss effort (not counting WW or OA), I began to explore WLS. I interviewed friends who had done it, and I couldn't be happier. I have about 40 pounds yet I want to take off. Here's to all of us, gettin it done and getting healthier! Don't judge- no make up or freshly done hair today. Just running some errands...

Wow! Congrats! That's super fast weight loss! You look great!

You look great!!! Congrats to you!!!!!!

Congrats! You look wonderful!

Woo hoo! Be proud.

Wow! Something to be proud of!