December 2018 Sleevers!

[Jeelena2019 29]

I was wondering if anyone has heard of or is considering going to the WLSF conference in Orlando in May.

[Brenttx 111]

Quick update! Had my 3 month check up with my surgeon yesterday and my appointment with my cardiologist last week. Blood work was awesome and I got taken off of one of my cholesterol pills and my Vitamin D pills were reduced by over half from 5000 IU to 2000 IU.

Some quick stats:

Down 117 pounds total / 91 post surgery

BMI down 16 from 56 to 40

Inches Lost:

Neck - 1

Chest - 11

Waist - 7

Hips - 13

Crazy awesome ride. Hasn't always been easy or without it's hiccups but clearly one of the best decisions of my life! Just thought I'd share and nobody has posted on this thread in a while.

[Avery's Mom 315]

On ‎3‎/‎6‎/‎2019 at 10:12 AM, Jeelena2019 said:

I was wondering if anyone has heard of or is considering going to the WLSF conference in Orlando in May.

wow I would love to go!

[NuMe2 8]

Onederland! Down 50lbs exactly from December 17, 2018 surgery date. Woohoo!

[Lolo 2020 236]

Congrats !!!

[sisternewt@yahoo.com 102]

To Brenttx— man, you are awesome. I’m almost 3 months out. Had surgery 12/26/18, and I’m excited about being down 40 lbs! A BIG WOW to you! (I’m old enuf to be your mom and have been overweight for 35 years, so I’m going a little slower, but exactly where my dr said I’d be! 🎉)

[SteveT74 359]

Hey guys,

I haven't checked in for while. I hope everyone's doing well. I know I am doing great. I am sticking with the modified Keto and exercise routine. The scale hasn't moved much in the past six week--only down about 5 or 6 pound. However, during that time I lost: 1.5% of my body fat (down to 16.5%); 1.5 inches off my waist; inch off my chest (down to 42 from a 50) and a quarter inch off my neck (down to 16.5" from 18.5" in the fall). My pants size is now a 32, down from a 44 this past summer. I have gone from wearing XXL shirts to M slim fit shirts (sometimes large slim depending on the brand). At this point, I am not really sure how much more weight I am going to be losing. I am ok where I am. Aside from the number on the scale, all of my aesthetic goals have been met (or are very close to being met).

More importantly, I just had my 3 month follow up last week. My blood work looks great. My triglycerides are down to a 54 (they were over 450 last summer). My good cholesterol is up three fold to 96. My A1C's have dropped from a 6.3 (with 1000mg of MetFormin and 1.8mg of Victoza) in November to a 5.1 with no medications. As of now, all my nutrional numbers look good and are well within normal ranges, including Vitamin D, B12, B6, Calcium, Iron etc. Of course, nutritional deficits can take a while to show up in blood work, so we'll see how they look again in three months.

So, far the only downside is that my once very thick hair is thinning a bit. Not loving that, but no one can really tell yet except me (hope it stays that way). I am taking my Biotin, but not sure how much it really helps (can't hurt though). I would still trade lush hair for a slim body any day.

Anyway, here's a picture from this past weekend (3/23/19):

[NuMe2 8]

Wow! Going to have to start beating the ladies off with a stick!

[Lolo 2020 236]

Wow ! Well done ! I am down about 58lbs, around 15 lbs from goal ...but also super happy with my look and how I Feel so losing 2lbs a week is fine for now

[shanza 685]

Looking FAB Steve!!!!!!

[Avery's Mom 315]

Steve you look amazing!

[Jeelena2019 29]

Great job Steve!

[SteveT74 359]

Wow! Going to have to start beating the ladies off with a stick!

I have my wife to do that for me. [emoji3]

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[SteveT74 359]

Wow ! Well done ! I am down about 58lbs, around 15 lbs from goal ...but also super happy with my look and how I Feel so losing 2lbs a week is fine for now

That's awesome!!!! I am definitely not losing two pounds a week, so that's great! I would like to lose another 10, but that might take a few months. I am not sure I really need to really lose anymore, but I wanted cushion against regain. I am lean now and would love to get a six pack for the first time in my life. I think I have some loose skin that might make that difficult though--not sure if it's fat or skin. I wish I could afford a tummy tuck!!!

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[SteveT74 359]

Great job Steve!

Thanks!

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