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* 6 MONTHS POST OP UPDATE with photo *
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Well done. I'm almost 5wks (16th March) post op from a mini bypass and barely losing weight. It's so depressing and I'm struggling bad I've lost 19lbs since surgery and 129lbs total since J
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Congrats Mikey, you've done very well indeed.
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You've completely changed ? CONGRATULATIONS ?
Well I hope everyone is surviving through this virus situation.
i felt like updating everybody I'm pretty much 6 months post op give or take a few days!
This has been an incredible journey to say the least.
Had the RNY BYPASS surgery and I believe it completely changed my metabolism; I've lost so much weight and it's like I can't gain weight.
i actually started my own pre-op diet roughly 8 months ago way before surgery and my highest weight was 322lbs.
I was weighed in for surgery day at 257lbs.
Over the past few weeks I've pretty much hit maintenance I believe and I'm weighing in between my lowest day of 168 and my normal days of 170/171 obviously weight can fluctuate from day to day.
I am gobsmacked how well I've done and how good I look but I know I really need to start to tone up and build muscle.
My main focus from Day 1 was to just shed the weight off lose the LBS and I've done that. Never thought I'd get this far.
In the past few weeks I've really tested my metabolism over Easter I had some chocolate and some crisps and a few alcoholic beverages but it appears not to make much difference at all to my weight but obviously I'm back on track still logging my food intake most days and some days still using protein shakes when I'm busy or not that hungry literally 6 months post op some days I'm still not hungry.....
So in summary I've lost max 154lbs since day 1; 8 months ago and in the 6 months since surgery day I've lost 87-88lbs and I'm feeling great and it's weird people now telling me I've got to stop losing weight LoL.
I'm finally the slimmest one in my group of friends. People treat me differently in general.
I've included a photo it's not the best angle as it's hard to take photos of myself but you get the general idea considering the amount of weight I've lost there's not a huge amount of excess skin the main area is my lower belly abdominal area!!!
I really truly believe my metabolism and the way my body processes food has completely changed and it's an amazing feeling!!
MIKEY xxx
Feeling great 35 years young