dramaqnprincess

Send Message

Block

Add Friend

I am almost 4 years out and still am so happy I had the surgery! It is the best tool I could ever have!

I have not been on here in forever!!!!!!!!! In two days I will be 8 months pregnant. And the best thing is that I have only gained around 11 pounds! I am up to 163 and although very uncomfortable being pregnant, feel MUCH better than I did 8 months pregnant with my son and 100 pounds heavier! I eat ALL the time, but very small amounts. I still deal with wanting to eat a full plate of something, but I just can't. Having the sleeve done is the best choice I ever made and if you are going back and forth on whether or not you plan on doing it, do it!

Hi All! I have not been on for a looooooooong time. I think you get to a point where you don't have a ton of questions and you just stop checking as much.
I just wanted to say, over 9 months, the first 2 -3 months were very difficult. I think in my head I wanted this so bad that I was acting like it would be no deal to have my stomach cut out :) So I didn't expect how hard the first few months would be emotionally. I don't say that to scare people. I say it to comfort people going through that time right now. It does get better. Even if pre-surgery you don't eat as much as other people do, you still are going to miss that fact that you cant eat a normal meal. I eat every 2-3 hours, but I still can't eat large amounts. And I have to go slow.
I still deal with the issues of comfort eating, making wrong unhealthy choices, and getting lazy working out. But the difference now, is that I cant overeat. And that I see results much faster, so i get back on track much easier. Before I would eat and gain weight , then try and work out and not see results right away, so i would  stop and keep gaining weight. Now I work out for 2 days and I am toned, so I keep doing it. I see in my body when I gain 2-3 pounds so I get back on track. Before I would sneeze 2-3 pounds lol.
This was the best choice I ever made. It was an easy choice to make to have the surgery, it was very difficult the first few months and now I still battle, but it was still the best choice I ever made. I felt like before the surgery I was fat and constantly battling my weight. Now I am thinner (crazy to use that word!) and still constantly battle my weight. But at least I am doing it thinner and healthier!:)
I love shopping now, I go to Ross all the time and love it. I love wearing swimsuits and things I was always self conscience in before.
People on here always ask me what my secret is, and I will be completely honest, there is no secret. I eat small amounts all day long and try to work out 2-4 days a week to tone. Every BODY is different, some lose fast, some lose slower, but we all lose.I eat what I want, choose protein first, if I feel like munching I try to choose fruits and vegetables with full fat dips and creams.I do eat carbs, but my portions are so small that my body is constantly burning it. I stay away from soda, and juice, but I know that I need to drink more water. That is something I work on. I drink 1-2 times a week. usually wine or vodka.
 My skin has kept most elasticity, kind of. :) My inner thighs are a little saggy, my arms are a little saggy, my stomach is mega saggy, but I also have a 4 year old. My boobs went from a 38/40 DD to a 34D and the skin is def not perky:) but that can be fixed.....:)
Anyway, that is me in a nutshell. I just thought I would share where I was at now. Honestly :)
I wish everyone the best of luck and I hope that you can find success in whatever choice you make! Happy summer everyone!

I am approaching my 7 month anniversary and wanted to give a little update. I am not on here much anymore. I always wondered why people stop posting the more they lose. I think I stopped having questions and then I just don't stop by as much. I am 7 months out and my weight loss slowed a ton in the last 6 weeks. Only a pound or two. But that is ok because I am at 155. I can def. eat more the last couple weeks. But not overeat. Just a whole piece of toast over an hour, opposed to half. I feel good and have a lot of energy. I have been working out about 2-3 times a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. I started swimming this last week and that is really toning me up.My skin seems to be tightening more and I am less self-conscience about my arms and inner thighs. I dont have any real food adversions except for spicey. I eat every couple hours all day long. and it keeps my metab going. My scars have faded a ton. My tummy skin is not pretty, but eh who cares! :) My initial goal was 145, but the closer I get I am thinking 140. So i have 15 more to go. But I am not paying attention. I will get there! Last week I went to  new doc and when I told her I had surgery, she said , "no way I would have never thought, you are so tiny" and I thought OMG SOMEONE CALLED ME TINY??? Must be looking at the wrong person!! I still view myself as the big girl, it will take awhile for my mind to catch up to my body. Anyway anyone who is considering this, DO IT. Sooo worth it! I will post some new pics!

As of today I am down 83 pounds! I am weighing in at 162. A lot of people are noticing, some are telling me to stop losing haha. I feel good and I am working out about 4 times a week. Anything past this point is unseen territory. i dont remember being smaller than this, except as a child. So this is an adventure of it's own from this point out. I am wearing a 10 in Jeans and I love that! I still have my boobs oddly enough, they still have time to shrink. but I am hoping they will at least stay for awhile hahahha. Anywhoo, I am still loving my sleeve. Somedays I wish I could eat a huge meal, but I can't, so it works out :)

Tonight was a great feeling. I looked in the mirror and finally started seeing bones I never knew exsisted!! Who knew that people had ribs, and collarbones!!LOL.Today I weigh 170. My lowest weight I EVER remember was being 16, and weighing 165. I do not remember ANYTIME in my life, saying "in 25 pounds I will be at a NORMAL weight for my height /weight" NEVER!! I do remember thinking, "I am 165, I wonder when I will GAIN 25 pounds back" The sleeve is the best thing I ever did. Some days I wish I could eat a plate full of every food known to man, but then I eat my three bites and Im full and that thought leaves.
I had gallbladder issues and a couple other stresses, so finally this week I started working out and my sagging skin is already tightening!!

I have to be honest, and I am not gonna write it on the main board because I just dont want the drama. But the main reason I don't post as much, and I'm sure others don't as well, is as follows...
People can be sooo rude and anal about everything!! It's like they use the board just to tell people what to do so they feel good about themselves. It gets really old. People will post something and someone is there to tell them they are wrong and they need to shape up. People don't come to these boards to be shamed, they come here for support. Dont get me wrong I find nothing wrong with sharing a negative opinion, but when all you do is get on to boss people around, it gets old. Anyway, that got real old for me and thats why I dont post as often.
Having said that, today I hit 175!! Minus 70 pounds, wahooooo!!!!!!!!
I am feeling good, and I have been trying to work out more to tone myself up!

I am officially at my wedding weight, woot woot!  So anything below this means I am getting hotter for hubby hahaha! In the meantime I had a gallbladder attack in December and they took out my gallbladder. They said it was getting stones for a long time, so the surgery just sent it over. I feel much better now that it is gone! Still eating small small amounts, but I feel great and the weight is still coming off!

I am still feeling great. I eat every hour but usually only a bite or two. A lot of protein. Cheeses and dairy and some shakes here and there. Today I hit my onderland! 199! I am finally under 200 pounds, wahoo! I am def. starting to notice my clothes and body in general getting smaller. People are noticing and that is nice. I am almost halfway there! wahoo!

I posted this and thought I would copy it here. :

I just was thinking about my path and thought that some pre-op/post-ops might benefit from a little timeline.Since everyone is different, I thought it would be nice to know how some people are different after surgery.

1st week: hungry, yep, head or not I was hungry, hard breathing with incisions,emotionally very hard saying goodbye to food, hard to drink water, wanting to eat everything
2nd week:still hungry, getting more energy, still tired, incisions almost closed, hard emotionally, soreness almost gone.
3rd week: hunger getting better with soft foods, some sweet cravings, still tired easily, emotionally getting used to not eating, much easier to drink water
4th week: hunger same, incisions almost completely healed, tired easily
5th week: hunger same, getting more energy
6th/7th week-hunger almost diminishing, incisions healed, feeling great after eating small amount
8th week-present: hunger almost non-existent, full after small amount (though having to eat more often)hard time getting all liquids and protein down but trying

35 pounds!! woot woot! I am only a month out and I am down 35 pounds! Today I got to eat REAL food. My husband and son and I went to breakfast and I had a bite of egg, a bite of pancake, a bite of ham, and a bite of hashbrown and I was stuffed! YUMMY though! It is great that I can get a little of what I want and I am full! I am going to start working out soon, I am still conserving my energy. I am so thankful i got this done!