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- Hello All,I lurk on the boards a bit, but don't post often! I just wanted to put a one year update on here and hope it give those of you doubting your journey some encouragement.Tomorrow is my one year surgiversary. And what a year it's been! I have...
- Hi all!I am 10 months out, give or take, from RNY. I am at 150, down from 279 last Christmas. Last year, I was depressed. My insurance had denied my surgery for the third time. I had no hope for my future. Now everyday is filled with hope and new...
- Hi everyone, I haven't been on in a while. Life is busy! Next week I will be 8 months out from surgery. What an amazing ride. I have lost 118 pounds as of this morning and that puts me at a pound below my personal goal of 155. 154 pounds! I have had...
- Hi All!This past week, I am six months out. I am so happy with my progress. My heaviest weight before surgery was 278 pounds. I am now 170 pounds. I started out wearing a size 3 or 4x top and size 24 pants. Now I wear a L or XL top and a size 8 or...
- Hi all! Yesterday was my 5 month surgiversary. Happy to report I am down 92 pounds from my prep weight. Whoa. Crazy. I have gone from a size 24 pant down to a 10 or 12. Size 3x top to a large or xl cuss the girls don't wanna go away! Happiness!
- Hi All,Yesterday was my 4 month surgiversary. For all you pre-ops, I was always looking for stats to compare myself to, so here they are:Pre-op 273Surgery day 262Yesterday 185So many NSV's I don't have time to type them all here! Life is excellent!...
- So, when I began this journey my daughter have me a pair of jeans. Silvers. Size 32.I have had them hanging in my closet for over two years (I had a long wait for my surgery due to battling the insurance company)! Today as I put away my laundry, I...
- So I checked my BMI for the first time since surgery. I was at 41.5 and today it is 29! That is now merely overweight, not obese! :) :) :)
- 13 weeks out! Finally hit it! 197.5 from 273! Life is good!
- Today marks my three month anniversary. I am down 70 pounds! That was my six month goal! Pretty excited to see that number already. I did need my gallbladder removed last Friday. So far, that has been my only issue. NSV's? Lots of them! Crossing my...
- 11 Weeks out and had my gallbladder removed today. It was outpatient surgery so I am home now. A little more discomfort than the GBS but not too bad so far. Hopefully this will cure my issues :) I just wish he would have done it back in February! So...
- Hi, I will be ten weeks post-op RNY on Tuesday. I am down 57 pounds and life is fab!! I have however developed a love of cooking. It was a chore before. Now I find myself scouring the cookbooks looking for things to make. I don't eat them. Just cook...
- Eight weeks out from surgery on 2/12 and I am down 48 pounds! I am so happy I had GBS. No regrets! Size wise, I have dropped from a tight 22 to a 16 jean. Tops are still an xl or xxl cuz my boobs won't go away! Lol. I don't ever feel hungry and...
- I am so sick of sweet stuff. Does anyone have something good for the pureed food stage? I have had refried beans with cheese and pureed chili for days! I need a new idea! HELP!! lol
- Hi, a little while back I posted about a lump under my incision. The Dr. said it happens. It's a seroma, a pocket of fluid that develops under the skin because of the trauma of the surgery. Well, last night, I was awakend wet and covered in a bloody...