1 Year Post op
I've been pretty vocal about my year journey so I won't go into too much detail in this post, but needless to day a year ago today I walked into the OR and had the DS.
Starting weight: 492
Surgery weight: 472
Current Weight: 234
Loss for month 12: 10 lbs
Loss Since surgery: 238
Total Loss: 258
Now the excess weight loss percent depends on my goal of the week. My ultimate dream goal was 175, at this time I'm wondering if that will be too thin...but assuming for now that is my goal.....I've lost 80.1% of my excess weight since the day of surgery.
In terms of clothing size, I've gone from a 6x-7x shirt to an XL, and from a size 74 (plus..you know the kind with the stretchy waist) pants to a size 42 (regular waist...i'm probably ok to go into some size 40s, but I still like to wear my cloths baggy to hide some skin issues.
Biggest Changes:
1) not having to shop in the big and tall store anymore
2) Not having to worry if I will fit into a seat in a public place...or worse break a seat
2b) just thought of this one ....being able to walk more then 10 feet without being out of breath
2c) related to b....no more sleep apnea
3) More self confidence, and desire to take care of myself
4) i finally feel in control of my weight issues for the first time in my life.
Thank you to everyone on this forum, who has offerred words of encouragement along the way.
Scott
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