I hit my goal and want to make sure I keep the wt off.  I love being off most medications and feeling normal once again in so many ways.  Feb 24 will be a yr out.  I wish my hair would start  growing back thicker.

Congrats you are doing great!!

Thanks for the update!!

Would love to hear more about people that had surgery in Feb 2012!! Where is everyone??????? LOL

Hey all!!

Can you believe February is so not far away and soon we will celebrate our 1 year post op! 

I've actually started my weight loss Journey on Jan 10, 2010 and have had VSG on Feb 14,2012.

I count my weight loss since Jan which my weight at that time was 333 lbs, this morning, i weighed in at 198 lbs!!

So that brings me down a total of 135 lbs loss and can hardly believe it!!

I still have a little way to go, but i am confident i will eventually get there.

I was exercising at least 30 mins a day 5 days a week but lately i've been slacking off and should get back up on the wagon!

I have also been tracking all my food in My Fitness Pal, every single day for over 240 days!! I believe that is what keeps me on track, as that is the only true way of knowing what goes in the mouth. 

For people that struggle, and don't track their food, you probably don't realize how many calories you are taking in as it's so easy to assume, and sometimes even by tracking, i'm very surprised on how much calories a little portion of food can have.

I don't regret this for a minute and very happy with my decision as now.

Would love to hear other people updates!

Your doing GREAT!  I've noticed that I don't have the "full feeling / no hunger" that I had the first 6 1/2 months.  I know what you mean about it scares you as I thought the same and was hoping I might be one that would never have hunger for life.  Thus far as long as I eat solid protein (meat) in 2 ounces or less (all my pouch wants)  that I am doing okay as it curbs the hunger.   My body was doing well to eat twice a day so I was struggling getting in another meal with yogurt or a protein drink.  

Now my body wants something about every 4 hours.  (Some say they eat every 2 hrs but I've just gone with my body signals at this point.)    I have to wake my pouch up with something light in the morning so it is usually yogurt or a protein drink.  I  have solid protein for lunch and dinner.   Usually two hours after dinner I have a protein hot chocolate or yogurt to get in more protein.  I've really been enjoying the new Dannon and Yoplait  low fat and low sugar Greek yogurts. 

I get very few vegetables and fruit with my main meals so when my pouch can handle more will start adding more of them.   I love sweets but have had zero desire for them and hope I've weaned myself off them these past few months.  I did that with soda over five years ago and don't miss soda at all now.   I am terrified of gaining wt back so will have to be diligent and not waste my new WL tool. 

 Holly well done!!!!!!

How did you loose so much weight in just 3 1/2 months????

You've done good, congrats!!