A year in review

We are at our one year mark so I thought we could take a look back and ahead of where we have been and where we are going. Answer the questions you know. Age: Height: Weight at surgery: BMI at surgery: Fat rate at surgery: Inches at surgery: Clothes size at surgery: Current weight: Current BMI: Current Fat rate: Current Inches: Current clothes size: Doctors goal weight: How far off from that goal: Your goal weight: How far off from that goal: Medical problems a year ago: Medial problems now Goals you wanted to accomplish before surgery: Goals you have accomplished so far since surgery: Current goals you want to accomplish: Out look on life at time of surgery: Out look on life now: General comment about what and how you feel now as appose to than: I may have forgotten sometihing add it if you think of something else.

Age: 46 Height: 5'5 Weight at surgery: 264 BMI at surgery: 46.8 Fat rate at surgery: dont know Inches at surgery: bust- 48 waist-48 Abd-54 Hips-52 thighs joint- 55 Arms-30 Total inches- 287. Clothes size at surgery: 24 pants and 2x/3x top Current weight:131 Current BMI: 21.4 Current Fat rate:21.6 Current Inches: bust- 39 waist-28 Abd-28 Hips-35.5 thighs joint- 40 Arms-11 Total inches- 181. 106 inches lost since surgery. Almost lost half of my orginal inches Current clothes size: 2/4 shirts Medium Doctors goal weight: 150 How far off from that goal: past that goal by 19 pounds Your goal weight: 135 How far off from that goal: past that goal too by 4 pounds Medical problems a year ago: Reflux, swollen ankles, diabetes, PCOS, Psoriatic arthristis (acute phase), psoriasis (acute phase), restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, depression, obesity Medial problems now: Psoriatic arthritsis (stable), psoriasis (cleared up), sleep apnea (much better), depression, ocd. Goals you wanted to accomplish before surgery: To feel better.. I was so sick all the time I did nothing at all but sit in a chair. To get healthy, to loose weight and be able to get around again, to get my life back, to get to 150 pounds and idealistically to idealisitically 135 pounds (never thought I could reach 135). Goals you have accomplished so far since surgery: I have accomplished all my goals from before surgery. Current goals you want to accomplish: to reach 125 (can you believe that). To ride my bike to the beach and back (50 mile trip). To go wake boarding and knee boarding this summer. To run 3 miles on a treadmill. To buy some nice dress clothes for work. To have a spa day (doing that on friday). To live a long and happy, healthy thin life. Out look on life at time of surgery: I thought I was gonna die.. I was just so sick all the time and didnt really care if I lived or died. Out look on life now: life is great. I want to see the world, participate in the world and be around for a long time to enjoy the new life I have. General comment about what and how you feel now as appose to than: this surgery saved my life cause truthfully I didnt feel I had a life a year ago. My life was riddled with pain, sickness, a failing realationship, kids I couldnt take care of and I was captured in my home via my non desire to participate in life. I had no life and was going no where but done. life is mine again to take control of, enjoy, participate in and to savor every minute of.. I wanna live and enjoy it all.

Today is my one year anniversary so how appropriate!!! Age:27 Height:5'3" Weight at surgery:342 BMI at surgery:60.5 Fat rate at surgery:n/a Inches at surgery:n/a Clothes size at surgery:30 pants 26 shirt Current weight:170 Current BMI:30.1 Current Fat rate:n/a Current Inches:waist is 33 Current clothes size:14 bottoms 12 tops Doctors goal weight:he just wanted me to lose 70% of my excess weight How far off from that goal:That was totally acheivable and beatable Your goal weight:145 How far off from that goal:25lbs Medical problems a year ago:sleep apnea, depression, PCOS, fibromyalgia, high blood pressure, high cholesterol Medial problems now:depression, PCOS, fibromyalgia(way worse) Goals you wanted to accomplish before surgery:A lot of small goals like crossing my legs, weighing less than my husband, not shopping in the plus sizes Goals you have accomplished so far since surgery:For the most part, all most all of them that I have in a list some where got accomplished my six months out Current goals you want to accomplish:I want to run. Firm and tone up and have more energy(just as low as before surgery). Out look on life at time of surgery:I was excited and determined that I made a choice and took charge of my health. I wasn't worried, just determined to follow the rules and make it happen. Out look on life now:I am happy each day that I am thinner, but doing a lot of work in therapy to undo the emotional scars of being fat and drudging that up each week is difficult. It's not all roses, but I am hopeful for the next year. I didn't think I would be thin, healthy and stable in one year's time. General comment about what and how you feel now as appose to then: Thinner, lighter...that's about it.

Age: 35 Height: 5'6" Weight at surgery: 307.25 BMI at surgery: 49.6 Fat rate at surgery: 45% Inches at surgery: I use a specific chart that takes a lot of measurements! neck-- 15.50 chest--55 arm--18.50 rib cage--43 waist--46.75 hip--58 upper thigh--32 lower thigh--28.50 just above knee--20.75 calf--19 ankle--9.50 Clothes size at surgery: 30/32 or 4X Current weight: 165.50 Current BMI: 26.6 Current Fat rate: 20% Current Inches: neck--13 chest--41 arm--12 rib cage--32 waist--32.25 hip--40 upper thigh--21.50 lower thigh--18.75 knee--15.50 calf--15.25 ankle--8.75 Total inches lost: 133.00 (woo hoo!) Current clothes size: 10 Doctors goal weight: 175 How far off from that goal:10 pounds below Your goal weight: 154 How far off from that goal: 11.50 Medical problems a year ago: type 2 diabetes, PCOS, infertility issues, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, sleep apnea Medial problems now: none! Goals you wanted to accomplish before surgery: cross my legs, fit in the bathtub, wear zip-up pants, go horseback riding, wear a tank top, wear shorts, wear high heels, run a 5K race, go rock climbing Goals you have accomplished so far since surgery: all of the above except for horseback riding (doing it this summer) and rock climbing Current goals you want to accomplish: Run a 10K race, work up to a half marathon, get some killer muscle tone going on! Out look on life at time of surgery: I was scared all the time. I hid inside and rarely went outside unless I had to. I never did anything social at all. I was afraid of people looking at me and laughing. I was afraid of dying and not seeing my children grow up. Out look on life now: I'm still shy and insecure but I go outside all the time now. I do things I never thought I'd do and I try not to worry about what people think of me. And I know I'm healthy and that makes me happy knowing I'll have lots of time with my children! And I smile all the time!

Age: 44 Height: 5 5 Weight at surgery: 283 BMI at surgery: not sure I think 48 Fat rate at surgery: ? Inches at surgery: ? Clothes size at surgery: 24/26 Current weight: 153 Current BMI: 25 Current Fat rate: ? Current Inches: so many Current clothes size: 12 Doctors goal weight: 155 How far off from that goal: passed it Your goal weight: 135 (after plastic surgery) How far off from that goal: 18 lbs with 15 as I was told that will be gone after plastic surgery Medical problems a year ago: diabetes, cholesterol, arthritis, osteopenia, osteoporosis, scoliosis sleep apnea Medial problems now just arthritis and back stuff Goals you wanted to accomplish before surgery: to be "normal" shopping eating, and living Goals you have accomplished so far since surgery: all the above Current goals you want to accomplish: continue to be healthy and lose a bit more weight, and be healthy after plastic surgery Out look on life at time of surgery: sad Out look on life now: very excited General comment about what and how you feel now as appose to than: I have found the person I saw, but no one else did