Tommorow I will be exactly 18 months post op, I had my panniculectomy on March 31st. I had no complications everything went well. I also had my appointment with the Dr who did the bypass surgery, and he is very pleased with the results that have came about because of this surgery and ofcourse my faith. I would actully like to lose five more pounds, but if I do or don't I am happy more with the size that I am now than my weight. It has been a long road in such a short time. I am in better health now than I have been in my entire life. I hope in the future to start helping others. I know that I have to be more focused than I have been in the past, the only thing that my Dr told me was that I needed probably to increase my caloric intake, but whatever I do I will keep a close watch on my weight to maintain it where it is. I still have no hunger, and the thing I have to fight the most is eating out of boredom. I work in a place that is loaded with snack machines, and it is easier for me to digest the snaks sometimes more than it is healthy food, so my solution is not to take any change to work with me, chose healthier snacks, like fresh fruit, or to take advantage of their sugar free flavored water machine. I hope that everyone is doing well on their WLS journey.

wow sharon congrats & good luck to you

thank you Gina, and good luck to you in your journey.

i am 18 months post-op, i weighed 300 pounds pre-op, day of surgery 260 ,and today 140. it's been a great 18 months no complications, i have pics in my profile but none very recently.will update soon.not much difference between now and last photos posted.

i just posted on the lapbad form last night the same issues. i have have not lost weight in over 6 months and have gained a little. i still have over 100 lbs to loose. i am way to far from my goal to lose it all now. plus my insurance did not pay for my surgery and had to pay for it myself. that hurts even more. i am feeling stronger today after my post last night. it helped my from going to chocolate late last night. i started an emotional journal today because my eating has been all emotional. i eat when i am board, sad, happy, stressed you name it. i know i have an addiction to my relationship with food and need to change it. i need to feed by body not feed my emotions. i think i need to go back to a very limited diet. i also need to come back to the message boards. i have not been on the message boards when i was doing poorly. i read about all of the other people that had surgery when i do and feel like a failure because they have been done it and i having a hard time. i ask god and the angles for help. these chalenges are here for me to learn and improve from. i know i may not be to motivational because i am having a hard time to. but we all need to learn from this and grow from our experiences.