X Post: The verdict is in...

One year later and I am down 125 pounds!
Clothing sizes are way down along with that too.
Someplace I have lost 10 pants sizes...8 shirt sizes.....and a number of jewelery sizes,shoes etc. IF found do NOT return them to me!!

Regrets? Heck no!

Today was my one year follow up appointment. The surgeon is very happy with my progress and congratulated me a few times. Then he let me kind of have it. He wants me to NOT lose any more weight. Says I am at the perfect size and need to maintain. He is worried I will become malnourished if I keep going down and then he says I will have more issues to resolve. He took my labs today, which is unusual, my PCP usually does this. The surgeon didn't want to wait longer to see where I am at, he wants to hit any issues now, not in 6 months. He also set up for me to go see the NUT as he thinks she needs to set up a plan for me to maintain and see where I am lacking. He knows I still can't eat more then half cup of food per meal. He was not to happy that I only intake approx 800-1,000 calories a day and thinks maybe my protein might be on the low side,even if I get in 60 plus grams a day. Sometimes you just can't please all the people in the world.

I will be waiting to see what wisdom the NUT bestows upon me soon!

More up dates as things/results become available.
Kelly/tink

Kelly/Tink:

Congratulations!  What excellent news!  Thank you for sharing.

RP

Thanks RP, life feels good!
Kelly/tink

Hi Kelly!
Congrats! You have done wonderful and you are an inspiration to those of us making our way to the losers bench!

Keep up the good work and stay healthy! :)

Amanda

Thanks Amanda!
Your day is getting so close! Hope all goes well and maybe we will see you at support group next month, if your feeling up to it. If your unable to drive to group, give me a message on OH, maybe I can tie you to the hood and bring ya in! LOL
Kelly/tink

ha ha! I'm sure that would feel great! LOL

Actually, my mom will be staying with me and the baby for a few days and she'll be here during the support group and I'm going to try to make it and bring her along with me (she'll actually probably be bringing me, as she'll be driving my butt around). She's pretty skeptical and says she's really worried, so I think it would be good for her to see/hear from others who have been through it successfully. The one person she knows (besides my hubby) who's had the surgery had huge complications and ended up spending months in the hospital down in Minneapolis.....

Hopefully we'll make it! :)

Amanda

CONGRATS to you.......... You have done an amazing job.........

Kelly....congratulations!!!!

Isn't it great when you get told NOT to lose anymore weight?? We sure aren't used to hearing that!

Hugs....connie d

Congratulations!!  Hope your labs are good and you can figure out a way to increase your intake to stop losing, if you're ready for that.  Who ever thought that might be something hard to do?  I would have never believed it pre-surgery. You look great! (And younger)