I'm four months tomorrow, and as of Monday I am down 100 lbs! I can't even believe the changes since Aug! I still have a way to go,  but I am thankful everyday for this tool! I have pics in my profile, haven't figured out how to attach them to my post! 

how do you get the gold century club "stamp" 

Thanks for all the great information and support!

100 pounds in four months is astounding! Way to go!

Holly crap lady you are doing awesome!!!

Michelle

Congrats on the milestone.

What worked for me to get the century club gold stamp is to open another window with your health tracker signature and drag and drop the image from my signature line into your signature line. 

Hope that works for you.

Karen

100 lbs after four months!!  Fantastic!!!!  You've done really well!

Any tips you can share with a fellow VSGer?

You know Dr. smith Told me he has just as much success with his sleeve patients as his rny. He also reminded me that you can eat your way around either! The thing with us sleevers is that most of us can tolerate pretty much anything, so otter then portion size, it's ALL on me! I make everything I put in my mouth count, protein first, veggies, then fruit. I've been exercising pretty much since I was allowed, with out the exercise my numbers would not be where they are! I avoid bread, pasta and rice. I occasionally a few pieces of potatoes one in a blue moon, but it's rare... I have had stalls, on lasted almost a month! I know I will have to modify what I'm doing at some point to continue loosing, but I am optimistic that I will.....good luck, SLEEVERS CAN LOOSE AS MUCH AS RNY's! 

wow that is outstanding!  after only 4 months! Way to go!

That is so awesome - you must feel so much better with that amount gone. May I ask how come you got vsg rather than gastric bypass?  I am out of Ottawa and they told me it GB always except in extreme cir****tances.  Which centre did you get the surgery?  thank you for any info you can share :0)  I am pre-op as full of questions....

If you have not met with your Surgeon yet, then there is always room to discuss your options. For me I have arthritis that is quite debilitating at times, and other health issues where NSAIDS are required. I may get some flack for saying this, but depending on your Surgeon despite what many people may say on here, the Sleeve can be an option. I know a lot of people that have gotten the sleeve, and it wasn't necessarily because of an extreme cir****tance. It really depends on your Surgeon. The gold standard for OHIP is the RNY, but going into surgery for the RYN there is always a chance of coming out with a sleeve because of scarring, bowels issues, etc.... the best thing is discuss everything with your Surgeon when you meet him, and changes can be made right up until they wheel you into the O.R.

Many say, statistically the sleeve doesn't produce the same results weight loss wise, but my surgeon was very adamant about letting me know in his experience, his sleeve patients lost just as much weight as the RNY'ers. He said it is a tool and if you work hard, and change your life you will get results.... and you can eat your way back to fat with both! The sleeve doesn't give you the dumping and sensitivity to sweets and things that a lot of RNY'ers report, I could eat anything really, but it is a choice every time I eat, to make it worth while. I hope this helped, good luck on your journey.

Very helpful - thank you very much for the information.