TODAY is my One-Year Surgerversary!! :-)
WOW!! I can't believe it has been one year already since I had my VSG. A year ago today at this time, I was so very nervous about going in for surgery to have so much of my stomach removed, and wondering if I would be the one person for whom VSG did not work. I am thrilled to say it has worked mightily.
-I have lost 90.5 pounds lost.
-I am just 6.5 pounds away from hitting my first Goal of being a Normal BMI.
-I have gone from a Size 26 to a Size 10! I can now wear "skinny jeans" and just bought a pair of boots which at 256 pounds I could have never reached to zip up! At age 63, I feel so trendy!
-I am no longer pre-diabetic, my Cholesterol Prescription has been cut down by 3/4. My labwork came back all normal in December, including all of my Vitamin Levels.
Of course, it is not the scale that marks my success, but the NSV's, the changes in behavior, that have brought me this far.
Before it hurt to walk or even move. Now I walk and feel light as a feather. No more knee, foot or ankle problems.
I love my sleeve, and I love my life!
For those of you still in the first few weeks after surgery and wondering if it was worth it....Hang in there!! It is so worth it.
Kay :-)
5'7" HW 256 (1/6/2014) SW 236.2 (VSG: 1/26/2015) CW 165.5 (01/10/2016) Total Weight Lost 90.5
Pre-Op: -19.8; Month 1: -19; Month 2: -12.7; Month 3: -9.9; Month 4: -7.2; Month 5: -6.4; Month 6: -2.8; Month 7: -3.7; Month 8: -4.2; Month 9: -0.6; Month 10: -2.1; Month 11: -0 Month 12: -2.1
GOALS: BMI Normal = 159 (6.5 to go); 100 LBs Lost = 156 (9.5 to go); FINAL GOAL: 139?? (26.5 to go)
Great Year !!!
frisco
SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
" To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art "
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absolutely fabulous! Great job taking care of business! I totally relate to pre-VSG body pain that is now entirely gone. What a blessing!
HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32 Mo 2:-13.5 Mo 3: -13.5 Mo 4 -9.5 Mo 5: -15 Mo 6: -15 Mo 7: -13.5 Mo 8: -17 Mo 9: -13 Mo 10: -12.5 11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached! Mo 11: -9 Mo 12: -8 12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!
on 1/26/16 12:20 pm
Congratulations! That is awesome! I bet those size 10 skin jeans and boots look and feel fabulous.
Congratulations on a successful first year! Best of luck to you on making it to your goal of a Normal BMI and continuing on to your goal weight.
Age- 35 | 5'4" | Surgery VSG - 9/21/15
Highest/Consult- 250 | Surgery- 235 | Current- 143 | Goal- 145 |
| M1-22 | M2-10 | M3-13 | M4-13 | M5-13 | M6-10| M7 - 8| M8- 3| Total Lost - 107|
Reached goal in 7 months 1 week and now maintaining!
Congrats! What an accomplishment!!
I definitely also believed I would be the one person the sleeve didn't work for either LOL! But it's doing its job so far. ;)
So glad your health has improved and that you enjoy the long life you've got ahead of you!
Highest Weight: 385 (09/2014)
Surgery Weight: 331 (1/2016)
Current Weight: 157.4 (7/2017)
-VSG with Dr. Erik Dutson at UCLA on 1/11/2016-
-Brachioplasty (Arm Lift) and Abdominplasty (Tummy Tuck) with Dr. Jason Roostaeian at UCLA on 8/23/2017
Want to WATCH me on my journey? Check out my youtube channel HERE!!
Fantastic :) you re an inspiration to everyone!
cheers!
Had surgery at Nordbariatric, with surgeon A. Maleckas.