3 months and half way!

This week I hit three months post-op, and was thrilled to learn that I have reached the halfway point to my long-term goal.

I started at 305 lbs last April, when I first met the surgeon. I lost about 15 lbs on my own before starting a three-week Optifast diet in late September. On surgery day I was 277 lbs. Yesterday the scale told me I am 227 lbs.

I saw my nurse and dietician on Thursday. My clinic is not very supportive of sleeve surgery (RNY is the standard) and I was warned MANY times that I would lose slowly because of the sleeve. Yesterday the dietician told me I was expected to lose 60% of my excess weight by 6 months. She didn't know I had the sleeve and I didn't bother to correct her.

I still have a long way to go, but I was pretty stoked to hear that I'm already at 40% lost! Not bad for a lowly sleever lol.

It has been such a surreal experience. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would lose so quickly and feel so good.

Here's a round-up of my favourite NSVs:

• Sitting in the middle seat on the subway train and actually fitting
• Complaining to my colleague about not being able to cross my legs, then attempting it and realizing that I actually can, and quite comfortably
• Exercising for two hours at the gym and an hour later feeling like I could go back for a second workout
• Getting an edgy, shorter haircut without my head looking like a bowling ball
• Confidence! Not because of how I look, but because of what I've accomplished
• Putting on and removing my shoes like it ain't no thang
• Feeling my husband's arms wrap all the way around me
• At Christmas we went toboganning - I was terrified at first but it was FUN!
• This is sad to say, but since I changes my professional headshot I have been headhunted on Linkedin six times. I have two job interviews coming up this week, for jobs I never would have had the guts to go for before.

I feel so incredibly blessed and I can't wait to see what the future brings. Every morning I wake up ready for a new discovery or adventure, it's amazing. :)

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Thanks so much for sharing this! What a great reminder of what we are all striving for! Congrats on all the victories you've experienced so far and all those to come.

Congratulations!

Great post. The vsg seems to work just as well as RNY if you decide to make it work. You must have high expectations. Don't let gloomy dietitians derail you! Good for you for tobogganing. DS

My surgery is in 3 weeks, I am getting nervous. Are you glad you did this? It sounds like it. Was it hard? I dont know if I am over thinking it but am worried about the process to want to make sure I stay healthy etc..