One year post-op progress report!
Hi everyone!
I haven't posted here in a long time. I have turned into a bit of a lurker in the past 6 months. But July 30th was my one year surgiversary from my VSG, so I feel like its a good time to brush off the old keyboard.
Here are the stats:
High weight: 366
Surgery weight: 328
Weight at 1-year weigh in: 234
In total I've lost about 132 lbs, and my BMI has gone from a 51 to a 32!
I can't even begin to describe all the ways my life has changed since VSG. I've literally lost a normal sized person amount of weight. I feel incredible. I have discovered a new love for exercise that I didn't think I had inside me. I count down the hours until I get to go to my kickboxing and mma classes at night. Its seriously the strangest thing. I feel like a completely different person.
I have been facing some setbacks over the past few months... around month 8 my weight loss started slowing down and I got very frustrated and fell off my wagon a bit... stopped measuring and tracking my food, and ended up with a 5 lb regain that really woke me up. And now that I'm getting closer to a normal BMI, even when my eating is on plan and I'm exercising consistently and challenging myself, the weight loss is so much slower. I've had to become okay with that. I put away my scale and started focusing on my fitness goals, my life goals, career goals, etc. instead of the number on the scale. Now I feel more motivated than ever and I don't feel like that number is the only barometer of my success!
I refuse to set myself an ultimate weight goal. I am now very focused on building muscle, pushing myself in what I can do physically, and making myself healthier inside and out. My ultimate goal is to keep making myself better without ever feeling like I'm not good enough today.
Here is a brief photo journey of my progress thus far! Thank you all for reading!
You've done great ! Keep up the good work !
Banded 6/9/09 HW 242 LW 142 Revision 198 m 1 loss 16 lbs 182. M 2 loss 4 lbs 178. M3 loss 6 lbs 174.m4 loss 4 lbs 168. M5 gain 2 lbs 170. M6 loss 7 lbs 163 M7 loss 5 lbs 159 M8 loss 1 lb 158 M9 loss 0 M10 155 loss 3 M11 154 loss 1 M12 loss 2 152 M13 loss 3 149 M16, 17 0 loss M 18 loss 4 lbs 145 (18 months 53 lbs)
Wonderful progress...
Word of caution - don't count too much on exercises for weight loss. In some cases the exercise can be counterproductive for weight loss. Plus if for whatever reason you need to stop exercises- that may affect you negatively on the scale...
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Oh don't I know it. If there's one thing I've learned about exercise is that you can't earn your food at the gym, and that real weight loss comes in the kitchen. But I am definitely focused less on the weight loss number than I am on my fitness goals now, which in the long run are more important to me than the number on the scale. But I definitely have to keep the balance and keep my food on track in order to meet those goals, as well.
