Hi, my name is Marie and I had the gastric sleeve with Dr. Ricardo R. Kelly . I can't thank him enough for all I have achieved in this period of time . I was operated November 2017 ; my BMI at the time was 51 and after the pre op diet it dropped to 48 with the OptiFast diet he used on me , I also suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure for 3 years prior to surgery but not anymore and I no longer use medication . Dr Kelly and his staff are very professional and always very personal with patients needs . Dr Kelly has always done follow up on me checking on my progress ; I've lost 145 pounds and I feel fantastic and my last lab results came up very well . I posted two pictures and I'm very proud of how I look but for the most part I'm amazed I no longer suffer from diabetes and high blood pressure . Dr Kelly is an experienced surgeon with amazing surgical skills but what I like the most from him is that he's humble and you can approach him anytime you need to talk to him , if you need any further information about me and my experience you can get in touch with me on PM , thank you from the bottom of my heart Dr Kelly .

Today is my official WI day.

TW: 214

Hello everyone,

I went to the dr today, she put me on Vynasse for my binge eating, I start tomorrow morning with it. I'm kind of nervous about taking it.

Hw 368

Lw 185

Tw 182

Have a good week

I don't think I ever updated last week, oops! I hope you all are doing well and had good weeks. It was the last week of a challenging term for me and I definitely let myself go off the rails. It's bad when I choose not to take my Vyvanse because I know I'll binge regardless. I need to talk with my team about this and try to figure out how to combat it for the future.

HW: 319
LW: 155.9
TW: 157.2 (I had gotten to 159.9 midweek, so I was happy to see this number on the scale this morning.)

Next goal: still 145 - BMI normal.

Hi all,

It looks like another tough week for people. Thanks for getting us started, Gwen, even though you couldn't weigh in.

I've had a couple of tough weeks - emotional and back on antibiotics, which also plays with my weight. I am hoping to have that back on track soon.

I've been up all week, but somehow, was down today. I'll take it! My 6 month surgiversary is tomorrow, and I was really hoping to hit 90 lbs lost by then - I am 1.5 lbs away now - so close, I may just "say" 90 lbs lost when people ask - it's a short month, I'll see how I do in an extra day or two. LOL. I'd love the scale to show it. I'll see what happens in the am. (HAHA, oh the justification! I really wanted my goal!!)

HW: 308

LW: 222.5

TW: 219.5

Goal: Still going for the 90 lbs lost! Stay tuned :)