I have no idea why I decided to come on here and post an update. This page was my OBSESSION before and after surgery. I started at 317 in 2010 and have been sitting comfortably between 145-150 since 2012. I still have constant food noise and my appetite and portion sizes are 100% that of a normal person. All my labs are normal except iron. This really is a tool and you have to make permenant lifestyle changes for it to work long term. I am still very grateful for where I am now.

Here is a pic of pre op 2010

my wedding 2017

and a few recent ones

Good luck everyone!

Wow, Today has been 7 years since my surgery. I started at 317 and this morning I weighed 148. I lost most of my weight in the first 15 months and have kept it off. I got married a week ago and wanted to post my before and after. I did have a boob job and a tummy tuck 18 months ago. I havent been on this forum in over a year. Truth is after awhile surgery becomes a memory and you just adapt to a new lifestyle. Eating and food are still a daily struggle for me and I do weigh myself almost daily. I just wanted to post to prove this can work long term and wish everyone luck in their journeys.

I Had my surgery 5 years ago.  I started out at 317 lbs and today I weigh 150, my lowest was 140 but that was for about five minutes a couple years ago.  I eat healthy 80% of the time and eat whatever the hell I want the rest of the time.  I weigh myself everyday as that is the only way I can keep myself in check.  I can eat...quite a bit, not what I used too but I can put away 3 peices of pizza and a cupcake when I want to. So reality check you need to make a majoy lifestyle change before you get to that point where eating returns to "normal" I know for some people it never does but for me it has.  I wasnt really prepared for the emotional journey this was going to be as even when I started this I never thought I would ever be thin.  When I got down to 140 lbs and was getting attention from men I really let myself get reckless...and stupid and got some counseling for awhile to deal with the self hatred I still felt and maybe will always feel.  I now am in a great relationship and am trying my best to love myself...then theres the skin..at first it didnt bother me so much in the last year few months I have become very hateful of my body I am not sure why but I feel like I really need a tummy tuck. I need a lot of stuff but I think that would really make me look and feel better,  my whole body is saggy but when I work at it I can really tighten up my biceps which in turn helps with sagging batwings, my boobs are saggy but whatever I can deal with that, my thighs are terrible but again I can deal with that.  My stomach is the bane of my existence I am so sick of needing compression garments and what spanx goes with what outfit and I cant wear in the summer cause I need my stomach sucked in. I have a consult for a tummy tuck in July and I will hopefully go through with it in the Fall.  I can finally afford it and I really really feel like I need to do this.  When the honeymoon is over and the attention is gone and your just normal which is what I always wanted and now I have but left with this deflated body it is very depressing I still need some therapy to deal with this anger and guilt I have about letting myself get so heavy and letting my body go to hell but I am also very proud of my weight loss and how hard I have worked to keep it off.  I know I will never be fat again and I know I am committed to being healthy so I feel like now is the time to lose some of this skin Ive been carrying anf hiding for so long.  Thanks for listening good luck all!