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  • Username: Butterz725
  • Location: Morrisville, PA, USA
  • Member Since: 5/21/2012
  • BMI: 44.8
  • Post Op
  • Surgery Type: VSG (07/27/12)
  • Surgeon: Lisa Dobruskin
Butterz725's Journey

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Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I have been battling with my weight since as far back as I can remember. I came from an environment where we were taught to eat what we were given because "there are kids starving in this world who would be more than happy to eat what you have." I was usually always the heaviest kid in class, which 9 times out of 10 made me the butt of all jokes; this did MAJOR damage to my self-esteem and because of it, I became very quiet & withdrawn. The girls bullied me because I was fat & the boys wouldn't even give me a 1st glance OR the time of day. I was engaged (to my surprise) after high school to a guy who I thought was the best thing in my life. I was SOOO in love, until he told me that he loved me but wasn't "attracted" to me anymore. That's...
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Goals

finally own a pair of knee boots that actually fit over my calf :-)

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sit at a table in a restaurant without my belly touching the table

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weigh less than my husband

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get healthy enough to have another baby

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ride a motorcycle

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Surgeon Testimonial

Lisa Dobruskin
Dr. Lisa Dobruskin is the best!!!! I've only gotten my lap band removed with her (I get sleeved in July) but she made me feel so calm. She was very friendly & she didn't talk down to you or judge you. All of the doctors she's been sending me to for pre-op clearance have ALL spoken very highly of her, which made me feel even better about going to her for help. She's a wonderful person & an equally wonderful surgeon. She took my band out a week ago today & I'm already back at work!!
Member Interests
  • Dogs - I love dogs!!!
  • Motorcycles - Never been on one but I plan on it!!!
  • Poetry - Poetry/spoken word
  • Movies - Love different genres of movies
  • Music - Love listening to/performing music
  • Fashion - Love love LOVE Ed Hardy!!!!
  • Cooking & Baking - I love cooking for people
  • Tattoo - I have 5; I'm addicted lol
  • Dancing - I like to do line dances :-)
  • Reading - Reading is one of my favorite pasttimes

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  • Comment by gilibean1980 on 7/24/12 5:43 am
    Good Luck with Surgery today :) Wishing you speedy recovery and amazing results.
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Update
on November 3, 2012 10:52 am

When I first started my WLS journey, I had a goal weight of 175lbs in mind, which meant that I had to lose a total of 133lbs to hit goal. I would look at myself in the mirror & get VERY discouraged by what I saw. Huge face, extra skin everywhere & pretty much a huge EVERYTHING!!!!! I never thought that I was gonna get to where I wanted to be.

Here I am, a little over 3 months out & I have lost almost 50lbs (47lbs, to be exact lol). Losing this weight has been great for me & my self-esteem, but in a bittersweet sort of way. While I'm VERY MUCH happy that the weight is gone, I look in the mirror & still see a fat me & it makes me think to myself, "wow Ty, you have lost the equivalent of half of a skinny person & you STILL see the same fat person in the mirror." It depresses me a little to know that I ever let myself get as huge as I was, especially when I'm still fat but I know one thing for certain, two things for sure: 1) I will never ever EVER be that big again, ever in my life, & 2) I'm GONNA lose the rest of this weight & keep it off for good kiss 

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So Happy!!!!
on September 20, 2012 4:44 pm
I just got home from my 1st post-op visit with my surgeon since the drain was removed. I was nervous about my weigh-in & I had butterflies in my tummy. So I get to the office & the surgeon tells me to hop on the scale. The 1st thing I do is take off everything on me that is not clothing-related (cell phone, sunglasses, purse lol). I hop on the scale & the new magic number is.............. 272lbs!!!!!! I have lost a total of 36lbs!!! I swear, losing never felt so good

Oh, a small NSV........... my grandma turned 80 this past Saturday so I was looking for an outfit since most of my clothes are getting big on me now. I happened to pick up a really pretty shirt that was a size XL. Not my usual size, but I figured why not?? I took it to the dressing room & tried it on & to my surprise, it fit!!!! This is me with the shirt on (of course I had to buy it lol)


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And here's a picture from my grandma's party. Here are 4 generations (my grandma, my mom, me & my daughter).

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I'm Losing!!!
on September 10, 2012 2:27 pm




After 6 weeks post-op, I really didn't think my weight loss was noticeable to anyone other than me & my scale. I started out at 308lbs with a goal weight of 175lbs which left me with 133lbs to get rid of. As of today, I have lost 33lbs!!!! As I said, the scale & I both knew that I was losing weight, but it wasn't until this weekend that I began noticing small things.......

- my work clothes are all loose
- I can hook my bra on the last hooks instead of the 1st ones (sorry fellas, I know, TMI but I had to share with the ladies lol)
- I can walk far distances without getting tired
And the biggest one for me (drumroll)..................
I sat at a table in a restaurant Friday night & my belly didn't touch the table!!!!!!!!!!

Check out the pic lol. I can see it all in my face
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I Did It!!!!
on September 3, 2012 8:47 am
It finally happened!!!!! I broke through my stall, yay!!!!!!

After 3 LOOONG weeks, my scale finally moved. It only moved 3lbs but the point is IT MOVED & I didn't gain so that was definitely a plus!!! I went from my last weigh-in of 280lbs to 277lbs for a total loss of 31lbs from my highest weight of 308lbs.
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One Month Out
on August 27, 2012 2:09 pm

Today is my one month anniversary and thanks to this horrible stall, I'm only down 30lbs. The scale hasn't moved in 2 weeks!!! Don't get me wrong, I know that 30 is a lot & I'm VERY happy to have lost them but the stall is frustrating. The only comfort I have is knowing this won't last forever

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