Michelle Smith

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My BMI is under 40!!!! I am @ 39!!!!!! HOLY COW!!!!! SO SO SO SO HAPPY!!!!!

I started @ 63+.  WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW. I didnt even realize,till I updated my ticker,& there it was,in my profile!!!!!39!!!!!

Did i tell you my BMI is 39?!?!?!?!?!??!

I AM STOKED.      

It was *** FAN FREAKING TASTIC!!!!***

I...ME!!!! Michelle.......Fit on EVERYTHING, with ROOM TO SPARE!!!! WHOOOOO HOOOOOOOO

We had a FABULOUS time!!!! I have to say....I weighed the EXACT same thing when I got home 9 days later......BUT, everyone else GAINED. I blame disney world! They would not know protien if it walked up & slapped them,so me, not being prepared, carb'ed out the enitre time. Disney KNOWS IT'S CARBS!!!!

It was the best vacation I have had in years!!!! I will post pics soon!!!!

Good Morning OH family!!! As of yesterday,I am 5 months out. I started on day of surgery @ 383 lbs. This morning I am @ 273 lbs. So far, everything has went textbook. I cannot convey how blessed I have been, to be able to have this surgery. I was self pay, (due to ins written exclusion) I fought with BCBSTN for about 4 years,before I realized that they truly did not care about my health. I finally had enough, flew to MX, plunked down $7500, & Dr V gave me a new lease on life. My experience from the time I landed in Cancun till this moment, has been nothing but good (except for a trip to Dead Lobster in Feb that almost changed my religion)  LMAO!!!! Foamies galore after 3/4 of 1 piece of shrimp cocktail-lesson learned! That being said, I do not get enough water. I am aware of that,& I push myself everyday. some days I do better than others. I would rather drink my protein, than eat. I find myself not wanting to eat. I rarely snack, & once 6pm rolls around, I dont want anything. (I used to love late night big suppers-true southern style meals) My poor hubby knows,if we dont eat before 6pm,he is on his own in the kitchen. LOL!!! I tried JUNK the other day,& it made my stomach ache. Steak-umms. Pre-op,I LOVED those things. The other night, my hubby was craving them, so I caved,& bought a box. Can you see gag me with a steak-ummm??? It was just NOT GOOD to me. He thought they were fantastic.  

I weigh once a week on Fri, usually. I do give in & step on the scale in the middle of the week,if I feel"different". Usually though, Fri Am, after I pee, before I shower! I am OCD...LOL 

I take a multivitamin, & a daily calcium. I had labs done  @ 3 mon,& everything looked perfect. I go back on my 6 mon for another set of labs.

I came off my BP meds at 3 months. My BP was bottoming out,& I was having near blackout spells, & 1 actual black out, at my desk. I never thought about the fact that I was taking a BP dose for 400 lb Michelle...LOL  so my Dr cut the dose in 1/2, still too low, so she took me off it. BP runs about 110/65 anytime I check it now. pulse about 60'ish. (we have BP machine @ work)  I only have to take a "maintenance drug" for my emphysema. I am completely off the spiriva powder. I am off meloxicab (joint pain) completely. The only med I take is daily hormone (I had total hysto 3 yrs ago) & advair 2 X daily.

I can paint my toenails. I can put my socks & shoes on without getting winded (I used to just let hubby do it for me) I can CROSS MY LEGS comfortably, & it looks good when I do it!! I can see my hoo-ha! (& let me tell you, I have a severe case of FUPA!!!)  I get her waxed every 5 weeks, & my waxer told me that even she has lost weight. LMAO!! She better keep losing!!

I have not seen the inside of the elevators at work in 3 mon. I use the stairs. I can walk,& walk,& walk, & never get tired. I have found I like to walk FAST. Sometimes I get walking so fast,I feel like I am on one of those walk escalators at the airport. LOL

I have not had ANY problem with rashy/irritated areas from folded skin/panni area yet. I never did have that proble,so fingers crossed!!! I have always-everytime I get out of the shower,stood in front of the fan,& held all my folds up (boobs & panni) to make sure everything is DRY DRY DRY.

I have nationality neutral pancake boobies. (inside joke!) they are pitiful. That will be the 1st PS I get. My girls are gonna be overhauled!!! Not sure about the "TT,anchor cut,lower/upper body lift" stuff. I read about them, & it terrifies me. So far,I think I look pretty darn good. I think,if everything keeps going right, I may just have arms & boobs done. I cant wait to see what Missy does, & her results.She & I are about same height & started @ about same weight,so she is my muse. LOL

I am officially rambling, but I just cannot tell you how much this has changed me life,& I still have a ways to goal,so the changes will keep coming,I am sure!!! We are taking my stepdaughter & granddaughter to Disney in July,& I am SO EXCITED. I used to be a HUGE (pun intended) theme park fan, but the bigger I got,the less fun it was,till 1 day,about 10 years ago, I just stopped going. So,this will be like Xmas in July for me.

Anyone contemplating this surgery, get off the fence,& get on the bench!!!!

I will take some more pics & post soon. My collar bones are poking out!!!

Best Best Best thing I have ever did for myself. I DESERVED this. I am worth this. Ya know, for so many years, I thought I was not worth much. I was fat, & in pain all the time from my weight. I wanted to slide thru life, without anyone noticing me. I literally felt that I wanted to die, & not have anyone really notice. I was morbidly obese, & my life was coming to an end. I was in the twilight of my life, & only in my 30's. I knew death was waiting for me. I knew my body could not go on for much longer. My mind was still a young girl's mind, wanting to live life, & love life. My physical body was dying. I hit rock bottom one day (& you know,for the life of me, I cant even remember what it was) It was in Sept 2009. Kinda like the proverbial straw I guess....I decided that,for once & for all, I was going to stop being my own victim, & DO SOMETHING about it. I sick & tired of being sick & tired. I started researching WLS, specifically the lap band. I actually had a date set in Cancun Mexico, & I was readin so many posts about lap band problems. I started thinking, Oh NO,AM I trading 1 hell for another hell? So,I kept reading. I started reading about DS. After much research, I realized I did not want that procedure. So,I started reading about VSG. (I had really never heard of it) The more I read,the more I liked it. I started lurking here on the VSG board. After much research & soul searching, I informed my hubby I was flying to Cancun for VSG. I was calm. He said "ok", lets do it. *I am very type A personality. He knew that if I was that sure of it,then I had done my research,& felt that this was the way to go. I flew to Cancun, had a textbook surgery, & flew home. Went back to work 5 days later. I have not once regretted doing this. All you newbies, if you are on here reading this, then you are desperate for a change. Let me tell you, I would do this a million times over again. I am so blessed to have this opportunity. I encourage anyone thinking about this, to do it for YOU.  No matter what WLS you decide, do it for YOU. Good night OH family.