I'm walking 30 minutes a day for 4-5days a week. I'm doing some weight training. I've managed to lose 24 lbs since last February 2005. I need to lose 8 more pounds before I qualify for my 10% weightloss & for weight loss surgery. As of May 2005, I'm down to 295lbs total of 29 1/2lbs gone. My surgery is scheduled for June 22, 2005 at 7:30am Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar, Calif. I'm still short 3lbs of my goal, but my liver is not so swollen as before. Last week of May 2005, I got my CPAP machine finally, it took 4 months to get it. I have my pre-op check in on June 16 2005, & last doctor's appointment on June 16, 2005 as well. My weight is 285lbs. Surgery was June 22, 2005, had no complications. I was wheeled into surgery at 7:45am and woke up at 10am. I asked the doctor if I could start walking, 30 minutes after I woke up. He said "no" wait till evening. After surgery everyone said I had rosy cheeks and wonderful coloring. Nurse said I didn't need oxygen during surgery. One week after surgery I lost 3lbs. One month later I lost 10 1/2lbs. Currently at 7 weeks I've lost 18lbs. At 6 weeks out I changed my protein mix to a higher protein amount, hoping that would help me lose more. I have been swimming now for 2 weeks and feel more energized. My hips hurt alot, so can't walk very much. Well, went to my 3 months checkup at Kaiser on Sept. 13, 2005, and the scales read 261.5, my waist has gone down from 49-in. to 43-in. and my hips went from 64-in to 56-in. My weight went from 285lbs at surgery to 261.5lbs. A slow drop. My clothes is down from 3x-4x to 2x and that's starting to look too big on me. Regular size was 30-32 and now approaching size 24, since size 26 is starting to float off me.
Now, October 2006 I'm at 211lbs. wearing size 20 clothes and I'm able to wear a size large in women (though my hips make the blouse/t-size tight). So I wear an x-large clothes.