Walmart NSV

Brad Special
Snowflake
on 7/16/13 4:54 am

VSG on 12/06/12

Hello I don't post here much but I do follow the boards. I just wanted to share that I can now shop at Walmart. I am down to a 48 waist from a 60 in seven months. I am also now a 3x instead of a 5 to 6x. This is a big deal to me because Casual Male is so expensive. I was able to get underwear and three pair of shorts for 65 bucks. The old me would have spent that on one pair of shorts and underwear at Casual Male. I am not perfect by any means but have lost 105 pounds in 7 months and am getting into lifting weights. I am working on losing about 90 to 100 pounds more. I am 6 foot tall and thinking 225 is a good weight for me because I have a large frame. My primary says 250 and then go from there. So my current goal is to get below 300 which I am at 318 right now. So I have rambled enough I just wanted to give new people the knowledge that this surgery does work.

Joy M.
on 7/16/13 5:02 am

VSG on 08/06/13

That's great! So happy for u and thank you for sharing. I know that sharing on these sites r not comfortable for everyone but it encourages we newbees pre op

Nikke2003
on 7/16/13 5:06 am - PA

VSG on 05/13/13

Congrats on your success so far!

For more info on my journey & goals, visit my blog at http://flirtybythirty.wordpress.com

carebear7391
on 7/16/13 5:13 am - Wilmington, DE

Congrats on the success you have had thus far!!!

MayPenGirl
on 7/16/13 5:31 am - Atlanta, GA

VSG on 04/03/13

105 pounds lost. You rock!! Congrats. Keep up the awesome work!!

Surgery date - 04/03/13; Goal date - 11/10/13 (I reached goal in 31 weeks & 4 days)

Highest weight 261 SW 258 GW 150 M1 -26 M2 -14 M3 -10 M4 -12 M5 -13 M6 -12 M7 -11 M8 -10 In maintenance since November 2013 HT- 5'6"

cappy11448
on 7/16/13 5:53 am

Congratulations on your success. You are doing a great job being down 100 pounds in 7 months. I was also wearing a 5x, and now I'm in a 2x. It didn't feel real until I put on that 2x and it fit.

Great work. You should be proud of yourself. it take a lot of commitment and determination to do this

Best wishes,

Carol

Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!

Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8

9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3

Kathy-cny
on 7/16/13 7:01 am - NY

VSG on 06/25/13

Great job! Keep up the good work

Kathy HW-393/Surgery weight-368/ weight post op 374 /current weight 292.5

Brad Special
Snowflake
on 7/16/13 12:37 pm

VSG on 12/06/12

i see dr.desimone did your sleeve. i went to him a couple of years ago and was going to get the ds but my insurance screwed it up. a couple years later i got different insurance and got in done at highland. i liked desimone he was a nice man but his coordinator was horrible at ever getting back to me.

justpete
on 7/16/13 7:40 am

VSG on 04/02/13

i'm right there with ya. buying 5-10$ tshirts instead of 20-30$ ones is a big deal. especially when you are losing weight and they only last a few months! I actually had to restrain myself when i hit 3x ... and now 2x is on the horizon (with a compression undershirt anyway). it's great. :)

grats on your progress thus far! and good luck with the weights.