One year surgery anniversary today!

Today marks the one year anniversary of my revision from band to sleeve! I have lost 142 pounds total (112 since surgery) and feel fantastic! I would like to lose about 50 more to reach my ultimate goal, and its coming off super slowly. I think I will get there eventually :)
Here is a before picture and a current picture for fun.

Before:


Current: Me and my sister in law last weekend. I am the one on the right :)

Congrats!!

Great job! You look awesome!

You look great!

You look wonderful!

 nikki congrats! you look great!!! i may want to ask you for some advice in the future. my dad is condisering getting the band and i'd like to let him know why someone would revise from band to sleeve. i had the sleeve. i orginally wanted the band. i just wanna give him all the info to help him make his decision. but he's just in the kind of throwing it out there phase. he's not serious yet.

but anway!!! you look fantastic. you should update your profile pic girl!

Thanks Meli :)
Oh man, I really have nothing good to say about the band. It never worked for me. I never felt full, just stuck. It slipped right before my first anniversary, and after that I couldn't tolerate it being filled past the half way point. So it basically sat in me for 3 years doing nothing. The sleeve is wonderful and is everything I originally wanted the band to be! I get real restriction without all the affects of RNY. I wish I could have done the sleeve first, but it wasn't an option to me back then. The band left a lot of scar tissue. I wouldn't recommend a band to my worst enemy! Of course there are people who have a lot of success with the band, but that is how I feel.

 right, i kinda feel the same way too. i know a lot of people happy with their bands. but i don't want my dad to have slippage or erosion you know? plus i think he would eat his way right through it. thanks for the feedback. :)

Congrats! You look amazing!