Over 2 years out...Bought my first bikini!!!!

Love, love, love my sleeve! I'm over 2 years out and still easily staying 125-130 lbs---down 120 pounds. Actually down to 124 today. Yesterday my husband surprised me with airline tickets to Hawaii! Two years ago, that would have sent me into a panic wondering how quickly I could lose a lot of weight. Not now. The surprise sent me to the mall where I purchased my first bikini and I have to say...I looked good in it! My life has changed dramatically since surgery. Before I would stay home nearly all the time with only the occasional trip out of town. Now, I travel all the time. In fact, I'm going to a rock festival this weekend and it still so very hard for me to wrap my brain around the fact that I can wear the same size 4 jeans I wore last year to the same festival. To all those undecided as to whether or not to have this surgery or give traditional diet and exercise 'one last try'.....have the surgery. Your only regret will be not having had the surgery sooner.

So inspirational!  You are were I want to be in a year.  My husband and I are planning a trip to Hawaii Summer 2012 and I want to be around 124 lbs which means I need to lose 120 lbs--90 lbs to go!  You are the future me.

Continue following the rules...get in the required protein and liquid. Don't drink during meals...and most importantly...protein first...You are going to be shocked at how much your body and your life change over the coming months. I reached goal in 7 months. I started out over 240 and size 18/20. I thought that if I could reach size 10, I would be more than content. I reached that and kept going down. I still find it mind blowing at times that I have size 2/4 jeans in my closet that fit me. You're going to do great!

This post is worthless without pics! 

LOL  I'll post those pics after my trip. 

you are my hero! Rock on!




~Lori

hi are you on facebook. i want to have this surgery so bad but my insurance does not pay for it. currently saving so i will be self-pay but in the mean time i am looking for people like yourself to just chat with about some of the ups and downs of the surgery

Congrats!!!  On the trip, bikini, and enjoying life!!  You have done awesome!

wow that is awesome.  It is nice to hear the success stories.  My goal is a size 12, but I hope like you to keep going down.....even if I got to a size 10 I would be soooooo happy.

 Oh, this is so wonderful to hear at two years out!

You are at my goal weight...I have a beach trip in about 5.5 months. (surgery next week!)  I have about 60 lbs to lose I wonder how much I will lose if I do everything right...eeee, I'm so excited!!! Thank you so much for sharing and WAY TO GO!!!