Michelle T.

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One year later... - So many changes this year! From my highest weight of 275 to today at 151 I sit here today amazed at all that the last 365 days has changed my life. My family and I moved 500 mil...

One Year Surgiversary w/Pics - Hi all, Just wanted to check in on OH today as it has been one year since my surgery. What a year it has been! I went into surgery on 12/21/11 at 268 pounds with my highest ...

Hit 100 pound lost mark this morning - crazy emoti - 1 day after my 7 month surgiversary, I awoke to see if I made it and I did. Last August I was my highest weight ever at 275. This morning I was 174. I am so excited to finally be...

Easy Brusing after surgery? - Has anyone else started bruising easily after surgery? I have no idea what I'm bumping into but my legs look like I was beat up....and it's almost summer so I want to be able to we...

Having an EXCITING moment! - Just got back from a 4-day trip to Arizona to see a friend and got on the scale this morning and I am 199.5!! I am almost about to cry. At 35 years old, I have not been this weight...

12 weeks out update - pics - Well, this journey has been an interesting one for me. The first 4-6 weeks were SO hard and I'm finally into a routine with my eating. I started at 268 pounds the day of surgery an...

Salads- when will they not KILL me? - My nutritionist told me I'd be good to go to eat lettuce but every time I do maybe 3 bites in I get the dreaded 'feeling'. It just doesn't do me right. Anything I can do before to ...

5 weeks out - what's your typical day of eating li - Hi all, I am just about 5 weeks out from surgery and I'm wondering what someone elses day looks like. What are you eating? I've 'tried' lots of things and done okay so far but I'm...

Online Food Journal Recommendations? - Hello everyone, I want to start tracking online what I am eating (more than just my scribble in a notebook). I used to love Weight Watchers online tool but I'm hoping to find some...

24 days post surgery reflection - Though I am very happy that I have lost 24 pounds, the last 3 weeks have been extremely hard on me, physically and especially psychologically. I have to believe in my heart of hear...

2 weeks out & stomach flu - So I'm only 2 weeks out from surgery but my whole family has been hit with the stomach flu and now it's my turn. Had "the D" (as we call it in my fam) for about 18 hours. Can't bar...

Upper GI - Going in for an Upper GI tomorrow morning since I'm having pain in my shoulder since surgery last Wed (12/21). After I looked up what the procudure is I'm nervous a little! More th...

Excruciating pain in shoulder won't go away - I had VSG surgery last Wednesday and ever since then I have had the worst (and becoming more worse by the day) pain in my left upper shoulder. It is SOOOO sore and it feels like I ...

Had a good cry in the shower... - and now I feel a little better. I know I'm only 2 days out but I'm having a really hard time getting all the liquids in. I'm SO incredibly grateful to my Mom for taking care of me ...

Well, I did it! I'm sleeved. - Yesterday morning I did something I've bee working towards for over 2 years. I had Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. I was nervous, excited and anxious as I showed up to the hospital bu...

Surgery is tomorrow!! - Well, I'm excited, nervous, anxious - and pretty much everything you could imagine. I've had a pretty mellow day and feel prepared. I keep saying "JUST BREATHE". I know it's going ...

How did you explain your surgery to your young chi - I'm full of questions/concerns today so sorry for the multiple posts! Not sure how to explain (or not) that Mommy is going away for surgery right around Christmas (12/21). I hav...

VSG Drains? - Okay - so prepping for my surgery on 12/21 and looking at the posts and have a question, what are the 'drains'? I don't remember reading/hearing about this before - or if I did I j...

Caffeine Issues - So - I'm trying to solve my coffee (1 in the morning) and my addiction to Dr Pepper (2 daily) before my VSG on 12/21 but I'm having the hardest time!!! I have already gone from...