Elizabeth S.
5 mo post op
Aug 19, 2012
Well today is my 5 month "surgiversary". Alot has happened in the last 5 months - good and bad. The first two months, things went VERY fast. These last 3 months have been painfully slow. I am up to a total of 75.2 lbs lost as of this am. While it feels good to say that, as well as fit into size 16 (and my wedding dress!!!) - its also frustrating as I wanted to be further along by now. I see other people that at 5 mos post op they have hit the 100 lbs lost mark - and I want to scream. My Dr and his staff are awesome though. They remind me that in the scale of things - I didnt have half as much to lose to start with as they "average" bariatric patient does - so I'm still ahead of the game. Guess its just a "bad" day.Now that school is back in session for the kids - I know my schedule will get back to where it SHOULD be. My eating, my vitamins and of course my exercise routines. I would like to be at the 100lbs lost by my 6 mo check up - but Im not convinced I can do that. Guess all I can do is work my butt off and pray for the best.
The loose skin has gotten VERY noticeable - to me at least. My stomach has been bad since my c-section - but now my legs and arms look like crap. So weird cause when I was large - they at least "good" - now the weight is gone and they just keep waving (10 minutes after I have stopped lol). Still have 50 lbs almost left to lose - then I can start the "maintenance" part of things so that I can get the plastics done.
hope for the best