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I am now a size 8\10. I had the body lift about 2 months ago and the swelling is almost gone. I was dumb and thought when the dr said I could bathe, that meant soak in the tub. He meant shower. I ended up with an infection that lasted an extra month, but not so bad since all the nerves were cut I couldnt feel any pain where the infection was. He put me on some really heavy antibiotics that totally tore up my tummy till I discovered that I was supposed to take with lots of water. Helps to read the directions!!

i finally got to go clothes shopping at a normal sized store and could find CUTE clothes that make me look really skinny!! So tickled to look in the mirror now! I worked hard for this and it seems so unreal but I am loving the new me!!

WOW!! I am down to a size 16 jeans and LOVING IT! I bought new cute clothes and about 4 pair of boots 3 of which have heels!! I hiked all over two malls and I dont know how many other dept stores and my feet didnt fall off!! Cant wait to hike around orlando in a couple of weeks! Taking my mom and dad there for a cruise and 24hrs of Sebring race for my dad! Love this life, wouldnt go back for any ammount of food!!

Can sit cross legged in my computer chair while surfing the net! Didnt even know that was an option before!!

My Tai-bo video is helping get the stalls to go away! Not as fast as some, but its fine with me! I'll get there!

I lost another 15lbs or so before my usual stalls! And I was able to fit and buy a size 14/16 jean jacket! I havent been that small in my entire sentient life! Elementary school was all uniforms my mom bought out of a catalog, so I didnt know a number size till I went into jr high and bought school clothes. I was an 18 then at Lane bryant! My highest was 30/32 so 18 jeans and 14/16 top/jackets is TOTALLY AWESOME!!

Just bought a copy of tai-bo to exersize! Being shipped here and looking forward to kicking this stall in the butt!! Gyms suck for me, dont like being in front of people jiggling around! Prefer the privacy of hm! So hoping to wk out everyday. But we'll see how that plan goes!!

I finally got thru my 3month stall!! It seems like stalls is all I do until my mom gave me some fat pics I hadnt seen in many years! Lord, I got up there!! Glad thats in the past! I'm 125down from my heaviest and cant wait to get to goal! I have plans in the works to get the full body lift in california in 80 lbs, but at the rate I've been stalling, could take me a while!! I've been hitting the proteins hard, and avoiding the bread (my weakness), and getting my water intake up that has been woefully inadequate!!

My 22yr old son who sees me everyday didnt notice the drastic diff, but he was showing a video to his girlfriend of a Christimas program he was in at age 9, and I was in it. He said his chin hit the floor! He cant believe that was me and how drastic a diff there was! Glad to be passing on more fat clothes!!

Whoo hoo!!

I lost the 15 lbs, and now am stuck AGAIN! I guess not enough exersize, since I have been being pretty good about how much food. And getting he right ammt of protein. I dropped 5 more lbs durring the last month but for a bypass patient thats pathetic. But better than nothing I guess. I am trying to bring a gym bag with change of clothes with me to wk every day in the hopes of actually using the fitness ctr in the bldg. I guess I need to just suck it up and do it, even just for a few min at first... I still get alot of discomfort in my tummy from too much food. So I have been pretty good for about the last 3-5 days having mostly the protein drinks, a yogurt for lunch, pretty tiny dinner and more protein before bed. But zero exersize. I think that needs to change...

I lost 15lbs in the last 5 days. I was getting so bumbed out watching the scale say the same thing day after day. I just followed the advice of the people in the forum to up my protein and do NOT go back to the liquid diet.

I also had eye surgery yesterday and am going back to work saturday. Everythings coming along just fine!!

I am getting discouraged because I seemed to have stopped losing any weight for the last month or so. I am afraid I streched my stomach and am eating too much to maintain any weightloss. I have been the same for a month now, and I am starting to get some exersize with physical therapy, but not much. I am toying with the idea of going back to the clear liquids and shrinking my stomach back to what it should be. But I know that 4wks clear liquids diet SUCKED!!  I'm not eating much compared to before surgery, but alot compare to others I see on this page.

The weight loss has been slower for me than others, but my nut and I think it might be because I was eating alot of soup to be easy on my pouch. But I think I have been eating more because it went thru faster. But I am down to less than I weighed 21years ago when my son was 6months old.  So I am not complaining!! I am definitly not hungry and still losing slowly.

I have been getting hand-me-down clothes from my sister who is losing about as fast as I am but on perscription pills. I am very thankful that so far most of what I have had to buy is just bras and underwear!! I am 40lbs down from April 1st, that would be 2wks pre-op!!

I am still battling nausea and some KILLER diarrhea. Sometimes I can't get 10ft away from a bathroom. I tried to go back to wk last week, but I was MISERABLE, and have been off since last Tues. Guess I went back too soon. It's harder than I thought getting my protein, meds, vitamins, food, and water in every day. Then I feel better for a day and eat something too quick and feel miserable all over again. Not to mention things I could eat before I can't tolerate now no matter how careful I am about how fast I eat or how much I chew. I can tolerate malt-o-meal in the morning, but I had a swallow of milk when I was making it, and it felt oh so icky! I was a milk junkie before the surgery and was concerned that I couldn't give it up. Well no problem now!! I just feel like it's easier if I don't eat than to eat and worry how it will make my body react. Maybe thats how we lose the weight so fast. Negative reinforcement. It makes us afraid to eat.

But on a lighter note, the weight seems to be coming off. The scale doesn't move for about a week, then drops 10lbs in 5days. Then nothing for while and then drop again. So I have stopped putting much value or concern in what number the scale says. My clothes are getting bigger, (okay I know it's me thats getting smaller) even when the scales don't show any movement.

I haven't been able to sleep well yet, too much air left inside after surgery. But I will live. When I shift positions while trying to get comfortable in bed I get gurgley feelings and a bit of nausea, but I still haven't thrown up, thank you lord!!  Soaking on my side in the tub seems to help keep my gut boyant and feels better, but then the water gets cold and I get all pruney and have to get out of the tub. That part's no fun.

I've been switching between sleeping in our bed, and sleeping in a recliner in our front room. Sometimes the weight of my chest on my stomach when sitting upright hurts, so I have to wear a VERY supportive bra all the time, which I hate!!

I'm not in the least tempted to eat something yet. I have a hard time just getting the water and vitamins, and post op meds down. I thought the 1oz shot-sized meal was an exageration. Well it is, 1oz is too much. The little bit of jello I would have in one sitting pre-op is more than I have been able to ingest  total since I've been home.


We walked in the mall a bit today. I didn't get far. Too much sloshing around in my gut, and afraid other people would bump me so we weren't there long. But I gave it a shot.

I'm gonna go try the recliner again.