Hi VST,

I wanted to post for you my three months results post vsg with Dr. Ramos Kelly. This last month showed a 9 lb loss and this month is the same with a 9 lb loss, however this month showed a big turn out in inches. (You can view inches lost for this month now, just scroll down) So my body is changing its shape finally and many are seeing the difference including me. I am being more lenient with my diet, but I try to always stick with my water and protein first. I have yet to drink any soda or type of carbonated beverage and would now consider my self a nonsmoker as I have not smoked since I started my pre-op diet back in late April. Yippee!! Bonus, I am still taking my vitamins everyday which I thought would be difficult as I have never been on the pill popping thing, but I'm still trucking along with it. I will get some blood work done next month so I can compare it to my results before surgery. I will share them with you if you when I get them. I still use vertical sleeve talk.com to ask any questions I have and for support as well as a way for me to share my results with others. I also am still using the weighttracker.info to keep all my personal number data. This is a great site because they give so many ways to keep track of weight, inches, and so much more; plus I love to use the graphs on days I feel down. I try not to ever over do the scale. Some weeks there is a great loss and others there just isn't. Then it starts up again so I try to only weigh once a week on my Tuesdays so that I can add my weight to my charts. You will be able to see below in results, but I have only lost 3 lbs. in two weeks, but currently this week I have already lost 3 lbs. too. It's so weird, but I feel like I am getting a hold of the slows and the quicks on the scale and stick to what I am suppose to do and believe that all things will turn out fine. So no huge changes, but the ship is moving along just fine and from where I was to where I am now it has been amazing. Now to the results.

Start Weight: 273

Pre-op: --- 6 lbs. lost

Surgery Weight: 267

1 month: 247 -- bmi 39.0 -- 20 lbs lost

2 month: 238 -- bmi 37.3 -- 9 lbs lost

3 month: 229 -- bmi 35.9 --- 9 lbs lost

Lost since surgery: -38

Lost Total: -44 lbs.

Weekly Break Down, lbs. lost

pre-op week: 6 lbs

week 1 -- 8 lbs.

2 --5

3 --3

4 --2

5 --2

6 --3

7 --3

8 --1

9 --2

10 --6

11 --0

12 --2

13 --1

Start Jean size: 24/22

Current Jean size: 20 loose/18/16

Start Shirt size: 3x/2x

Current Shirt size: 2x/ 1x

Inches:

Neck

Start: 16

Last: 15

Recent: 14.5

Loss: -.5

Total Loss: -1.5

Upper Arm

Start: 15

Last: 14

Recent: 14

Loss: 0

Total Loss: -1

Forearm

Start: 11.5

Last: 11

Recent: 10.5

Loss: -.5

Total Loss: -1

Waist

Start: 49

Last: 43

Recent: 40.5

Loss: -2.5

Total Loss: -8.5

Abdomen (belly button)

Start: 55

Last: 51

Recent: 47.5

Loss: -3.5

Total Loss: -7.5

Hips

Start: 55

Last: 51

Recent: 49

Loss: -2

Total Loss: -6

Bust

Start: 54

Last: 50

Recent: 48

Loss: -2

Total Loss: -6

Chest

Start: 44

Last: 40

Recent: 38.5

Loss: -1.5

Total Loss: -5.5

Thigh

Start: 30.5

Last: 28

Recent: 27

Loss: -1

Total Loss: -3.5

Calf

Start: 17.5

Last: 17

Recent: 16

Loss: -1

Total Loss: -1.5

1st month loss: -19.5 in

2nd month loss: -9 in

3rd month loss: -14.5 in

Total Lost: -43 inches