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I've gotten a lot of "don't lose anymore weight"... as if I could actually stop right now. One person also took me aside and quietly asked if everything was all right and if I'd been sick.

For the first time in my life FOOD doesn’t control my thoughts and actions. #awesomelypowerful

I want to wish all of the Mothers on here, a very happy and healthy Mother’s Day! You deserve this day as well as many many more! Thank you for all that you do Day in and day out! Enjoy! Justin

I just thought of something silly to worry about. I will be having my surgery at Ohio,State University, team colors scarlet and gray, I have strawberry blonde hair, I am going to look plug ugly in those colors. What if they start giggling when they see me and can't complete the surgery? Now don't,your "sillies" sound better than that one? Smile and Rock Your Big Day😷

HAHA you sound exactly like my husband! He is always saying two is one and one is none. Can't complain though, because I never have to worry because he does enough for both of us. I think my 24 year old daughter got his slightly OCD gene because she literally makes packing lists for everyone before any trip. YOU ARE PREPARED, IT IS OKAY TO RELAX NOW! It is also okay to let your family know you need them to help you. It might surprise you to see how much they actually want to help. One of my fondest memories is the lukewarm barely brown tea that my then 5 and 6 year old brought me while I was running a high fever and their Dad was at work. They followed my microwave hot chocolate instructions I had posted for them by the microwave (normally supervised).

I'm 7 days post op. Today was my doctor appointment. I'm down 22.8 pounds since my visit last month!!!

I kept my team on their toes.. after every clearance I would call and ask if the results were in my chart and in their system. I made them sign a sheet with all my weigh ins Incase somehow it “disappeared” (because that’s how my luck works). After I had everything I needed I kept calling them asking if it was submitted and after it got submitted I will call every two days asking if it got approved lmaooo.. I know they’re happy as all hell to be done with me. But you just can’t sit back and leave things to chance. one week later I got the call and 3 days after that I was sitting with my surgeon scheduling my bypass. Yo-Yo Girl from New York City

Well yesterday was my one-year anniversary since bypass surgery. Like everyone, we all have a unique journey. I have lost about 159 pounds and went from a size 22 to a size 8 or 10. Here is my journey, which includes ulcers, cancer, kidney stones, malnutrition-induced neuropathy, and stenosis. Fun, huh? I'm really happy with my results, but I have a LONG way to go to get healthy. My journey and situation is NOT typical, so for those of you considering surgery, please just know this is one story out of many, but you won't face this same situation. Surgery - May 8, 2017. Successful! 10 days later - blood in stool. Had a large ulcer (not uncommon) and spent 4 more nights in hospital. All good. Never felt I could eat much as the weeks and months progressed, but didn't throw up and no pain either. Just couldn't eat more than a small amount before feeling extremely full. Also could not tolerate chicken, scrambled eggs, and other denser foods. September 22, 2017 - Diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. 2cm tumor. Started chemo in October and finished 6 rounds in February. I'm HER2+ so I am continuing with infusions every three weeks (which are not chemo) until October 2018. Chemo affected my appetite and taste. I had no nausea. I already was not eating much and had lost so much weight so fast. Having no desire to eat didn't help. I am SICK of sweet protein shakes, pudding, jello , soups, cottage cheese, etc. However, I worked fulltime and kept my sprits up and never felt sorry for myself. I am cancer free (none found in any lymph nodes or in the tissue removed), so I feel very happy that I found the lump when I did and can move on. I do have a genetic mutation that was found, so I opted for a double mastectomy, which was performed on March 13, 2018. After losing over 150 pounds, my former 44 DD breasts were very low and flat, so I needed a lift anyway. Now I have them where they should be! Ha. Surgery went well and I'm recovering still. Met with my gastric surgeon two weeks ago and they want me to continue getting B12 shots once a month to help with the neuropathy in my feet brought on by vitamin deficiency. I am also supposed to up my protein to try and reach 80 grams per day, which is very tough for me. Tomorrow I am getting my second endoscopic dilation so I can eat more. Dr said it's from inflammation and between 6-20% of patients have to get that done at least once. I had it done in February, but need one now again as I still can barely eat 1/4 of food (more of soup or softer food). SOOO looking forward to being able to eat a variety of foods soon. It gets frustrating to have such limited choices. I will start physical therapy because my muscles have atrophied a bit, but need to wait a bit until I recover from my double mastectomy. I didn't ever think I would need that after gastric bypass. My biggest fear was that I would not get to my goal weight of 170 (here I am at 150). Before and after photos attached. After shots are with a wig as I only have 1/4 inch of hair at the moment!

WTG!

So my daughter reminded my she had a snap shot on her phone of me from about 3 months before i started this journey so pretty close to my max weight. I have had it for few days now and had to work thru my emotions before i could clearly decide if i wanted to post this or not. So the beard hides my 3 chins pretty well but well you can see for yourself. loose skin and all