Ren<3

who's judging? we're all not children here we clearly know a lie is a lie or not the whole truth. whatever helps you sleep at night lol this topic is humorous smh!

bean iloved your point only weightloss surgeries you ever see are for ppl who's 400 or 500 but many ppl aren't educated enough to know that every case is different meaning co morbidities or maybe the person has pcos like myself even though some ppl were like omg Ren you're not even that big? well I'm not even that small either lol icouldnt imagine telling a lie that long so my feelings were at the time if you support me you support me this is my one life so goodluck everyone<3

hello all iwas sleeved October 17 2011 don't worry about hair loss ihave yet to lose my hair meaning edges or huge clumps it's more common to lose hair with gastric bypass since all your nutrients aren't absorbed

well said bean very well said!

SW 243.5 CW 193.5 TOTAL LOST 49.5 MY SURGERY DATE WAS OCTOBER 17,2011

how's everyone doing!!! hopefully very well just wanted to say hello && update you guys on my journey. I'm in such a happier place going to start summer school working a part time job at old navy which is great for my situation lol && also will be getting braces July 20th I've been walking for a hour monday-Friday this month I've been losing a pound every other day or .5 everyday! my current weight is 193.5 my surgery weight was 243.5 however in 2009 my highest weight was 296.5 I'm so proud of myself iguess that's what's motivating to me I've lost a hundred && something pounds since 2009 but 49.5 since surgery which is fine with me slow but steady! ihave yet to post photos but iwill be doing that soon goodluck all hope to hear about you guys journey as well<3

oh also ididnt lie to ppl told them iwas having a weightloss surgery called vsg && they all supported me many didn't get the surgery but it motivated them to lose weight which is great! knowing that I've touched ppl inspired them

I really never understood why people worry about what others will say or think lol this is your life your journey do what's best for you but ican imagine liquids then pureed then mushies will be a dead give away oh the mood swings too haha goodluck<3

you need to turn to other things your tummy is still healing && that bread swells in your stomach that's why it hurt so bad you'll be fine just make better choices follow your surgeons plan as best as you can<3

omg ilove your teeth lol can't wait till iget my braces!!! && also you look super youthful just gorgeous<3

how long have you been post op?

hmmmmm ithink I'm a slow loser... my surgery date was October 17 2011 my weight was 242 my current weight is 196.5 so I'm happy but in 2009 my heaviest was 296.5 so pretty much I've lost a hundred pounds my weight loss is slow but that's fine with me as long as the scale goes down! goodluck all<3

take it one day at a time if you get tempted drink a protein shake or water or go walking because at the end of the day that pizza or whatever you intake that's fattening is soooooo not worth it trust me iknow this lol I've been walking miles every day losing .5 I'm so strict on snacking because iknow if idid snack igotta work so much harder so just try your best set small goals for yourself you can do this best of luck<3

My surgery date was Oct 17 2011 my weight was 243 im currently 216. I was 214 then 215 im kind of frustrated/confused. I'll admit I have trouble getting in all my liquids because sometimes I find myself in my old habits before having surgery like only drinking because im feeling thirsty. I feel like im never going to see onederland or am I just being impatient lol I dont know please give me any advice you think will help?

small Im realizing to be more patient im at 213 now Im also drinking more liquids trying to change past habits so far I've lost 30 pounds im not sure why my weight loss is slow but my highest weight was 295 a few yrs ago used Phentermine lost most of it stayed at 220 so I guess thats why im soooo ready to stop seeing 200 period lol

my sleeve is named L.C for life changer<3

Awww thank you ducker im a bit relieved now I have not been on this board for awhile forgot how supporting everyone is<3 im due for my 3 month checkup & I was just feeling so much pressure because my doctor said oh you should lose another 20 pounds! at that time im thinking I was 224 but im going to do better & definitely stop stressing hey Kendra yeah I hated the broth lol but atleast the scale was moving! my exercise consists of dance central or kinect sports im avoiding my elliptical I saw you reached onederland though thats wonderful! im going to incorporate more exercise & break up with that stupid scale!

omg yaaaaye im super excited for you finallyyyy time just flew byebye! so when's your date or you have to see your surgeon again? words of advice the first week is hell the second week is a mixture I noticed sometimes I have a ton of energy but other days its lacking definitely a change for me but the hardest step is surgery && congrats your almost there. im so happy for you keep me posted btw when in the hospital walkwalkwalkwalk goodluck friend<3

hope these posts motivated you<3

I forgot to add dance central is on xbox 360 kinect here's a little video of one of the songs this version is hard but you can choose easy or medium the lady mighty has a ton of videos showing the different dance routines even zumba for kinect

awwwww goodluck && that's a really big step to take control of your life not sure if she'll approve you earlier than 8 months but honestly sounds like she should because from what you said you have co morbidities & you have documentation of your weight loss attempts so that should help in your favor but even if you do have to wait trust me the months fly by then one day soon you'll be sleeved! once again goodluck to you<3

hellooo to you friend<3 I hope your recovering well yeah I hate this drain the first week it collected fluid but this week its empty all my other incisions give me no problems except for my drain cite but my pain medicine deadeneds the pain omg its so weird when my mom changes the gauze seeing a tube sticking out your stomach lol I would tell my dad heyyyy look haha just to creep him out lol but yeah Phyllis im enjoying this journey so far how are you holding up sounds like your doing good I hope your recovering smoothly yaaaaye we made it through week one here's to many more goodluck friend<3

your going to need assistance with those things well atleast I did family put on socks just wore slippers I didn't feel like going anywhere the whole week what I found that helped me was taking my medicine then walking same system I used at the hospital also no bending because you don't want to mess up your stitches goodluck sweety hope this comment helps<3

I was sleeved oct 17 && im feeling perfectly fine only thing slowing me down is my drain first post op days I made sure to get up && walk the halls of hospital && my home also take my liquid pain medicine every 6 hours it helped me a great deal at first I needed help out of my bed the first 4 days after that I had gained enough strength to support myself not sure if its from my walking or drinking adequate amounts of protein I hear both cause you to heal so my point is just try && walk all the pain is very temporary you just had major surgery take your medicine stay hydrateed every day you push yourself it'll get better goodluck<3

you should try the wii idea most people hate the word exercise shop around find something you like doing for me I love dance central they just came out with dance central 2 on Tuesday I will be sure to get it when I can exercise the game is soooo much fun if you like learning new dance moves in the privacy of your own home lol with no onlookers theres a work out mode that keeps track of your calories burned as well im only one week well 9 days post op && im going insane lol I want to work out already! I know the first couple of months you lose most of your weight so I've just been walking a lot around the house remember every little bit count use your tool to your fullest sweety<3