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Ok so here are my stats I'm 5'8'' HW:265-270 GW:250 DoS:238.1 CW:218.6 surgery date:12-12-11 Ok so here goes.. I have always been an athlete so I have a lot of muscle, and even at my heaviest I would still go running and try and exercise. I basically put on all of my weight because I have had 4 knee surgeries since about 2001 and the last two were done a year apart so I basically haven't been able to move in 2 years. In college I weighed around 175-185 and was still fairly small for my weight. No one has ever believed how much I weight because im very preportionate.. (im actually very thankful for that). So here is my question.. is there anyone out there thats similar to my stats and activity level. Im just trying to get an idea of what to expect as far as weightloss and skin taughtness. I am not blessed with having elastic skin so unfortunately i have stretchmarks, which undoubtedly means that im going to have loose skin. Im just wondering if by doing my 5 days a week at the gym if im going to be able to ever wear a 2 piece.. lol me at my heaviest this is me at about 230.. me at like 170 me at 160 ok sorry for all the pics but you get the idea..

thanks again everyone.. I swear im gonna die from obsessing about the skin thing, but i can't help it.. Its a huge fear of mine. And i really don't wanna have to go thru plastic surgery, one cuz its freakin expensive, but two... 5 surgeries and im only 28.. how many more am i gonna have.. lol..

ive been doing some sort of exercise since 3 days post op. mainly the first week i was just walking, by week two i was in the gym lifting weights, by week 3 i was doing zumba and tomorrow ill be 4 weeks post.. I actually found out that I wasn't supposed to be goin that hard this early, but i made sure to listen to my body if something hurt i stopped doing it.. lol.. Today is the first day i was able to sneeze and not have my incision hurt so i think im doin ok. Also i think it helps that since ive always been an athlete i have a better idea of the limits i can push on my body.. I say if your doctor ok's you then go for it, just keep in mind that you had a major surgery and listen to what your body tells you.

absolutely stunning... YOU GO GIRL.. ROCK THAT SLEEVE!!!!!

your actually doing really well.. i was sleeved a few days before you and im down just under 20 lbs. So don't be discouraged.. if you wanna restart the weight loss get into a regular exercise regimen if your not already.. the cardio will help treamendously. Also by the looks of it.. you are like me and started at a lower BMI than most so your going to see a slower rate of loss than say someone with a BMI around 45-50 because they have more excess weight to lose. So hang in there.. the stall will pass. Heck I actually gained 3 lbs last week... and it all came back off with an additional 2 lbs. so don't worry.

wow congrats you look amazing too btw.. gotta love having those NSV's for the times that the scale doesnt wanna cooperate its so nice to go ... oh yea baby.. i still got it.. lol.. well for 5 months out your doing terrific!

the docs basically said its gas.. which i still find odd cuz its like no gas pain i have ever felt.. but it did eventually go away. so i hoping thats all it is.. hopefully thats all yours is too. try the gas x strips and see if it helps.

So i just wanna throw out there a huge thank you to everyone for their support and I say sometimes if it weren't for this site im not sure what i would do.. lol.. Ok so here are my stats 5'7 HW: 270lbs GW: 250 DoS:238.1 CW:218.5 *So yay finally got my numer back down to the losing side. That makes me happy. Well my week in a nutshell I wound up going to the E.R for 11 hours because i had severe pain on my left side. They did a contrast with iodine and found no leak... thankfully, but we did find that im allergic to iodine ..lol.. smh. So after 11 hours in the er.. they still had no clue what was wrong with me and sent me home cuz they figured it wasn't anything major so back home and im doin ok. Im gonna go with a self diagnosis of I was just pushing myself too hard. I am an athlete at heart so i know what im doing when i work out, problem is I also push myself to extremes sometimes especially when i want something, and right now my biggest battle is with myself.. I DO NOT WANT LOOSE SKIN.. I need to get it thru my head that it just might be a reality that i need to face. So I have toned it down like I said that i would in my last post and getting back on the right path. Im getting in my fluids and im starting to be able to handle food better. Instead of running I am doin a fast walk on an incline. Im still lifting weights, but instead of lifting more lbs, i lowered the lbs and just did more reps to work on toning rather than building muscle which is alleviating some of the pain that i was feeling earlier. ALL IN ALL... doin pretty darn good. Best wishes to you all hope your sleeves are making you proud...NOW MAKE YOUR SLEEVE PROUD!

thank you I do try and get in as much Fluid as I can as i know that helps with elasticity... as for milk... he he he.. i cant really stand the stuff, and if i do have it its the non fat kind. But hey if it helps i will do it.. I also use lotion every single day to help keep moisture in my skin. as soon as get out of the shower its the first thing i do. well hopefully it works out.. ill keep you posted. Mina let me know how you do too.. cuz it sounds like you and i are around the same body type, and we are both fairly young.

Oops forgot to add my reply so ok ..my sleeve was my 5 surgery..I had 4 preceeding knee surgeries so I'm really hoping Not to have to get cosmetic surgery..if I can avoid it that's what I wanna do..lol. thank u tho. I'm just really trying to do what I can right now.

you look absolutely stunning.. rock the sleeve girl!!!!!! out of curiosity... did you get the dreaded loose skin, or did everything seem to go back to where it should go..lol.

thanks for the suggestion i will try some of them.. right now i can handle cheese and crab...lol so i guess ill try adding one thing at a time and see how i do. otherwise...PROTEIN SHAKES HERE I COME!

OK so here goes.. I am a texture person and the pureed food feel like im eating regurgitated foods.. sorry bout that one.. but seriously i can't eat anything with out wanting to puke. So far the only thing that i can eat and not feel disgusted about is Jello, and yogurt.. Now im not actually having issues eating anything in particular it just grosses me out. I can handle everything ive put in my mouth so far, eggs, chicken, tuna, relish, mayo, Beans, i swear you name it ive probably ate it by now.. im 3 and a half weeks out.. and im really afraid im gonna get the hair loss thing because im not gettin in any type of nutrients other than my Vitamins cuz i don't eat..I think i eat maybe once a day. The other problem that i seem to have is that when I DO finally try and eat something.. it feels like a block of cement going down my throat. its almost painful to swallow..Please tell me this isn't going to always be like this..I want to be able to enjoy food later down the road not have an issue eating in general. I don't know what im doing wrong on this pureed stage, and i can't wait for soft food because then maybe i wont feel so disgusted about eating.

i have never been a fan of cottage cheese.. its that texture thing.. but im wondering is crab ok this early out. im 3 and half weeks i had some the other day and it seemed to be fine. its almost as if i need to jump straight to soft foods.. i just don't know what else to do.. Im afraid to push my sleeve because i don't wanna do damage, but if i don't do something im also going to risk my nutritional health.

Ok so lets start with stats Heighest 270 Surgery: 238.1 Current 223.2 * I actually gained 4 lbs in 3 days* Height 5'7" So let me start off my saying... BLAH!!!!!!!! OK so here goes.. I thought I was doing really well.. I was going to the gym 5 days a week, staying motivated, drinking all my fluids, and trying my best to stay on the program.. Don't get me wrong im not perfect and I did cheat.. normally I don't regret it because I really work my butt off at the gym, but recently I think because I've been justifying my cheat with a "well ill just work extra hard at the gym" im actually seriously sabatoging my progress. Let me say though funny part is im not cheating my eating foods im not supposed to eat.. but because i work in a bar im having a drink instead.. SO NOT A GOOD THING as im only 3 weeks out of surgery. Why am I telling you this... BECAUSE I AM GOING TO HOLD MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE! Now here is the kicker... TODAY I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE... I was in the ER for 11 hours, and they still have absolutely no idea why i have this pain .. i don't honestly think its because of the alcohol, but it scared me enough to realize that even a small cheat can be DETRIMENTAL to my health. As of now i am still in a considerable amount of pain, docs did an iodine test to see if i have any leaks and a CT Scan, all which came back normal.. SO why the pain? If anyone has the answer to that... PLEASE LET ME KNOW. From now on though.. im stickin to the plan cuz one thing i do know.. even though the alcohol may not be causing my ab pain... It sure as hell is contributing to my WEIGHT GAIN! And it is wayyyyyyyyyyyyy to early to be gaining weight! I mean ive heard of the the 3 weeks stall... but the 3 week weight gain.. GET REAL! So here is my pledge.... I will abide by the rules, i will still hit the gym, and i will hold myself accountable!

this is just gonna sound wrong cuz im a girl.. but im only 3 weeks out i know i shouldn't be drinking but its really hard not to when you work in a bar.. im not downing shots by any means, but ill have a shot and sip on it for a while or a drink and sip on it.. I found out why they tell you not to drink.. IT MAKES YOU GAIN WEIGHT! lol.. Damn.. so i will stop drinking for now until im a while out cuz i don't wanna hinder my losses.. However i do have to admit.. that it didn't really bother my stomach and i think im part of the few that alcohol doesn't really affect me any differently than before. i have noticed tho that it burns of quicker.. but i dont get uncontrollably drunk or anything.

So last night I started having an excruciating pain on my left side.. it happened before about 2 wks post op, i thought maybe gas so i went to sleep and woke up the next morning perfectly fine.. ok so last night the pain returned and i just figured ok go to bed and you will wake up fine..WELL I DIDN'T.. I actually woke up in 10 times more pain.. So I went to the E.R and spent 11 hours there.. they did a CT scan with the iodine test.. to test for leaks and other issues.. FOUND NOTHING WRONG. Yet somehow im still in excruciating pain..SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME AS TO WHY. Now i understand why the right side may hurt and thats cuz thats where they removed the stomach.. but the LEFT SIDE????? Seriously what gives. The doc just sent me home with more pain meds and told me to call the bariatric center.. which is exactly what im going to do in the morning.. but what do I do for now.. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS WEIRD PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE... it almost feels like someone is stabbing me with a knife and its not really constant, but very sharp when i happen to move.

thats odd.. where are your staples.. never heard of them removing the staples. I hope everything goes well for you. sorry im not any help.

thank you ladies.. im doin my best.. and i hope to find out what the pain is as well. lol.. hopefully its nothing to serious. but right now its just a pain in the butt.

lol no worries Irene.. my BM's are normal. no blockage or anything like that. And funny part is im still hungry. go figure. fat girl hungry. lol.

I don't think its my gall bladder cuz the pain isn't on the right side. And now i have the worst heart burn.. or at least what im assuming is heart burn since i left the ER. I keep have this feeling like there is something stuck in my esophagus and that it just wants to come up and hurts like the devil every time i feel it. I just feel miserable. Basically the docs at the ER said they can't do much for me and that i need to call the bariatric dept. so thats what im doing today. But so far.. they still have no clue what the problem is. And good lord something they gave me yesterday is makin me itch like crazy! also i wasn't dehydrated.. ive been really good about gettin in my fluids and FORMER im hoping its just that referred pain your talking about cuz thats how it was i tried to get in the car and i swear i was gonna die from the pain.

sassy, they did blood work and a urinalysis.. everything came back normal. So im assuming no infection thankfully. Disappearing, I to have been working out and I thought maybe that was the culprit, but the pain was just excruciating, but its the only thing too... no nausea or vomiting. I can hold down liquid and food. I have energy, basically i feel fine other than the pain. im wondering if it is because move a lot in my sleep since im not used to sleeping on my back.. im a side/tummy sleeper... hmmm ill have to work on that. thank you.. both of you.. i will keep you posted.. hopefully its nothing serious.

Rosy try seein if your doc will prescribe an anti-acid.. prilosec or protonix, my doc was telling me that the anti-acid will actually cut down on the hunger feelings as the acid is the main cause for that.