FromFlabToFab

Thank you. I've lost 80 pounds. I'm 150 now

Stepped on the scale today and saw the 150 pounds I had set for goal Was sleeved just under 8 months ago on 10/25/12. I'm 5'4" and HW was 230+ and 80 pounds later at 150. Went from 18/20 jeans/xl tops to 8-10 jeans and medium tops. As much of a physical change that you can see there was 10 times the mental and emotional change. I'm no longer afraid to be seen in public, I can put on an outfit without changing 15 times then deciding to not go anyways, I will go places alone and not have to have a pack of people with me to hide behind, and I can find clothes that fit at a regular store, I can be around cute fit skinny people and hold my head high and not feel like crawling under a rock, and I'm out being active and having FUN!!! So thankful for this amazing surgery and for getting my life back.

Stepped on the scale today and saw the 150 pounds I had set for goal Was sleeved just under 8 months ago on 10/25/12. I'm 5'4" and HW was 230+ and 80 pounds later at 150. Went from 18/20 jeans/xl tops to 8-10 jeans and medium tops. As much of a physical change that you can see there was 10 times the mental and emotional change. I'm no longer afraid to be seen in public, I can put on an outfit without changing 15 times then deciding to not go anyways, I will go places alone and not have to have a pack of people with me to hide behind, and I can find clothes that fit at a regular store, I can be around cute fit skinny people and hold my head high and not feel like crawling under a rock, and I'm out being active and having FUN!!! So thankful for this amazing surgery and for getting my life back.

Hit goal today. Thought I'd update my pics. Sleeved just under 8 months ago. 5'4 with HW of 230+, 18-20 jeans and xl tops to 8-10 jeans and medium tops.

Menudo lol

Love it!! Lookin amazing

So I used to love going to various theme parks, put me on the biggest baddest coasters/rides n I'd go all day. My HW was 230 so I was never too big for rides so I never had the dreaded "please step off the ride" thing happen to me...but my now 7 months post op I know I won't be able to go on my beloved rides again. I was sleeved 10/25/12, my blood pressure preop was 140's/80's and HR 80-90'. Not ideal but it wasn't a problem, I had no comorbidites but my genetics n lifestyle were taking me down a path of self destruction and I wanted to save my life before the comorbidites came in. Well 80 pounds later my blood pressure is 100/50 and heart rate is in the 50's, woohoo yay great right. Well we went to six flags yesterday and I almost passed out (black stars blinky lights n everything) multiple times on each of the rides I went on. After a cpl I realized it was only getting worse and I was gonna end up passed out, pissing myself, and flopping outta the roller coaster if I didn't just cut my losses n bow out gracefully. It's a orthostatic reaction for my body not being able to keep my Bp and hr high enough to keep good blood flow to my brain and compensate for the flips n spins n gforce n gravity working against it. So just a fair warning to all of you who think omg yay I can ride rides now, it might not happen how you have it planned out. *but we still had fun in the sun

Streamline lol

If you get dizzy when u stand that's the same orthostatic reaction as what the rides do to you. In an acute situation it's a indicator of dehydration but that's not my issue (and probably not yours cuz I'm sure you are way better than me to get ur fluids in even lol), some ppl just have it as a chronic problem and have to just always remember to change positions slowly or *lights out* lol. If you do try make sure you wear a diaper so nobody sees you pissed yourself, the ride is harnessed and you can safely flop around unconsciously without falling out, and to wake up with a splitting headache surrounded by a ton of slack jawed onlookers and crying traumatized kids lol.

Other than my 6month labs I just had an unexpected workup at the ER when my gallbladder tried to kill me a couple weeks ago. So far so good with everything (except my vit D levels, which is no surprise seeing that I've worked nights for 10+ years and don't see the sun very often). I appreciate your concern but all seeks to be well so far

No worries. I'm an ER nurse and bedsides my regular PCP all the docs/nurses I work with are like family so everyone knows everything all the time. All my bloodwork is fine. And we don't get too concerned over a bp that's over 90/40 if the person isn't symptomatic (which I'm not if I'm not on a roller coaster), some people just live at a lower bp n hr naturally

I'm almost 29

I've lost about 80 pounds. I have a cpl vertical wrinkles around my belly button and my thighs r sagging and some arm wings that are shrinking up better than I thought they would. But it's all much better than I had imagined it was gonna be

Got it at old navy on clearance even. Spent a whole 15 bucks lol. Have a purple/red/orange top same style well

I'm 5'4"

Thanks for the kind words n support everyone. Not ready to stroll out to the public pool in a bikini yet but ill chill with friends at the apt complex n get some sun to my belly now lol

My HW was 230+. Had vsg on 10/25/12 so lil over 7 months out now. I'm at 154 currently. I've been "obese" since HS n haven't weighed this since prob 7th grade

No work yet. I have plans to get a breast reduction and implants (sounds counter productive but I want volume/perk that'll last longer than just a lift) and ill get some lipo and a medial thigh lift when I get the money saved up for it.

Thanks. I have some wrinkles around my belly button that u can't see right now cuz I'm bloated from my GB surgery and my thighs are lookin sad but so far I'm happy with my skin shrinking down as good as it has