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Down 78 lbs..... 6 months Ecstatic ♥
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Down 78 lbs in 6 months... Ecstatic ♥
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Down 78 lbs..... 6 months Ecstatic ♥
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Down 78 lbs in 6 months... Ecstatic ♥
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Down 78 lbs in 6 months... Ecstatic ♥
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I was sleeved april 10, 2013. Almost under 200. Weighed 269 on day of surgery. Todays weight 201!

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Sleeved 4/01 down 40 lbs.. Stalling for about 3 weeks but Happy so far!

At my largest
updated pic ohhhhh ahhhh
side by side current 213.5 and day after surgery 380
I have always been heavy. When I was a kid playing little league football I had to play with kids 3 to 4 years older than myself to "make weight" This was the start of my struggle with my weight. When I got to Jr High I started power lifting and did that for a few years. I quit while in high school to get a job. It was at that point I started to pack on weight. I was used to consuming a large amount of calories for my physical activity and never scaled it back down after i quit. I quickly balloon up to 300lbs after graduating and getting a desk job.

Fast forward to November of 2011. I was diagnosed with diabetes. I weight 442lbs at the appointment. I still remember that day vividly. Its funny how you can remember the details of major events like that. I was in denial. I left the Doctors office and went to a philly cheese steak place and consumed a meal that consisted of 3500 calories. the entire time thinking to myself, "thats bullshit, I don't have diabetes, my liver function can't be at 60 some odd percent.". It took me a day to process everything and come to terms with it. It was then that I decided to pursue the option of WLS. I made and appointment with a local surgeon.

I started the pre-surgery diet before I even meet with the nut. I did that with the help of the diabetic education system that the local hospital has. Leading up the the surgery the process was took 6 months because of insurance requirements. My surgery was August 17th. During my stay at the hospital all I can remember were the apologies for not having a bed long enough for my 6'3" frame. It was only about 2 days until I really wanted to get up and start doing stuff. I did not become very active due to the doctors warnings to take it easy. The only issues with the post surgery diet that I had were issues with food intolerances. No eggs or turkey, kind of saddening but lift goes on.

At my first check up on talked with the doctor about when I could start exercising. He gave me a date that I would be cleared to go. I called some of my buddies and we setup a time to go for a hike on the Appalachian trail. My first real exercise was an 8 mike hike on the trail. I was beat and went home and slept for like 12 hours. I didn't slow down there. We started hiking every Saturday. We have covered about 1/3 of the Trail in the state of PA, multiple times over. I set a goal to get down to 100lbs below what I started and I would buy a bike. When I hit that goal November of 2012 I went out and bought a nice mountain bike. When I started riding the bike I would park at a friends house about 4 miles, direct route to work, and ride in. I would get between 8 to 10 miles a day. This went on for about a week. As my friends put it I went a little crazy one saturday on my way home. My house is 14.6 miles from work I rode the entire way home after riding for a week. That was the start of my commuting via bike to and from work. I started out getting 30 miles a day. I kept going riding 4 to 5 times a week. When the weather started to get snowy and really cold that slowed down and I joined a gym.

I set another goal, Complete a 100 mile ride for charity with in a year of my surgery date. I registered for the JDRF Ride for a cure, sold my Mountain bike and picked up a road bike. Starting out I was only able to get up to a speed of about 8 to 12 mph through my rides. I started taking the long way to work getting an average of 28 to 32 miles one way. After weeks of working on my speed I have gotten up to a constant 15 to 17 mph peaking with sprints into the high 20's.

At 9 months post op I am at 214 lbs a loss of 228 lbs total 174 in the 9months post surgery. I am no longer on diabetes meds and riding 60+ miles on the days I ride. I still hike and trail run. I have taken up yoga strength training and will be giving cross fit a try. The surgery has given me the tools to be as active as I wanted to be. I am not healthier than I have ever been. I have started running group rides for friends that want to get out and cycle to loose weight. I, for the first time ever, was called a role model.

the morning before surgery and few weeks ago(will take a new pick I have dropped 15 or 20 lbs since that was taken)[/font]

I was sleeved April 30th and lost 20 pounds. I stalled for the past week. My goal is 20 pounds a month

Sleeved April 1

I'm down 52!

That is so awesome!!! It's so neat to start seeing the results, keep it up!!! =)

Go head and do that girl work it work it!!!

Congrats keep up the good work u look good

Looking good gurly!
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Congrats honey , work that sleeve ..

Awesome...

Congrats!!!!

You should be excited! I'm excited for you. You are looking great!

Big difference! You are looking great! Keep up the good work!

Sleeved April 1 no preop..
Excited about my results so far!

Sleeved April 1 no preop..
Excited about my results so far!

These past 7 months have been great & a lot of changes for that have made my life so much better. Wish I could of had this surgery done sooner in life , oh well , I'm living it up now. I can be that fun, energetic mom to my kids now. I can that happy wife to my husband , I can be proud of who I am & not be ashamed of letting myself go after having kids. I'm proud of what I've accomplished & who cares if I had surgery to solve the problem , I'm the one who took the risk , not anyone else. I'm the one healthy now. Here are my pics from before to the present.

To give you an idea, I'm between 5'7 & 5'8, I'm at 195 pounds. (Im attaching oictures as it always helps me to see what someone means) I started at 338 (highest was 358!). I'm 11 months post op, I lost 50 of that pre surgery. My doctor has not set a goal for me. I've lost 80% of my excess weight. I originally wanted to be 145, then I found out my friend who is similar height & looks crackhead skinny, is 145. I changed my goal to 160. I sent from a size 30/32 to a size 12 & size md/lg. my plastic surgeon estimates that after my corset trunkplasty I will be an 8 (or even a 6!). He will be taking 15-18pounds of skin & fat off my stomach. I've been bouncing between 195 & 204 for going on 4 months. I don't know if I will make it to 160. It makes me sad but I think you need to own your goal & what you think is attainable!
I think you will know when you get there, your body will tell you! When you feel healthy & happy, you will know you are there. Just make sure that you get to a point that if you put on 5-10 pounds later that you will still be content, cause that can happen.