mom2ppd

Hello my name is Toria-Mom2ppd, I started my journey Dec 3rd (pre-op diet) and Dec 17th date of surgery. This experience has been great thus far. I have had no complicatios and I feel as if I have second chance at getting this thing called life right. All my life i have been heavier than the average Jane. As an adult my weight would fluctuate between 215 & 250. I know wide range, but hey it's my truth. After giving birth to my 3rd child my body just would not cooperate. I dieted and exercised like crazy and my weight would move mere 4 lbs. I had had enough. I was always active and loved to workout but i am a larger framed girl and this time my body was not handling well at my new high of 269. I decided i was going to do something about my weight one and for all so i decided surgery it is. I started doing my research and decided if i went through with if gastric bypass was the best route for me. So fortunately i stumbled upon my surgeon as i entered his office to have my gallbladder checked. That day my life changed. It was as if God had sent me there for one reason and he opened the door for a whole nother opportunity. My surgeon was actually a bariactic surgeon! At that moment i knew the surgery was right for me and so the journey began. My weight before pre op xiet was 269 and day of surgery 253 and day of first Doc visit 250 since then i have lost 17 additional lbs and I feel great! I'm looking forward to this Whole New World of eating and living and I'm going to need a ton of support going forward. Thx in advance for your support and advice.

I am 12 days post op today.

Your story sounds similar to my own. I also had no health issues and was always told how pretty I was as well. I did the Dr. Phil Ultimate weight loss race 2008 and lost a whooping 90lbs but it was very short lived due to gett ok ng preggers in 2009. So back to the struggle I went and then as i began to lose weight again 217lbs i discovered i was preggers with baby #3 and after having him my body was stuck at 269 until now. RNY saved my life!!!

I too chose RNY for the simple reason that I was a sugar addict and i knew if i were ever able to have it in anyway I'd probably end up a big girl again. So that's why I choose Rny over sleeve. Dumping is my friend. :-)