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I started out at 392 and am now around 140-150

Thank you and good luck with your surgery - it is totally life changing 🤩 undoubtedly one of the best decisions of my life x

About three and a half years post sleeve 😁

I had FDL with MR, breast lift, extended arms and mons lift together my surgeon was totally comfortable with this combination

I had a FDL with muscle repair, mastopexy, extended brachioplasty and mons lift in my first round and I have just had a reverse FDL. Next up is thighs and completion of the belt lipectomy. The difference is life changing but it is definitely not something to go into lightly the recovery can be emotionally challenging

I’m quite a long way out but these things still happen - jumped on a packed commuter train this morning and siddled on through to the empty centre seat in a bank of three and sat down with no thought, concern or hesitation. It’s weird how every so often these things still surprise 😁

I'm three years post op and tend to stick to high protein, low carb and moderate fat in the main - I am quite active and workout pretty much every day but have found numerically my weight has increased due to the changes in muscle mass over recent times. I still have protein shakes post workout as my body seems to quite like them and has settled one in this routine.

I haven't posted for a while but I am just over three years post sleeve and thought I'd share three years in four photos with everyone here - most recent photo, top right is a few weeks old

I’m sitting here in the hospital two days post an upper body lift and would say to anyone if you are considerin it and can afford it go for it 100% I’m up and about with minimal pain and am going home tomorrow. One piece of advice I will offer is to get as fit as you can before the surgery I’m sure it has helped with my progress post op 😊

I started my journey at a UK 32-34, I’m 2 years post op and am now a UK size 6 although I’m just about to embark on my next journey to fix the left over skin and I weight lift too so I expect I’ll be a bit smaller once I’m further along that path too 😉

The absolutely ironic situation where at the start of this journey I was in a UK 32-34 and could not shop in a mainstream shop just the specialist plus size shops a couple of days ago I needed to grab something to wear that evening I popped to some mainstream shops to grab a dress and I still can't shop in mainstream shops I am now a UK 6 and they don't go small enough I am swamped by their smallest offerings 🙀

I went private at Spire Southampton, cost was about £11k but worth every penny if you can afford it or finance it I'd go for it. It has been life changing for me

When you're away with work and forget the hotel has a spa so decide to buy a new swimsuit and go for a swim and jacuzzi, you pick up the smallest size they sell but you still struggle to find something small enough in the shop ?

I started out at 392 and have recently hit 111 so I think I'm pretty much there now, I had my surgery October 2015 so am a year and a bit post op. Good luck - you can do this ?

Thanks guys, I'm still in shock too to be honest, my eating in the main is quite structured - lean meats, eggs, cheese vegetables, pickles, yoghurt. I do Protein supplements too because I'm in the gym a lot and do have a piece of protein cookie for Breakfast before the first session of the day. It's still pretty new to me, I've only been here for a few weeks so I'm still learning the rules in some ways but hopefully I can maintain this sort of weight now ? I now need to concentrate on my next surgical adventure to be arranged for later this year. I hope you guys see the success you are working hard for and deserve soon, the feeling is so awesome both physically and emotionally x

Starting weight 392 Current weight 111 Surgery date 1st October 2015

I have to confess that I struggled with this concept too, possibly because I was sceptical about my possibilities of succeeding even after surgery, but there seems to be a point where your body knows when to stop. I was 392, I'm now 111 and early indications are that my body is quite comfortable here, I'm reasonably comfortable facially - all the areas I don't like can be hidden with clothes but I think everyone gets some comments about being too small etc. If I was to offer any advice I'd suggest that you will know what feels right for you just go with that, nobody else has to live in your body.

Wise words indeed

392

I guess I see lots of people around me who are doing something because they feel obliged to because they have a new calendar, these folks don't all want to change they are responding to society, peer pressure or convention and in many cases this manifests itself in a negative way in terms of attitude to the whole experience and those around them. I have a smile or greeting for anyone I see in the gym, but sometimes the responses make me doubt human nature a little. I can't comment how many of the new year folk become regulars as I haven't had enough experience but anyone who attacks the gym and really wants to change their life should be applauded I'm pretty sure if you speak to anyone on this site they can remember vividly how they felt when they first ventured into a gym, I was about 240lb heavier and desperately conspicuous and self conscious so I do not have it within my make up to intentionally make others feel bad, it's just at this time of year I get closer to that feeling than I would like to. I recognise the problem is entirely mine but as @@swimbikerun suggests in the previous post maybe people should be offered a little polite guidance on their behaviour - the leg press is not the place to sit and chat on facebook having done 5 reps and may do 5 more in 10 minutes. It's also those who make inappropriate comments or snigger towards people who have the courage to face their fears and embrace the change with all that they possess that seem to surface around must get a gym membership times of the year that I struggle with. Maybe I'm just a grump and ranting a little

@@LittleBill I love your approach, it's much the same as mine. The closest thing I have to a resolution is to reach my goal weight - although working out what that actually is will enable me to succeed I guess. Otherwise my plan is to pretty much carry on with what I'm doing ????

I'm absolutely dreading the influx of new people in the new year, yesterday there were three of us in the gym and it was lovely, but I know in the new year I will be back to being conscious of everyone around me and wary of all of the strangers - it's totally irrational, I almost look like I belong in a gym and everyone there knows me by name, but I guess some old habits die hard.

Congratulations, it definitely suits you - you look amazing

I haven't posted in a while but thought I'd share this one with you. To set the scene I am most certainly not a runner - but last weekend I did a 5k with my sister, she decided it would be something fun to do together ???? Anyhow I will never be the quickest and I probably should have trained for it but I still finished it ????

I agree with all of the very wise people on here who tell you that your body will find a place where it will settle - I'm a bit further down the line than the original poster at 13 months post sleeve. I think I am now nearing whatever my long term weight will be albeit I could probably lose another 10-14 pounds and still be quite healthy looking. I never had any conversation about target or goal weights and have just been carrying on as everything is normal and found a routine that suits me. I have never posted the all the facts about where I started this journey and how far I have come - I started out at 392 pounds, BMI 67.3, UK clothes size 32-34 and am now 140 pounds,, UK clothes size 8-12, BMI 23.9, I still lose about a pound a week so will let this continue for a little bit more although may make a conscious decision to move to maintain quite soon. I guess the lowest I want my weight to go is about 120-130 pounds. I'm about to start looking for a surgeon to tidy up the aftermath of this adventure but at the moment spend a lot of time in the gym to give myself the best chance of an outcome I am happy with. I don't think I ever expected to lose as much as I have - I guess everyone has different outcomes from this process, but I think the most important thing for me to remember is the numbers are pretty irrelevant I just want to feel good and be healthy