Keira Fae

This has been... just a whole crazy crazy adventure. Highest weight 402, currently around 200-210. Had my surgery at 325lbs 2018-01-22, will have my TT on 2021-06-04 over 3 long years. I am happy I am stable (weight shifting a bit up and down but never too major) and i was approved for a panni. But with my weight loss and how my skin hangs, the surgeon suggested a fleur de lys since my upper stomach have what I call my second set of boobs. I am excited and scared of this new adventure but I will say my self confidence took a big hit with how my body now is first two is the current me, and the last one probably at my highest. I hate showing my stomach now, even to my partner. When i bought my bikini, they had a hard time to find a bottom that I was asking for to cover the whole stomach. While the skin on my arms bothers me, it will most likely never be done. My legs will be as they are covered but should be in a year from now I assume.

Any of you experienced stomach pain? I am a year out and since last week I eat a bit and I start to cramp for a few hours. I eat less then my usual and stop eating as soon as it hurts and it's about half my regular portions. I can live with the pain and it's not because I over eat, when i do eat more the pain is more around my ribs and feel like I got food stuck in my throat and it isn't the case right now, the pain it more lower stomach. My stomach is also very hot to touch

I had my surgery jan 22 2018, I am about to be 13 months out. (34year old, 5'7) What a journey. Started at 402lbs, a weight I now can't believe I had. it's crazy and unreal. My skin DOES reminds me that "hey you had that weight" but I am trying to have less floppy skin I wish I worked on it before but it's fine. And maybe tmi but also working on my breasts so they are less in a sad shape. I don't necessarily eat well and I probably eat less that I am supposed to but I am proud. 13 months ago i was at 323.4lbs, today I am at 187.8, sometimes i gained 1-4lbs, then i lose it back and lose some more. I only really had one plateau that lasted a month, i had some plateau that lasted a week or even two but after weight somewhat catched up, losing in general from 6lbs to 10-12lbs per month, I still got a few to lose to not be in "bmi overweight" but i am no longer in obesity. I am focusing more on my skin then my weight loss. I wouldn't say surgery changed my life, but yes it improved it. I sometime see myself bigger then I actually am. I am still afraid to sit in booth thinking I won't fit... yet i fit with space to go. my shirt size went from like 3x to M or L. picture of day of surgery at 323 and now

it's more lower belly, a bit under my bellybutton. I did call the nurses and see what they will tell me

I do feel good, it's nice to see this big change in well a bit over a year. Hardly anything left to lose to be "normal" bmi a plce a never thought I could reach. I don't eat a lot but i will see the surgeon again soon.

thank you

i haven't lost much since surgery compared to others around my weight, I am 3 months out went from 323.4 to 286.4 (37lbs) I stall very often but I do find that I lose more inches when i stall vs when I do shed the pounds. As long as you keep it with the plan you will lose weight.

I have a question that it might be best to ask my surgeon but I don't see him until a couple of weeks When they say to except a 60% weight loss is it from highest weight or surgery weight? I am wondering since my HW was 402 (march 2017), surgery weight 323 (jan 2018) So if 60% from HW it's approx 240lbs and Surgery weight: 210lbs right now I am at 300 (so 23lbs lost in 7 weeks)

oh wow no it's me who didn't write "60% of excess weight" it's what I meant lol! but then again since I have such a high weight it would be plausible for me 180-200lbs ...

I know I count it a weird way I found somewhere that for someone 5'7 ideal weight is 134lbs http://www.calculator.net/ideal-weight-calculator.html So what I do is I take my weight (323) - (134) = 189 /100 = 1.89 then I do 1.89 x 60 = 113.4 = 60% I like maths with weight loss for some reason but I try to not think ahead or I stress out but it's fun to calculate for the present loss. So far I am a slow loser but in overall I did very good @FluffyChix

I have so many things I would love to do, but as a total geek I will say : a nice cosplay. I do not allow myself to do any cosplay at the moment because I think it looks horrible.... I am very self conscious and it's the kind of thing that irks me. I want to travel, not be shy to wear a bathing suit, cute knee high boots, pretty corsets. I hate plus size fashion soooo much, I keep looking like an aunt....

same thing for Canada really, the bariatric surgeon might say you need some skin removal for your health but that's really the minimal work to remove the flab because it might get infected and what not

Well "free" health care comes with one major problem, the waiting time. My own surgeon does private and public surgeries so if I wanted to pay it would of been done in the first year. It's why many Canadian opt to go to Mexico too. Personally I don't regret the waiting time but I regret that after I saw my surgeon he told me not to diet or anything so I didn't try to lose weight on my own during the first year and I went to calorie counting last year. I do think any weight you can lose pre-surgery is great

I am in Canada and I had 3 years wait BEFORE meeting with a surgeon, after approved I had a 2 years wait. So you aren't alone with the long waiting time c: I just had my surgery 6 weeks ago. Take your time to research and slowly change your eating habit as if you had the surgery already c:

I understand the torture of waiting. I waited 3 years before I could see a doctor and 2 years after to get surgery. It was a relief to start the liquid diet even if mine was longer then the usual (4 weeks) and had an extra 5 week due to some problems they had on my first appointed day. those 9 weeks were long. ... 9 weeks of hell. At least after surgery my surgeon make us only do 4 days of liquid, after it's mashed and pretty quickly semi-solid It really feels like your life is on hold. Good luck!

my pre-op was supposed to be 4 weeks due to my high BMI, after they added 5 more weeks due to a technical issue. The last 5 weeks I could have a semi-regular diet but had to limit sugar and fat. I lost a good amount of weight on my 4 first week but when I went to a "regular" diet I was on a stall. But from switching to only liquid and back to food and not gaining weight I think I had good success I hope it doesn't happen to a lot of people because trust me that was a LONG 9 weeks.

my plan was 3x protein drink (specific ones IdealFast, I think they are only for Canada) and 1cup of boiled or raw veggies.

that's the thing I am not on a liquid diet I was from nov 20 to dec 17, now my only instructions are to eat normally but avoid fat/sugar. But I don't know if I should try to go to a liquid one or not. The nurses said as I did 4 weeks on liquid already apparently my liver should be fine.

I am struggling right now with everything not sure how I should finish my two last weeks I did 4 weeks on full liquid - no cheat until dec 18 then I got delayed to jan 22nd with instructions of no fat no sugar as much as possible. Just about everything got fat / sugar so yea, lovely. I don't know if i should try to go liquid even if the nurses just said i can eat normally My daily meals looks like this: 1x premier protein, 1x protein bar, 1x egg + tomato + chicken stock, cauliflower + 1 low fat sausage + chicken stock, 1x greek yogurt , 1x fat free pudding + protein (1/2 cup) I make sure I have plenty of protein every day in my 3 last week I didn't regain any weight I lost but didn't lose anymore

My doctor give 6 weeks off and I will take them all. I guess it's one of the little perks that being a canadian can give me, 60% pay for 6 week while i take care of my food and everything. If my work was really in trouble I would come back earlier but right now I want to enjoy and make a stable life change. mine is on 22/01 if they don't push it back ...... again

Wow that's a good news! I got changed to 5 weeks later .... I have two more weeks to go but urgh it's sooooo hard.

Hello everyone I was supposed to be sleeved on last monday the 18. It was cancelled so I have a NSV to NOT have indulged in any food because of my emotional train wreck I had when I learned I had to wait ... 5 more weeks! 5!!!! Anyways my only instruction is: eat healthy, avoid sugar / fat. So really I am at a loss. But I will be careful still I feel like I am let loose without clear instruction. I know how to eat well and whatever but still. I wish they can some example or whatever to help when they have such a situation.

I am unfortunately joining you lot for jan sleeve. My surgery was for dec 18 but I got called on dec 17 to say it was cancelled (after 4 long liquid only weeks...) So I got moved to... jan 22nd. Another 5 week to be really strict but no more liquid diet, So in total I will have 9 pre-op diet week. On a positive note I am loosing weight. presently lost 22lbs since nov 20th.

At your age, you really need to talk to your doctor and see what they doctor will suggest for you. We cannot give you any advise as you are still growing and going on diet as a teen is not suggested. Surgery is normally reserved for those who tried to lose weight multiple time but regained what they lost. But keeping a food journal doesn't hurt and you could show it to your doctor so they can help you go on the right track. It also help to realize and sometime stop yourself of eating something you shouldn't (If you watch secret eater you will see what I mean the participant says they do know know why they are gaining weight and the show watch all of their habit to reveal how much they actually eat )

Technical problem at one of their hospital, the surgeon office I go to have 3 places he can operate. I seriously don't know what I will do. At least with the long liquid diet I am hardly hungry. It takes me over an hour per meal I hope it will stay this way until surgery and that I don't get tempted with fat and sugar. I will focus on protein but I feel abandoned by all of this.