Lolo 2020

I went to dr Shillingford in December 2018 and it was the best thing I’ve ever done . $10k all in , surgery went perfect and I am down 60lbs . He is the best !

Omg Gradycat we got sleeved the same month 2 years ago ! I also have gaine 12-13 lbs with covid and some family tragedy . Working to take it off now and once I stop eating sweets after 7 it seems to be working . I feel so depressed about it but know I still have lost 60lbs and I will get this 10 back off ...protein first !

Omg, yes ! So stressful and my go to food habits have definitely kicked in 😭. And I can’t go to the gym to deal with stress , miss spin so much but not sure I want to but a peloton . Am walking but not the same and work busy so sitting .. it’s all hard !😫 besides the whole thing being scary !😱

Sophie u look amazing !! Congrats ! We did it !

Thanks Sophie ! I pretty much am in maintenance , fluctuate between 169-172 and although the charts say 168 is goal, this fees just fine . I am a size medium /8-10 and don’t really have any loose skin . Exercise a few times a week and probably eat 1500 calories a day . Life is good ! How r u doing ?

Mine was December 18th last year . I lost 50lbs in 3 months and 75 lbs and was at goal weight within 6 month. I am wearing a size 8 and Fee amazing - best thing I ever did !! Get excited !

Well done !

💃💃mine was done dec 18,2018 and I am down 78lbs and reached my goal weight last month . Life is so much better than I had ever hoped for . I wish u the same success

Coexister- I have found the “inspire” protein crunchers and s’mores cookies to be a lifesaver against bad food choices ! Tons of protein and a bag satisfies !

Very very slowly , but yes still losing weight . I have lost 10lbs since May

Congratulations!!🎉 I also just got to goal and fee like the albatross around my neck has been lifted !

I am at goal , 170lbs and lost 75lbs since 12/18/18 surgery . Don’t really count calories , still focus more on my 60g of protein , per my surgeon. I estimate I eat around 1200-1400 calories a day . Still drink a protein drink in the am and use inspire protein cookies and crunchers as snacks and have continued to lose 1-2 lbs a month , but really don’t want to go lower . Spin and walk every day . Still focus on water .

I have to agree . I had a hiatal hernia fixed during my sleeve in December and despite the repair the reflux came back with a vengeance . I am slimmer than I have ever been, 5 lbs from goal but had to increase my meds from lansaprozole to include famotidine as well and went from taking just am to pm as well However it’s manageable, I am happy with my new weight and there is the obvious benefits from not doing RNY- I don’t worry about dumping etc and my digestion is the same . Sounds like u have an extreme case and I would chat with ur doctor

Why did u need to do a RNY after doing the sleeve ? Was cod reflux too bad or did the sleeve not work anymore ?

My understanding is that with bypass I would have had to be careful with exactly what I ate and sugar, fats, etc. I didn’t want dumping etc . I lost my weight quickly , I can eat at meetings and through work - can cheat a little and no issues with digestion or diarrhea. I feel great and weight is steady at my goal

I had GERD before and still have it after , have added Pepcid into my regime , but I was quite happy to get the sleeve because there are so many less effects to your digestion so that my post op life can be Fairly normal . And this was the case . Am down 70lbs and feel great . I say sleeve is best but it is ur body and ur choice

Well done u !

Hi 303nursemom, doing great , 5 lbs from a normal BMI . Still losing , but slow , about 2-3 lbs a month

U look amazing ! Looks like ur at goal !

Ur hair falls out because for about 3 months u r consuming 500-600 calories a day . So make sure u take ur vitamins before during and after surgery . I took flintstobes complete plus 2 biotin every day starting 6 months before surgery . They gave me Bariatric vitamins starting one week after which I still take (multi and calcium /magnesium plus a b12 nasal spray)

You will do it . Just take it day by day . Try to get your 8000 steps in now and try to drink ur water as wel. I also took biotin 6months before my surgery so my hair wouldn’t fall out and I took the chewy multi vitamins as well . U have 3 months before surgery - prepare ! I also started drinking my protein shakes in the am (I mix with decaf hazelnut coffee ) it’s great in the am

It is truly amazing . The albatross around my neck is gone! I do have to think and plan more - I bring little things of yogurt and cottage cheese and string cheese with me and buy some protein snacks, but the organization I now have to do is really worth it . I make sure I drink a lot of water but after 7 months the lifestyle and patterns are engrained . You will do great ! Just commit urself that for the first 3 months u will be perfect , then the habits are there !

3 more months before surgery ? Thebsurgery makes it so much easier ! But U have to live the steps - the water , the protein , the walking , the exercise , the vitamins . I attacked it like it was my job . Was methodical about journaling everything and I didn’t lose hair, I felt great and only have a had a few instances where I had to throw up . It’s a lifestyle change , sure, but it is SO worth it ! Good luck !