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I had the same problem until I realized my weight was documented when I went for my yearly check-ups at the ob/gyn. This doesn't help you, but if your wife was seeing her doctor yearly, she can get the weight documentation from them.

Am wondering if any one is willing to share pre-op weight & current weight? Along with pictures if u would like. I am having surgery on 10-31-12 doing great on preop diet and have lost 6 pounds in 3 days.

I would do a search on realself.com - look at before and after photos and read reviews. My advice as someone who lost a lot of weight and had plastics - don't worry about it just yet. Stay focused on getting healthy now. When you get to goal, you can do some free consults to give you an idea of what they recommend. good luck!

Hello. I was at the hospital about a week ago because the lap band has been giving me discomfort. They did an endoscopy and basically I found a new doctor that can get the lap band removed. With this surgery I was able to lose about 150 lbs. I have the feeling though that I really didn't need the lap band 100%. If the doctor does remove the lap band.. do I have a choice whether theyll remove the plication as well? I understand some people have had just the plication done. Would I gain all the weight back also?

@@1Cor2:9 Well done and Congratulations! Awesome result! I am 1Ib away from being a sleeve success. I lost 60Ibs 5 months post op. Well, my revised goal is another 22Ibs down, and my stretch goal is 33Ibs away. I most certainly don't want to stop at my current weight. I want to keep losing until I reach my goal, then maintain it. My motivation is like yours, so I wish you all the best! We can do it

Congrats on taking a great step. I had weight lifting on Tuesday and must have done too many/much squats and dead lifts because my butt hurts. Let me tell you that's a great feeling! We have some very similar goals. I have my first 5k on April 9th and will be doing a super sprint triathlon in August. Good luck with your training. Its amazing how one's attitude changes after surgery. For me, its the one area where I think they did brain surgery on me while they were doing my bypass! Keep us posted on your training! pam

In kicking the sugar habit, I know the pre-op diet is hard but when I did it for ten days it flushed the carb graving away. The minute I started eating carbs again, graving came back. So I have to watch my weight, limit what I eat, and know when to say "no" either to myself or someone who is trying to stick a donut in my face. Do I miss it, you bet, constantly. Do I have will power, not really. I just convince myself I am allergic to it, if I put it in my mouth it causes my body to just produce more fat, more fat produces more weight. I worked too hard to get off the weight I lost and I really don't want to work that hard to take it off again. So it is easier to say "no" as that only takes jaw muscle not an extra 30 minutes working out which I hate even more. P.S. I just had my band removed and will have RNY in a couple of months. So it is even more difficult without a tool to help keep the weight under control.

You may have a larger than normal sleeved stomach due to the size of your stomach pre-op, but the amount of fluid you can take in right now isn't determinative of that. Fluid pretty much goes right through the pyloric valve and won't fill you up much no matter how large or small your stomach is. The reason some people struggle to get fluids in early is because their stomachs are swollen after surgery. It sounds like your stomach is doing fine (your surgeon probably did very meticulous work) and you don't have that issue. If you do have more capacity, whether it hinders your weight loss is up to you -- you should stick to measuring and weighing foods and not eating more than the allotted portion, or eating until you are satisfied, whichever comes first. Good luck!

I am 2 months out from RNY. 60 lbs down from highest weight. 307 to 247. Exercise daily. I have noticed when standing a pain between my shoulder blades. Not as prevalent when sitting. Anyone else notice this? Thanks!

Kim, I did the model for my weight - that is NEAT! And the radiologist you work with, what a jerk! Some people dont care if they hurt anyone by their words. If he WOULDVE been smart, he wouldve asked you tons of questions, since this banding IS a happening thing. Im with Marie, 32 pounds in a little over 2 months is fantastic. And now with major restriction, loooooook out! He (radio.) may not even recognize you the next time he sees you!

I have found the more weight I loose the more prominent the port becomes. Its all good though. I can deal with it. It is a constant reminder of the positive changes I have made in my life.

The PA gave me my fill last week. She said that since I had very little fluid in my band she was surprised that I hadn't gained weight. I'm really hoping the whopping fill she gave me will help! I lost 3 pounds on liquids right after the fill but as soon as I started eating again I gained 2 back. Someday it has to budge!

Wow, did I have an interesting experience. I went to my Dr.'s information session last week. In the waiting room (the session was supposed to start at 1:30, it actually got started at about 3) I met two women. Let's call one Kay and the other Nancy. Kay is 18 and had the band 4 months ago. SHe has lost 24 pounds in 4 months. She now is wanting the doctor to take out the band and give her an RNY. She has a ton of medical problems and seems to be a real mess emotionally. I talked with her for about half an hour and all I kept hearing from her were excuses as to why her band hasn't worked. She blamed everything from her health (which I'm sure is a real battle) to her mom's cooking. She has been throwing up "everything" and says that the doctor tells her she must eat slower and chew more (he also said that she must be eating something because she's not dehydrated or loosing weight rapidly). Kay blamed her troubles on everyone else. She took no responsibility for her situation or her choices. After Kay went into her appointment, I breathed a sigh of relief. It was hard work talking to her. I felt like she was so down on the band that I was beginning to wonder if she was right. Then I met Nancy. Nancy had a brightness to her face. I wanted to talk to her. We chatted for a bit and she has had the band about 4 months too. She's thrilled with it and said it's the best thing ever. She said that the day she decided to have the surgury she decided that she was going to think of the whole experience as being "great". It is a miracle procedure and so she's going to act like it's one. She was so excited and enthusiastic. Guess how much weight she's lost...35 pounds! After talking to these two very different women, I decided to take the same attitude as Nancy. This journey is going to be great. It maybe hard once and awhile, but it will still be great. I also decided that I'm going to make sure to get rid of any negative person in my life. I also am going to work really hard at seeing the positive things myself. Megan

I sorta approached it that way, too. I'd done the short term diets and scale monitoring over and over again prior with mixed results and zero long term progress. I decided to have wls surgery and joined here. I was willing to follow the often given advice to "embrace the stalls" and to "not worry about the scale". Well....that didn't work for me. The pre-op diet was where I kicked the who "embrace" attitude to the curb. I knew there would be monthly weigh-ins with my NUT and I couldn't stand the internal drama from anticipation as to what those monthly results would be. I bought a superbadass scale and kept check on it myself. No drama...just a steady move in the desired direction. I was then able to walk into those weigh-ins with a smile on my face...secure in the knowledge of what the results would be as I stepped up on her scale. This weighing was very effective in validating results in food choices post op. There is a good bit of experimentation with our simple post-op diets. The scale helps to show the results of this. I believe, at least at this point, that the scale will be a very effective tool for me once I reach the fighting weight that I want to live at. I will be able to see upward trends and take corrective actions. Simply gauging based on how my clothes fit isn't a good method for me. The scale will identify where I am and help me stay in the narrow weight range that I intend to live. Everyone has different ideas and theories on the scale. I began this process with similar thinking that you describe. I quickly changed my thinking though. The scale is a vital tool. I hope you have successful results and are able to find your stride and get dialed in on what works for you.

I am preparing to have sleeve surgery in January. I have spent the last 7 years working on intuitive eating and mindful eating and not dieting, because dieting made me mentally and physically unhealthy. I have an eating disorder history that goes back decades. After discussing the possibility of weight loss surgery with my therapist, she agreed with my position that IF I were to move forward and do it, I should NOT know my weight loss, nor set a weight loss goal. I am not going into this expecting to be "thin" by any definition society might recognize. At the consult, my surgeon said he understood my reasons and has no problems whatsoever with this. But I feel like this puts me in such a weird, uncharted place because everyone I know has very clearly defined weight loss goals and wants to know and tracks their weight loss. Which is cool... if that's what works for you and what you need, that's 100% understandable. For me, it would be a trigger fest nightmare. I've worked long and hard to be in a good place with my eating disorder. Ironically, I think I am far more mentally prepared to handle WLS than I would've been back when I still dieted. I'm not doing this to become X size or look X way. I'm doing it because being my size in a fat phobic world sucks. It means I don't have access to certain medical treatments or care. It means I am constantly judged by so called medical professionals for my weight, and that instead of being treated for what is wrong with me, I often am prescribed weight loss, even though doctors know full well it fails for most people. I have fibromyalgia. I don't expect that all of my pain will go away, but I am hoping if I lose some weight, even 100 pounds (which my surgeon expects, within a seven - twelve month period), I can become more mobile again. If I can become more mobile again, I can do things that will potentially help the fibromyalgia. I've done enough research to know these surgeries are not without risks, sometimes big ones. It terrifies me. I don't have a good history with surgeries. I've had complications with both my gallbladder surgery (it caused a hernia) and then the surgery to fix that hernia (it caused permanent edema after I got cellulitis following surgery). I am not going into this with rose colored glasses. I'm probably more realistic than most, frankly. I don't think it's a "cure all" for any or every health issue. I think it could be a very useful tool. But only if I am allowed to do it in a way that doesn't trigger my ED. Because then it could turn into something very negative and unhealthy for me. And that is why I refuse to set any goal weight or even know how much weight I've lost. It's not about that for me. I don't know if that is going to make sense to anyone here... or really to anyone in the WLS community anywhere. And having surgery won't make sense to my friends in the body acceptance/fat acceptance communities, either. Even though I'm not aiming for any set weight, even though I'm not going into it expecting to ever be thin (and frankly, "thin" doesn't appeal to me anyway... IF I did pick a goal weight, it wouldn't be one anyone would consider "thin"). So I guess I'm feeling a bit like a lone wolf. And hoping maybe someone else here has done things in a similar way.

hi I would get it checked out to be on the safe side. I had my op done 8 days ago and mine are fine not had no probs. at all. infact they are now starting to fall of the scabs that is. and the weight is as well lol lost 12 lbs since op whayhay:w00t: hope everything turns out ok for you Ann x

Here's a graph of my weight from 2014-now. It shows when I first started my first weight loss journey at 218lbs to how I got down to my lowest adult weight of 158 in less than a year, how I started to gain over the next couple years to reach 238 lbs. That is when I decided to have wls, so now it is showing how I've made my way back down to 176 lbs. I feel good right now but also terrified of gaining again because despite it just being a line graph to most, to me it also shows all the tears and depression I went through. How do I stay optimistic when I've failed myself many times before? I guess I'm just looking for some support, advice, and words of wisdom anyone may have. Thank you all in advance! Sent from my SM-G960U using BariatricPal mobile app

12.4 Kg (27 pounds) is a good weight loss for the first 4 weeks. Follow the program requirements. A lack of energy could be caused my not following the Vitamin or Fluid requirements. I had RNY gastric bypass surgery and the program did not have me transition to solid foods until week 9. So there is no need to push into solids because it can be hard on the stomach (and can cause nausea). Walking at least 30 minutes each day can help ease the pain quite a bit.

Hey everybody, I'm feeling kind of down lately, and I'm wondering if anyone else went through this and what got them through. I just hit my 5 month mark on Monday. My highest weight ever was 331, the day of surgery I was 281, and I'm now 201. I've been a strict rule follower, Protein, chewing, separating food and fluids, exercising every day, etc. I got a lot of milage out of these first months out of surgery. However, the last week or two there have been a handful of days that I didn't hit the 64 oz Fluid goal, and I have missed some Vitamins as well. Because I'm on thyroid medicine, I have to take that in the morning, then Calcium in the afternoon, and finally my Iron multi before bed. The toughest one for me to remember is the calcium because it's at work and things get so hectic during the day. I'm really good with the other two. Anyway, there are a couple of things that are going on with me I think and I just want to see what you guys have to say about how to move through any of these. Not always following all the rules by missing a couple glasses of Water or missing a Vitamin dose makes me feel like I'm slipping. I hate that feeling. It's a scary feeling because it feels like a short step to my old 'all or nothing' type of thinking. I hope that I can deal with this and stop that kind of thinking (I honestly don't see myself just giving up and eating junk or anything), but it does really bug me when I didn't do everything right for the day. Second, things have started to slow down. I was hitting at least 15 pounds a month for the first 4 months, and this month I hit 13. I know that's awesome, but it really disappointed me when I didn't make the goal I set for myself this month. It's also not helping that I'm hanging out right above a major accomplishment of hitting the 100's. It feels soooooo slow. I sometimes feel fat, which is not how I expected to feel after losing 130 pounds. Don't get me wrong, I often feel great about how I look comparatively and there are many things which are so much improved and easier (like today I sat in the backseat of a car with two co-workers without worrying if I was encroaching on someone else's space, yay!). I don't really get why I have this new body criticism, when I made the best of what I looked like before. I was telling my husband how I was feeling last night, but he did not get it. He asked if I was re-gaining weight and when I said I was still losing I don't think he understood or knew what to say because the conversation just dropped. Maybe it's a girl thing, I don't know. I figured if anybody would understand my bariatricpals would. Well, this turned long really quickly. If you have any insight or want to tell me what helped you through any of these things, please tell me. Is this down feeling just a phase? Right now things are crazy busy at work with the end of the school year coming up. I just want to keep going and keep losing until I get to goal in 61 pounds TIA!

Welcome, this a bunch of very supportive people. We all seem to be at the same point in our journey, we can see goal or we have seen it and it has slipped past. The 5:2 is not a fast weight loss process but I do believe it is one that I can live with for a long time.

Hi Everyone, So happy and excited to finally be a part of this group! I was sleeved on 5/21/12. My highest weight was 299 pounds. When I first saw my surgeon, I was 294.4. Surgery weight 279 and current weight 166. I've been eating the 5.2 way for about 3 weeks now. I've been stuck for months trying to get the scales to move. I'm hoping this works for me and I know I have to be patient. My goal is 150. I'm 5'6" tall. So at 150 my BMI will be just below 25. Thanks again for the add! Looking forward to getting to know each one of you here. Attached are some before and afters. I hope showing my bra isn't too much. lol I'm really excited to be where I am today but really I don't want to stop here. I need to be in the normal range for my height. But still.... I'm so grateful!!!

Another option is the band with plication. Plication is a procedure where they fold your stomach to form a sleeve and then they suture it. It can be done alone but it seems that most doctors are doing it along with the band. It gives similar results as the sleeve but you have the advantage that it is reversible because the stomach isn't taken out. Also if it done with band if you are not losing sufficient weight, the band can be filled. I have seen some people saying that they don't even need a fill at all. I think it also prevents "cheating" the band because even if you ate foods that can easily go through the band, it goes into a reduced stomach. Good luck with your journey

I had my first drink about two months out with no issues. I could only have one though, it felt like I had two. Now on occasion I will have a cocktail (not a sweet one) but because it makes my weight loss stall, I don't do it often, maybe at a party.

I know. It’s hard to wrap my head around this. Scared I’m going to mess up and gain too much.

Hi everyone, my name is deb I'm 43 married with 2 kids and 2 granddaughters I live in Cheshire I'm 6 weeks post op, I had wls 10 years ago and lost 10 stones, havin putting my weight back I went back to my gp they agreed to do a revision from a vertical banded gastroplasty to a gastric bypass, there were a few complications but I think I'm finally on the better side, still in abit of pain but its alot better then it was, I've lost 20kgs but 8 of them were on my pre op diet, I've not lost any for 2 weeks and feel really disheartened I've not lost more, feels like I'm still in pain got nothing :-(