American Sleeved In Pakistan On 2/29

[IT'SMYTIME 1]

Last month I was diagnosed with PCOS at 32 years old, which I had already known but the doctors would not listen to me. I have been overweight since I hit puberty. I played sports all year along and have always been very active. But have been over 200 lbs since I was about 13. I even played soccer and tennis in college. The last couple of years my weight has gone up and down but never below 200. My highest was 246. Last year while living in Thailand I left my husband and changed my life around. I started working out and running in races. Even with all that I was doing I could only lose about 15 pounds. Very frustrating when your are doing do much.

So this school year I moved to Pakistan and met a doctor that listened to me. Because of my diganosis and the fact that I have always been heavy, she suggested that I get a vsg. She was the head of the hospital and said that the surgeon was one of the best. And he was. So personal and kind. Did not make me feel bad about myself. So a week later I was sleeved, yes a week later. The service was awesome. I was in the VIP suite and everything went well. One other girl was sleeved after me and we spent the night in the ICU standard for this hospital.

So now I am about 2 & 1/2 weeks out and doing well. I am on vacation in Bangkok. My NUT asked me why didn't I wait until after Thailand and I told here that would make it a nth later and IT IS MY TIME. I am so ready to be skinny. I have lost about 15 pounds, things have slowed down but I think that is normal and have been reading other posts. I am walking, and following the diet??? liquids are hard to get all in. I just bought Protein but it is not very good I will suffer through because it is expensive.

I want to loose another 2 lbs to be below 200 by 3 weeks out!!!! I am walking and doing what I should.

I am a teacher in Pakistan and love my job, my daughter and soon to be new body!!!!

[Sleeved&Hopeful 182]

Yay congratulations on getting sleeved! I know what it's like to be really active and still not be able to get under 200 lol :-). My nickname on another gastric sleeve forum is actually itsmytime so I actually love your screen name :-) I said the exact same thing to my family a few months ago that it is MY time. glad to hear your surgery went well too!

[kmed21 41]

that is fantastic! congrats on the sleeve.. and you do what you need to do for you!

[VJSlim 156]

Yay! Congrats, neighbor! (I'm an Indian ) I wish you a speedy recovery and great success in your weight loss journey!!

[Afro_Cyster 74]

Congrats! Other than the traveling bit (which by the way I am jealous of), our story reads the same. I have always been active in sports, yet could not lose more than 15lbs. I also have PCOS. I plan on kicking this weight in the dust.

[pasquini 369]

Woot!!! Good for you girl! We all sooo understand! Which makes this place so great! Know that for a month or so your not gonna get anywhere near all your liquid and protien if u are like most. It takes a while. Dont push it, undereat your sleave and keep moving. U will be in One-derland before you blink!!!

GodSpeed

[favoredone 590]

Awesome job.. Congrats!!!

[PhoenixFire 10]

Reading the thread can anyone explain what PCOS is??

[VJSlim 156]

I think it is called Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome -- it is caused due to harmonal imbalance. The main result of this imbalance is the formation of small cysts in the ovaries. And it causes irregular mensural cycle.

[IT'SMYTIME 1]

Thanks everyone!!!

[IT'SMYTIME 1]

So today, I reached onederland. I am three weeks out and I am there. Just there but there non the less. I am so happy with my progress, I am starting to have realistic goals for myself. I am starting to not miss food. I still have weird stomach gurgling and sometimes I think I am hunger but it is more like my stomach is empty. Then I start to eat and I think I am eats too much when I am not. It is funny how we train our own minds to look at food different. I still sometimes want to eat to quickly. I really have to stop what I am doing and concentrate of eating and nothing else.