And So Our Journey Begins...

[4everbeautiful 61]

You look great! Rightly so, you should feel more confident with shopping and showing off. Good for you. I too have my three month anniversary and have lost 47 pounds!! I feel and look great. I will update pics. sometime next month. Keep taking care of yourself

[MistyAnnMoon829 387]

Thanks ladies!! Please feel free to share your pics on here! It really motivates me to see others succeeding as well.

[viktoryalynne 28]

Great????

[MariaW 14]

misty are you on Facebook to follow?

[MistyAnnMoon829 387]

misty are you on Facebook to follow?

I'm on FB, but I don't update anything about my surgery on there. I post more on my Instagram as far as pictures of my food, and what I look like, etc.

[HappygoSusan 296]

Found your 30 day blog today. I've enjoyed reading it and am glad you continue to update. Congratulations on your success. You're looking great and your attitude is fantastic. Wishing you continued success.

Susan

[MistyAnnMoon829 387]

Today I weighed in at 221.2, I about fell off the scale. I'm so happy with my weight loss progress. It has been consistent, I am making good food choices, I've trained all my loved ones to how I eat, and I live to shop. I have gone shopping everyday since Sunday. I went to Goodwill last night for some jeans and I got 5 pairs of cute jeans in various sizes for less than $20. I love a good deal.

So get this, the jean industry is evil. I got a pair of jeans in a 12, fit snug, have another pair of jeans in a 15/16 and can barely get them up my hips...Can we please get some consistancy?! Geeeeeeeeeeez. So I have come down from a snug 18 to a 14 (on average) and I am loving it. From a 3x/2x to a L/XL depending on the brand. I have started wearing skirts with leggings and boots, which is a look I always wanted to achieve and never could. I love the place I am in my life right now, and other people can really see how much more confident and happy I am. Here's a picture of one of my new favorite outfits, and a dress I got and will wear in about 10 lbs down.

[stephh 634]

You look fab! Keep up the good work!

[tdahere 9]

You look amazing, love reading your journey.

[MariaW 14]

wow great job! I weigh 221 and can't fit into those sizes! your lucky! maybe because you are a little taller then me...anyway keep up the good work!

[MistyAnnMoon829 387]

Happy Friday, friends!!! This week has been a really good week for compliments for me. I think everyday someone different commented on how good I look, and this is from people I never really talk to. I'm down to 218 from 275, and seriously, I haven't been this small since Junior year of HS, 11 years ago. I have a bigger belly than I did then, but I am still in much smaller sizes than I have been in a long time. The guy I'm seeing actually went to HS with me and he was there when I was going through a box of old clothes that I pulled out of storage to donate the other night and I pulled out a pair of jeans that I LOVED and thought I had gotten rid of, and he said he remembers me in those pants (cuz I looked amazing!) and they almost fit me. If they weren't a velcro close I'm sure they would have actually fit me. I was so ecstatic. I'm NSVing all over the place and I love it.

One side effect of the surgery is that your body is breaking down the fat which stores hormones and the other day I was in a dark mood for no reason. Nothing happened in my personal life or work life to cause me to be like that. I was just moody. I think it was a combination of the weight loss, my new birth control, and I was supposed to start my period around that time, but Mirena (my IUD) said no, but my guy came over and spent time with me, and perked me up. It was amazing. So just a warning, you will get moody with no apparent cause, I was warned about this before and I didn't believe it, now I know better, lol.

[MistyAnnMoon829 387]

Another 10 days later, this is my 4 month surgiversary, and I am down to 214.6 which is about the weight I weighed in HS. I just got back from a week in TX visiting my sister and I lost 3.4 lbs while I was there. She gave me a bunch of clothes that she shrunk out of. My sister has always been the small one, so the fact that i'm wearing clothes that she wore is amazing to me. I'm in a 12/13, I can shop in the juniors section at Ross/Target/WM/everywhere and I haven't ever in my life done that. I can eat more now than I could a month ago, but not by a lot, and I continue to make the smarter food choice rather than the easy food choice. I'll upload a picture later to show my 3 month change.

I pretty much am happy to be alive in a way that I don't remember ever being before. I can run for a short distance without feeling winded, I can carry myself and a suitcase upstairs without dying, in fact when we got to the airport, my sister was hauling my moms suitcase, which weighed 48 lbs and it hit me, while watching her lug that thing up 2 sets of stairs that I was carrying more than that on my body on a daily basis. I've never been so happy with me in my life. This was the best decision i've ever made.

[MistyAnnMoon829 387]

Down to 209 today. It feels like my weight loss has picked up a bit in the last month. No complaints here. I wear the HS jeans and they are a bit big in the legs but they look great on me. I have a fantastic wardrobe of clothes that all look amazing on me, some that I plan to shrink into over the next few months. I'm so close to onderland, and I don't know what to do with myself. I haven't been under 200 since probably junior high. So very excited.

One major compliment that I got today was my old supervisor said that she went to a seminar at my Surg's office and that I inspired her. I was so beside myself, that was the sweetest thing I could have heard. I told her i'd be there for her if she has any questions, and she said that she planned to talk to me about it more along the way. I've never been told something like that. It was really nice to hear.

NSV FTW!

[emsgirl114 88]

You are an inspiration. I wish I would have done this at your age and not waited till my 40s. I got the lapband 11/12/12 my weight that day was 252. I got down comfortably to 175ish but started having problems with constant vomiting of even Water. Around 3/14 I was at my sickest dropped another 10 pounds but was obviously sick. Had band opened about 1/2 way and gained 30 pounds in a month. And could only hold down creamy starchy sugary foods. Aka ice cream and lattes. So tried everything till finally a friend told me about a surgeon who wouldn't make me jump through hoops to transition. She was in the same boat and was about 6 week sleeved. I called and he happened to have a cancelation that day and also a surgery cancel for 3 weeks later. He called my bcbs and pleaded my case and here I am 10 days sleeved. We didn't even bother with the regular insurance process. I was 5'7 199 lbs and not diabetic. Is be denied. But he called and explained that I would be sick within a few months with in and regain it all with the band out and then sick. Somehow they agreed. My surgeon is quite charming. So here I am. 4 days shy of turning 46, sleeved 10 days ago. Weighted in at 189 today! 10 down! No goal weight. Pants size goal sz 8 or lower permanently. Sz 14 as of surgery. Haven't ventured our of yoga pants yet!

[MistyAnnMoon829 387]

@@emsgirl114, That is quite a journey, very exhausting and painful!! I'm so glad to hear that you have a surgeon who was willing to put in some leg work and get you approved! I love my sleeve and wish I had done this a lot sooner! Congrats on joining team Sleeve!! I love hearing when things go well with my VSG Peeps.