Met my weight loss goal!

[Jeneen B 3]

Hello,

I am so happy to finally get to write my success story! I started my weight loss journey in 2010. I am 5’3” and weighed 220lbs when I made my decision to begin this process. At the initial visit with surgeon the weight on my card was 199. December of 2010, I had Lap-Band surgery and lost a total of 29 lbs. Due to complications I converted to Gastric By-Pass on November 10, 2014. My starting weight was 170. I met my weight loss goal of 125 in early September 2015.

Currently, I am 121 pounds and just over the moon with happiness! I’ve gone from a size 22W to a 2P. I’ve noticed although I’ve only lost an additional 4 pounds the shape of my body has changed. As a result my clothes needed to be altered again. Hopefully this is the last time as I do not want to lose more weight. I am scheduled to meet with my surgeon and others for my 1 year post-op visit, but I am curious to learn how others transitioned to a maintenance diet? Where you fearful of gaining weight? Did you gain weight? Do you see yourself as thin? Sometimes I “forget” that I am not 220 lbs.—I do not notice my weight loss until I see myself in profile. At times, I have shocked myself! What are your thoughts on plastic surgery? I am on the fence as the procedures would be purely cosmetic and more than likely an out-of-pocket expense.

[dancingqueene 182]

Congrats to you!! What an accomplishment!! I'm scheduled for surgery on the 22nd, but thinking ahead I have some of the same questions as you do.

I've had 4 friends have the surgery...none of them have had plastic surgery yet. They have all maintained their weight at this point. My one friend says when she starts to put a few pounds on she starts focusing better on Protein and cuts back her wine for a week or so. She says its about balance. I recently read a great book by a woman who had the surgery and is a trainer and she talks about how to not regain the weight. It's an eBook and only 5$

'Piratical Advice for Lifetime Maintenance after Bariatric surgery' by Pamela Harrelson

Wishing you well!!

[Spiceyfrog 269]

@@Jeneen B, congratulations on making your goal. I just recently meet a goal of my own, which is being the lightest weight I have ever been as an adult. So, how are you going about the maintenance phase, to stop losing?

[Jeneen B 3]

I will be meeting with my surgeon and nutritionist in a few weeks to learn more. Although my weight is stabilizing my body shape is continuing to change. As a result I needed to take all of my new clothes down an entire size! Have you noticed this as well? My fear is looking sickly rather than healthy.

[winklie 518]

Wow congratulations, meeting your goal is quite the accomplishment! I have a ways to go, but I'll get there.

[Spiceyfrog 269]

@@Jeneen B, my weight has not stabilized yet, I have another 25 to lose, but I can tell you that I bought a pair of new pants and it took my mother in law about two weeks to shorten them for me, well, by the time I got them back, I wore them twice and had to buy a smaller pair. It's a good problem to have, but gets expensive. I typically only keep two pair of pants on hand and rotate them, so I am not replacing five pair of pants every month to month in a half :-) I would be interested in the information your NUT gives you on maintenance, because hopefully I'll be there soon. Take care and keep up the good work, you look great!

[The Candidate 3,215]

I'm still in the losing stage, only 13 weeks out, so no advice to share. I just wanted to say congrats on reaching goal after revision surgery. You definitely have a lot to be proud of, and kudos for the hard work!