male only half the meds are gone. working on the rest.

[DistillerDave 27]

Well just got back from my Cardiologist. I had not seen him since about a month before surgery so I'm down 65-70 pounds. He eliminated one of the BP meds I was on. So with the Diabetes meds that left about 2 weeks after surgery I'm down to half the prescriptions I was taking. Feels great to be able to see improvement in all the things that were killing me because of the weight. Keep it up everyone its a good ride down.

Oh and not to sound excited like a girl but stopped in Goodwill to see if they had any jeans. Picked up a size 42 pair of Levis. Mind you I used to not even look at anything less than 50's. Didn't think i would even be able to button them but figured for 5 bucks i'll get there. Well they are a tad snug but I can get in them. Feels great.

Dave

[kranky813 477]

That's awesome Dave!! Keep it up, it's such a great feeling to get those little victories!

[♥dreamable 189]

What an amazing feeling that must be to be down so many meds and to get a smaller size in pants =) I am only 1 size away from not having to shop in "plus sizes" and I cannot wait to walk into the store just go to the regular sizes. You should feel proud of yourself, you are making amazing happen in your life.

[defibvt 348]

Sometimes we need to Celebrate those Non scale Victories! Keep up the great work Dave!!!

[Dub 9,922]

Damn right, Dave !!!

That's all good stuff. Keep on kicking ass and feeling good.

[skinny billy 2]

That is great news. Did you have to take diabetes medicine when you left the hospital? I had RNY in November and am still taking insulin. Have lost 45 lbs and hoping to get off the meds soon good luck

[DistillerDave 27]

That is great news. Did you have to take diabetes medicine when you left the hospital? I had RNY in November and am still taking insulin. Have lost 45 lbs and hoping to get off the meds soon good luck

I was never on insulin just oral meds. But they were gone about 2 weeks after surgery. If i could only get rid of the cpap machine, but my pulmonary doc won't do a sleep study until i get to a stable weight (frustrating).

Edited January 6, 2016 by DistillerDave

[jane13 2,256]

@@DistillerDave - that's an excellent NSV x 2!!! meds are going down and so are the jean sizes!!!!

[James Marusek 5,244]

One of the surprising motivators for me were clothes. I would buy a pair of jeans or a new shirt that was extremely tight. I generally had to take a deep breath in order to put it on. And then the next week almost like magic, it would fit like a glove. It is one of those intangible Non scale Victories (NSV).

[fernandfj 469]

Excellent news on dropping the meds!

Leaving meds behind and just feeling so much better physically are wonderful NSVs! Dropping clothing sizes, while getting expensive, is also surprisingly fulfilling!