18 month surgiversary with before and after pics
Hello everyone!!! Long time no see. I had my 18 month surgiversary last week so wanted to stop by to give an update for anyone that still remembers me!!
I had hoped to get down a little lower than where I stopped, but found I wasn't willing to put in the effort. This weight seems to fit me well. I stay between 210 and 215 (down 104-109 lbs) and am a size 16. I have all the health benefits of a lower weight but without having to really kill myself to maintain it. My skin is also manageable at this weight, but I think if I lost any more I would be looking at plastic surgery. I am not the perfect size 6 poster child for weight loss surgery, but I like to think of myself as the "every man" poster child. I don't eat perfect, I don't exercise perfect and I get off track drastically occasionally with those sugary carbs. But all in all, I feel like I have balance. 215 is my magic number, when I see it on the scale, I immediately go back to eating protein first every time I put food in my mouth and that is all it takes to drop back down to the 212 area in a couple of weeks. But it is work to maintain!! I could easily let the weight creep back on, I have to constantly work at all of those demons I learned about in counseling. The difference is I CAN do it now, where I couldn't before surgery no matter how hard I tried.
My husband and I separated in January. There were just some things I was no longer willing to put up with. However, we continued to go to marriage counseling, we both made some big strides forward and he moved back in May 1. So far it is going well, and I am glad we split up for a time, and glad we got back together. Everything isn't roses but we are working on it a day at a time.
This surgery gave me my life back. I can eat anything I want now. I can control my weight. I can do anything I want to do. I added who knows how many years to my life span. I am off all medications. This is as close to a miracle as I have ever experienced. Most importantly, I eat about the same amount as my skinny friends, and for the first time in my life, I know how normal people feel.
I AM NORMAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs to you all!!
Michele
Hello everyone!!! Long time no see. I had my 18 month surgiversary last week so wanted to stop by to give an update for anyone that still remembers me!!
I had hoped to get down a little lower than where I stopped, but found I wasn't willing to put in the effort. This weight seems to fit me well. I stay between 210 and 215 (down 104-109 lbs) and am a size 16. I have all the health benefits of a lower weight but without having to really kill myself to maintain it. My skin is also manageable at this weight, but I think if I lost any more I would be looking at plastic surgery. I am not the perfect size 6 poster child for weight loss surgery, but I like to think of myself as the "every man" poster child. I don't eat perfect, I don't exercise perfect and I get off track drastically occasionally with those sugary carbs. But all in all, I feel like I have balance. 215 is my magic number, when I see it on the scale, I immediately go back to eating protein first every time I put food in my mouth and that is all it takes to drop back down to the 212 area in a couple of weeks. But it is work to maintain!! I could easily let the weight creep back on, I have to constantly work at all of those demons I learned about in counseling. The difference is I CAN do it now, where I couldn't before surgery no matter how hard I tried.
My husband and I separated in January. There were just some things I was no longer willing to put up with. However, we continued to go to marriage counseling, we both made some big strides forward and he moved back in May 1. So far it is going well, and I am glad we split up for a time, and glad we got back together. Everything isn't roses but we are working on it a day at a time.
This surgery gave me my life back. I can eat anything I want now. I can control my weight. I can do anything I want to do. I added who knows how many years to my life span. I am off all medications. This is as close to a miracle as I have ever experienced. Most importantly, I eat about the same amount as my skinny friends, and for the first time in my life, I know how normal people feel.
I AM NORMAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs to you all!!
Michele
319 lbs June 2009
319 lbs. Dec 2006
214 lbs June 2011
I had hoped to get down a little lower than where I stopped, but found I wasn't willing to put in the effort. This weight seems to fit me well. I stay between 210 and 215 (down 104-109 lbs) and am a size 16. I have all the health benefits of a lower weight but without having to really kill myself to maintain it. My skin is also manageable at this weight, but I think if I lost any more I would be looking at plastic surgery. I am not the perfect size 6 poster child for weight loss surgery, but I like to think of myself as the "every man" poster child. I don't eat perfect, I don't exercise perfect and I get off track drastically occasionally with those sugary carbs. But all in all, I feel like I have balance. 215 is my magic number, when I see it on the scale, I immediately go back to eating protein first every time I put food in my mouth and that is all it takes to drop back down to the 212 area in a couple of weeks. But it is work to maintain!! I could easily let the weight creep back on, I have to constantly work at all of those demons I learned about in counseling. The difference is I CAN do it now, where I couldn't before surgery no matter how hard I tried.
My husband and I separated in January. There were just some things I was no longer willing to put up with. However, we continued to go to marriage counseling, we both made some big strides forward and he moved back in May 1. So far it is going well, and I am glad we split up for a time, and glad we got back together. Everything isn't roses but we are working on it a day at a time.
This surgery gave me my life back. I can eat anything I want now. I can control my weight. I can do anything I want to do. I added who knows how many years to my life span. I am off all medications. This is as close to a miracle as I have ever experienced. Most importantly, I eat about the same amount as my skinny friends, and for the first time in my life, I know how normal people feel.
I AM NORMAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs to you all!!
Michele
Hello everyone!!! Long time no see. I had my 18 month surgiversary last week so wanted to stop by to give an update for anyone that still remembers me!!
I had hoped to get down a little lower than where I stopped, but found I wasn't willing to put in the effort. This weight seems to fit me well. I stay between 210 and 215 (down 104-109 lbs) and am a size 16. I have all the health benefits of a lower weight but without having to really kill myself to maintain it. My skin is also manageable at this weight, but I think if I lost any more I would be looking at plastic surgery. I am not the perfect size 6 poster child for weight loss surgery, but I like to think of myself as the "every man" poster child. I don't eat perfect, I don't exercise perfect and I get off track drastically occasionally with those sugary carbs. But all in all, I feel like I have balance. 215 is my magic number, when I see it on the scale, I immediately go back to eating protein first every time I put food in my mouth and that is all it takes to drop back down to the 212 area in a couple of weeks. But it is work to maintain!! I could easily let the weight creep back on, I have to constantly work at all of those demons I learned about in counseling. The difference is I CAN do it now, where I couldn't before surgery no matter how hard I tried.
My husband and I separated in January. There were just some things I was no longer willing to put up with. However, we continued to go to marriage counseling, we both made some big strides forward and he moved back in May 1. So far it is going well, and I am glad we split up for a time, and glad we got back together. Everything isn't roses but we are working on it a day at a time.
This surgery gave me my life back. I can eat anything I want now. I can control my weight. I can do anything I want to do. I added who knows how many years to my life span. I am off all medications. This is as close to a miracle as I have ever experienced. Most importantly, I eat about the same amount as my skinny friends, and for the first time in my life, I know how normal people feel.
I AM NORMAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs to you all!!
Michele
319 lbs June 2009
319 lbs. Dec 2006
214 lbs June 2011
Michele
HW 319 / SW 299 / CW 210/ GW 195
Height 5'7" Sleeve 11/24/09
Congrats! What a cool testament to others!
The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique. Walt Disney
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Hi, Michele!! 
So glad you are doing so well!! And you do look fabulous. Congrats of getting your health back!!
Laura
So glad you are doing so well!! And you do look fabulous. Congrats of getting your health back!!
Laura
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
You look great and have done an awesome job. You should be proud of yourself. Keep up e good work maintaining.
Karla
Karla
Karla Lewis 337/194/175
Lap RNY 1-23-2006 Dr. Terry Scarborough Houston, TX
Lipo 4-27-2007 Dr. David Wainwright Houston, TX
LBL 11-13-2007 Dr. David Wainwright Houston, TX
BL & brachioplasty 7-18-2008 Dr. David Wainwright Houston, TX
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