What's one thing you would tell "the you" from before surgery?
That I am not doomed to fail, and I will make goal.
Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!
1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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These are great, thanks everyone! I'm definitely anxious about the actual surgery/recovery, but I'm more excited than anything else for what's to come.
VSG on July 1, 2014. High Weight: 351 Consult Weight: 338 Surgery Weight: 325 Current Weight: 175
6 Month Pre-op: -13 M1: -27 M2: -14 M3: -23 M4: -14 M5: -20 M6: -10 M7: -14 M8: -8 M9: -3 M10: -7 M11: -1 M12:-0 M13:-0 M14:-8
Total Weight Loss: 163lbs
I would thank myself for being practical and taking lip balm with me to the hospital. Going from midnight Tuesday until 11am Thursday without being able to drink was a long time and I was glad I was permitted to brush my teeth and use lip balm to be comfortable.
Highest weight - 260 Surgery weight - 197.5 Current Weight - 152
That this is a journey and a complete life style change! Don't get upset at first when the scale doesn't move - lots of stalls along the way. I also would have shocked myself by telling myself that I would become an exercise addict - (Nope - this gal - no way) but couldn't have made these changes without my 3 times a week appointment with my trainer.
I also would tell myself that at a year out - it is easy to slip back into bad habits - grazing, etc. It is a constant battle to work on the emotional eating!
I'm still working on it - have 25-30 pounds to go!
Good luck!
Congrats on you decision to have this life changing experience. If I could go back to before the surgery and "coach" me on what to expect I would suggest a REGULAR weekly session with a therapist for at least the first 2 months. The head trip from this procedure is brutal! I have been an emotional eater all my life so when I was unable to binge it was like a death in the family. The depression I had in those 2 months was insane. However, now that I am 1/2 to my goal weight and have gotten use to the fact that my diet is changed forever, all is right as rain! I hope that helps
Congrats on you decision to have this life changing experience. If I could go back to before the surgery and "coach" me on what to expect I would suggest a REGULAR weekly session with a therapist for at least the first 2 months. The head trip from this procedure is brutal! I have been an emotional eater all my life so when I was unable to binge it was like a death in the family. The depression I had in those 2 months was insane. However, now that I am 1/2 to my goal weight and have gotten use to the fact that my diet is changed forever, all is right as rain! I hope that helps
I can identify with this one for sure--still working through what to do with myself/feelings/emotions as I can't eat through them now. I'm using 2 books on emotional eating and journaling through the process.
