4 months post-op, 90 lbs down (pics)

Hi everyone!  I read this type of post all the time, and love them, so I figured at this point I could do one myself.  I had my VSG on July 25.  I'm down 90 lbs and am aiming for 100 lbs by my six-month check-up! 

I'm really happy with the surgery and my changing life.  Some things I've had to learn:

-Amazingly enough, I ~am~ an emotional eater!  I always swore I wasn't, right up until I had my first terrible day post-op and had a mini freak out when I realized I couldn't eat a big, comfort-food-filled dinner to make me feel better.  I've had to find different ways to de-stress.

-I eat too fast.  Cutting up my food ahead of time into very small bites helps with this.

-I tend to want to eat those last few bites. It's not a 'clean your plate' thing, it's more of a 'there's not enough left to save, so I might as well eat it' thing.  I've had a hard time learning that even 2-3 extra bites can make me feel very sick.  You'd think once would be enough, but I'm apparently quite stubborn, lol.

-I work 3-4 nights a week and get home at 9:30-10:00 pm.  When I started this journey, I'd have dinner at that point.  I'd usually be starving and eat too much, too fast.  Now I eat a small dinner beforehand and have a protein shake when I get home.  Much easier on the stomach (and the scale!).

I still have a lot to learn and am by no means any kind of expert on VSG living.  But I'm losing weight and I'm happy with my progress, so I feel like I'm in a good place!

Pics are comparison from post-op (315 lbs) and today (243 lbs).  I only have crappy candid shots at my highest weight, so I figured these would be better as progress pics.  My shirt and jeans in the 315 pics are a size 24.  In the current pic, my shirt is an 18-20 and my jeans are an 18.  Yay!

Congrats on your success and insights so far!  Keep up the great work :D

Thank you, Gwen!

Your doing FANTASTIC!!!

For someone fairly early out in the 

process you seem to really have a handle on everything,

always try to keep these insights first and for most in your brain

it helps so much to be able to call on them in times of stress..

Thank you! Yes, keeping things under control when stressed (and, for me, tired too) is a challenge.

You look amazing-what hard work you've done! And, LOVE the hair color!

Thanks so much!  I'm pretty happy with the hair. :-)

Looking good and sounds like you're doing awesome! Congrats

Thank you!

Yah is right! Good job.