Cathy W. wrote 8 years, 5 months ago
Congratulations on your 1 year VSG surgery anniversary!

jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 8 years, 6 months ago

I put a quick video together that shows my transformation from 289 to 184. I take a headshot monthly to track the progress. I hope you enjoy

 

https://youtu.be/zf6guvFYbgI

 

 


jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 8 years, 6 months ago

I started my journey October 15th last year. By six months I hit my goal and transitioned to Mainetnance. I uploaded some photos which I take monthly to show the progress. They have been uploaded to my profile. I am begining to realize that maintenance


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jyamiolk uploaded a photo 8 years, 6 months ago

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jyamiolk uploaded a photo 8 years, 6 months ago

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jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 8 years, 10 months ago

I am over six months post op and have hit my goal weight of 195. I started maintenance about a month ago and it is proving to be challenging. I am at about 1600 calories a day and my weight loss has slowed down but I am still loosing. I weighed in at 1


jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 8 years, 11 months ago

I am sure everyone that had WLS has experienced this through the journey but last week was the first time I have flown post surgery. Typically I selecrt stretch seating and a buikhead seat to give me plenty of room. The last time I flew was before WLS


jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 8 years, 11 months ago

On October 15th I had my surgery. In the last six months I have been able to meet my goal weight of 195. The dr wants me to loose a few more pounds in orde to have a buffer. I had my six month followup with my surgeon and my labs and blood pressure are


jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 9 years ago

Today is a great day as I have met my goal weight of 195. Now comes the process of determining the right amount of calories and carbs to maintain my weight. This is what I received from my dietician.

 

I want you to increase your calori


jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 9 years ago

I went to update my weight and that field is blank. I also do not see the save button at the bottom.


jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 9 years ago

This morning I weighed in at 198 and goal is 195. I feel so. Much better since loosing the weight and my confidence level has gone up. We just had our company annual conference. Last year I was 300 pounds. There were many NSV's during the conference. C


jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 9 years ago

I have finally made it to Onederland. Scale read 199 this morning. I have 4 pounds to goal. This is an awesome journey. I started wearing a 48 inch waist and 3x shirts and currently wearing a size 34 in my slacks and large shirts. Getting ready to upda


jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 9 years ago

I was at my companies annual conference reception tonight and this was the first time any of the clents saw me since last year when I weighed 300 lbs. I walked over to talk with one of outrlong time clients. She said hello and we started talking. Later


jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 9 years ago

Today is a great day as I have lost 100lbs from my heaviest of 302. I have normal BP, great A1C and am feeling wonderful. I am very satisfied with my progress. I have numerous NSV's. 7 more pounds and I will be at my goal. One thing I promised myself w


jyamiolk uploaded a photo 9 years, 2 months ago

jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 9 years, 2 months ago
Surgiversary - Today is my three month surgiversary. So far I have lost around 60 lbs since surgery and am feeling wonderful. I am now working out three times a week and working to build more mus...

jyamiolk posted a discussion topic 9 years, 2 months ago
Paleo - I am close to three months post op and joining a gym called Iron Tribe that works on physical fitness and diet. Their eating plan is based on Paleo. Is there anyone post surgery th...
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Surgery
10/15/2014
Surgery Date
Surgeon
Jan 27, 2013
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302lbs
Taken September 2016
180lbs

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