40 Year Old Wife to an Amazing Man and Mother of 3 Grown Children and 1 Young Child - Milwaukee, WI

One half a year has past since my surgery. Unbelievable!

Stats
HW: 272
SW: 258
CW: 206
GW: 140-150

I realized that before surgery I used to always say "I'm tired". I was carrying an additional 66 pound sack of potatoes with every move I made; getting in and out of the car, up and down stairs, walking, bathing...hell yeah I was tired! My greatest NSV thus far is having energy to do the things I used to procrastinate about. I do stuff like clean the walls and baseboards without a thought and put up all my Christmas decorations with no break. Crossing my legs is pretty great too. Did I say I LOVE my sleeve! Lol.

It has been scary getting rid of all my clothes and jackets, etc...but at the same time I never want to be forced to wear plus sized anything again. I didn't buy anything for a whole year before surgery so I use that to justify shopping all the time. I wear a large top and 14-16 pants.

In the past 6 months there have been ups and downs. Most of the downs come from stepping on the scale. That damn thing can bring on a spiraling depression, then turn around and put you on cloud nine. All in all this has been an amazing experience and I would recommend it to anyone. I also recommend taking lots of full body before and during pictures, they are valuable in this journey. I have a friend, son, and daughter in law who will be having surgery next year. I'm so excited for them!

Hi RS!

HW: 272
SW: 258
CW: 214

I'm 5 months post-op and I feel good. Because of my sleeve...I can jog again! I have not been able to even speed walk with my knee pain but that is mostly gone now. I'm not where I want to be but I know I never want to go back to where I was. I'm still taking all my vitamins daily and aiming for at least 60 grams of protein per day through food. I drink just 1-2 protein shakes a week. At 5 months I still feel that food is a big part of my life, since I can only eat a little bit I want that little bit to be delicious. So I find that I spend a lot of time thinking about and planning meals. I still love candy too and I have been indulging in the Halloween candy more than I want to. I also find that with the cold weather it is very difficult for me to drink water.

New NSVs are: my wide calf boots are too big, shoe boots are now comfortable, I'm out of plus sizes, and my cheek bones are on fleek! Lol.

I'm thankful for my sleeve because without it I had no control. I'm determined to reach an ultimate goal weight of 140 and live my life there.

Happy losing RS!

I'm down 50lbs from my highest recorded weight in January!! At 4 months post I have increased my exercise and water, and the scale is starting to move again. My knee is much better I can walk for longer periods of time with minimal pain and it is a great feeling. I'm happy I decided to have the surgery, I'm still trying to learn what helps to get my body in burn mode and what does not. I will not give up!
HW: 272
SW: 258
CW: 221