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POSTED UNDER Gastric Sleeve Surgery Reviews

Lower BMI Having Sleeve on 9/28/2015 - Seattle, WA

UPDATED FROM highmaintenancegal
2 months post

Adding photos to show scars

highmaintenancegalNovember 2, 2015
WORTH IT$16,000

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FixerUpper50
November 2, 2015
Your tummy is looking teeny tiny :) A 20# loss in someone with such a low BMI is really a lot. Just don't panic if things slow down as they likely will. I keep saying that we can't possibly eat this little and NOT lose weight. It will be nice when you've got the chance to get back to your gym but it's working out well as this will keep you from overdoing it too soon. You're going to be posting a 'scar' picture in 2 months with a six pack showing!
highmaintenancegal
November 2, 2015
Thanks for the encouragement! I have been thinking the same thing about not really eating much over the course of the day I would have thought I would have lost even more, but presumably my body is still getting to grips with my significant calorie decrease and is probably storing fat for fuel (at least that's what I am telling myself). If I can lose 15 pounds in the next eight weeks I will be a very happy camper! Shoot, I will actually be happy maintaining and not going in the other direction.
Granny5515
December 2, 2015
Hi gal! I have not been out here for a while but I am a low BMI soooo. I had my surgery Oct 8 and went from 215 to 183 so far. I can eat and do about anything so I have to be careful of my food choices. I can eat about a cup of food and sip on something in the same sitting. I have started to exercise and hope that speeds up this process. My goal is whatever I weigh to wear a size ten. I started out an 18 and now can wear 14 so happy I am. Folks are starting to notice. I don't look as tiny as you but look out girl I am coming. Got any questions? Everyone is different but sometimes it is nice just to hear from others. What are you eating?
highmaintenancegal
December 2, 2015
That's an awesome weight loss so far. You will be in your size 10s in no time! My weight is about 175 right now as I seem to have plateaued for a week or two - I was travelling internationally for two out of four weeks in November. I am pretty much eating whatever I want, but I just eat very small amounts. I take a very small bowl and put my portion in there and I can eat about four tablespoons before I get full. I then put the food away and about an hour later I can eat another four tablespoons. On Thanksgiving I ate all my favorite things, but just in small amounts. I am not really doing much exercise, but hope to get going on that soon as I am sure it will restart weight loss, but I am not concerned at all as I know it will keep coming off over the next year. I do notice that I have no trouble at all drinking wine or eggnog! :-)
health43
December 4, 2015
I would like to send you an email with questions I too am 198 and have went to a couple classes. My email is terichris@gmail.com thanks
highmaintenancegal
December 7, 2015
Feel free to PM your questions to me on RealSelf and I will respond.
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abetterme2be
December 4, 2015
I had to go back and re-read the title. I saw your pic and thought you had a tummy tuck. LOL Itty bitty waist! I was a lower BMI VSG'er 8.5 years ago! Congrats!
highmaintenancegal
December 7, 2015
Thank you! How has it been long term with your VSG? I am particularly interested in the food aspect of it. Do you ever get back to a "normal" ability to tell when you are full rather than being fine one bite and wanting to throw up the next bite because you ate too much? Did you get to your goal weight and how long did it take to get there?
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stayingyoung
January 1, 2017
How have you been doing? I am checking in on your progress. How have you been feeling?
UPDATED FROM highmaintenancegal
2 months post

One month post-op: 20 lbs lost

highmaintenancegalNovember 2, 2015
At exactly four weeks from surgery I am down 20 pounds! Things have gone very well and the only thing that I am still struggling with is to learn to eat small bites and chew thoroughly. Not doing so makes it seems like I have something caught in my throat. I love food and I am usually so excited to try delicious food that I forget I have to eat slowly and I end up eating the first 3 or 4 bites as fast as I used to and then I have to sit for fifteen minutes or so until things settle down. I will get the hang of it eventually! I have been travelling a lot for work recently and haven't done much exercise other than walking. Once I finish my next international trip on November 14 I will be heading back to the gym and the trainer I used to use. I am 179/180 now and my goal is to get to 165 by the end of the year.

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UPDATED FROM highmaintenancegal
6 days post

Down 8 pounds

highmaintenancegalOctober 4, 2015
Day of surgery weight: 198
Day after surgery weight: 205
Day 6 weight: 190

Wow, after a year of my weight doing nothing but going up for seemingly no reason, I am incredulous every day now to get on the scale and see the numbers going down. I keep checking the batteries in the scale to make sure they are working correctly and putting my 10 pounds weights on it to check calibration. Unbelievable!!!

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amilleanac
October 16, 2015
May I ask who you went through? I will be self-pay as well, since I have a lower BMI. My potential surgeon keeps mixing me up with other patients. I want to switch. Can you recommend me to your surgeon?
Katbordages
November 8, 2015
I'm going to a wonderful doctor one mile past the border into Mexico. Dr. Alvarez. Look him up u wont b disappointed. My bmi is 30 also its a very good price
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