62 Yr. Old Houston Female, 100 Lbs. Overweight - but Not for Long!

Haven't been on site in so long but life has been busy and hard over the past year. I lost my father last fall and my mother earlier this month. Mom was disabled and required daily care but she was the glue of our family and will be so missed. I pray my four siblings and I stay close as I've heard some families don't stay as close after both parents have passed. None of us are so close geographically that we see each other all the time so I will make an extra effort to continue family get togethers at holidays and so forth. This has also affected my eating habits. I am not as conscious of what I choose as I once was and have found I definitely have a sweet tooth now. Now that I have more free time, i plan to get back to more physical exercise. My lowest weight post op was 157 lbs and a size 8 pants and medium or size 10 tops. Sadly I have regain and now weigh 177 and wear a 10 -12 pants and large or 12-14 tops. I always said if I went back up just one size, I was going to get back to basics and here I am so I will go back to drinking 4 protein shakes per day and an evening meal of protein and non-carb veggies with no more than 800 calories per day. That is the plan that allowed me to lose 61 lbs on my own before the sleeve surgery and hopefully it will work again. I have learned it is truly just a tool and we must be cognizant of our choices every single day. Will let you know how things are going.

Just posting a new pic. Not much to report...weight stays between 160 and 170. Will increase my exercise when cooler temps set in to stay and hopefully get into the 150s. Finding I can eat more and can tolerate sweets now without any problem. Have to watch that. Wasn't a sugar craver before surgery, now I am. My weakness was always breads. Now can't hold bread as it expands and causes discomfort in the sleeve. I still have to eat every few hours or my stomach gets empty and growls really LOUD!! and sometimes hurts too. I haven't been drinking enough lately so will try to increase liquid intake and see if that helps the between meals hunger. Still have blood pressure problem with the top number due to scarring on my left kidney from the hemorrhage I had last year. Dr. is suggesting I have a stent placed in the main vessel of that kidney to open it back up from the scarring and hopefully will take care of the high pressure problem. Not looking forward to another surgery but been on 5 different meds and none of them are controlling it. Doing great otherwise. Did not have to have a skin graft for the cancer on my leg last spring after all and no further problems there but have to watch it for several years to be sure as it was a stage two. Will update again at 18 months post op and let you know how I'm doing. Pray all of you are having success on your journeys.

Seems I am stuck at 160 lbs and wanted to be at 150 by now. I am happy with my pant size 10 but wanted to be in a medium top and usually have to wear a large. Oh well. No guarantee the remaining 10 lbs will come off the top anyway. I am still having problems with my top blood pressure number which is too high but that is due to the hemorrhage I had after my surgery. Everything else looks good according to my last labs. I have lost a substantial amount of hair but can see it is beginning to come back in a few places. I continue to take my biotin (10000 mcg) and get in 80 - 100 grams of protein per day. So glad I did this surgery and not a single regret.