Hi, I have not had my surgery yet. I am in the process of getting prepared for the surgery. I currently have about 6 more pounds to lose before I am able to have my surgery. I started my originally weight loss journey at 249. I currently weigh 236, in the morning that is. lol

I just read your post; I had my gastric bypass surgery on March 11, 2013 and I am now down 73 pounds. I want to congratualate you are your 121 pound weight loss that is just awesome. I am wondering if you could give me any tips on how you lost your weight in 7 months. I would really appreicate any help you can give me like: what you eat, amount of protein intake and how often do you excercise. I really need to get as much weight off of me by the time I am 8 months post op. My nut, told me that she thought I should have lost more weight than I have. Thank you for your help.

Excited for you. Congratulations. I had mine done in May. Happy with my decision.

It was tough at first but it is getting better. Mine you I am not going very fast at all. My goal is just to get in the habit of exercising. I am up to 60 minutes of walking per a day at a very slow rate. I only cover 1.25 miles a day. Hope to be at 3 miles by the end of the year.

Hi I am new to the group! I had the Roux en y in June of 2011. I was 367 pounds and unable to walk much. I could not do anything for myself. I couldn't even shower properly! I was so lost and about to give up when I talked to my primary care Dr about WLS. After my first consult with the surgeon I decided that if I didn't do the surgery I would die. I had so many things wrong with me and I was on so many medications. Having the surgery was the best thing I ever did for myself but it hasn't been easy. How true it is when we are told that the surgery is a tool, not a quick fix! I've done pretty good. I was hospitalized 3 times for dehydration and had a bowel obstruction this year. Those things aside I am a very happy and now active person. I got a bike for my 58th birthday from my son and I take rides up to 3 hours and up to 30 miles at a time. I'm living now, not just existing! I love being able to but clothes in the store now and not out if a catalog! I have gone from a 6XL to a Large and lost a total amount of inches equalling 7ft. I work hard at counting my calories and moving as much as possible. I am looking got WLS friends, ADD ME if you want.....I can't always use extra help from anyone who has had the surgery. Also, anyone that is going to have surgery I'm available if you have any questions. Look forword to talking with you soon!

Hi all! I'm Vicki from MI. I'm 35, married to my best friend and we have a daughter that is 6. I am currently going through the 6 months of supervised medical dieting to get approved by my insurance for surgery. I am interested in the sleeve surgery. I have been overweight my entire life, and have had 3 serious back surgeries. I'm tired of hurting, physically and mentally. Being in chronic pain is hard enough, add to that being obese, just a struggle. I mentally kick myself up about it all the time. Only recently have my doctor (who is new, my previous one passed away) was wiling to help, all those before her refused. I feel so hopeful and excited about life now that I just can't wait to start feeling better. Please feel free to add me, I log my food and exercise daily.

Hello, hello. My name is Sarah. I'm from Minnesota. I'm having VSG surgery tomorrow morning. Super excited and nervous! So incredibly ready to start my new life.

I had Sleeve surgery oct 17th 2012. and it was the best thing i ever did for myself. I went from 382lbs to now 220lbs. xxxl shirts and 48 pants to Med shirts and 34 pants. hoping the habits I establishes stick and the support keeps helping.

Hi, I had my Vertical sleeve on July 17,2013... Have lost 37 pounds since surgery. Have come to the conclusion I am a slow loser... But the good news is I'm still a loser (haha)

Hello! My name is Chuck and I had the vertical sleeve gastrectomy on 11/4/2013.

I wasn't always a over weight guy. I played football and was very active up until 2006. I went to college and the "Freshman 15" was more like the "Freshman 50", but I still did physical activity as much as I could. Then I needed money as most college students do so I got a job in fastfood and that was my job till 2011. All the burgers, pizza and other junk I could eat. I balooned to 360+lbs.

My wife and I have been wanting to have kids for a while, and her doctor told her that at her weight it would be very dangerous to her and a baby if she didn't loose weight. Although I wouldn't have any complications from pregnacy, I wouldn't be able to be as active with my kids due to my weight and I wouldn't be around as long as I'd like to.

We had been considering weightloss surgery for a while prior to this point, but not having insurance or even being sure if insurance covered such a thing we kept putting it off. Finally, I found out from people who had surgery where I worked, it is covered by my insurance, so we decided to get the ball rolling.

We were told that the University of Tennessee had one of the best records in our area (Knoxville), so we gave them a shot. Our insurance required a 3 month pre-op supervised diet and I will say that supervised diet stretched to 5 months thanks to the psychiatrist taking a month or so to turn in our paperwork. I lost 50 lbs during the diet!

I'm three weeks out and can finally eat semi-solid foods, I've never loved mashed potatoes so much! I was on liquids 2 weeks prior to surgery and 2 weeks post.

My wife had her sleeve done on 11/8/13 and we're both excited about our lives from here on out.