5 months post op sleeve progress update

November 24, 2008

It's almost been 5 months. I had my sleeve 6/27/08. I am down 65lbs.

The weight loss has slowed down, but it's still about a pound and a

half a week. But I can move again!!! This alone is a miracle, because

at my heaviest, I flirted with the idea of getting one of those scooter

type chairs because I couldn't stand for more than 5 minutes w/o having

leg pain. Once I lost about 40 lbs I joined a gym and got back on the

treadmill. I even got a personal trainer and am heading toward becoming

physically fit. I actually lift weights and do abdominal crunches!!!???

( 6 months ago I woulda never thought possible )The other day I noticed

that I am no longer huffing and puffing all the time unless I am

working out hard. I was 253lbs and now I am 188lbs. That is far from

being thin at 5'2 " but I am feeling thin relative to what I was. The

flab and loose skin is not as bad as I thought. It may get alot worse

in another 50lbs, but I'll worry about that later. My latest treat was

being able to zip up an old pair of size 16 jeans and giving 6 bags of

fat clothes to Goodwill.Even some shoes are too big for me now.

I am going to be going on a weekend vacation to Santa Cruz in a week

and a half and I am looking forward to being able to fit in a plane

seat again. My last vacation was a big hassle. I was miserable from the

start.Everything was a struggle being that much overweight.

Needless to say, I am very happy to have had this surgery.I dont

know where I was headed before that. Maybe an L and I from obesity.

Like others I wish I would have known about this years ago.

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