Hi everyone,
I would like to share my story.
I got my surgery on May 6th 2015.
So far I've been doing quite well, I lost 34 kilo's (5st3lbs? I used an online calculator, sorry if it's off).
Not there yet but I'm so happy and proud!
I weighed 98.8 kilo's (15st5lbs) before the op, now I weigh 64 kilo's (10st).
My bmi is now 26.6, and before the op it was 40!
Hopefully I will lose the other 14 kilo's I still need to lose.
I'm very short at 155cm (5'1) and I'm allowed to weigh 45 to 59 kilo (7st to 9st2lbs), I need to be at the lower end due to my build though so I set my goal at 50 kilo (7st8lbs).
Compared to some people I have met, my weight loss seems to go slow.
But the clinic where I had my op done is very pleased with my progress, so I don't worry about it.
Been battling chronic fatigue and gallbladder problems within the same year, my gallbladder was removed earlier this month and it seems those 2 things may have been related.
I'm glad they removed the gallbladder, those attacks were hellish!
As for food and drink, I can eat and drink anything now the gallbladder is gone.
At some point I had to avoid many foods because of it.
Protein is so important to me. And so is fibre.
I eat everything from meats to veg to fruit to grains.
IMy b1 is on the low side I'm trying to consume more meats and dairy (not easy when you have a lactose intolerance!).
Since the op, I noticed my body no longer craves sugar.
Chocolate is meh, everything sugary and sweet is meh and that is weird when you used to be a sweet tooth.
I'm savoury all the way now!
The reason I picked the sleeve was because I heard about gbp & dumping syndrome.
As expected, sleeve didn't give me those kind of complications.
Feeling better every day.
My goal is to exercise more as I currently do/did diddly squat cause I used to be so tired
Hoping the resistance band I bought are fun to use.
Already owned a lot of fitness dvds and a treadmill but I need to work on my muscles.
I lots some muscle when I lost weight, which was to be expected of course.
It's so much fun buying clothes, everything I owned is way too big and in between I bought some cheap basics, which I'll continue to do till I reach my goal.
A while back, I ordered a pair of jeans in size 42 (uk 14) and I looked at them...I was like no way!
That is tiny, it won't fit.
Tried it on...too large
Size 12 is getting on the large side now too.
Still in disbelief I can fit that tbh.
I'm so glad I went for this surgery.
It changed my life.
Gave me more confidence, gave me a healthier body.
The only regrets I have is that I waited so damn long to do this!
I would like to share my story.
I got my surgery on May 6th 2015.
So far I've been doing quite well, I lost 34 kilo's (5st3lbs? I used an online calculator, sorry if it's off).
Not there yet but I'm so happy and proud!
I weighed 98.8 kilo's (15st5lbs) before the op, now I weigh 64 kilo's (10st).
My bmi is now 26.6, and before the op it was 40!
Hopefully I will lose the other 14 kilo's I still need to lose.
I'm very short at 155cm (5'1) and I'm allowed to weigh 45 to 59 kilo (7st to 9st2lbs), I need to be at the lower end due to my build though so I set my goal at 50 kilo (7st8lbs).
Compared to some people I have met, my weight loss seems to go slow.
But the clinic where I had my op done is very pleased with my progress, so I don't worry about it.
Been battling chronic fatigue and gallbladder problems within the same year, my gallbladder was removed earlier this month and it seems those 2 things may have been related.
I'm glad they removed the gallbladder, those attacks were hellish!
As for food and drink, I can eat and drink anything now the gallbladder is gone.
At some point I had to avoid many foods because of it.
Protein is so important to me. And so is fibre.
I eat everything from meats to veg to fruit to grains.
IMy b1 is on the low side I'm trying to consume more meats and dairy (not easy when you have a lactose intolerance!).
Since the op, I noticed my body no longer craves sugar.
Chocolate is meh, everything sugary and sweet is meh and that is weird when you used to be a sweet tooth.
I'm savoury all the way now!
The reason I picked the sleeve was because I heard about gbp & dumping syndrome.
As expected, sleeve didn't give me those kind of complications.
Feeling better every day.
My goal is to exercise more as I currently do/did diddly squat cause I used to be so tired
Hoping the resistance band I bought are fun to use.
Already owned a lot of fitness dvds and a treadmill but I need to work on my muscles.
I lots some muscle when I lost weight, which was to be expected of course.
It's so much fun buying clothes, everything I owned is way too big and in between I bought some cheap basics, which I'll continue to do till I reach my goal.
A while back, I ordered a pair of jeans in size 42 (uk 14) and I looked at them...I was like no way!
That is tiny, it won't fit.
Tried it on...too large
Size 12 is getting on the large side now too.
Still in disbelief I can fit that tbh.
I'm so glad I went for this surgery.
It changed my life.
Gave me more confidence, gave me a healthier body.
The only regrets I have is that I waited so damn long to do this!
