I am now 5 months post op and still feeling great! I am down a total of 94 lbs and 73 lbs since surgery. I am down from a size 26 to a size 16 regular womans(no more plus size baby) and a medium shirt. Went down a whole shoe size, 2 bra sizes, a whole size in my fingers(had to get my wedding rings sized down), and 1o clothing sizes..WOW! I have 44 lbs to go to get to my goal of 160 and my husband and I just joined the gym yesterday, so that should amp it up even more! I have been losing about 1-3 lbs a week with some weeks losing nothing, but since summer started, I haven't been able to exercise much, so I'm sure joining the gym will help increase the weight loss.
I'm going to be honest here and say that I really hate eating now. I only eat because I know I have to, but if it weren't for that, I would probably not eat because there is simply no joy in it at all anymore. I never was a great cook before and didn't enjoy cooking, and now it's worse because I have to cook my family a seperate meal and then make food for myself which just never seems appealing. I guess this is one of the prices I have to pay in order for this surgery to be successful for me. I will have to live with it.
A recent "wow" moment for me was being able to go to a theme park and actually fit on all the rides again..the last time we were at Carowinds, I was too big to ride any roller coasters or do anything, but last Friday when we went, I was able to ride all the rides with no problem and room to spare! It felt AMAZING!!
I am still pleased with the surgery and have no regrets, I'd do it all over in a heartbeat because it's saved my life and made my life worth living again.
