9 months Post-Op - Update and Pics

Today is 9 months since my roux-en-y surgery - so much has changed, and though I still have a way to go, I'm absolutely loving how things are turning out.

I got a hair past 10 pounds down this month, happy to see that up in the double digit range again. I think with being cleared for exercise, I should be able to keep that pace over the next few months. I'm soooo close to hitting the top of my surgeon's goal range for me - they said I should end up at 166-190, and today I'm 194.6. I think 166 is still too high, I want to get down to at least 150, though I'm considering changing that goal to 140. We'll see as I get closer.

I decided to keep with last month's decision to do the photos in my workout clothes - might be able to see a little more of the changes this way.



I'm noticing some wrinkly-ness on my legs, which I don't like - people have had skin removed on their thighs after WLS, but I'm hoping that continued toning will help take care of that. The arms, clearly, are going to need skin removal - there's not enough toning in the world that will get rid of that. But - need to get down to my goal weight and stabilize for a bit before I can consider that (and after we answer the question of whether we can do IVF - if that's a yes, then plastics will be even later down the horizon).


So here's the stats.

	Current	Loss	Total Loss
Chest	42.5	-2	-15.5
Waist	39.5	-2.5	-13.5
Hips	48.5	-.5	-12.75
Thigh	19.75	-1.75	-8.5
Calf	17	0	-5.3
Bicep	15	-.5	-5.25

And can't forget the weight totals:

Beginning weight	338
Weight at surgery	304
Current weight	194.6
Total loss	144

8 months post-op: update and pics

So yeah. It's been an interesting month. Exercise ups and downs, had the colonoscopy at the beginning of the month, and surgery set to hopefully finally clear the fistula that's been giving my incision such a hard time to heal on Monday the 6th. I did manage an 8 pound loss - I'd like to keep it to at least 10 a month, but with all that's gone on, that's pretty close.

My last couple photos looked a lot alike to me, and some of them will as my loss slows down as I get closer and closer to goal. So to get a bit more toward the stark reality of this, I had the Man take my photos in my work out clothes just before I did my exercise today.

Despite the sports bra, I think my boobs look droopy - and lets face it, they are. I have no idea what the plastic surgeon will end up having to work with, it feels like I've lost all regular breast tissue as well as fat - that they're just empty. I'll clearly have to get a brachioplasty on the arms too - no amount of tricep work will completely get rid of those bat wings. Hoping the toning and sculpting will help the thighs, but I could always become a complete FrankenBarbie and get it all done. Holy crap, not only are my pictures on the internet, but I'm wearing shorts and a sports bra. Hold me.

	Current	Loss	Total Loss
Chest	44.5	-1	-13.5
Waist	42	-1	-12
Hips	49	-2	-12.25
Thigh	2.5	-.5	-6.75
Calf	17	0	-5.3
Bicep	15.5	-.5	-4.75

And can't forget the weight totals:

Beginning weight	338
Weight at surgery	304
Current weight	205
Total loss	133