Bariatric Surgery

16 Week Update…What my wife doesn’t want you to hear!!

terry — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:11:58 +0000

Bariatric Before and After Pictures

terry — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:36:41 +0000

Well there’s my latest photo..taken Thursday, January 20th, 2011. 3 months and 2 days since my bariatric surgery. When the weight comes off over time, it’s hard to get a sense of what a 65 pound weight loss looks like. When you know you need to lose another 50 or 60, it’s hard to appreciate what even a partial goal does to how you look. It wasn’t until I saw these 3 photos together that I was truly able to appreciate the difference. Not too mention, my clothes are falling off, old skinner clothes are being retrieved and put back into the rotation, and a new jacket I got on at the Wharf in San Francisco last week, got added into the mix.

Here’s a fun thing…when we got here about 16 months ago, I put into storage, clothes that wouldn’t even button or zip up anymore. A couple of weeks ago, I went to retrieve some of them hoping that I would be able to finally fit into some of them…6 pairs of pants later…none of them fit! THEY ARE ALL NOW TOO BIG!! I can’t help but laugh. Waited too long…missed the fit window. And I couldn’t be more thrilled.

What an experience this has been, some tough things along the way, but for the most part, my bariatric surgery has been a great experience. I’m going to cover some of those things in my next video blog. Hopefully I’ll have that out next week. When I talk about bariatric surgery, for me it was the VSG, or Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. A newer procedure which I’m so glad I chose over the lap band. I know many people are having wonderful success, but I felt the VSG would be more suited for me. And I’m still eating what I want. Bread, pizza, pasta, potatoes, steak, fried chicken, hamburgers, french fries, desserts…yep, all the stuff that Jillian on The Biggest Loser says will help you reach your weight loss goals! (Ha)

In my next blog, I’m going to cover a topic that my wife is not happy about. We actually had quite a disagreement about it, but I will not back down.

Thanks for all of your emails and encouraging words posted here and on my youtube channel. I am rooting for all of you that have recently underwent some form of weight loss surgery, and those of you that have it scheduled in the near future. YOU ARE NOT MAKING A MISTAKE! Keep moving forward. I was on the dark side of this just 3 months ago, and now here I am…65 pounds down, and feeling great.

Talk to you soon,

Terry

10 Week Update!

terry — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:30:10 +0000

6 Week Post Surgery Update

terry — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:58:47 +0000

Here’s my 4 week post surgery update

terry — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:51:37 +0000

2 Weeks and 2 Days after surgery

terry — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:20:27 +0000

9 Days After Surgery–Respond to some of your comments

terry — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:54:07 +0000

5 Days After Surgery

terry — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:07:21 +0000

Excited! No complications, so far…(knock on wood.) Last post was a video blog and I think I described all of the negative (painful) things. So I thought it would be good to write a quick note on how I’m feeling away from the pains of the surgical procedure.

Great! Feeling great. Want to walk more now than I have in the last 5 years. Even with my stomach being sore…I enjoy taking a walk now. Kind of weird. Avoided walking for excercise for years.

Cravings…tiny ones…but absolutely easy to manage at this point. Having your stomach a little tender makes the the thought of eating non liquids right now, unintersting. That’s good. Wonder how long that will last?

Drove our motorhome back from the Coast…about a 2 1/2 hour drive on Friday. Was a little tired from the drive, but other than that..no problem! Really surprised how good I feel, and have since 2 days after the surgery.

THE NUMBERS!! I started my liquid diet 2 weeks, 5 days ago. I started with a weight of 360 pounds. As of this morning, I weigh 327.5 lbs! Awesome..32.5 lbs! Can’t believe how much better I feel physically now…even after just having major surgery, than I did 3 weeks ago. Amazing. It feels so good to be on the downhill side of my weight. I truly expect to be down 70 to 80 pounds by Christmas!! Sounds like a big number, but I would not be surprised.

So there you go….everything’s going very well…(again..knock on wood)

Talk to you again soon. Terry

3 days after surgery

terry — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:56:14 +0000

Day of Surgery Diary

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:55:51 +0000