1 Month Post-Op Progress

Well, I'm a day late but i'm here! Yesterday marks the 1 month mark since Lap-Band surgery. Sooooooo...It's time for an update!! We will go ahead and make this Monday Weigh In as well...


Starting weight: 261 lbs
Surgery day: 234.4 lbs

Todays weight: 225.2 lbs

-.03 lb loss this week

-9.2 lb loss since surgery
-35.8 lb loss overall

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Not quite the loss we all would like to see...but a loss none the less!!! I am always happy when it goes down! So far the scale has gone down every week and that my friends is super duper :)


Here are my measurements 1 month post-op:

                 7/11/12      8/13/12    Loss

Neck.............15"............15" -----0"

R bicep..........17.5 .........16"------1.5" 

L bicep..........17"...........15" ------2" 

R forearm.......12.5"........12"------.5"

L forearm.......12"...........12"-------0"

Wrist...............7.5".........7.5"------0"

Bust................50"...........49"-------1"

W...................46.5"........45"-------1.5"

Hips................53"...........49.5"-----3.5"

R thigh............24.5"........22.75"----1.75"

L thigh............24.25".......23"-------1.25"

                             TOTAL LOSS----13"

13 inches?!?! WOW... that's huge. I was in shock when I was typing this in! I've only lost 9.2 lbs between the 2 measurement dates but man, 13 frikken inches?!?! I'm psyched... for sure. I can't wait to go to the Dr. and have them see my progress! :)

Here are some 1 month comparison photos.... (Someone give me the hookup on a way to do before/after pics... (I messed with blogger for a long damn time to get them like this and they still look horrible, at least they are in the right order now! I really almost drop kicked my computer out the window...) The left pics are the night before surgery, the right side are the ones from tonight. I can see a difference already! :)

Let The Hubs take pics and this is what you get...PERV! 

The bra i'm wearing in the pics from tonight is comically big on me now...The Hubs was laughing at me earlier before I got in the bath. I really need some new bras...lol 

I go for my first fill on  on Thursday and let me tell ya... I am REALLY needing it!!! It's getting harder and harder to keep my portions what they should be. I'm not sure how much they will put in but I'm sure it will do SOMETHING right? I'm super proud of my progress so far and can't wait to see what happens when I start incorporating vigorous exercise back into routine and get my portions more under control with my fills. 

Work is ridiculously busy so I may be really scattered with my posts....busy season will be over in about a month and I won't be so stressed out and I will have more time to blog. Working overtime and the stress of the crazy busy days are DRAINING me...not to mention really testing my willpower. I've made some regrettable food choices *cough...cupcakes...cough* It's hard trying to find new ways to deal with stress without food. I can do it though. I got this.