HomeSuccess StoriesPaula Kilgore: Dressing For Success After WLS gwhqadmin September 8, 2009 Success Stories 9 Comments 9 Responses Joanne Brown September 25, 2009 Great story Paula, you are such an inspiration to me and others. Congrats on the long hard work, it’s worth everything. I am almost 4 years post op myself, 128lb and feel wonderfully healthy and overall great. I am also hoping to be able to help others as I have almost completed training to become a support group leader. It’s so important to spread the word and help others continue in their most important weight loss journey. Thanks for sharing. Joanne Lena Austin September 25, 2009 Thanks, Paula for your “been there, done that” story. I’m only a little over nine months post-op and only halfway to my goal weight. Still, most of my wardrobe has begun to fall off me after losing 75 lbs to date. This is especially true of my lingerie, most notably my bras. I’ve temporarily borrowed some of my 24-year-old daughter’s sports bras until I am closer to my goal weight, but this is a stopgap measure. I can sew, and reducing my clothing has been fun! However, even I am unwilling to tackle lingerie. I figure my stopgap measures will take me to the holiday season, where I intend to ask for gift cards to my favorite stores. Hugs! Lena Belinda Samrow September 25, 2009 I am two years post op. I have lost over a hundred pounds but would like to loose 15 more pounds. I went from a 22/24 to a size 12. I am 58 years old and feel like a different person. I can now wear heels, dance, walk and have begun to live again. Thank you for sharing your success. Ginny Lindberg September 25, 2009 Great story Having the Realize Lapband surgery done just 4 months ago I have had a real lifestyle change going from a size 20 to a loose fittin 14 now. Shopping at all the clearance racks has for sizes down to 10 for the fun of it and being excited not by the pounds as much as the clothes size I can fit into next. Since January I have lost 51 pounds and intend on loosing another 49 my health has not been this good in years comming off of some medications already. Great story it’s great to know that after all this time you have maintained and are still loosing some if you want. Great job you are an inspiration for me. Ginny clara johnson September 28, 2009 please help me to understand the lap-band surgery I was sent your web site by a friend I think we both are scared but we both realize if we don’t do something soon HELP any info to help me help myself. thank you for sharing your story Anthony Sala October 4, 2009 Wonderful and touching story, Paula. Thank you for sharing and making a difference in others lives through your work. Anthony Jody G. November 13, 2009 Paula, I have found everything you have said to be right on target. I started at 340 (size 36+), had RNY 2 years ago and and am now 195 (size 18-20 or 1X). I found that as I hit certain milestones in size (such as size 24), I couldn’t IMAGINE myself ever being smaller — not that I wasn’t still losing –I WAS — but I was so delighted that somewhere in my brain I felt like if I stopped here I would be thrilled and I went out and bought a bunch of clothes in that size. Now they are all too big! Also, I have found it so difficult to buy pants. I like the slim-cut stretch demin because they fit so nicely when you first put them on, but find that after sitting down just a few times, they stretch out terribly in the butt. Yet looser pants look so baggy to me. Do you have any ideas about who I can consult about HOW to buy pants that fit? Thanks. Jody Leslie Langford April 16, 2010 You included some useful tips in your story that others have not mentioned about shopping after WLS. I will be having surgery in the next 3 weeks. I am also a registered nurse and think I may want to go into bariatric nursing. Where should I start? anna August 11, 2010 I had RNY done 2 years ago and have only lost 130lbs, I went from 390 to 260…is this right? I have stayed at 260 for a while now and feel I am not losing or going to lose anymore. Can someone please tell me how I can lose more weight? I would like to be at least 180. Thank you! ppbcportland@gmail.com
Joanne Brown September 25, 2009 Great story Paula, you are such an inspiration to me and others. Congrats on the long hard work, it’s worth everything. I am almost 4 years post op myself, 128lb and feel wonderfully healthy and overall great. I am also hoping to be able to help others as I have almost completed training to become a support group leader. It’s so important to spread the word and help others continue in their most important weight loss journey. Thanks for sharing. Joanne
Lena Austin September 25, 2009 Thanks, Paula for your “been there, done that” story. I’m only a little over nine months post-op and only halfway to my goal weight. Still, most of my wardrobe has begun to fall off me after losing 75 lbs to date. This is especially true of my lingerie, most notably my bras. I’ve temporarily borrowed some of my 24-year-old daughter’s sports bras until I am closer to my goal weight, but this is a stopgap measure. I can sew, and reducing my clothing has been fun! However, even I am unwilling to tackle lingerie. I figure my stopgap measures will take me to the holiday season, where I intend to ask for gift cards to my favorite stores. Hugs! Lena
Belinda Samrow September 25, 2009 I am two years post op. I have lost over a hundred pounds but would like to loose 15 more pounds. I went from a 22/24 to a size 12. I am 58 years old and feel like a different person. I can now wear heels, dance, walk and have begun to live again. Thank you for sharing your success.
Ginny Lindberg September 25, 2009 Great story Having the Realize Lapband surgery done just 4 months ago I have had a real lifestyle change going from a size 20 to a loose fittin 14 now. Shopping at all the clearance racks has for sizes down to 10 for the fun of it and being excited not by the pounds as much as the clothes size I can fit into next. Since January I have lost 51 pounds and intend on loosing another 49 my health has not been this good in years comming off of some medications already. Great story it’s great to know that after all this time you have maintained and are still loosing some if you want. Great job you are an inspiration for me. Ginny
clara johnson September 28, 2009 please help me to understand the lap-band surgery I was sent your web site by a friend I think we both are scared but we both realize if we don’t do something soon HELP any info to help me help myself. thank you for sharing your story
Anthony Sala October 4, 2009 Wonderful and touching story, Paula. Thank you for sharing and making a difference in others lives through your work. Anthony
Jody G. November 13, 2009 Paula, I have found everything you have said to be right on target. I started at 340 (size 36+), had RNY 2 years ago and and am now 195 (size 18-20 or 1X). I found that as I hit certain milestones in size (such as size 24), I couldn’t IMAGINE myself ever being smaller — not that I wasn’t still losing –I WAS — but I was so delighted that somewhere in my brain I felt like if I stopped here I would be thrilled and I went out and bought a bunch of clothes in that size. Now they are all too big! Also, I have found it so difficult to buy pants. I like the slim-cut stretch demin because they fit so nicely when you first put them on, but find that after sitting down just a few times, they stretch out terribly in the butt. Yet looser pants look so baggy to me. Do you have any ideas about who I can consult about HOW to buy pants that fit? Thanks. Jody
Leslie Langford April 16, 2010 You included some useful tips in your story that others have not mentioned about shopping after WLS. I will be having surgery in the next 3 weeks. I am also a registered nurse and think I may want to go into bariatric nursing. Where should I start?
anna August 11, 2010 I had RNY done 2 years ago and have only lost 130lbs, I went from 390 to 260…is this right? I have stayed at 260 for a while now and feel I am not losing or going to lose anymore. Can someone please tell me how I can lose more weight? I would like to be at least 180. Thank you! ppbcportland@gmail.com
