My Progress Measurements

The table below shows my full biweekly progress from before surgery right through to reaching a healthy BMI.

Date	Weight	Neck	Bust	Band	Belly	Hips	Left Upper Arm	Right Upper Arm	Left Thigh	Right Thigh
26/02/24	245	44	126	112	139	124	41	42	70	69
23/03/24	234	41	120	108	137	121	41	42	67	68
06/03/24	222	40	116	105	134	114	39	41	67	66
20/04/24	216	39	114	101	129	114	39	41	63	65
04/05/24	211	39	113	99	128	110	38	39	60	62
18/05/24	206	37	113	98	126	109	36	38	59	61
01/06/24	200	37	113	96	125	109	36	38	58	60
15/06/24	199	37	112	96	122	108	36	38	57	60
29/06/24	195	37	112	95	121	107	36	37	57	59
13/07/24	189	37	112	94	118	105	36	36	56	58
27/07/24	186	36	112	94	117	104	36	36	55	58
10/08/24	184	36	111	94	116	104	35	35	55	58
24/08/24	180	36	109	93	115	103	35	35	55	56
07/09/24	179	36	109	93	114	103	34	35	55	56
21/09/24	175	35	108	92	110	102	34	34	54	55
05/10/24	175	35	108	92	110	101	34	34	54	55
19/10/24	174	35	107	92	109	100	34	34	54	54
02/11/24	170	35	104	92	107	100	33	34	52	53
16/11/24	168	34	103	92	106	99	33	33	52	52
30/11/24	164	34	102	91	105	99	33	33	51	51
14/12/24	160	34	102	91	104	98	32	32	50	51
28/12/24	156	34	100	90	103	97	32	32	49	49
11/01/25	155	34	100	90	103	97	32	31	49	49
25/01/22	152	34	100	90	101	95	32	30	49	48
08/02/25	149	33	99	90	98	95	31	29	49	48
22/02/25	147	33	97	89	98	95	31	29	48	48
08/03/25	147	33	97	89	98	94	30	29	48	47
22/03/25	144	33	96	88	97	94	30	29	47	46
05/04/25	143	33	96	87	97	94	30	29	47	46
19/04/25	140	33	95	86	96	93	30	29	46	46
03/05/25	138	32	95	86	96	93	30	29	46	45
17/05/25*	134	32	94	84	95	92	29	29	45	44
31/05/25	132	32	94	83	94	91	29	29	45	44
14/06/25	131	32	92	83	94	91	28	29	45	44
Totals	-114	-12	-34	-29	-45	-33	-13	-13	-25	-25

We began reducing our calorie intake on 26 February 2024, started our liver reduction diet on 11 March, and had surgery on 26 March 2024.
*Healthy BMI and target achieved.

Reflections

Kirsten’s early results were extraordinary – steady, disciplined, and methodical. But by mid-2024, her health began to decline sharply as Metastatic Crohn’s disease took hold.

She was largely bed-ridden for almost a year, but even through that time, she never lost sight of her progress or her goals. Her resilience has been remarkable, and as of late 2025, her treatment is underway.

You can read more about her journey with Crohn’s here.

What’s Next

Kirsten began antibiotics in July 2025 and will start biologic therapy in November.
If all goes to plan, by April 2026, she’ll be healthy enough for us to return to the gym together – starting fresh as a team again.
For now, her focus is entirely on healing, and mine is on being ready when that moment comes.

June 2026 update – I have maintained my weight between 135-140lb, these days I am focused on building up my stamina, Metastatic Crohn’s Disease left me bed ridden for around a year and I have been on a lot of treatments so I don’t have a lot of stamina any more, walking 20 minutes is about all I can manage at the moment, but every week at the moment I’m able to last longer than the previous week, I’m proud that I’ve been able to come out of the other end while still being in the ball park of my target weight.

About this content

This blog is written by James and Kirsten, a couple from the UK who had gastric sleeve surgery together in March 2024.

We started this blog because we couldn't find any sources of content that details before surgery, the surgery and then life post surgery - so we decided to write one ourselves.

Everything on this site is based on our own experience and the research we have done along the way. It is not medical advice. Gastric sleeve surgery is a serious procedure and every patient's journey is different. Please always consult your own bariatric team or GP before making any decisions about your health or treatment.

Some posts on this site may contain featured or sponsored content, or affiliate links. Where this is the case, it will always be clearly stated at the top of the article. Our opinions are always our own.

Publish Date: 16 July 2024 | Last Reviewed: 6 June 2026 | Next Planned Review: 6 December 2027