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Crystal light makes mixes with stevia now. You can find them in your supermarket. Freeze some to make your own sugar free pops. Everything is too sweet for me...including the mixes I just mentioned. I just dilute everything with water. Even “no sugar added” juices have lots of sugar in them. You may want to dilute them to cut down on your intake. The bottom line is, you are the only one who will be held accountable for your decisions. Your health and progress is solely your responsibility. If you need help, folks here are always willing. Best wishes!

SW: 300 / CW: 169.8 I’m down only about 8lbs from my last surgiversary but that’s ok I never thought I’d hit onederland, much less maintain 165-170lbs at 5’11” for a year! The past two years haven’t been exactly what I’ve expected—for example, I’m not suddenly in love with what I see in the mirror, still have a long way to go mentally—but this surgery gave me my life back. I was one of the luckier ones who went into this with no comorbidities so my health is about the same as it was but my quality of life is so vastly improved. Next stop: hopefully getting some of this skin removed I haven’t been super active during maintenance but I just wanted to say thank you to everyone here who’s offered support and advice!

Thank you! That makes me feel so much better! I will search for other posts.

Welcome! I'm not from the UK, but just vacationed there (Scotland) and it was pretty amazing! Some of my pre-op prep was: Stop drinking fluids while eating meals, wait 30 min after eating to drink Learn to eat in smaller bites by using baby spoons/forks Stop carbonated drinks and caffeine (I weaned off coffee before surgery to prevent the caffeine withdrawal headache while in the hospital, plus my doc wants all his patients to be caffeine free for at least 6 months after surgery) And I started using the myfitnesspal app to track my food and fluids and still use it now, it's a big help

I wish you were in Wisconsin

WOW! Just wow! You look great! Such an inspiration.

I wasn't as terrified of my C-section as I am of this surgery because I didn't get a "choice"--it was an emergency and I was just along for the ride. An added layer of anxiety--we are taking my daughter, who is 11, to her grandparents' house to spend the week of my surgery hanging with them and playing with her cousins. We didn't plan this, it just worked out that way (I haven't told my mom about the surgery as I don't think she would be supportive). This will be the first time my daughter has been away from home for such an extended period of time. I think it will be OK, that she would enjoy herself more with her cousins than at home during my recovery. It's definitely easier on my husband. But I still worry about her being so far away while I am undergoing surgery.

I was very anxious before my surgery...up until I walked in the day OF surgery. It's like all of my fears went away and I felt this peace of, "yeah, I'm doing the right thing." ...the RN staff helped a lot too...I will always value RN/surgery staff that you can clearly tell do this all the time and run through pre-op like a well oiled machine.

I understand your fear and shame. First, know that the surgery is very safe and you are in good hands. The surgical team and nursing staff know their stuff and they will take care of you. Second, trust that you are a courageous person to make the decision to have this surgery. It's not easy! But you have decided to take a proactive course to live a better, healthier life. That is something to be proud of. Best wishes on your surgery and recovery!

I finally went below 400 this week. That was my first major goal. Next is 330, the weight I was at when I was probably in the best shape of my life when I played college football (6’6” 330). Then I want to tackle 250 after that as my ultimate goal. I was stalled for about 8 days at one point since I last posted and then this week I was dropping 1-2 lbs every single day until I just weighed in at 393. That is a total loss of 84 lbs thus far.