Sassygirl06

just let the doc now your fears...they give you stuff to relax you prior to everything. they will give you more if you have anxiety. i dont even remember them giving me the stuff to knock me out. i just woke up done. i was really terrified of being intubated too! i dont remember it though. good luck to you...you have come this far. dont let this ruin it. just open up to the doc about your fear.

thank you everybody! it really feels great to lose all the excess fat. i think im gonna put 70 pounds in my backpack and carry it around on my walk once to put things in perspective. its hard to see it when you are in the middle of losing weight.

yep...totally normal. 4 weeks post op now and i can drink like almost normal again. i was a gulper prior to surgery so that was hard to adjust to. but now i can drink pretty much normally. i freeze my water and drin from the bottle as it thaws to help me remember to slow down. no pain anymore unless i drink to much at once. then it just makes me have to burp if i do it to fast. the soar throat is because of the tube they put in your throat during surgery. totally normal and will go away very soon. you will get past it and will rejoice in your choice soon enough. just be patient!

im 4 weeks post op and havent had a shake in 2 weeks. my doc didnt want me to get my protein from shakes. havent had any problem eating whatever i want, just a whole lot less, and a whole lot more time chewing and eating. do research! then chose what is best for you. i would do it all over again tomarrow!

keep it up! woohoo!

yeah! real food is great!

me too! the new picts of me is in an outfit from goodwill. i paid 10 dollars for it, and love it!

thank you! and i love the dancing man!

sorry that the picts are so big, i dont know why the first came out small and regular and the others came out huge??

hey peoples! i have lost a total of 71 pounds as of today! woo-hoo. 25 are post op and the rest is pre-op. here are my current picts as well as my starting picts. cant wait till im at goal and get to do this again!

amen! i went to fashion bug last sunday. they are going out of business here and have everything marked down. they carry big sizes of everything. i bought 2 pair of fashion jeans that fit now....size 16! and then i bought 6 other pairs of jeans sizes 14 down to size 10.....get this, all of the jeans that are normally 50-60 dollars were only 6 dollars each! i couldnt help myself. not only did i buy jeans but they also had nice capri pants that were only 2 dollars each, and sexy lacy underwear that were 1-2 dollars each. i spent 80 dollars and walked out of there with 450 dollars worth of clothes. it felt great. the lady at the check out had a weird look on her face as to why i bought all of those different sizes, but i explained that i have lost 70 pounds and plan on losing a lot more and if i can get them at this price why not buy it now! plus having them in my closet just waiting for me to fit into them is an inspiration all on its own. they also had all of their jewelry marked down as well and for the first time since i was a teenager i was able to buy a couple of those 3 layered necklaces that used to be either to small for my fat neck and ended up being chokers, or just didnt plain reach around my fat neck at all. i too those home and tried them all on and no problem. i love it! get stuff that makes you feel good now! it is a wonderful thing! im glad you posted on this raine

yep, same here. I have lost over 70 pounds now and my good friend that has always been smaller then me is now bigger. the last time that i saw her was over a month ago. she seemed standoffish. she told me that she could tell that i lost weight and that she had found it. we used to hang out all the time, but that was the last time that i have seen her. everytime that i try to make plans with her something else comes up. im wondering if it is the weight loss jealousy, or just embarressment. dont know what to do. she doesnt know about the surgery, and i wont tell her now for sure!

how about shrinking an inch instead...lol I went into the docs late in the afternoon so I was shorter than normal. They messured me at 5'8" instead of the 5'9" that I have always been. Not that I had any issues with being well over the BMI but I wasnt taking any chances....lol

woohoo!

haha....i posted the same question right before my surgery! i was able to resume about 4 days after. i wasnt soar at all by then and it was great! lol when you arent soar i would say try it out and see. i would be careful of the freaky stuff though lol

im 4 weeks post op and i have hunger sometimes. not like before the surgery at all. after a few days on liquids i was ok to have some softs like yogurt and cottage cheese. i was full on those so fast that i barely ate at all. now i am able to eat everything again, just slower and a whole lot less. i am full so fast! :0) hang in there! it'l get better!

soy protein helped me. now at 4 weeks post op i go every day again!

i lost more than 45 pounds in three months by following the high protein slim fast meal plan. i would drink two shakes a day. have 3, 100 calories or less snacks and then a meal with 500 calories or less. it worked great for me and i wasnt hungry all the time thanks to the snack inbetween shakes. you can do it!

i loved cottage cheese. i put a little salt on it with pepper. applesause that is no sugar added. i also enjoyed split pea soup mushed up. i was able to tolerate pintos with cheese as well. good luck!

what a wonderful story! congrats!

im at 4 weeks out and still stalled. i was supposed to have my tom by now but nothing. however i am cramping now so hopefully i can get it and get over it and this stall will go away i havent weighed myself since last week so as to not get bumbed out, but i know i havent lost anything because all of the clothes fit the same. ive never wanted my period to get here so bad....except for when i thought i might be pregnant when i didnt want to be lol.

wow, god was watching out for you! 1st stage is the best to find it in! most people dont find out until its 3rd or 4th, and then it is usually to late. im sorry this has happened to you, but so thankful they caught it in time. will keep you in my prayers!

way to go! wish i could say the same. my tom i coming though and i know that i dont lose when it is. after it i always drop big, so i am hoping that that helps me get over the hump.

i know that i already said that you look great, i just had to come back and look at your picts for some encouragement from this stall. your picts give me hope!

im one month out today too. i would advise you to call you r surgeon. also, did you just start changing what you are eating, if so it may be time for a step back.