Ms skinniness

This is what I really need to focus on. Slowing down when eating. I find myself eating fast. When I go out with my hubby and children, I get frustrated because they eat so much and it takes them a long time to eat. I am repulsed by their eating. I am constantly wanting to tell my hubby to slow down, it seems as if he's shoveling one bite after another. Sorry for the rant...........

That's your self conscious trying work out your conflict.

I use low fat cheeses. They melt pretty good and tastes good too.

It is so frustrating when we stall and it feels like yet another failure on our list. But it's not a failure. Your body is most likely adjusting and redistributing the weight loss. Hope you took measurements, if you haven't, now would be a great time. You are just like everyone else. We all have stalls. So frustrating.

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

Waiting for you on the BIG LOSER'S BENCH!

Can't wait for you to join me on the BIG LOSER'S BENCH!

Wow! What a blessing! Take care and lots of XOXOXOXOXOXO!

Ask the surgeon what his private pay cost is. The surgeon could have a different price for self pay clients.

There is a lot of controversy over whether or not we can stretch our sleeve. My surgeon's office says that we can stretch our sleeves and have people coming back in to have the stapleline redone closer for better restriction because they stretched their sleeves. They say that where the stapleline is, there is some fundus that is the stretchy part of the surgery that stretches. They also use the fundus in the RnY procedure which explains why they can stretch their pouches. Anyhoo, I really don't want to find out so I try to under eat my sleeve. Doesn't always work though.

You are doing just fine! When you least expect it, the inches will just melt away. Keep up the great job!

You probably won't be able to eat more than a few bites. I did, and discovered that I don't like tortilla's any more. I don't really like breads either.

Why don't you just do the one session before your surgery? There is some valuable information that you can get that will help you get started. Just because they want you to have therapy doesn't mean your crazy. It just means that you need some new coping skills to get through the hurdle. It's an all win situation! No losses, just wins all the way around!

If this is for your surgery, I would consider going to Mexico. From what I've heard, they do a superior job! And it's in your price range.

In a psych eval, they're looking for issues that can cause the person to fail. Some people get these WLS thinking that this is going to cure his/her eating problems forever where as we all know, it's just a tool to help us achieve a healthier life style. Some people, and a lot of us have done this, is to eat to self soothe. It's the same as self medicating with drugs. food helps us feel numb. The psych evaluation tells you where the person is and if he/she has the ability to process and/or learn new coping skills. Here is what I found on the web: WHY DO I NEED A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY? There are actually two reasons for the evaluation. The first is that it is a requirement based on guidelines established by the National Institute of Health for all patients before bariatric surgery can be offered. The second reason is that surgeons as well as the insurance companies also require it to ensure your health and safety. Weight Loss Surgery is a life altering procedure. As with any major surgery, weight loss surgery can have complications including death, and in the case of the gastric bypass procedure, it is irreversible. For these reasons, the decision to go forward with surgery should not be taken lightly. An evaluation ensures that you are: 1. able to make such a decision 2. understand the consequences of your decision 3. have no underlying psychological conditions that would prohibit you from adhering to the life changes that are required following surgery.

This is so funny! Love it!

I wouldn't wait until tomorrow, I'd go get some IV fluid ASAP! If not, try popsiscles, ice chips, gatorade, anything to get some fluid in. Maybe some warm both. Let us know what happens. I personally hope you get an IV really quick. Dehydration is nothing to sneeze at.

It's so true! You are SKINNY! Do you love your skinniness? I do!

I hope your feeling somewhat better. Are you drinking gatorade? That could help you with your potassium. Also drink as much as you can get in. I love all the responses you got from everyone. Keep asking away and make sure that the medical professionals do something to help you with you HBP. If you haven't heard from them. I might consider going to the ER to bring HBP down.

Just to let you know. If you lose weight under the acceptable BMI, the insurance company can still deny you. I have Kaiser and I did lose weight as required and then the referred surgeon's office said I was under the allowed BMI and wouldn't be able to do the surgery. Then I reminded the Doc that I had a dx of diabetes but choose not to take any meds, but was taking Lisnipril. It was a battle. I won, and here I am, 8 months later, lost 74 lbs.

You can post anything you want. Please don't worry about how another person on the forum will respond. This forum has the most carrying, thoughtful people out there and are on here because they want to support others with their experiences. Very few get on here and are argumentative etc. I pretty much ignore them because they're in a bad spot for the moment. They are responsible for their thoughts and behaviors and I have a choice not to respond or take action. they are writing words that are meaningless to me if they're negative words. All and all,, post any questions and thought you may have, or you can PM someone. Enjoy your skinniness everyday, because everyday you will get even more skinnier! congrats!

I think it's just swelling. Praying for the best for you.

I hate my jiggle, I hesitate to run because of my jiggle. LOL I really need to kick up the exericise. I need to get my PT back ASAP and get back to the gym.

Please don't give up. This is just another 3 months to get your body prepared for the beautiful transformation that will be happening. It's worth an extra 3 month wait. Put your head up and keep going forward. yes, it is totally frustrating all the hoops the insurance company is making you jump through. I had to do the six months also, but took it one day at at time. Even up to the OR room, I couldn't believe it was actually going to happen. I woke up and it was reality. Keep on going, it will happen.

I hope you will consider the gastric bypass as a last result. There are people I know who have done really well with it. But I am hoping that they can move whatever is blocking it! Having an IV for now on would totally suck! My prayers are with you. Please keep us updated.