SlimSneezy

I'm in the Wichita area.

Girl! You are not a slow loser! I had surgery 1/17 and am down 33 pounds...15 of the 33 were with the liquid diet. So I have only lost 18 since surgery. VERY FRUSTRATING!!

Girl! You are not a slow loser! I had surgery 1/17 and am down 33 pounds...15 of the 33 were with the liquid diet. So I have only lost 18 since surgery. VERY FRUSTRATING!!

weight at Surgery Jan. 21, 2013 was 232, currently around 212, total lost 20 pounds. I'm 5'6" tall. It's been 7 weeks today. I lost 15 pounds the first 4 weeks. Now I've been teetering up and down with 1-2 pounds for the past 11 days, stuck at the same weight. I had set a goal of losing 30 pounds by 8 weeks, but I don't see that happening. To be honest I get quite frustrated when people say "I'm a slow loser", when they are so obviously not. That makes those of us who truly are losing slow feel worse.

Girl! You are not a slow loser! I had surgery 1/17 and am down 33 pounds...15 of the 33 were with the liquid diet. So I have only lost 18 since surgery. VERY FRUSTRATING!!

Girl! You are not a slow loser! I had surgery 1/17 and am down 33 pounds...15 of the 33 were with the liquid diet. So I have only lost 18 since surgery. VERY FRUSTRATING!!

Oy vey iz mir. Roughly 3 weeks post op? Not a chance i hell I'd be moshing at this point, hell I wouldn't even partake in a venue of such until I was at least 3-4 months post op. You're still in the healing phase, granted close to the back end, but it's certainly not too late for something to go terribly wrong.

Think of it like this ....in about a months time you lost 26 lbs ...that is a LOT for a low BMI. Your body is probably trying to figure it out. You can't compare yourself to someone who is 350 lbs and loses 30 lbs the first month.
You don't list your stats but lets say you are 5'4 with a goal weight 130. You started 217. You are now 191. That means you have lost 30% of your excess body weight in 1 month!! 30%!
Of course you need to adjust the stats for your actual height but still ....that is pretty awesome !

Thank you everyone! Youe support is wonderful.
I had surgery at 9 this morning. Been sleeping a lot and dealing with gas pains.
Every hour is better.

I am having my surgery tomorrow morning at 9 am! Could I please ask for some prayers for me to have a safe and complication free surgery, and a speedy recovery? I'm kinda nervous!
Good luck to everyone else having surgery tomorrow!

I am having my surgery tomorrow morning at 9 am! Could I please ask for some prayers for me to have a safe and complication free surgery, and a speedy recovery? I'm kinda nervous!
Good luck to everyone else having surgery tomorrow!

I am having my surgery tomorrow morning at 9 am! Could I please ask for some prayers for me to have a safe and complication free surgery, and a speedy recovery? I'm kinda nervous!
Good luck to everyone else having surgery tomorrow!

I am having my surgery tomorrow morning at 9 am! Could I please ask for some prayers for me to have a safe and complication free surgery, and a speedy recovery? I'm kinda nervous!
Good luck to everyone else having surgery tomorrow!

I only have to do a weeks worth of liquid diet for my surgery. I am on day five. I am surprised at how managable it has been for me. I have not cheated once. I just keep thinking that I want to do everything right, so I can have a safer surgery and hopefully a better recovery. I have a protien shake for Breakfast, a protien shake, chicken broth and Jello for lunch and a protien shake, chicken broth and jello for dinner, with lots of flavored water between all of them. I think I am filling up on Water. If needed in the evening, I will have a Protein Shake or jello. Hope that helps!

You CAN do it! I am on day 5 of my pre-op diet, surgery is Thursday. I am pleasantly surprised at how managable it has been. I have not cheated one time! Even watched my daughter eat at Wendy's yesterday...and boy did the fries look goooood! I guess I just want to make sure that I am doing EVERYTHING possible to have a healthy surgery and hopefully a better recovery.

Good luck today! I have u a seat saved beside of me on the losers bench (we can both fit on it now since I'm down 103 lbs in 6 months!) keep us updated on ur recovery.
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I am from Wichita and will be having surgery on January 17th with Dr. Hoehn at KC Bariatric Center.

I am so friggen excited! Today I went into my surgeons office for a refill of my acid reducer. I happened to see him in the hall and he was super happy with my progress. So happy in fact, he asked if he could get my weight. I weighed in at 147. I am 4 1/2 months post-op and have lost 85% of my excess body weight. He gave me a high five, took a picture and pretty much skipped away. He told me that his original goal for me was 65% EWL because of my PCOS, HBP and other health issues (all of which are gone)
I am still 12 pounds from my personal goal, which will put me at a BMI of 23, which would be most ideal for my body type. If I lose much more than that, I am afraid my skin will not bounce back as I would like. Maybe 130 so i have a little bounce room. I want to be healthy looking, not too skinny.
Other than probably loosing 2 lbs of my weight in hair, everything else is going great. I have finally got my acid reflux under control with Lansoprazole 30mg twice a day, which is only 5.00 a month for a copayment. This is now the only prescribed medicine I take. Blood pressure, high blood sugar and metformin for PCOS all discontinued. My size 8s are getting roomy (I was a right 16 and a XL or 1x) and honestly I don't look too bad naked, considering 3 kids, c section and surgery scars. Best of all though, truly..I am healthy and feel fanfrickentastic. It's amazing. Lose the weight of a 9 year old boy and everything stops hurting
I see often on the boards people say that they get pissed when they see someone around 'only' 200 LBS have surgery. I was at my highest 218, and at surgery 209. I was slowly but surely KILLING myself. I feel like a new woman, I look like a new woman and am here to tell all of you 'low BMI'rs' that if you have tried, unsuccessfully to lose that extra weight and only see yourself moving up...research, research research and then GET YOUR LIFE BACK! Don't wait till you are 250...300...400 pounds. Seriously! By no means was this easy, but besides having my children and marrying my hubby, it was the best thing I ever did for myself, and for them.

Save that hard earned quit - it only gets easier the longer you go. I'm serious!
I smoked 1-2 packs a day for 28 years and quit November 1, 2010 and have not had one puff since. Go see your Dr.they can help you - smoking now would be not good.

Former smoker here. I dont miss it at all. I never thought I would say that but now when I see people smoking I dont feel bad that I cant have one, I feel bad that they smoke and are doing all that harm to themselves. After surgery you will become way more health conscious (hopefully) and you may realize how bad it is for you. It is so freeing not to be dependent on them anymore.

Tami!! That is sooo me!! "1- I am never going to miss my underwear that keeps "rolling/falling down" or trying to pull them up while walking....NOT CUTE"
I thought I was the only one who did that!!!

Hi Ya'll sleevers and soon to be sleevers.
I wanted to post something that maybe we can all relate to and maybe laugh a little or cry...lol!!
1 - What is something that you are NEVER going to miss before being sleeved ? (if you already are sleeved then think back)
2- What is something that you are SUPER excited about after being sleeved?
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1- I am never going to miss my underwear that keeps "rolling/falling down" or trying to pull them up while walking....NOT CUTE
2- Besides getting to a healthy BMI and all the greatness with that it would be WEARING A Black SEQUIN dress BABY!! t
Love to hear YOURS!!

Not going to miss my double chin, rubbing thighs and feeling like I'm dragging concrete blocks around.
Super excited about finally getting my weight under control, feeling light and energized, and learning what it is to have confidence.

2.I am NEVER GOING TO the big hump of fat on my butt and the back of my neck
2. I cannot wait for new panties, better sex and wearing a dress that doesn't look like maternity.

I had my surgery with dr. Ponce de leon in Tijuana Mexico, I loved my experience! You can watch my videos if you want, I posted my surgery and many other videos. My coordinator was Trish and the cost $5500 plus air fare. I spend $6000 total with tips, airfare, and stuff I bought there. I had a great experience and highly recommend him and his team. He is very experienced and has taught many surgeons such as Dr. Almanza.
Good luck!