hopefulstar

yea I am. i only have 1 more day to go. the diarrhea is pretty bad. at first i thought it was cuz i got my time of the month which i hadnt gotten in so long because of my birth control. i used to get diarrhea w/ my TOM. the antibiotics interfere w birth control thats y i got my period (just so you know). i havent tried using anything like peptobismol i just kinda prepare for food to go right thru me LOL. you are probably almost done with it by now.

i feel exactly like all of you. i have a 9 month old and a 2.5 year old. i cant wait to have energy and just feel good about myself. i want to want to take my kids to the park and to the zoo since i wont feel the need to be in hiding anymore. i get my date this thursday, hope nothing comes in my way to be sleeved by the end of May. Good luck to you all!

I havent even had surgery and I do want to at least educate people and get people thinking about it. I thought about surgery a long time ago and never thought for a second my insurance would cover it. I saw 3 of my friends on FB dramatically lose weight (they all had the by pass tho) and those pictures just lit a fire in me and I contacted them all and they were all ecstatic and then i called my insurance and I couldnt believe i was covered. so in about a months time I will be on the losers bench. BUT, back to the topic at hand. There was a post on another website about a man who did undergo the VSG and had lost 100 lbs and was sooo happy with his progress and what was to come (still needed to lose at least 150 more). Shortly after reaching the 100 lb mark, he was stopped by a woman at Home Depot who felt compelled to tell him he should have surgery and that she did it and she knew how unhappy he was. This crushed him badly and made him feel that his 100 lbs meant nothing and that people stilled viewed him as huge and miserable. That being said, be careful. That really ruined his day and motivation.

so many reasons Lack of confidence which equals to less success at work, due to refusing to be in the spotlight and be more assertive when duty calls. also having hardly any energy, this keeps me from being the best mother i can be. it also makes me isolate myself and the constant feeling of not wanting to be bothered or seen, becomes depressing and saddens me. It is all a domino affect and i am sick of it all. i want to feel good, i want to be comfortable in my own skin. i want to feel physically fit and strong. i am only 26 years old and i feel like I am 70. i want to set a positive example for my babies. i want to like my reflection/my image/myself. i want to stop constantly adjusting my clothes when they cling to me. i want to like shopping like i used to. i want to stop being restricted. i want to be free.

i am beyond obsessed. reading the success stories which i love, especially make me soooooo anxious!!! I have finished everything and am just waiting for my appt with my surgeon to be set up and once I meet him, I should have a surgery date. I have been lucky in that I didn't need to do any supervised diet or anything too time consuming (made this decision sometime in mid january and first seminar feb 5th). i just want this to happen sooooo badly i cant think of anything else. i am shooting for may 15th ish and hoping nothing stands in my way. good luck everyone!

beautiul. very nice eyes. you lost/gained 10 years at least

so im kinda bummed! i thought i was done with all my preop stuff. the team at my bariatric center discussed me and everything went well except that the nutritionist wants to meet with me again, so she did not clear me for the go ahead to see my surgeon. this sets me back 2 weeks which is OK but i am surprised she was so unimpressed with me. maybe i was too honest with my food log and my habits. i tried to explain to her that I hadn't started doing a lot of the healthier eating/smaller portions things i should be doing, becuz I know i will lose some weight with my pre-op diet that will put me very close to not qualifying if i lose too much (current BMI is 43). seems average is 10-15 lbs pre-op diet which would already be too much. I did lose 2 lbs between my initial appt and this one tho so that should have counted for something!! anyone else suddenly required to do a follow up visit with nutritionist? im nervous she wont clear me now. i didnt vibe with her like i did with everyone else i met.

i have been lurking around for months and I registered right now just to post on this topic. I have been talking about this non-stopppp. i was actually starting to get some serious anxiety from this or so I think thats wat it was from. I am the most impatient person ever LOL and I like to be prepared with as much knowledge as possible when I step into a new situation. All i do is research and learn and talk peoples ears off. I am kind of embarrassed at how excited I am about this, especially when some people look down on this surgery. I still can't contain myself from talking about it to whoever will listen. i have finished all of my requirements and am waiting for the team at the Bariatric center clear me this upcoming week. Once that is done I will have my appt with the surgeon and we will set the surgery date. im praying nothing unexpected comes up. Good luck to you all. I am terrified of the pre-op diet.