cara342

Icy Orange is good. Sometimes I add a packet of sugar free water flavor to enhance it. The kool aid sugar free packets.

Hi! April 6th sleever also. Every day I seem to improve but still cannot meet the water or protein goals. Going to work tomorrow for a couple hours and hope I can maintain.

It sounds fraudulent to charge twice for something they do once. Maybe look up your state insurance board helpline and ask if this is correct.

I realize I was actually given generic Pepcid to take, not Prilosec. Sorry. Surgery was a week ago and I haven't learned all my med names well yet.

I was given three month supply of Prilosec. To be taken every eight hours, basically two times a day. I take in am and pm. It helps your sleeve heal because acid makes it harder for your sleeve to heal. This is what I was told.

Getting sleeved on April 6th and also not excited. I basically feel like I made this decision and I am going through with it. I had a moment of anxiety today eating lunch and feeling like I will never eat a "normal" portion again. But I have moved past that feeling. I am basically going to white knuckle it. I don't believe I can maintain weight loss without surgery. So I have to do this. I am hoping that my lack of excitement will help me after surgery. I have heard that most everyone has some feelings of buyers remorse initially. Perhaps I won't be so let down because I lack excitement now? I think it is good you are thinking about your feelings and processing them. Prepare yourself for feelings of regret and then feelings of joy when the weight comes off. When feeling panic I would tell yourself three reasons why you are doing this and that its going to be ok. Repeat the same mantra whenever the feelings come.

Your SIL gave you a gift. The gift of knowing who she really is and that you should limit your contact with her and never trust her with anything ever again. Right now it feels awful, but push the embarrassment aside and tell yourself that her behavior is a reflection of her, not you. It may also help to discuss this issue with your brother if you have a good relationship. Then he will understand why you have to pull back from her.

I think seeing a psychiatrist would be helpful. Get the right med to help yourself long term. I agree that wellbutrin might help you. Bypass your Dr and go straight to a psychiatrist who will understand the mental health component of binge eating.

I am April 6th! Will try to friend you on FB now

I do understand. I started becoming overweight when I was 18. I slowly kept gaining until I was about 220 when I was 22-23. Then I kept going up and down with dieting till I was 305 at age 31. I then had two children 19 months apart. Now I am at 267. I am 5'9". I guess I am so conflicted because the last time I seriously dieted before the past month or so was about 4-5 years ago so I am wondering if I should listen to my family and give it one more try. My relationship with food is pathological also. I think about what my next meal is going to be. I will eat a lot when I do eat a meal. I don't do a ton of snacking but I just overeat at meals. Not till I am sick, but just a large portion. So at a taqueria I would get a super burrito and eat it all. I am exercising almost daily with 30 minute walks. Do you exercise? I am worried I don't have a good enough exercise Program

Yes it's like my family is having an intervention with me begging me not to do it, that I will never be able to eat a normal meal again, that I haven't tried hard enough on my own. I am 34 but it is difficult for me to deal with all of their negativity. Do you think you will ever regret the surgery? Like when you are older? Can you eat a normal meal? How irritating is it to not be able to drink normally?

Wanted to say also, yes Dr. Dutta is not warm and fuzzy but that is ok. Just want a good surgeon. Do you know if he ever had any patients with leaks?

I was 40 exactly also. Part of my issue is my family not being supportive. My husband is but my parents are struggling with it, the permanence of it and the "I think you can do it on your own you just haven't really tried". I have tried multiple times and can lose weight but I just don't maintain. So I am just having difficulty with my parents highlighting every fear I have. I feel good that I am going to do it and then talk with my mom and am conflicted. My mom also feels like "most people just gain the weight back after surgery from what she has heard". Of course that is my biggest fear that I would have surgery and then regain the weight.

I met with Dr. Dutta on Friday. I had my psych appt scheduled for the middle of June but I got a call today that they had a cancellation so I am going this week. I am at goal weight because I was losing weight prior. I am having a lot of mixed emotions though and am not sure I am going to go through with it. I just go back and forth. How are you doing? Are you sure you are going to do it?

I think if you wait until 18 months when your weight loss has slowed that would be ok. You need to balance the desire to do it right away with the desire to be healthy. I have two very young children and am getting the sleeve because I want to be healthy for them and me. It would suck if you got pregnant too soon and missed out on the chance to lose your excess weight.