Gr8rLuv4Me

my date is August 1st and I just found out I could go this soon 2 days ago.... excited to be on this journey with so many of you. I too started to gain after my first child 20 years ago and am done with the suffering and ready for the new freedom - knowing my faith is not in the power of man but God who is with us- the surgeons and He has provided this tool to set us free!

I must say....I really like your name....I fits with what we're all about to go thru.....there will be lots of peeks and valleys on this road...but I hope we can remember to laugh thru some of the lows. God willing they won't last always. I'll keep you in my prayers....looks like you and Umi will be leading the parade of AUGUST SLEEVERS!!!!!

My surgery date is Augus 2nd. I'm so anxious! Congrats to you all!

My surgary date is August 1st. On day 6 of clear liquid diet. It's tough no doubt, but I'm a stubborn, bullheaded Irish woman and this will not defeat me, I will defeat it and become healthier for it. Let's do this everyone!!!!!

AaahRoo! I have a surgery date! I will be sleeved at last by Dr. Fernando Otero on August 14, 2012 at John Muir Hospital-Concord Campus CA. I'm very excited of course!! I'm hoping to find other August sleevers to treck the journey with. I'm so ready to get this weighted ball rolling you just don't know...
I've been putting on weight since the birth of my first child 20 years ago. Things really got out of hand when I seperated from the military in 2006. No limits,No mandatory runs,No mandatory weigh-ins makes Gr8rLuv a very big, bad girl !! Currently, I'm miserable...My joints-Achy wrists,back,hips,knees and ankles. sleep Apnea-I got it, Cpap-I wear it. I can't wait to get back to my normal...BMI,Weight, Activity,Sleep. I've lost enough time...I'm ready for the RESET button!!

AaahRoo! I have a surgery date! I will be sleeved at last by Dr. Fernando Otero on August 14, 2012 at John Muir Hospital-Concord Campus CA. I'm very excited of course!! I'm hoping to find other August sleevers to treck the journey with. I'm so ready to get this weighted ball rolling you just don't know...
I've been putting on weight since the birth of my first child 20 years ago. Things really got out of hand when I seperated from the military in 2006. No limits,No mandatory runs,No mandatory weigh-ins makes Gr8rLuv a very big, bad girl !! Currently, I'm miserable...My joints-Achy wrists,back,hips,knees and ankles. sleep Apnea-I got it, Cpap-I wear it. I can't wait to get back to my normal...BMI,Weight, Activity,Sleep. I've lost enough time...I'm ready for the RESET button!!

I'm from the East Bay Area. I have a surgery date of 14 Aug 2012 With Dr Fernando Otero.

I am also scheduled for surgery on Aug.14th at 9:15 in San Diego. I'm so hoping to get my diabetes in remission. We can do this. I'm so ready to make the journey also.

AaahRoo! I have a surgery date! I will be sleeved at last by Dr. Fernando Otero on August 14, 2012 at John Muir Hospital-Concord Campus CA. I'm very excited of course!! I'm hoping to find other August sleevers to treck the journey with. I'm so ready to get this weighted ball rolling you just don't know...
I've been putting on weight since the birth of my first child 20 years ago. Things really got out of hand when I seperated from the military in 2006. No limits,No mandatory runs,No mandatory weigh-ins makes Gr8rLuv a very big, bad girl !! Currently, I'm miserable...My joints-Achy wrists,back,hips,knees and ankles. sleep Apnea-I got it, Cpap-I wear it. I can't wait to get back to my normal...BMI,Weight, Activity,Sleep. I've lost enough time...I'm ready for the RESET button!!

I respect everyone's decision on this, but for me I needed to tell. I would have felt bad about myself lying to people every time I was asked how I did it, and pleasantly found that no one made any derogatory comments to my face (which is all I care about--people will think what they will think and I could care less what that is). Now I'm a year out from surgery and everyone is used to how I look now at 122 lbs down from a top weight of 320 in only a year. I'm a guy and maintaining 198 lbs at 5'9 and feel great! So anyway, I rarely anymore have people ask me how I lost the weight except for the occasional person that I haven't seen in a very long time. What I do when someone asks is just launch into this exhuberant dialogue about it. I say, well I had a new kind of weight loss surgery about a year ago that's only been out for about 5 years now. They sometimes ask if it's the band or bypass and I say neither, it's the sleeve and the only difference between you and I is that my stomach is smaller and doesn't hold as much as yours. I tell them I've probably lost 100 lbs three different times in my life but always gained it back and I was looking for a permanent solution so I can live long and enjoy my grandkids. I get a really good response from saying it this way and no one has ever acted differently to me after it. The great thing about telling (for me) was that I didn't have to remember the lie all the time when people would ask me why I'm not eating much or why I'm not drinking anything with my meal or why I have to wait 30 minutes after my meal before I drink. I just say you know why, because I can't, remember? And they say oh, yeah. The other good thing is that because of my results and being open about it, several people have approached me about having the procedure and a couple have even scheduled the surgery. If I can help change one person's life by telling, it was worth it. I only tell if they ask me directly how I did it. If they just say wow you lost a lot of weight, I say yep, I eat a lot less these days. It's a personal decision whether you tell, but I will say if you have friends that criticize you for trying to be healthy and live a long time, they are not your friends and you should ditch them. People in your life that truly love you will be happy for you and proud of you. I'll end by saying that if you lose 100 lbs in less than a year, everyone is going to wonder if you had surgery, no matter what you say to them. Don't be naive to think otherwise.

Truth is there will always be people who won't be on your wls cheer team. Some will speculate about your methods no matter what you tell them. Lets face it, Its hard to lose weight.....so when you see someone drop 40-60 pounds in 3-4months then continue to steadily lose....well, you kind of wonder. I work in a hospital with other nurses who are post op. They take their lunch breaks alone like their afraid of being found out. I decided not to live like I'm ashamed, so I tell. I don't have to educate but I do it with passion. I talk to them about my unhealthy relationship with food and the affect it has had on my body...Joint pain and sleep apnea...then we talk about years of yo-yo dieting losing 5lbs and gaining 10lbs. People come my way, they can expect to hear my weightloss testamony!! I tell them the things that I've learned about wls...how hard it really is. No doubt it won't stop them from talking....but at least they'll have a better understanding of why I choose to use the tool.

I gained 15 lbs and had to stay there for 6 months. My insurance only required a BMI of 40 for 6 months. I wasn't letting 15 lbs keep me from getting this surgery.

Well, I have "heard" of people doing various things to make that minimum--like drinking a lot of Water before the weigh-in, slipping weights into bras/pockets/shoes, and yeah, gaining an extra couple of pounds in order to qualify. I personally barely made the cut-off, and while I didn't sneak any additional weights in my clothing, I will say that I didn't worry too much about what went into my mouth for a couple of weeks before my surgeon's appointment--just in case.