MamaOf8

I have no experience with that but I would have to *guess* that you would lose major weight. Carbs help to keep weight on us as far as I am concerned. I wasn't planning to eat anything but Protein and very low carbs once I heal. Maybe someone with experience will have a different take on this..?

Welcome! So am I understanding you correctly that you went in for a full gastric bypass but got a VSG instead? If so, from what I have learned, you are lucky! I chose the VSG to avoid all of the malnutrition problems of a bypass and I am getting my sleeve on July 23rd. I would say that 11 pounds in a week sounds pretty darn amazing! Congratulations!!!!

I am scheduled to be sleeved on July 23rd, 2012. I am SO excited, but recently read a bunch of stuff from people who have been sleeved for about 3-6 months on average that worries me. They are all talking about losing about 20-30 pounds total in that 3-6 months after being sleeved and that seems VERY low to me. I am hoping to lose far more than that in 6 months! Am I being too optimistic or are the people I read about just not doing something right? I can lose 20-30 pounds in 6 months without a sleeve and a life altering surgery. Please help - am I doing the right thing to lose weight, right?

I haven't been sleeved yet, but I have lost 75 pounds before with Atkins and I can tell you when the weight starts coming off, like it sure has for you, (way to go, by the way!) you start to care again. You start to care about your clothes and your hair and it all matters again. It's a good sign, girl! It means your self-esteem is growing and repairing and it should! You look great and you're getting even better with every passing day. Enjoy the attention and RELAX. You're going to get more of it !! Best wishes!

I wondered... my husband told me I would have liquid in, liquid out, but I doubted him. LOL Now I know. I start on the liquid in a couple of weeks.

Holy cow! You look SO great! You have given me renewed courage to do this. My surgery is July 23rd and I was feeling a little anxious tonight, but you are totally the catalyst I needed tonight. Keep up the great work!

I can only imagine the excitement! My surgery is July 23rd and I CAN relate to the Christmas feel. LOL I hope that everything goes smoothly and that you are feeling good before you know it! I will be watching for your posts to see how you progress. Best of luck to you!

Wow.. I am really sorry to read this. You are having a really tough time, but I think you will be well SOON. My thoughts are with you and I hope that you are feeling much better by the time you read this.

^{I just read your profile! You have lost a HUGE amount of weight! I would love to talk with you and support you as I can. You are really my idol at this point! LOL I added you as a friend!}

^{How wonderful! Congratulations!!}

I certainly haven't been in those shoes, but it seems like you will be healed enough by then to do fine. I am a Realtor in Washington State, so I commend you on your wise choice to buy a home now before the prices go up any more than they have! Best of luck on your surgery AND home buying!

Hi everyone -

My name is Tracy. I am 48 and the mother of 10 children, 8 living. I have been overweight since about child #3 but before that I was thin and feel that I was at my most beautiful. I have suffered with terribly low self esteem as a large person and I am SO anxious to start my life anew as a healthy, lean person! Our insurance doesn't cover any type of weight loss surgeries. I did lots of research and attended a local seminar about weight loss surgery at a local hospital before deciding on VSG. Currently, I am at an all time high of 333 pounds, and at only 5'7" I am uncomfortably and unhealthily large. I am paying out of pocket for my surgery and therefore have elected to go to Mexico for my surgery. I am about to schedule it for July 23rd!

I am nervous about having the surgery, having the surgery in a foreign country and having the surgery without my husband (he has to stay to work and take care of our kids and dogs), but I am so excited to regain my health and self esteem that I am ready to go! My husband and family are very supportive and I think they will be very proud and happy that mom is finally healthy and trim again.

My surgeon wants me to do a 14 day liquid diet before surgery due to my high BMI which is 49. I am wondering how that will work, but I have read on here that some did Atkins and then liquids right before surgery. I will have to ask my doc if that would be ok for me. Atkins works great for me, but I can't stay on it longer than about 2 years without really feeling the need to have some of the foods I couldn't have.

Sorry - I am probably rambling now, but I am SO very excited and so very grateful to have found this forum so that I can learn, share and support those in my same shoes! I look forward to getting to know as many of you as possible.

Congratulations!!!! I am having my surgery on 7/23 and I look forward to being in your shoes soon! I hope you are feeling stronger everyday!

I am brand new to this site. My name is Tracy and I am VERY happy and excited to say that I will be having my VSG on July 23rd, 2012!! I am 48 and the mother of 8 living children. Our insurance doesn't cover the surgery at all (morons!) so I am paying out of pocket and going to Mexico. I was a thin teen and weighed about 150 lbs when I was 9 months pregnant with my first son at 22, but time and having NINE more children really destroyed my metabolism. Add to that Rheumatoid Arthritis that was diagnosed in 1994 and I have really gotten large. Not being able to excersise most of the time and having such a tiny metabolism, plus my huge appetite has really lead me to morbid obesity and other comorbidity issues like high blood pressure, edema, and painful knees and ankles. I currently weigh 333 and no one in the world knows that but me, my docs and now all of you! My husband doesn't have any idea even. I carry the weight better than some, and he thinks I am around 280. I wish! I hope to lose 180 pounds, taking me down to 150 after my surgery. I think that is a reasonable weight for me.

I am really nervous about the surgery. My oldest son is going to Mexico with me as my husband has to work and take care of our kids and dogs. It's going to be really hard being away from him for this, and I am worried about how I will feel for the flight home! The surgeon has recommended 2 weeks of a liquid diet before surgery due to my high BMI of 49. That alone is pretty daunting! I plan to read a lot on this forum to learn things to eat and not eat before AND after surgery, but I would love to have someone to talk to, text or just email that knows all about this and how it will go!

Thanks in advance! I look forward to getting to know many of you!