gagirl0583

I have the same problem! I am in my pre-op stages; and I have lost 10lbs in 3 months; according to the scales, but I was wearing a size 20 in jeans, dress pants, and shorts. I have such a wide range of cloths in my closet that some sizes don't fit, but I can try on the same size in a different brand and they fit. Going thru my closet completely makes me want to have a full melt down. I can only imagine after I have the surgery and my cloths don't fit.
I also hate shopping, but I made myself go to Torrid this weekend and buy shorts. Telling the girl I needed a size 20. I tried those on and they were to big, I tried on an 18, to big, and I tried on a 16, comfortable yet big, then I tried on a 14, way to small. I went with a 16 and bought 3 pairs. To me it is an emotional roller coaster when it comes to cloths. I work for a government contractor and we have to wear business attire, so I end up wearing the same thing every other day. I just change the top. It is crazy. I have been going to Goodwill, but like I said I hate shopping, I think we must retrain ourselves.
I wish you the best of luck! Remember Goodwill and Salvation Army and even consignment shops are good places. Of course, I love wal-mart!

I knew they were big but not falling off big. Its called getting 2 small kids ready and being sleep deprived from the youngest being up most of the night....lol....I did much better today :-)

Hey at least you thought of something before they landed on the ground and moon would be showing Congrats on the need for smaller pants

My husband called this redneck engineering. My pants were about to fall off at work today ( got dressed quickly and didn't realize these pants were this big now ) so I had to find done office supplies to keep them up....omg did I look like a clown !!!!

You know...it's funny. All the convince in the world can't make you do this successfully. Bottom line, you need to be sick and tired of being sick and tired of being where you are at, and trying every diet in the book, and feeling bone exhausted at the end of every day, hurting, or being sick or both. Some are not glad they had the surgery. Many are. Your reasons have to be YOUR reasons.

I am only 3 months post op but have lost 76 pounds so far. The first two weeks were ok but tough. The first month was ok and be second month kinda sucked because I tried to backslide into old habits and couldn't get away with it. The third month is great. I am used to my new diet changes and have embraced them!
My health was ok before and not on any meds but so sluggish. Now I have so much energy. We are on the go every evening after school and work and all weekend. And I still manage to keep the house clean sometimes I realize that I haven't watched tv and relaxed for a week or two and then I realize I'm not exhausted like used to get. All that extra time socializing and LIVING is so good for the soul!
It's also nice that I get compliments every day at work!!! What's not nice is buying new scrubs every month!

I FEEL GREAT! I'm only 30 and i was on no meds pre op. No underling health conditions but a long family history of them. I have felt great since the day after surgery. keep pushing my self to follow the plan and follow all the rules. Not that i haven't. But i Gretel great! I'm only 3Weeks post op tomorrow so i haven't bought any new clothes yet but it feels great getting into old clothes that didn't fit before. Yes i have energy and i love that i finally made the choice and had RNY!

thanks yall, it really helps talking to you, I have faith that god will see me through this. My endo just scared me yesterday so i had all these questions come up
thank you

I would take anything you have. We have a clothes closet thru my drs office. We give clothes to pele that have had surgery and can't afford new clothes. Especially the formal ones. We have a Butterfly Ball each year and try to have gowns available to anyone that wants to attend. I can pay to have you mail them.

1year out, 110lbs lost

Nowhere near done but had surgery 12-12-12 lost 69 pounds so far!

welcome to the group. Glad you have decided to make such a life changing decision for your family and your self. You will find that it is such a life changing event. I too was going to go for the sleeve. When I told my surgeon that I was a grazer and a carb a holic he was ademant about doing rny on my. Now 14 months later and 185 pounds lighter... I am glad I went with what he said. I have been on these boards for a long while too and you can see so many revisions from lap band and sleeve to rny. It is the industry gold standard for a reason. With that being said... only you and your surgeon can make the best decision for you. Good Luck Buddy... and welcome to the boards.

I totally say by-pass... I was in ur same boat.. I wanted the band but after talking 2 my md.. if anything goes wrong u will need 2 get yhe by-pass I didn't want 2 fight with my insurance so the week b4 my surgey in my preop visit I changed my mind and went with the by-pass and I do not have any regret about what I chose. O would chose it again if I had 2..... I live in Pittsburgh pa and they don't even do it any more cause that and the sleeve so many people fail it and they need the by-pass anyway. I also work in the medical field and I see the bad. But I would do iy all over again if I had 2... I wish I the best of luck in whatever u chose. ...

The morning I dropped my daughter off at school when I was having surgery we both broke down crying. But, I remembered that she was my motivation for having the surgery and I trusted my surgeon with my life and I just knew that God would see me through. I was in the hospital 3 nights and the day of surgery you are really out of it and you don't want her to see you that day. My daughter only came up one time. If your parents are there, have them keep her busy, park, lunch at her favoritre restaurant or whatever. Remember, you are getting healthier for her and you so, although I know it is scary, it's just nerves. I will keep you and your daughter in my prayers. Keep us updated. Good luck! You will be on the losers bench in no time!

Call and ask for their pre-op diet. I've been doing 1 shake a day with two high Protein low carb meals and under 1000 cals on odd days, 2 shakes with one meal like above and under 800 cals on even and have lost 11.5 pounds in a week.
It's hard, but the reward will be worth it!

Ate lots of protein**
Also, if you have kids...try not to buy them "junk" food...I get too tempted when it's around the house. I've slacked off the gym this month but when my semester is finished at school, I'll be going back like I used to. I do only about 10-30 of cardio and strength training afterwards. Muscle is what speeds up the metabolism. I am 5'9" and heaviest was 295...now I'm 193.

I lost 30 Pre-op and the rest after my surgery. I've slowed down to about 10 pounds per month...but if I stick to my diet...I lose around 5-6 pounds per week. I didn't eat bread and eats lots of protein...salads etc. now I find myself snacking more or eating too many carbs. My weakness is Starbucks double shot energy drink..210 calories!

I wanted to write this for me but more for someone considering this surgery. Finally after being sleeved on 10/9 I hit the 100 lb loss goal. For me only 65 more to go. It's feels good to finally have success. For those of you who haven't read my backstory I've had the full buffet of gastric surgeries (gastric bypass and reversal, gastric band that i only lost 40 lbs and gained 70 even after revisions). I really hope I can push through and meet my goal weight.
This by no means has been an easy free ride. I've lost 3/4 of my hair, my hands look like 90 yr old and don't get me started on bathroom functions. But I wouldn't change anything. I don't miss anything really and I indulge occasionally in wine or chocolate. Im just as flawed as I was before I know I need to work on getting more Protein in and still have trouble meeting those damn Water goals (as sooner as I drink after food I feel hungrier again sooner). In the beginning when I couldn't eat much I replaced my stress eating with shopping and maxed out a few paid off credit cards.
It just goes to show you that this is more mind control and yes willpower than just portions. After a fab 40th bday party for myself last month and buying a dress from Saks regular store (14) I cried tears of joy. I was able to buy from normal store. It made up for all the other things that happen. I'm 5'10 and have always been a big girl. That nite if I couldn't look like a stick thin super model I would be the fiercest drag queen there ever was. I piled on the hair extensions and false eyelashes and 6 inch heels. I took a ton of pictures that nite ( something that I usually shy away from) and posted them freely with my family and friends online without scrutinizing them took much.
I've laid off on the online shopping and am drinking my Water a bit more, and I've started with the Protein shakes again . This battle will never end. If you made mistakes its important to fall back reassess and regroup. But in the end I am 1000 times happier with myself and am so proud of myself that I took the risk and did this.
That went on longer than my original 100 lbs lost post :-)

I cant wait to be more active, maybe join a women's softball team, hiking, having more confidence & feeling good about myself, going to the gym and not feeling like everyone is looking at or judging you, NO MORE shopping in the plus section and being confined to only a few stores, buying new bras at Victoria Secret, but most of all I will be able to ease my mind knowing that I will be healthier and will be there for my family, being able to play with my granddaughter when she's a little older She's only five months but I want to be ready when the time comes.

5 months out and I want to tell you all your dreams will come true in a few short months after surgery. It is hard to believe but it is true.

I'm looking forward to many, many things but to name just a few............being more active and healthy in general, feeling confident in anything I wear, being the object of admiring glances from men, and not having to shop in the plus size sections any more.

Having guys ask to buy me a drink; even though I don't drink! Getting looks from good looking guys! Mud bogging in a swim suit! Going cloths shopping in anywhere but Lane Bryant and the plus section! Going swimming without wearing shorts and a t-shirt to cover up my fat!

Having guys ask to buy me a drink; even though I don't drink! Getting looks from good looking guys! Mud bogging in a swim suit! Going cloths shopping in anywhere but Lane Bryant and the plus section! Going swimming without wearing shorts and a t-shirt to cover up my fat!

I have planned mine out many times over the last few weeks and with surgery coming up three weeks from tomorrow and the pre-op liquid diet starting two weeks from tomorrow, I've finally decided what I am going to do.

I'm not having one. Why? Because I know that eventually (within 6 months or so!), I will be able to eat anything I want, I will just do so in moderation. (Imagine that concept!) I don't want to mourn the loss of any food, because it's not going away, I am just going to be limited in quantity. I have had more food in my 41 years than I should have consumed in a lifetime and I really see no need to mourn something that isn't dead and more importantly, has done nothing but made me unhealthy because I've allowed it to take control of me.

I want to be the one to make the decision to stop eating so much and to start being healthy, I do not want my surgeon to decide for me. For many people, once they go under, the decision is being made for them by the surgeon who is doing the cutting. Because they are no longer able to eat in mass quantity, they don't. Up until yesterday, that was going to be me. Yes, I've been doing one shake a day and high protein/low carb/under 1000cal for the last week and have lost 10.8 pounds to show for it. In the back of my mind, though, I was looking forward to having a smorgasbord of good stuff a few days before my diet started. I've looked at a million pins on Pinterest and gotten sad that I will never eat that or make that. I've been hyper-aware of all the new restaurants that are opening in my area, studying the menus, trying to figure out what I can have ONE LAST TIME. How ridiculous!

I don't want my surgeon to steal MY power, I want it to be MY decision. I decided Wednesday of last week that I would start prepping myself for the pre-op diet and yesterday I decided to stick to it right up till my surgery date. I decided to cut back on my favorite - Coke Zero - and have only one every few days. No more. I've not had one since Friday and I've lived!

Yesterday I completed all my pre-op blood work, xrays, tests, doctor visits, and signed off on all the papers. I also did all the pre-registration. The surgeon asked me if I was ready to make all the changes starting post-op that were necessary for my success and that really hit me. I told him I was not. I was ready to start right now.

I decided that I am in control of my body NOW because God knows I will not be in control of it for the weeks immediately following my procedure because at that point, I will be forced to do it.

I am the boss of me. Starting TODAY. Good Lord, I think it finally clicked and I cannot wait to start my new life. Oh, wait. I already did.

**EDIT TO ADD. I have no idea why this post is shaded or sized this way. HA! I made it bigger so it's readable.WEIRD!!!**