gmanbat

My prayers are for you, too.

The liquid diet annoyance is your investment in your future you. The hassle now will turn to happiness later. It was a philosophical reversal for me. For many years I thoughtlessly piled up excess and foolish practice to be paid for by my future self. It stopped at my pre-surgery diet and the process was reversed. Now my diet and exercise ads to the welfare of the older me.

Sure, I think we all run that through our mind. Think of it this way: we get our bodies cut for many reasons. Cancers, tumors, tonsils, gall bladder, plastic surgery, haircuts, nail trimming, ear peircing, etc. etc..The body belongs to the mind and the spirit within us. If the mind determines that the body must give up part of itself for the good of the whole that is how it should be. Obesity has no mind and no will, it is just a state of being. The body is the house that you live in. If you determine that a drastic change should happen to make the house more livable, you are just being a responsible tenant. I was in a losing battle. My condition was such that no amount of will power could be mustered to save me from my downward spiral. Sure, I could have fought it out bravely with my obesity and nobly died trying. I decided I wanted to live and win. So I called in an air strike: VSG. No regrets here.

I was 330, now 227, on my way to 220. My surgery was Jan. 16, 2012. I am doing exercise now that my daughter and granddaughters can't keep up with. Preparing for surgery: follow NUT and surgeon instructions closely, exercise, don't injure yourself, but EXERCISE, get your mind around the fact that food is just a small part of your life and find out what needs to be in its formerly lofty position.

As you have figured out by now the main causes of rejection are too fast and too much. To a lesser degree, too spicy can also be a factor. I brought it up a lot more in the earlier days than I do now. I really have to push it to bring it back now. Your new stomach is doing what it is supposed to do. It will get less fanatical as time goes on.

You will find big sleeve cheerleaders on here, like myself, who have greatly benefited from the operation. There are also those who have gone through suffering from it. You must decide whether the risk out-weighs the possible benefit. The previous posts are good guidelines. If you decide to do it, follow the instructions of the NUT and the surgeon to a tee. That will lessen the likelihood of complications.

Fantastic! It seems like we're losing a layer of old along with a layer of fat.

63 here. We are not too old. We have just had longer to ingrain our habits than the young'ns. Speed eating was a problem for me, too. When you have brothers the fastest gets the mostest. The key is concentration while eating, talking or watching TV can throw you off.

In my neighborhood it was -"telephone, telegraph and tell Mrs. Showers" She was the viral video of our day.

Panera has great wifi, soups and sandwiches but their coffee was as bitter as a prom night break up.

The Six Flags coaster design team:

Get ready for the strange feeling when your skeletal structure begins to surface. Also, when you walk or run and the normal "wall" is missing and you keep right on going. I remember being quite skinny when I was a young teen, embarrassed by my exposed bones. We have now reunited and a wiser me is grateful for their appearance.

My Ninja Kitchen System is a winner! It would make a great Bass-O-Matic!

I like your thinking, Juanita!

Don't worry about it being cheating. I looked up the guy that made the rule that weight loss surgery was "the easy way out" and beat the crap out of him. You won't be hearing from him again.

Hi Ciara! Welcome!!!

I am in "total war" against the stubborn last 7 pounds before goal. I do a bodyblade, knee-bends with a kettle bell, and push-ups 3 times a week and walking or biking an hour 2-3 times week. I live in a hilly subdivision so the walking and biking is quite a work-out. I do water aerobics in the pool occasionally. I follow up my workouts with unflavored whey powder, splenda, and milk. I do on-the-knees push ups, even at this far out from surgery,( 8 months). I am taking it easy on my belly which hurts when I put pressure on it. I don't do crunches for the same reason. My shoulders and arms are showing major signs of ripped-ness but my stomach looks like a deflated balloon. I am hoping it will tighten up as I continue my crusade against excess me.

Welcome!!

Hi and welcome!!! My journey started with my wife talking about the weight loss surgery some gals at work had and how well they were doing. That rolled off my back. Then she said she wanted to look into it for herself. That got my attention. I offered the "like putting a gun up to your head" argument along with the "just discipline yourself" gambit. I begrudgingly went to a support group where the surgeon spoke. Not only was I reassured about her Roux N Y operation I started thinking about sleeving myself which shocked my wife. I am stubborn but not an idiot. My statistics are below. I made the right decision, so did she.

To tell or not to tell, both are OK. Everyone is different, do what helps you. I tell occasionally because I'm ornery and want to see how ignorant or smart people are. I like to see them squirm as they struggle with their own issues and try to transfer them to me. It is quite a remote possibility that they could tell me anything about the operation that I haven't already researched. The negative feedback is normally biased, hearsay horse-hockey, like the "news" from MSM. Sometimes I find an intelligent, emotionally mature person and have a decent conversation about the operation. I truly don't care if they approve or not so any negativity does me no harm.

Being a guy I tried to put myself in his shoes. I also love my wife and have never been embarrassed by her even at her highest weight. She has always returned that support to me except when my shirt hiked up over my formerly big belly and my rolls were exposed out the bottom. When anyone is the least bit rude to my wife, my grey back gorilla surfaces and then my wife has the task of holding me back. I'm afraid I would put my job in jeopardy if my boss ran her mouth at my wife. I do not suffer tyrants gracefully. That being said, perhaps you guys are more civilized than I. I think your husband will be so proud of you that nothing said by Ms. LaLanne will phase him.

http://www.drugstore.com/now-sports-whey-protein-isolate-powder-unflavored/qxp320135?catid=181811 I get Now Sports unflavored in a 5 pound jar. Tastes ok to me but I'm easy to please.

It looks like you have a good man there. He sounds like a tough guy in a good way. He'll hang in there. Many ladies here have horror stories of non-supportive husbands. I was non-supportive until I went to a WLS support meeting and then I became so supportive that I jumped in with her. I told her, "If you're going down, baby, I'm going down with you!" I had already decided the sleeve was right for me but I figured I might as well milk the situation and make myself look like Romeo.

Great nsv! My "what th...?" moment came when I felt a lump in my chest. My first reaction was "Oh, no, what now?!" Then it dawned on me that it was the end of my sternum. I hadn't felt that from the outside for a very long time.

"I know...right?" skrrrrrkkkkkkkzzz.....fingernails on the blackboard!