Mistyjo

Awesome good luck on your surgery .

Thank you everyone for the posts. It is so hard not to compare yourself to others! I had no weight loss prior-so I started at zero. Now at 41 and the scale isn't budging but I am tossing it out too. I weigh myself too much and 2 times a month is enough, I like that idea. I am too over doing it with this. I have to stop comparing too and just be happy with where I am and count the inches too. Inches do couont! Rome wasn't built in a day and since when was the scale this important to me? Never!!!!! I am just thrilled to be on this train.

I decided at the very beginning of this surgery that I will only weigh myself 2x a month. The scale has played such a negative roll for me in the past. Numbers aren't everything but it's what we all really want to see for proof that we are losing! I figure even if I only lose a pound or 2 in the 2 weeks at least it's a loss and I can go on my happy way for 2 more weeks lol. My surgery was May 8 and as of last Monday my total loss is only 35 pounds ( that's including 13 pounds lost pre op). I've decided I'm just going to be a slow loser. Although i wish the scale said I weigh less, I can see the pounds melting off and my clothes are finally getting too big, so I'm concentrating more on that now. I started in a size 18-20 and I wore a pair if size 16 pants to work yesterday ( no elastic or anything lol), my shirts are starting to look too big and baggy, so those are the things I'm concentrating on instead of numbers.

Hi! My surgery is scheduled for June 18th...sleeve with hiatal hernia repair. I am a leader for a youth trip leaving June 23rd for 4 days. It's the beach...only a four hour drive. I'm not required to do anything with the group except make sure they are in the room at night. I need opinions from those who have had surgery. Will I feel like recovering in a hotel room on the beach, 5 days after surgery? Or do I bow out? If recovering at home, I will have my 4 kids (ages 4-14) to take care of while my husband works. Thanks for any input!!

On the positive my knees don't hurt anymore I have more energy and I can reach the radio buttons in my car because my stomach is smaller. My clothes are getting too big and that's great. I'm back at work and now I have to decide how much I want to share. I'm not ready to deal with the food police and naysayers in my office just yet.

It's killing me to. I'm going to stop weighing myself every day and try to do it once a week. I see my doctor next week. I'll see what he says.

Congrats on your choice to be healthy. Good luck with your surgery.

My surgery was June 2 . I also gain weight when in the hospital . I was losing weight until last week I stop . It is so frustrating . Especially when people ask you how much have you lost ? When you tell them them I haven't weighted in a couple of days . They just look at you like ( I know your going to fail at this ) , it makes me so mad . But after reading some of the comments . I feel better and I hope the weight will start coming off aging .

I have a 3yo just over 30 lbs, and my surgeon said for about 4 weeks I would need to sit down and have him climb up on me. It wasn't necessarily the carrying him that could cause problems as much as the bending & pulling to pick him up from floor. Hope that helps.

I have a 2 year old who is 25lbs,
I am 3 Weeks out and they told me another week on picking him up but I must admit I have picked him up a couple if times. It did not seem to bother me to much I just kept him on my right side where the smaller less painful incisions are. It's so hard when they are babies and just want to be held.

I do not think I will be popular with this, but :eat. Please eat your fav meals one last time and enjoy every bite of it. Most likely you will be able to eat them even after your surgery, but somehow nothing tastes the same. Eating lost it's magic. It is rather a struggle now. Losing weight is amazing, fantastic, but oh my how I miss food... Good luck to you on your journey!

No problem. We have to look out for each other.

You're quite welcome....it will go away soon based on the posts I've seen on here.

I didn't really feel better until day 4 which is today for me. I finally began to pass gas last night and it changed everything for the better. I know it's a sensitive subject but it is important. I am walking better now. My stomach is still tender when I stand up. I have been climbing stairs since I came home because I was determined to sleep in my bed. I am drinking apple Isopure Protein which is really good and tastes like apple soda without the fizz. It has 40 grams of Protein in it. I am aslo drinking premier Protein Drink which has 30 grams in it. I am sipping Water constantly. My throat still hurts but its getting better. I use the spirometer blowy thing because i have mucus in my throat and don't want to get pnuemonia like they warned me about. I am so glad to be home.

You'll be alright in day or two I had surgery on 26th may 2014 . . . Good luck and speedy recovery

Congrats!! How do you feel?

I lost about 60 pounds in the first 3 months. I had lost 40 pounds in the three months prior to surgery, so at the three month mark, I had lost close to 100 pounds total. I am currently just past 11 months, I have lost a total of 193 pounds. Believe me, life has never been so good!

GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATULATIONS!!!! <3 you are going to conquer this

My surgery is scheduled for tomorrow too but was just diagnosed with a mild case of shingles,,,not sure what will happen now!

Good luck and God bless! Please keep us posted!

Good luck!!!

Good luck! I hope everything went well today.

All the best to everyone having surgery today, I'll see you on the losers bench!!!

Good luck!! Ill see you on the other side in a couple of weeks

My surgery is today. I am sitting waiting to be admitted