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Some people don't understand that some people can't do it on there own. I lost 120lbs on my own 4 years ago and gained it back plus 40lbs and no matter what I did I was stuck. I am happy I have a trainer that understands and has worked with people that had the surgery before. He told me as long as I work hard and push he doesn't care what I did to make myself healthy as long as I did omething about it.

I have been told that I work out too much by my doctor and personal trainer so I have cut it back from 7 days a week to 6. Sometimes I do 7 when I am bored but most of the time its just a run. I plan to cut back a little more after my race on July 20th. Since I work out so much my doctor has upped my Protein intake to 130-145 grams a day. I feel like if I don't work out I am not doing everything I can to help myself. Its so weird after surgery I became a different person Healthwise. Before I would play video games for hours and be happy. I havet touched my xbox since a week after surgery. Good luck, John

I took a month off work. I do a lot of climbing and lifting at work so my doctor wanted me to take more time then normal off.

Yes I agree it is hard and had had times where it was hard. But I would get up walk away have some water and be fine. I left a party about a month ago because the pizza was getting to me. I didn't give in I got up said my goodbyes and left. No one said the after surgery would be easy but they didn't say it wouldn't be hard either. I am not perfect but I did do my research and spent a lot of time looking up things and reading. I think people are jumping into the surgery without doing this hoping for a quick fix and failing because of it. My successes come from my hard work and will power not from chips and fast food. John

Thats why insurances make you wait and take classes before surgery to make sure you are ready. If you are going to have major surgery like this and don't do your homework beforehand and fail sorry its your own fault. 3 years ago I looked into the surgery and backed out 3 months in because I wasn't mentally ready and didn't think I was mature enough to do what I needed to do. I waited and came back after I felt like I was ready and couldn't do it on my own. So its hard for me to pity people and say its ok when its not ok and they need to get their **** together. John

NtvTxn- I really love this post. I can't help to shake my head at some people on the forums and in the chat room that complain about gaining weight or not losing and when you ask them what they are eating you just want to slap them. I get asked what am I doing right to lose the weight and all I can say is doing what I was told to do and working out. Eating pizza is not on my list of things to eat. I have seen at least 2 posts on the forum in the last month about soda. When I go into the topic people are saying to drink diet soda but shake it up first to make it flat. WHAT???? really???? How can you tell someone to drink soda at all after doing the surgery. I did the surgery for me and my future family so I am worried about myself at the moment and know what I need to do. But I can help to feel bad for wrong advice given on the forum by people that have no right giving out advice. Also people if you have to ask if you can have something its most likely going to be a no. Don't make a post saying my doctor said I can't have this but what do you all think. But nothing you doctor says no do do it period. sorry for my rant but I am tired of it to. John

I also have Cigna and called every day. I got my yes on 3 days after they said the got the paper work. Good Luck

100lbs in 6 months i doable but you have to take in account of how much the weighed before hand. Someone who weighs 400lbs is going to loss more weight in a short amount of time compared to someone who ways 300lbs. 20lbs in the first 3 weeks is very good. Keep it up.

My insurance required me to have a psychological evaluation done prior to surgery. Just asked a bunch of questions that they could have found on my facebook then asked me why I was getting surgery. But I still woke up after surgery asking why I did this. The first few weeks for me were heard. It felt like I was going through food with draw. Kind of like a detox from food. I was upset, angry, and not in a good mood at all. But now 4 1/2 months out I am doing great I have lost 110lbs and going strong. No one said it was going to be easy.

I know at taco bell they have refried beans with a little cheese on top. That isnt so bad and has a lot of protein.

Awesome! good luck. Ill be doing the Savage Race in Maryland on July 20th. Be my first ever race of this kind /

I been on a 2 week stall and over the weekend I just lost 6lbs out of no where. So just hang in there keep doing what you are doing and I will come off.

Protein Cupcakes w/ PB2 Icing This is a mix of two different recipes and not my own. I did make some changes. I wanted to post it here since they were very good. This recipe makes 24 cupcakes. You might want to cut the recipe in half because I ended up tossing most of them because I couldn’t eat them all before they started to get hard. But if you have other family members it might be fine The PB2 icing recipe is at the very end. Wet Ingredients: 1.5 cups no-sugar added applesauce 2 eggs (or equivalent liquid egg substitute) 1.5 cups no-calorie sweetener (Splenda or something like it) 1 tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp. nutmeg Dry Ingredients: 1 c. Atkins All-Purpose Baking Mix 1 c. chocolate Protein Powder (I used Unjury) ¼ c. unsweetened cocoa powder 1/8 tsp. salt 3 tsp baking powder Directions: Pre-heat your oven to 350. Add applesauce to the mixing bowl. Why the applesauce? It provides a LOT of moisture for your end result without adding the fat of butter or oil. I don’t generally add oil to my baked goods, but your mileage may vary! Add in the rest of the wet ingredients and stir until eggs are fully incorporated. From here, what I do is usually put the dry ingredients in a sifter and sift it directly into the wet ingredients. You can either do that or mix them in another bowl, your choice. Stir wet ingredients and dry well until the mixture is the consistency of a pudding. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake cups and add one heaping tablespoon of the batter to each. Remember to tap down your pan after you’re done (just tap it against the counter to ensure there are no air bubbles at the bottom). Pop the pan in the oven for about 12 minutes. I may sound like a broken record but I cannot say this enough. Protein baked goods cook a LOT faster than their regular counterparts. The outside forms particularly quickly. I’ve found 12 minutes to be the perfect cook time in MY oven. Yours may be different. So don’t leave the kitchen. Go do something else while these are baking (tune in tomorrow for the protein icing recipe and that can be what you are doing…). Remove from the oven when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow them to cool fully before trying to eat one. All that will happen if you try to eat them hot is that most of your cupcake will stick to the liner. That’s no fun. PB2 Icing: 8 oz. package of fat free cream cheese 1 package of sugar-free pudding mix (I used vanilla) 2 tbsp PB2 (omit, of course, if you are not making Peanut Butter icing) ½ c. milk Just mix everything together and put on your cake or cupcakes.

I do the same thing but with unjury chocolate protein. It is very good.

Well I wish you luck and hope everything works out ok. Most insurances now a days seem like they are all covering weight loss surgery because in the long run its less medical bills down the road if they do.

I weigh myself every time I walk into the bathroom. I am a bit crazy about weighing myself.

I am 4 1/2 months out. I lost 20lbs before surgery and 90lbs since surgery. Total of 110lbs. I am at the gym or running laps around the park 5-6 times a week.

So here is where I am at. I am at the gym or running around the park 5-6 times a week. I have lost a total of 110lbs and I am 4 1/2 months out. I met with my doctor 2 weeks ago and told me I needed to get more Protein in do to how much I am working out. So they upped my daily protein intake up from 100g-125g to 135g-145g. They also said my blood sugar is low and said to eat more fruit. I also get light headed when standing up to fast. I chalk that up to the low blood sugar but not 100% on that. I have found that when I ate more than I normally did over the weekend I ended up losing 5lbs in 2-3 days like it was nothing. Everyone is different and doctors want everyone to do something different. So its hard to say what to do and when to do it. Good luck

Everyone is different. 22lbs in 14 days is awesome! Thats more than a pound a day. Don't be upset with that. You have to realize you body just went through alot 2 weeks ago and has a ways to go before its fully healed. Once it heals and you can eat more Protein and be able to work out you will noticed more changes. Just because you are not losing weight on the scale doesn't mean you're not doing good. I was one a 3 week stall in that time I didn't lose any weight but dropped a pants size. Hang in there your journey just started you have a bright road a head if you wish to stay on it and do what your doctor tells you to do.

You spent a lot of time and hard work getting to this point why not go to the doctors? I know if I would have skipped I would have never known that I needed more Protein everyday because of my workout plan. I s told at first to get 90-100g in a day now after my 2nd visit I am up to 130-145g a day because I work out very hard and my body needs it. You might not think you need it but you never know what blood work might show or the doctor might tell you based on your diet and exercise.

Don't focus on the numbers to much. You are eating the right things is 10x better than fast foods etc. It will come off just have to let you body adjust and help it along by working out, getting your Protein in, and Water in. Also muscle weighs more then fat. Did they take any readings to see if you gain muscle? Also did you BMI drop? you might have gained weight but if your BMI dropped that is also good.

I skipped me puree stage (I am not say do so) because I just couldn't eat food like that. I went straight to soft food and stuck with egg and other very soft foods and just chewed it very well. I figured I could chew a egg or something else soft to the point it was pureed any way.

I also have cigna and I got a yes with in a week of everything be submitted. I also called them every day and bugged them. Good luck

I was walking every day after surgery. Would go to the mall and walk a few laps. I was give the ok to lift after a month. I am now 4 months out and tried insanity and I am no were near were I need to be to do that yet. I have lost 107lbs so far and run every day and lift weights, I lasted about 20 mins into the first tape and all the jumping bothered my knee and just wasnt to the point you need to be to do that.

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