shastadaisy

as humans I feel like we are competitive in nature. The judging is a way to make that person "win" at being better than you ( to them of course not in real life). So just think of it in that way and you win! You are civilized enough to not need that much reassurance that you are better than somweone else to go on in life!!

Feel like I’ve had enough judging in a lifetime of fat
I support whatever decision anyone makes - and I expect that same consideration. In fake online life - and real life

I think some of it is just human nature. You have to amplify the bad of the other choices to help the choice you made more valid in your eyes. The RNY and band weren't for me but I wish those who have them all of the luck in the world. Some people do get really nasty about it, but I just ignore. You're right, we all did surgery to make our lives better and that's what really matters in the end.

Just wondering why can we not drink with Straws?

You can do anything but.................why don't you want the RNY? Would it not be a better option for you? I would hate to see you have to go back in for a revision surgery to reach your goal. Discuss it with your surgeon, loved ones and do some more research. You want to be successful first time 'round.

I hate saying this - but maybe it’s a man or woman thing - I don’t see many men offended about their age or weight - we as women are conditioned -- just look at tv.

Just called bcbs to check how long it would take to get approved. Case submitted 10/25 approved 10/29.
I'm freaking out. I'm so excited to do this and be done with this fat suit forever.
Happy Monday all :-)

I’m pre-surgery and already thinking of a nice way to say thank you and I appreciate your support - I KNOW folks are going to ask me and I KNOW it’s going to take everything in my power to NOT ask them an equally personal question - such as - “So when was your last bowel movement - describe for me the shape, color, consistency - smell?"
see i’m a smart ass and it’s really going to take allot to NOT ask that question to them when they ask me HOW MUCH.
xoxo
sit next to me - i say what y’all are thinking and i say it out loud

I hate saying this - but maybe it’s a man or woman thing - I don’t see many men offended about their age or weight - we as women are conditioned -- just look at tv.

I’m pre-surgery and already thinking of a nice way to say thank you and I appreciate your support - I KNOW folks are going to ask me and I KNOW it’s going to take everything in my power to NOT ask them an equally personal question - such as - “So when was your last bowel movement - describe for me the shape, color, consistency - smell?"
see i’m a smart ass and it’s really going to take allot to NOT ask that question to them when they ask me HOW MUCH.
xoxo
sit next to me - i say what y’all are thinking and i say it out loud

I love this and will use this for the rest of my life. What a great comment.

I’m pre-surgery and already thinking of a nice way to say thank you and I appreciate your support - I KNOW folks are going to ask me and I KNOW it’s going to take everything in my power to NOT ask them an equally personal question - such as - “So when was your last bowel movement - describe for me the shape, color, consistency - smell?"
see i’m a smart ass and it’s really going to take allot to NOT ask that question to them when they ask me HOW MUCH.
xoxo
sit next to me - i say what y’all are thinking and i say it out loud

I had that--replied with, "I am not focused on what the scale says, but I feel great. Thanks for asking." People seemed to get the message and quit asking.

I feel like I'm a science experiment and it's people that are size 5 who ask what my starting weight is.

My uncle, who was pushing 500lbs had the sleeve, and my aunt who was over 300lbs had RNY. He seemed to "bounce back" faster postoperative.
Amanda Rae

I was on victoza and metformin and left the hospital on neither and havent needed it since! So, sleeve is working beautifully! :-)

That's a good article.
I really think it has to do with the amount of weight you have to lose, maybe even the type of medication you are on now..
I am a type 2 diet controlled diabetic and had the sleeve done. When I left the hospital (2 days after surgery) my bs was in the low 70 and its been like that ever since. I feel great and accomplished. Good luck.

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Me at my sister's wedding 5 days before I had my consultation appoint ment with my surgeon.

1 month after meeting with my surgeon.

8 weeks post op on a cruise.
8 weeks post op on a cruise with my mom and sister.
5 months post op.

7 months post op.

8 months post op

almost 10 months post op.

almost 10 months post op.

Hey Everyone,
So I was sleeved on June 27th. I've been having an extremely easy time with my sleeve. I guess I'm just lucky, especially when I read about some of the problems others had. The worst part for me was just being on full liquids for 3 weeks. Those darn Protein shakes get old after a while. (Although, after I found the Mint Cookie Protein... thanks to this message board, it wasn't nearly as bad. I still have a mint cookie Protein shake for Breakfast everyday!) After I started on real food it was a real breeze for me. I think the other reason I'm having an easy time is because I always have not liked carbs. I hate Pasta, not a huge bread fan, so I'm lucky in that eating Protein rich food has not only been easy, but I enjoy it more. My husband hates it though cuz he's a big Pasta eater, and I'm like "Sorry honey, we can't have pasta! I can't eat it" then i snicker.
I've been fortunate in that I've never stalled. Some weeks I still loose up to 4 lbs a week, the least I've lost in one week is 1.8, so in that regard i'm very lucky! In some ways I wish I would stall, because when your still loosing weight, it's REALLY hard to motivate myself to go to the gym. I'm like "Well I'm still loosing, so why do I need to go!" I'm a full time college student and work full time as well, but I still need to find time to go to the gym.
The sleeve was literally the best thing i've ever done for myself. I'm only 23 years old, but have been overweight since I was 8. I passed the 200 lb mark as A SEVENTH GRADER, and weighed 225 lbs my FRESHMAN YEAR of high school. All throughout high school I weighed between 225-290. After high school I got my first boyfriend and got serious about my weight and through strict diet and exercise I was able to get down to 215 (lost about 75 lbs in 5 months). This literally consisted of me watching everything I put in my mouth, rarely eating out, and going to the gym at least 5 times a week if not more. After college started though, everything went downhill. I no longer had time to go to the gym, and watching what you eat when your so cramped for time is extremely difficult. You rely a lot on to go food and fast food when your constantly on the go to classes. Within 2 years, I was back up to 290 where I started. My weight hovered here for about a year despite trying to diet and exercise. In march of this year one of my co-workers was planning on having the sleeve done and I was like "how can you? Your BMI isn't 40?" And she told me that if you have a BMI of 35 with a co-morbidity, then that counts as well. I had always thought about bariatric surgery, but my BMI always was around 38-39, and I thought it was silly to intentionally gain wait just to have surgery. But this opened up a whole new world of possibilities!
I work at a sleep lab as a sleep technologist, so a co-morbidity was easy to come by as I could just be studied for sleep apnea. So I had a sleep study and sure enough, there it was! Sweet! So I met with the surgeon and busted my butt off to get everything done so I could have my surgery while I was on summer vacation from school. Luckily my insurance didn't require any medical weight loss before surgery, so all I had to do was a psych appointment and then obviously the dietitian appointments. I got it all done in about a month and a half, and by the end of May I had my surgery scheduled. My co-worker who I was talking about above had surgery (the sleeve as well) at the end of May, so I had to wait for her to get back to work for me to leave, so I had my surgery at the end of June. It was SOOOOOOO nice to have someone go through this roughly the same time I did. It was helpful for moral support as well as the typical text messages I sent here like "um i just noticed this, is it normal?" Or "Is it normal to feel like 'WHAT THE HELL HAVE I DONE?'" ha ha. I loved having someone else I knew very well go through this with me. We are now such good friends that her husband calls us "Will and Grace" from the TV show (since i'm gay and she straight, and we are pretty much joined at the hip now.)
Surgery was pretty boring according to my surgeon, I guess that's a good thing. He did say i had one of the BIGGEST stomachs he had ever seen, which makes sense to me. The reason I gained weight wasn't from snacking or grazing, I pretty much never snacked, but when I ate meals, I ATE A LOT. I was pretty sore for the day of surgery and the day after. I ended up staying 2 nights in the hospital because on my swallow test, there wasn't a leak but they said everything in there was super "tight" and not moving very quickly, so they wanted to keep me an extra night to make sure Water and the Clear Liquids I was having were getting through ok. By the time I left the hospital, I felt pretty good. A little sore If I bent over but other than that I was doing good.
Now here we are almost 4 months later, I'm down 73 lbs from my starting weight and still loosing, I'm almost below the 200 mark for the first time since middle school which I'm super excited about. I had a job interview last week and had to go buy new clothes since none of my previous dress clothes fit me. I was able to buy a MEDIUM dress shirt, which was shocking to me, and I was down 6" in my pants size which is AWESOME. I've already had to buy 2 belts because my old ones weren't fitting anymore.
Overall, this was the best thing I ever did for myself and I have absolutely no regrets! I'm an open book so if anyone has any questions, or wants advise about surgery or anything feel free to ask! Now here are some pictures! The first one a picture at the top of the empire state building (me and my now husband got married in New York City at the end of May. I'm the one on the far left). The other one is from the beginning of september, I think my weight at that point was about 220 lbs, so I've lost about another 13 lbs since that picture was taken.
Again if you have any questions, post them here or just PM me if you don't want the whole world to see!
Sorry for the long post as well!

<3 thanks for positng this! I shared it to all my Facebook friends and family!

interesting read.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57535156/weight-loss-surgery-may-lead-to-a-healthier-heart/

yes - it’s true.
i know they didn’t tell you that is one of our super powers...
bleed for a week and we don’t die.
we have many other talents.