Presher87

Wow Amazing! You look fantastic! I was sleeved the same day. I am sitting at 163 currently. Have been stuck there awhile but I know it will move soon.
Congrats!

My before and after!! Before Nov 2012 @235lbs. Sleeved March 6th 2013 @ 205lbs. After pic: July 2013 @ 148lbs

My before and after!! Before Nov 2012 @235lbs. Sleeved March 6th 2013 @ 205lbs. After pic: July 2013 @ 148lbs

My before and after!! Before Nov 2012 @235lbs. Sleeved March 6th 2013 @ 205lbs. After pic: July 2013 @ 148lbs

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Upstate NY, Finger Lakes Region

Hello March Sleevers!!! I am 4 wks out and lost 30lbs including pre opt diet. I am even happier to say I no longer need to take my blood pressure meds!!! This is the best thing I could have done for myself!! Living with no regrets!

I am 4 weeks out today! Sleeved March 6th. As of this morning I am down 27 lbs since surgery!! Yay!!! I, too, stalled for about a week and a half. Here I am losing again just a little slower. I'll take it!
Everyone in a stall.... Hang in there!!!!
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I hit a three week stall and was totally stressing over it. But now moving on to week four and I'm beginning to lose again Last appt the Dr took me off all my blood pressure meds which was over all my main goal of all this. YAY me!

Mag! We can all relate, I'm sure. But you know what I remember? I remember how many times I built myself up: I'm gonna eat right, excersise, lose weight. And for the first week or maybe two I do. But then the results aren't fast enough or I pms and just quit. I say " the world may end tomorrow, I'm gonna have a brownie". This surgery is that crutch I need to lean on when I start thinking the world may end before I can have another brownie. We can do this! I have thought your same thoughts. I have apologized to my husband and family that it has come to such an extreme that now I need them to take care of me because I couldn't do it. Ya know what my dad said? He said just like any addiction, people need help. The surgery is there for a reason, because it is sometime necessary. You've had the surgery you can't reverse it. Just think about how this time next year our asses will be the hottest sexiest things around. And we have that "fat girl" personality, which is undeniably the best kind to have! I'm here for you girl! We can make it through this stupid decision together!!

Hey Presher - Happy Birthday, I love birthdays too and one year we all got snowed in and I was all alone for the day
Why don't you have a half birthday celebration in September, your diet will be well settled then.
Well I'm not usually one for getting on the scales every day but I'm needing all the motivation I can get. So this morning I have lost 4 & 1/2 pounds since starting the preop diet yesterday .
Very happy with that and I don't care if it is mostly Water - that's still less weight for my wee feet to be carrying about.
Hope todays ops are going well.

I solved the problem perfectly myself. Every year, each sibling (five of us) go to my mother's house. We decide what we want for out birthday meal and she makes it and the whole family celebrates. My choice is always roast beef, mashed potatoes, peas and German chocolate or Angel cake for dessert. Yum.
But my birthday is April 12th and I was sleeved on March 5th. What to do? We solved it by having my birthday celebration before the surgery date.
It was beautiful. Presents, cake and the most succulent, rare roast beef I've ever had.
Win Win.
And I will be on solid foods when my real birthday arrives. I will probably Celebrate with a bite of mashed potatoes, Soup and a Protein Drink. LOL

Presher87, I am in the same boat! My birthday is on the 27th and my surgery is on the 15th. Every year my bday is a big deal. I delight in forcing my family and friends to dress up and go out. This year, I have no plans. And I, too keep telling myself that this is my bday present to myself. Maybe I'll just postpone celebrating until I feel up to it.

your right its your BIrth day a new you and new beginning. happy birthday! im waiting in.the.lobby for my ride to mexico where i will have my new beginning

At this stage it is normal to have a mourning period. However, "only dropping 12 pounds" isn't the right attitude to take. Think about the reasons that you had the surgery. Obviously you have made the commitment to get healthy and live a better lifestyle. Down the road, there is no reason that you can enjoy the foods that you are enamored with, you simply won't be able to gorge yourself. It will take a bit of time and some self discipline on your part, but if you remain committed to living longer and healthier and focus on the long term, you won't be in such a bad place.
Good luck - Stay focused.

This is a lifestyle change. You dont want to live to eat. You should want to eat to live.I understand the feelings cause I myself had the same 2 days after surgery. It's all mind over matter! You made this decision to get you back on your feet to live a long healthy lifestyle instead of the path of over eating your self and dieing of a heart attack or other obesity related illness. It's just food. And eventually you will be able to eat all the food you used to enjoy just in moderation. You will train your brain to be able to take one bite,enjoy, and then be done. Good luck on your journey and I hope any of this helps with your down moment. Cheer up I am sure it will get easier.

I had a similar experience...minus the hernia repair...I felt like I had the flu and was puking for days...surgery was Wednesday, came home today..still feel like crap!!! No pain in the surgical area...just body aches..don't know why???? Anyway good luck to a speedy recovery..and yes sip sip sip . I feel that's all I do..lol

Officially sleeved! My story is a little more intense then others. Had surgery on wednesday and everything went ok with that. I had to have a hernia repair as well. Well the nausea following surgery was horrendous! They tried every medicine to help but everything made it worse. A day and a half of dry heeving. Not so much fun! They made me stay an extra night so i was there 3 nights overall. It was the worst. Not so much the actually surgery it was just the nausea that was out of control. Hope everyone else had a better experience then me. Feeling better now that I am home. Nausea is gone and still a little pain. One of the incisions is pretty tender but other then that sip sip sip

Sorry you had a rough time of it. So glad you are feeling better now. I was sleeved on Wednesday also. Home and trying get all my liquids in!
Keep sipping!

March 6th is my sleeve surgery in Syracuse NY and husband is having his sleeve surgery on March 13th. Had our pre-op appointments today next step is surgery.

We also have another thread "Any March Sleevers". One of our sleevers has made a calendar with all of our names so we can keep track of everyones surgery dates. If you post there he will add you to the list. Check it out!

Holy crap...March 6 is less than 24 hours away....now I'm starting to freak out!!

I am sitting here watching The Biggest Loser on TV and it is the episode where they get makeovers and I cannot help but have tears of joy coming down my face for them and look forward to the day that I have my makeover moment and I see all of my family and they are amazed at how wonderful I look!!! I really can't wait for it March sixth please come soon!!!