bryantcj

When I got on the scale this morning it said 299!! I had to reweigh myself to confirm it, I haven't been under 300 in over 10 years, I am so excited I just wanted to share it somewhere I have my 6 week surgery follow-up tomorrow and hopefully will get cleared for going back to my normal cleaning/lifting habits so I can do more I am already off my diabetes medication and now this, this surgery has been so worth it. I had a rough few days at first but I am so glad I did this!

I can definitely attest to that. I haven't lost any significant weight in about a month. I've been fluctuating within the same weight range. But I went clothes shopping this weekend and was able to get into a size 20 pants and jeans(I started at a size 28). So even though I weigh everyday, I try not to get upset when the scale doesn't move. My doctor told me that I'm past the six month mark and it will become harder to lose the pound so sticking to the plan is key! Congrats on your success!

Fiber one has a new Protein bar that is super delicious. I love the salty caramel nut variety. About 10 grams of protein I think.

I was barely getting in 700 calories until yesterday. The manual that I was provided by the docs office says that it's best to get between 1000 and 1300 calories for optimum weight loss. I must say that I've been in stall after stall but I've started losing again after I increased the intake.

Surgery 1/21/13 started at 290 day of surgery my current weight is 236 took this pics this weekend

PLEASE stop calling posters trolls. If you have an issue with any post, please REPORT it. I don't care how implausible or unbelievable the post is. Can you imagine being a failure for a long time and finally have the courage to come out about it, only to be called a troll ? This isn't how we welcome people on VST. Thanks in advance for your understanding.

I wasn't nervous until I arrived at the hospital. That quickly passed though when I reminded myself that I was doing this for me!! I'm four days postoperative now and having good and bad days. I must say though that I'm starting to feel like a human again!! You will do just fine!! When is your surgery?
MRSBRYANT

Congrats!! You are beautiful
MRSBRYANT

So I'm a band to sleeve revision so 2 times a looser lol.. Here are some pics of me at my heaviest and now at a size 12 I was 315 at my heaviest I'm down to 213 still have 40 ish lbs to lose but I'm excited thus far

I'm tomorrow as well. Clear Liquids today. Feeling pretty nervous as well.

Good luck to you all getting sleeved tomorrow. I was sleeved this past thursday and here's some advice from my experience:
1. If you know you get nauseous from anesthesia or pain meds then ask for a patch or something to counter act it.
2. Get up and walk as soon as you can....the first time I walked it was about 5 hours after surgery. Only walked to the nurses station but it was a start.
3. I find it much easier to get into bed on your knees, then your not pulling on any of the stitches. I still do that now.
4. Bring that extra pillow to hold over your stomach when you are moving around...it really helps
5. Remember to take tiny sips when you can...when I saw that SF popsicle, I took too big of a bite and started salivating and dry heaving some.
6. I don't know if others do or not, but don't panic if you vomit and see a lot of brown stuff. It's the dry blood from surgery. This happened to me the first night at home. You will probably see some of it with your first BM also
7. First day at home, I found it helped me to take a tiny sip, walk around the house then come back and take another sip. It definitely gave time for the liquid to move through my tiny stomach to be able to accept more.

Best of luck to you!! I'm sure you will do great Contact me if you need any advise or help

Best wishes and speedy recovery ladies!!!
The best is yet to come!
TD41

I will be the next day the 27th, I am also nervous and cant wait to get my new body started! I have been getting my "groceries" and meds in order, my house sanitized, work stuff pre done. Looking at before and after pics on here to keep myself motivated, and thinking about going thru my old clothes for motivation. We can do this!!

Bryant and jacee, good luck with your upcoming surgery. I wish you both a speedy recovery.

Count down.1⃣2⃣3⃣sleeved!!!!

A big congrats to you Sherri!!!
MRSBRYANT

I had a few problems, but it wasn't CWM's fault, or my insurance companies fault.I was approved through my old insurance company, but a few weeks before my initial surgery date (Feb 4th) my company changed providers, and the prerequisites changed. CWM told me not to worry as well, but I did, and I made myself a nervous wreck all for nothing. CWM had the whole thing straightened out in about 2 weeks time, and Im back on the schedule for 2 weeks from now.
I've had people tell me to stay on top of my insurance and call,call,call,but CWM wont drop the ball on you like that. If they say they're going to take care of the problems, trust them, they'll do it! It might not be as fast as you'd like,but dont worry, they'll get you squared away!

I drink the total lean strawberry shake from GNC. It is really good and I'm a very finicky person!! Hang in there. On another note...I've been on the preop diet since Tuesday and already lost 6 lbs. Hang in there!!
MRSBRYANT

Omg my partner is the same way! I have a stash of Protein Bars, Protein milk and a bunch of peanuts and Snacks and he eats them all. I went bezerke and said you can have anything you pig and you eat all my stuff?! He slept on the couch that night.... Ok only for like ten minutes till I got scared of the dark.

I can't wait for the 26th to get here already. Only on day 2 of the pre-op diet and I'm craving everything. Right now I want fish and chips.< /p>

Hope I am that chipper the day if my surgery!

So I weighed myself this morning and since my surgery on 1/29 I have lost 19 lbs. I dont know if thats too fast but its exciting