BuriedBombshell

Sssoooo happy you are healed. You've lost well! Im hoping that you can feel its all worth it in the end. Continued prayers!

Ignore the negative people. We are all here for you and have been praying for you and your girls. Thank you for sharing your story. Had I read it before my surgery, I likely would have reconsidered. People need to hear ALL sides. Love, Blessings, and healing ~*~*~*

Thanks so much for sharing. No one shares what recovery is really like. It looks painful, but they are going to look SO amazing!

I think Pepcid makes me hungry! I am on a prescription from my surgeon for 6 months....I'm 2 months out. Ive never had reflux pre-surgery, but my surgeon puts everyone on it. Has anyone else experienced this!?!?

Hmmmmmm. I might come down off of it and see if I even have heartburn.

I have four boys and do not find the pictures dangerous not offensive. Any google search will pull up similar images. I want a lift, but I don't want breast tissue removed. I'm guessing insurance won't cover that . Then again if I'm still a G-cup at goal, I may consider a reduction.

I don't want to "like" because it will be on my Facebook page, but please add me kiawashington@gmail.com

I'm here....stalled. A lot of us moved to the Facebook group I think, but we are hanging in there

Duh....question answered...THANKS!

I will NEVER love working out, so I agree with screwing the idea of motivation. I just think of it like another thing I have to do, like wiping your ass. You HAVE to wipe your ass! Lol!

I'll also tell more people after I've lost the weight. I don't need the pressure, or people constantly asking how much I've lost.....I'm especially glad during my current stall!

My kids are really young, and I don't want to make them obsessive about their weight and food. I am just feeding them healthy food and modeling exercise for now. When they are older I will share it with them. They are also boys (11,7,5, and 3). My two oldest would CONSTANTLY worry about me.

This advice helps me a lot and I hope it helps the OP. 600 calories doesn't work for me either!

YES!!!!!!

Lmao....I mean....I'm 33, but the people that seem suicidal are in their 20s. I feel their pain

The problem is that different doctors say different things. People also have different hormonal reactions after surgery that no one talks about. Doctors do say that you will not feel ANY hunger, and "research" can leave you more confused than before. Also, some docs let people have puréed or soft foods on day 1! Just because you did research and don't regret the surgery does not mean that those that regret it are just stupid or didn't read into it. I don't know how I feel about the surgery 7 weeks out. Some of the things the doctor told me just weren't true. I'm doing exactly what she said and haven't lost weight at the rate she promised. I did not have any co-morbidities, so sometimes I wonder if I could have done the same on my own. I also have small children, and the lack of energy makes me feel like a bad mom. And yes, I did TONS of research. I've worked as a researcher, and I'm about to start my counseling internship, so all I DO is research. But it's almost like marriage, you don't know what it's really like until you're in it. You can't research how it will "feel". And some of you are a LOT older. Facing 30-40 more years or life with a reduced stomach, and having been unhealthy for SO long might feel different from facing 70 years with a reduced stomach after 5-15 years of being an overweight adult.