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I had my surgery in March of 2012. I must say its been a pretty easy ride for me. I did get sick a few times in the beginning from not chewing enough or eating something my pouch didn't like. But I wouldn't change a thing about this journey.
I still have about 10lbs to lose and they're fighting me every step of the way lol! But I'll get them off !

I had my surgery in March of 2012. I must say its been a pretty easy ride for me. I did get sick a few times in the beginning from not chewing enough or eating something my pouch didn't like. But I wouldn't change a thing about this journey.
I still have about 10lbs to lose and they're fighting me every step of the way lol! But I'll get them off !

I had my surgery in March of 2012. I must say its been a pretty easy ride for me. I did get sick a few times in the beginning from not chewing enough or eating something my pouch didn't like. But I wouldn't change a thing about this journey.
I still have about 10lbs to lose and they're fighting me every step of the way lol! But I'll get them off !

It's funny how different surgeons say different things. I was told under no circumstances should an RNY patient use flintstones Vitamins. I was told bariatric vits or Centrum silver (or its generic equivalent). Not using flintstones complete had something to do with ASMBS guidelines for bariatric patients. Here's also a write up about it .. http://wlsvitagarten.com/2011/01/16/guest-post-whats-the-fuss-about-flintstones
I personally take Centrum silver.

I had my surgery in March of 2012. I must say its been a pretty easy ride for me. I did get sick a few times in the beginning from not chewing enough or eating something my pouch didn't like. But I wouldn't change a thing about this journey.
I still have about 10lbs to lose and they're fighting me every step of the way lol! But I'll get them off !

I had my surgery in March of 2012. I must say its been a pretty easy ride for me. I did get sick a few times in the beginning from not chewing enough or eating something my pouch didn't like. But I wouldn't change a thing about this journey.
I still have about 10lbs to lose and they're fighting me every step of the way lol! But I'll get them off !

I had my surgery in March of 2012. I must say its been a pretty easy ride for me. I did get sick a few times in the beginning from not chewing enough or eating something my pouch didn't like. But I wouldn't change a thing about this journey.
I still have about 10lbs to lose and they're fighting me every step of the way lol! But I'll get them off !

Good job!!! You look great!

I had my surgery in March of 2012. I must say its been a pretty easy ride for me. I did get sick a few times in the beginning from not chewing enough or eating something my pouch didn't like. But I wouldn't change a thing about this journey.
I still have about 10lbs to lose and they're fighting me every step of the way lol! But I'll get them off !

I'm the type of person that use other people's successes to push me. So I joined different weight loss surgery sites and just looked at everyone's profiles that had had surgery. Seeing all of the amazing results kept me excited and less worried. But I also read some of the less successful profiles and they helped me figure out what to expect if things don't go as smooth. Knowledge is power so I researched, researched, researched. Any night I couldn't sleep I was on the sites reading old posts. Any question you may have has been asked by someone before so I would just search for my question and read the responses. I felt so informed going into my pre-op appointment and into surgery that I was almost worry free! (notice I said almost, I'm human, and it is major surgery so some worry is warranted. Trusting your surgeon and his abilities is key).
Another way I prepped myself my seem weird but I started looking at all of the clothes in magazines like Instyle and on different websites that I knew I could never fit anything in post-op. I knew that I wanted to be able to stop my emails from the avenue and lane bryant and start getting catalogs and emails from Victoria Secret and Express etc. Every time I saw a small outfit I liked I would tell myself, I will be able to get into that one day post-op... total motivation! And it worked! I walked in on surgery day READY!! And I stopped my lane bryant and other large size stores email about 2 weeks ago (not sure why it took so long I haven't stepped foot in one of those stores since surgery lol.)

I had my surgery in March of 2012. I must say its been a pretty easy ride for me. I did get sick a few times in the beginning from not chewing enough or eating something my pouch didn't like. But I wouldn't change a thing about this journey.
I still have about 10lbs to lose and they're fighting me every step of the way lol! But I'll get them off !

Everything you're feeling is normal. As it gets closer to your date you'll get more excited and at times more worried. But it is so worth it! I feel so good now. I won't lie and say there aren't any hard days but there weren't many for me, and I am loving life!!!

Honestly no one can tell you what Protein shakes you will like. We can tell you which ones we like but you may try them and hate them. Also shakes that you like pre-op you may hate post-op because our tastes tend to change.
Like others have said you will have to try different shakes so you may want to order samples this way you won't spend a lot of money on a shake that you hate. Jazz them up yourself. Some syntax Nectars taste better if you mix them with crystal light. You can try adding fruit or flavoring to a vanilla Protein Shake, add ice, blend, and it becomes a Protein smoothie. Add chocolate protein to your iced coffee and it becomes a mocha coffee. Experiment, I promise you it gets easier.
As for sticking to your diet pre-op, I fell off the wagon a few times myself pre-op. it's a learning experience and like I said before it gets easier over time. You'll be surprised but you'll get to the point where you don't get hungry and you'll be forcing yourself to eat.
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This is totally normal! That's the good news. I couldn't stand for people to say the word --lol they would have to spell it out! I had severe issues with muscle spasms, but I stayed nauseated for over 2 months. The doctor can you meds for that. My best advise yet to exercise and use this opportunity to lose as much weight as possible before the honey moon periods ends. The smell issue will get better, some foods you will never like again and things you hated may become super delicious.
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That's awesome. Good for you! :-)
Surgery date: May 14, 2013

Coming up on 19 months post-op. Lost 130 lbs and stable at 155 with a BMI of 23 for the last five months. Type 2 diabetes gone. Hypertension gone. sleep apnea gone. Back and knee pain gone. Blood work is perfect across the board. I love the new me!

Hi Tammy.
Glad to see you on here for an update. I'm 11 months and I've lost 100 pounds. I'm struggling now to keep losing, so I'm going through a major stall. I'm still 30 to 50 pounds away from my goal.
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Why even bother responding. Just follow the program and show them a success story

I had my surgery in March of 2012. I must say its been a pretty easy ride for me. I did get sick a few times in the beginning from not chewing enough or eating something my pouch didn't like. But I wouldn't change a thing about this journey.
I still have about 10lbs to lose and they're fighting me every step of the way lol! But I'll get them off !

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Here are my before and after pics....one year today. Dr says I lost 102% of excess body weight. I weighed in at 157 lbs today down from 285 a year ago.
I would like to that every one on the forum who have been supportive in helping me to achieve my weight loss goals. The road has been rough but I am extremely happy for the struggle!

Sounds like head hunger and it will subside. You'll get to the point where you'll actually forget to eat or food will just not be appealing to you at all. Just remember to sip, sip, sip! My surgeon didn't have us really concentrating on Protein so early out, our goal was to get all of our liquids in in order to stay hydrated. I promise the "hunger" will subside.
(Congrats on the 19 lbs by the way!)

I'm right with you! I have 2 HUGE bags of too big clothes that I am donating to goodwill. I am so excited to see them go! But now my closet looks empty. Time to go shopping!!!