Kisha Mason

Im gettin sleeved April 25th by Dr. Q in TJ

Helloooooo to aaaaaall, i seen activity hoppin in this thread and it seems like just yesterday i was in here gathering info and anticipating the day! April 25th will mark my one year sleeversary i will say to the newcomers...it's been the BEST decision of my life! dont compare ur journey to anyone elses. i expect to be another 10lbs down by April 25th to bring me to 190! I'm not rushing to get to 175 and the KEY is to eat right. i've had so many stalls n scales goin up n down becuz i was still in fat girl mentality. i still enjoy buffalo wings i just dnt eat 10 but 3 or 4 lol. pizza and marinara pretty much makes my stomach funny so i dnt eat that (alot) NO WHITE BREADS AT ALL or carbs for that matter. listen to ur body. once you get in the habit of eating better you'll realize that fried chicken wasn't so good after all. do i eat plants all day...of course not cuz im human lol. i can still eat whatever i want i'm just more mindful of it. I have a trainer in which i work out 2-3 times a week that's helped alot and it's truly a lifesyle change. im learning everyday to get better.
congrats and good luck april sleevers!!! you'll look back in a year wondering dmn why didn't i do this sooner.

Helloooooo to aaaaaall, i seen activity hoppin in this thread and it seems like just yesterday i was in here gathering info and anticipating the day! April 25th will mark my one year sleeversary i will say to the newcomers...it's been the BEST decision of my life! dont compare ur journey to anyone elses. i expect to be another 10lbs down by April 25th to bring me to 190! I'm not rushing to get to 175 and the KEY is to eat right. i've had so many stalls n scales goin up n down becuz i was still in fat girl mentality. i still enjoy buffalo wings i just dnt eat 10 but 3 or 4 lol. pizza and marinara pretty much makes my stomach funny so i dnt eat that (alot) NO WHITE BREADS AT ALL or carbs for that matter. listen to ur body. once you get in the habit of eating better you'll realize that fried chicken wasn't so good after all. do i eat plants all day...of course not cuz im human lol. i can still eat whatever i want i'm just more mindful of it. I have a trainer in which i work out 2-3 times a week that's helped alot and it's truly a lifesyle change. im learning everyday to get better.
congrats and good luck april sleevers!!! you'll look back in a year wondering dmn why didn't i do this sooner.

i took out $5k from my retirement as well and im using Dr. Q in Mexico! My insurance (kaiser) has too many other stipulations n hoops to get approved and since i dont have any complications other than just being fat i decided to research (over a year) and choose this route. my girl used the same dr last Nov so i went off a referral. The surgery cost me $4250 plus airfare

i'll be in mexico next friday too!! im using Dr. Q tho

i took out $5k from my retirement as well and im using Dr. Q in Mexico! My insurance (kaiser) has too many other stipulations n hoops to get approved and since i dont have any complications other than just being fat i decided to research (over a year) and choose this route. my girl used the same dr last Nov so i went off a referral. The surgery cost me $4250 plus airfare

i was gonna do the body by vi shakes during my pre-op week!! EEEK!! april will be here in noooo time yall. us april sleevers MUST stay in contact with results

i was gonna do the body by vi shakes during my pre-op week!! EEEK!! april will be here in noooo time yall. us april sleevers MUST stay in contact with results

i was gonna do the body by vi shakes during my pre-op week!! EEEK!! april will be here in noooo time yall. us april sleevers MUST stay in contact with results

butternickles what an awesome story. thanx for sharing. i also have kaiser as well and when i was thinkin of gettin the surgery i was told i'd have to go through all these hoops to PROVE i needed the surgery and i cant just be plain ol' fat. i'd need other complications along with it...which i dont have! i think its unfortunate they hold ur past against u for a better life. im bypassing kaiser and just heading to mexico myself. April 25th with Dr. Q in TJ!! im soooo excited (yet nervous) at the same time.

Hello All!
I'm Carol, and I'll be sleeved at the OCC on Friday, April 4th. So I'll be coming in Thursday and leaving the next Monday, April 7th. Just took the obligatory before photo, though most of my photos lately have been before photos. I wish Flickr had instead of a delete option, a "tear up, burn and bury the ashes" option, because that's how I feel about my reflection right now.
I've been doing the research I believe we've all been doing. I decided on the sleeve but was denied by the psychologist who works for my insurer. She said, in a somewhat condescending, whispery talking-to-a-child voice, that my history of depression and past use of alcohol make me a bad candidate for the procedure. I take Effexor for my depression/anxiety, and it works well for my anxiety and for the bulk of my depression, but I don't think it will ever go away completely. And I have had bouts of excessive drinking, but for the most part I've had that under control for years now. I know exactly why it would be a bad idea to drink with the sleeve, and I know I wouldn't put myself in that position-but how would I prove that to her? To her I'm a statistic, she says I have a higher chance of "suicidality", which apparently is a word, because my brother died that way. When in reality, I would never commit suicide, because I know exactly what it does to a family, and how it's a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
I appreciate life all the more for having been close to someone who gave theirs away. I understand that statistically that's not the case. But I'm not a statistic, I'm a person; a nice person with quirks but also a logical mind, a person who has learned from her flawed but nonetheless valid journey of self-discovery. I've gone from being a young single mother with a high school diploma all the way through graduate school to where I can now support my little family. I shook my demons off one by one, but I can't shake off this weight. I've tried and sometimes succeeded for a time, but it always comes back, plus 20% more. Now my back and feet hurt, even my fat clothes aren't fitting right, and I'm having trouble appreciating all the things I've worked so hard to achieve. I won't let Kaiser tell me what I can't do. I will take their reasoning into consideration however, that if I drink with the sleeve, the alcohol will be absorbed faster because of my smaller stomach, increasing my blood/alcohol levels and putting additional stress on my kidneys, pancreas and liver. I know that people have destroyed their health by drinking too much after WLS, and I don't want that for myself.
I don't think I'm ever going to fit into their mold though. I can't change my family history, so I'm going down to Mexico.
Who else is coming?

is everyone anxiously anticipating April? i feel like i should gather a pile of my fat clothes since they will be temporary lol

lol dnt u hate that!!! yes i understand. my son, mason, is 7 and they are a handful. he be trying to race me n i cant keep up WOMP WOMP!!!

thaaaanx!! im nervous too but thats just to be expecting. we all kinda fear the unknown or uncertainty of things but on the flip side im excited to shop for smaller sizes

I'm going to Dr. Quinones in Mexico!!!

is everyone anxiously anticipating April? i feel like i should gather a pile of my fat clothes since they will be temporary lol

is everyone anxiously anticipating April? i feel like i should gather a pile of my fat clothes since they will be temporary lol