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yes!!! so changing my life as I turn a year older!!!

I'm the 11th!!

shave completely. hate the feeling of hair and think it's gross. that's just me though :-) after gaining all of this weight, it's a struggle shaving so sometimes i get a tiny bit lazy with it but i try not to. i feel like i did when i was 9 months pregnant trying to shave

I haven't told work (although my one manager knows i was considering it because we talk about weight issues) i'm not sure if i'll tell. maybe since i'll be doing my pre-op diet at work and we're all really close. was hoping to wait until after the surgery to let everyone know so i don't hear opinions but not sure.

Just got the approval today and my surgery is December 11th!! I start the liquid diet on the 26th (day before thanksgiving... great!! not) i'm so nervous!!!

What surgeon are you using?

I still haven't has my surgery yet but I was reading about the puréed stage and I'm officially freaked out. I can definitely do like baby food but fruits. The thought of meat puréed literally makes Me want to puke. How can I do this stage, get all of the nutrients I need, and not puke lol thanks for any help

I would love info on dr jawad as well! I live in the Orlando/Windermere area and in the beginning stages. Thanks!

Sounds great! I live in Orlando and am in the very beginning stages of the whole process! Would love to meet other locals

Has anyone experienced this? I'm pretty sure we'll have another baby but not soon at all. Was wondering if the pregnancy was high risk? Did you have to do anything differently? Did you have a natural childbirth? Thanks guys!!

My relationship with my husband isn't great right now but we go through spurts like this often where it's great and then really bad. I was actually pretty thin when I met him 12 years ago (135lbs) and then gained all of my weight after we started dating (cw 206) we went out to eat a lot and I was super comfortable. I asked him if he thinks I should get the surgery and he said if it'll make me happy, then do it but only if I'm ready for the lifestyle change. I'm hoping our marriage will make it through but I also don't want to not get the surgery out of fear. If it won't survive a surgery, then it wasn't worth surviving me being fat either.

it's so silly that you have to be 40 but over 35 is severely obese. I'm in that situation where i'm about 7-10lbs too "small" to hit 40 but i'm pre-diabetic and i shouldn't be gaining anymore weight either. it sucks!!

dress the way I always wanted and dreamed of. I dress to cover my body and it's not my style at all but if i don't want to see it, no one else should

holy moly Jane, you look incredible!! You truly are an inspiration!! Thank you all for the responses. I pretty much knew deep down that no one would regret this decision and it makes me more confident with going on. Thanks again!!

what does your doctor consider a co-morbidity? Is it 1 or 2 that you need if you're under 40 bmi? is pre-diabetes one? thanks guys