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Wow, we are all over the place. I was told 2 hours by my surgeon's office but heck, I try to take my Iron in the middle of the day and my two Calcium supplements early morning and late evening spacing them out as much as possible just to be safe

Awesome, maybe I can beat Linda and get that 7 millionth post hehe

Awesome, maybe I can beat Linda and get that 7 millionth post hehe

Awesome, maybe I can beat Linda and get that 7 millionth post hehe

Hi Mike,
I'll have to agree with Andrew. Actually whatever size you are, you are. It only will seem to get bigger/longer because the extra fat/padding is used to fuel the body and it's more a ratio or proportion type of thing. Still yes mentally there is a bit of a surprise as what you see does make one feel as if a man's manhood as grown but again it is more to do with the area around it shrinking.
Matt, you are doing great. I've only lost 73 pounds in just over 3 months so your loss of 74 in about 2 months is great news. Of course I started at 430 and had my surgery at 400 so I am still 327 and not active enough with exercise. I do walk much more now but actually excercising is still difficult for me.

Hi Mike,
I'll have to agree with Andrew. Actually whatever size you are, you are. It only will seem to get bigger/longer because the extra fat/padding is used to fuel the body and it's more a ratio or proportion type of thing. Still yes mentally there is a bit of a surprise as what you see does make one feel as if a man's manhood as grown but again it is more to do with the area around it shrinking.
Matt, you are doing great. I've only lost 73 pounds in just over 3 months so your loss of 74 in about 2 months is great news. Of course I started at 430 and had my surgery at 400 so I am still 327 and not active enough with exercise. I do walk much more now but actually excercising is still difficult for me.

Exactly. I was told the obvious. If I didn't eat I would lose weight. Duh! I'd lose half my organs too from shutting down, most my hair from lack of protien and the muscle mass and who knows what other complications from simply "not eating".
I think my sleeve is a very great tool for me personally because my problem, personally... was not eating chocolates, cakes, pies, candies, doughnuts (well ok, I could polish off a bag of hostess chocolate covered dougnuts for desert but I do digress...) etc. My problem was going to the Papa John's and picking up two pizzas. One for the family and one for me. I'd tell myself it served a noble purpose by not subjecting my poor family to my pepperoni, onion, jalapeno mess but in reality I just wanted to eat a whole pizza by myself. I just tried a thin crust pizza after my 90 days and was lucky to get two of the smaller slices eaten.
For some of us who know WLS was the only answer and in the last 3 months I've now done what I've failed to do in the last 23 years since I got out of the Army and that is a fact.
So yeah, dumbest thing I was ever told was to simply not eat till I got to my ideal weight.

I try not to stuff my panties at all, oh and don't telll on me!
J/K, I know what you meant, what a difference a single letter makes eh? LOL. Keep stuffing whatever you need Linda

Hi,
My baby boy (6th bio and 7th overall and LAST child of mine now) was born 2 weeks ago today. If your like me you'll want to be around a long time to watch the 3 year old grow old. The WLS for me was one of my better decisions in my entire life. I've lost 72 pounds in 3 months which was impossible in the last 23 years for me and I was nervous too so your emotional state is not unusual.
Think of the benefits and use your tool wisely and hang in there, that is what this forum is for, that and for apperantly stuffing one's panties with all kinds of things hehe

I try not to stuff my panties at all, oh and don't telll on me!
J/K, I know what you meant, what a difference a single letter makes eh? LOL. Keep stuffing whatever you need Linda

I went with the sleeve because diets are temporary and 23 years of failure was enough for me. I wanted something permanent and I know myself well enough to know that I didn't want to compromise on this issue. I was lucky in that my op was paid for by my insurance so cost was not a factor. Best of luck to you either way you decide.

Exactly. I was told the obvious. If I didn't eat I would lose weight. Duh! I'd lose half my organs too from shutting down, most my hair from lack of protien and the muscle mass and who knows what other complications from simply "not eating".
I think my sleeve is a very great tool for me personally because my problem, personally... was not eating chocolates, cakes, pies, candies, doughnuts (well ok, I could polish off a bag of hostess chocolate covered dougnuts for desert but I do digress...) etc. My problem was going to the Papa John's and picking up two pizzas. One for the family and one for me. I'd tell myself it served a noble purpose by not subjecting my poor family to my pepperoni, onion, jalapeno mess but in reality I just wanted to eat a whole pizza by myself. I just tried a thin crust pizza after my 90 days and was lucky to get two of the smaller slices eaten.
For some of us who know WLS was the only answer and in the last 3 months I've now done what I've failed to do in the last 23 years since I got out of the Army and that is a fact.
So yeah, dumbest thing I was ever told was to simply not eat till I got to my ideal weight.

I went with the sleeve because diets are temporary and 23 years of failure was enough for me. I wanted something permanent and I know myself well enough to know that I didn't want to compromise on this issue. I was lucky in that my op was paid for by my insurance so cost was not a factor. Best of luck to you either way you decide.

I try not to stuff my panties at all, oh and don't telll on me!
J/K, I know what you meant, what a difference a single letter makes eh? LOL. Keep stuffing whatever you need Linda

I try not to stuff my panties at all, oh and don't telll on me!
J/K, I know what you meant, what a difference a single letter makes eh? LOL. Keep stuffing whatever you need Linda

I try not to stuff my panties at all, oh and don't telll on me!
J/K, I know what you meant, what a difference a single letter makes eh? LOL. Keep stuffing whatever you need Linda

Hi,
My baby boy (6th bio and 7th overall and LAST child of mine now) was born 2 weeks ago today. If your like me you'll want to be around a long time to watch the 3 year old grow old. The WLS for me was one of my better decisions in my entire life. I've lost 72 pounds in 3 months which was impossible in the last 23 years for me and I was nervous too so your emotional state is not unusual.
Think of the benefits and use your tool wisely and hang in there, that is what this forum is for, that and for apperantly stuffing one's panties with all kinds of things hehe

I try not to stuff my panties at all, oh and don't telll on me!
J/K, I know what you meant, what a difference a single letter makes eh? LOL. Keep stuffing whatever you need Linda

Hi,
My baby boy (6th bio and 7th overall and LAST child of mine now) was born 2 weeks ago today. If your like me you'll want to be around a long time to watch the 3 year old grow old. The WLS for me was one of my better decisions in my entire life. I've lost 72 pounds in 3 months which was impossible in the last 23 years for me and I was nervous too so your emotional state is not unusual.
Think of the benefits and use your tool wisely and hang in there, that is what this forum is for, that and for apperantly stuffing one's panties with all kinds of things hehe

I try not to stuff my panties at all, oh and don't telll on me!
J/K, I know what you meant, what a difference a single letter makes eh? LOL. Keep stuffing whatever you need Linda

Wow, we are all over the place. I was told 2 hours by my surgeon's office but heck, I try to take my Iron in the middle of the day and my two Calcium supplements early morning and late evening spacing them out as much as possible just to be safe

My sister had the Roux N-Y done about 10 years ago and lost about 160 pounds and then after drinking too much beer with her girlfriends she gained back about 30 pounds but is still down 130 and now is going back to the gym and starting to eat healthier and last I heard lost 6 of the 30 she regained.
That is my only real life knowledge on this topic and I have been a student of my sister's surgery for the last 10 years.

Hi and welcome yourself!

I too did weight watchers since Jan 2013 and that is how I lost the original 30 pounds before my surgery so I'd say stick with it for your pre-op it is a good program.
I too remember my journey pre insurance etc. back in October of last year. It is a lot of work to jump through the hoops to get the insurance to pay but it is worth it. After about 5 and a half months I had my surgery on March 12 and have no regrets. Well, fwiw there is a period from right after the surgery to about a week later where I had serious regrets, I pled and prayed that I would lose the weight on my own if only the Lord would make the pain go away LOL. Things are much better now. I feel I eat like a normal person and not like I did before. The surgery is only a tool but it is a powerful one. Just prepare yourself cause the food cravings will still be there and you will and can feel hungry though half of it is between your ears.
Best of luck on your pre op activities and thanks for a wonderful posting. I've found this site to be a great support for me as I journey through the post op world of WLS. Glad you found it as well.

Hi and welcome yourself!

I too did weight watchers since Jan 2013 and that is how I lost the original 30 pounds before my surgery so I'd say stick with it for your pre-op it is a good program.
I too remember my journey pre insurance etc. back in October of last year. It is a lot of work to jump through the hoops to get the insurance to pay but it is worth it. After about 5 and a half months I had my surgery on March 12 and have no regrets. Well, fwiw there is a period from right after the surgery to about a week later where I had serious regrets, I pled and prayed that I would lose the weight on my own if only the Lord would make the pain go away LOL. Things are much better now. I feel I eat like a normal person and not like I did before. The surgery is only a tool but it is a powerful one. Just prepare yourself cause the food cravings will still be there and you will and can feel hungry though half of it is between your ears.
Best of luck on your pre op activities and thanks for a wonderful posting. I've found this site to be a great support for me as I journey through the post op world of WLS. Glad you found it as well.

Hi,
Just wanted to say I too was surprised that I could eat literally a whole can of anything when I was about 3 or 4 weeks out. Water is a big way to help things move along but too much Water can also make me full. I would not worry about the 'ability' to eat more than the size of your stomach, all it means is that by the time you finished your last bites the first bites were NOT in your stomach anymore, they were sent along and thus you had room for more.
I did a small test with the water thing and if I sip water with my Wendy's chili I can finish a large chili and be full, if I don't drink I can only eat about 2/3rds of it and be full and full for longer. Luckily my doctor has this as one of the 'rules' to successful weight loss (his rule is no drinking for 30 min prior and up to 1 hour after though I will start to drink around 30 minutes cause I need lots of water and I can only sip it!).
So your lil tummy should be just fine as I did the same thing you mentioned LOL. Still now I think 10 weeks post op I can only eat less than I could at 3 or 4 and I am not sure why but I'll just go with it.
Best of luck on your journey!