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Hey now don't put 'everyone' in the same category, I like "cute fat boys" just fine

@@pinkbunies, Hi there... My answer to your question is yes. I am recently seperated from my husband due to my choice of having the surgery and the effects it makes on our daily lives. Hopefully you will not find your self in an unfortunate circumstance such as mine, but in the end the weight loss is worth all the change that comes with it. Even if it is sacraficing someone you love, somtimes you have to make a choice for yourself. The important people will grow with you and support you unconditionally. Best wishes to you.

@@*Lexie* I have followed some of your posts on here and you are always so uplifting and encouraging Keep your chin up girl and we will push together!

Thank goodness there are people out there in the boat with me! I am 3 weeks post op and am only down about 12 lbs so far. I thought for sure I would have been at least 20 lbs lighter by now, but unfortunately not. On the bright side I am down and not up

Hi there!

I am also part of the 300 crew lol At consultation I was at my highest weight of 369, surgery day I weighed in at 321. I am already almost 3 weeks post op and have only lost 10 pounds which is slightly discouraging, but I am hoping to change that!

@lostforgood. Don't feel bad girly, I am 19 days post op and only down 10 pounds.... I am hoping that it will start coming off soon. Hang in there

@@AlanaRN, I hear you on the frustration. I only weighed the one time and was pretty bummed to only see the 2 lb loss so I threw the scale aside and said screw that thing! lol I am going to try and only weigh once a week or every 2 weeks maybe.

Thank you all so much for your kind words and encouragement! I can truly say it has been a tremendous help in my journey so far. Each day gets easier with the divorce underway and my new life ahead of me. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for me and my precious baby boys!!!!

I'm sorry to hear you are going thru this, it is hard not to get discouraged. Are you allowed to have any Protein Shakes?

Just wondering if anyone knows when to expect to see some weight loss post sleeve surgery? I know that sounds like a silly question considering we can barely eat anything at all, but I am almost 2 weeks post op and am only down 2 lbs. Is that normal? Has anyone else experienced this? Most posts I have seen are showing people lost between 20-30 lbs in their first month.

@@mamaofmatthew, may I ask what kind of Protein you use? I am trying to find something new/good due to the feeling of wanting to gag as well lol

@@Mayaresearchmom, things are going great! Getting better everyday. Just can't wait to start losing weight. How long did it take everyone to start seeing results??

Thank you all so much for checking and cheering me on along the way It has helped tremendously!!! I got in 54 oz of Fluid yesterday, whoot whoot! lol @@VSGAnn2014 I have taken on many of your suggestions and that seems to help quite a bit, thank you so much

@@Mayaresearchmom, I am really struggling with the intake and Protein. The surgeon wanted me at 64 oz and it seems as if I am literally FORCING to get anything over 32 oz a day. Seems like I am sipping all day on Protein shakes and haven't even had much time to think about Water. I am hoping that the farther out I get from surgery the easier it will be to get the 64 oz and over.

2 days post op and wondering if I am having the infamous "gas pains" or if it is something I should not be overly worried about. Every time I swallow a liquid, be it water/pain meds/ or broth it literally feels like I am swallowing a golf ball and its very painful. Is that normal?? Anyone with his experience PLEASE let me know!!

I am no where near where I should be for Protein or fluids and I am only taking tiny sips so I don't believe I am drinking too much at one time but it would be wonderful if I could get some pointers. Thanks!

@Rovoboy , thank you for checking in on me and thank everyone soooooo much for the support!!! I most definitely need it. He admitted yesterday that he is "beating me to the punch" because I will leave him when I get smaller (which is a load of crap) but none the less he is set on a divorce and unfortunately right now I don't have the energy to fight it. Surgery went really well for me and now I just have to try to stay focused. With the current situation it is pretty hard to get all my fluids in because I am not hungry or thirsty so it is hard to remember to sip all day long while my mind is beating myself up for "why I couldn't keep him happy."

BUT none the less I went threw with the surgery and now I HAVE to think about myself cause no one can drink the Protein for me or make the daily choices that will effect me the rest of my life. So as pathetic as it may sound I am taking my life minute by minute and hour by hour.... .THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! Thank goodness for BP

I recently went thru my required bod pod test at my surgeon's office and it was simuliar to yours. I had a fat free mass of 158. The way it was explained to me by the nutritionist is that "it would be impossible for you (me) to be under 160 pounds at the end of this journey." If that helps at all....

Thank you everyone for the feed back, I will be thinking about all this as I am going in for surgery tomorrow. I have decided to go ahead and follow through with the surgery seeing how I feel so much better being 44 lbs lighter already.... Not going to lie, I am scared as hell and still feel extremely guilty, but I am hoping those feelings will fade away after I wake up in recovery tomorrow afternoon!

@@alwaysvegas,your post made me smile . I think I look forward to the ones that will "just dawn on me" the most. I notice you have lost 94 pounds, good job!! That is an amazing weight loss

Love it you guys! I needed to hear positive things today My surgery is tomorrow and I am hoping to gather all the great stories and positive people from this site and use it as motivation and support! Thank you for sharing

I would LOVE To hear everyone ones "I cannot wait to...." stories/hopes/goals. For starters I cannot wait to get out of the shower and have the towel fit all the way around me! How about you???

@@Dreamingofhealth , How exciting for you!! I did have a pre op diet it consisted of 14 days of all liquids (Protein shakes, Water, decaff coffee) with the allowance of sugar free Jello and sugar free popsicles only. It wasn't as bad as I expected it to be

As far as home life goes that has all begun to change as well. Unfortunately my spouse was not in favor of me doing surgery (which I will be having tomorrow) so it has caused an unsettling reaction in our marriage. Like everyone says on here though, we have to learn to take care of ourselves before we can take care of someone else. Best of luck to you!

@@JakeLancaster , I can't even get him to sit down with me at this point to talk he is so upset. He mentioned to me when I first asked his opinion about the surgery that I "would get all skinny and leave him for someone else" but I reassured him at that time that "I love him and me getting 'skinny' is so we can live a happier and healthier LONGER life together." Apparently he is not seeing that portion.

I love this man very very much, even with all his asshole qualities but I don't know how to make him feel it will be ok even if I am smaller then I am now.

My Fat is what attracted him in the first place and I have known from the beginning that he was a chubby chaser but I guess I Just thought he would fall in love with more then just my fat. I don't even know how to pin down how he feels at this point.

That is what is so hard. I feel like I am being selfish by going thru with the surgery and I have felt guilty for even wanting it from day one BUT I feel like I NEED it. I have 2 littles at home (3 1/2 yr & 20 months) and I want to be there for them as the healthy fun mom, not the fat tired one. The fatter I got the more co dependant I became/ am. I am insanely afraid of failing at this and now am worried that I will fail it like I do every other diet and even my marriage. Wish I would have enrolled in counceling BEFORE this happened. Then maybe I wouldn't be so afraid of it.

Surgery is in 2 days and my husband decided that he wanted to announce that he was going to leave me last night. He warned me months and months ago that if I decided to get this surgery and "get skinny" that he would "no longer be attracted to (me) " and we would end up getting a divorce but he always made it sound like a joke! I am shocked and irritated all at the same time. He had seemed so supportive to me during the pre op diet and held my hand through the 40 pound weight loss thus far...... Has anyone here lost a spouse due to the decision to go thru with the WLS? I know what people are going to say that there has to be more to it and you are probably right, there probably is but he has announced this as the reason. I have been wondering for the last few days if I am making the right decision to have WLS and now I am even more scared to go thru with it.... Just needed to vent, where in the world is that ' rant section' anyway???