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The tugging of shirts.. Ughh!

Dreaming of pretty sundresses for the summer, going to the beach to relax and read a book. Collect seashells and just enjoy the sun.

The ones who have had surgery, how is everything? Time flies and it's almost a month I had the surgery. I am doing well and started to lose again. Had a 2 week stall. Just joined the gym and this will get the ball rolling! Survived the storm yesterday, 34.5" of snow!! I hope everyone is all well.

That is how things should be. Stop getting offended. Stop thinking your plan works better than mine. Stop being overly critical. We are all different beings and we are all trying to find what works for the best for us. I respect everyone and their opinions. I may not agree but that is okay. I am cool with it. No one is an expert here.Carry on and have a good day.

Hi All: Maybe this is more for my own benefit so that I can look back in a few months and compare what I was thinking now to what I will be thinking then. So let me begin a random missive of my thoughts, in no particular order. So much has been running through my mind this last month and I need to get it down on paper so to speak Again, no particular order......
1) Concerned that my son (22) is not completely on board with this decision. You know how idealistic a 22 year old can be, especially one who is super fit, exercise ever day, eats organic, etc. I'm worried that if I have any complications at all, even small ones, that he send silent messages (or verbal) that infer disapproval in some sense. I know he's worried for me, and he has wanted me to lose weight for a long while, so hopefully his fears will subside when he see's my progress.
2) Worried about hair loss - I have very thin hair already. Taking 10,000 mcg Biotin and using Nioxin.
3) Have had great success so far since October, just eating low carb. Makes me wonder if I should have the surgery sometimes....sigh. I'm pretty committed at this point, just that nagging feeling that perhaps I could do this on my own....
4) Have only told immediate family, nobody at work. Which is the way I want it for now.
5) It's just me and my son at home. Concerned about putting my son in a position of having to care for me the first few days. I don't think that's fair to him, although I know he would. No other family close by, so will try to convince my sister to stay with me for a few days, but not likely. May have to go to her place........still thinking.
6) Like my surgeon and the clinic staff very much. It's a little chaotic there as they are down one surgeon and a few staff but they are handling it well and I feel well cared for.
7) Haven't done any support groups - like socializing, but don't like taking the time to get there and back. Poor me..lol.
8) Planning on taking two weeks off work - can extend if I need to or work from home.
9) Am I scared? Hmm, not scared of surgery, have had those. More scared that I will regret it, but I've read enough to know that passes. Still - who could do this without being anxious a bit right?
10) Have not been hungry much at all since I started a low carb diet. Has been fairly easy to stick to.
11) Worried about nausea a lot! I have a tendency towards this, but doc has prescribed Emend to take the morning of surgery to ward it off. The surgeons PA says he's a ninja at mastering nausea, so we'll see.
12) Bought a Nutri Bullet - returned it, thought it was kinda lame. Got a Ninja Kitchen System, love it.
13) Darn it anyway! I'm going to get botox or a filler on the lines between my eyebrows. Makes me look old and mad all the time I'm also going to get my teeth whitened, and maybe get a new haircut, so there!!
14) Will I get surgery for loose skin? I might, but only on my stomach. Long past caring about my boobies.
15) Exercise? Have done some, mostly hikes through the woods with my son, some rather strenuous. Love it. More regimented exercise, not so much. Noticed there was quite a few exercise routines on cable for free. Think strength training is most important. Kettle balls?
16) Have been doing a fair amount of "I won't ever be able to eat a big plate of food anymore and go back for seconds", "I won't every be able to guzzle a tall cold glass of Water again". That's grieving of a sort isn't it....
17) Generally feel certain I'm doing the right thing, but it's getting a little "real" now.....one more week.
Thanks all for reading if you made it through....again, was mostly for me.

Dreaming of pretty sundresses for the summer, going to the beach to relax and read a book. Collect seashells and just enjoy the sun.

I am 50 and 9 days out after sleeve surgery. On the mend and less pain!

It's got to be the hormones...A sensible explaination!

Awesome!!

Everybody has established a lot of things that I will not miss.
•My car is low so I will not miss sliding out like snake to get out.
•The pain I endure going food shopping cause my knees are shot.
•Will not missed carrying the laundry to the basement like a 90 year old!
•Will not miss spending more $ on plus sized clothes only because it has more material like Lands End and LLBean
This can go on but I do miss my baths. Bending of knees and trying to get out had made impossible !!

Hello all, I am doing really well! Most of the pain has subsided and healing just great ! Like most of you, I am struggling to get all the Protein in. The shakes are just barf. Looking forward to the purée stage. I will see the Nut on the 21st so she may allow purée foods. I will be seeing the surgeon on Weds. I have lost 21 lbs. but the last couple of days it slowed down. I am not worried and continue to do what I got to do. I hope every one is well! I now can't wait till Spring! I have been so cold lately I can't stand it. Stay in touch everyone ????❤️????

That is how things should be. Stop getting offended. Stop thinking your plan works better than mine. Stop being overly critical. We are all different beings and we are all trying to find what works for the best for us. I respect everyone and their opinions. I may not agree but that is okay. I am cool with it. No one is an expert here.Carry on and have a good day.

That is how things should be. Stop getting offended. Stop thinking your plan works better than mine. Stop being overly critical. We are all different beings and we are all trying to find what works for the best for us. I respect everyone and their opinions. I may not agree but that is okay. I am cool with it. No one is an expert here.Carry on and have a good day.

That is how things should be. Stop getting offended. Stop thinking your plan works better than mine. Stop being overly critical. We are all different beings and we are all trying to find what works for the best for us. I respect everyone and their opinions. I may not agree but that is okay. I am cool with it. No one is an expert here.Carry on and have a good day.

That is very sweet. My father has a prayer group of men who gather once a week and they all prayed for me during surgery. I even got a signed paper from all the men who prayed. ????

That is very sweet. My father has a prayer group of men who gather once a week and they all prayed for me during surgery. I even got a signed paper from all the men who prayed. ????

@@mduffield Agreed. I don't eat anything from a box or a package and rarely used can goods.

Wow it sounds like you've been through quit the journey already. Congrats of working to get yourself off that vicious cycle. It sounds like you know exactly what you want and need. I wish you the best of luck on your continued journey into a heathy life!

The first one was right before surgery (VSG) in April. Next is a day ago. 110 lbs, 9 mths.

Great idea... I want to find banana extract.

Congratulations! You have reached The Dreaded Week-3 Stall. It's perfectly normal, and just about all of us have suffered through it. You're not crazy, and your doctor didn't screw up. In fact, you might not lose any weight for two weeks or even longer. But don't worry – after that, the weight will start falling off if you stick to your program. And, the inches will continue to come off even while the scale isn't budging. Here's a good article that explains why it happens and why we all have to go through it. Hang in there. Pretty soon it'll be in the rear-view mirror and you'll be dropping weight again!
(Apologies to BP regulars who have seen this repeatedly, but it's a big deal to those who are going through it!)

I am glad to see you are on the mend. Take it easy one day at a time. Sorry about your wife. Prayers for you and your other half. Hang in there!

I dunno about this whole thing? I hope he's on recovery.

Dreaming of pretty sundresses for the summer, going to the beach to relax and read a book. Collect seashells and just enjoy the sun.

Dreaming of pretty sundresses for the summer, going to the beach to relax and read a book. Collect seashells and just enjoy the sun.