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I had the same issue. My doctor said it is normal. Basically, "liquid in - liquid out". He said it would get better once I was on solid food and it did.

Don't you just love being volutold!? (Sarcasm lol) and I especially love how everything is mandatory. Like family day and the Christmas party is mandatory to attend (for my husband atleast). And then you can't leave until a certain time. Makes me not want to go haha

Yep. And I don't want to buy holiday clothes for all these events because I won't be wearing them long. And you know military wives ... Dressed to the 9's at all the events.

I am in same place. I'm hoping my surgery will be in jan/feb and I can't help the "this will be my last holiday season fat" thoughts. I just don't want to do any of it this year. My hubby is in the military which translates to roughly 2 months of officer wife obligations. I'm going to suck it up and power through cause on the other side is surgery!! Good luck to you!!

Anyone get sleeved at Madigan? Or planning to? I've got my first seminar tomorrow.

I am taking the initial seminar tomorrow and I am both excited and nervous. Do I have what it takes to make these changes? What if this is just another in my long history of failure. What if I am too addicted to food and I still don't have any self control after surgery?

I do have to say that I WANT this (she said in all caps!). I really do. But it is a bit scary.

Thanks!! Let's be friends for sure. Thankfully I only have about 2 months of stuff after the first seminar and I am already approved by insurance. I'm so ready to get started. I have made a lot of the changes they want this past year and I feel like I am totally ready to embrace this new life.

I have 2 wks until my first seminar for WLS @ Madigan AFB. it's so hard waiting because I just want to get going with all the steps I have to go through. And, I had to wait an extra month because the first seminar I was scheduled for in Oct. was cancelled. I'm hoping to have surgery in Jan or Feb. I'm ready for my new life!!!

But also I have heard great things about the surgery at Madigan and they are my choice even though I could probably go to a civilian doctor and get it done.

I am a military wife.

There is nothing wrong with my thyroid. My past doctor says I just have a super efficient metabolism. He told me this story about different colored tabby cats. He called me an "orange tabby cat"; saying he has never seen an orange tabby cat that has not been overweight (as opposed to other color of tabby cats) and that it is just the way my body is built and I should accept it. I changed doctors. The new doctor told me to cut out grains and that would do the trick. It has not. I eat mostly Proteins and veggies and it has not made any difference.

I have been able to lose when I cut my calories down to about 1000, but I can't sustain that for long on my own.

Next week, I go in to get my referral for GS surgery; hoping to have insurance pay for it at Madigan Army Base. My husband is supportive, although worried for me as he is concerned about actual removal of the stomach. I started out thinking I wanted the lap-band, but through research I have decided to go with the sleeve.

I lightly experimented and told ONE person about the decision to have surgery. Her reply was, "Why don't you just do Opti-Fast?" I literally wanted to strangle her and she will be the LAST person I tell about my decision.

I'm sure many people have the same story as me; trying every diet in the universe, yo-yo up and down and a basic struggle for 20 years. Working so hard to lose 5 lbs and finding those 5 lbs over the weekend. I am 5'7" and 250 lbs with a BMI of 39.8 and I have obstructive sleep apnea. I have a serious family history of diabetes and I am terrified of getting it, as I know how it ravages the body.

Over the last year, I have completely changed my lifestyle, but I have only lost about 10 lbs. I am active and go to the gym 3-4 days a week and active on the weekends with family stuff. I track my calories (1200-1500) on MyFitnessPal. I eat real food. I do not eat sugar. I drink tons of Water. I eat mostly Protein. I have a very active family and I am tired of being the one who always slows us down. I want to zip line. I want to kayak without stuffing myself into it and being embarrassed. I want to paddle board. I want to ski. All of these things are almost impossible at my current weight.

What if I this surgery doesn't work for me? The big answer to weight loss is supposed to be eat less, move more and it will work for you. Well, I have CONSISTENTLY done that in the last year with little to no results. I do feel good though and I have also spent the last year working on why I compulsively ate and I use other tools to deal with those issues now. Is this surgery really going to be the final answer? I am nervous...