laurenella82

Thank you! That sounds like a winner!! I'm leery of powdered protein because the texture gets weird abs I don't like the flavors. I will try that one though. I think the ones I have now may be okay for my 4 week pre op diet but I'll run it by my NUT to be sure.

Atkins has protein shakes that I love that are made with real coffee. Is that going to be a no no once I've had my surgery??

Whooooo !! Look at you!!! Great job!!

That's not too bad! I'm not sleeved yet. I have one more Nut appt until they send everything in for insurance approval. My bmi is 58 so we are all pretty sure I'll get approval. I'm hoping to have it in January ???????? in the meantime I am looking for a water aerobics class close by to start now.

How long before you were cleared to get back in the pool?

Thrift store!! Or sometimes churches have coat drives around this time of year. You can probably call around and see if any of them are doing a giveaway and get a free one.

Has anybody ever tried water aerobics? Is that something you can do soon after surgery?

Congratulations on your loss!! That's awesome!!!

Congrats! You look great!!!

on my bucket list.....skinny jeans!!! lol! I just want to be able to wear all the cute trendy stuff! And I would like to travel more. I want a redo of the cruise I went on this year so that I can be able to walk the whole ship without feeling like I'm going to die! I want to be able to wear a normal swimsuit and not a swim dress (although mine was cute lol) and a 2 piece would be AESOME!! And I want to take my baby to an amusement park and/or Water park and be able to keep up with his 3 year old energy!

LOL!!! Lucky you! Even when I was younger and MUCH smaller I couldn't see when I smiled hard or laughed! lol!!!!!!! My eyes look closed in all my childhood pics lol

I can't wait to get on an airplane and NOT NEED A DAMN SEATBELT EXTENDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So mbarrassing...I also can't wait to post pics o FB and If they schedule my surgery for end of January which I'm praying they do, I can't wait until a friend whom I don't see often gets married because she's gonna faint when she sees me!!!!

About 5 years ago my PCP gave me a referral to see a surgeon and a nutritionist to start the process for gastric bypass. I was so afraid and focused hard on all the what if's that I backed out in the middle of my nutrition appointment. I don't regret making the decision not to have GB then because I feel like now I'm really ready to have the surgery (and because VSG is less scary than GB). But my "why" now is my 3 year old son and my 4 year old nice and the new niece or nephew coming in June. I want to continue to be around to watch them grow up and, God willing, to watch them make their own families. While we should make this decision FIRST for ourselves, our families make a he impact on the choice we make. Going through a rough patch trying to change for the better is better than dying early from something you could have prevented. God bless!

Sooooo...what if I have an IUD? Should I keep it or have it taken out or will it matter? Yeah! That's crazy!!!

But there's so much truth to this joke though lol and smh.

Amazeballs!!!! Go girl!!! I can't wait to have my surgery I'm totally inspired and motivated by your journey!!

Congratulations!!! Mani pedi and an outfit sounds like an awesome reward to me!

My surgeon's office has about three different people I can talk to. I prefer to talk to just one so I only deal with the original coordinator who started the process with me. I mostly speak with her via email (which works well for both of us!) and she gets back to me with all my crazy questions really quickly. I worked in a centralized patient appointing and referral management office for almost 12 years and I know how it is to get the run around and have things not go through as expected. It was just as frustrating to me as it was the patient (I was a supervisor) because I'm left with cleaning up someone else's mess to accommodate the patient....and usually being cursed out before that smh. One of my pet peeves is bad customer service. If more of the people in these positions would think like the patient they may get it done right the first time!

It's best to follow what your doctor says. You don't want to end up malnourished or anything because you didn't get in what you need. I know that gastric bypass patients can have problems absorbing all the necessary nutrients. If it's a matter if it being difficult to get it in maybe you need to consider other foods or Protein drinks to get it all. The very best thing to do is have your doctor explain it to you until he/she is blue in the face if they have to. You want to fully understand what's going on with this new you. We can tell you a billion different things in this thread but unless your doctor is on this thread, it may or may not apply to you specifically. Good luck!!

Wow!! You look awesome! Great job! I can't wait to have my surgery and see myself shrink!! I also wanted to know if you have a major sagging skin issue? I think I'm more afraid of that than almost anything else.

Congratulations!!! I would love for my surgeon's office to submit my paperwork next week. I just may ask! I was only required 3 months and I could still keep my last appointment but if he submits it next week I just might be able to have my surgery before the year is out!! After I do my ultrasound Monday and my psych eval (maybe Monday, they are walk-in) in do e with all but the last nutrition appt. Pray all goes well with your surgery! Congrats again!!!

I do like the way I look now either but I still take pics. I have a whole album of before pics on my phone under the title Pre VSG. For me it's motivation to try my best to keep on the journey of change and it will keep me humble when I make it to goal and start REALLY thinking I'm cute LOL! But we do these things in support of your family and hope they will support us when we need it as well. It's going to be all about you soon ????

I am 5' even. I should be done with everything and ready for submission to the insurance company by Dec 5th!! I'm hoping to have my surgery the last week of January! A girl can hope right ???? I'm excited about it! And it's good to know I'm not the only shortie going through this. Most of the people I've talked to who have had it are 5'5" or taller

I am too! Lauren Dance

I was the same way. I had my second of three appointments with my Nut today and I lost only one pound. But I know that I didn't do the best that I could. What's going to be hard right now is that we have all this stomach to put all this food in and we are used to filling it up with all the wrong things. Make small changes. Cut back your soda intake by one soda a day if you have more than one. If you're like me and go to McDonald's and have a Big Mac meal with a large soda, save some calories (and some money) and have a cheese burger with Big Mac sauce and a small fry...or no fries at all. Make some of your meals in muffin tins (check that out on Pinterest!!). Buy smaller plates or eat off of cake plates so your eye sees a full plate but the portion is smaller. You'd be surprised at how you really don't need as much to be satisfied. Baby steps. No one is expecting you to change over night. You just have to condition your mind to make different choices. You can do this!