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I had surgery yesterday and feeling good to go home today Doctors orders!! I did my first walk yesterday late night after all my drugs wore out and did many walks today before heading home!! Drinking lots of fluids!! I'm a happy camper today I just have to follow Docs/Nut orders at home!! God is good!!!

All depends on what your NUT wants you to "watch" post op. Cereal's "empty carbs" for me. Trying to stay between 30-50gm a day, and Cereal would make up over half of that. It's not worth it to me, so I don't eat it.

While on vacation in Peru, I hit the halfway point in my WLS journey. 80 pounds lost, 80 pounds to go. I celebrated at the top of Machu Picchu, which involved 16,000 steps and 208 flights of stairs (presumably 104 up and 104 down). This was something I could never ever in a million years done before surgery gave me back my life. I am just 3.5 months post-RNY and have never been so thankful for anything in my life.

You're so young that I doubt you'll have much problem with saggy skin. And if you do have small issues, you can find a way to have plastic surgery. But at your age you can practically grow new body organs. (Oh, to have had this surgery when I was 24/25!)
Maybe you're just venting and expressing some natural fears about really changing your life and what that will mean for you in many ways.
But in terms of your actual decision options, this decision is really a no-brainer: Get the weight off, keep it off, and get healthy.
If you lose weight without WLS, some very good, very long-term research on thousands of people says your odds of keeping the weight off are only 5% or 1 in 20 (or 30 or 40, depending on which research you prefer). If you have WLS, good research says your odds of keeping all or most of the weight off long-term are 50-60%. Obviously, WLS offers better odds for long-term success.
Obviously, WLS by itself may not solve your problem. You have to continue to learn and practice new behaviors and new attitudes and a new lifestyle to be successful long-term. But those will be easier to learn / practice with WLS than without. Trust me. I know. I'm 69 years old.
One other thing: You're already pretty heavy at this young age, and if you don't fix the problem now you'll gain more weight and soon weigh 300. And then maybe 350. And then maybe even 400. This problem never stays the same for those like us -- it just gets worse and worse.
I wish the very, very best for you. Chin up! Have courage! You can fix this. Many people have.

That is natural as I was the same way @@shermcky but after the pain, when you are on your feet,it's so worth it the results are wonderful. Now I have people telling me to stop losing weight when I am 30 lbs away from my goal.???? Good luck to the New U!

It will get better. It took me about 4 months before I could drink Water like i did pre surgery. Im a week away from one year and I promise you it will become easier then the beginning. You are still learning your new tummy. You are going to get it. I see your from Wisconsin, I am too. I hope it becomes more natural for you soon.

Currently I am doing Insanity Max. I love it because it's only 30 min. They also have a modifier track. I am not going to lie sometimes I am the modifier to the modiefier I also have Focus T25, P90X and P90X3, and regular Insanity. Oh yeah I have Piyo and it's ok I might do it once a week to get some yoga in. I get up early in the morning and do my workouts at home. I also use Shakeology in the morning with frozen strawberries and blueberries in it. Love it and I am not even a beachbody coach.
~LA

The scope was good. They found no issues so I am getting a temporary feeding tube until I can eat enough on my own so that I get some calories and don't lose too much weight.

I love you

I think my sleeve will be very picky. I can tolerate half a cup of Soup, no chunks, that's it. But I'm still only 2 weeks post. I enjoy not wanting food but being a foodie, my minds tries to trick me. I'm 2 weeks post op and down 30 pounds. Feeling good

My doc put me on 2week 1200 cal diet. Basically two shakes and a light meal. I have lost 25 lbs in the last 8 weeks. Self imposed liquid diet just to get used to new sleeved life. I did 1 week of 900 calorie/day just to see if I could hack it and for me it was just away to verify what I was about to do was in fact possible. Good luck and congrats on date. I'm may 4th date.

I'm going with the sleeve around mid-July. Keep up the good work. You're doing great!!! ????

Today is T minus 10 days to surgery and Day 1 of the pre op diet. My Doc prescribed a low carb max 1000 calories pre op diet with the suggestion of Protein Shakes for Breakfast and lunch and a light dinner. I had to take the scouts camping tonight so I did my best to adhere to the diet. I did the protien shake for breakfast and lunch. For dinner we cooked beef and potato burritos. I only had one, which is very challenging for me. They tasted delicious but I was also hungry. I also packed some veggies and has them as a snack. I tracked it all in myfitnesspal and came out at 747 calories. Not to shabby. Day 1 down, onto Day 2.

11 months post op -90.

Pre-op you still have your entire stomach. I was advised to quit soda so that I could be broken of the habit . Plus, there is no nutritional value in soda pop. Post-op nutrition is going to be critical to your success. Do you put house paint in you gas tank? No, you use gasoline because that is the fuel your car needs to run efficiently.
Your body is a machine designed to thrive on natural foods - those things you can dig, pick, and chase. Don't ask your taste buds what you need to live and thrive. Ask your heart and lungs and brain and bones and veins and muscles and nerves, etc.
I am amazed at how much I struggled to get up to 64 ounces of Water. Now I am at 100! But pre-op, I could drink two two-liters of pop a day, all by myself. I could drink a quart with a full meal. Ridiculous. Think about all the soda and junk food you consume and what it costs you financially.
Think of the manufacturers of soda and junk edibles, and the sporting events they sponsor and how filthy rich their CEO's are. Now - it can be your money or theirs. You could use that money for new clothes when the pounds start to drop off. I know it's hard, but pre-op is the best time time to make the effort to not eat anything made in a factory. Your new body will be sooooo happy if you do.

Awesome job! You look amazing!! How long did it take you to lose 45 lbs? Which procedure?