maggie409

My sleeve is scheduled for June 15th. I just brought my teens to the movies. They like sitting at the top row. I literally barely made it! Out of breath, legs hurt, and for the first time I touch the edges of my seat! I am so done with being twice my true self. June 15th hurry please!

I didn't even know there was a Men's forum.... Of course I only use the mobile app.

Thanks everyone! I just need to remember not to freak out if I weigh and I haven't gained. I have a bad habit of seeing a gain and giving up and bingeing. I think I will avoid the scale until the first post-op appt.

I am scheduled for my sleeve on June 15th. I have read so many posts about people that stall along with posts about people that have slow loss and some with fast losses. It makes me want to not even weigh but maybe once a month or less after my surgery. Is there anyone else who doesn't weigh very often?

AustinJackson sent me an email days ago trying to discredit Dr Lopez. He knew from previous posts I have chosen Dr Jesus Martin Lopez as my surgeon. Good thing I am used to dealing with criminals In my profession. Verify... Then act. I am confident in my decision and will be in TJ on June 15! Excited to begin this journey

I have never even heard of it

I have very long, thick, healthy beautiful long hair. I dread that part. I get my surgery on 6-15.

You look great! How far post op are you?

When I see before and after pictures I really don't notice the "details". I see how they have reduced in size from before they began. It is always very impressive. I usually look at the face closely too simply because it amazes me how different people look in their face. I don't notice what clothes they are wearing or if they match or if they are wearing white after Labor Day.

Here is a link to an article from Live Science. 80% of fat loss is exhaled through your lungs so that is part of the reason for bad breath during weight loss. So breath out those fat cells!! http://m.livescience.com/49157-how-fat-is-lost-body.html

Thanks for the post! I am scheduled for surgery on June 15 and I like knowing what to expect... Good and bad. Helps prepare me. Sounds like you are doing great!

From the American society of Metobolic and Bariatric Surgery

I am a mother and a grandmother. Over the years I have learned to give up every guilty pleasure I ever had or thought about having lol. :/

I'm the same date in Tijuana with Dr Garcia. Who's your surgean? I am with dr. Jesus Lopez. We will be flying in on Sunday from Texas.

I am 51 with a bmi of 51. I have been trying to do it on my own for over 30 years and I am tired of food and tired of being big and want a life in the last half of my life. I chose the gastric sleeve because I have friends who have had it done with much success and it seems to be the safest. I am not choosing the LapBand because I had another friend that nearly died with her band. I will go for my surgery on June 15th and I am so ready that I would go tomorrow if they could get me on the schedule that soon. Whatever choice you make has to be your own. And you need to know that it will probably be the hardest thing you will ever do. But from what I have seen it could be the best thing if you follow the plan. Good luck with whatever decision you make.

"So you don't believe in living a life of moderation ? You don't think that it's possible to be enjoy those things on occasion and still be successful post surgery ? Why not have both and just find a way to incorporate the things you love as an occasional treat and eat well and stay on plan the other 80% of the time?" Band07.... I am 51 years old and my bmi is 51%. So no I don't think that it's possible to enjoy those things from time to time.... At least for me. I have been overweight since I was about 16. I have been on and off diets and each time I fail it's because I would say "just one won't hurt." I'm not saying I will never in my life have a glass of wine. A few years down the road I am sure that I will. But this thread is about people who have consumed something that their doctors have clearly said not to or it would compromise their health or success or both. Let your body heal, lose the weight, get healthy, then have the occasional glass of wine. Some of these posts want "proof" that it is harmful. Your doctor said it was. And I am sure if asked, the doctor can say why it is harmful. I am going for my surgery on June 15th and I will follow my doctors orders 100% to the letter. Because I want to heal and my kids and grandkids and friends and family have all asked me to please be safe so that I can still be here for them as well as myself.

June 15th Tijuana

May, Tx... Sleeve date June 15, 2015 in Tijuana, Mx

There is a thread going called "Keep this post going things I look forward to not food related". I love a good glass of Moscato and I love a good piece of cheesecake and jelly and poptarts and snickers. But when I have my surgery on June 15th I choose to give up those things. The thread I mentioned is a great read when you are tempted. It drives the point home what we have all deprived ourselves of being overweight. We chose fat and food over playing with our kids and crossing our legs and riding roller coasters. I choose roller coasters over fat. There is a thread going called "Keep this post going things I look forward to not food related". I love a good glass of Moscato and I love a good piece of cheesecake and jelly and poptarts and snickers. But when I have my surgery on June 15th I choose to give up those things. The thread I mentioned is a great read when you are tempted. It drives the point home what we have all deprived ourselves of being overweight. We chose fat and food over playing with our kids and crossing our legs and riding roller coasters. I choose roller coasters over fat.

Hi, I am 51 years young 5'1", bmi of 51 with no Health issues. I am married with 8 kids, 9 grandkids and 3 of my kids still teenagers with busy school schedules. I own my own business and I live on a small ranch in central Texas. I am self-pay and am tentatively scheduled for June 15 with Dr Lopez in Tijuana. I am using BariatricPal as my coordinator and my head is spinning at how quickly and thoroughly they are handling everything. I'm very ready and excited to become a beautiful sexy mom/grandma!! My husband is very supportive but concerned because he agreed to give up smoking when I got to a size 12. He never expected I would get there. Now that I have decided on the surgery he is getting nervous! Lol.

Thanks for the update! I am having mind In Tijuana with Dr Lopez next month.

What Dr are you using in Tijuana. Mine is tentatively scheduled for June 15 with Dr Jesus Lopez

Very tasty

My brother is an alcoholic and he like you can't resist "just one" drink at the risk of his own health. Everything I have read has said that there should be no alcohol consumed for the first year. Just as your doctor has advised. I think rather than asking "please when can I?" (When you already know). The question you should be asking yourself is "why do I want it even at the risk of my own health?" I don't say these things from a judgmental perspective. I say these things from a third-party perspective having watched my brother destroy himself. Your need/want for alcohol has nothing to do with VSG. But then you already know that.