Callisto

Amazing!! You look great and your progress is amazing!

ahhhhh! So exciting, good luck!

I agree about the sleep study. My hospital required a sleep study because apparently there is a higher incident of problems if there is sleep apnea that is not treated. So, I found out I have pretty bad sleep apnea. Now I know why I would wake up so tired and with headaches. I don't have the same issue because I have a ton of co-morbidities with a BMI of 37. My bp is so bad they have been working hard to reduce it it just for surgery, it was 200/120 not too long ago. Plus I have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes diagnosed at 34/35 years old. I am 43 now. I am really anal about seeing the doctor and so I may not have had all my diagnoses if I had not been pro-active in seeking medical care. So , one thing is to keep track of your blood pressure. Have your liver enzymes checked out and also the sleep apnea. I am surprised they wont take you just with your BMI!

Did anyone make a facebook group for us Sept 2017 sleevers? If not I can make one.

That is really good. I have to talk to a lot of people when I am doing that part of my job but I also have tons of paperwork where I have to basically lock myself up in a room so my family doesnt bother me or I go work from the coffee shop, etc. I guess I could work right away doing paperwork but I really do have tons of leave saved up so I may as well at least take some time. I could potentially check emails. My job - I have to bill thirty hours a week and it takes about 50 hours a week to bill the 30. What is your surgery date?

You need more than a day or too unless you like feeling like puking while logging in? Ugh, I don't know. I am afraid the nausea will be getting to me for awhile.

I'm 4'11, 185 pounds BMI 37. I might not have a very high BMI but my co-morbidities tell the story of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease...I am sure I am forgetting something. I should have never waited so long to do this, honestly. If I was 300 pounds, I would be a dead woman, I am sure of it. I am a walking stroke. You are young, do this while you can. FED BCBS approved.

Today is your work up day!!! Let me know how it goes.

Genetics. Loving food and finishing my plate made for a 6'2" 225 pound man and I am not even 5' tall, portion control. Lack of exercise. Having a black and white attitude about weight loss - like if I gained a little I would feel like a failure and then give up or if I screwed up a day. Thankfully I gave up "dieting." I want to embrace it more as a way of life rather than thinking I am on weight watchers and it is a lose or fail every week I weigh in. Does that make sense? Exercise is back in my life but weight loss will make a big difference in how I can exercise because I have a back injury. I look forward to being more athletic. Bad habits, bad habits, bad habits...

CPAP - I have not even been using it as I should! One more thing I would like off my list too because you know how sexy it is to wake up to darth vader (what I feel like, not saying that is what you are). Ya'll I keep changing my user name so I am not that easily found. So bare with me while I get it figured out. lol

SIX MONTHS! Wowza, that must have made you think OH CRAP. Maybe that is why he only said for me to take the vitamin E cause I was already on the metformin. I am type 2 diabetic and so I am on metformin but not insulin, thankfully. I will be headed that way, as my mother and many of my other family members have. I took Actos once which was from my endocrinologist and it made me SO tired - I am not sure he believed me but I swear it did make me tired and so I quit taking it. My endocrinologist is this amazing and laid back and is all for weight loss surgery but we tried a few things before that for prescription weight loss pills but then I lost but gained it back and honestly I did not like how they made me feel. But my GI doctor makes me nervous and he was the first to mention the weight loss surgery. He makes me nervous cause he will get on to me about my liver levels and maybe that is why my blood pressure is so high when I go see him lol! What can I say?? I really like cheese and I try to pick foods that are not carbs but that means I eat a lot of meat and I am sure that does not help the fatty liver. Good for you for taking charge of your health and one of my dreams is to be off medication as well - so I totally understand. I have a doctor for just about every issue I have but I havent ever been to a hepatologist.

I posted a picture on fb of myself the other day and it was next to someone who plays college football, 6'5" 338 pounds, HUGE guy. Of course I felt so tiny next to him but the reality is that at 4'11" and 185 I looked like I was fixin' to do some linebacking myself! lol I did not want to post the picture because I don't want to believe that is ME but the truth is - THAT IS ME. I don't want it to be but it is. This is me. I don't know if i have disassociated with myself or not. It will be interesting to think about what you have said and see how I feel after surgery. Oddly, when I am with my husband I don't feel like it is not me. I feel like this is me and he is okay with me. But what if I just think I think like that? LOL! Don't make me think too deeply. Congrats on your surgery and your weight lost so far! This is you and you are becoming healthier every day.

What do they have you taking for fatty liver? I am just wondering cause I have fatty liver and my GI doc was dead serious about five years ago when I was diagnosed that if I did not lose weight that in 10 years I would have cirohsis (can't spell that for the life of me) and he had me taking vitamin E supplements but never mentioned any other medication. They follow my liver enzymes every three months. Just one other reason why I am looking forward to getting this weight off. You are on your way to getting new bras and everything else you mentioned! I am excited for all us of also!

WOW! That is really terrific news! You must have a pretty good pain tolerance.

No pre-op surgery diet yet but I have been trying hard to sway myself from making bad choices like diet Mt. Dew and SIP my water. I still have not told my parents yet. My kids know, my boss knows, some friends know.

You recently had surgery! How are you feeling? I am glad I am not the only with the dreams going on.

I told my boss 10 days no work, and then I will do paperwork from home (there is tons of it do) and hopefully I can get through that ok and then see where I am at and if I can do more - like travel in the car. I am nervous about this also. I have time to take off but basically my bosses rely on me working to make them money. I asked this question also because I did not know if I was being realistic about it or not. I am just praying for no complications!

Good luck! I look forward to hearing about your journey.

Super good topic cause it really does make me "think."

My older kids were spoiled enough to usually have dinner on the table. I work a crazy schedule and the younger two are all that is left at home, who are 17 years old, are usually on their own and nobody really bugs me about dinner anymore, including my hubby. So now when I do cook, usually on the weekend, they act like it is an act of God. They/we enjoy eating together so we make an honest attempt to make that happen for family time. For quite some time now, ever since I had my gallbladder out, I can't eat in the evenings because it bloats me too much. So I have had practice in sitting there and watching them eat while I facilitate conversation. Now there are times when I think I can't do it but I make myself out of knowing the sheer discomfort. Most of the time, though, like if we go out to eat or to my mother's house for dinner - I take it to go and eat it for breakfast so now I won't be able to really do that. It might be different knowing I won't be able to even eat it later. I wonder how I will react. Maybe we will be having therapy sessions at the dinner table while I cry over not getting to eat what I want until my body adjusts to cutting out the sugar and facing a liquid diet for awhile. So my plan is - "You are on your own and here is some money to go shop with." They will usually make decent food choices on their own outside of fast food. They are kind of uppity about it, like "why didn't you buy spinach?" or "we need more fruit around here" and "we should be eating more earthy." Not that they were raised to actually be that way. Hello, poptart queen and here is an extra helping of potatoes with extra butter on it - that is/was me. They are just food snobs. Or this is something else I hear, "you shouldnt be eating that, Mom." So I will most likely have the food police around me. That is what I get for letting have more control over what they choose to cook at night. Luckily, they do love fish and they know how to cook it either on the grill or in the oven with veggies, etc. So I may benefit from that later on. We have been trying to cut down on red meat. My step son would rather starve them feed himself and pretty much to love him is to feed him and he is hungry a lot because he runs long distance track. He will do it on his own but I think he would prefer otherwise and sucks it up. But then the left overs. I am the left over lover. It will be so hard not to eat the leftovers for awhile. Maybe, if I have them go do the shopping knowing what I can and cant eat that will help me to stay focused. I can't see anyone secretly trying to sabatoge me other than maybe my mother. Her house is like Willie Wonka and the Chocolate factory over there and she is such a good cook. Maybe I will start loving my family by doing their laundry rather than cooking for them. LOL! It is actually not a bad idea.

I have a large liver and they assured me this will not be an issue because I inquired about it. I guess because I am so close to my BMI that they are not going to have me do much except a few days before. I sure hope they dont come back and say - ooops, we should have had you on the liver shrinking diet and now we have to move surgery.

I meant to say 9/18! I keep getting these 9's confused.

Im here for you but haven't had surgery yet so i know I can us the good support along this path I am taking.

I am sorry for your losses.

I need a little Judge Judy in my life and some pulling weeds! My boss is awesome but I don't see him often. So day 4 is promising. I see you are a low BMI and short like, good job on your weight loss so far! That is impressive.