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same here, then one day it just popped. No ill effects.

9 days out for me:
How brain dead I would be...dont ask me to add 5 + 2
How much I would miss sleeping on my side
The pain is much worse than I expected (sleeve, gallbladder removal and hernia repair)
How much my kitty would understand and be so gentle with me
How little i miss caffeine
Its past midnight why can I not sleep even after pain meds.

Just short of 4 months post op and I'm just now starting to feel human. I still tire super easy. I know it will get better as I continue to work to my Protein goals. I still struggle with not getting enough Water or Protein. But all in all i'm healthier now than pre surgery for sure. I'm losing 2 lbs a week, i know it would be more if i could up my protein and exercise....i'm not perfect but each day is an opportunity to do better

If you search the threads I left the same similar post on a thread two weeks ago (at week 5) I saw my dietician for my regular appointment and actually cried. I gained more than three pounds. She said that all my concerns/regret was natural for week 5. And that i was eating more than i did the prior weeks and had most likely increased my salt (bullion/broth, crackers, cheese)
I'm back to losing and emotionally have tried to detach myself from the scale, i weight only once a week. My shoes are getting big : ) along with the girls are headed south....wayyyy south LOL
feel better!!

I should confess that I too have had a handful of tater chips/a chocolate bar/managed to get sick on "real" chocolate pudding at a party this week.....but i don't want to confess....i want to eat like a "normal person". I'm not going to allow myself to suffer guilt over food anymore........Oh i'm probably in denial. I'm 7 weeks out of surgery and still trying to figure it out. I mean how bad can i cheat I have so little volume....I had a mcdonalds hash brown this morning....I learned...they make me ill...wont do that again.

I'm thrilled with my goal of 221 and would settle happily for 245. From 417 and with a very large frame, I don't think I am settling.

Good idea for a topic @VSGAnn
My Dr. looks at her Weight loss calculator and announces that 220 is all that is expected for me (starting weight 350). This makes me quite sad, but not sad enough to throw in the towel.
To me success (long term) would put me at 180. Truly success needs to be measured in smaller increments.
Today......being just 7 weeks post op....my success comes from the physical changes I can already feel. I am going to wave my freekin flags and claim success......my "freekin flags" those loose skin flags that are forming on the underside of my ams. Quite noticeable already....SUCCESS.
Success.......that chair on the porch that pinched my outer thighs......doesn't pinch anymore
Success......shaving my legs has become a bit easier
Success.......my husbands arms encircle me more when he hugs me

Good idea for a topic @VSGAnn
My Dr. looks at her Weight loss calculator and announces that 220 is all that is expected for me (starting weight 350). This makes me quite sad, but not sad enough to throw in the towel.
To me success (long term) would put me at 180. Truly success needs to be measured in smaller increments.
Today......being just 7 weeks post op....my success comes from the physical changes I can already feel. I am going to wave my freekin flags and claim success......my "freekin flags" those loose skin flags that are forming on the underside of my ams. Quite noticeable already....SUCCESS.
Success.......that chair on the porch that pinched my outer thighs......doesn't pinch anymore
Success......shaving my legs has become a bit easier
Success.......my husbands arms encircle me more when he hugs me

Wow....so many great successes. I've not had a towel wrap all the way around me since about 1972.....I look forward to that one!
Regular size clothing....1978. Looking forward to that too.

Wow....so many great successes. I've not had a towel wrap all the way around me since about 1972.....I look forward to that one!
Regular size clothing....1978. Looking forward to that too.

Good idea for a topic @VSGAnn
My Dr. looks at her Weight loss calculator and announces that 220 is all that is expected for me (starting weight 350). This makes me quite sad, but not sad enough to throw in the towel.
To me success (long term) would put me at 180. Truly success needs to be measured in smaller increments.
Today......being just 7 weeks post op....my success comes from the physical changes I can already feel. I am going to wave my freekin flags and claim success......my "freekin flags" those loose skin flags that are forming on the underside of my ams. Quite noticeable already....SUCCESS.
Success.......that chair on the porch that pinched my outer thighs......doesn't pinch anymore
Success......shaving my legs has become a bit easier
Success.......my husbands arms encircle me more when he hugs me

Your doctor will calculate an average based on statistical analysis, as the typical five-year weight loss for most people ranges between 50-70% of excess weight. So, he is simply being realistic.
However, that being said
Your doctor deals with statistics.
You deal with your own goals, effort, motivation, and desires.

Good idea for a topic @VSGAnn
My Dr. looks at her Weight loss calculator and announces that 220 is all that is expected for me (starting weight 350). This makes me quite sad, but not sad enough to throw in the towel.
To me success (long term) would put me at 180. Truly success needs to be measured in smaller increments.
Today......being just 7 weeks post op....my success comes from the physical changes I can already feel. I am going to wave my freekin flags and claim success......my "freekin flags" those loose skin flags that are forming on the underside of my ams. Quite noticeable already....SUCCESS.
Success.......that chair on the porch that pinched my outer thighs......doesn't pinch anymore
Success......shaving my legs has become a bit easier
Success.......my husbands arms encircle me more when he hugs me

Good idea for a topic @VSGAnn
My Dr. looks at her Weight loss calculator and announces that 220 is all that is expected for me (starting weight 350). This makes me quite sad, but not sad enough to throw in the towel.
To me success (long term) would put me at 180. Truly success needs to be measured in smaller increments.
Today......being just 7 weeks post op....my success comes from the physical changes I can already feel. I am going to wave my freekin flags and claim success......my "freekin flags" those loose skin flags that are forming on the underside of my ams. Quite noticeable already....SUCCESS.
Success.......that chair on the porch that pinched my outer thighs......doesn't pinch anymore
Success......shaving my legs has become a bit easier
Success.......my husbands arms encircle me more when he hugs me

Good idea for a topic @VSGAnn
My Dr. looks at her Weight loss calculator and announces that 220 is all that is expected for me (starting weight 350). This makes me quite sad, but not sad enough to throw in the towel.
To me success (long term) would put me at 180. Truly success needs to be measured in smaller increments.
Today......being just 7 weeks post op....my success comes from the physical changes I can already feel. I am going to wave my freekin flags and claim success......my "freekin flags" those loose skin flags that are forming on the underside of my ams. Quite noticeable already....SUCCESS.
Success.......that chair on the porch that pinched my outer thighs......doesn't pinch anymore
Success......shaving my legs has become a bit easier
Success.......my husbands arms encircle me more when he hugs me

Good idea for a topic @VSGAnn
My Dr. looks at her Weight loss calculator and announces that 220 is all that is expected for me (starting weight 350). This makes me quite sad, but not sad enough to throw in the towel.
To me success (long term) would put me at 180. Truly success needs to be measured in smaller increments.
Today......being just 7 weeks post op....my success comes from the physical changes I can already feel. I am going to wave my freekin flags and claim success......my "freekin flags" those loose skin flags that are forming on the underside of my ams. Quite noticeable already....SUCCESS.
Success.......that chair on the porch that pinched my outer thighs......doesn't pinch anymore
Success......shaving my legs has become a bit easier
Success.......my husbands arms encircle me more when he hugs me

Good idea for a topic @VSGAnn
My Dr. looks at her Weight loss calculator and announces that 220 is all that is expected for me (starting weight 350). This makes me quite sad, but not sad enough to throw in the towel.
To me success (long term) would put me at 180. Truly success needs to be measured in smaller increments.
Today......being just 7 weeks post op....my success comes from the physical changes I can already feel. I am going to wave my freekin flags and claim success......my "freekin flags" those loose skin flags that are forming on the underside of my ams. Quite noticeable already....SUCCESS.
Success.......that chair on the porch that pinched my outer thighs......doesn't pinch anymore
Success......shaving my legs has become a bit easier
Success.......my husbands arms encircle me more when he hugs me

I'm also terrified to regain weight. One has to be careful with this fear. It keeps me on track and honest for the most part but it is also exhausting to do afraid of it after awhile.
I've ended up underweight because I'm too scared to up my calories. It's easy to slip into black and white thinking.
At some point one as to come off of a diet- you just can't diet forever! Trusting in your body and allowing for some wiggle room in the diet.
I think people regain weight for one of two reasons. A lack of commitment to change in the first place and not really liking being thinner OR such dramatic dieting that eventually they can't handle it anymore and begin to overeat instead.
I think the key to maintainence long term is moderation and Portion Control combined with mindful eating, and the occasional check to make sure things are still on track. Being more relaxed and allowing some fun foods and not having to count every bite each day.
I wish I could get there myself.

I started out thinking I was going to keep it private from everyone except my hubby and kids but at some point I decided that I don't give a flying flip about what anyone thinks. Let them judge me.....suggest its the "lazy persons diet" I don't give a crap. So i told everyone except my mother who is 91 and whom has obsessed about my weight my entire life....I was her one failure as a mother. She has some dementia and gets really repetitive so I just want to avoid the negativity she will bring . I told her i had my gall bladder out (which was true).

My hurdle in getting the surgery done was fear of anestesia. Fear of not waking up....leaving my family without their mother. But the realization that if i didn't get the surgery I would be dead soon enough. So morning of surgery the anestesia dr. comes in and introduces himself and tells me he was going to give me something "just to relax you" thinking ok...well he then takes my bed and gets it through the doorway on the way to the surgery suite....Thats the last thing i remember. I have had other surgeries where they tell you its time to put you to sleep and put the mask on or give the injection.....made the entire event so much easier. I came close to bolting out of the hospital for my knee surgery several years prior. This way I was so much more calm.

I think its dependent on how heavy you are. My dr. explained it as the purpose of the diet is to shrink your liver to give her easier access.

@ being just 5 weeks post op I can tell you in just a few more weeks you're going to feel better physically and you will begin to have some what of an appetite. I get hungry more frequently than i used to. Have to carry something with me at all times.
The dr. kept telling me "this is a tool not an answer" I'm starting to realize more and more each day what she meant.
We must keep this resolve we have now into the future because I agree with you....how could I go through this sort of life changing/damaging surgery and then start sucking down milkshakes & candy bars.
Dr. Phil has a saying "The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior"
We have a challenge ahead of us. I will rise up to meet it because if not.....i'm just going to die an early death. Not a lot of super obese old folks living is there??

Well said @lexie
I know why I overeat. But that doesn't mean that this surgery will "cure" me. I do know however that for the first time in my life I feel not only full.....but satisfied as well. I'm hoping the removal of most of the grelin monster will be enough to do it this time.
The dietician i saw yesterday told me that 6 weeks post op is a very difficult time, full of doubt and fear.....and that pretty much sums up how I've been feeling. I need to start each day with more positive thinking.

Well I'm back from my 5 week checkup and feeling better about things. Met with the dietician and the Physicians Asst. They were both very helpful and said that its physically impossible for me to be gaining at this stage of the game. This nasty stall is just my bodies way of adjusting.
I have gained weight on every diet i've ever been on.....and it always starts when i hit that dreaded plateau. I have great fear of failure because past behavior is all i have to judge from.
I cannot fail....I will not fail.
Thanks for letting me vent.

Well I'm back from my 5 week checkup and feeling better about things. Met with the dietician and the Physicians Asst. They were both very helpful and said that its physically impossible for me to be gaining at this stage of the game. This nasty stall is just my bodies way of adjusting.
I have gained weight on every diet i've ever been on.....and it always starts when i hit that dreaded plateau. I have great fear of failure because past behavior is all i have to judge from.
I cannot fail....I will not fail.
Thanks for letting me vent.