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Thanks op for writing this I feel the same way even though I am pre op I need to find balance I need to rework the thoughts in my head that make eating pleasure reward and all that Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

For me when I got my binder I focused on the basics first protein first getting in 64oz of water and eating as low carb as possible some days I do great some days I fail but hey I've got 6 months to get this stuff down Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

Thanks im unfortunately in the phase of life where insomnia is rulling so most of my day is spent sleeping and i am up all night your a kind soul its not that i dont like veggies or fruit or even lean meats i love all of it i just hate cooking and cleaning but alas i need to get past that Sent from my LGLS676 using BariatricPal mobile app

thank you @frust8 i am ready for a no holds barred divorce but it is hard when my hubby isnt he is trying but he is my biggest support and enabler so am i though so we need to make this work together im getting stronger but its draining making good choices all the time when in like the back of my mind im like you are never gonna be able to eat this stuff again do it all right now even though i know it is crazy i feel like that sometimes

im still pre-op but i have had 3 friends go thru this at my program and they are ok the first few weeks are hard yes but it gets a million times better the farther out you are ok just be patient ok your fine right now you are adjusting to a new normal you have a brand new tummy and its gonna take some time to get used to ok but just roll with it your fine ok

Im going with rny because i have slight acid reflux and diabetes and major sugar addict and i want dumping syndrome as a tool to help me Sent from my LGLS676 using BariatricPal mobile app

i know when i had a similar surgery called abutment put in the parts alone were like 18 grand so 20% was around like 3800 if that helps it should be similar

this is the part that excites and scares me the most i am really hoping to change my relationship with food but i am preop and having a hard time saying no to the bad stuff ill do good for like a week then fall off for a day or two then go back so any advice guys

So for an upper gi i think altho i might be wrong it is like an endoscopy where they put you to sleep and put a tube with a camera down your throat to check for ulcers and stuff like that also gerd Sent from my LGLS676 using BariatricPal mobile app

Guys for the psych eval dont be nervous just be honest with whom ever is doing it and you will be ok thursday is mine and it is 3 hours long lol i know it is a step in the process and a good one i already see a psych doc regularly and therapist so im comfy with answering personal questions just relax ok Sent from my LGLS676 using BariatricPal mobile app

Well think of this as a learning experience you pushed your body and it pushed back it's ok Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

Good now please remember that it might take some time getting used to both me and my hubby have sleep apnea and I feel better than when I didn't have my machine but there are days when I'm still very tired but I take loads of psych meds Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

Oh I haven't had surgery yet lol that's just what's in my binder each patient is given a binder to follow forever but for protein shakes we are supposed to use whey isolate as the first ingredient because it is what absorbs the best by the body Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

Best of luck on your recovery Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

Ok so for my surgeon it is 80-100 grams of protein a day and 64 oz of water also a bariatric multivitamin x2 a day and calcium citrate x3 a day they want you to get like 1500 mg of calcium with Vit d3 Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

Your gonna be ok hon hugs Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

How exciting for everyone here who is changing their lives I'm happy for all of us I've also been heavy my whole life and have pcos diabetes mellitus and sleep apnea for those who don't know what that is I stop breathing in my sleep which sucks but I have a machine to help me out Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm in Baltimore Maryland so hey all the Maryland peeps oh and to anyone in Ohio ky or tn I've got family all thru there so hey y'all Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

Hooray for you Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

Congrats Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

Can't wait to go shopping I usually do it around Xmas time by then I'll be 3 months out yay Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

Yeah by no means is this easy at all it is drastically changing your relationship with food and that I know is hard for a lot of folks most people's family's use food to celebrate like everything so it can take a toll emotionally getting the separation between food and family time. Also yeah spouses treat you different when you lose a significant amount of weight this is hard on everyone so keep strong guys people be ignorant Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

My hubby is obese and while I wish he would have the surgery one day too he's not comfortable with the idea of it and I respect that but he also has the same mutual respect for me and my decision even though he kind of enables my bad habits but I love him so yeah mutual respect nothing is off topic for discussion in our marriage I wouldn't have that Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

Yay that's great Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app

You have hit the 3 week stall it happens to like everyone it's ok take a breath keep doing what your doing the scale will move again ok Sent from my SM-T380 using BariatricPal mobile app