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Good luck to everyone who is having the sleeve tomorrow, the 19th. 8:00 am for me ATX. Looking forward to a new me!!!

Haha I meant from the anesthesia!! I think it will definitely take some heavy drugs to knock me out in the next 24 hours ????

Holy moly, I'm ready for this liquid diet to be over and to get on with it! Two more sleeps friends and our new lives begin! ❤️❤️

Hey guys!! I'm also the 19th... Are you guys ready!!?

I had my surgery on Oct 14th and I can honestly it's not as bad I had prepared myself for. I mostly just sore at my incision sites. Even getting the Water down is only slightly uncomfortable but I can't complain. Happy to have started this journey I'm even more excited for those who have started theirs as well. Best of luck to everyone!!

Ugh, pretty beat up, but excited to start this journey!

Good luck to everyone tomorrow!

SW: 180, BMI 29
CW: 125 BMI 22.9
Just passed the 6 month post Op mark Oct 1. I went from a size 16 when I started this journey and am now a size 4.I am healthier, happier, and more confident in my appearance than I have ever been in my life.

I know this sounds completely crazy but I just recently got my surgery date (Nov 10) which I am excited about, although a little nervous but more excited. However, since getting the surgery date I feel like I cannot think about anything else. I feel like my life is at a standstill until I have the surgery. The only reason I can think is that I have had a lifetime of being fat and tried so many different things and I am so, so, so tired of being fat. This has become such an emotional struggle for me, and I think this is the only place I can write about this and have people who understand because many of you have also been through the same things. Normally I am organized and I get everything done I need to do and am successful as a parent and in my job. But now I feel really like the rest of my life is on hold and all I can think of is getting the surgery done!!! I've never experienced anything like this before. I think I am just so emotionally done and so sick and tired of being overweight! I really, really hate my body. I hate having to find clothes to wear. I hate that the matter what clothes I put on always look frumpy and horrible! I hate that I get tired with some usual daily activities and I shouldn't be tired with those usual things. I am just so desperate to lose weight and this is a last ditch effort. Anyway, I think I am just venting because this is the only group of people that can actually understand what I'm saying and feeling. I wonder if any of you got to such an emotional state of desperation about losing weight, although I assume you did with going for surgery. I am hoping and praying that after the surgery, (I know I will still have to work at it it's not a magic wand, but I will work at it hard) I hope and pray the weight starts coming off quickly and I can start moving around easier and being more motivated to work out and move my body and get things done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone experienced some of these feelings? Once you had the surgery and the way started coming off for you more motivated to move around, exercise, move your body and get things done?

I was fairly low BMI when I started this whole process (37ish). This is one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. My recovery went really well and I didn't have any issues at all. By day 3 post op, I was off all pain meds and walking 2 - 3 miles in the evening.
I'm almost 5 months post op now and am down almost 50 pounds. I feel so much better physically (joint/back pain gone, decrease in my blood pressure medication dosage, and lighter periods), not to mention the fact that I am looking better overall.
I, like you, battled with my weight all of my life. I am hoping this is the "last time" and this time the weight REALLY stays off for good. On the preop diet, I lost 13 pounds and started to have second thoughts about going through with the surgery. I am really glad I went through with it. Good luck with whatever you decide!

I was a low BMI to start as well...... I had to "gain" to reach 35 BMI so insurance would pay for it.
I'm now almost 4 months out and have lost 54 pounds, only want to lose 10-15 more and I will be exactly where I want to be. This is the best decision I've ever made, I'm off all meds, exercising all the time, living life to the fullest. People tell me I look 10 years younger and so much happier.

I have been lucky, almost everyone has been supportive. "
The worst (pre-WLS) was "Why do you want to get surgery? You aren't that overweight."
I guess they were trying to pay me a compliment, maybe for a small Pygmy Hippo I was at a good weight, but not for a 6' tall man.

Joannaharris77 congrats! awesome progress, it honestly does help to see that the pay-off won't just be permanent, it'll be FAST! I've read a lot about the feelings of regret the first few weeks, so i'm steeling myself for that!

maileijulia - let's stay in touch! i understand how people can feel like its the easy way out, but those of us who have done the research know its just an assistant to all the hard work that's still to come. only you know what is realistic in terms of getting healthy, and some people definitely just seem to have it harder than others when it comes to weight loss! when do you start your pre-op diet? Mine's only three days so a week from tomorrow I say goodbye to food for awhile

I truly understand where you coming from. I had a low BMI at surgery I was weighing in at 193 and I'm 5"2. At the beginning o really thought I made a huge mistake but as I was healing I realized that this was one of the best decision I have made, my entire life. I was like you.... I've been fighting to lose weight since I turned 21 years old. I have three kids and I'm 38 now. I also had many health problems to deal with such as hbp, sleep apnea, Borderline diabetes, high cholesterol, fatty liver, Low Iron, heart palpitations all the time. I chose to live and look good while I'm doing it. I had my surgery on the 8th of September. I now weigh 175...which is really good.... I say go for it and do what makes you happy.

I am scheduled for October 22 for the Sleeve...I too am having the same thoughts/concerns...I am 41...5'5", weigh 193 with BMI 32...the few people I told are not very supportive (they think it is the easy way out). I have tried every diet pill out there, I take fitness classes a few times a week and still cannot lose weight (I can lose but it always comes back)...I have high blood pressure and started thinking about the surgery when my doctor told me I have chance of getting diabetes and my liver was slightly enlarged. I am so scared and nervous now that it is getting closer but I really want to do this regardless of what my friends and family say. Best of luck to you!

I am on the 14th and super scared of dying or something bad happening! It became real today that this is going to happen, and I am excited but so scared!!

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Oct. 19 for me. Very nervous and excited and it's DEFINITELY occupying all my head space!!

I have had a few "last meals" and afterwards I always think, "yeah, that was good, but I could deal with not having it again."
I get bummed when I think about the things I'll have to live without, but then I resign myself to the fact that if I could eat/drink those things in moderation I wouldn't be where I'm at now and I'm better off with a tool that will help me avoid them. So, now I'm focusing all my energy on the exciting parts--losing weight, becoming healthy again, etc. and preparing for surgery.

Oct. 19 for me. Very nervous and excited and it's DEFINITELY occupying all my head space!!

Oct. 19 for me. Very nervous and excited and it's DEFINITELY occupying all my head space!!