Joann454

Woohoo! Yay Joann!!! Great news!

Thank you so much. I was really becoming discouraged! If anything this motivates me all the more.

I am officially three months out as of yesterday, 11/7/2017. I feel great. I never thought that I would realize this rate of success so quickly. May of this year, I was sitting at 326 pounds. I was unhappy. I was just existing. I had been overweight for the majority of my life even though I was always active. I was the most in shape fat guy around. I worked out 5-7X per week for years. I tried every diet known to man. I would lose 30-50 pounds, and then gain it back. It was then hard to start up again. I tended to eat well during the week, only to destroy my progress over the weekend.
I had surgery on August 7, 2017. It was truly a life-changing experience. Shot out to Dr. Illan in Mexico, and Bariatric Pal for giving me this opportunity to change my life for the better. I am 19 pounds from my goal as of today. I have gone from a 44" pant size to a 36" pant size. The most miraculous thing that I noticed today is that I am no longer 6'2.5" tall. I am 6'3" today. I actually grew a half inch! I found out at a doctor's appointment two years ago that I had shrunk a half inch. I though that it was because of age. Well, look at the pictures below.
The left grouping was taken in May at my high weight of 326 pounds. The middle grouping was taken on 8/7 and 8/8 (before and after surgery) at 289 pounds. The right grouping was taken yesterday at 239 pounds. If you compare the middle and last grouping, you can tell that my posture has straightened out. I am actually taller by a half inch. Crazy!
Anyway, I didn't do this in SUCCESS STORIES, because I don't feel that I am there just yet. Who knows what the next three months have in store for me!
Has anyone else noticed a height change after weight loss?

Finally! This was my first goal. 8lbs away from onederland. That’s my second goal. Surgery on May 22 and I moving at a snails pace but I’m still thrilled.

Just wanted to share cuz I’m all kinds of happy today!

I had my psychological testing last week and was surprised when I got an email from the psychologist yesterday with a friendly "it was a pleasure to meet you" note, and with the report she gave to my surgeon attached to the email "if I was interested." Given the breezy nature of the email, the fact that I've never had any major psychological issues, and the appointment itself was pretty brief, I was caught off guard when the report contained 7 pages of observations about me, many of which felt like they were coming out of left field. I asked a friend who had the same surgery if she had been given her report, and she said she hadn't (it went straight to her surgeon).
I'm curious if other people were given their reports and, if so, how you reacted to them? Ultimately, she said in the report that I was motivated and a good candidate for surgery but some of her observations (my "confident exterior masks deep anxiety and feelings of inadequacy"?!) really bothered me and left me feeling like it was pretty crummy practice to just email someone a report like this with no conversation or context.

Glad you were feeling well. How are you doing now? (Missed this post originally)

Hmm wait.....I got some
I hope you don't have to drink the barium stuff for your post-op swallow test - it's worse than man-spunk after an all night binge on Jagermeister and asparagus. Bleech.....
And then learning to sip Water so it doesn't feel like aquarium rocks going down!!! WTH - hurts so bad......

any kind of sugar free 'jello' I hate the texture so just drank the milk lol

Thanks for the well wishes. Really made me feel good. Surgery went well but unfortunately my nurse didn’t manage my pain, they had a mix up with my post-op room which delayed me getting there for 3 hours! I laid in horrific pain and not allowed to walk. When I finally got to my room and asked to walk, the CNA said she needed my vitals....ok I get it... so after vitals I asked again if I can walk and she states, “after we shift change!?” I literally had no words I got up and slowly took everything off and walked down the hall sobbing pulling my IV pole. My husband found me in the hall and was upset that I had arrived 20 min ago and even though he was told that he’d get to see me as soon as I arrived, no one went to get him. After I laid back down my pain got so bad I asked for pain meds. My nurse took a hour to get it which by that time I was nearly screaming in pain and she came to tell me that I was alarming my neighbors!!! I politely said through my tears, “this is very humiliating for me, do you think I can help yelling in pain? Why is no one helping me?” I don’t mean to scare anyone but this was my experience. I felt it wasn’t worth it and was upset. When I got a new nurse last night he was very attentive and kept my pain well managed. I’m feeling much better this morning.

[mention=326549]nicolevsg2[/mention] Hope you are doing great!!!! I am doing great. Surgery went as planned. Walked 3 separate times, pain is managed. Great staff.

Hi, I am in the UK , so know all about milk and jelly, i had the option to do a low carb plan but opted for jelly and milk and got great results, so sorry to hear this, i went private so this couldnt happen , you can do this it will be worth it in the end you have done so well , its so understandable you feel this way , i didnt believe it was going to happen for sure till i woke up. But keep up researching eating plan for after etc etc, you got all your Vitamins sorted? use this time to get even more on point than you were.

I've cut down to 10/day from 20/day since September. I'm trying to lower that down to 5 but it's friggin hard! The liquid diet I'm having no problems with, but smoking... UGH! I'm hoping being in the hospital for 3 days not being able to will flush the nicotine out and I won't touch another one after that 🤞🏽

Interesting! I have fully experienced the "getting drunk faster/on less alcohol" but from my perception I felt like it wore off quicker!

I’ve not noticed any jealousy. But I also do t feel I’ve lost enough weight yet to have experienced it. Most everyone in my life is incredibly supportive. Either that or I’m blind to it. Either way I haven’t noticed.

Once. The day I came home. I fight vomiting but it actually made me feel better. I was nauseous after surgery but they gave me medication and I felt better fast.

Ugh I can’t even imagine how you must feel. I’m so sorry. Don’t give up though. You’ve struggled and gone through too much. Have your day of pity (you deserve it!) and then do your very best to get this done. It sucks now but some day it’ll be a memory and behind you and you’ll be on your way to better health. But, ugh, that must’ve been crushing.

I did a two week preop. Two shakes a day, Protein and a salad, and two approved Snacks. I lost 15 lbs. I was kind of shocked.

Good luck to you both!

Yay! I’m ten lbs away and can’t wait! Congrats!

I have to admit, yesterday I felt very discouraged. It was day 6. I have an efficiency apartment attached to my cousins house. We got a stove, but the wall outlet needs to be updated. I was walking over to their kitchen to do everything. Thankfully I borrowed a ninja, which is a god send. But, taking a pot of Soup (5 c saucepan) over, heating it up, bringing it back over, pureeing it, straining it, measuring it, and then to do it all over again. Alot if work, a lot of time, alot of dishes (btw, I hate doing dishes) i usually do enough for 2 meals, but have to go back over to reheat the 2nd. (I know some are saying microwave. I can not. Home made Bone Broth should never be warmed in a microwave, certain minerals can render it toxic, and I want no additional issues) i bought a 2 burner hotplate, but it came in broken. Target is refunding my money, but they have no more in stock (online only item, it is not carried in their stores) so they do not want this one back. So yesterday I got out the superglue and pieced it back together. Yay! So that is less work! Hoping it lasts until the stove is fixed!
It is extremely hard to keep away from triggers, or to find healthy solutions for them that are satisfying. This is a life changer, and it is very easy to slip right back into old habits. I used to eat for every single emotion. Happy, sad, mad and even content. One thing I always crave/want is ice cream. I made a frozen frappe, 12 oz cold coffee, 3 c ice, 1/4 c skim milk, 4 T sf pumpkin Creamer, blend and enjoy! It does make 2 servings, so I usually do it at night and have 1 serving and the melted one the following morning before breakfast! It fills that void. It takes time to figure that all out. Give yourself a break. We are all human and we are creatures of habit. Hang in there, you are doing great!

My rate of weight loss didn't slow down because it was slow from the beginning.
For instance, you lost 54 pounds in 3 months, whereas it took me 6 months to lose 53.5 pounds. In 3 months you've lost more pounds than I'd lost in 6 months.

I was the same as you! My pain was minimal, no gas either. I tolerated everything great (new foods). We are so very fortunate!

I feel normal at five months. I can’t eat much still but I can eat anything (blessing and a curse). Besides the amount of food I can eat I wouldn’t even know I had surgery. Very pleased and down 47 lbs

My symptoms were pain in my stomach radiating to my back. Sometimes I would vomit. The pain lasted for hours. It was awful. Had my gallbladder out two years before surgery and haven’t had any issues since. Best decision ever.

[mention=269602]Joann454[/mention] I am just a 'mouthy' pre-op on the liquid diet....lol....3 days until surgery.
I just remember from my successful dieting times that after a certain time I would slip back into trigger/bad foods and it was usually based on three things - boredom food rut, sudden fear from unwanted attention to my changing body, or anxiety from something I was trying not to face.... (like bad habits will actually help ANY of those issues).
Hang in there.