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I know they really do. It's like hello have you had no home training.

I personally think spaghetti squash is more like spaghetti it kinda reminds me of like an angel hair Pasta. Zucchini noodles may be softer in texture through.

My weight kept going up didn't matter what I did.
I didn't want to get sick with a stroke or diabetes
I wanted to run and play with my grandchildren not be the fat granny that my husband pushed around in a wheelchair
In retirement I would like to go hiking with my husband
Get my Hashimotos disease under control with weight loss
No more aches and pains
Buying off the rack

The reason am doing it is to be around for my little girl she means the world to me and I want to see her grow up and Live a long healthy life for her

I've had several of these moments over the years, but more recently, I began to think, "I've seriously got to do something" when I changed around the furniture in my living room. I arranged the couch facing a very large mirror on the opposing wall. I began to finally get a glimpse of how I actual look sitting when I would see my reflection from across the room. Particularly, I noticed my stomach and how far out in front of me it stretched. I honestly couldn't believe it. I literally cringed every time I'd see it. I also turned down traveling with friends out of fear that I'd slow them down and embarrass myself (I turned down Disneyland for Pete's sake!) Coincidentally, a friend of mine who had sleeve surgery a few years back, began to share her journey with me

The final straw was when I was diagnosed with sleep apnea at the age of 24. BOY I WAS ANGRY. Before researching it, I always viewed it as the old TRUCKERS disease, because it is often associated with old over weight truckers in the commercial drivers license world. Man was I wrong, I was so disappointed and I knew I had to do something. Knowing the fact that I could possibly pass away in my sleep scared the heck out of me and I started to contemplate the idea of surgery, but I threw it on the back burner. It wasn't until my oldest sister got RNY bypass last year , and I was like damn I too can start to fight obesity as well. My final, final, final, final straw was my social life( well the lack thereof) and my passion for fashion.... HOT DAMN I love clothes. I can't wait to get into a 2 pc with no biscuit or sides lol.

Mine was for the first time in my life not being able to fit in a amusement park seat or being packed into an airline seat.
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I personally think spaghetti squash is more like spaghetti it kinda reminds me of like an angel hair Pasta. Zucchini noodles may be softer in texture through.

I'm a carb loving Italian and am craving some spaghetti! But I'm only a month post op and don't want to eat real carbs. So if anyone can share which one is more like spaghetti? Also- any good recipes to make it yummy thanks!

I am 100 lbs lighter than I was pre op 15 months ago. I weigh less than I did when I was 20.....I'm now 57. I wear a size 32w, a small or medium shirt. I used to wear 44w and extra larges. I have more energy, more positive thoughts and am no longer a slave to food. Iam able to eat most foods but not too much of any one thing. This is who I am now! Thank god for my family practice doc and his referral to my weight loss doc Paul Enoch. My diabetes is gone and I am healthy once again......this is who I am!

Rosemary I had my surgery 12/28. I've lost 25... Which came off in the first three weeks. I haven't lost any since so feeling a bit frustrated but trying to focus on the positive. I've been incredibly sick... Seem to catch everything that floats past me. That's said I also am moving around so much better already. Start 315... Current 290. Also dealing with trying to figure out my hunger and fullness levels. It's weird but not positive I'm feeling either. How about everyone else?!

Hello everyone,
I started with a weight of 337 pounds I am 5'3 ....I had my surgery on December 9th 2016 with Doctor Louisiana Valenzuela. surgery weight was 326 to date I am down to 293 pounds. A total loss of 44 pounds. I can only take in about 3oz of food at a time anything more and I throw it right up. My stomach is very picky these days, some days I can eat anything and some days it is just not having it. I do prep most my meals my self and some days I eat out with friends. I wouldn't say I have been on a very strict diet. I eat a lot of ground turkey and rice,mash potatoes or cream of chicken with ground turkey and veggies. i can't get down anything to heavy the softer foods just go down easier if I eat solid Proteins I can't get down 3 ozs for some reason.For me I believe the portion size of the meals are what is causing my rapid weight loss. I have been doing Very light work outs. Today marks my 9th week. I start back with my trainer on Friday I can only imagine how much faster the weight will come off with a steady workout schedule. Wish me luck!

Hello December sleevers,
Had mine on Dec. 31
what a day to Celebrate new year????
So how is everyone doing so far with their exercise and diet?

Hello I am 1 month and almost a week post op. I have struggled with my weight my whole life. After an embarrassing airplane ride I made the decision that I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I decided to have gastric sleeve surgery on the 14th of December 2015. Yeah I know a week before Christmas. It has not been easy not that I want to eat, but finding foods that my new stomach will like has been a challenge. At my heaviest I was 360. Pre surgery diet I was 334 Day of surgery I was 321 and at a month I am 294. I am 5'6 I think if people really knew the struggle of having weight loss surgery, it would not get the negative easy way out stigma it gets. I'm finally past the regret stage. Everyone's journey is different so for me it was really hard to get anything to stay down. I'm much better now still have a hard time finding a Protein Shake that I like. Overall I'm happier with my choice.

Hello I am 1 month and almost a week post op. I have struggled with my weight my whole life. After an embarrassing airplane ride I made the decision that I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I decided to have gastric sleeve surgery on the 14th of December 2015. Yeah I know a week before Christmas. It has not been easy not that I want to eat, but finding foods that my new stomach will like has been a challenge. At my heaviest I was 360. Pre surgery diet I was 334 Day of surgery I was 321 and at a month I am 294. I am 5'6 I think if people really knew the struggle of having weight loss surgery, it would not get the negative easy way out stigma it gets. I'm finally past the regret stage. Everyone's journey is different so for me it was really hard to get anything to stay down. I'm much better now still have a hard time finding a Protein Shake that I like. Overall I'm happier with my choice.

When i was almost in to size 42 and could barely run the bases in softball

Hello! My name is Liz I'm 27 years old, I have a degree in Marketing and Management. I work as an analyst for an Agricultural company. I'm single (it's essentially a perpetual state). I help to take care of my 10 year old nephew because his parents are incapable. I like to travel when I can but my weight is something that keeps me from fully enjoying it and keeps me from doing it more often. I've been to Chicago, New York, D.C., Philly, St Augustine (FL), Chattanooga (TN), New Orleans, Biloxi, Germany, London and Paris. Paris was my favorite, I went several years ago for New Years. I can be kind of nerdy (I think it comes with the territory of being fat my entire life and growing up with an older nerdy brother) - I like some video games, typically Mario Brothers (pretty competitive at Mario Kart ). I can be a bit of a netflix addict at times. I have a 70 lb dog that is ridiculous - and I love him. I did a first time home buyers program that required me to work on my own home providing "sweat equity" - I spent my weekends painting and caulking and cleaning my home during the construction process. I enjoy surprising people who think I can't or won't work hard. I put in 8 - 10 hours days on my home and was one of the only people who they were confident would pass come inspection time. I'm at a comfortable place in my life, well everything but my weight. At 27 my knees are mad at me, I lose my breathe way too easily. I want to be able to be active and I can't wait to have a tool to help me get there

My name is Ann and I'm from San Antonio, Tx. I had the sleeve 12/29/15. I have lost 20 lbs. I try to not weigh to often as it will make me nuts!
I am currently on the soft diet, but trying different foods within the guidelines. I seem to be tolerating foods pretty well. I love my scrambled and hard boiled eggs.
Yesterday, I tried a banana and didn't do well with it at all. So those are off the list for now. I have no problem getting Water down as I was at 64 oz prior to surgery. So that was a plus! The downside for me has been the Constipation. I had a week of real misery. I started taking Colace stool softener and it really has helped.
I can't stand the shakes, or the Vitamins. Have replaced the vitamins with a O.t.c. Multi with the same vitamins as the bariatric. Plus I take 1500mg of Calcium.< /p>
This is quite a journey. I have both O.A., and R.A., so am looking forward to my joints feeling better.
Good luck to all!

@@onmywayup Congratulations on taking the first steps on your new journey. WLS is called a journey as you will come across some stumbling blocks and a lot of self evaluations as well as numerous celebrations along the way. I'm glad to know that you have seen a tremendous lost in weight and suggest that you continue with your NUT and surgeon and understand that this is a tool to your new life going forward. I look forward to seeing more celebratory messages from you. Keep up the good work

I too am bipolar diagnosed almost 10 years ago. Working thru some of my issues including a way too touchy uncle almost 20 years ago. Remember that gaining and losing go hand and hand with the ups and downs of being bipolar. After you are sleeved, if taking meds/vitamins are difficult, take your bipolar meds 1st. My take is if you are not stable your attempts at wls may be compromised. Good luck.

My name is Tina Purdie, I am 49 years old and I am waiting for a gastric sleeve surgery date. I considered the surgery about 8 years ago but lost 20 lbs and thought I could do it myself...8 years later I am still struggling to find something that works.
In July 2015 I started having extreme leg and knee pain. I have had knee issues since I was 18 and in 2009 I was told I had arthritis in my right knee. In Oct 2015 after several Dr appts it was determined that I had sciatica and my arthritis had significantly progressed. One Oct morning I was unable to walk at all and that was IT! I had reached my limit and was not going to live this way!
I have Kaiser insurance and have completed all my requirements and am 6 lbs from my pre-surgery goal weight. My chart has gone to my doctor and I am waiting for a surgery date. I have been following the 1200 cal bariatric diet for 15 days now and I am not losing any weight. I am very discouraged because I need to be at the goal weight before my doctor reviews the chart or I won't get my date.

There wasn't a specific event that pushed me towards the decision to have surgery. Like many others have said, I was simply tired of being fat. Tired of being tired all of the time. Tired of feeling uncomfortable in my own skin. Tired of being invisible. I have been overweight most of my life, struggled with trying to lose weight since high school.
I have tried countless diets and fitness regimens, and have been somewhat if not very successful with all of them.
I did the Atkins diet for 2 years straight and lost upwards of 80 lbs. I hit a stall at around 205 lbs that lasted about 6 months at which point I stopped actively dieting and gained all but a couple lbs back within a year. My problem was that I never hit a "goal weight" where I could learn to moderate my eating and fitness to maintain my weight. Any time that I "cheated" and had a couple slices of bread for lunch, I felt like a complete failure and proceeded to binge eat carbs for the remainder of the day. I'm a firm believer in that when you completely restrict yourself from something, it makes it irresistible. I gradually stopped weighing myself and completely stopped restricting my carb intake as those days became more common.
I believe the sleeve will help me to obtain the "goal weight" that I have never been able to reach on my own.

Hello I am 1 month and almost a week post op. I have struggled with my weight my whole life. After an embarrassing airplane ride I made the decision that I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I decided to have gastric sleeve surgery on the 14th of December 2015. Yeah I know a week before Christmas. It has not been easy not that I want to eat, but finding foods that my new stomach will like has been a challenge. At my heaviest I was 360. Pre surgery diet I was 334 Day of surgery I was 321 and at a month I am 294. I am 5'6 I think if people really knew the struggle of having weight loss surgery, it would not get the negative easy way out stigma it gets. I'm finally past the regret stage. Everyone's journey is different so for me it was really hard to get anything to stay down. I'm much better now still have a hard time finding a Protein Shake that I like. Overall I'm happier with my choice.

@@Josey Quinn Oh Josey, do I feel for you and totally understand -- I was touring a home with a real estate agent and missed a step and fell down - HARD. In addition to being scared from a very bad fall, I also had to tell the very slender, wispy real estate agent to "please don't try to help me up because I don't want you to hurt yourself trying to lift me". Which was completely true, if she could have even helped me, which I doubt - but if she could have, I would have felt horrible if I hurt her because she tried to help someone up who probably weighed three times what she did. She was very gracious, but it was not only super-painful physically, but way more painful emotionally and in terms of the humiliation. I managed to paste an okay look on my face and hobble out of there, but once in my car, started sobbing from the pain - and embarrassment and humiliation. My knee swelled to twice its size by the time I got home - yada yada yada - orthopedic doctor's first words were 'you need to lose weight' - as if I didn't know that --
Anyway, there is hope--I had bypass surgery nearly a year ago - and I'm down 120 lbs!! Hang in there! Life is SOOOOOO much better at a somewhat normal weight!!