novemberkilo

Don't be....its the start of a healthier you. Embrace it ????
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Good to hear MM.
So Ive managed to get down 16kg since being sleeved. Almost onto solid foods....although I am eating them just chewing the hell out of them before swallowing. Exercise is starting to increase. My walk yesterday was 7.74km.....took just over an hour.
How is everyone else doing?
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Woot NK! Brilliant work
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That was my last weigh in yesterday. ????
Could say I'm going along quite nicely ????

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Awesome!
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Just joined up. Scheduled in for my sleeve on 1st November with Mercy Bariatrics.
Currently on the Pre op diet for 3 weeks. Going better than i thought it would be tbh.
Good to see fellow Perth people on here.

Hi. Getting there - it certainly is an interesting experience! Getting nauseous over nothing and going off anything sweet. Roll on puree stage! It is getting easier each day
WLS 26/9/16

Hi, I'm new to the forums was sleeved on Sept 26
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Well its day four post op. I got discharged yesterday and now I'm back home. I must say....Day two was a whole lot of nausea and vomiting....could barely keep anything down, not through lack of trying....yesterday I vomited once and that was late at night. Managed to keep down a bit of fluids but probably need to up my intake a bit. See how today pans out nausea and pain wise. 5kg down so I'm pretty stoked about that as well....the little bit of pain I am going through now will be worth the extra time I get spend with my family. ????????
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The fact you're brave enough to own and take control of your health is all that matters.
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My sleeve surgery is on Thursday. When I first began this journey back in April I felt ashamed that I had gotten to this point and needed surgery to correct it. But through the last few months as I've met other pre and post op patients in forums like this and at the bariatric center I've felt better. I've felt like it's okay to have this struggle and that it's a struggle shared by lots of other people - not just me. Because I was feeling less insecure about having weight loss surgery, I mentioned it to one of my husband's co-workers a few weeks ago. I found out today that this co-worker told my husband that I was complaining about having to eat healthy after having the surgery (which I wasn't) and, in his opinion, if I had just eaten healthy in the past I wouldn't have to have surgery. This really stung and now I feel ashamed all over again. Somewhere along the way I forgot how the general population views obesity and bariatric surgery. I forgot the biases and stereotypes and discrimination. All this talk about how if you just eat right and exercise you can lose weight no problem. People who don't struggle with their weight don't know how this feels. This guy doesn't know that I grew up with a morbidly obese mom and that my biggest fear was ending up here. He doesn't know I ran and ran and ran to try to avoid gaining weight- until I injured my right knee and was told I could never run again. He doesn't know I ran a marathon and a couple of half marathons back in the day. He doesn't know the pride I felt at turning 20 years old and havung not hit the 200 lb mark like I always assumed I would by that age (38 now, 226). He doesn't know how truly gut-wrenchingly hard my struggle with my weight my entire life has been. That it has been my biggest obstacle and enemy. That it has been something I have thought about every single day of my life since I was probably 10 years old. I get so tired of people with their self-righteous opinions. Until you've walked this path, you have no idea how it feels or how far you would go to change it. So here I am crying on my bedroom floor. I've got to find a way to get thicker skin because I know I'm going to get more comments like this as I continue with this journey. Thanks to all for the support and I wish each one of you much joy success and happiness.

Don't let this asshole upset you or make you feel any shame! If we could lose weight and keep it off only by eating healthy and exercising - not one of us would go thru major surgery to lose weight! This guy doesn't know jackshit! This is your journey! Stay strong!
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Just what I wanted to hear ???? Glad you're doing well Feek. And thanks Krak....its good to be here ???????? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Just what I wanted to hear ???? Glad you're doing well Feek. And thanks Krak....its good to be here ???????? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Congratulations and welcome to the "other" side
Glad it went well!

Well I'm out of theatre and it's day two in hospital....took me two hours to get on the ward out of recovery due to high bp....but im all good now. Very slowly sipping on Water....finally got to have a shower and feel human again. ????????
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I hope Feek is doing ok. This is my last day..surgery tomorrow. Admission time is 6:30am....
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Cheers @Krakow57. I've gotten all the nerves out. I'm off to have floatation tank session today as a little relaxing treat before the big day. ????
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@@novemberkilo
Best of luck for tomorrow! Hope all goes well for you
It is great that your op is early in the morning!
My admission was at 2 pm, and I didn't get operated on till 7 pm.
At least the pre-med drugs I was given, put me to sleep, so the wait didn't seem that long .....
All the best!

@@Feekenstein
Best of luck with your surgery today!
See you on the other side

Thank you NK and Ebony. I'm all prepped in the admissions room but got a few people ahead of me first. Feeling strangely calm though. I appreciate the messages. Chat to you on the flip side
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I went through the same feelings in week 2 of pre-op diet and I still had 2 weeks to go! It didn't last though and I kept myself and my mind, busy. It did pass and it will pass for you too. Be strong.
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You'll be fine Feek. Just think of the light at the end of the tunnel. A healthier you ????????
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I had my surgery on 3/25. It was rough the first few weeks, head hunger is the worst and I didn't realize how much of a psychological journey this is. Anyway, 5 months gone and 65 lbs down, I don't regret a thing! Hang in there, you are correct to have doubts but rest assured, you are giving yourself the gift of life!

Don't get discouraged. I did not start losing for a good 6 days. You are so bloated from surgery. I'm now 4 weeks out and have lost 16+ lbs. I was lower BMI so the loss is s bit slower. I also hit a 2-3 week stall. It's very real. This process is definitely not easy and your body has to heal first! You will do good. Just keep at it. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App