magicianbeautician74

I told my husband only. I have 3 teenagers at home and didn't even tell them. With the sleeve the weight loss is not questionably rapid. I've lost 50 lbs in 2 months and nobody has questioned me. They see that I eat healthy and that I go walk during lunch. I work 7 days on and 7 days off so I took a week after surgery and nobody noticed since it was my normal 7 days off. As for family that knew I was in the hospital, it was because I had a hernia surgery. Which isn't a lie. We have a biggest loser game at work where you win money that I was ROCKING but dropped out because I felt like I was cheating since nobody was aware of my surgery. I just told them I had a lot going on and didn't have time to drive up there for weigh ins and stuff.
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Never, I'm 11 months post op
Carbs =
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Which of those suggestions is a day's worth of calories? And how many calories are you being recommended?? Wow!
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I'm a very private person naturally, and have not told anyone. I want to see how long this can last.

Can of worms: meet a can opener.
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Hahaha I really wanted to try this out but I got freaked out when i read your post lol at 119 calories in making it tomorrow
And those who have nothing better than to harass or talk down to others..... Fuggum! No one has time for that shit. Xoxo
Sleeved Sept 10/2016
HW 267 SW 252
current weight 232

Glad to see that someone else had a good experience like I did!
http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/376089-wasting-away-in-margaritaville

I'm flat out lying. Hypnosis and acupuncture that's my story. I don't need everyone giving me crap about surgery, saying I should have "tried harder" etc. screw them. I'm down 52 lbs in 10 weeks. Believe me they notice.
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Which of those suggestions is a day's worth of calories? And how many calories are you being recommended?? Wow!
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And you could also spike the slim fast with extra Protein powder to bring up your totals
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How is she going to feel when you lose 3 pounds one week and she "only" loses 1? Will you not be doing this "together" at that point? It sounds like the relationship has bigger issues than wls...

I went through the same.... And ended up with my period 10 days post op. Like I needed that lol.
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The scale has always been my enemy with weight loss, it has sabotaged me and derailed me so many times that I am kind of avoiding it now. My plan is to weigh when I visit the doctor's office. I figure my clothes will tell me all I need to know. So my little signature ticker here probably won't change for a while, till I go to a doctor visit

I use GNC 100% whey Protein. If you are a member , the big tubs are buy one get one half off. It's 24g per scoop!
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I find it hard to eat some days too, other days I feel super hungry! I am 3 weeks out, approved for soft and or purée, but I find I can't eat much soft food. Three or four bites is my max. But the appeal of more choices draws me to keep trying. Right now my go to foods are hummus, off the spoon, tuna mixed with fat free mayo and grated pickles, Peanut Butter off the spoon and cottage cheese with unflavoured Protein powder I also like the fact that i can boost these foods with Protein Powder without affecting the taste
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Try thinning your liquids, or heating / chilling them. Most often it's one little picky thing, and a simple temperature or texture change makes all the difference! Play around with it, as every one of us seems to be different. That should soon be subsiding a bit in its own each day as well.
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I love costco Premiere. It's wonderful. Love the chocolate flavor
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I'm confused, if you eat a thicker Soup all you are doing is taking up room in your sleeve that is needed for clear liquid? Usually it is a healing thing why we are restricted to clear Fluid. If you feel dehydrated then Water and electrolytes are needed! Are you sure you're not just head hungry? I was not permitted anything other than unsweetened Clear Liquids for two weeks post op. Have you called your surgeon?
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I'm confused, if you eat a thicker Soup all you are doing is taking up room in your sleeve that is needed for clear liquid? Usually it is a healing thing why we are restricted to clear Fluid. If you feel dehydrated then Water and electrolytes are needed! Are you sure you're not just head hungry? I was not permitted anything other than unsweetened Clear Liquids for two weeks post op. Have you called your surgeon?
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@@gabysmum the statement your friend made " you just need to quit eating" is the kind of comment that makes me want to throat punch people. Really??!? Like we don't already feel under a microscope every time we eat In public. And probably every one of us has tried starving ourselves as well. I sure have! Duh fat people need fuel too! Stupidest statement ever. People don't always think before they speak.
This is why only my husband and doctors know my situation.
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6'4"
Starting weight July 2015 = 478 lbs
Weight on surgery day October 2015 = 423 lbs
Current weight in September 2016 = 290 lbs
Weight related injuries and co-morbitities were dragging me down. I was miserable. Hurting all the time and having to consult with circulatory surgeons, spine surgeon, knee surgeon and my pcp was very concerned with me. I was 47 years old and making it much into my 50's was looking more and more like a challenge that I'd lose.
One memory of those days occurred in June 2015. It sums up how things were for me post op....more accurately, it sums up where I was and where I was heading. It was not going well.
It was early in the morning and I was doing my best to get ready for a doctor's appointment. It was with a spine surgeon. I was in intense pain the likes of which I'd never experienced before or since (including post op pain from knee and hernia surgeries.....this back issue had me in the dirt).
Made it through a shower and mostly dressed. Simply could not get my socks and shoes on. Asked my wife for help doing this last thing before she drove me to the appointment.
She did so....but told me I needed to "man-up".
Those words cut through the pain. They cut through the haze of the double dose of pain meds and muscle relaxers I'd taken in preparation for making the 30 min drive to that appointment.
They pissed me off......not at her so much as at myself. I was mad for letting myself fall into such a rut. The back injury could have occurred if I'd been lighter.....but not so likely.
Turns out I was unable to get into her car....it was too low to the ground and I couldn't do it. I finally managed to get behind the wheel of my little pickup and drove myself to that appointment.....yelling out in pain at every railroad track or pothole. It was a morning full of suck. My little 4WD truck is a stick shift....no way she could've driven. I made it there and back....using crutches and cussing a lot.
Spine surgeon's advice that morning was to load me up with a battery of meds.....and get me to weight loss surgery. I didn't protest and a few months later I had my sleeve surgery. In many ways, I owe the spine doc tremendous gratitude. He did nothing other than review my x-rays and MRI and write some scripts......but his advice was spot on. Grateful I took it.
I went into a whole heap of detail with the above description of a single morning of my life........but it was how things were then. I missed 6 weeks of work for that back problem......and then 3 more weeks recovering from my sleeve & hernia surgery. This from a guy who's never hardly missed any work in 21 years with my employer.....only for surgery recoveries. Tough times.
I'll be much more brief in describing life since my sleeve surgery.
Let's just say that I seldom miss the opportunity to "man-up" now and I put my back into it.
I am almost 11 months out from surgery and a long way from where I want to be.....but I am enjoying the process and have learned a great deal about what makes me tick and what I want in life. More importantly....at 47 years old, I can now see having plenty of life left to live and enjoy.
This was pre-op me......taken the day before my October 2015 VSG & umbilical hernia repair....you can see the hernia looking like it's going to explode, lol. No wonder my back was messed up. I was 55 lbs lighter in this pic than I was at the beginning of my bariatric appointments in July 2015. So....this was the "new" slim and trim me, lol.
Old stretched out 6xl tee-shirt in the pic, too.


Most recent pic I have....taken on September 1, 2016.....10.5 months out from sleeve surgery.

Here's a goofy couple pics........but the last full length pics I could find. I was trying on a brand new 2xl t-shirt.....over the top of the shift I was already wearing.
It fit.


No more daily prescription meds for high blood pressure, cholesterol, pain and etc.
There is no single aspect of life that's not been improved....some by a little.....some by a tremendous amount.
Approaching my 48th birthday but feeling more like I did at 28 and grateful for it.
carpe diem

@@gabysmum the statement your friend made " you just need to quit eating" is the kind of comment that makes me want to throat punch people. Really??!? Like we don't already feel under a microscope every time we eat In public. And probably every one of us has tried starving ourselves as well. I sure have! Duh fat people need fuel too! Stupidest statement ever. People don't always think before they speak.
This is why only my husband and doctors know my situation.
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I never knew what Constipation was until my second bm. I was on the toilet for 40 mins knowing it was gonna be a doozy. And boy was it. I have ptsd just thinking about it
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@@gabysmum the statement your friend made " you just need to quit eating" is the kind of comment that makes me want to throat punch people. Really??!? Like we don't already feel under a microscope every time we eat In public. And probably every one of us has tried starving ourselves as well. I sure have! Duh fat people need fuel too! Stupidest statement ever. People don't always think before they speak.
This is why only my husband and doctors know my situation.
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Finally. Finally. Finally. I've been teetering. For a week. Hovering. (Squints eyes) almost, almost... There.
Got it.
170's
Yes.
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