connie2166

I'm tentatively now scheduled 8/1! It's been a very long wait, but I think it's exciting my 6-month anniversary will be New Year's Day 2017!

I just received my surgery date...August 15th! I am very nervous but excited. My scheduled pre-op appointments are:
July 7th-Mandatory Nutrition class
July 19th-EGD/Blood work
August 12th-Pre-Admission Testing
August 15th-Surgery

I started my bariatric program at 478 lbs.
I'm down ~185 or so now at 10 months post-op.
I've clearly got another 50+ pounds to lose. Doubtful I'll make by the 12 month point......but I WILL get there by the end of 2016.
I don't consider this awesome success because I know I could have lost more. There were times when I strayed off course and learned to find my way back. Had I stayed true and on plan.....I would have made the goal by 12 months....easily.
My tips are to weigh often......know where you stand.......know what corrective actions that you can take to get to where you want to be.
Measure your food & drink caloric intake on myfitnesspal or similar. You have to have accurate ideas of what you are consuming.
Exercise as frequently as you can. On occasion, make that exercise on either a treadmill or elliptical machine where you can input your weight and it'll calculate your calories burned during that session. There are some powerful thoughts generated when you see and feel how hard it is to burn 750 calories......how much you had to sweat to do it. This knowledge will come to the forefront of your consciousness when you are faced with snack food and garbage calories.......you'll be more likely to kick that crap aside.
Keep in mind your ultimate goals and let your daily behaviors be driven by these.
Learn to have fun along the way and find comfort in your progress and new abilities......not find comfort from food.

I had the VSG surgery yesterday Aug 30th, Everything went well, I woke up feeling pretty good except for the incisions. I've been sipping Water and eating small amounts of Jello. Every once in a while I have a little spasm in my stomach, and very minimal gas pains.

Congrats. Glad you are feeling ok.

I so glad you doing well. My first couple of days after leaving the hospital were really rough. I was sipping to large amounts of my drinks, which caused me to throw up a lot. After my 5th day everything was so smooth, I felt like did I really get sleeved!
Good Luck