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I was sleeved on 10/13 high weight 260, surgery weight 242 and today after almost a full month stall I made it!!! I haven't been under 200 in almost seven years and only twice in my adult life..
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#Raw reality. So so soooooo proud of me! 8 days shy for my 10th Month Surgeryversary . From a size 20 to a 12, 40DD to 34C, from a 3X to a Large (fitting big a bit), from 289.7LBS starting weight to 258LBS on my surgery date... 160LBS today. I have tons of excess skin! Since I'm almost at my goal weight I am waiting to hit that 140LBS to start my workout routine so far I got to do 20 crunches to start on my belly and got to do 10 push-ups... I'll be honest... that's the most I EVER go to do it without struggling or hurting. This guys, is amazing to me because I am pushing myself to do what I have to do. I was smiling the whole time while I was doing my crunches . #Bariatric | #WLS | #GastricBypass | #WLSCommunity | #RNYLife | #BariatricBabes | #20MorePoundsToGo | #9MonthsPostOp
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I'm band to bypass as well! Surgery was Oct 3. Down 44 today. Love my progress. As the others said. It can be slow in the beginning. Don't worry. Just keep working it!
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@@TLW
I hope you start feeling better soon. See.....I am not the only one. Plastics is very painful. I have had many surgeries in my life. I have plates and screws in 4 different levels of my spine. And that hurt like hell for a very long time. Plastics is a different kind of hurt. Think about your skin being pulled off the tissues. It burns, like really burns. I swear when i had my arms done in July, it felt like i placed both of my arms on the hot stove and left them sit there for 20 minutes. And that burning and itching was night and day for the first 3 weeks. I slept with ice packs on my arms....if you call it sleep. LOL
My arms look fantastic and it was totally worth it but even today, they still swell and they still dont feel normal. Which by the way is normal, LOL. It takes a long time to recover from these major surgeries.
My next phase is scheduled for January 19th. I will be having a full abdominalplasty with muscle repair, a breast lift and breast augmentation. It is expected to go 7.5 to 8 hours and i will be staying in the hospital this time. Although i am dreaming about the results, I am already very nervous about the painful recovery. I have enough pain in my body but my excess skin on my tummy and breasts are pulling on my back. Tightening up my core will definately help, and I get the benefit of looking better too.
Even with all this being said, it is absolutely positively worth it.
My poor husband, on week 3 of my arms told me I did not need to do this for his benefit. He did not like seeing my pain. I informed him although he may like the results none of it is about him. LOL.
I have been caring for everyone else since i had my first child at 16....that is how i ended up at 315lbs. Now, its all about me getting well and feeling fantastic. I have worked hard my whole life and i deserve it.
Thankfully, he totally agrees.

About anything I wanted for a couple days before pre-op diet
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I'd personally like to know how to stop getting notifications.
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Yes the diet is to shrink your liver and normally for 2-3 weeks. The Canadian Optifast diet is very strict. No additional food other then sf Popsicles and Jello. I was on it for 3 weeks.
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Wow! Looking awesome!!
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@@bayougirlmrsc
This is a big change for any marriage. An option is couples counselling.
I have been with my hubby for 26 years. We have a solid relationship before and after surgery. He was very supportive.
A few things happened.
I do many things without him. I go to the gym, hang out with friends. I go to the coffee shop by myself as a little treat for me. He was feeling left behind.
(1) I learned to invite him to come to the gym. Even if he says no.
(2) We have date night.
(3) When I hit a certain weight, We made couples goal reward . ( I took him to Victoria secret. Walked out with size small panties. NSV!)
I went from invisible to men giving me attention. I realized my husband was also adjusting to my physical change. His fear was I going to leave him. This sounded so ridiculous to me. I would never leave him...But he needed reassurance.
Having myself back. Healthy mentally and physically has improved our relationship.
The sex is all for the better! lol ( you will see that topic from male and female patients)
wish you the best,

30lbs in the first 5 weeks!!
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30lbs in the first 5 weeks!!
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Starting weight 292
Current weight 264
Lost 28 in 4 weeks
Surgery was Oct 3
Band to bypass

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Google it
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Protein mug cake!! Looks delicious. Can't wait to try it!
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I'm on Depo and don't normally get a period. Got my period a week after surgery! Weird! Thank for the info on stored hormones.
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Lap band 2011, company went bankrupt, band slipped, daily vomiting and gain all my eight back. Revision on RNY Oct 3!! 28lbs lost in 4 weeks. Just too many possible issues with a hunk of plastic in your body, imo
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Lap band 2011, company went bankrupt, band slipped, daily vomiting and gain all my eight back. Revision on RNY Oct 3!! 28lbs lost in 4 weeks. Just too many possible issues with a hunk of plastic in your body, imo
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I was 271. Lost 136 in a year. Maintaining for almost two now.
  
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I was 295 the day I started my preop diet. 18 months later I was 135 (down 160 pounds). 6 years later I typically run around 132-136.

I am 10 months out and today I made my goal. I'm so happy with my results and wish I would have done this sooner! My surgeon thinks I will probably lose more yet but I am so happy where I'm at. I have lost 102 pounds. Whoooo-hoooo!!!
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If you really want to keep them, then I would pay to have them altered. But why not buy a couple new items (on sale)??
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I'm on Depo and don't normally get a period. Got my period a week after surgery! Weird! Thank for the info on stored hormones.
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I had band to bypass oct 3!! Doing great and hope you guys will too!
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I realized that the only way I'm going to succeed long term is to track my food intake for the rest of my life. It means putting in all the Snacks, looking up foods and drinks, and making the choice to put something back if I'm near my calorie cutoff, because without the daily accountability, I slip into eating too much or bad stuff too often.
I don't consider eating whatever I want whenever I want it a normal thing, and I know if I want to make my goal - and be healthy and feel good - I have to throw out the concept of normal. My "normal" made me fat - I ignored things for years and indulged and self medicated with food and in the process destroyed the concept of normal eating for myself forever.
I will always need to be very aware and monitor my food. I don't consider it restrictive; it's just how I will deal with my food if I want to be happy and healthy for the rest of my life. Taking a little time out of my day to log in what I'm eating is a small price to pay to be a decent weight, able to walk for miles, fit into smaller clothes, avoid serious health issues...
You shouldn't feel like you can never have sweets or "bad" foods again. But if you're not tracking how you eat every day and gaining weight, then the bad foods and/or amounts are becoming too common in your everyday diet, and you've lost your way.
Once you start tracking, you can see where you need to adjust - more Protein, more veggies, less fat, more complex carbs... get your diet figured out so you're eating a good variety of healthy meals, and it won't feel restrictive either.
Along with the tracking, be very aware of portion sizing. Start measuring again if you aren't good at eyeballing amounts, and always check the packaging for serving size along with the nutritional values. Getting the correct amount of calories for your activity level means you can eat things that might be indulgent every once in a while - in small portions, for special occasions, if you've managed your calories well, a small slice of cake or a few pieces of chocolate won't hurt at all.
It is simple, but not easy, because it also requires work and awareness and yes, sometimes saying no to yourself. This is how normal non-obese healthy folks do it.
The thing to ask yourself is - are you and your health and happiness worth the small amount of work needed to do this? I think so, and I would hope you also feel that way too. You can do this, and you just need to find the strength and enthusiasm again to get back on track.
So don't think of it as a negative. You're not denying yourself or punishing yourself - you're refocusing on making your life better and gaining control again. And you totally can do this, and it will work and you'll be so very, very happy once you start losing weight again. And even better, you're relearning how to eat and relate to food in a healthy manner as well.