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Hi everyone hope everyone's good I finished my 9th week of classes yesterday and I have 3 more weeks left with KAISER options I've lost 40 pounds so far I have definitely hit my 10% mark that goal was 29 pounds.
I am going to be calling today for my appointment for medical clearance and then hopefully within the next couple weeks I'll be meeting with the surgeon and get my surgery date getting so excited.

It's not for practice, its to shrink your liver so the drs can do the surgery without your liver being in the way.

Everyone has a PHD in fat here. Some people are just know it all's because they read the handouts the surgeon gave them lol. I regularly roll my eyes and bite my tongue but there are enough positive posts with good or at least interesting information to keep on this site. However, peeps? Ewwwwww!

Can you find a part time seasonal job to help you reach this goal? YOU are worth every penny this is going to take.
As far as saving for a wedding - think how much easier it will be to find a dress on a sale rack after you reach your healthier weight.

Could be low potassium.

I purchased mine at Walmart for less than $4! [emoji16]

Momma June looks good. It takes time. It's a process. Kuddos to Momma June !!!!

I don't really know anything about her and neither does anyone else here unless they happen to know her personally. I don't think you see everything a person is or goes through by watching them on TV. You only see what directors want to portray. I do know she was morbidly obese and she did the work like all of either are or are planning to do hopefully with success forever because food addiction sucks! She is just a person who was suffering and she is one of us. I wish her luck on the difficult journey that is HER journey. We are all the same, not one of us is better than anyone else.

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Who are you - or me - to decide who is doing weight loss "right"? How is this Mama June any more the "face of WLS" than, let's say Graham Elliott? Mama June's journey doesn't negatively impact my journey and I hope it doesn't negatively impact yours either.

I think her journey is her journey. I wish her the best of luck.

I was too unsure about watching but I have too watched all the shows. I thought for someone who has had the surgery or thinking about it that it was great. It really shows you a much bigger picture. Many people think you have the surgery and there your are thin again and in a tiny bathing suit. That's not it at all. It showed that battle and continued struggle to not go back to poor eating habits and how important family support is and how hard it is for others to understand what your going through. Also for those who think of additional surgery with loose skin, just how clearly painful that is. Of course for her this transformation was a job too so how much pressure was that and what emotional stress that must have added. I'm sure in most cases they don't do that much skin surgery that fast and all together. I'm sure she was in extreme pain. However, I was proud of her and I think she knows her journey is forever and I really wish her the best and pray that she can stay strong and continue to fight the food cravings. We all know that's an extremely hard lifetime battle we are all fighting.

I watched the series and think it did a great job portraying WLS- she made her Protein Shakes and fixed dinner for her kids- showed her food addiction, even going to a support group for it (after surgery) this is no easy fix and it showed that people battle food issues in their life. The body lift surgery pain- that one got me- and depression of changes... yep- I was not a Honey Boo Boo fan, but liked this one- it's a reality show- but for what it was- it did a decent job. I will just say the comment about her legs and arms.... weightloss surgery doesn't make your body look like a models... everyone is different. She is healthier!

I've seen all of the episodes, and they definitely show all of the ups an downs that she went through. It shows her with her trainer, the difficulties she had following the diet, and the major amounts of pain she dealt with on the skin removal surgeries. They also showed her having some problems with depression. I think if people watch the show, they'll see that its not an easy way out of doing things, but if not, people might draw that conclusion...that we all know is sure not the truth. I think she really looks good and I commend her for going through all of this with a camera on her allowing everyone to see the struggle.

I watched the whole show. She busted her butt with trainers and worked hard to lose the weight. Everyone that knows nothing about surgery thinks it's the easy way out regardless of shows about it. I'm super proud of her for doing it. She lost 300 pounds!! Her starting weight was 460. She looks amazing just unfortunately her extra skin on her lower arms can't be helped. She still has it on her legs. The show shows all of her struggles, even regaining and making poor food choices when she was stressed. It showed the ups and downs we all face and how hard she had to work to make that weight actually come off. Now the real question, can she keep it off because that's the real challenge.

I take it and now work along side people 2help those who are in need of advice and support. Havnt once personally approched any1 or tryed 2sell anything lol I was a seriousely I'll person so supplements I take do improve peoples health in same boat as me nothing wrong in showing people there are other things out there 2help. 😊

I had VSG four days ago and so far I haven't left the "buyer's remorse" phase I read so much about before my surgery. The pain has been absolutely unbearable. I'm pretty sure it's all gas pain. I can't pass gas nor can I poop, so all I do is cry, drink Protein Shakes, and try to sleep. I've called my surgeon -- he says walk and drink Water. So I walk and drink water. Still, this pain is the most intense I've ever felt in my life. How long do I have to live with this?

Seems like everyone has a different plan depending on what hospital. I am following my doctors orders. I've been on puréed foods since I left the hospital.

I had the bypass on 11/14/16 with zero complications. I'm so happy for that! I had my levels checked for the first time, the dr said everything came back on the higher end and that's great. On surgery day I was 341 as of yesterday I am 284. That's a total of 57 pounds gone! I lost the total weight of my granddaughter!!! I feel amazing. I have stopped taking BP meds along with cholesterol meds. I am no longer pre diabetic as my A1C is 5.3. I'm so happy I did this. This was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Very proud of myself and my family are amazed at the changes in not only my looks but my attitude.

I don't have any problem with the Celebrate chewable Multivitamins, but everyone is different :/

Syntax nectar and you can get it packets to pour into bottled Water.

Another thing to be aware of is when you buy from Walmart.com, if you think it is all from Walmart but they aren't. Then if you need to return them it can be hard to get a return label. Just wanted to say.

Just an update in case anyone sees or needs this thread now that I am continuing to keep up with my Fluid intake I'm having no more problems with uti burning or anything

progress starts in the mind

I had the bypass on 11/14/16 with zero complications. I'm so happy for that! I had my levels checked for the first time, the dr said everything came back on the higher end and that's great. On surgery day I was 341 as of yesterday I am 284. That's a total of 57 pounds gone! I lost the total weight of my granddaughter!!! I feel amazing. I have stopped taking BP meds along with cholesterol meds. I am no longer pre diabetic as my A1C is 5.3. I'm so happy I did this. This was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Very proud of myself and my family are amazed at the changes in not only my looks but my attitude.

I am 6 days post-op and I am struggling BIG TIME. My doc wants me getting 60g of Protein every day and a total of 64oz of liquid every day. I've slowly been better with Water, Gatorade, but still no where near the 64oz. My main concern though is Protein. Any type of Protein Drink I can't keep down (i throw it up). I've tried different kinds of premade shakes, Isopure ready to drink, protein Water. One sip of any of those and I feel SO sick. The only thing I've found that I keep down that contains protein is a small amount of skim milk or kefir.
What can i do?!?!