halfdaman

I had GBS in December 2016. Starting weight was 335. I’m down 127 lbs and feeling great. No more BP meds. Not exercising like I should—scared to death of gaining muscle weight, and getting depressed looking at the number on the scale possibly go up. So needless to say I can tell I’ve lost some muscle tone. Also struggling getting the protein I need. On the flip side live that I weigh less than my teenage football player boys now!

My boys taste in clothes probably don't suit me all that well either...so it would mainly be things like jeans, or polos...but point well taken--I can totally see that happening. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Surgery date is all set for December 6th. On my pre-op diet--which doesn't seem nearly as restrictive as some I've read about. Dr. did give me the ok to enjoy Thanksgiving eating with family. In the fairness of full disclosure some of Thursday eating did spill over into Friday. So of course now I'm paranoid I ruined everything. My brain keeps telling me that one or even 2 days of not-so-good eating during a 2 week pre-op isn't going to kill things. But of course I read things like surgeries begins stopped midway through because of liver size not being reduced to a comfortable level. So I need someone to tell me I'm being stupid and slap me upside the head. Also, would life to find another guy as a mentor and/or even a surgery buddy. The past few weeks went through the "lasts"...last time for pizza, last time for wife's alfredo, last pick up from the local bakery. It's been weird. And the fact that it's carried some sadness has me freaked out as to the whole "can I really stick to the post op dietary lifestyle change". Anyone else experience anything similar? My wife blew me away the other day. Obviously I'm a big guy--and my two sons (ages 12 and 13) are both big boys. My wife commented that she's saving some of the clothes they've outgrown. This seemed strange as we aren't having any more kids, and at this point we basically have all nieces. She proceeds to tell me she's saving them for me. I had never really considered the fact that the size 34 pants my boys are wearing, could possibly be something I fit into a year from now! Very Very surreal...

Surgery is coming up...so are the holidays. Can people share some good recipes for things for Christmas? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App