DaleCruse

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.

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.

Understand that one person's experience does not equal everyone's experience. I wasn't in much pain and had no gas at all. I never had morphine and wasn't swollen either. Take each person's experience as an example of what you *might* experience. Good luck!

Understand that one person's experience does not equal everyone's experience. I wasn't in much pain and had no gas at all. I never had morphine and wasn't swollen either. Take each person's experience as an example of what you *might* experience. Good luck!

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

"I can't worry about what people think." - arringtonc49 got that exactly right.
I'm an open book. I'll tell anybody. I have a very supporting wife and family and have only ever gotten one negative reaction.
IMO, agonizing whether to tell someone is usually much worse than actually just telling someone.

"I can't worry about what people think." - arringtonc49 got that exactly right.
I'm an open book. I'll tell anybody. I have a very supporting wife and family and have only ever gotten one negative reaction.
IMO, agonizing whether to tell someone is usually much worse than actually just telling someone.

"I can't worry about what people think." - arringtonc49 got that exactly right.
I'm an open book. I'll tell anybody. I have a very supporting wife and family and have only ever gotten one negative reaction.
IMO, agonizing whether to tell someone is usually much worse than actually just telling someone.

Have you talked to your surgical team about this? If not, please do. Good luck!

It depends on the requirements your insurance and surgical team require. You might need six months of supervised weight loss. You might not. You'll probably meet with a nutritionist and quite possibly a psychiatrist. There might be group meetings to attend. These are all things I - and many others - did. My best advice is to get all your questions answered by your surgical team. Good luck!

13days Post op

Lol! If another person say," you don't need to do that! just eat right and exercise" I'm smacking em

It's healing.

"I can't worry about what people think." - arringtonc49 got that exactly right.
I'm an open book. I'll tell anybody. I have a very supporting wife and family and have only ever gotten one negative reaction.
IMO, agonizing whether to tell someone is usually much worse than actually just telling someone.

"I can't worry about what people think." - arringtonc49 got that exactly right.
I'm an open book. I'll tell anybody. I have a very supporting wife and family and have only ever gotten one negative reaction.
IMO, agonizing whether to tell someone is usually much worse than actually just telling someone.

"I can't worry about what people think." - arringtonc49 got that exactly right.
I'm an open book. I'll tell anybody. I have a very supporting wife and family and have only ever gotten one negative reaction.
IMO, agonizing whether to tell someone is usually much worse than actually just telling someone.

"I can't worry about what people think." - arringtonc49 got that exactly right.
I'm an open book. I'll tell anybody. I have a very supporting wife and family and have only ever gotten one negative reaction.
IMO, agonizing whether to tell someone is usually much worse than actually just telling someone.

"I can't worry about what people think." - arringtonc49 got that exactly right.
I'm an open book. I'll tell anybody. I have a very supporting wife and family and have only ever gotten one negative reaction.
IMO, agonizing whether to tell someone is usually much worse than actually just telling someone.

Every one of us has to work on the root cause of our overeating. Surgery is a tool but not a fix.

"The easy way out"?! I laugh my butt off every time someone says that. I'll take the opportunity to explain to that person just how "easy" post-weight-loss-surgery maintenance is. By the time I'm done, that person feels overwhelmed and leaves me alone.
To the original poster, perhaps explaining to your father that remaining heavy is more dangerous to you than getting healthy may help. Good luck!

"The easy way out"?! I laugh my butt off every time someone says that. I'll take the opportunity to explain to that person just how "easy" post-weight-loss-surgery maintenance is. By the time I'm done, that person feels overwhelmed and leaves me alone.
To the original poster, perhaps explaining to your father that remaining heavy is more dangerous to you than getting healthy may help. Good luck!

"I can't worry about what people think." - arringtonc49 got that exactly right.
I'm an open book. I'll tell anybody. I have a very supporting wife and family and have only ever gotten one negative reaction.
IMO, agonizing whether to tell someone is usually much worse than actually just telling someone.

Had my VSG on 3/2/17; no problems thus far-unless you count clothes not fitting, LOL! Anyway, preparing to go on a 7day cruise the last week of April 2017; tried on some shorts that I've always taken on trips....Don't know why, but was shocked they were too big! Off to Target I went to get 3 pair of shorts. Normally wear a 14/16 women's/plus, so I tried a 12 women's/plus----guess what, THEY WERE TOO BIG!!!! I had to go into the misses/juniors; got a light denim in a misses 10, a dark denim in a misses 10, and a white pair in a misses 12 (different material)!!!!! WHAT A GREAT NSV TO START THE WEEK WITH!!!!!!
Highest wt: 240lbs
1st dr appt wt: 220lbs
Day of surgery wt: 193.4lbs
Current wt: 184.4lbs
Goal wt: between 150-165lbs
Have a great week everyone!!!!

I literally have told everyone. I'm not ashamed of taking control of my life and maybe it'll help someone because they may want it and can ask me questions. I didn't wanna have to keep up with lies, either and it's pretty obvious in most cases anyway, especially since I'm in the medical field. Each their own, though!

Now that you mention it, yes. That abated for me soon enough. Vivid is one thing, but nightmares are another. If you have chronic nightmares, consider mentioning this to your surgical team. Good luck!