Rachel79uk

Being able to shop in the normal clothing sections. It's so hard to find cute, reasonable price plus sizes clothes! I'm also really looking forward to not being in pain all
The time.

Getting under 200 lbs.

Riding a bike.
Wearing normal clothes.
Just getting out of the house more without being in pain.

December 16th
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I'm scheduled dec 6 , 2016
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Hello to all, best wishes for everyone. For those who are having surgery in the month of December please join me with updates. We can support each other.
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Please don't take this the wrong way. You look like a totally different person from your original pictures. You look much younger and honestly you got hot! Congratulations!

Thank you. I am planning on starting the process soon do I can have surgery in June, and I go back and forth between excitement and fear. It's nice to hear the positive thoughts of people that already had surgery. And congratulations! Sent from my SM-G930T using the BariatricPal App

It took me 30 years of fighting obesity, every diet you can imagine, sometimes multiple times, like weight watchers, not that I don't believe some people can do it, but it is a very small percentage, and finally 3 years to really decide I was going to get drastic and do the gastric sleeve. I am terrified of surgery and it was a very big difficult decision. Sometimes I still cannot believe I have actually done it and it is now almost 16 months and 117lbs down. 17 more lbs to reach my goal.
Anyway I am now able to postpone my left knee replacement, NSV and I went to Seaworld and the Wild animal Park, San Diego last week and was able to walk around both parks, only sitting occasionally, still have arthritis in knees, but the weight loss has made such a tremendous difference. I walked hills that i would not dare 2 years ago to even attempt, and my husband could not believe it either, another huge NSV.
So if you are having any doubts, the doubt should be what took so lo
ng, do it, it is amazing, and absolutely life changing for the better. Good luck to all, and go for it.

Hi all,
I am 5 years post op. I stopped paying attention after I got thin at about 10 months. So the "Honeymoon". Seems to fall off about then. ,your pyloric valve has relaxed and you are feeling good/looking good!
You have to keep going, do not think it will keep falling off (losing your hair as well). Keep exercising, keep drinking your Water and ALWAYS eat your Protein first.
I can eat a whole lot more now, I get hungry, made excuses and have gained 50 lbs back in about 3 years. I am back on this forum looking for inspiration to get back using my tool, and pray I can somehow regain more restriction. I never have gone back to drinking while I eat, I have never missed my Vitamins.
I did end up having 2 grand mal seizures, not certain but I am on medication which was when my weight gain began. I don't want any more excuses - I want my weight loss back.
If anyone would like to ask,any real life questions about the journey, feel free To ask just about anything :-) I am happy to share what I know.

Heh, I think I've posed this question before myself. I'm sure it completely varies from person to person.
I'm averaging out to a loss of 2.7 lbs /week at just over 5 months out. Which totally blows my mind and is way higher than I expected.

No I don't throw when eating. But I'm mostly Water some watered down juice. chicken, seafood, veggies. Nothing fatty
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I'm a little more than 16 months out.
My surgery was in July 2015. I was converting from lap band to gastric bypass. Best thing I ever did. I have PCOS with insulin resistance that lap band would never cure.
My last update was at one year. I've made a little progress since then so I thought I would share.
On the day of surgery, I weighed 275. At one year, I weighed 188. Today I weigh 174. I met with a plastic surgeon last summer who specializes with dramatic weight loss, but my insurance won't cover the lower body lift. At this point, I'm about to switch insurance anyway after switching jobs, so I'll try again in a few months. Ideally, I'd like to get to 150, however my official goal that I discussed with the medical team was 170. If I can't get insurance to cover it, i'll self-pay. I'll be damned if I've lost all this weight and have to keep a jiggly belly. To be fair, I have two year old twins (and two others), and the twins were EACH 7lbs 1oz. My belly needs serious help!
Anyway, I'll attach an old picture and some recent ones. Enjoy!   

Unfortunately, the thanksgiving holiday is centered around food. Your mother made you something special to make you feel included and that is great. Many folks don't have that kind of support.
The food wasn't important to me because I've lost many loved ones and that weighs heavy on my heart, including both parents so holidays are not the same for me anymore. However I did indulge in a few starches and 2 bites of pumpkin pie. Comfort food. I am 5 mths out and aware of consequences to my weightloss.

I had surgery in the summer, knowing that by the holidays I would be able to eat if I wanted to. What is funny is last year, I had more to eat than this year. I just wasn't in the mood to eat today and I have really been struggling lately with having an appetite.
food is a huge part of the human experience, and Thanksgiving is a whole holiday that is basically just about being a glutton. So I understand why people are all in their feelings about it.
I just skip the posts that people make complaining for the most part, unless I think I had some advice that might help them make it through.
You have to consider the fact your mom made special stuff for you to support you. Most have families of assholes that don't do anything to help support them, and purposely rub in the fact they can't eat and make it as hard as possible on them. So be fortunate you have people that care about you enough to support you. Everyone doesn't have that.

Happy thanksgiving all!
Now I know my post might upset or hurt some of you alls feelings but I can no longer keep reading these Thanksgiving post or even the 'Why did i do this' or 'I hate that i did this' crap but I seriously think its time for someone to say something. Because you know why you got the surgery. And I know that its Thanksgiving but you all don't need to be so damn dramatic about it.
Now I know that we all have some type or form of food addiction. Me personally I love nothing but Snacks. I am a very picky eater so I have never been that big into "real" food. But when I was younger I would hored Snacks on my room. So i know what its like to love and use food/snacks as a crutch for whats going on in our lives. Its even harder being a teen and not having a true locas of control when it comes to eating.
My thing is that I think some people are over reacting for nothing because they need attention.
I got my surgery on the 14th of this month and It went super easy I didn't have any pain, only discomfort, I have went down to 294lbs(from 323lbs), and I have yet to have head hunger. Because I look to the future of things that I can and will eat.
Now I know that not everyone is going to be like me but I think that as a person who has never had a major surgery or even a child I have done a lot better that a lot of the adults on here.
A lot of you say why did I do this....that question gets on my nerves because y'all know why you did this. We all took however many months doing this pre-op diet to get to this point because we wanted to feel better and be better people. When you say why did I do this its like you all lose sight of what you want out of this second chance at life.
For the whole I hate that I did this...for what...so that you can eat today you will have a billion Thanksgiving's, birthdays, Christmas's, and any other holidays, but you will only have one body. Its time to get healthy now and take your life by the hornes and be a better you!!!!
And lastly for Thanksgiving, yesterday my dietitian called me saying that it was just a normal day, and that my family should just not eat what ever they want. When I got off the phone with her I was so mad because I think thats selfish, I think that its okay for them to eat their holiday meal because I know that next year I can eat with them. In addion to this I know that my mom is going to her pre-op meeting next week and that she needs to have her last food funeral, I also know that my older brother has Autism and the only thing that he has in this world is his food, his video games, his TV and his computer.
Instead of whining and leaving the room why wouldn't you make some Soup or anything on your list to eat so that you can enjoy your family! My mom made me some Cream of mushroom Soup (with some Turkey broth in it) a little bit of apple sauce and a almond joy Protein shake so that I wouldn't be left out. In addition to that she bought me a turkey for later when i can eat because it's a healthy meat.
I now that it's hard but we can all be great if we just wait it out and remember that we can eat later, let's all just get through this because it's not the worst battle many of us have been in. And if you don't have support make an inviting post or even seek out help form the other because you feel defeated. You can't give up because you ha e already made the step to do this, and to be a better you!
Happy holidays!
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Im also 8wks out but i spent today in the hospital. Ive done great thus far but have had alot of problems with my bowels. They found out that i have adhedsions that have wrapped around a large part of my bowel making it very difficult for me to have a bowel movement. 8wks out only 3 movements so you can imagine how i feel. I cant get all my fluids down or Protein because i always feel full and bloated. So to the operating room at 730am. Hopefully this will make me feel much better. I wish i couldve had some thanksgiving dinner with my family. Even if it was just an ounce of potatoes. Enjoy the weekend guys and ill update you all tomorrow. Keep me in your prayers
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We're traveling this holiday so we ended up at a restaurant. I had a poached shrimp with spicy cocktail sauce, about a half-ounce of salmon with dill sauce, two ounces of roast chicken, a few brussels sprouts and a few bites of mashers. Desserts never really interested me, so that wasn't an issue (the place is famous for its warm butter cake, and the rest of the family split one of those) although I gazed longingly at the bread basket. I feel pretty good about how it went. I'm feeling a little hungry right now (dinner was early) so I'm gnawing on some Jerky.
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