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Keep your head up and keep doing the right things for your body. I have found that sometimes it helps me to not weight daily. I'm working on learning that number does not define me as a person...I'm so much more.

I feel the same way my surgery is scheduled for March 6th. I was starting to second guess myself until I heard the song "I hope you Dance."

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What a small world! That actually makes 3 of us. Well, I offer up prayers for all 3 of us to make it through and see our way to success!

I'm officially post-op! I'm writing this at the end of my first day in hospital. It's been a day full of frustrating gas pain, moderate nausea, and some incision pain, but meds help with that. (I opt out of nausea meds because it only lasts five minutes at a time.)

That being said, I have not experienced the so-called "Sleever's Regret" — not once! In fact, I'm actually planning my vsg anniversary trip to Disneyland in 2018!

I hope I can pass gas tomorrow because it hurts something AWFUL! Other than that, I'm still very happy with my decision and look forward to all the new adventures.

Thanks for reading! ️

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You'll be fine. Just relax. After surgery it helps to ask for help. Don't try to lay on your belly. I learned the hard way. And having a pillow at all times helps a million. I'm a week out and have learned so much. Pillow for my abdomen has been a life saver. And having a recliner as well. Getting a body pillow helps a lot too. My prayers will be with you tonight.

Congrats! That's my surgery date too. How cool is that?

Just got approved for surgery on March 6!
I am very excited but also nervous (mainly about the anaesthesia and my chest; and pain afterwards!). I've never been under or had any surgery so don't know what to expect. My weight at the moment is nearing 500lbs so I am expecting the surgery to be tough.
But this is great news....I saw a candid picture that was taken of me yesterday and I couldn't believe that person was me and I was dumbfounded that I had gained so much weight and not even fully realized how big I've gotten, even though the number on the scale is the highest I've had in my life.
I can't wait to start my journey towards a more healthy me!
Wish me luck, all

If you can, get legal advice. He may have not known it was expired but he is still liable. Then again him not returning your call could be an indicator that he was aware. He may be hoping that you would just give up and go away. If you had insurance at the time you may want to pull them in too. Before doing anything get legal advise.

I'm so sorry you're feeling this way. I'm scheduled for March 8th and having good days and bad. You have to remind yourself why you're doing this. The good outweighs the bad. Pray

You're right in thinking that we ALL have these moments...you have to have a plan for what to do when the urge hits. I've found that activity nearly erases any cravings I have, plus when my head says 'hey, eat that!!', I go for Water first. That often does away with the craving.
The other thing....don't expose yourself to the things that lead you off-plan. As soon as I started eyeing the bowl of candy at Christmas, I put it in a ziplock and sent it to my husband's office. I've stopped buying crackers. Not one single solitary sweet baked good has entered this house since I had my surgery. Candy, crackers and muffins/scones are my kryptonite, so they're not allowed to sit around my kitchen.
Good luck!

So I got on the scale today, I had surgery one year, four months and five days ago. I weighed 398 pounds. My goal was 200 pounds. Ive been hovering around 205 for months. Today I got on the scale and got a very early Christmas present. 199.6. I've made it. To all of those who's words helped my during times of angst, or acted as a salve to help me during a hard time (Usually with my ass) THANK YOU, attached is proof that you can do it. If I can, ANYONE can!

.....and 70lbs down, 8 dress sizes down and 27 inches lost. I'll take that!! Woo hoo!!

I tell everyone that I had no pain and everything was great. My husband disagrees and calls it selective memory. The point is, all will be good and any pain will be a distant memory. Keep looking to the future!

Just curious if anyone else out there is having gastric sleeve with a "low" bmi. How did it help your co- morbidities?
I am due for sleeving on March 3, 2017

For anyone who is having issues getting in all their liquids, I use 1 ounce medicine cups. Every hour I fill up four of them with whatever Fluid I'm drinking and drink one cup every 15 minutes. I start at 8am to either 9pm or 10pm. I hope this helps
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My surgery was at 11, and I already did 3 walking laps!!
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Oh I forgot to add iam no longer taking pills or insolent
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Pre surgery weight 360
Day of Surgery 367
I had my surgery on the 17th of November 2016 with uncontrolled Diabetes taking piLs and insolent. Today on my 60 day post op I am down 60lb went from a size 54 waist to a size 44 waist and a 6X shirt to a 3X shirt. GOD is good!
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BEAUTIFUL!
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I am still a couple months out from Surgery. So every day that I am routing around in my closet trying to find something that fits, I dream about the future when I am pulling everything out and putting it in bags for donation. I imagine my closet to be empty! There is no point in having more than the bare minimum until the weight stops coming off.
I would love to hear about how you manage your wardrobe and would love to see some pictures :-)
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I hit my surgiversary on January 6, 2017 with 100 lbs lost. I had a total of 4 surgeries last year which slowed my weightloss down. One of those surgeries was losing my gallbladder on Oct 1, 2016. Since my diet was small portions with high Protein, low carbs, and low fat, it wasn't a problem for me after my gallbladder surgery. I incorporate my daily activities with walking and when the weather is good, I ride my bike. Since my weight came off at a slower rate, I don't have a lot of sagging skin. I need to tone my arms. That's about all. A nurse practitioner told me that I need to only eat Protein and not worry about my veggies because I get nutrients from my Vitamins. I think that is bad advice. We get told all the time, protein first, then veggies, then carbs. That is what I follow. My protein is sitting at 60-65 a day. Since I'm high protein, I have felt so good through this process. I throw in my Fiber by eating oatmeal bars or chia seeds or veggies. This has been a great journey. It's gone by extremely fast. We all have our habits whether we admit them or not. Just be sure you always stick to the reason why you chose to have weightloss surgery. The best advice I can give you, is keep the inside of your body as clean as possible. Indulge in special occasions but get right back to your basics. Be sure to take your Vitamins daily and if you fall off the wagon, go back to your basics and look through all your nutritional paperwork that you were given. Don't ever give up on yourself once you hit your goal. Stay clear, stay strong, think healthy. If you've come this far, don't ever fall back. We always had this smaller version of ourselves inside the bigger version, so don't forget that you don't want to cover up your smaller version. People will get jealous of you and they will ask you, are you losing weight, it's your choice if you tell them the truth. Be careful of who you tell, as they may tell everyone. Remember to choose your food choices wisely and if you get bored of Protein shakes, buy the powders and make your own. Research other protein supplements to get your protein in. Continue your journey and pride and reward yourself for your accomplishments!
I have 10 more lbs to go until I hit my goal and I know I'll accomplish it. Thank you for reading my post. I love myself and so glad my inner self is here!
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It gets some getting used to but don't cheat. It's well worth it. I had my surgery 5/29/15.
I only had Protein Shakes, egg whites
 

I had my VSG done on Jan 4th and since then I've lost 22lbs. I weighed 248 before surgery and now I'm 226. Am I loosing the weight too fast or is this a normal loss?
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They had both the last time I was there. You can buy one shake and try it or get the powder and make your own. They are a little bit thicker than Premier in the botttles. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using the BariatricPal App

Hope all is going well for you!
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