4TheHealthOfIt

I love your honesty....GREAT post!!

I love your honesty....GREAT post!!

Wow you look amazing!!! I bet you feel great, too! What exercise are you doing?

I love your honesty....GREAT post!!

I love your honesty....GREAT post!!

Wow, what a stunning transformation. Congratulations !!!

amazing....can't wait to see more updates !!!

Because men have never been known to be shallow or picky. What a glorious time to be alive.

It sounds to me like the women you are approaching are too ugly on the inside. Not all women are like that! Keep looking and you'll find one worthy of you.

SW 307.6 SW 291.4 CW 169.4 GW 150
Hi Everyone! I had Gastric Bypass done September 21,2016 and it was the best choice I have ever made! This Journey to a new me has been amazing and I love the look of shock on peoples faces when they see Ive lost 138 in 7 months! I work out hard kickboxing 3 days a week and cardio in the gym another 1 to 2 days a week it takes alot of hard work but if you want it bad enough tou have to fight for it! Best of Luck to everyone out there!
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OMG... my thoughts exactly. I told him n her , I thank you both for giving me the strength to do what I have been battling with for years. I'm done and free and cute and my waist is snatched.... Boy bye✌🏽.

Men never admit they have small penises up front or say anything about their shortcomings when naked. Why should I handicap myself when men don't.
I've never had a man be like oh girl let me warn you, I don't have a 6 pack!
I don't disclose anything about loose skin and no one has ever commented on it once. I don't hide the fact I have lost weight, but men I date don't even ask me about it or care. They know I'm active.
I've lost a lot of weight. Even though I look good in clothes, you can look at me and tell I used to be fat. The arms are a dead give away. They already know what they are getting into before I take my clothes off.

I tried new foods, sure, but I definitely didn't FORCE myself to eat anything!
Sorry but you couldn't PAY me to start eating mushrooms now post surgery, even if you told me they had 100 grams of Protein a serving
But sure, try new things and re-try things you didn't necessary like before. Why not?
And be sure to try them prepared different ways. I grew up with nasty boiled slimy brussel sprouts... but hey, you roast those mothers in the oven and they taste heavenly!

It scares me to see young people sucking these down on the regular with no concern. I saw two teens walking to my boys' school last week with venti fraps in hand (one was unicorn one was caramel). Breakfast of champions? I think not!!

I was going to ask about Constipation, too. I'm 6 weeks post-op and am just now "going" more regularly (but not daily) . I had to rely on Miralax for a while, too.
Can you reach out to your nutritionist and show your food log for some guidance?

Just a little advice, take it not , your choice maam. When someone tries to help you write out a better more thought out post for all to read, since you posted in on a normal forum with no hint it was an update for specific people. You might not want to be rude afterward.
Good luck in your goals. Im sure there is someone here who will be available to help you
Have a nice day.

broth with some Better than Bouillion base mixed in...it is super flavorful and helped me through the liquid prep stage. I thankfully didn't have to do 2 weeks before. I feel for you!!! The two weeks after were bad enough.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Take it from me, you need to learn to delay gratification if you want to be successful with this surgery. After all, wasn't our problem before giving into every temptation? Work on changing the way you look at food, because you've only got one chance at this whIle you're in the all important honeymoon period. Don't squander it!
Also, right now you're on a prescription diet, per doctors orders. You run the risk of a leak if you stray from the prescribed diet. Call your surgeon first of you want to progress your diet. A forum is no place to ask that type of question.

broth with some Better than Bouillion base mixed in...it is super flavorful and helped me through the liquid prep stage. I thankfully didn't have to do 2 weeks before. I feel for you!!! The two weeks after were bad enough.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Pre sleeve, I was a 42G. I'm still swollen from surgery, but based on measurements, it looks like I'm now a 32C/D.

Wow, what a stunning transformation. Congratulations !!!

My kids are a bit younger than your's and have some special needs. I didn't want to worry them and may divulge more as time goes on as it's clearly a life change. What I told them is that I was going to have a procedure that would help me be more active, healthy and allow me to do more things with them. They have seen my staples, my post-op liquid diet and my woozy first days of pain.
Good luck to you!

@@Spiceyfrog For some reason, your mention of driving reminded me of a funny thing that happened after my Tummy Tuck. I came home from Mexico two weeks post-op and my mom was going to come up and help take care of me some, since my husband had to work. Well, it turned out that my mom ended up having to have a hernia repair right around the same time as my TT, so she still came up to visit, but was in no shape to actually take care of me. It was hilarious. She was allowed to drive, but we both had lifting restrictions. So one day she took me to the grocery store and we had to have the cashier pack each bag very light so we could carry them one at a time. And we realized that we couldn't buy a gallon of milk, because neither of us was allowed to lift it. It was such a ridiculous situation.

@@bikerchick519
The reason mine was covered was because I had lost 100 pounds after having bariatric surgery. It was the simplest process ever, no questions, no paperwork, no pictures, etc. They must have a great billing department :-)
An update in general - I had my two week postop appointment last Saturday and the doctor took out the last two drains. It is unbelievable how much easier it is to get around. I can walk faster because those dumb things are not pulling. I can take a shower faster because I don't have to wash around them and best of all, I have not had any swelling since he pulled them. I was only getting around 7.5ml from each drain, so I guess that's not surprising.
Doc said to continue wearing my abdominal garment until all of my scabbing is gone, then I can transfer to the full body (cannot wait....lol). He answered a few minor questions I had and wants to see me again in three weeks. I had planned on going back to work in two weeks, but looks like it will be three, which is okay.
I still cannot drive for another week, which again is okay because I do not physically feel like I should be driving, just don't think my response time would be appropriate. Other than that, I feel about 75% right now. My husband and I have gone to lunch/dinner a couple times and grocery shopping, so nothing serious but I felt good afterwards.
Hope everyone else is doing well!