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My mom is dead set on trying to keep me from having this surgery and I am dead set on doing it. She knows a woman at her work who knows someone that died from the surgery. I suspect she is asking the same person everyday at her work and just keeps telling me the same story everytime. I'm going to my one support group requirement tonight and after that I have a nutrition class on the 20th of Jan and only two classes left after January. All nay sayers aside, I can't wait. I have noticed that since I started eating more Protein anything sweet I eat makes me nauseous.

WLS is exactly that a tool, we go through six months of learning with a nutritionist on how to learn proper eating. I have lost and gained the same 40 or so pounds for the past ten years and I just decided I needed medical intervention. I'm a perfect candidate and I'm very healthy body wise, so I decided I needed some help . Do your research and read everything you can so that when you make your decision it will be the right one for you and you alone. Just let the negativity go, it will pass.

You're gonna floor those fatties, I can say that because I'm still a fatties myself . They should be telling you how fantastic you look but because they are jealous they say you're loosing too much don't listen to them????

Nope, no hope so we must believe it's going to happen for us too! I'm realizing it won't look like someone else and truly that's ok. We have to remember and trust I'm preaching to myself too:) that we are making progress! Without the small victories we can't have the big victories. Also, are you working out? I started working out a couple of weeks ago. Even though the scale is acting up (bah hum bug) I'm seeing a difference and people really are based on comments. I meant to get a measuring tape to start measuring myself. Will do that today and perhaps you will join me so we can look at our overall results week to week. Take care!
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I seem to be losing 3.28lbs a week according to my "monitor your weight" app. I thought i wasn't losing any weight and i just looked at mfp and i seem to have lost 11.4lbs this month so far. I wasnt expecting that with all the off plan eating and none eating I've been doing. Thought I'd gain or stall. I try to walk as much as i can when I'm out and about. I live in nyc so i am up and down subway stairs and escalators and walking blocks to anywhere. I just noticed from my walking app that just walking to and from the train station is a mile. I go that way every day so i could easily get in probably 4 or 5 miles a week just getting to work. Is that good? Should i strive for more? I am really lazy so If iget in my 6,000 step goal im happy but i usually shoot for 10,000, which isn't hard. Just lazy. Aside from that i have to go up and down subway stairs, and am usually walking in 10 to 15 minute bursts throughout the day. I feel like it's not enough but since I'm not getting in too many calories and im still losing pretty steadily I'll work on my eating and drinking so as the weight-loss slows down I'll have a better grip on my eating and will be able to incorporate more activity and actual workouts. Sorry that was sooooooo long. Just some things I've been working through in the almost 4 months since surgery
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You'll start to even out. Don't get discouraged! I know it's hard.
2.5 lbs may not seem like a lot, but it adds up!
I'm about 10 months out, and down 119lbs (SW 300, CW 181). That's about 2.64 lbs a week. The weekly average doesn't seem like a lot, but after 10 months, I'm a size 32 pant in men's and a comfortable medium shirt - I was a size 52 pant and a 2/3X shirt in March of 2016. I know it's hard not to focus on that number, but the more you don't let it rule your life and focus on getting proper nutrition (Protein, Water and all of that fun stuff) and setting yourself up for success, the better off you'll be!

Ten years in total to get this far in the programme, but this time round is about 18 months and I'm on the waiting list from Friday .
I'm Scotland tho.
Fridge Pickers Wear Bigger Knickers ????

I'm with Kaiser. I started to take classes ect since September and I'm scheduled to get surgery in March. It took a while but it's worth it
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How long was the whole process for you from start to finish. I started in November and haven't received a date, they haven't sent paperwork to insurance or anything yet. Had my last nutrition appointment yesterday.
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Just tell them you gave up Oreo's so or some other junk food that YOU SEE THEM EAT EVERY DAY and I will Guarantee you will never hear from them again!!

WLS is exactly that a tool, we go through six months of learning with a nutritionist on how to learn proper eating. I have lost and gained the same 40 or so pounds for the past ten years and I just decided I needed medical intervention. I'm a perfect candidate and I'm very healthy body wise, so I decided I needed some help . Do your research and read everything you can so that when you make your decision it will be the right one for you and you alone. Just let the negativity go, it will pass.

If they have a few pounds to lose I would just look at them and say well, I could give in to temptation like you do but I am smart enough to ask the Dr's what I should do. We've always had chronic obesity, people who are heavy will come up with any reason why you shouldn't have the surgery but they will be so envious when you come walking into work with a hot classy new outfit. Who cares what they think!!

Wow that's great I love to hear all the losers out there I can't wait to be one, and I've never dreamed of being a loser before in my life lol

Thanks for the idea, I might just need to use it.

Thanks for the idea, I might just need to use it.

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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"I'm not going to end up like my mother". This pretty much sums up why I'm doing WLS; she's got a long list of problems due to her weight. I don't have any co-morbidities either with a bmi of 41; 38 years old. I know that if I continue I'm risking developments of such and I have very young children too. Congratulations to all of us who are making this decision to be healthy.

Hi my name is Alexa and I am trying to find a good doctor for my vertical sleeve.. I heard good things from Kane center... anyone got theirs done there???????
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Bringing a warm blanket is a great idea but I don't get cold easily and hopefully won't be be in there very long.

I can see why people think it's easy. And in some ways, it is, because the metabolic issues that prevented me from losing weight in the past are resolved. I simply could not lose weight when insulin resistant. I tried. So yes, it's so much easier now... but because I had a medical condition that required medical intervention!
When people make those comments I have to remind myself that many people have outdated ideas about obesity and see it as a willpower issue. I've got an Iron will. My genetics, my insulin, those things won't change because I will them to change! I do remind myself that people have a lot of bad information about the causes of obesity (like, we all just ate too many burgers-- if only that were the case, we'd all be able to lose and maintain weight loss!)...specifically about the odds of losing weight and maintaining the loss via diet and exercise alone. A lot of veterans say that wls is a maintenance tool as much as a wl tool. That's something that is really important to understand and many people don't get it.

I'd say one of two things:
"Why wouldn't I do it if it's easy?" or "Wow, that's rude"
People who would ask a question like that don't deserve your time or consideration.

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I actually thought that if I didn't lose the weight on my own that surgery was the easy way out. I was totally wrong. Getting healthy is hard no matter how you go about it and realizing you need more than a salad and excercise to make it gives you strength.
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I'm having the same trouble with family members putting me down calling me fat ass, everytime there is two spoonfuls of ice-cream left they accuse me of eating it all. It's a constant pressure for me to keep my head together and try to get through all the prerequisites I need to for this surgery I've noticed as I get closer to my final class in March the more of a recluse I become. But no one is going to take my joy away from me getting this tool to help me lose weight. Good luck, don't let anyone get you down.

I just read that the Bio-Oil helps immensely for your body and for your face. Haven't tried it yet