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Oh trust me I know! God forbid someone is honest and opens up about eating a snack wanting advice it’s over [emoji849] that was me a few months ago and I literally deleted this app I was in shock at how nasty people were!

& haha I refuse to be apart of the negativity [emoji23][emoji23]wish some would be more humble and remember we are all on here for one common reason which is our health [emoji18]

Some people like to force theyre beliefs and procedures on eberybidy they can because nobody will listen to them in real life so they come on here and unleash. Try to find a good area and you'll be good. Just don't ever ever post about alcohol. God forbid u have drink 3 mos out . These people will burn u at the stake.

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Today December 27 I had my surgery. The first picture Is Dec 27 2016 and the second one is Dec 23 2017. I feel great

Woah!!! Looking fabulous! Inspirational!

I help my head hunger by chewing ice cubes.. i know sounds weird, but you can trick you brain back by chewing ice LoL stay strong pal.. you are almost there ‍♀️‍♀️

BEFORE & AFTER PICS!
100 pds down!!
Dec 13th 2016, I was heading to the hospital to undergo one of the biggest changes of my life and I felt nervous, scared and excited all at the same time. Not having a lot of support to do the surgery didn’t concern me as much as disappoint, I was doing it for me not others so in the end only what I wanted truly mattered.
I came out of surgery with the worst nausea of my life and wondered if I did the right thing.
Out of the hospital 3 days later and started trying out this new way of life.
3 months in and 30 pounds down, I still slightly struggled with finding my perfect balance.
6 months out and 60 pounds down I felt way more in control and confidence in my new self.
12 months out and 95 pounds down I can’t remember what it’s like to live any differently. I’m sooo happy and I’m glad I made the decision to do this.
It’s definitely not the easy way out as some people feel. It’s hard work and dedication and absolutely worth every moment spent on becoming the best me!
I still feel insecure at times, due to others negativity, but that’s a work in progress and I’ll never give up.
 

BEFORE & AFTER PICS!
100 pds down!!
Dec 13th 2016, I was heading to the hospital to undergo one of the biggest changes of my life and I felt nervous, scared and excited all at the same time. Not having a lot of support to do the surgery didn’t concern me as much as disappoint, I was doing it for me not others so in the end only what I wanted truly mattered.
I came out of surgery with the worst nausea of my life and wondered if I did the right thing.
Out of the hospital 3 days later and started trying out this new way of life.
3 months in and 30 pounds down, I still slightly struggled with finding my perfect balance.
6 months out and 60 pounds down I felt way more in control and confidence in my new self.
12 months out and 95 pounds down I can’t remember what it’s like to live any differently. I’m sooo happy and I’m glad I made the decision to do this.
It’s definitely not the easy way out as some people feel. It’s hard work and dedication and absolutely worth every moment spent on becoming the best me!
I still feel insecure at times, due to others negativity, but that’s a work in progress and I’ll never give up.
 

BEFORE & AFTER PICS!
100 pds down!!
Dec 13th 2016, I was heading to the hospital to undergo one of the biggest changes of my life and I felt nervous, scared and excited all at the same time. Not having a lot of support to do the surgery didn’t concern me as much as disappoint, I was doing it for me not others so in the end only what I wanted truly mattered.
I came out of surgery with the worst nausea of my life and wondered if I did the right thing.
Out of the hospital 3 days later and started trying out this new way of life.
3 months in and 30 pounds down, I still slightly struggled with finding my perfect balance.
6 months out and 60 pounds down I felt way more in control and confidence in my new self.
12 months out and 95 pounds down I can’t remember what it’s like to live any differently. I’m sooo happy and I’m glad I made the decision to do this.
It’s definitely not the easy way out as some people feel. It’s hard work and dedication and absolutely worth every moment spent on becoming the best me!
I still feel insecure at times, due to others negativity, but that’s a work in progress and I’ll never give up.
 

Congrats on 1 year out! You look great, keep on keeping on!

I wish I'd spoken more to VSG patients in advance as the advice I got from them on what to eat was waaaaaay better than what my nutritionist said. Don't get me wrong, I stay within the macros and limits my NUT said, and I follow her overall guidelines. But taking her advice on what might taste good to me was like getting a non-drinker's beer recommendations.

And no need to be worried about regrets (you'll see for yourself ) plus I'm only 7 weeks out from surgery so I assume eventually it will become second nature and I won't even notice anymore

I wish I had known that the pain from the gas is the really awful, Up in your shoulders after surgery, just walk around as soon as you feel up to it. Take before photos & measurements even if you really don’t want too.. Let me assure you stalls in weight loss after surgery are extremely common but mentally it can be quite difficult especially if you are doing all the right things and nothing happens for week/s so it’s nice to see the progress

I wish I would have done the surgery sooner!

I wish I had known that the pain from surgery was going to be quite minimal. I wish I had known that having puréed food makes it difficult to feel full because it slides right through. I wish I had known that the pounds don’t just slide off for everybody. I’m just now three weeks post op and have lost 20 lbs. Some of these posts claim a loss of 40 plus pounds!! I can hardly believe that it’s an average weight loss ( unless you weighed over 300 lbs.. I might believe that...)

I wish I knew that I would have a drain for 48 hours. My surgeon never mentioned it so I assumed they didn't use them, wrong. That was a surprise to wake up to and the most painful part for me.
Also I wish I prepared myself better for mild regret directly after surgery and how slow moving through the stages would feel.
Now I'm almost 11 months out, about 15-20 pounds from goal and I have zero regrets.

That I have no idea what my style in clothing is. Years of wearing what fit vs what I liked and voila!

I wish that I had known that my taste buds would change. I threw out tons of Protein, Soups, broth, etc, because I just couldn't stand them after surgery. Don't get me wrong, I read this in multiple posts, but didn't think that it would apply to me.
My advice...Don't buy too much of anything before surgery, because you might just despise it afterward.

That the first three to six weeks are going to feel like forever. I had two weeks of full liquids (yogurt, Soup, shakes) right after surgery then two weeks of purees (ricotta bake, tuna salad, chicken salad) and then finally to soft foods. Can i tell you I never thought a scrambled egg would taste so good.
Get moving and cleared for exercise as soon as you are able. it will make recovery so much easier.

I wish I had known that the first five months would be terrible. I was a special case in that I was super nauseas for that time and no meds worked so I really just didn't eat - but I would still do it again- but I was not prepared for that

Just know that the first few weeks you can feel depressed and miserable on the pureed diet. Not everyone experiences this but it's common. You think there is no light at the end of the rainbow.. then you move into normal food phase and your loving it !! No regrets!

To stick with my diet...most people I have talked with stated that they ate more right before they had surgery. I cheated for one day because of my daughter's birthday party but, I got back on track after. @UndercoverDiet

Congrats! You look beautiful.

Great job pal! Stay strong... is not easy but not impossible.. I hope you reach your goal weight soon.. looking great and congratulations in your success 👍