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almost40ish

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    almost40ish reacted to Newme17 in Getting sleeved on 2/18???   
    ? ??? And I you. ?
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    almost40ish got a reaction from Newme17 in Getting sleeved on 2/18???   
    @ newme17. Oh hell no LOL. BUT I'll support you along the way!


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    almost40ish reacted to Newme17 in Eating Timer   
    Ooh ? I think I'll do just that and check it out. I'll save my two dollars! ? Use it towards something healthy? Lol thanks for posting that!
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    almost40ish got a reaction from Newme17 in Eating Timer   
    I haven't used this, but it's worth a shot!


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    almost40ish reacted to JamieLogical in Nexium, Prilosec.....Causes Kidney Disease!   
    I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that any damage my omeprazole might be doing to my kidneys is nothing compared to the damage my obesity was doing to my joints and pretty much ALL of my major organs...
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    almost40ish reacted to blizair09 in Is this the right decision?   
    The biggest part of success in this journey is changing your relationship with food. If your biggest concern is having to "give up so many foods for the rest of [your] life," then you should think about the hold food has over you before you make any final decisions.
    I lost 99 pounds during my six month insurance-required pre-op diet program. But even with that kind of success, I knew that I needed this sleeve as a tool to help me lose the other half of the excess weight and then to maintain. Losing weight is easy, but, unfortunately, gaining it back is easier.
    I'll never regret having the surgery. I'd urge you to follow through with the surgery IF you are willing to put in the work, and to change your relationship with food.
    Good luck!
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    almost40ish reacted to Torriluv87 in Irrational fears?   
    Holy crap. I've been experiencing the numbing and tingling in my hands. I figured it was from the diabetes, which it very well could be. But my hand going numb from being bent is a regular occurrence and i wake up with my whole arm numb sometimes and never thought it would be weight related. Im going to look into the relation between weight-loss and carpal tunnel. Maybe it'll help my older sister.
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    almost40ish got a reaction from Hoping052017 in Irrational fears?   
    don't be scared! I'm sure you look fantastic. But if you're that worried, waiting may be the best thing. It's why I hate weighing myself, the scale is soooo mean to me lol. If the numbers don't move quick enough I give up easily. After surgery I'm not getting on the scale more than once a month. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App
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    almost40ish got a reaction from biginjapan in Irrational fears?   
    I haven't had surgery yet. I'm 5'2" and 265. Scheduled for 2/18 in Tijuana.
    I've always made light of having the opposite of anorexia... I do NOT see a fat person in the mirror! I see an average sized woman and no double chin, and I love myself! It's not until I see pictures of me that I'm like "whoaaaaaa who IS that?!" I do NOT recognize myself, it's depressing as all hell! I'm hoping the weight loss brings me back to "normal"!
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    almost40ish got a reaction from sablebby in Where is everyone from City & State   
    Atlanta, GA
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    almost40ish got a reaction from biginjapan in Irrational fears?   
    I haven't had surgery yet. I'm 5'2" and 265. Scheduled for 2/18 in Tijuana.
    I've always made light of having the opposite of anorexia... I do NOT see a fat person in the mirror! I see an average sized woman and no double chin, and I love myself! It's not until I see pictures of me that I'm like "whoaaaaaa who IS that?!" I do NOT recognize myself, it's depressing as all hell! I'm hoping the weight loss brings me back to "normal"!
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    almost40ish reacted to IveGotThePower in Help! Not losing weight   
    Normal. I did 20 days straight on less than 800 calories a day with no weight loss. 3 week stall is a real thing. Your body is adjusting. Stay the course. Keep following the plan you were given and be patient. If you follow the rules you will loose. I have seen this over and over. No worries.
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    almost40ish reacted to DaisyAmy in Another NSV for me! Wearing a dress!   
    I always knew it was black and white!! All kidding aside, you look great!! I, too, feel like an imposter in the regular section. It's such a weird feeling!
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    almost40ish reacted to rydersmama in 1 year post op   
    It's been one year today since I had my sleeve done. My life has changed in every aspect.
    My start weight was 333.1lbs
    My weight this morning was 137.8lbs
    That's a total loss of 195.3lbs!!
    I've also lost a total of 95 inches...I'm a size 6 now...used to be a size 30.
    I have accomplished this by being very focused and strict with my eating and exercise.
    I eat very low carb, and always get in my Protein, Vitamins and Water every day.
    For all of you just starting out, just know that anything is possible, and if you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything!! 
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    almost40ish reacted to blizair09 in Keeping a journal   
    I have journaled every day since the beginning of my six-month pre-op diet program on March 21, 2016. I have a record of what I ate each day, musings about the journey at least once per week, a weekly weight on Mondays (sometimes weights on other days when I hit a milestone), a list of milestones and when they were accomplished, and pictures at every stage along the way. I keep everything in a word doc on my computer. It is over 150 pages now! I have mostly kept it to myself, but some of my loved ones have looked at it on my computer. I'm toying with the idea of doing something with all of it when I reach my goal, but we'll see if I have that much ambition! :-)
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    almost40ish reacted to LIA-70 in Anyone 5'3-ish and HW around 230?   
    Sounds like me too. I'm 5 ft 3.5 in.
    CW 216
    VSG 1/6/2017
    SW 242 GW 140
    Woohoo
    ...summer 2017 here we come ????
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    almost40ish reacted to Vinasu in Anyone 5'3-ish and HW around 230?   
    I was 5'3" at 247 at my highest, 215 at surgery, 147 today.
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    almost40ish got a reaction from Malin in Underwear   
    When you have to dig your thumbs all the way down on your hips & tug them up like you're just adjusting your pants Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App
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    almost40ish got a reaction from Malin in Underwear   
    When you have to dig your thumbs all the way down on your hips & tug them up like you're just adjusting your pants Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App
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    almost40ish got a reaction from hikerdog in Underwear   
    Anyone else super excited of the prospect of wearing single digit underwear?! I can't wait!!!!
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    almost40ish got a reaction from biginjapan in Irrational fears?   
    I haven't had surgery yet. I'm 5'2" and 265. Scheduled for 2/18 in Tijuana.
    I've always made light of having the opposite of anorexia... I do NOT see a fat person in the mirror! I see an average sized woman and no double chin, and I love myself! It's not until I see pictures of me that I'm like "whoaaaaaa who IS that?!" I do NOT recognize myself, it's depressing as all hell! I'm hoping the weight loss brings me back to "normal"!
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    almost40ish got a reaction from biginjapan in How did you decide   
    I've more or less been comfortable being overweight my whole adult life, around 220 at 5'2". I've been fortunate to "carry well" and not have any other medical complications due to being obese. I went up to 250, then 270 last year. I'll be 40 in a few weeks and I could feel my body just giving up on me. My limbs get numb, I can't sleep, cant breathe, can't bend over, huff & puff going up the stairs of my house. I failed at all my efforts for healthy eating and I exercising.
    Then one day my darling 5 year old son and I were cuddling. He hugs me, grabs my back fat roll & ask me straight up, "why are you so fat?" And I knew I REALLY had to do something. I cried.
    Next thing I know a coworker confided in me she went to Mexico for surgery. I had considered gastric bypass about 10 years ago after a childhood friend got it, but it felt too extreme. This seemed doable. I did the research. I got the money, and now I'm headed to Tijuana on 2/17.
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    almost40ish got a reaction from strengthin#ers in Getting sleeved Feb 18th!   
    Via Tijuana Bariatrics/CER Hospital in Mexico. Flying in Fri the 17th early in the day. Anyone else headed that way in the same time frame?
    I'm so excited I can't contain it!!!!
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    almost40ish got a reaction from hikerdog in Underwear   
    Anyone else super excited of the prospect of wearing single digit underwear?! I can't wait!!!!
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    almost40ish got a reaction from hikerdog in Underwear   
    Anyone else super excited of the prospect of wearing single digit underwear?! I can't wait!!!!
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