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Well in 10 months out and down 210 pounds sw 402 cw 192 more than I wanted to but I will take it. 
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Wife is a RN in her third semester of NP school and having to work as well as do clinical hours, I am currently work two jobs an average of 80 hours a week between my main and part time job in addition to raising twins. That picture is our breakfast and lunch and maybe even midnight snack of choice! Good to know that we are in such good company!!Stay safe up there and thank you for keeping the friendly skies safe!

Pilots are exempt from the liquid requirement, but I carry powder usually with a shaker bottle because it's easier.

Breakfast for bariatric pilots on the go.

The pre-op diet sounds easy until we actually have to do it. Some people want to start it early & run full steam ahead but too quickly run out of gas. This is hard. You're in one of the hardest phases of this whole thing. Know that every one of us who've made it to the other side has gone through exactly the same thing. Dig deep. Deeper than that. Find that source of inspiration. Good luck!

How was the skin removal surgery? How was the healing with it?

I was sleeved on 5/27 and am having a similar problem. I lost 16lbs in the first two weeks but, now I'm stalled. I know it's hard advice to take, but honestly the only thing that seems to the most repeated advice is to just stay off of the scale for the first month. I am going to try my hardest!

Same issue for me. You aren't alone! Surgery on May 23rd and at my 1 week post op appointment I had lost 10 pounds. (Because of that dreadful clear liquid diet.) Since then I've lost nothing. I'm not worried too much yet since I hear this is common. I can't imagine how I can still maintain the same weight while only eating 600-700 calories (around 70- 80g protein). Sounds impossible but its happening. Starvation mode maybe? I'm hoping that once I'm cleared to lift weights and do more exercise, it'll break the stall.

Tomorrow I start my pre-op diet. I am really nervous, but excited at the same time. My surgery date is June 14, and I am SOOO READY! I'd appreciate some prayers and good thoughts!!!!
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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✌🏽.

Some people don't know what they have until it's gone. You can do a bad all by yourself!

Officially reached my 1 year mark!
Sw=217
Cw=153
Gw= 140

Low calorie liver reducing diet.

It does get easier with each day. Keep your eyes on the prize. Usually by day three it becomes so much easier, especially when all the carb cravings are gone. You can do it!!

Dear God please tell me this gets easier. I'm tired, moody and dealing with a sick child
Surgery is May 24th

Five years ago I weighed 367.8 pounds at 5'3". I was terrified of surgery, terrified of life. If you want to know what the journey from terror to triumph is like, read my posts, starting from the bottom. A few are long, but there aren't a lot.
Five years out and I still fight to reach my weight goal, but my life... It's amazing.
You can do it.

I'm just going to put this out there. Surgery to lose "only" 90lbs could be the difference between living another 20 years versus living another 40 years. Is it worth it if you could extend your life by 20 years?

How was the skin removal surgery? How was the healing with it?

Yes I have heard skin removal was a painful experience and a long healing process. You look great, thanks for your advice 😊

Yes I have heard skin removal was a painful experience and a long healing process. You look great, thanks for your advice 😊

My self-proclaimed therapist response is, get new friends and your life will blossom again. No need to rush out and go looking, as "birds of a feather flock together".
My advice is... have the confidence to know, your social life will return, but you have bigger fish to fry at the moment with your health and your overall emotional well-being. Sounds like you need more YOU time, more than bar time anyway. Especially with people who seem not to care about you, as they do their drinks anyway.

I can appreciate you feeling isolated, but consider it a blessing and opportunity to work on yourself. Everyone enjoys being around a well adjusted dynamic adult, who knows them self and can feel confident in their own skin. Sounds like you are making changes like every butterfly does. So I wouldn't expect to make big changes by becoming healtheir and stronger, and still expect nothing else in your life to change as well. (Including "friends", nothing you stated would make a difference to a real friend who wanted you to be happy and healthy. I think you have drinking buddies, not friends.)

Also I am an addict, whenever I take one addiction away, the addictive personality in me searches to place that addiciton elsewhere. so, I think it is very wise to stay clear of bars for the next couple years, so you don't have that issue on top of what you are dealing with today. There is a saying I learned from my first procedure, "as the weight comes off, the issues come out." No one who needs weight loss surgery is free from lot's of issues buried under their fat. Including myself.
So just think about that as you continue the roller coaster you are on, as you are a strong person who wants to improve your life, thus you made the difficult decision to go down this path. So stay strong and stay the course, drink and walk, drink and walk, and write, write and write about your emotions and food.
I hope this helps, forgive me if I am off base.

Don't under estimate the weight of muscle gain. Muscle weighs more than fat, if you lost 10lbs of fat and 6 lbs of muscle are you still upset? The scale doesn't break down your body composition, but if you are sticking to the plan your body is changing. Your DR obviously knows this, thus shared no concern of you lack of short term loss. I am in a two week stall as well, so I know the underlying anxiety that builds evertime we step on the scale an don't see what we hope or expect. I do think you should hide the scale. I havent lost a pound in two weeks, but I lost an inch on my waste!
Stay strong and stay on plan, and it all comes off in time. You are making wonderful life changes, the weight will come off. Thank you for sharing.


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Down 35.9 lbs!!

Hello everyone!
I usually don't create a whole topic just for myself, but today is a little special since it has been exactly one year since I've had my surgery, time sure flies, especially when you go through a physical change of this ... magnitude.
In a year, I have indeed lost 53kilos (117pounds according to google). I never thought I would look like I do today and I am really glad I took the dicision of having my gastric sleeve, it has helped my health (no more sleep apneas! I can swim and bike again!), it has changed my perspective toward food (I actually prefer eating now since I don't hate myself after each meal anymore), I have changed my life habits in many ways and last but not least, I feel way happier nowadays.
Here are so before after after pics
Before:


And these after some after pictures:

So, yeah, voilà! Good luck for everyone! I know the first months are quite hard, but it was all worth it for me, and I could not be more glad about the results!
Have a great day

Mine did cover. When that time comes talk to your Primary Care, Dermatoligist and Plastic Surgeon. All can write letters to insurance about and medical need you have. If extra skin causes rash, chaffing, infections etc you MIGHT get them to cover. Best wishes to you!!!!!