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Hysterical!!! [emoji4] thanks for the chuckle.

Thank you for your honest and candid testimony. Sent from my SM-T560NU using BariatricPal mobile app

January 8. It should come quickly with the busy holiday schedule to keep us occupied. I also wondered about the vitamins. I thought that I'd wait until my pre-op appointment to ask for suggestions. Sent from my SM-T560NU using BariatricPal mobile app

I pray that I have your experience post-op.

That would be dangerous! Every day! Congrats on fighting the fight

we could be twins.

Like needing to loose nearly 100 pounds isn't enough??? My daughter (who is large) said that to me. I replied, "My BMI is 40 and i'm having health complications."

I keep reminding myself of this:

Oh, I don't know about that. You did good. Sometimes having just a little is harder than having none. Remember the old Lays potatoe chip commercial? "You can't have just one?". It's true. And I celebrated that success because i struggle and I'm not always successful.

In used to think that discipline was denial. It's not! It's choosing the thing that is worth more. Sent from my SM-T560NU using BariatricPal mobile app

There was cake and other goodies at work today. I didn't have any of it. I wanted it.

Good point. I hadn't thought of that!!!!

I am pre-op, but not the liquid phase yet...I'm just trying to keep it under 1200 calories. I will be praying this week (Thanksgiving week) for those of you on liquids prior to surgery, for those who recently had surgery and are on a restricted phase and even those who are post op who eat what they want... the most dangerous phase. The struggle is real. God bless us all.

Can you eat spicy foods after surgery? If so, is there a waiting period? I plan on making some meals for the freezer and wasn't sure. Sent from my SM-T560NU using BariatricPal mobile app

Great story! I'm so glad that you still have the boots. So many thing to look forward to.

Perfect! Thanks!

I appreciate your answers. I read the other day where someone said that they lost "x" amount of inches and I thought, " "Are there standard places to measure? Because that number will fluctuate from person to person depending on the number places that they decide to measure."

I did not know that about the height/weight ratio. Good to know. And wow on the calves! I'd love to be able to wear tall boots without endlessly searching for the extended calves.

If I'm going to track various body measurements, are there certain ones that I should do? I'm guessing neck, upper arm, thigh, hips, waist. Am I missing something? Sent from my SM-T560NU using BariatricPal mobile app

After reading this thread i decided to take my 'before' pictures. I did it this morning even though i have over a month to go before surgery. (I was wearing a pretty bra and underwear set, so I figured it was a good day to do it). I read on these threads that someone said that we often don't see our own obesity. Well, I am one of those! I was shocked by what I saw, especially on my back side picture. WOW. I will do another set of before pictures with more clothing soon (maybe leggings and a tank) so that I can share one day with others. How often did you all do progress pics? And I will be saving one pair of jeans to compare later when I need motivated.

My daughter said that she is afraid that people will judge her if she has WLS. I told her that her closest friends who care about her health and her struggles won't judge her (hopefully) and that the rest of them already are. As overweight people, we are doomed to be judged one way or the other.

53 yr old woman here. Scheduled for January 8