shanicebarry

Wow great stats! and my calves are still big haha its seriously the last thing to lose :/. As of now i lost a little bit in my calves but not massive amounts!

Thanks and you will get there, I think that it should be of interest to lose it at a slower rate so that your body proportions right. Do forget once you're cleared to get back into the gym because then you can tone it to prevent so much excess skin! Good luck to you, if you are determined don't stress about it, you already took the first step to get sleeved now thats all you need to do is believe that the sleeve will do its job, and be sure to do yours :).

I’m almost at 6 months and have lost 47 lb since surgery and 67 overall I still feel extremely fat but then I compare pics and it really does make a difference! Sw prior: 245 Surgery date weight: 225 Ca: 178

Ditto to what Creekiml13 said! I’m struggling with my water and protein intake my weight loss has been consistent I started the process at 245 and my surgery date weight was 225. Today I weight 190. I had the surgery sept. 12 I workout regularly. Some people’s body’s just take more of a push, my goal it to hit my water intake goal, and to hit some of my protein goal. You will be successful mind over matter! Exercising and eating right is the key to success! You can do it I believe in you!

Good evening, I am posting because my recovery has been a bit odd, I plan on contacting my doctor tomorrow, because I am able to eat soft foods without any issues. My scars have been healing well, I've been active and hungry, today I was able to eat 1/2 cup of cream of wheat, 1/4 cup of yogurt and a cheese stick. I don't know if this is normal, but I technically shouldn't be this advanced until next week. I'm losing weight, but I want to make sure that nothing has gone wrong. Is anyone else experiencing this? Thanks!

And honestly it's okay, a lot of people may have opinions but this is your journey, and just because you deviate from your diet doesn't mean you're doomed for failure. My Mom had the bypass and I tell you she did not stick to her diet at all, she was an it more risky than I am trying foods that she shouldn't have and ended up purging but that's what she needed a lesson learned. She was still successful and after 10 years kept the weight off. Everyone's body is different.

Well I'm a week out, I guess since I'm loosing weight and i didn't start off too heavy to begin with my mind is relapsing. Right now I weight 212, so my mind is getting caught in the cross fire.

Yeah thanks! I'm just going to stick to my plan!

I was sleeved on 9/12. I have been doing well. I'm supposed to be on liquids, but I was feeling extremely weak, so I had some cream of wheat. I'm not having any issues getting foods down, and I don't feel sick afterwards, I have been loosing weight since surgery I lost 4lbs, bc the gas had to leave my system. With preop diet and surgery thus far I've lost 18 lbs. I'm not upset at how my weight is dropping I just want to work out honestly. I try to walk a lot during the day bc I love to exercise. I'm sure my doc will be mad that I advanced myself on soft foods 1 week early, but I need the energy. I go back to work tomorrow and everything has healed well for me. I'll try to eat healthier soft foods like non fat Greek yogurt tomorrow. But as for now all is well. I'm a very active person so I want to make sure that my metabolism can keep up with me. My stats are below. First visit: 245 lbs Before preop diet: 236 lbs After preop: 225 lbs Cw: 218 lbs

It could be the gas in your body, make sure that you are walking, mine was the gas in my body!

Having my Sleeve tomorrow on 9/12/2017

I'm struggling on my preop diet!! This is what I'm allowed to eat.. and I'm so hungry and work is stressful

I believe that ultimately it will be a hard decision. Something that may help is thinking about to risk of undergoing surgery versus the risk of not. I'm sorry to hear that you have to go through this but I wish you the best of luck.

Hey Guys, So I have completed all of my insurance requirements and right now I'm in the process of waiting to be approved for my surgery. My Bariatric Surgeon submitted my paper work on 08/03/2917. For anyone out there who has BCBS FEP how long did it take to get approved? Thanks!

No I luckily only had to do 3 months, but the 6 months will fly by! Trust me!

Well no, honestly if you keep on calling they seem to work faster, once I called 3 days in a row it was magically approved. Haha

Sleeve is a great option if you want a more minor procedure. The Lap Ban is outdated and you should try to stay away from this procedure due to complications

Update to All! I got approved today so my timeline was: Submitted: 08/03/2017 Approved: 08/16/2017

Yeah I think that BCBS is super busy at this time of year. I called, and they said that I will have a response by 08/18 so fingered crossed [emoji1374]

Thanks! Yes this helps a lot, I'm in Virginia so that's probably the difference. And congrats! Good luck on your Journey!