Lisalisa5m

Extremely insightful Brie828, you are a person I'd like to read more from.


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When I start to feel fear or anxiety about which is often accompanied by tears, it tells me that whatever I'm doing or about to do means a lot to me. so if your feeling that way about surgery this is a good thing (in my book) that means this new journey is something you're taking seriously. Hang in there and in times of true Emotional doubt hang onto your Logic, this is a safe procedure with amazing results and unless everyone who has ever received bariatric surgery is lying to us, we have a bright, healthy new life waiting for us just around the corner. All my best

Why does crying always make me feel so much worse?
Shahad congratulations on your surgery day, it has been a long time coming,but,it will boring so many go i d changes to your life. Please report in from the "other side" all your feelings and observations. God Bless.

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Thank you everyone! 30 mins until ops! All the best to all of you too.

Best wishes! ... there is so much to look forward to!

You life is about to change and you are about to start a new chapter of your life! It is exciting and scary. A good cleaning cry is always good. You will do great and be sure to come back and let us know how everything went!

Congrats on continuing your journey. I know the roller coaster for sure but once you are done with the surgery part you are going to kick some weight's B$$$

Yey! Me tooo

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Good luck!!! You got this. Crying releases endorphins (the feel good, mood lifting hormone)--so all's good. You're normal, ya weirdo!

Excited, I was quite nervous last week but somehow I feel good after crying literally every night lol.
Not sure if I should be concerned with this euphoria but I’m also glad.

Hi everyone! Here's a new twist on an old subject matter - a bad breakup. I was happy, healthy, losing weight and working out. I had lost a solid 67 lbs since my June 14 surgery, had a great boyfriend and was really doing well.
Then, on December 26, my BF and I broke up. It was sudden and I was absolutely blindsided. I moved out of his apartment and moved in with my bestie and her husband in CT, away from my job (which I lost), my neighborhood, everything that I know.
The old Diane would be drowning her sorrows in Ben and Jerry's, crying and eating. The new Diane? She can't do that. She can't even eat ice cream because post surgery, she is lactose intolerant. She can't eat chips and dip, or go to McDonalds and get fries and a shake, she can't eat a lot of sweets, she can't drown her sorrows in food, she can't eat her emotions. And, she can't drink alcohol, because she's a freaking lightweight again, like a 14 year old girl at her first kegger.
Damn it.
But here's the good thing - the new Diane went to the gym and decided to get serious about working out. She is pushing herself harder than ever. She goes for an hour a day and REALLY works out, climbs the Stair Mill, takes a class, does 200 squats in the evening, does a lot of cardio. Why? Because she's in pain and needs to channel that pain somehow and also because SHE CANNOT EAT HER FEELINGS.
Why am I telling you this? Because I want you all to know how your relationship with food will change once you have this surgery. You learn to channel your emotions differently, you learn that food is not always the answer, you learn that alcohol won't solve your problems. Food and drink change post surgery. You have to learn to deal with your emotions instead of running to your comfort food or drink. And it sucks. It sucks big time.
Instead of gaining the post breakup 10 lbs that I normally do, I've lost 10 pounds. Maybe too much for me to lose in a couple of weeks. I had no appetite and I struggled to eat. But better to lose than to gain, to overeat, to push my stomach to full over and over again. I couldn't do it.
So I'm now 20 lbs to goal instead of 30, and I've lost 218 lbs too (that's how much my BF weighed). He was a good guy and I will miss him, but things happen for a reason. And this was a good lesson for me to learn.. how to deal with strong emotions without the comfort of food.
I think we all know that food isn't always our friend. We need it, but we don't need to be dependent upon it to get through some tough times. I am still crushed and hurt, and I miss him, but I really don't miss the food hangover that goes along with a bad breakup. Silver linings....

Let me know how it goes for you, do you have a date? Or after you lose the 20?


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Ooh thats good, heading in right direction, im so excited and scared. I love food, i love to cook, but its been my downfall for many years

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My insurance requires only 3 months before i can be cleared for my gastric sleeve, 3 months to lose 20lbs per docs orders and get eveything else done.. so excited and scared
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Great work, well done.

I was also given the 10% target as well... 27 pounds for me. It's slow going, and especially tricky right now during the holidays. One of my motivations is that my next appointment (and weigh in) is on Jan 9... I desperately want to be down at that appointment.
You can do this!

Gastric sleeve

Thank you all for your responses!!!!! I'm trying hard to lose this weight, thank you all again!!

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I had to lose 5% which I did in the first 6 weeks. Now I'm kinda on a sorta maintenance calorie/carb plan from the doc and RD. I'm still losing 2-3lbs per month and I'm only a couple of pounds away now from 10% loss during the program time. I would say, follow your surgeon/RD plan to the letter and do everything possible not to cheat. You will only cheat yourself. This time is the time to begin learning new behaviors and practice new ways to interact with food. It's about doing the baby steps to accomplish lifelong change.

I had to lose 22 lbs to be approved. I just went to my final nutrition appointment yesterday and I met my goal. I lost a total of 24 lbs since Sept. I made sure to eat a Protein and veggies/fruit at all meals, and cut out all bread and Pasta. I also drank only Water.

I had to lose 10%....which was 27 pounds. I ate 1800 calories a day, and exercised like a mad woman until I burned 3000 calories each day. Tons of walking, especially. The Fitbit is a wonderful tool.
Took me about 16 weeks to do it...but I did it:)

Yes, my doc wanted me to lose 10% of my body weight prior to surgery which was approximately 24lbs. I didn’t make it, I lost 16 but he was happy with that. He had me on the sandwich diet which is such a cruel name. Basically I was alternating a week of low carb and two weeks of liquid diet. It was hell and I was a cheater.

You can do it!