Frustr8

Not Masonic - Maalox , unless we are both Shriners.😲

A little Masonic,maybe some Tums, but most important a resolve that this kind of sin against yourself, and did you notice. those onions rings and ice cream isn't suffering, but you are? Say KCGirl WE ARE NOT GOING THERE AGAIN and hold yourself to the promise. This proves your stomach was willing to stay "in training" even if your mind was weak. You(and me also) have come so far,neither of us wants to turn back to blimpdom-Forward to the finish! Do you agree? Good because I'm marching right along side and we can be strong together! Surgery Ho the Wagons!🙆& 🙆

Yeah I've done the black and dark shade thing. Then I had a moment of clarity No one has ever complimented a charcoal briquet on how slender they looked today. So why hide in colors like burnt wood or dirt? Be proud of you, you would not be here if the world did not have need of you. Be the best YOU that you can be. You are special, you are wonderful, Stand tall and confident, you need nobody propping you up, Sing out, Sing your song and make the world listen. If it doesn't it is not your fault, the lack lies in them!😝👍😝

@bajasleeve how are you doing today and has your stall stayed gone? Watching your story as it unfolds.😝

@skinnygirl04, it sounds like the Sunshine State where you are is not A Fun-Time place. If Florida is like that, remind me not to get sick there. Do they even give you a Tylenol for a broken leg, or are you expected to lick a Lifesaver candy? Sounds like your hospital is in the Dark Ages, Opiod Crisis not withstanding. Maybe you are expected to,heal,yourself by positive thinking alone?👈😛👉

Amen to MickeyD, on my hit list also Long ,John Silver's for greasy hushpuppie and fish even when peeled is slimy, Carl's Jr/Hardees, Ryans, I get diarrhea every time, Taco Bell and lastly, Ruby Tuesdays, granted they have salad bar but seldom straight salads and bring a credit card because they'll exhaust all your ready cash with their high prices. Oh almost forgot In and Out Burger, might as well eat Crico from a can as a burger there.

That's why I think more bariatric practices should institute a Clothes Closet, as an example,i am currently a 26W, oh but,i plan to change down soon. It would be,nice to take,my 26s in and exchange for 20-22-24. Now some I concede,are slop-alongs but some are things anothe person coming,in from 28 or 30 or 4x would be happy to wear. Likewise guyswould,be,happy to trade in their 50 for 46 or 48. And as you return in outgrown you trade for smaller, 2 dresses for 2 dresses, 3 j3and for 3 jeans, you get,the,.picture. And I'm on SocialSecurity, I surely can't afford boutiques but sometimes I can't afford Goodwill, Salvation Army,of Volunteers of America unless it's just a few items. Like you, I've noticed Goodwill jacked up their prices, maybe they are sad to see,their donations go! .

And it couldn't happen to a nicer group of people. @ Taoz I told a new poster @ weirdlittlefox about you today. She is also Australian and,might teach,out to,you for some help in the sleeve-wars etc.

@Nana E, what you are feeling is perfectly normal, I am about as informed on This subject as anyone in the Western World and I get colley-wobbles, can I really do this? I've talked the talk so long to all far and near, when it comes time in July for me to walk the walk, what if I stumble and fall? I've been so big and brave, will there be anyone to catch me or have I scared them off with my bluster and bravado? See, even big bad cowgirl get the blues! But like Martin Luther at the Diet if Wurms "Here I stand, I can do ought else". when comes to a bottom line I have made my choice, a good choice and I WILL GO TO AND GET THROUGH IT ALL! ❤, keep me in your,prayers, hope for,my the best and I shall do the same! ,your friend Frustr8

Alison, love, I know you can and I believe you and all your bari-family there and abroad are cheering you on. I'm lying on my bed and watching Royal Ascot. At first I was envious and then I realized I have the,potential to be as fine in my way as all those fine Lords, Ladies and even Her Majesty the Queen. As she has become the best Elizabeth she could be I can be the Best Frustr8 I can be and you have the,potential to grow into a truly splendid Alison. Never sell yourself short, you are still a work in progress and I look forward to reading more of the Alison Story. Ta Ta for now!

Brassapple you are good to be okay, and it will be Your Okay. Work with this new tool you were given, but in this we make our kind of music, write our own song. and remember you will be the person who sings it best. At this point, PreSurgery depending on which expert you ask I am between 150-180 pounds over weight. Now I can run around in circles, yelling at the top of my lungs What Am I going to do? or I can buckle down follow my dieticians rules, have my surgery, Work to have the best results I can by exercising and following some,new lifelong rules and trusting I can be the right Frustr8 I want to be, If I make it down to 140, glorious, if I make it down to 175 which is where I think I ought,to end up, still fine, if I make under 200 pounds still acceptable, I just know I can't live well at 320 and live longer. This current weight is not healthy for,my.future. So it may be I only make it down to 195 or so, I will accept it if I feel better and can still,love and accept myself that way..

You will fail only if You let yourself. The fact,you have come here shows you're reaching out for help. Every body is a little different, I also can't eat rice anymore it sits in my stomach like a lump of concrete and,makes me uncomfortable. Do go talk to a dietician/ nutritionist, get your diet fine-tuned, don't worry they have heard it all by now and won't be shocked. I think also you are a tad bored by life, you could slide back,into mindless eating. I'm clear,over here. in the U.S or I'd sit down with you and help work something,out. But seeking help isn't a bad thing, it is maturity to realize you can't do things all alone on your own. Please go seek some more help, if they say you are just fine, that's a heavy load off of your mind. Hugs from Ohio your friend Frustr8.

Good Morning All. Still pre-RnY but have something else to share. I'm yodellng my yodel, honking my horn, ring my bell, whatever. I discovered something new to add to the vitamin lineup. It is called Wellesse Calcium and Vitamin D and is a,liquid. Shake it up and it tastes like a melted orange push-up treat. Containes calcium citrate our form of choice for calcium 500 units, Vitamin D 500 units and Magnesium 20 mg, color is from fruit/vegetable,so no artificial, no sugar, less than 1gr sugar alcohols and 125 mcg Boron. Cost me less than $10 at WalMart, so I imagine Meijier and Target might have it also. I've been a looking for Calcium Citrate pills every since my,preoprative lab results came back and I did have some vitamin/mineral deficiencies. Happened across this and so far I'm liking it. Like I said in another posting I'm now,on prenatal vitamins for the Fe(iron for you non- chemists) content. Wow, I got a few raised up eyebrows for that, I'm 72, not a typical prenatal,vitamins ingester! Doing pretty good,withbthat and my itty,bitty Vitamin A pills as long as they don't get lost,in the rug pile bouncing away. Yes it is the 2000s but my rug is still a " flower child" poor old thing!

Your Day is Going To Come! Rock your surgery for all you can, it is your pathway,to a better future.

I do two pretty,neat things, well let's face,it, I'm prettyneat all the way around, But 2 things I will cite. I thank every veteran I meet for their service, they took time out of their busy,lives to serve and preserve my freedom. My right to get on here and spout,off if I want to.In many societies I would be frowned on or stifled. Also I thank every cashier. See I once was there, I know how it feels to be an unimportant cog in a big machine. So when my cashier says Thanks for shopping at Store X I always say and Thank you for being my cashier. Oh and the smiles I get, one girl girl started to break down and cry. Does attention bother me, yeah sometimes but I still want to be known as a nice person instead of for my sizen chest endowment or red hair.

Oh food is seductive, I have listened to its siren song . Like many others I am now a work in progress, reforming myself into something new, wonderful and smaller. So what if I am now on a diet that would barely keep a hamster alive? It is for a good cause-ME and MY FUTURE! I've done so many,other things in life,now it is time to do something to benefit Frustr8 herself. And by gum, by golly,i am going to stick to,my and see it through. Watch my smoke, I am now going to jet through the rest of my,life instead of plodding along. varoom -baby-🚀 varoom!

And weighing in(pun or not) with my 2 cents We all come to the realization we need this surgery at different points in life, you are in your 20s and a college student, I am 72, widowed, grandmother twice over, and just now seeking surgery too. And my reasons maybe different than yours but still vaild. If you would like a bari- godmother/grandmother to talk to I'm almost always here. I realized I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. My life as an older obese person was and isnt as happy as it should be. I hurt in every joint, arthritis has held away over me since 25. I could view my own mortality looming in the not distance. Do I fold up sit down and let the Death Angel hold sway over me? Nope I came into this world screaming mad with red hair, I resoled not to go gentle into that good night(sorry Dylan Thomas- I lifted that line from you) There are things to do, promises to fulfill, people yet unmet, and I will not check up just yet. How to improve my health and lifespan? The more I thought on it and explored possibilities Bariatric Surgery popped up. Now to check into it, in the past 60 or 65 was the highest range, well I am atypical. Except for obesity and arthritis( nasty critters in themselves) I am remarkfully healthy for my age. My PCP tells me I am a 40-45 year old trapped in a 72 year old shell. So next month, Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I will be undergoing RnY bypass surgery. at OSU-Wexner Medical Center in Columbus Ohio. Am I excited for July to come? Oh yeah, this is my chance at a future. I want to walk easier and lighter, do the things I go out of breath doing, fit in chairs again, visit relatives and be allowed on their good furniture because I'll no longer be a breakage risk, oh their are a lot of things you take for granted as a small typical sized person that heavy persons are barred from . I'll no longer be known as the old redhead fat broad, I'll reclaim being known by a name and for my inner soul instead of my outer covering. Portions of my recovery may be slower than people,your age but they will be all the sweeter because they will be m8ne and is my story written and no one else's. Care to join me on this wonderous journey? May not always be easy but it will be great. I am committed and it will be achievable.💥😛💥

@weirdlittlefox reach out to my bari-pal @Taoz for sustaining and advice if you like. She recently had a sleeve so is now a veteran and is also Australian. She can give you diet advice, knows what products and chemists are available, and will become the good chum to,you that she has become for me. There are also a couple people,in Canberra that come to mind. Lets see ther3care some active from Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania , and a very vocal group from New South Wales. Odd to me but recently,I've seen more Aussies than Canadians, my ❤ is world-wide, l enjoy making new bariatric friends . We all are engaged in this weight struggle no matter where we came from, I enjoy everyone's viewpoint. Just recently heard from someone in Singapore. Oh and I am not going to be a VSG but a RnY bypass, doesn't matter, I reach out to everyone. I liken it to the difference between Army and Navy, we are all allies in this grand weight war. It's 8 AM here which means it's 8 PM. down under , hope you had a beaut of a day!

At least at your age you do k,ow it's directed at you. Men my,age, they may have only sprung a leak, and I think,lip-pukering ability goes along with the othe deficits they develop, or doesn't develop anymore👴👎

Hey how do you find out how many credits you have? I've been posting on earnest for months, if it is only on computer link-ups I'll never know because I'm on a smartphone!📞

Hey can I tell Dr Needleman he' d better hurry up and give me,my surgery, you've already got my red-head pony avatar in place!😝👍😷

Sounds impossible doesn't it? I had finished all my requirements, after re- calling and re calling repeatedly they finally told me I had insurance clearance to proceed. Oh we'll call you with a date as soon as surgeon checks his schedule, if he isn't clear maybe,one of his partners might. Should have saw something screwy, them having a meeting to discuss my case. Then I get a call saying nobody wanted to perform my surgery. When I tried to,pick them down more they tried to say. I was not emotional stable and couldn't understand about surgery. Bullfeathers, I am not so stupid that I want to stay where I'm not wanted. slicked myself up, dried my tears and decided to apply where I had wanted to go from the beginning. Had only gone to first,place because it had been recommended,to,me. Program #2 has treated me with the utmost respect, everybody is kind, honestly likes me and is willing to help me make my surgery, a GOOD experience. As I look back, there was something fundamentally off about the first place. They were not warm, I tried to disregard it, thought maybe that was the way things are supposed to be, doctor never looked me in the eye, thought,it somehow was my fault, but I feel clearly they were the ones lacking. Honestly,think if I had wandered onto the Interstate and gotten run over they would not have shed a tear. And Program #1,was in a Catholic hospital, in fact PCP had recommended them thinking they would treat me in a decent manner. My new program is located in our state land grant university, doesn't matter if I get escorted to the hospital by the🏈 football coach or a 🚜tractor driver, these people DO,have,my back. And I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting every member of their bariatric staff. July📅 is going to be a Wonderful month for me and my surgery! And although I am usually a very sweet tempered person. I wish unrepairable hemmoroids 💩for Surgeon #1 and his office staff!

And Sammi123 please update us on how you're doing, the grandma in me is going to worry. Besides I have lymphadema, that can be chronic and please b3lieve me that's is No fun

ALLERGIC, is antone,interested in a malfunctioning smartphone? Works on Verizon when ... . it's in the mood.

Mine isn't just just diet but life one too. Being in a Brownie Factory having to wear a surgical mask. because I'm aslergi to cocoa butter/chocolate. The last time I made Tomkitten (my son) brownies I put on surgical latex gloves and mask. He took one look at me and said " If you don't want to do it,you don't have to!" I have a,bad of walnut meats someone hgave me and I wssbtrying to use some up!😷