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I was thinking that it might be great (for those who want) to have a place to connect on a more personal level. SOOOOOOO, I thought this would be an easy way to get to know each other and connect outside of the forum. Feel free to join:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/157059475159563/

I set this up to ask two questions, 1. Where did you hear about the group? and 2. What is this group for? Just to make sure that we don't get anyone that's not actually having surgery in July. :-)

Mine is July 10th. Feel free to connect, I could use some buddies to check in with here!

19 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

It's more logical to fear dying of an obesity related cause...than a planned surgery with prescreenings.

If you want to be afraid....be afraid of the years of your life obesity related illness will rob from you if you do not address the issue and improve your health.

This surgery is done under controlled conditions with lots of information on the table. Obesity related heart attacks, strokes and embolisms come out of no where.

You're fearing the wrong scenario. Just sayin.

Absolutely. You're 100% correct.

I know and totally understand how ridiculous it is for me to have these fears when the benefits SO GREATLY outweigh the minimal risk but it's still something that's there, ever so slightly reminding me that I am taking a risk. Still, as I said, totally worth it.

32 minutes ago, Frustr8 said:

Instead of worrying about leaving your 7 year n old think I of how,much healthier a parent you are going to be. You are showing your 7year old when you have a problem you don't foldbup, you tackle,it, you get it fixed and you move on. Instead of limply dying you are choosing, you embrace it and make it your own. Proud of you for doing this, you are a good committed parent now and for the future! You ARE,from the Shoe Me State, show me how it's down!😛

Oh my gosh. You. Thanks!

1 hour ago, bluehat said:

Haha, I bought a $30 one from Wal-Mart, and it always tells me I'm about five pounds heavier than what the scale at the doctor's office says. I actually like it -- when I go to see my doctor, surprise, I'm a little less than I thought. It's nice. But, yeah, nude vs. leggings/t-shirt vs. jeans/sweater can make the scale read completely different numbers. I've also noticed that I weight about five pounds less in the morning than I do in the evening, even when I haven't had anything other than a few Protein Shakes during the day. Bodies are weird.

Still, 19 pounds is a big difference -- maybe it's faulty? Try taking it back and getting a new one. You can try it out in the store before taking it home to see if it works better.

Definitely. It's a $7 scale so I think it's just crappy, to be honest. When I 'bear down' on it, it's within just a few pounds of what my doctor's office is measuring me at. I just hate that it's so off. I think I'm going to wait until after my surgery and then invest in a really nice scale. OR just weigh myself at the gym so I don't obsess over it.

6 minutes ago, Ylime said:

I forgot to ask my surgeon what I should expect so I plan on doing so during my pre-op appointment. I have also heard the 60% of excess weight in 12-18 months. But I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around that when I break it down.

I want to lose 100lbs so my 60% is 60lbs. But 60lbs over one year is basically one pound a week. 1-2lbs lost a week is the expected average of any weight loss plan. So to spread that out over 18 months for a sleeve patient makes even less sense. Since we're eating drastically less than a "normal" I would have thought the weight loss would be more dramatic.

I'm not expecting to lose all my weight in six months, but better than the average would be nice.

I think the important thing to remember with the averages are that they can be skewed by people who lose more or less than that amount. I'm seeing a lot of people here who report losses of significantly more than the 60% and my doctor quoted my anticipated weight loss as more than that 60%, too.

Ugh.

I've been doing great with mentally preparing for this surgery and life afterwards until literally LAST NIGHT when I started to feel anxiety about it. What if something happens when I'm having the surgery? I don't want to leave my seven year old, etc, etc etc.

The logical side of me knows that death is so unlikely but I still worry about something happening.

Anyone else feeling this way?

When I met with the Psychologist for the eval, he asked me what MY goal was for surgery. I had told him, just based on what I gathered were realistic calculations for me, that I'd like to be somewhere between 185-190lbs post-surgery. He said he felt that was a great goal for me and that he'd really just like for me to be under 200lbs.

AWESOME. I thought, that's great. Perfect. Exactly what I was thinking.

THEN I met with my surgeon and HE told me that he thinks I'll be down to 170 after surgery.

Holy crap.

Honestly, I don't know what 170 looks like. Honest to god. I literally DO NOT KNOW what that will look like on me. I've never, in my adult life, weighed 170. Even though it's only 15-20 pounds lower than what I had originally thought for myself, it's a goal I really didn't think about until he said it.

He also said that it'll come off a lot quicker than I think it will. I also really enjoy being active so that might play a role in it.

On 8/30/2016 at 6:19 PM, ShelterDog64 said:

My program gave me this formula, to help ME determine what my loss needs to be in the different phases to get me where I want to be.

In the first 3 months, you lose x amount of weight. In the following 3 months, you'll generally lose 1/2 of whatever number x is, which is then number y. And then in the following months, you can lose 1/2 of y, for as long as you chose to eat/exercise in a way that puts you in weight loss mode, for number z.

I want to lose about 110 lbs. My goal is 50 lbs in the first 3 months, so x = 50. I'll lose half of x in the 2nd 3 months, so y is 25. Then in the subsequent months, I can continue to lose 1/2 of y monthly, so z is 12.

x + y + (as many months of z as I chose) will get me to my desired loss...50 +25 + (12 x3) = 111. I could be at my goal in 9 months if I work hard and stick to my plan. I've lost 45 lbs in 9 weeks, so I'm on track for that first goal. It really helped me to have interim goals and to have some sort of expectation of weight loss. Of course, this could all go out the window if I don't continue to lose as I have, but I have no reason to think that I'll be anything but successful as long as I continue doing what I've been doing. Good luck!

You and I have fairly similar stats and this post is SUPER helpful!

I found a swimsuit I just love at Target and thought about buying it for next summer, too. Like you, I'm not sure what size to get! I'm glad to see other people buying smaller clothes in advance though. I may do that when I get a good find on clearance.

I only had blood work, EKG, and a sleep study (in home). They'll do an endoscopy right before my surgery on the day of.

That sounds like my situation, too! I had all of my appointments on two separate days only a week apart. The good side of that is that you'll leave all these appointments today feeling SO inspired and SO excited to continue your journey! Best of luck, excited for you!

On 6/12/2018 at 8:20 PM, lamoore1216 said:

JULY 10TH

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Me, too! I'm July 10th from MO.

Just now, elmatador said:

The average estimate is something like 60% of our excess weight (the difference between our pre-weight and our so-called ideal weight)

I've heard that, too. I'm always curious as to people's individual examples. :-)

I'm really curious, for the WLS vets among us, what was your weight loss month by month after surgery?

My doctor told gave me a number to look for on the scale, as a "what I can expect" and I was shocked. He said that it will come off quicker than I think it will. It made me wonder what other people's experiences were. I'm seeing a lot of one off threads with tremendous results (way to go, all!) and I know everyone is different but it's comforting to hear from those who've gone through it before.

The number he told me to expect is something that I've NEVER seen before as an adult so I have no idea what this is all going to look like on me!

Awesome job! :-)

My bariatric binder that my surgeon's office gives you cautions you away from adding in fruits to your shakes in your post-op diet. I'm curious...

I've started drinking the shakes the my doctor's office sells just to make sure I like the taste (and to try them with Almond Milk vs. Water, in the blender vs. a shaker bottle, etc) and I added in a banana to the chocolate shake. It's seriously delicious. I'm a little sad that I can't have it in my post-op diet.

How many of you add in a fruit to your shakes when you're in the maintaining stage? I know that a lot of fruit is not a great idea, but I'm curious if it would be okay for a treat every now and then (as opposed to having ice cream, which I know will just kill my stomach).

I think it’s realistic. My doc just told me that I can expect to be around 170 when we are done. I am about your height.

I bought an at home scale (cheaply) at Walmart. It’s showing about 19 pounds difference from what the doctor’s office shows. So, when I reported my weight to my doctor last week and then went in for my visit this morning, I’m 19 pounds heavier than the reported amount.

Needless to say, I need recommendations for a good scale to have at home.

Hi {almost} surgery twin! I'm being sleeved on the 10th. My liquid diet starts on July 5th, it's 3-4 Protein Shakes per day and Water and/or other Clear Liquids only.

Hang in there! Have you spoken to your med team about the medication side effects? I agree with other posters in that there's got to be something else that they can give you to alleviate some of this pain - - that's what modern medicine is for!

5 minutes ago, Matt Z said:

If you want to be successful, don't quit "cold turkey". Ween yourself off of it slowly, the slow stepping down is easier to do and to keep up. It's easier to make a large change when you do so slowly, otherwise you risk rebounding.

100% Cocoa and 100% Cacao are the same thing (they have to be 100% though, no sugar or anything added), just one is made from High Temp Roasted Cocoa Beans (Cocoa) and one is made from Low Temp Roasted or Cold Pressed Raw Cocoa Beans (Cacao)... That said, 100% Cacao is better for you because you don't lose the beneficial enzymes. Read the panel, if it's got no added sugar, either one is going to be fine to use. Hersey's sells tins of 100% cacao and can be found pretty much in every baking section.

Thanks!

Now that I have a surgery date, I'm really trying to take steps that I know I'll have to make when I have surgery. One of them is not drinking the half an hour before or after I eat.

HOLY COW, it's hard!

What do you think will be the hardest thing for you?

Personally, and I am not a Christian, I don’t mind when people say they’ll keep me in their prayers/thoughts/etc UNLESS they’re saying it in a condescending way (example: I’ve had someone find out I’m not a Christian and say they’ll pray for me to come around and find Christ - that’s rude). Having someone say that they’re keeping your well being in their heart, regardless of whether or not you share their particular belief system, is sweet.

Again, only speaking for myself here. I don’t think Christians mean any disrespect when they say something like that to you.

Not shallow at all! I would be (and will be- eek!) the same!

CONGRATS!