Jingle123423

Thanks everyone! I am seeing more and more of the OLD me, the woman I was before obesity. It’s like finding a long lost friend. It’s an amazing journey!

Looks awesome!

You look amazing!

@MazzZ perfect advise! I always did love to 68. (He does me and I owe him one) 69-1=68 😂💪🏼

Can't wait to see a picture!

Patients who underwent surgery had a 77% decreased risk of developing hormone-related cancer (breast, endometrial or prostate cancer) when compared with patients who did not have surgery.
Gastric bypass resulted in the largest risk reduction (84%) for hormone-related cancer but was associated with a greater than twofold increased risk of colorectal cancer.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180716103541.htm

Congrats! You are human. Nerves and second guessing are 100% normal. Just ride it out. You clearly understand that you want the surgery. Is it going to be tough? Yup. Is there going to be some emotional impact? Yup. Is it worth it... Hell yeah it is.

Mine and my husband are both scheduled August 1

i know it is an individual decision to tell or not to to tell but i strongly believe the less you talk about it pre-op the better off you are.
you can always talk later but you can never untell (i know its not a word) someone and you are vulnerable pre-op to the extreme and sometimes nasty comments of co-workers and sadly family
I am sorry you are surrounded by so my idiots, hang in there and in a few months they will be pulling you aside and asking if was hard cause they are thinking about it now.
The best revenge is success.

Holy cow!! I just got on a scale just to see... and I’m down 12 pounds!!! Since Monday!!! I got weighed before operation on Monday around 7 am and weighed myself tonight around 5.
313 to 301!!!
im feeling much better than I was earlier. Thank God!!! Moving around does seem to help but it hurts!!

You are an absolute ace, Tealael.

Stigma maybe, stigmata very doubtful unless your side and the palms of your hands are bleeding.

As I did my meal prep for this week, I thought to myself, this is what has changed the most for me. I shop weekly for the freshest fruits and veggies. I meal prep every Sunday and some Wednesday/Thursday’s.
Would it help to start a challenge for those who want to develop good habits before surgery? We could do a running post and share our food prep victories. I get so much pride looking at my island with all my tupperware and baggies filled with nutritional foods for the week.
Let me know if anyone’s interested! Next Sunday I’ll take my pic of my food prep in all its glory!

Hey Guy, if it is true we just may have to start a new kind of LapBand results forum.

So unfair! You guys get bigger junk and all we get are smaller, saggy boobs!

Figured I'd get hump day started with a question.
Is it true when they say that for every 35 pounds you lose you start showing an extra inch on the ole wedding tackle???

search out and find that help.
take up meditation, Post op is mostly a mental game and you have a tough situation on your hands.
This emotional trip your on will show up in your weight but the cure is in your head so please seek out that counseling.
as for a reset i would recommend 16/8 IF
I am sorry for the things you dealing with right now. I know both the pains you are dealing with and it is not an easy time to work thru.
good luck and i hope the wedding gives you a new start.

So sorry for your loss Does your provider offer support group or can you look into some type of additional support that can help on top of a reset?
VSG2017 HW 249 SW 238 CW 169

This happens to me, I'm just short of a year out. I just strike a Charlie's angel type pose till it passes (a few seconds)

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Have you looked at any of the numerous studies on outcomes, both short and long term, for surgical weight loss versus diet/lifestyle changes? Overall, less than 10% of people who set out to lose 60-80% of their body weight will succeed with diet/lifestyle changes. With surgery 80% of people lose 60-80% of their bodyweight.
5 years later only 20% of the LESS THAN 10% who succeeded with diet/lifestyle changes are maintaining. With surgery, it's about 80% of the 80%.
Gastric sleeve does a lot more than reduce stomach by 80-85%. The portion of the stomach that produces the hunger hormone gherlin is removed. As people suffering from obesity, our bodies because immune to leptin, a hormone our body makes that aides in appetite suppresion and signals satiety. After surgery, this immunity is no longer present. Gastric sleeve surgery is a reset for your body is so many ways. I think you need to better under the complexity of the surgery and how it truly affects bodies. There are many studies showing how the neuromapping in our brains actually changes following bariatric surgery. Obesity is a disease process and willpower alone is rarely the cure. Best wishes to you!
My Blog: www.nourishingheather.com
HW: 325
CW: 314
Surgery Date: 8/1/18
GW: 160

First of all... I've already responded to all to your concerns on your first post about your fears.

In your case, I wouldn't recommend surgery. You aren't ready, nor near ready for the commitment to change. I'd try the Portion Control route first. I do wish you luck. When you hit your rock bottom, like most people on here do, you won't be worried about giving up the things you've listed in your post. And I mean this with the upmost respect, because you have to be *ready* to take this journey. I don't believe you are.

Hey Cashmere&bones
A few things spring to mind. You have had all your life to moderate your own portion sizes. How is that going for ya?! Of course you could start this tomorrow. Book in for the surgery, but go it alone and if in 6 months you are smashing it, then don’t have the surgery... Is that a plan that might work?
It sounds easy, but for so many of us, the surgery provides that critical extra tool that means we CAN do Portion Control. By the way, I think we have all thought ‘I reckon I can just do it by myself’ at some point - but mostly we can’t or don’t.
Half an apple doesn’t keep me full - it is starting meals with Protein that makes all the difference. I drink sparkling Water every day. I don’t have to do the ‘no drinking near eating’ rule. We all vary quite a bit! And you will find out exactly how you work post surgery - and make it all your own. I NEVER feel like I am missing out, now. I have worked out how to eat that works. I eat out in groups, in cafes, at parties. But I eat an entirely new set of foods! And I am happy with it!! Many of us have occasional treats. Some have a plan allowing 75 calories of treats a day, and you can ‘save them up’ for an event. I do a bit of this. Really, the eating I do now, at goal and maintaining, doesn’t look at all odd compared to my friends...
One more thing. In your stats under your username, you say you are 6 foot tall, and your goal weight is 125lbs. This is really really low - bmi of 17 and out of the healthy range - is that really your goal??

Hi all. One week post sleeve. Doing wonderful. Off pain meds, drinking my fluids, up and active, feeling very positive. Wondering how my surgical buddies are doing? Check in and let’s cheer each other on.

This is my BFF. He makes me so happy!

This is my BFF. He makes me so happy!