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Certainly! :) I’m right there with you about taking away my comfort food. I went on a liquid diet 10 days prior to my surgery and during the time, all I wanted was to turn to my comfort food and give up. But in the back of my head I stayed strong. It definitely takes some strong will power to stay away and the though of losing your comfort food makes it that much harder. I could literally have the worst day ever and I could go to a fast food place, sit in the parking lot and just devour food and my whole day would turn around and I’d be happy. That’s how much food change my emotions. But when I went to the doctor and he told me at the rate I was going with high BP, high cholesterol, a very unhealthy liver, I was due to have a heart attack within 10 years. He said by the time you’re 38, you’re on track to have a heart attack if not sooner. It was a complete eye opener and game changer, being I had lost my father from a heart attack just 2 years ago. So you really need to find your will power and strength. Hopefully find a new comfort to make you feel better when you have down days. The gym also helps with those days for me. You can do it! Feel free to ask me anything!

I must of been blessed without the nausea part. Hopefully it stays away even when I leave the hospital. But so far so good with that thankfully. Thank you gradycat!

I was counting down the hours to minutes right up to my surgery yesterday!

Hello char :) I am currently 1day post-op, had a LGS performed. Only speaking from my experience because we seem to share the same past lifestyle. I went on a strict diet, losing so much weight, but once I hit my goal weight, I went back to eating and sure enough gained weight back. I would go back and forth trying to diet, my weight would go down, but eventually go back up. After years of the constant battle I started giving up, and I really let go, eventually hitting 307lbs. I knew I need a serious change if I was going to keep the weight off. So I turned to WLS and here I am. From start to finish it was about 5 months. As far as the after math of the LGS, they pump your body up with a gas to perform the surgery. Well that gas sits inside your body for awhile after surgery causing like a discomfort (not a pain for me), just more or less an annoyance. Like you have to burp but can’t. Other then that, I’m doing great. No pain other then swallowing there’s a small amount of pain. I was super nervous the day before surgery, to the point where I was contemplating canceling it. I kept telling myself maybe just one more diet, it’ll work but I am surrounding by lots of family and I knew, all the diets I’ve done over the past 5 years never worked. I’m glad I didn’t cancel it and pushed through. Now I’m super excited to see how this changes my life. And from reading everyone’s success stories on here, it truly inspired me to push for the surgery. So if you’re battling with your weight, it’s definitely something to considered. Try reading some success stories and I can’t wait to get to my goal weight and post my own story. Good luck with everything 😊 hope that helps

Thank you! I’m super excited for this new journey

Congratulations! Keep up the good work!

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Ocean county NJ, surgery at Robert wood johnson in east Brunswick

Thanks Shan!

Thank you sunni!

VSG Height: 6’2” Starting weight: 307 Goal: 200-210 My surgery is actually today :) and super nervous. After my two week liquid diet, today I’m down to 277 already! Good luck everyone!!

I’m glad you’re feeling better! if you don’t mind me asking tereza, what were the complications?

Lol thanks for the reassurance Viking!

Careful not to laugh too hard lol, best of luck to you man! Hope it’s a smooth recovery

Wow, 150lbs is amazing! Congrats! You're exactly right, not to let fear dictate my future. It’s been 5 months since I’ve start, and only one more day until it’s finally here. I like the thought of a rebirth day, the new me day. Thank you so much for your inspiration!

You’re awesome! Thank you! It’s certainly hard to push past those second thoughts and the what am I about to do myself thoughts. I’m glad to hear you’re doing great after surgery! I do have my families support but they’re not going through the surgery so it’s just nice to hear it from others experiences the same anxiety I guess. Keep on pushing! Hopefully you’ll be at that goal weight soon enough

Thank you so much! That is certainly reassurance because I am having those exact same thoughts. “What if I just give it another go at a diet and exercise” but at the same time I know that it won’t work, it won’t keep the weight off, it always comes back no matter what. I’m hoping tomorrow as time gets closer, I get the same calmness as you did and just go through with the motions. Thank you again, for the reassurance! I hope your post-op is going well and best of luck to you!