ChubRub

Congratulations on your surgery, and welcome to the rest of your life!!!! I'm so sorry for the hurtful comments you've endured over the years. People can be jerks!

I'm so sorry!!!! If it were me, I think I would have been tempted to just binge on food for a while and feel sorry for myself. So don't be like me!! Stay strong, continue to eat healthy and continue to lose weight, and hope that you surgery will happen in early 2021. Again, I'm sorry!!! I'm actually scheduled for PS next month and am fearing a cancellation due to Covid. I know that it would be less devastating than a cancelled WLS, but will still stink if it happens. Lots of HUGS!!!

I am so very sorry for the loss of your son!!! Thinking of you and sending lots of HUGS!!!

Love those boots!!!!!!

I had my surgery last year on 12/18! Best of luck to you!!!!

How many calories are you eating per day? My suggestion would be to get back to basics. Focus on low calories, high protein. Log every bite! You are so close to your goal! You can do this!!

Yay! Glad you love it too!!!

Sounds like it was a little too much and a little too soon. Obviously see what your surgeon says, but mine always said if someone disagrees with you, then go back 1 stage for a little while and try again later.

The pre-op diet is the hardest part of this whole process, but it's so worth it to get the liver tiny and prepped for surgery. The weight loss you experience during this phase is an added bonus! Good luck!!!!

Woo Hoo!! It will be here before you know it!!

I brought my phone and laptop to kill time, but ended up sleeping pretty much my entire hospital stay! It was quite heavenly actually! I'd wake up, sip a little something, then fall right back to sleep!

I had my surgery on 12/18 last year. The holidays were a breeze b/c I wasn't hungry at all. I felt full after drinking 2 ounces of water, so there was nothing tempting about holiday food or sweets. I didn't tell anyone about my surgery (other than my husband), so when I was with extended family on Christmas Eve, I just told my mom I had a sinus infection and headache, in case she wondered why I wasn't eating anything. I really feel like having my surgery right before the holidays was perfect timing for me, plus I had the extra time off work to recover.

Woo Hoo!!! I had my surgery right before Christmas last year, and it was a great time to do it!! Best of luck to you!!!

I was still having babies when I was 38! LOL!! I'm 47 and am scheduled for PS next month!

Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATS!!!!

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5lbs gain? You're full of sh*t!!! Get it?? LOL!!!!! We've all been there! I usually only go about once a week, but when I do, it's 3-4 times in one day, and the scale loves me! Good luck!!!

LMAO!!! My fave part of the story is the Joey impression! Totally remember that episode! I'm a sucker for any Friends or Seinfeld joke!!

You are going to have to tell the onion story! LOL!!

I'm so very sorry that you are going through this!! Sending HUGS!!!

LOL!!! My college boyfriend was obsessed with the McRib! Back in the day when we could eat fast food, and still have 6 pack abs. Miss that metabolism!!

Hang in there! You are doing awesome!! Stalls are part of the process, but I promise you the weight will continue to drop!!

I feel like Thanksgiving didn't really count. It was just my immediate family, and I had sushi for dinner! LOL!! I think that Christmas will be similar (and last Christmas I was 1 week post op so didn't eat anything), so my true test will be my first big family party with lots of appys and desserts. Especially as my restriction has loosened up recently. Gotta keep it full with protein so the other stuff doesn't stand a chance!!

Plastic Surgery! The gift that keeps on giving!! LOL!!

Everyone loses some muscle when losing weight, it's totally normal! Imagine how much more leg muscle you needed when you were carrying around an extra 85lbs every where you went! I wouldn't even really look at your muscle mass until you are at goal weight, b/c it's just going to keep going down. Focus on your body fat percentage instead, as that will make you happy! LOL!!!