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Twins!!!lol mine is the 3rd and I start the preop on the 18th too

Me too me too I start prep on the 18th going shopping tonight
good luck just think this time next month we will be on our new journey. 🙂

It's the second Wednesday of the month so I could go for a spontaneous mood swing right about now
How about it's winter and I'm cold... Why Meeeeee
Or the end of Logan was far too much to handle when the cross was repositioned as an X... the flood gates opened
And my favorite my eyebrows are "sisters" and not "twins"...

Mine is on the 3rd would be more then happy to share with you when I have mine

there is also the Protein waters that might help make you feel less hungry

Yes, being able to wipe your ass whenever and wherever is verry liberating . Threw out my tongs months ago . lol

Surgery March 26th here! I've been drinking a morning shake for the last 2 months. Next week I'll start taking lunch shakes. Trying to get ready for an all liquid diet starting March 11 since I work with young kids who need a lot of patience. Getting hangry is not going to be an option.
I also have a habit tracker journal that lets me set goals for each week and rewards. I can show what days I met the goals, how I met the goals, or how I failed to meet the goals. It lets me identify when I'm struggling and why. For me it's not all about food, but a lot of it is. Healthy habit forming is 90% of my battle. Once I lock it in, I'm usually pretty dedicated, like my daily 5k. I am working on tracking all my food (even the treats on days I exceed my carb limits).

Twins!! Surgery and pre-OP diet are the same as yours!! Excited but a little nervous! Don't want to be one of the ones with complications.

Mine is on the 3rd of March and I start the diet on the 18th...very excited

Keto calculator, macro calculator, digital food Journal, MyFitnessPal, Baritastic, etc
But you may have to write things out until you have a handle on it

Hang in there, the first few days I was miserable, felt like I had been run over by a truck. 1 week later I was cleaning out a linen closet and a whole different person. Go slow, stay hydrated and get plenty of rest.

March 3rd for me !!!!!

You should follow your doctor's instructions and trust the process. Like @TattooedSeaStar said, there are doctors who won't even perform the surgery if you haven't done the diet before-hand and they can definitely tell if you haven't. Besides that, you are only hurting yourself by going against what they are doing to help you lose weight.
With all that being said, we are humans. If you mess up, you mess up, but you shouldn't let that ONE mess up turn into a day, week, month, etc of mess ups. Brush yourself off and get back to what you are supposed to be doing. You are the only one who is in control of your success. Cheating on the plan is only cheating yourself. Stick to it and I promise you will see good results!

Congrats! My surgery is also March 3rd!

What I wish I knew before I had surgery five years ago.
When vets told me you will be able to eat more as you progress was so true.
Working on the mental battles of weight loss was not easy. Overcoming my behaviors was one of the best gifts out of surgery. They are not 100% gone. I manage them much better.
I'm older 45 day of surgery - 51 now. All the stress over vanity was a bit ridiculous for me. Honestly, I look better not obese. My loose skin is livable and I have gained muscle weight lifting. It has filled out the skin a bit. I looked into plastics twice. I backed out both times. I am happy with my body and rock my old fart self.
Transitioning to maintenance was not what I had expected.

Yay! That's only one month away, so yes, the countdown has begun. So happy for you!

I just got the news that I can have my surgery on March 3rd instead of April 7th
I am so excited I can't stand myself lol
Countdown has truly begun....
So many thoughts are going through my head....
This is such a blessing
I can not wait to do this
Thank you guys for all your support Love this forum

I just got the news that I can have my surgery on March 3rd instead of April 7th
I am so excited I can't stand myself lol
Countdown has truly begun....
So many thoughts are going through my head....
This is such a blessing
I can not wait to do this
Thank you guys for all your support Love this forum

Please go to the er NOW!! Do not wait with this. Throwing up blood is very serious. If you don’t have someone to take you please call an ambulance.
please update us when you are able to do so. I will be keeping you in my thoughts and praying for a good outcome.
it is disturbing that your dr said it’s normal and did not check you out to see what was going on. I do hope that you head to the er and have them take a look. Throwing up blood is never normal.

Stay the course, and follow your doc's and RDs plan to the letter! And do the head work! Also, come join us for our weekly support meetings (live online in a private meeting room)! PM me for the deets! Our next meeting is tomorrow night. And the following is on Sunday. New topics start on Sundays. This week's topic is how anxiety affects weight loss and how ways to still the anxiety.

Stay the course!
There is a misconception that having weight loss surgery is somehow the 'easy' way out. I call BS!
My husband initially was not supportive when I broached the topic years ago, but after learning more about the process and the health benefits, he was on board, not because the thought of surgery didn't still trouble him, but because he wanted me to be healthy, and happy.
I was diagnosed in 2017 with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and have been in remission for over two years now. Though my oncologist could not tell me exactly how I came to have Lymphoma, there were many possible causal factors, one of which? You guessed it, obesity. I knew I needed to act, and after all we'd been through my hubby was all in to make sure my remission continued.
I can only speak for myself when I say that the sleeve surgery was one of the best decisions I have ever made for me, physically and emotionally.
I have never been happier. Do whatever it takes to get YOU to healthy and happy.

when i had my band place in 2009 my husband did everything in his power to stop me. You see he had absolute control over me. He controlled me, money, the house, everything.... I had zero self-esteem and self-worth. For years he told me that no other man would want me because i was fat.... Well i finally stood up for myself and did the band anyway. I was 232lbs and 5'2".... and at the end of 2 years i was at my best weight 143lbs. He hated the weight loss. He accused me of sleeping with everyone. Anyway, i also had a TT in 2012... and boy did he hate that even more.... Over the years i realized that i was stronger than i gave myself credit for. and in Jan 2016 i told him that if things didn't change i was filing for divorce in July he moved out. He tried everything to convince me to change my mind..but in January 2017 i filed, i lost the band a few months later.... but it didn't matter... even if i had gained every lb back i was still going to be happier.
Don't let anyone control you like I did.... i was married to him for 26 years.... Now i'm the happiest i have ever been. My kids asked... what too me so long.

My husband was much the same way when I first broached the subject. He went to an informational meeting with me and to my dr appt and asked LOTS of questions. After that, he was very supportive and remains so a year later. I’ve lost 106 lbs, am off all my medication and truly feel like I have my life back. My husband said the other night that he loves me at any weight but he feels like I’m much happier and that makes him happy. Yep, he’s a keeper!

Could I have lost it on my own? Maybe. But I don’t think I would have stuck with it long enough. I had real hunger and now I have little/controlled hunger. And I’m keeping up my exercise whereas before I would get frustrated and quit.


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I hear this all too well, my bf has been saying your going to get you stomach hacked out . Why can't you just walk with me or just eat salads. You don't need to do this...I am like first of all please stop speaking to me like that. This is my choice and I am going to do this. What I need from you right now is support. This my choice and be there for me when I need you to be. I have done a lot of research on the subject and I know the risks involved and I am willing to take those chances. I know it can be scary for those who don't know anything about about and yes this is elective surgery but I truly feel that this is right way for me to go....

I hear this all too well, my bf has been saying your going to get you stomach hacked out . Why can't you just walk with me or just eat salads. You don't need to do this...I am like first of all please stop speaking to me like that. This is my choice and I am going to do this. What I need from you right now is support. This my choice and be there for me when I need you to be. I have done a lot of research on the subject and I know the risks involved and I am willing to take those chances. I know it can be scary for those who don't know anything about about and yes this is elective surgery but I truly feel that this is right way for me to go....