LiteWeight1973

I started out trying to go through insurance, but the hoops I had to jump through were getting more and more ridiculous. So I went cash pay and it was as quickly as finding an open spot on the schedule.

I was not on a 2 week pre-op diet. As per my surgeon, just liquids 24 hrs prior to surgery. I got through no issues, and nothing mentioned about it.

I'm from Louisiana and think I had Tabasco in my bottle. I never stopped or held back on the the spicy things, and wasn't advised to. I had Tabasco, Frank's Red Hot, cayenne, all in the liquid phase, now on solids and no problem. My first solid food once allowed was some boiled crawfish!

My first stall was at about 6 weeks, lasted for a month!

I second this motion! Always used 4:00 IWB, but now it's time to move to appendix.

Now that I've gone through the surgery and recovery, I can now move on to the other things that I control - weight regain. But I feel, and I'm only a few months post-op, that I have learned enough about this process/journey that I will be able to control weight regain. The surgical team did their job. The dieticians have provided me the information to get me to where I am, now it is only up to me. The support of this community is another tool available in my toolbox that I intend to utilize.

NSV's: No more blood pressure medication Economy class airline seats aren't that small anymore

I hit a long stall after 6 weeks, lasted a month. I changed up my exercise, went from only walking to cycling, rowing machine, elliptical, some running. I also varied my meals and exercise times. Didn't change what I ate, just when. I looked back and was in the same routine, every day, of same supplement or meal, every day. Switched things up and started losing again. I also kept close track of everything I put in my body and every exercise. EVERYTHING - coffee creamer and sweeteners, protein shakes, meal replacements, salad dressing, water, etc.

I did not have any pain, I never even filled my pain prescription. I had 4 small incisions and a larger one in my belly button. Didn't recall anything unusual but just being very thirsty. I got up and walked a lot post-surgery.