Losing in in 2021

Another one for me: Last year, I bought a shirt for a friend. I wasn't sure if he would wear a medium or large (he's super skinny), so I bought one of each. He wanted the large, so I shoved the medium in the back of my closet and forgot about it until yesterday when I was cleaning out my closet. I came across that medium shirt and put it on and it fit perfectly! It's a men's medium -- I wear a woman's large -- but still... I fit into a shirt that's too small for my skinny friend! I used to wear a men's 3XL because a woman's 3XL was usually too small!

Mine is also May 19th. I’m having a hard time with this liquid diet. The first 8 days were good but now I want food. I’m in a bad mood, dizzy and I can’t believe I have 10 days of more liquid diet after surgery before I can eat. All I want to do is chew something!

Last week I went on vacation with my parents and usually when I go on vacation I gain 5-10 lbs. We were eating out every meal and my mom likes to make a big deal out of food and finding special restaurants. I was really worried, but I shared meals with my mom, tracked my food as best as I could, and we exercised a LOT (hiking, walking, and swimming most days).
I gained 0.6 lbs, and that includes a pizza party the day after we got home with my cousin, where I only ate one piece of pizza and instead filled up on veggies and salad (I did eat dessert; I'm not perfect!). I'm pre-op, so anything I can train myself into now, rather than having food funerals, makes me happy!

Feeling comfortable in the folding sports chairs I use at my daughter's softball games. I am no loner hanging out the sides.

I can now hang my phone on my belt without my fat knocking it off. I can also use an inside the waistband holster.

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

We bought this house 5 years ago. Our last house I had heavily landscaped, because I was much smaller and in better shape when I bought it it in 1999. I have barely done anything to this house and probably never would have. I could barely plant a few annuals without feeling like I was gonna have a heart attack Today i landscaped the whole front yard and I wasn't winded at all. I am so happy!!!

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Im positive it was all for you. Please tell me you wore a bikini with a white t-shirt over it and shook the Water out of your hair in slow motion.

I am May 19th as well. I’m not sure what your liquid diet consists of but mine is 5 Protein Shakes, broth, and sugar free Jello. I have to do 3 weeks worth of it and I found if I time things in every 2 hours I’m okay. I also made jello with flavor free Protein Powder and that helps a lot as well. Hang in there and the sugar free jello is great when I feel like I need to chew something.

Hi Losing! Yes Constipation pre surgery was an issue for me as well. Luckily I have standing colonics and that did help. What I do now is take a daily pre-biotic/probiotic. Also Cascara Sagrada may help and thanks!

Yay, someone else on the same day! There are several of us! I know what you mean. My pr op diet consisted of 4 Protein Shakes and 4 one cup non starchy veggies a day. By day 4 I cheated and had a few bites of chicken breast cause I feel I needed it and on two other days I had a few slices of spicy salami. I figured I wasn't doing anything too nuts since others have been allowed meat on their pre op diet. But I haven't cheated since then. I haven't been too hungry most days. Just needed a little extra those few for whatever reason. Maybe because it's that time of month (which it's late) and plus I had a hard work out at the gym the one day too. The pickles (which is a free item for me and I can have as many as I want) and the cucumbers with vinegar and salt and pepper are the only things that have been saving me. LOL
Hang in there! We'll get through it. After surgery I have two more weeks of full liquids but it allows me to at least add in a few more items that I currently can't have. Best of luck!!!

@JenniferHawk1980
i got a massage yesterday and laid on my stomach I couldn’t believe it!
They gave me dilaudid for pain or however you spell it the day of surgery but after that I had toradol. I don’t think that’s very strong. They did discharge me with some but I just took the one at 7 am today and I’m good. Drinking out of straws or chewing gum are nono’s because of taking in air. The extra air makes you feel like you are going to pop lol. I don’t need any more air for sure.
When the doctor came to see me yesterday a few times he said my homework for the day was to rest, walk the halls every hour and to let ice chips melt in my mouth not to crunch them. I did exactly what he said to do. I’ll be on clear liquids until next Sunday but I Havnt even really thought about food. My husband was eating Pringle’s several times and they looked good to me but I quickly forgot about them and got another ice chip. All good.

I had surgery Friday. Today is Sunday and I’m flying home soon. It’s so weird not being able to finish a popsicle. VERY weird! I just made some hot Water in the coffee pot and put a spoonful of bouillon in it that I had brought along on the trip. I had almost half of a small coffee cup and that and I’m full as can be. I’m not in any pain. I can get out of bed without pulling on anything I just kind of roll over on my side and ease up. I took a shower the day after my surgery. I just have steri strips on the incisions and they are small. This had been much easier than I thought. You really do have to work to get the liquid in. I don’t think I realized just how slow that goes.

Mine is also May 19th. I’m having a hard time with this liquid diet. The first 8 days were good but now I want food. I’m in a bad mood, dizzy and I can’t believe I have 10 days of more liquid diet after surgery before I can eat. All I want to do is chew something!

Mine is also May 19th. I’m having a hard time with this liquid diet. The first 8 days were good but now I want food. I’m in a bad mood, dizzy and I can’t believe I have 10 days of more liquid diet after surgery before I can eat. All I want to do is chew something!

May 19th. I’m getting a revision from band to bypass