Laurie C.

I can't do any water filters. My mother is elderly and has dementia. Everything I buy disappears! It's so hard! And expensive to lose! I've wasted so much money.

I am 5'6". I put my goal weight at 180. It says BMI would still be 29.1 and overweight. Normal should be 18.5 to 24.9. I don't want to be thin-thin. Just normal. This scale is almost fat-shaming. I'm not going by the BMI. I'll go by when I feel good about myself.

How tall?

How do you find these?

Shouldn't they have your frame size? The ones I see only have height and weight.

I have the same problem. I get full anxiety and start to sweat. I just went to my first family reunion in probably a decade. Was scared to death. Last time I went to one my aunt said, oh I didn't recognize you. You put so much weight on! Well, thank you! My aunts are all gone now and my cousins my own age were very supportive! It felt great! But that's family. Friends you haven't seen are different. Haven't gotten the nerve up to do that yet.

Good luck tomorrow!

Have not tried that one. Is it hard to find? I have restless leg syndrome and know that aspartame aggravates it. The drinks I have been drinking have sucralose in them. Anyone know if that's just as bad for you? I thought it was better.

Did anyone else lose their cravings? I'm in shock that I now struggle to figure out what I want to eat now!

Thank you. Do you understand how to do figure the BMI? I don't. I went to a program, put in the weight I last felt good at and that I got a lot of compliments at and it said I was still obese! My doctor said my goal weight was up to me. Did anyone's doctor tell them what their goal should be or leave it up to them?

Thanks for the support. I do use the drink mixes. I use the Hi-C ones. They're the only ones that I have found that do not contain aspartame in it. Congratulations on your weight loss as well.

Good luck today!

I wouldn't know the difference. I'm always overheated.

Believe it or not, I'm *tired already of buying new clothes because I need smallet sizes. You have to buy so many. I finally went through my old clothes at my ex-husband's house that he was storing for me and I'm already too small for some of my favorite old clothes!!! *I missed out on so much time with my girls while they were growing up because I couldn't go with them. I'm starting to go out with them again, but they're adults now! Even though the covid isn't helping. I think they have resentments. *It used to be flying again and not worrying about fitting or people staring. *Being able to go to my daughters apartment and being able to climb the steps without dying! Haven't been there yet. I offered a few times, but she said it would be too hard for me. That's not humiliating! *I want to say being confident, but I don't think I ever will feel thin unless I'm looking in the mirror. That's the down side of this for me. I've even started taking selfies (which I hated people doing before) just so I can see that I'm thinner. * Getting double knee replacement so I can walk. * Skin removal surgery or tummy tuck. * Dating again? Hard enough after 23 years of marriage, but I don't think I'll ever feel confident.

Sorry your husband is not being supportive. My ex-husband was even supportive with me! Although my loving brother informed me that I was "taking the easy way out and that he was disappointed in me." Like I care! He admitted he hates fat people. He's ignorant and fat himself! So, whose disappointed in whom?! Lol My question is, how are you going to get to the many other doctor visits that come along with this surgery? And how supportive is he going to be with your new eating plan? Is he going to eat healthy with you or are you going to have to cook all the things you can't eat and have that temptation on top of all this stress? Is it just you and your husband or do you have children to cook for as well? That's another challenge you may be facing. I feel for you. That's why I joined a support group. We're here when others aren't. I would ask a friend to help you if they would. A trusting, suppirtive one. Best of luck!

Hi. My name is Laurie. I had the rny bipass surgery 11 months ago. My one year date is 9/14/20. I am 57. I have lost 132# to date. I have 38# to go to hit my goal weight. Everyone says how great that is, but having low stuff esteem, I think of it as a bad thing because I had that much to lose in the first place! That is more than some people weigh all together! I can't believe I let this happen, but I was in a bad marriage. I don't really have an appetite any more, but the hardest problem for me is the not being able to eat and drink at the same time. I get so dehydrated! It's so hard to wait 30 minutes after eating to drink. Sometimes I have a couple sips anyway because I am so thirsty and can't wait. I end up throwing up. Not good for your health, but on the good side, it's only a tiny amount, so it's worth it to me. I used to drink a huge tumbler glass with all my meals, at least. I am tired of water. I am lactose intolerant, but suffer through it because I'm tired of water and end up not losing as much as I should because I'm drinking my calories. I am starting the process of a double knee replacement surgery and the skin removal surgery. It's not as bad as I thought, but I want the skin gone. With my living arrangements and health, I have not exercised at all. But I would do the surgery all over again in a heart beat. I can't believe I'm not craving food! I thought that would have been the hardest part. In fact, there's probably under 15-20 things I can eat that agree with me. I had only one problem five days out. I had to go back in for another surgery for aspiration pneumonia. Was throwing up blood big time. Other than that, I'm working on me and finally getting a life because I've been a hermit for probably 20 years because of my weight! If your doctor recommended the rny, do it. I'm so glad I did! Sorry so long a post. My first one. Just joined. Really need a support group.