Sunshine Princess

Today, i was chatting with a coworker about the weekend and i realized that i had walked up the two flights of stairs without getting winded. I never took the stairs at work, always the elevator before.

I hit 10k steps twice this week. I could not hit that twice a year before surgery.

I am loving these egg life everything but the bagel egg wraps. I made an egg sandwich with a little cheese, one egg, some hot sauce and an egg wrap for Breakfast and it was delicious. I had to make one for my husband (i added bacon to his and doubled the egg).

I'm one month and a few days out from surgery.
1) Get back to distance running. I used to run half marathons in my early 30's.
2) Go kayaking and fit comfortably in a kayak.
3) Try Stand Up Paddleboarding. There is this place that offers lessons every year where we go to vacation and I've always been too heavy for it
4) Fit comfortably in a restaurant booth
5) Fit on an amusement park rollercoaster and swing ride
6) Fit comfortably in a sporting event seat. I've missed so many football, baseball, and basketball games because I couldnt sit comfortably and it feels like a waste when you have season tickets
7) Cut my psych meds down

I'm one month and a few days out from surgery.
1) Get back to distance running. I used to run half marathons in my early 30's.
2) Go kayaking and fit comfortably in a kayak.
3) Try Stand Up Paddleboarding. There is this place that offers lessons every year where we go to vacation and I've always been too heavy for it
4) Fit comfortably in a restaurant booth
5) Fit on an amusement park rollercoaster and swing ride
6) Fit comfortably in a sporting event seat. I've missed so many football, baseball, and basketball games because I couldnt sit comfortably and it feels like a waste when you have season tickets
7) Cut my psych meds down

I'm one month and a few days out from surgery.
1) Get back to distance running. I used to run half marathons in my early 30's.
2) Go kayaking and fit comfortably in a kayak.
3) Try Stand Up Paddleboarding. There is this place that offers lessons every year where we go to vacation and I've always been too heavy for it
4) Fit comfortably in a restaurant booth
5) Fit on an amusement park rollercoaster and swing ride
6) Fit comfortably in a sporting event seat. I've missed so many football, baseball, and basketball games because I couldnt sit comfortably and it feels like a waste when you have season tickets
7) Cut my psych meds down

Disclaimer: I skimmed to see if I saw a similar post, and did not - so if this is a repeat, my apologies.
I just wanted to create a thread for those of us who haven't yet received the surgery, and even those that are not far out post surgery to list our hopes and goals. I was reading the thread of NSVs and thought, ya know, it might be nice to have a thread where those of us not there yet can dream and hope and plan. Something to look forward to. Something that personally keeps us moving, even as the buyers remorse after surgery threatens to take our motivation and our joy. And this is for anyone, not just a particular surgery, so I didn't pick one when I created the thread. This is not to say we won't have many sweet and unexpected NSV's post surgery - but there are specific reasons we chose this route ... things we wanted back in our lives. Maybe things we've been longing for for YEARS. So let's make those known and focus on those.
I'll go first - I have 5 big things I will be looking and waiting for:
1) Sex - for as long as I can remember I have been limited to damn near one position because of my weight. I can not WAIT to be able to experience more flexibility and be able to be more spontaneous for my husband. Poor guy has no spice in his sex life cause his wife is a whale. Sigh.
2) Booths - again, for as long as I can remember, I've had to make sure to ask for a table or ask if the tables in the booths are mobile before being seated at a restaurant. It's embarrassing.
3) Pain - Being able to stand for longer periods of time. Not have to go up or down stairs in a shuffle, having to place both feet on each stair before going further. Less back pain.
4) Medications - I want to come off my blood pressure medications. I'm on the lowest dose, twice a day. So I am hoping that shortly after surgery it will happen. That will make me feel so much better about myself and everything in general.
5) Clothes Shopping - I can't wait to get to go in any retail store and be able to find something to fit me, instead of scouring online trying to find things that fit 6x people. My wardrobe is pathetic because it is difficult to find things that large and when you do, it's usually made with such poor quality it doesn't last very long.

My husband is from NYC and made chopped cheese for his lunch and made a special one for me:
1/3 cup ground turkey seasoned with salt, zatar seasoning, and hot sauce all cooked until done and chopped into pieces in the pan
2 TBSP non fat greek yogurt
2 teaspoons of sugar free ketchup
He knows I love pickles and went the extra mile and grated in a half sour pickle spear for me.
It was delicious and filling and just everything I wanted for lunch on the soft meat stage.

My coffee intake is still pretty small. I can sip coffee over the course of two hours, in between sips of Water.

I did not mean to minimize the male experience. You are correct, men who are obese arent given a pass and are just as much a target for ridicule as women. I do find that the "dad bod" look is acceptable but women who have an ounce of body fat where it shouldnt belong are considered disgusting.

I’m over society shaming people for being overweight and then when they decide to do something about it that isn’t diet an exercise, shaming them for their decision to “take the easy way out” and have surgery. I am tired of the average Joe or Jane suddenly becoming a nutritionist and a medical provider doling out useless advice we have all heard a million times before. “Just eat less!” “ Exercise more!” “Do Keto!” “Cut carbs!” THANKS NEVER THOUGHT OF IT. The amount of men going in on Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit cover model calling her obese is ridiculous. Dad bods are celebrated but a woman that doesn’t fit the classic American beauty standards are “disgusting.” And it’s always under the guise of “bUt It’S uNhEaLtHy.” No, you just can’t handle a different body type. Don’t sit there and pretend you care about health.

And then the “surgery is the east way out.” Uh no. No it’s not. Not with the amount of consultations and evaluations and testing i needed to undergo. This also was my last resort; i tried for years to lose on my own and couldn’t-not with the over 100 lbs i needed to lose. Add in pre diabetes, PCOS, depression/anxiety and it feels insurmountable. If the general public thinks surgery is the easy way out or thinks it only works for people on My 600 LB Life, they should do the liquid liver shrinking diet for a week and see how long they last. They should undergo the evaluations. They could google the requirements before saying it’s the easy way out.


But it’s easier to sit there and judge because fatphobia is more than acceptable, especially when it comes to women.

Same here except I was 4wks post-op I can't have much coffee though like half a cup or less .

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My surgery is Monday and this pre op diet is killing me. I’ve been doing it since May 1st and i broke down and cried because I’m over broth, Soups, Protein Shakes (i can’t stand the taste)…I’m actually looking forward to the surgery because my practice has you on puréed foods once discharged from the hospital.

I just added caffiene-3 weeks out from surgery. I mixed black iced coffee with a 1/2 of a vanilla Premier Protein shake and it was delicious. Felt like an iced latte.

Bariatric Mexican Pizza
CRUST
1 package ground chicken
1/3 envelope of taco seasoning
1 egg
1/4 cup fat free shredded cheese

Mix everything for the crust together and air fry at 450 degrees for ten minutes. Spray the pan liberally so it doesn’t stick.

Toppings:
1/2 cup taco sauce
1/2 cup refried beans
1/2 cup fat free shredded cheese
4 pickled jalapeño slices, minced

Once crust is finished cooking, add toppings. Put back in the air fryer at 450 degrees for five minutes.

Once out of the air fryer, let sit for five minutes. Slice into 3 ounce portions. Top with a little fat free Greek yogurt and avocado of you would like.
My husband LOVED this.

I’m still on soft foods and this really satisfied the Taco Bell craving.

I have a medical marijuana card (put down your pitchforks people, i have two qualifying medical conditions), but i haven’t used since the pre-op diet to help offset the nausea i experienced. I haven’t use post operatively since i haven’t experienced a flare up of either condition. Unfortunately, you aren’t going to meet any supportive people on this site as far as recreational or medical drug use. You’ll get a lot of lectures and pearl clutching instead.

I painted my toenails by myself. Meaning, for the first time in YEARS, i could bend over and reach my feet to paint my toenails.

I did not mean to minimize the male experience. You are correct, men who are obese arent given a pass and are just as much a target for ridicule as women. I do find that the "dad bod" look is acceptable but women who have an ounce of body fat where it shouldnt belong are considered disgusting.

I have a medical marijuana card (put down your pitchforks people, i have two qualifying medical conditions), but i haven’t used since the pre-op diet to help offset the nausea i experienced. I haven’t use post operatively since i haven’t experienced a flare up of either condition. Unfortunately, you aren’t going to meet any supportive people on this site as far as recreational or medical drug use. You’ll get a lot of lectures and pearl clutching instead.

I painted my toenails by myself. Meaning, for the first time in YEARS, i could bend over and reach my feet to paint my toenails.

I have a medical marijuana card (put down your pitchforks people, i have two qualifying medical conditions), but i haven’t used since the pre-op diet to help offset the nausea i experienced. I haven’t use post operatively since i haven’t experienced a flare up of either condition. Unfortunately, you aren’t going to meet any supportive people on this site as far as recreational or medical drug use. You’ll get a lot of lectures and pearl clutching instead.

I painted my toenails by myself. Meaning, for the first time in YEARS, i could bend over and reach my feet to paint my toenails.

I painted my toenails by myself. Meaning, for the first time in YEARS, i could bend over and reach my feet to paint my toenails.

Bariatric Mexican Pizza
CRUST
1 package ground chicken
1/3 envelope of taco seasoning
1 egg
1/4 cup fat free shredded cheese

Mix everything for the crust together and air fry at 450 degrees for ten minutes. Spray the pan liberally so it doesn’t stick.

Toppings:
1/2 cup taco sauce
1/2 cup refried beans
1/2 cup fat free shredded cheese
4 pickled jalapeño slices, minced

Once crust is finished cooking, add toppings. Put back in the air fryer at 450 degrees for five minutes.

Once out of the air fryer, let sit for five minutes. Slice into 3 ounce portions. Top with a little fat free Greek yogurt and avocado of you would like.
My husband LOVED this.

I’m still on soft foods and this really satisfied the Taco Bell craving.

I painted my toenails by myself. Meaning, for the first time in YEARS, i could bend over and reach my feet to paint my toenails.