NeonRaven8919

My treatment has been on the NHS here in the UK. I need to just admit to my GP I need help. Maybe they will be able to get me back on track.

I would love to try GLP-1s, but I can't afford it. I've had so many life changes in the last few months. Losing a friend to cancer, losing a job due to the loss, months of unemployment, losing a temp job, finally finding a new one. Shopping for things I can't afford and eating stuff I don't actually really want is taking it's toll. I'm still absolutely thrilled that I've gone from UK size 24 to UK size 14, but I'm disappointed that I'm not at my ideal weight and am trending upwards again.

My hunger never left. I'm a year and a half post op and can't stop eating. I'm gaining again. The hunger never left and the behaviours haven't changed and I can't get any mental health help. I was so happy six months ago when I was finally below 30 BMI and now I'm back up to 31 BMI

Fantastic news that you are on the waiting list for the surgery now! And well done for standing up for what type of surgery you want! Admittedly, I am a bit scared of the lower weight loss and the higher chance of weight gain on the future, but my mother had complications with the bypass (I don't actually know if it was RNY or not, but it was 2008 so I'm assuming it woild have been) and those complications resulted on her passing away in 2023. But there are a lot of long term success stories with the VSG as well and I'm determined to be one of them. The one year post op was great! I actually was excited to see the surgeon and I was excited by the fact I took up less than half of the bariatric size chair in the waiting room (little victories) i told him I was a completely different person than I was the year before and he was really please that I'd lost over 60% of my excess weight already. He did tell I could easily lose a few more kilos as well. Keep us all posted on how things goo for you! I can't wait to aee tour one year post op as well!

Yay! Well done! I'm down to size 14 (US 10) from size 24 (US 20) and I still look at anything less than a size 20 and can't believe when it fits!

I love Christmas! I've always loved all the food mostly. So doing Christmas without the capacity to eat as much as I used to be has been hard. But it's been worth it. I can enjoy Christmas parties without hating being in the photos now. I look genuinely happy in family and friends photos now. Below in order December 2025 - one year post op December 2024 - two months post op December 2023 - still in denial I look really good and I still have more work to do, but I'm loving the new me!

Another vote for MyFitnessPal. A word of warning though is that in the early days, it wouldn't let me end my day if i ate less than 800cals that day. In the beginning, I couldn't eat anywhere near that much. Now, I do about 1200cals a day and it's ok.

Thank you!

Awesome things are that I've realised that being active can be fun now that my lungs don't have to work so hard and my feet don't hurt so much. Another thing I realised is, like others have said, clothes are cheaper when you don't need to visit specialised clothing stores. I feel more confident with my clothes. I now own and wear a size S jumper (ok, so it's supposed to be oversized and I wanted it be more form fitting otherwise the S wouldn't fit, but I'm counting it) I feel more confident now. I think this confidence has come too late in life for me to be successful in dating, but it's helped me make better career choices. Lastly, I knit and crochet. It used be that knitting or crocheting a jumper for myself would take a lot more yarn and a lot more time. I started a "Knit for November" (they allow crocheting as well) charity fundraiser for Dementia UK and I'm almost finished with it! The goal was to just crochet everyday for the fundraiser, but I will actually be able to finish a whole jumper in a month! It used to be something like this would take at least 2 months (if only i didn't have to work to feed my yarn habit) I'm 13 months post op and still have weight to lose, but even if the weightloss stopped right now, I've still done so much!

Today is my one year surgiversary. I've lost 41kg (90lbs,) and I cant seem to lose anymore. Just hit a plateau for a few monthsand now old habits are starting to set in and I'm constantly hungry. Even after I've just eaten and I'm uncomfortably full. The only regret I have with going the public health route is the psychological support has been non-existent, but I wouldn't have been able to have the surgery any other way. I just have to look at the positives and hope I dont continue on my downward spiral. I'm still 6 clothing sizes down from where I was, lost almost 100lbs and ultimately feel better. So even though I'm still fat, I think it's been worth it.

I just take my own tupperware and fill it woth what I don't eat anyway. I paid for it, I'm taking it home. I've never been questioned ny staff or anything. But I agree that sometimes the food isn't the main thing when eating out,it's the experience.

Congrats on making it this far! I had the milk diet for twelve weeks and I started it a week before my birthday and my friend's wedding so it was a real struggle! But it's going to be so worth it! I have no regrets. I have my one year post-op appointment on the 15th of October. Time really does fly. Im still nowhere near my goal and blind of worried as the weight hasn't really shifted much in two months, but even so I was a size 24 and now I'm a size 14. I can even shop in Primark and H&M now! I'm so happy for you! The NHS has so many hurdles but you made it this far!

I'm a big Diablo 3 and 4 player!

No boundless energy for me after surgery. And my iron levels are normal. I physically cant eat sugar anymore and low carbs I think some people are just doomed to being tired all the time

Yes, i think that happens a lot we get really thin looking and then the muscle and fat redistributes and bounces back a little. My doctor said 66kg is a reasonable goal and i would continue to lose for 12 months.but didn't say much else about where I would end up. I'm ten months port op today and kind of panicking because I have about two month before the year work and I'm nowhere near that so I hope he's wrongthat I will only lose for 12months.

I swear I was born tired. I've never known the feeling of "well-rested" after sleeping. I haven't noticed if surgery has made it any worse or not.

They say comparison is the thief of joy, but honestly, you are at about the same weight loss amount I was at 6 months. As you rightly pointed out, people who start heavier will also lose quicker. AT FIRST. Then they will be like the rest of us losing 1-2kg a month and then 1kg a month as they get closer to their goal. But you have done really well! Every pound, oz, gram etc lost is a win. You can see my numbers below, but I lost 11kg in the first month, and then at 9months out, i'm losing about 1.5kg a month on average. It really is a marathon and not a sprint. My favourite thread here is the one about non scale victories as it really helps me to remember that I didn't do this for a number on the scale, but for a better quality of life.

I've never noticed if I was losing hair or not. When I had the surger, I had short hair and I've been letting it grow out. I've been losing more hair because this happens with longer hair vs shorter hair anyway so I don't know if that's due to weight loss, or just having heavier hair. But, I think extensions would be to heavy on fragile hair and it would probably be better to wait.

I miss the trackers! My little turtle was getting closer to the finish line. ☹️ But, I do find the new page is easier for my blind eyes to read since there looks to be a little more contrast.

So happy that you got a date! I'm in the UK and was at the mercy of our national health service, which meant from referral to approval was a year, and approval to surgery was 8 months! But congratulations! You're one step closer!

Good Luck! I think we were all nervous before our surgeries (which is really natural). I had my surgery 9 months ago. My only regret is I didn't do it earlier.

Hope everything goes well!

@SpartanMaker is a user on this forum. Just wanted to clarify.

Hello! I'm not diabetic, but my mother was. She had bypass surgery in 2008 and she was able to reverse diabetes becaue of her surgery. It was only about 2022 or so when she needed diabetes medications again, but she had other health problems It's definitely possible that this surgery will help.

I still find it odd. I am a smaller size now than I have ever been in my life and I'm only 8 months post op so (hopefully) will lose more. Even my bike helmet is too big now and I have to get a new one! I never expected to be a size 14