SalOdyssey

im nov 6th! Same here. Yay!!

How many shakes are you having a day? How many calories per serving to ounces of Water? Just curious cause I start my pre-op diet next Thursday.

Thank you!

Hey, I'm pretty sure the hospital I'm having the procedure at does it with the DaVinci Robot. Anyone else here have their sleeve done with the robot? Experiences? Thanks!

Thank you!!

I had the black bean spaghetti and it was surprising good. I had it with a little marinara sauce. Didn't have a strong bean flavor which is good for me because I am not a fan of Beans. **I am pre-op**

Hello, The powered Isopure are they transparent like the ones that come in the glass bottles? I'm interested in getting some of the powdered flavors and was curious before I swipe the Visa. Thanks!

I'll be a day shy of 3 weeks post op. I'd imagine I'll be in the pureed stage. I won't know till 10/20 what his post op diet includes. If he allows pureed foods, then I'll shred some turkey finely into a Soup. If not, then oh well. I can miss Thanksgiving for 1 year.

My surgeon said 24-48 hours, all hinging on how I'm doing and feeling.

10/20- Appt with surgeon to go over pre-op diet and surgery particulars. 10/22- Pre-op diet starts. 10.30 Pre-op at hospital. 11/6 I'm his second patient that morning. Woo Hoo!!! Nervous, but excited. The days are ticking off FAST!!!

Yes, here: www.facebook.com/OdysseyOfAStoutMan

33 days and counting. Excitement and nervousness ticking upward each day. Make sure to follow my progress on my Facebook page www.facebook.com/OdysseyOfAStoutMan Lost 5.4 pounds last week, bringing my total to 194.8lbs lost to date.

Keep that head up and keep forging ahead!! Keep doing the right thing and making the right choices and the weight loss will come. Everyone losses at a different pace. Congrats @@sbg224!!!

Varies by surgeon and insurance.

Pure Protein, Rich chocolate. Really good. 1 scoop, 8-10 ounces Water, add ice and shake. On occasion I'll add PBII.

Just curious what was your weight change in that 4 months? Congrats!!

Jeez! That's awful. Sorry that has happened. Sadly the world has a lot of ignorant and uneducated people. I promised myself though that in the face of the ignorance I would not become bitter, but rather pay it forward and help those like me and support them.

I respect that. Going public or staying private is a personal matter and to each their own. There is nothing wrong with either method. I've always been open like a book to a point, so I was okay with going public, but not everyone is that comfortable in doing so. Best of luck to you!!

I chose the same path. Honestly, I've had more backlash by other wls patients for not keeping my story a secret than I've EVER had from ANYONE for putting it all out there. Yes, I've had some negative comments but for every negative remark I've had about 5x the support. If I never gave people the opportunity to support me I would probably have no one at this point. The few people I initially planned on telling weren't nearly as supportive as the people I NEVER expected to support me. My family is coming around (I'm the only one in my family with a weight problem so it's hard for them to understand)But I'm making the right decision for me. I want people to know that what I'm doing is a VALID form of weight loss and hopefully I can inspire someone who feels like there are no options for them like one person did for me. The only reason I am even here right now is because one person put their story out there and it happened to show up on my Facebook wall. Telling my story is my way of paying it forward! Other WLS patient shamed you? WTH!?!?!? You'd think they'd be the most understanding. My philosophy is shame away. Why? I use it as fuel on the days where my ass doesn't want to get out of bed or hit the pool. I see those very few comments and say **** that and hit the pool twice as hard. I've always been the, knock me down 9 times, and I'll get up 10 times. My mom is supportive but nervous. I'm her oldest son, and dad passed in the late 1990's. So she worries, but she wants me to get healthy and live again. You keep kicking ass!! Take it one day at a time, and the haters... Well they can pound sand! Yup I've been told that I'm "asking for attention" and looking for "drama". I've also heard that I am "wrong" for throwing my personal business out there. That this is too much of a private manor to be discussing with others. (Which I totally understand but it's my choice?) Bunch of stuff. I get frustrated a lot when I accept and respect people's decision to keep their surgery a secret but I can't get the same respect back when it comes to being public with my story. I have a YouTube channel, it's on my Facebook, and I'm on tons of bariatric websites/forums. I am not hiding it from anyone. I specifically wanted to be open about my story because things I went through to get me to this point in my life. No regrets. I can't wait for my surgery! Less than 5 days away! When I went fully public about it outside of my private Facebook page, the only attention I thought of mostly is how much am I going to have to deal with the haters and the uninformed. My biggest reason to go public was in the hope that I can stop someone else from getting to the point I got to and make a course correction before its too late or to inspire others to tackle whatever they needed to tackle in their lives. It has nothing to do with drama or asking for attention. And not for nothing I get the attention when I'm out in public and say or do nothing, like hey look at fat ass over there, or look at that fat f***. Facebook has been way more polite and civil than the uniformed idiots I encounter in public.

You have to do the research and be comfortable. Some people are uneducated about WLS and how it works and such. A lot of the "hate" and misunderstanding comes from them not knowing. I am 43 days away from surgery, but I've lost 187 in the past 19+ months with diet changes. I started at 688 pounds, and last Saturday weighed in at 501 for the first time in a decade and a half. Put your foot down with the family and be firm with them. That you've done the homework and research and that you're comfortable with it. Maybe even have them come to some appointments with you so that they can ask questions they may have. Best of luck to you!!

I chose the same path. Honestly, I've had more backlash by other wls patients for not keeping my story a secret than I've EVER had from ANYONE for putting it all out there. Yes, I've had some negative comments but for every negative remark I've had about 5x the support. If I never gave people the opportunity to support me I would probably have no one at this point. The few people I initially planned on telling weren't nearly as supportive as the people I NEVER expected to support me. My family is coming around (I'm the only one in my family with a weight problem so it's hard for them to understand) But I'm making the right decision for me. I want people to know that what I'm doing is a VALID form of weight loss and hopefully I can inspire someone who feels like there are no options for them like one person did for me. The only reason I am even here right now is because one person put their story out there and it happened to show up on my Facebook wall. Telling my story is my way of paying it forward! Other WLS patient shamed you? WTH!?!?!? You'd think they'd be the most understanding. My philosophy is shame away. Why? I use it as fuel on the days where my ass doesn't want to get out of bed or hit the pool. I see those very few comments and say **** that and hit the pool twice as hard. I've always been the, knock me down 9 times, and I'll get up 10 times. My mom is supportive but nervous. I'm her oldest son, and dad passed in the late 1990's. So she worries, but she wants me to get healthy and live again. You keep kicking ass!! Take it one day at a time, and the haters... Well they can pound sand!

Thankfully I'm not the only one. I have a size 14 New Balance EW (Extra-wide) and I can't seem to tie them tight enough. I think I may have to try a 13 EW and see how they feel. Honestly, I knew boxers, shorts, shirts and stuff would fall in sizes, I never gave my feet that consideration.

I can't wait to be able to ride a bike again!!!

I told everyone. Hell I even created a public Facebook page about my journey. The support, love, messages and comments have been nothing shy of AWESOME!!! Family is super supportive, people in my community who I've talked to have been supportive. People from all over the world have been supportive. Next to no hateful/hurtful comments. I don't mind the questions. I answer them open and freely. I was shocked frankly at how supportive my friends and family were and are. Some have even said I've inspired them to tackle their weight or things they've neglected. That alone besides losing the weight myself, has been super rewarding. I never thought I'd inspire people in the sense that I have. It's truly a humbling feeling.

I have surgery on Nov 6th. I'm excited, nervous, anxious. Just hoping everything goes somewhat smoothly after how hard I've worked.