hopeandfaith

KristyKreem, Sleevesearch is right! I haven't been sleeved yet but I've read as many post on this website as I can and I've decided I am NOT getting on the scale everyday after I have my surgery. I told my Therapist this and she said OH YOU WILL WANT TO and I said NO I've let my weight control me most of my life. I refuse to let the SCALE take control. If you want to read some WONDERFUL SUCCESS stories to get you motivated there is a forum on your NSV= NON SCALE VICTORY!!! As for me I'm going to save ONE pair of my favorite capris and when I have a bad day I will try them on to SEE THE RESULTS!!! GOOD LUCK girl and HANG IN THERE!! It sounds like everyone goes through this and YES as soon as the second week!!! Just know it WILL come off!!! Your body is adjusting!

Welcome! You have come to the RIGHT place. I'm not sleeved yet but HOPE to be in December. My advise to you is read everything you can on this website. I was a MESS when I first found this website...an EMOTIONAL MESS! The support that EVERYONE on here gives you is AMAZING to say the least. It's normal to be scared you are changing your life but for the BETTER!! I went through the stage of eating everything in site...which is called the "Last SUPPER stage". Then it hit me WHY I'M I LETTING FOOD CONTROL ME??? This hit me after reading a forum on this website! Now I'm still worried but my EXCITEMENT overpowers the fear. Looking and reading the stories of the SUCCESS and how GOOD they feel has helped me!!! I want to know the GOOD, BAD, and UGLY about this journey so that I can LEARN and be PREPARED! I know now I'm not the ONLY one in this life with these problems but now I have a SUPPORT GROUP that will BE THERE FOR ME!!! This is what this website is THE BEST SUPPORT GROUP ANYONE could ask for!!!!!

I'm HOPING for a December date! My last weigh in is December 2 then I have to wait for the insurance to approve. My doctors nurse said it should take a couple of days before we hear back from them. THEN I can start my 2 week liquid diet. I've done my Nutrition class and my Therapist meeting. I'm SO EXCITED! I've even ordered some samples of Protein drinks to see what flavor I will like. I HATE to admit this but this week I purchased some baby food....MEAT...to see how that tastes. I think if I can add a little seasoning it will be OK for my mushy stage of my diet. ha ha

So I went to my Nutritionist today and she was telling us that we won't have the same hunger pain feelings for a while after surgery because that part of the stomach will be gone. She said that our body will tell us another way. My question to all that have been sleeved how do you know? She said it might be a pain behind the shoulder or some people sneeze when they get full. This just sound different to me. Just wondered what others have experienced.

I go to the Nutrition Class for two hours and then to the Therapist TOMORROW. I'm a little nervous about the Therapist...never been to one! I scheduled my last two appointments for my weight management doctor. I emailed my Doctors Nurse to see what else I need to do to get my date set. I asked how long after my last appointment will it take for my insurance to let you know if I'm approved. She said they have 30 days but most of the time it is like 2 days. I asked if I could start my liquid diet the next day so if they approve it I will be one step ahead. (Since I have to be on it for two weeks) She said YES! She told me I will get my diet from my class but to come by after the class and we can talk more!!! I then told her I would like to have my surgery between Dec. 20th and 29th. I would LOVE for this to be my Christmas Present! What better Present can I give myself then to get HEALTHY! Besides my insurance deductable is going to double next year...LOL I hope I can sleep tonight!!! HopeandFaith!!!

GREAT news!!! I'm EXCITED for you!!!!

I'm going to my weight management doctor now for my insurance. Every day, I keep thinking OMG I will NEVER be able to eat this again after my surgery so I'm eating the WRONG foods. I feel miserable!! I have to go back to my weight doctor in two weeks and I've GOT to get in the RIGHT mind set. I want this surgery so much and can't wait for December to get here but how do I HELP myself to lose some weight now....did ANYBODY else go through this???

So after reading more posts last night about midnight it hit me! food can't control my life anymore. I WILL be able to TASTE my favorite foods one day just not OVER EAT them. I mean this is what I thought about.....does my third piece of pizza taste as good as the first....NO it doesn't because I'm already FULL but still want more. Honestly, I had pizza just last week and it already tasted different. I believe GOD is preparing me! I have to find my stopping point and stick with it. I can't WAIT to have my Sleeve done. HOPEFULLY, I will have my MIND SET and be ready....I'm REALLY TRYING! I emailed my Doctors office today to see what else I need to do to get my date set. I go to the Nutritionist this Thursday and then to the Therapist. I've made my last two appointments for my weight management doctor. I asked how long after my last appointment will it take for my insurance to let you know if I'm approved. She said they have 30 days but most of the time it is like 2 days. I asked if I could start my liquid diet the next day so if they approve it I will be one step ahead. Since I have to be on it for two weeks. She said YES! I then told her I would like to have my surgery between Dec. 20th and 29th. I would LOVE for this to be my Christmas Present! What better Present can I ask for then to get HEALTHY!

WOW!!! I'm SO GLAD you shared your story with us! I'm SO PROUD OF YOU!! I'm so SORRY to hear about your Aunt. Death is very hard to deal with but FAMILY will help you! KEEP up the GREAT WORK and keep us posted! I haven't been sleeved yet but WAITING and READING as much as I can about it! I want to be MENTALLY ready! YOU GAVE me HOPE that I can tone my arms but it will take WORK!!! THANKS!

Best of LUCK! My prayers are with you! KEEP US up to date!!!

I haven't had my VGS surgery yet but I have had 8 surgeries for Kidney stones. I think a lot of your feeling depressed is from NOT feeling like yourself. I know I was always DOWN because I wanted to JUMP back into my life but you don't feel the same...there is a pain, a difference. Drinking plenty of Water will make you feel better. I've ALWAYS been told WATER IS SO IMPORTANT!!! Here is an article of what water is important for. I hope this HELPS!!! Your body is estimated to be about 60 to 70 percent water. Blood is mostly water, and your muscles, lungs, and brain all contain a lot of water. Your body needs water to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients to travel to all your organs. Water also transports oxygen to your cells, removes waste, and protects your joints and organs.

A new life a new day! I'm SO HAPPY I can help you! This is something I've been struggling with for two years now. KEEP in contact with me and we can help each other. This website gave me so much SUPPORT already!! Just me having someone to talk to is such a HUGE RELIEF!

I’m new to this but need some HELPFUL feedback. When I told my husband about me visiting a doctor for my weight he wasn’t happy. When I found out it was the sleeve he told me I’m a failure at life because I can’t control myself. This HURT!! I just told him he could feel anyway he wanted. I feel like this is ME TAKING CONTROL of my LIFE! Then he told me I couldn’t tell ANYONE I was having this because I should be ashamed. He didn’t even want me telling my MOTHER. I went the next day and talked to my Mom and told her what I was going to do. At first she was scared for me because my oldest sister had the Gastric Bypass and has had lots of problems. She doesn’t regret doing it. After visiting with my Mom for a while she was VERY SUPPORTIVE of my decision. Even told me she has been praying for me to lose weight and get healthy. Next, I talked to my daughters. My oldest said that is good but it isn’t fair that I will lose my weight fast. See she has lost over 100 pounds in the last two years but she did it on her own. I just told her I’m not as young as you are. She supports me now! Then was my youngest daughters turn, who wants to be a doctor. At first she said why do you want to do this to yourself? I told her then she said, and I quote, “What are you going to do when you GAIN back all your weight?” I looked at her and said why would you tell me this? Again, my feelings were HURT. The next day I sat my Husband and my youngest daughter down and told them this is a HUGE decision I’ve made in my life and I NEED support not NEGATIVE feedback. If you can’t be supportive then don’t say anything at all. They both agreed they would TRY to understand. They are both thin & fit and can’t even begin to know what I’m going through. I found this website and have read and read and read your comments and you have HELPED me so much. I NEED support right now and since I CAN’T tell anyone else I hoping to make friends on here that UNDERSTAND what I’m going through. HOPING my surgery will be in December! I have to diet for three months for insurance purposes!!

SUPER!!! Way to GO!!!

Thank you Niki!!! You are SO RIGHT this site has been a HUGE BLESSING but it is the PEOPLE that make it that way!!! I want to learn EVERYTHING there is good or bad so I read these forums everyday. I have to know what to expect!

Good LUCK keep us posted!!

My friend had a hard time swallowing her Vitamins so she purchased some chewable gummy ONE A DAY multi vitamins. I tried two and really liked them. They taste just like a Gummy Bear! I haven't had my surgery yet but I'm going to buy some today just to get started. Hopefully, these are the ones I can take after my surgery. Hope this helps!

Thank you all SO MUCH! I don't know what I would have done without this website! I'm THANKFUL that there are other people struggling with the same problems I am. NOT that it is a GOOD problem but at least I'm not alone. Some times I feel like I'm the ONLY one with these silly problems but in truth I'M NOT! I look at before and after pictures and get so EXCITED! I can't wait until I'm comfortable in putting my before and after pictures up! I did tell my best friend and she had a VISIT with my youngest daughter the other day. She told her you HAVE to SUPPORT your Mother, this is going to be a life changing experience for her. My daughter told her I know at first I was REALLY MAD at Mom but I know she is doing this to help herself. I was SO EXCITED to hear this!! She still watches and COMMENTS on EVERY thing I put in my mouth but at least there is HOPE! I REALLY want her to stay with me in the hospital when I have my surgery. She is going into the Medical field and I think it will be GREAT for her to experience this with me. THANK YOU FOR SHARING and HELPING ME SO MUCH!

We don't have an OE group here but we do have WW but what gets me is that most of the people there are SKINNY...they REALLY need to lose that 5 to 10 pounds..this is what they say. When you have over a hundred to lose...well for me I get discouraged. Then they want to stand close so they can see your weight. I just felt TOO JUDGED at these meetings but I have seen people who really get the help they need. Don't get me wrong they do help some people just not me.

Good Luck! My insurance told me they wouldn't pay for it either but I filled out an application anyway with the doctor and guess what....THEY WILL PAY FOR IT. I just have to see another doctor for weight loss for three months...then I can go forward. I've met with the doctor already. I go this week to see the Nutritionist and then to the therapist. I want to get everything out of the way so after my last visit with my weight management doctor I'm clear to move on!!! I'm HOPING for a DECEMBER surgery!!! What a GREAT Christmas present that will be for ME!!!!

Hello. I'm NEW at this too!!! I'm going to have my surgery sometime in December. I went to get a hair cut today and told my hair dresser what I was planning on doing....and I told her BUT PLEASE DON'T TELL ANYBODY my Husband doesn't want his FAMILY to know. Anyway, she told me to start taking Biotin and omega 3. She said I will lose some hair but it will grow back. I don't know this for sure but this is what she told me.

Thank you BOTH so MUCH! My husband is the one that doesn't want me to tell anyone. He doesn't want HIS FAMILY to know! I think it is really funny because his MOTHER HATES FAT people and for the past 28 years let it be known. She would tell my husband OMG look how FAT that girl has gotten...I would look and the girl was a lot thinner them me. Once I said if she is so fat what do you think of me? She said, Oh you have a pretty face...I could NEVER see you as being skinny anyway you are just fine the way you are. This was just last year by the way. I just LAUGHED and walked away. I really don't let her comments bother me. I know this is UGLY but this is what I THINK when she tells me mean things.....I may be FAT but you are UGLY and I can always DIET! LOL She once told my oldest daughter she better lose weight before she gets into High School or the kids are going to call her FATSO! Two years after she graduated she did tell my daughter she was SO SORRY for the way she treated her when she was growiing up. I am able to talk to my Sister ...the one who had the gastric bypass but she lives 18 hours from me. ...my husband was MAD at first but I figured he would get over it. THANK GOD my Mother lives close to me and she does tell me she is PROUD of me and what I'm doing!!! I know once I have my date set I will tell whoever I want. He can't stop me it is my body and my life! Everyday I get out here and read more and it is making me a STRONGER person because I BELIEVE I am doing what is BEST for ME!!

My top ten for wanting to have this surgery are: 1. I want to LIKE myself again. 2. I want to go to a friend's house and not have a fear of sitting on their chair and breaking it..never happened but I have the fear...can this chair hold me. 3. Going into a restaurant and NOT being scared I can't fit in the BOOTH. 4. I want to FEEL healthy and not be tired all the time. 5. I want to get rid of my CPAP machine 6. I want my husband to LOOK at me again 7. I want to fly and not have a fear of NOT being able to fasten the seatbelt. I SWEAT like crazy when trying to buckle it...I can do it but I'm MISERABLE. 8. I want to feel pretty again 9. I want to learn to eat less and eat the correct food. 10. I want people to look at me and say WOW!!!