? When people ask how I?m doing, I have been very honest. This is week 5 without real food for me. I am having a VERY HARD TIME!

? I was so thrilled to get to have some soup in the blender on the first day. Now, I am just plain sick of it! I am really craving real food that I can chew.

? Because I?m not letting myself be around people that are eating real food (like in the teacher?s lounge at work), I think when I hear about food I get completely fixated. (ex. Can?t stop thinking about Wannalise?s post saying her friends ate burgers and nachos! I know this is way more mental to me - but it is really hard!)

? My stomache has started to make some funny noises at random times ? this is a little embarrassing.

? I feel better. My clothes actually fit. Before the surgery I was almost ready to pop out of them.

? Keeping track of fluids is essential for 2 reasons. First of all, I need to space them out throughout the day since I can?t chug them. Second, I have found myself getting so busy at work that I forget to grab my water bottle sometimes.

? I was in the car mid week and sneezed. I reached for a napkin from my glove compartment. This is typically where I stock napkins that I have picked up from various fast food places. THERE WERE NONE LEFT!!!! This was such a turning point because I guess I haven?t been to a fast food place since the beginning of March and I ran out. Very cool, but caught me completely off guard!

? Wednesday was the start of my emotional rollercoaster that lasted the rest of the week. I was not super positive like last week. I was angry, depressed, and resentful since I couldn?t eat like everyone else, and had very little energy.

? I have a friend who is going to be a therapist and gives good advice. She had gastric bypass years ago so she?s been there. When I was at the end of my rope this week, I called her. I explained to her one situation when I had to sit next to an open bag of steaming popcorn and a bunch of chocolate during a planning meeting after school one day. Her advice to me was to say to myself, ?That was really hard, but that hour is now over. Next time it will be just a little bit easier.? I have tried this several times this week and it has definitely helped.

? Pre-op Diet 3 weeks - 20 lbs.

? Week 1 sleeved - 8 lbs.

? Week 2 sleeved ? 2 lbs. (Even though I put the scale away at the end of last week, I took it out halfway through and weighed myself. My small loss made me really mad! I think since I ?feel? like my body is living off almost nothing that I just deserve to lose lots each week. This is one of the many reasons why I need to start seeing a therapist through this process. I am going to talk to my doctor about it next week at my appointment.)

It looks like there are at least three of us who will be getting the sleeve next Wednesday the 28th, right? Swiftflow, goodlife and me, BJean. I hope we can compare notes as we go along. Should we use this thread to keep track of each other?

Any other April 28th surgeries out there?

I started my low carb diet yesterday and tried to have baked chicken for dinner. I haven't had a problem with the band in quite a while but the chicken was so over cooked it caused pain and I lost it. Maybe the band was trying to remind me why I'm going to get it taken out!

My bf is having surgery on 4/28 also. I've been the one looking up info and taking notes on what's the "best" tasting proteins, the "best" antiacid, etc. He doesn't have the time to read the forums. I've shared everything I've read on here with him, it has helped us both, a lot. Although I am not the one being sleeved, I am going to do the post-op diet with him. I feel we will both be successful by being a team!! :thumbup:

Well isn't your friend the lucky one! I wish I had someone to go through this with. My DH thinks he will try to go through it with me, at least partially, and lose weight too. I really don't think he can hack it though. He had similar intentions when I got the band. I lost and he gained.

I'll bet you will be successful because you are already so involved and committed You're totally familiar with the diet already. Like I said, your bf is one lucky dude. Best of luck to both of you for a great journey to health and loserville (as we say here on the forum.)

P.S. I hope you will keep in touch since we'll undoubtedly be sharing similar stories from the 28th on. Will his surgery be there in Louisiana?

This post makes me so sad! I can't believe the way society is theses days! I always felt invisible when I was heavier too, is is all just people ignoring us? Or is it us trying to not be seen?? I have noticed that men talk to me now, even go out of their way to me nicer to me. Makes me happy and sad, I'm still just little old me! My inside has not changed at all, just my outside.

Ourborous, I would flirt with you if I knew how....it has been so many years that I don't know if I can remember how to do it!! LOL We all will chat with you anytime, you are interesting!

Good luck all!

Ain't it the truth Fab! I know there have been times when my demeanor was probably partially to blame. But most of the time I think it's just because people discriminate against fat people.

My sister is very heavy and when I was thin and we would go out together I actually heard guys make fun of her - within earshot! I wanted to smack them. She has always been overweight even when she was a kid so I guess she learned how to cope with it. But it had to hurt. When I gained weight I was still surprised that people could be so rude and insensitive. But it always hurt me more for my sister than myself. I probably felt like I deserved it.

BJ

Yes this topic is just kindof sad! I saw it happen to me, but not nearly as bad as I see it with my sisters who are more overweight than I was. People treat you like you have something they could catch! It is just plain RUDE!!

bjean...his surgery is here in Louisiana

FAB50, yes it's rude and it is very, very ignorant. You can't help but wish that they could gain lots of weight just to see how it feels - just for a day!

iluvaleo, Louisiana, that's cool. Is he getting as nervous as I am? I'm not too worried about the surgery itself, just more about the learning how to eat and drink without pain and nausea afterwards.

I have a very close friend who is naturally thin, and I mean thin!! She has tried over and over to understand my problems with my weight, but she just can't get it!! She is maybe a size 0...a size I will never see, she eats all the time trying to gain weight, and all I have to do is look at food and gain! Sometimes life is just not fair!

I have a very close friend who is naturally thin, and I mean thin!! She has tried over and over to understand my problems with my weight, but she just can't get it!! She is maybe a size 0...a size I will never see, she eats all the time trying to gain weight, and all I have to do is look at food and gain! Sometimes life is just not fair!

You wouldn't really want to be a size 0 anyway, would you? You are like at you perfect weight.

To have that kind of metabolism would be wonderful. Except the doctors say that people who are that thin are not always as healthy as someone who is overweight. So although the grass may look greener, sometimes what you see isn't really something to wish for.

Honestly NO I would not want to be a size 0...I could not even imagine at my height. I would look like a walking stick! My goal is to be comfortable in a size 8, no smaller than that! My friend that is so thin is not healthy looking at all! She knows it and hates that fact.