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Waterbeetle

By Waterbeetle, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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Waterbeetle    0

Waterbeetle
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Hi, I'm new, I'm 61 years old. I've just started doing something I've been thinking about for three years. I'm having an info session about weight loss surgery on Wednesday. I've read a lot of the forums and they all sound so positive, which is a good thing, but I'm still really scared. I've tried everything, and I mean everything to lose weight, beginning at age 11 so I guess I'm skeptical that the sleeve will actually do the trick for me. Can anyone relate?

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ArnoldS    46

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Hi waterbeetle and welcome.

I'm 61, too. Started my journey Aug. 20. I'm going to Lehigh in Allentown, PA.

I was a mess at first w all kinds of emotions. It seemed so overwhelming. I've calmed down some. Am doing the eating and drinking plan now. It has gotten much better.

Keep posting. Great bunch of people here.

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Hi' date=' I'm new, I'm 61 years old. I've just started doing something I've been thinking about for three years. I'm having an info session about weight loss surgery on Wednesday. I've read a lot of the forums and they all sound so positive, which is a good thing, but I'm still really scared. I've tried everything, and I mean everything to lose weight, beginning at age 11 so I guess I'm skeptical that the sleeve will actually do the trick for me. Can anyone relate?[/quote']

Welcome - I'm 54 and am extremely happy with my decision. Have fought obesity my whole life & finally feel it is defeated and will soon be only bad memory. If you follow the plan from your bariatric team & listen to your body, you will do fine. Had my surgery on July 16. Triple procedure. Removal of failed band from 2006, repair of hernia, & gastric sleeve. First couple weeks were not great off & on, but since then all is well. I lost 10 lbs. pre- op & have lost 23 since surgery. Slower than I hoped; but pretty steady since the post-op Fluid came off. One stall after I started working out, but caught up next week. I'm absolutely thrilled & so happy about my choice. I'm sure you will be too!!

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Catherine707    253

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I can relate to that "can anything ever help me lose weight and keep it off" mentality. I am 13 weeks post surgery and am starting to really see a huge difference in my body and my energy. I have been losing pretty steadily since surgery, in a slow 2 pounds per week, but it is working for me! I had a lot of food cravings post surgery and was afraid that they would never go away, but I can honestly say that I am no longer obsessed with food and outside of planning for my healthy meals, I don't spend anywhere near the time thinking about food as I did before surgery. This is a life changing experience, it is NOT an easy road, but if you are serious about losing weight and being healthy, you can be very successful with this tool!

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I'm 66 and am 10 months out. Started at 225.5 and have lost 85 pounds do far. Ten pounds to go to be normal BMI. Of lots of meds! I was told I was heavy when I weighed 115 so have had a bad body image!! Proud of what I have accomplished. It is not easy!!! But worth it!!

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I'm 66 and am 10 months out. Started at 225.5 and have lost 85 pounds do far. Ten pounds to go to be normal BMI. Of lots of meds! I was told I was heavy when I weighed 115 so have had a bad body image!! Proud of what I have accomplished. It is not easy!!! But worth it!!

Way to go Carol.

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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