I had my surgery 8/12, I'm down 52lbs. I have done great so far with my weight loss however, I am beginning to pick up old habits. I drink soda everyday, started eating Cookies, and my solution after a stressful day of work is to have a cocktail. I'm pretty much a loner, so its easy to come home and find comfort in these things.

Hang in there! This journey is not easy and we all obviously have had food issues and those just don't go away. Focus on the success you have had thus far and commit to making good food choices. You got this!!

Hang in there! This journey is not easy and we all obviously have had food issues and those just don't go away. Focus on the success you have had thus far and commit to making good food choices. You got this!!

You can always start again. Throw out the soda and Cookies. Go back on liquids and consider yourself deathly allergic.to sugar

I haven't had my surgery yet, but it is encouraging to see that you can post here and be supported by great people! I wish you all the best, stay strong! And what is MFP? :-)

I haven't had my surgery yet' date=' but it is encouraging to see that you can post here and be supported by great people! I wish you all the best, stay strong! And what is MFP? :-)[/quote']

I'm pre-op too, and yes, this forum is a Godsend!

MFP is an amazing tool for food and exercise tracking that you can use as an app on your phone or on a normal computer. I HIGHLY recommend it. Lots of us use it.

I'm pre-op too' date=' and yes, this forum is a Godsend!

MFP is an amazing tool for food and exercise tracking that you can use as an app on your phone or on a normal computer. I HIGHLY recommend it. Lots of us use it.

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That's great Jane! When's your date? I go on January 9th, and I downloaded the app!

That's great Jane! When's your date? I go on January 9th' date=' and I downloaded the app![/quote']

Ah! Congrats on the date! I'll be submitting to my insurance in the beginning of Jan (after going through the 6 mo physician supervised weight loss required by insurance) and my surgeon is booking 2.5 months out. Add a month for processing of paperwork and I'll probably be getting surgery early April. It will have been a 10 month journey for me to get approved. I started everything June 2012. Haha sometimes it feels like it will never happen.

You must be so excited!!

Ah! Congrats on the date! I'll be submitting to my insurance in the beginning of Jan (after going through the 6 mo physician supervised weight loss required by insurance) and my surgeon is booking 2.5 months out. Add a month for processing of paperwork and I'll probably be getting surgery early April. It will have been a 10 month journey for me to get approved. I started everything June 2012. Haha sometimes it feels like it will never happen.

You must be so excited!!

Thank you! I have an array of emotions... Excited is one of them though! Looking forward to shopping at normal clothing stores!

I know what you mean, I started in June as well! They said a month for paperwork and it took 3 days lol maybe it can be that quick for you!

Thank you! I have an array of emotions... Excited is one of them though! Looking forward to shopping at normal clothing stores!

I know what you mean' date=' I started in June as well! They said a month for paperwork and it took 3 days lol maybe it can be that quick for you![/quote']

That gives me hope!! Thank you!! Yeah, shopping is going to be a whole new experience, that's for sure

Thanks Jane C and hpineda' date=' I truly appreciate your words of encouragement. As for the other young lady, please don't get it twisted. Im doing extremely well with my weight lost. I would appreciate it if you would not continue to comment on my thread. I utilize this site to work on behaviors I struggle with, BUT I feel get and look even better.[/quote']

If you had really understood my post you wouldn't see it as unsupportive, but I understand, most people don't want to hear that they aren't doing the right things. Good luck. I hope you find better substitutes for Cookies and soda soon before your pouch inevitably expands and the calories start to matter.

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary 6/11/2012

She knows she's not doing the right things. She is asking for help, not someone telling her she doesn't deserve sympathy. We all struggle and slip up.

And I'm not saying your strategy is bad - again - I think that way myself - but I'm telling you it's not the right strategy for everybody and it came off angry and negative, despite the fact I know you were just trying to help in the best way you knew.

I'm sorry that I can't be "nice" and "supportive" by justifying your actions. Truly I am. But the fact of the matter is that you will lose weight for the first year even if you eat a cookie and a soda every day because you're able to eat so little that you can't gain weight from it. This, however, is only TEMPORARY and if you continue down this path you will fail this surgery. If you really can't handle the reality I'm telling you, because it is the reality you're heading towards, I'm sorry. Ignore my realistic comments and enjoy reading the ones of people telling you that what you're doing is okay.

I wouldn't say any of this if I I wanted you to fail.

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary 6/11/2012

None of us are saying its okay. Which one of us has done that? We're telling her she can do it, she can make the right choices. I need to withdraw from this. Maybe we need to agree to disagree : )

Eh whatever. Do what you're going to do and good luck to you.

You really do look great Kaley Ann I'm sorry if I came off judgmental towards you as well. Congrats on all your success and hard work!

You really do look great Kaley Ann I'm sorry if I came off judgmental towards you as well. Congrats on all your success and hard work!

You didn't at all. I know how someone can think I'm a bitch but I have a "no bullshit" mentality. Do I struggle? Of course, but I find ways to overcome it and don't completely cave. Whether it's chewing up what I want and spitting it out or taking a mouse size bite of it just so I can taste it and then throwing the other 99.8% of it out. I just get angry when people have this surgery and then are eating crap so soon post op. It upsets me because those who fail this surgery give those of us who really work at it a bad name, so I don't want anyone to fail.

Thank you for the compliment, it's much appreciated.

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary 6/11/2012