I begin the real part of my journey on Monday December 30, 2013 with my Roux-N-Y. I started looking into the surgical answer to my struggles with weight maintenance a year ago. At 5' 1.5 I weighed 120 in my teens, one year at 140 after dieting, and never close again. As with us all, I have tried every diet that has been suggested, advertised, and failed at keeping the weight off. In the last six years the weight has been slowly creeping up. Since then, I've developed PCOS, degeneration of joints in knees, back and neck. I've had a hysterectomy, and I think it's been worse since then three years ago. I am exhausted... So incredibly tired of the disappointment of not being able to lose it or keep it off it's like climbing up a steep icy hill and sliding back down continually... I need a little assist I think. The straw that broke the camels back was being diagnosed with Barrett's Esophagus this month. Being further restricted from coffee, hot food, spicy, fried, chocolate, alcohol etc. I just could not imagine holding up.

I've done my research and continue to do so, but still am anxious about altering my digestive system and the repercussions of that. I'm trying to think logically that I am having issues now that in time will do damage more intense than what the changes I make to my stomach will do. It's hard to be at complete peace with the idea I guess. So that my Barifriends, is my story...

I am with you too . Surgery day for me tomorrow too. Enough is enough! Let's do this!! Keep in touch and let us know the good,bad and the ugly. Good luck!

I am with you too . Surgery day for me tomorrow too. Enough is enough! Let's do this!! Keep in touch and let us know the good,bad and the ugly. Good luck!

In hospital waiting to go... Nervous!!!!

Good luck to you and God bless! Please let us know how you are doing. Happy new year and new you!

Good luck LMFM!!! I was so ready for mine too. I don't think I have seen anything less than a 200 number on the scale since jr high!! I had my bypass Dec 16th. Keep us posted!!

Well Bari's, it wasn't as bad as I made it out to be. First day did a lot of sleeping. I tolerated the sf jello, juices , crystal light ( was too darn sweet) and am now finding this creamy

Chunk-free mushroom soup on Step II to be a culinary masterpiece. I'm sipping water, walked six times yesterday, and continuing to walk today. Feeling okay.

Wow, leanmean! Glad you're doing well. Keep up the good work, and here's wishing you a happy, healthy new year and new you!

Update: first night at home

Thirsty and drinking Water but wanting G2's or Powerade zeros. I'm gonna try a zero but worried the tiny amount of sugar will affect me negatively. In my hospital stay of five days they gave me among other Step I items -liquid Tylenol lots of sugar, real jellos, a pain med that tasted awful like super sugared whiskey and regular pudding. I guess that first week the plan for sugar is to get your bowels moving. I had diarrhea all week. Still too loose for cool. Surgeon said he repaired a large hiatal hernia so I'll have a bit of additional tightness and pain. I believe I caught a bug as well as I spiked a 102 temp one day and had to stay an extra day.

At home... Ahhhhhh....Eating Chobani plain yogurt for Protein waiting for my Syntrax unflavored shipment to arrive. I'm not hungry but feel the need to get that 64/64 in ya know? How's everybody else? I'm wondering what to eat Step 2 is boring and I'm nervous to experiment.