Hi guys.

Guess I'll start by introducing myself. I'm a norwegian male, 39 years old, married, father of two kids, and are working as a Engineering manager in the oil industry here on the west coast of Norway.

I'm one and a half week away from undergoing gastric bypass, and are in the final pre op diet. So far I have lost 13 kg since i started the diet, and needed to loose 7,5 kg so are in good shape.

So how did I end up here?.

I have always been heavy set, and spent my teens and early 20 playing ice hockey, power lifting and martial art. I went to serve in the Norwegian army, and served for three years, before I went to college studying engineering. I was used to eat large portions , but kept the kilos away, due to the simple fact that worked my ass of as a soldier. That kinda changed when i started studying for twelve hours a day. Then the kilos crept on, and they haven't left me since. I steadily gained weight.

I tried everything to loose the weight. Low carb diet, calorie counting, nutrition shakes, you name it, I've tried it. Lost weight but it came back, plus interest.

So a couple of years ago, I got diabetes 2. That was the last drop. I realised that i needed, help, and went to my primary physician. He agreed that Gastric bypass would be the best solution for me, and referred me to the hospital for evaluation. The whole process took about a year, and I'm as I said one and a half week away from my surgery. 21 of oct is the date.

Good luck and please keep us updated! Fellow European here

Hi @aircooled. My wake up call was pre-diabetes. Once my blood sugar level passed that magical barrier into pre-diabetes and the: it's only a matter of time until you get Type 2 diabetes. A switch went off inside my head. I went on a diet immediately. Even taped a picture of a syringe by my bathroom scale to remind me of what I was up against. I kew for sure this was it, I was going to get healthy - no more denial, I have a serious problem. Well I did lose 20 lbs but life got stressful, I did great during the day but by dinner time I was exhausted and hungry - well weight loss became slow weight gain. I then realized I was NEVER going to be able to do this on my own. If even diabetes didn't provide motivation. Nothing would. My bypass is OCT 28.

Welcome! I love world wide support! Maybe if all the countries needed WLS and had such friends and support as you will find here we would have world peace and look damn good!!!

Good luck on your surgery. This is what the surgery did for me.

http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Operation.jpg

Great job James Marusek. You lost a lot of tummy and many not so welcome co-morbs. How long did it take to lose the sleep apnea?

Great job James Marusek. You lost a lot of tummy and many not so welcome co-morbs. How long did it take to lose the sleep apnea?

A couple weeks. My wife use to complain that my snoring kept her awake all night long. After the operation in the middle of the night, she would get up and stand over me and see if I was still breathing. My sleeping was so quiet, she thought I was dead.

That's funny.

Thanks for the welcome and replies. There is norwegian forums for bariatric surgery also, but its to close for comfort, if you know what i mean.

Spent some time here yesterday afternoon, and this is a great forum

Hi guys.

Guess I'll start by introducing myself. I'm a norwegian male, 39 years old, married, father of two kids, and are working as a Engineering manager in the oil industry here on the west coast of Norway.

I'm one and a half week away from undergoing gastric bypass, and are in the final pre op diet. So far I have lost 13 kg since i started the diet, and needed to loose 7,5 kg so are in good shape.

So how did I end up here?.

I have always been heavy set, and spent my teens and early 20 playing ice hockey, power lifting and martial art. I went to serve in the Norwegian army, and served for three years, before I went to college studying engineering. I was used to eat large portions , but kept the kilos away, due to the simple fact that worked my ass of as a soldier. That kinda changed when i started studying for twelve hours a day. Then the kilos crept on, and they haven't left me since. I steadily gained weight.

I tried everything to loose the weight. Low carb diet, calorie counting, nutrition shakes, you name it, I've tried it. Lost weight but it came back, plus interest.

So a couple of years ago, I got diabetes 2. That was the last drop. I realised that i needed, help, and went to my primary physician. He agreed that Gastric bypass would be the best solution for me, and referred me to the hospital for evaluation. The whole process took about a year, and I'm as I said one and a half week away from my surgery. 21 of oct is the date.

mi Hello from Ireland! I was sleeved on the 8th of July and lost 26kg so far..best decision ever. I wish you all the best! You won't regret it!

No doubt about it, this is a fantastic support network. you will learn so much and let's face it nobody knows what you are going through but others like you.

@@Beni I know. I'm not worried about the surgery. They know what they are doing, and everything will work out fine. What I'm most worried about is not "making" it. Not being able to keep the weight of after the two years "honeymoon"

But I'm a stubborn son of a gun, so I make it

Great, you have already worked through one of the big worries - surgery. Now you can focus on the next big one, fear of failure. I think knowing your enemy is half the battle. Knowing what you are up against and how you react to things is needed in other to develop strategies to deal with WLS. The good news is, in the short term your surgery will be doing it for you. Hopefully you'll develop some good habits in the first year that will hold you through. But we also have to recognize this is not likely to be easy.

I think, a little bit of fear is a good motivator and a healthy reaction to have, don't you?

@@Beni This process has taken a year (give or take) since I talked to my primary physician. I decided quite early, that if i should turn my life in a new direction, I should do it for real. So I stopped used smokeless tobacco ( like Skoal), a widely used product here in Norway. I've been using it since I was 18, so that was a battle. But I won. Have not used it since. I also started to change my eating habits. From eating large portions three or maybe four times a day, I eat small quantities every three hours. I have done that for half a year, and I slowly decreased the portion size. The weeks prior to my pre-op diet of 1000 kcal, I was down to 1800-2000 kcal a day, so the transition was not that hard. I feel motivated, ready, prepared and good to go, but still I worry about failing.But as you say, fear is a good motivator

Wow, you have accomplished so much already. I started this process on the first week of July but didn't make my decision until September. I have not even had a month to wrap my mind around the concept that this is happening. I have lost 9 lbs (4.5 KG) which isn't a lot but a victory for me. But I am a fast student!

I think you are going to do amazing, and so will I and I am not one of those always look on the bright side kind of people. I honestly think if you do your homework, educate yourself and know what you are getting into with a good plan ahead there is no reason NOT to be successful. There is no other way to achieve success, besides dumb luck. But really how often does that happen? Like never!

You are making the right step to a healthier you! My step daughter lives in Norway in Kristiansund ! I bet you know where that is since it's on the western coast. I have not been there but will like to do some day. My husband has been there many years ago visiting his daughter.

I have not had the surgery yet but will soon. Trying to decide a gastric bypass or the sleeve.

Good luck on your journey! Lisa