I finally got my date today! I will be getting my surgery on March 9th!!! I am so excited and 100 things are running through my head! Any advice from people who have already had the surgery? Any one else getting theirs done in March??

Wow.. over 100 pounds! That's awesome.

I don't know percentages but to date i have lost 103 pounds and i have 35 pounds to go and I'm pain free so I'm very happy

I don't know percentages but to date i have lost 103 pounds and i have 35 pounds to go and I'm pain free so I'm very happy

That's 75% of your excess weight GONE FOREVER! :) *amazing*

@ wow really u just made my day ????????????????????

Okay... here is a grander weigh of describing this threat, 'The March Sleever'.... as I look on at amazement on those with over 100 pounds gone forever... and noticing there are 109 followers of this thread.. IF... IF the average (conservatively) March Sleever, on this site, lost just 50 pounds... that is 5, 450 pounds or the grander part... nearly 3 TONS of weight loss (there are 2000 pounds in a ton)... WOW... that is all I can say!!! We are changing ourselves!!!

Some of you are so close to your goal already! I'm a little jealous. LOL

Some of you are so close to your goal already! I'm a little jealous. LOL

Chrystee, you are doing amazing!!! I'm one of those folks getting close to goal, which for me is 190 lbs. This puts me lighter than I have been as an adult but still in the overweight category. Once I get there I will reevaluate and see if 160 is attainable for me. (My doctor's goal for me was 200 lbs and I am 12.8 lbs away from that). So I may be close to one goal, but am 62.8 lbs away from my secret goal for myself.

Oh yea, I'm happy with my weight loss! I feel like I had a little restart with the gallbladder stuff, and that was frustrating..

Everyone is doing so amazing. I am afraid I might be a surgery fail. I just cannot stay on track with the diet so I have stalled if not stopped my weight loss. My psychologist says it could be self sabotage, but I honestly don't know. In my mind I know I shouldn't be eating what I did before but I just want to be able to eat what I want, when I want. I also know I am not getting in enough Protein or liquids but I am having issues forcing myself to drink Protein Drinks (not working). I have family coming in next week and we of course are doing the "eating tour of Maryland". I go I will be good after, then after they leave comes my birthday.

Everyone is doing so amazing. I am afraid I might be a surgery fail. I just cannot stay on track with the diet so I have stalled if not stopped my weight loss. My psychologist says it could be self sabotage, but I honestly don't know. In my mind I know I shouldn't be eating what I did before but I just want to be able to eat what I want, when I want. I also know I am not getting in enough Protein or liquids but I am having issues forcing myself to drink protein drinks (not working). I have family coming in next week and we of course are doing the "eating tour of Maryland". I go I will be good after, then after they leave comes my birthday.

I still have indulgences. But I work to stay on track the rest of the time. Once a week I have a snocone. Monday I had 3 small bites of cake. Those little things aren't going to make me gain the weight back. I don't drink Protein Shakes. I did have a protein coffee from Starbucks this morning though.

My general day is yopa strawberry Greek yogurt with granola (I generally cannot finish the whole thing, some days I can though) for Breakfast. lunch I have chicken of some sorts. I use Pinterest for low carb recipes and most of the time I don't miss the bread! dinner is some other form of meat (low carb style). If I'm hungry between meals I snack on beef jerkey. If I'm craving sweetness then I snack on grapes.

If my husband and I go out to eat we agree on one meal to share cause he knows it's hard for me to stare at a plate full of food knowing I can't eat it all.

The only thing that changed with this surgery is your stomach size. Your brain is still the same. And it's going to be your biggest enemy. I'd be lying to you if I said I don't "want" the things I used to have. I used to eat 6 sausage rolls every morning for breakfast. Now I have Greek yogurt. If yogurt isn't your thing then eggs and bacon. You still gotta finds things you enjoy! Tweek the plan to for yourself. Don't think that there is only one plan that works for us all. I struggle with getting Water in. I plain just forget. Plus water can be so boring. But I've been trying different flavoring a to see if I can find one I like to encourage myself to drink more.

Get on the net and research. It's going to be the best way for you to make this work.

Feel free to follow me on Instagram. I'm going to start posting more of what I'm eating on a daily basis. (LadyCookVSG) All I follow on there are other people who have had Bariatric surgery. It's inspiring to see other people work towards goals. If gives you ideas for food, inspiration, body acceptance, etc.

Ok, I'm done lol

Heck I've even had In and Out (Burger place) - they have a "protein style" burger!

Tweek baby tweek!

I'm down 50% of the weight I needed to lose. ????????

Everyone is doing so amazing. I am afraid I might be a surgery fail. I just cannot stay on track with the diet so I have stalled if not stopped my weight loss. My psychologist says it could be self sabotage, but I honestly don't know. In my mind I know I shouldn't be eating what I did before but I just want to be able to eat what I want, when I want. I also know I am not getting in enough Protein or liquids but I am having issues forcing myself to drink protein drinks (not working). I have family coming in next week and we of course are doing the "eating tour of Maryland". I go I will be good after, then after they leave comes my birthday.

You've lost 69 pounds.. and you have 70 to go.. that's 50% of your excess weight, so you are not a failure.. Stalls will come.. You know what you need to do.. You still have to work for this.. Do you work out? Increase work outs.. Do you WANT to go back there? Cause you can and will gain the weight back.. Are you tracking your caloric intake? You aren't going to gain back weight on 800-1000 calories.. but as the junk increases so does the calories..

You CAN do this. Do the eating tour.. but make healthy choices.. have seafood, its healthy.. have crabs.. salad.. etc. if Hubs gets a bowl of cream of crab Soup, have a bite.. You CAN DO THIS.

I've also had junk. Had a piece of cake for a going away yesterday.. so I need this pep talk just as much. I think the biggest thing we don't realize is that its STILL WORK! Let's go girl.. We've got this!!

Also, what part of Maryland are you in? I'm in Southern MD.

good morning - havent updated in a while - i am down 54 lbs with about 40 to go. i purchased a size 10 pair of pants the other day and just couldnt believe it. it felt wonderful. i have the excess skin too but am hoping that it will either get tighter with working out or I will look into removal when i have been at goal weight for a while. I feel amazing, and its funny because i see people i havent seen in a while and they dont recognize me! LOL I have just started to work out again after a broken toe from work. I dont go to the gym, its 20 miles away, but we did just get a yoga studio in my town so i am going to start going there soon. i have noticed i can eat more and this scares me, so i still weigh my food and am very aware of what and how much i am eating. i have actually been in a stall for about 2 weeks and its frustrating but i know it will pass, and i keep a positive attitude! i have craved some things, but its mostly salty things, not sweets or bread which i guess is a good thing. keep up the good work march sleevers! we will get there!

I just had my gull bladder out last Tuesday so I am on working out restrictions. I think I majorly overdid it yesterday because we went to the fair. I walked around a good 4-5 hours but I did have some funnel cake (1 bite) and a fried Oreo (one bite). I was also helping mom carry things and probably went over my weight limits. My surgeon said no treadmill incline until I am 2 weeks out so I am going to go back (or start going) to the gym the Monday I come back from vacation. I know that I cannot walk on a treadmill and have no incline, also I want to do weight things and those are a no no.

Most of the places for the eating tour I will be fine at (they are old favorites where I actually like the Protein there). Other places I am completely screwed (crapes). Honestly I don't really want a crape, its good but not worth the carbs (id rather use them elsewhere). I know next week I will also be out a lot more walking.

I think my biggest issue is yes I have is that I do not see the weight loss. I have went down to a 18 from a 24 but I do not see it. Everyone else says that they see it and only recently I have started taking measurements but they aren't showing anything.

I am in Northern Montgomery County (Gaithersburg/Rockville).

Edited August 20, 201511 yr by amchurch12000