My date is Aug 31 and I am excited. I am a self pay in MI, so the process has been very fast and efficient. I am currently 341 lbs. and I am anxious to break free from this fat prison that I have locked myself into.

Best of luck to you. I am 40 too and had my sleeve 2 days ago. The rest of our lives are ahead!

Awesome!!!! Congrats to you. How do you feel?

Yay for you! It's never too late to take control of your life and it sounds like you are headed toward some truly wonderful years ahead!

Good Luck CSLove. I am a little over a month in and decided to join the group for support. Day 1 and this forum has already helped!

BTW im 45 yrs old.

Edited August 12, 201511 yr by skibarge

Awesome!!!! Congrats to you. How do you feel?

Still have a lot of gas pain when I drink liquids. Hopefully that will go away soon. I am on full liquids so I did just successfully eat a Greek yogurt with almost no discomfort. Taking that as a major win.

Hello I am new to this I am 42 had my surgery 7 months ago and I feel fabulous it's the best thing I could have ever done. I wish you the best of luck!!!

My date is Aug 31 and I am excited. I am a self pay in MI, so the process has been very fast and efficient. I am currently 341 lbs. and I am anxious to break free from this fat prison that I have locked myself into.

Congratulations! How are you feeling?

Best of luck to you. I am 40 too and had my sleeve 2 days ago. The rest of our lives are ahead!

Congratulations to you too! How have you've been feeling?

The day after surgery (9/1) which was also my wedding anniversary, was awful. I had the worst nausea ever. My surgeon was concerned because he checked on me between every case that day. However, once I received something to help me sleep that night, I felt so much better. I couldn't take the pain meds because they contributed to the nausea. Each day has gotten better. I am home and focusing on getting liquids and protein in which is hard, but I'm committed. I just remind myself that this won't last forever. I am learning to take things day by day.

cslove, that's good to hear. I'm sorry about the pain meds and nausea. I worry about that because I get nauseous so very easy. Congratulations again on your surgery and your journey. I'm sure it's totally new way to live. Nice to hear your commitment, I can only imagine how difficult it is. Do you have a week or two for the post op liquid diet? Continue to feel better and hang in there?

Edited September 5, 201510 yr by thbrown223

Fabulous forties ladies! I am one of them! I am 41. I plan on shedding this extra weight with revision to bypass in November. And hopefully reach my goal weight by summer time next year. I keep hoping that I will get to my original weight, but 6 pounds 11 ounces is not realistic hehehe.

All joking aside, let's face it its so much harder to lose weight in our 40"s than it was whenever we were 20. With our WLS tools, we can all reach our goals and a healthier life:)

Hey I'm 41 and today I have my pretesting at the hospital for an ekg and venous testing as well as blood works. Hope I get surgery soon. I've been battling my weight in my 20s 30s and I refuse to go through this in my 40s tired of everyone telling me your pretty but try to lose weight ????I can relate to so many who have tried on there own but can't seem to lose the weight. And when I do I gain it make just as fast

Edited September 5, 201510 yr by kathy2208

OMG I know I feel I gained more in my 40s then my 20s or 30s it's so much harder now in my 40s. Our metabolism slows down ????????????

I am 47 just got my bypass 1 month ago was 340 surgery day 319 now hoping my wl goes a little quicker started working out 3 times a week now ..

I'm hoping you ladies get to share the secret that life gets better as you get older!

Having just turned 60, my 50's with WLS were better (WLS at 51) than I even hoped.my 40's were a dark heavy time for me and now life is way different .....without the burden and head trip of 90+ extra lbs!

Best of luck and keep posting⭐️

i'm new to this, i'm 46 and i'm just starting this road. I should have surgery once I complete this required 6 mo process should be Jan. Seems like it will take forever. I am so depressed with myself yet insprired by all the stories here. I thought this was only for the 20's and 30's somethings. I am glad to find many more are doing this for themselves in their 40s. I am over the "what will people say, and how to respond" fear. I don't care about anyones comments anymore. I want this for me. I am so wanting to feel better, sleep better and breathe better when I walk or anything for that matter. I have many ideas and dreams for myself. Thank you for all your posts. It was so good to see them all. I PRAY this will speed up.