I finally made the thread for those of us who are scheduled for May 15th. It'll be fun to hear how all of us are doing during our journeys. Feel free to share!

There are many of us on pre-ops now and some have a few days. Just about a week left!!! How awesome and exciting it is! ?

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2 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

YW! I’d rather have the actual chair though but the disc might work out just fine (and cheaper!).

LOL, the first thought that popped in my head when I saw that photo is does the ball make loud noises if you pass gas??

Lol. Absolutely!!!! Haha!

41 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

Lol. Absolutely!!!! Haha!

Because you know all the beans we eat can be a little noisy some times

6 hours ago, Apple1 said:

Because you know all the Beans we eat can be a little noisy some times

True dat! Lol.

Heres a nice tidbit of info about beans...I need to find it though. The more you eat, the more your body adapts to them, so the less gas you have. So I can imagine those who don’t eat a lot of beans, would have terrible gas in the beginning. But if it becomes a staple in the diet, you’re immune to all that gas. I’ve noticed that I’m not gassy after beans anymore. I can eat a lot of black beans (my fave) and feel quite normal still. Have you noticed anything?

Edited October 28, 20178 yr by Newme17

1 hour ago, Newme17 said:

True dat! Lol.

Heres a nice tidbit of info about beans...I need to find it though. The more you eat, the more your body adapts to them, so the less gas you have. So I can imagine those who don’t eat a lot of Beans, would have terrible gas in the beginning. But if it becomes a staple in the diet, you’re immune to all that gas. I’ve noticed that I’m not gassy after beans anymore. I can eat a lot of black beans (my fave) and feel quite normal still. Have you noticed anything?

Yes!! I can eat black beans fine and no gas, but lentils still effect me a little more than I would like lol...

Sooo, I am not in the gym as I would like to be. Apparently even losing the weight I’ve had, the old injuries like to pop their ugly beads out periodically or if I move the wrong ways. I was thinking of what I can do that wouldn’t wreak havoc on my frail body. Okay, it’s not really that frail, but that’s how I feel currently. I found an app for a squat challenge. I’m on day 6 now and after the first two days, I was thinking to myself “no way is this going to make any difference”—I was doing just 10 squats (day 1) and 15 squats (day 2). Well, by day three, I felt all my quad muscles being pretty sore when I get up and down from sitting. Oh ok...it does work!!! So, yesterday was a rest day (barely moved, lol) and today I had to do 30 squats. Which I did and I felt my heart rate go up. Good!!!! So far so good...if I can’t be doing my weights and cardio the way I’d like to, at least I’m working my butt out (and legs) pretty good. I’ll add in some bicep and tricep workouts that don’t require me to use my shoulder as well.

Oh, I decided to start on beginner level 1 on the 30 DAY SQUAT app. I’m sure I could skip a few levels, but now doing this one, I know I should gradually ease into the advanced in six months or so. There are six levels.

Edited October 30, 20178 yr by Newme17

I’m using my balance disc at work. It’s like getting used to a spin bike seat for the first time Lol. Feels great for my back. But the “down there” is a little numb. After a few days, eventually I’ll get used to it. You can clearly see how my chair back is way too relaxing. I can fix it upright, but it won’t “teach” me to sit up straight all the time. I could easily scoot forward and rest my upper back against it. The disc actually doesn’t allow you to slouch, due to no backing. it feels weird trying to when there’s no back rest.

16 hours ago, Newme17 said:

So, yesterday was a rest day (barely moved, lol) and today I had to do 30 squats. Which I did and I felt my heart rate go up. Good!!!! So far so good...if I can’t be doing my weights and cardio the way I’d like to, at least I’m working my butt out (and legs) pretty good. I’ll add in some bicep and tricep workouts that don’t require me to use my shoulder as well.

That is awesome @Newme17. I like that app too. I am gonna start the core exercises this week!! ?

1 hour ago, Newme17 said:

relaxing. I can fix it upright, but it won’t “teach” me to sit up straight all the time. I could easily scoot forward and rest my upper back against it

That look interesting. I have horrible posture. I definitely need to get one of those and start using. Let us know how you feel after a while of using it.

32 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

That look interesting. I have horrible posture. I definitely need to get one of those and start using. Let us know how you feel after a while of using it.

Will do. So far I’m loving it!!! My back does too. ? also kind of feels like the circulation in my legs have improved too. See how my thighs aren’t laying on the bottoms of the seat so much? Not sure if you can. I can slide a small book underneath if I had one.

Edited October 30, 20178 yr by Newme17

37 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

That is awesome @Newme17. I like that app too. I am gonna start the core exercises this week!! ?

Yay! Our cores will thank us ?

It’s been a while. In a few days we’ll be 6 months post. Seems like it’s been ages though. Honestly I’m not as far as I think I should be, but what I’ve lost so far is WAY better than where I was 6 months ago!!!! Hope y’all tune in this week with progress reports. Hope y’all are all doing well too.

Today is our 6 months post! Seems forever since it happened. I haven’t budged much these past two months (mostly stress). I’m currently 194. Should I be lower? Probably? Do I care? Not really at the moment. I know I’ll get back in action soon. Until then, I’m still healthier and happier about my physique than before, so I’ll take it. 72 lbs down from my highest, 55 lbs down from surgery. Sounds pretty good to me. Hope to hear from y’all. ?

Happy 6 months to everyone! Have my check up with my surgeon today. I am feeling great! I am down 54 pounds and am at 181 currently. I have yet to really get on the exercise wagon even though I have a membership and fabulous workout clothes lol Hope to see everyone’s progress! Here’s is my before surgery pic and pic from today....

Happy 6 month to all of you still reading this thread!!! I didn't have time yet to do photos yet, but I will try to do it later tonight or tomorrow. I weigh 154.5! That is 46.5 pounds lost since surgery day and 100.5 from my highest weight. I am still off all my type 2 diabetic meds and my bs are really good.

I think time has gone by fast. I feel almost completely normal except I eat a lot smaller portions. I have met my goal and so I am really just working on maintaining and keeping up my new healthy habits.

Congrats to everyone!!! I think we have all done very well this first 6 months and I know we all are gonna rock the next 6 months too!!