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This is the place to share your Weight Loss Surgery journey with other members. Please start your own thread to tell us more about yourself. Do you have weight loss surgery? Who was/is your surgeon? How much weight have you lost, what changes have you noticed, and what challenges have you overcome?

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  1. What Was Your Final "straw That Broke The Camels Back"

    By bigjoe102,
    • 1,529 replies
    • 224,560 views

  2. Who Are You?

    By illgeturhairdid,
    • 1,179 replies
    • 162,288 views

  3. ANY APRIL SURGERIES?....

    By mmlucas77,
    • 786 replies
    • 52,729 views

  4. Where Is Everyone From?

    By Lebim,
    • 713 replies
    • 82,362 views

  5. Where are you From ?

    By jemma,
    • 666 replies
    • 42,291 views

  6. Out With the Old--In With the New!

    By FluffyChix,
    • 657 replies
    • 43,314 views

  7. Surgery day!

    By pr_pitbullgrl,
    • 569 replies
    • 47,925 views

  8. PEOPLE WHO ONLY DID 3 day liquid pre op diet

    By rollargirl,
    • 535 replies
    • 28,201 views

  9. 2/9 Surgery Date Team

    By Positive44,
    • 513 replies
    • 31,911 views

  10. justwaitin2b banded in October and a bit scared

    By justwaitin2b,
    • 411 replies
    • 25,136 views

  11. July Surgeries

    By clk,
    • 382 replies
    • 39,913 views

  12. The Uncomfortable Truth....

    By Madam Reverie,
    • 378 replies
    • 26,382 views

  13. Newbie from Georgia

    By georgia girl,
    • 354 replies
    • 27,563 views

  14. SEX!

    By Juciilyps:),
    • 321 replies
    • 39,925 views

  15. Sleevers by profession.

    By BWaltD,
    • 317 replies
    • 26,882 views

  16. Horror Story

    By SistahSistah,
    • 314 replies
    • 92,526 views

  17. Height, Weight, And Size Poll

    By LeaveItToSleever,
    • 307 replies
    • 36,805 views

  18. Anyone getting banded in January

    By Peanutband,
    • 291 replies
    • 19,362 views

  19. New guy here, you've GOT to read this!

    By BigFrank,
    • 287 replies
    • 35,558 views

  20. Lost Too Much Weight

    By umystifyme,
    • 283 replies
    • 29,780 views

  21. Any December Sleevers

    By Pepper123,
    • 278 replies
    • 16,897 views

  22. Where's everyone from?

    By WheelCrazy,
    • 276 replies
    • 22,081 views

  23. NEWBIES..... LETS STICK TOGETHER

    By pattiecakes79,
    • 268 replies
    • 18,780 views

  24. BORICUA..wepppaa

    By dat_sweetmami,
    • 259 replies
    • 14,289 views

  25. HELLO, any oldies out there? I'm almost 63 and want to live.

    By FatAttack,
    • 252 replies
    • 16,786 views

  26. Any FEBRUARY sleevers?!

    By Salinagetssleeved,
    • 252 replies
    • 13,442 views

  27. Where is everyone from?

    By atontor,
    • 251 replies
    • 16,415 views

  28. The 1st Day Of My Gastric Sleeve Surgery Journey

    By GetInMyBelly,
    • 249 replies
    • 25,771 views

  29. June sleevers?

    By Healthier2day1227,
    • 236 replies
    • 17,879 views

  30. Any November Sleevers?

    By Ladybird06,
    • 230 replies
    • 13,210 views

  31. September Sleevers!

    By Smashley23,
    • 228 replies
    • 16,302 views

  32. Laura's RNY Journey; Age 31 Starting Weight 365

    By Laura7,
    • 225 replies
    • 23,353 views

  33. Aussie girl sleeve Fri 28 August!

    By smileygal,
    • 215 replies
    • 12,656 views

  34. July 30th is the day! Who is with me?

    By Dawnyellow,
    • 208 replies
    • 11,364 views

  35. Any May 2014 sleevers?

    By Nessa39,
    • 203 replies
    • 14,207 views

  36. I need to do this, no matter what

    By Micoxv,
    • 191 replies
    • 16,424 views

  37. Kristen's Journey From Pre-Op and Beyond

    By KristenVSG2014,
    • 187 replies
    • 28,291 views

  38. All sept banders are you up for a challenge?

    By itstime,
    • 187 replies
    • 12,013 views

  39. Almost Died Fm Vsg Surgery.

    By Kim David,
    • 186 replies
    • 30,066 views

  40. And So Our Journey Begins...

    By MistyAnnMoon829,
    • 179 replies
    • 19,398 views

  41. Little Green getting little(r)

    By Little Green,
    • 177 replies
    • 16,584 views

  42. Iband With Gastric Sleeve Plication

    By dragonfly2009,   
    • 174 replies
    • 19,347 views

  43. A New Day

    By blissfulbeing,
    • 172 replies
    • 11,836 views

  44. I did it! Got sleeved yesterday 9/2!

    By #BirdDog,
    • 171 replies
    • 22,048 views

  45. Calling All March 18 Sleevers

    By Melinda1,
    • 170 replies
    • 11,184 views

  46. Any February 2009 Bansters?

    By exumtam,
    • 170 replies
    • 12,938 views

  47. Sleevers 15th September to 21st September Check in

    By knzt,
    • 164 replies
    • 10,309 views

  48. Banding.....August 2007! Who else?

    By JudiM,
    • 163 replies
    • 11,887 views

  49. What a 150 lb weight loss looks like...

    By nikki82,
    • 163 replies
    • 15,487 views

  50. June surgery

    By Lemm61,
    • 161 replies
    • 10,937 views

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    • buildabetteranna

      buildabetteranna

      Down 33 lbs and slightly stalled, but I'm gonna reevaluate and push through. I started back to work last week after 2 years of being disabled due to mental health as well as my weight. It's a great job and I'm just so happy to have this opportunity at a second chance at life. Hope everyone is having their best journey ❤️ Together, we got this!
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    • Bashbee91

      Bashbee91

      Hey guys new to the process looking forward to this new life. 
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    • Bugg

      Bugg

      Hi everyone! I’m brand new here. I just went through all my pre-op requirements per my insurance company and now everything has been submitted and I’m just waiting for final approval and my surgery date. I’ve been doing research, watching YouTube videos, TikTok’s, ect.. trying to prepare my mind and what to expect so I’ll be ready for the surgery. I was so sure and so set and so ready and excited. However, now that I’ve done everything & it’s almost here, I am sooooooo scared! I know why I want it bc I’ve tried everything and I just don’t feel like I can lose weight by myself. I’m tired of being overweight my entire life. I’m miserable, but I keep psyching myself out afraid of GERD bc I know how that can be and I don’t want to have to get a bypass after already gaining the courage to even get VSG. I’m scared of complications like I’mgoing to regret doing it and be depressed that I didn’t just be more disciplined and try again to lose the weight on my own even sitting here typing this knowing in my mind i just can’t and don’t possess the discipline. I’m also afraid I won’t be able to handle the restrictions of the sleeve. What do I eat? I don’t know how to eat healthy really and don’t enjoy healthy food. I don’t know how to do this! I feel so defeated!Someone tell me they felt anything similar to this or am I not ready? I thought I was. I am so tired of being sick and tired and so tired of myself and so tired of being stuck and stuck in this body and somebody different on the outside from what I feel inside. I just want to ball up and cry.
      · 1 reply
      1. stevieoriole

        stevieoriole

        Am feeling this right now. My surgery date is 4/1. Sign the consent tomorrow. I feel like I overloaded myself with too much info, too many opinions. Got to the point where I was wondering if I should do this. Then I thought of my reasons for taking this step and that settled my nerves. Still get moments of doubt but am striving forward. Am just going to follow my book from the surgeon. Joined this because I was told by my dietician that I should do this for support

    • buildabetteranna

      buildabetteranna

      over 20 lbs down since4 the pre surgery diet and surgery on the 14th
      · 1 reply
      1. Selina333

        Selina333

        Yay!! Congrats. I know how good that feels. 🤩

    • Jenopolis

      Jenopolis

      Had a sleeve in 2017, lost over 100 pounds. Had a DS surgery this year (2025) for more sustainable weight loss. 🤞
      · 0 replies
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