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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. Please Let The Hair Loss Stop!

    By need2bthin!,
    • 48 replies
    • 3,409 views

  2. Calling all Nurses.....

    By KathyM,
    • 21 replies
    • 3,409 views

  3. 2 weeks post op

    By janet b,
    • 16 replies
    • 3,409 views

  4. First consultation tomorrow

    By sweetrose1979,
    • 53 replies
    • 3,408 views

  5. Hey everyone 6 months post op 90 lbs down

    By bagonian74,
    • 37 replies
    • 3,406 views

  6. Have to be re-sleeved!

    By vicki s,
    • 45 replies
    • 3,404 views

  7. Had Vsg Today !

    By Crawford,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,403 views

  8. New guy here from Plano, TX

    By rousselin02,
    • 20 replies
    • 3,403 views

  9. minutes from getting sleeved!

    By annearctica,
    • 30 replies
    • 3,402 views

  10. How I got here...

    By ShooterInTheSix,
    • 3 replies
    • 3,401 views

  11. One Year Ago Today I Changed The Course Of My Life

    By Amanda131,   
    • 36 replies
    • 3,400 views

  12. Pills

    By wildlyme,
    • 14 replies
    • 3,400 views

  13. Before and After pics 18 months post weight loss surgery operation

    By TropicalGirl1205,
    • 34 replies
    • 3,400 views

  14. 2 days away from being ONE YEAR post op!!! (actually posted pics)

    By goldenbarbie,
    • 21 replies
    • 3,399 views

  15. Early Plateau after 7 weeks

    By taurus71,
    • 11 replies
    • 3,397 views

  16. Hola

    By totiss,
    • 71 replies
    • 3,395 views

  17. 100 lbs gone wow

    By bagonian74,
    • 33 replies
    • 3,395 views

  18. oh no...!!! you didn't......!!!!!

    By GA Girl Best in the World,
    • 23 replies
    • 3,394 views

  19. Nervous

    By blondebarse,
    • 32 replies
    • 3,388 views

  20. 8-Year ANNIVERSARY

    By stevedallas,
    • 6 replies
    • 3,385 views

  21. very sick!

    By SANDIC521,
    • 22 replies
    • 3,382 views

  22. Apple Watch - As Tool for Sleevers

    By RaginCajun,
    • 4 replies
    • 3,380 views

  23. How long does it take from start to finish?

    By SusieC,
    • 19 replies
    • 3,379 views

  24. Over 3 Years and Counting...

    By LUCK,
    • 24 replies
    • 3,378 views

  25. BCBS of Texas coverage

    By kristie_r32,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,375 views

  26. Why Did You Choose The Sleeve?

    By pebbles99,
    • 28 replies
    • 3,371 views

  27. Anyone from NC?

    By Quilter at Heart,
    • 34 replies
    • 3,371 views

  28. Viviscal Hair Growth Program

    By brendaliz_r,
    • 2 replies
    • 3,371 views

  29. The best decision I ever made

    By llfonseca,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,370 views

  30. I Wish I Had Known Before Surgery...

    By mizzlaw,   
    • 16 replies
    • 3,370 views

  31. Throw out the Scale

    By missmickeyd,
    • 39 replies
    • 3,368 views

  32. Getting Started

    By JudyJudyJudy,
    • 31 replies
    • 3,364 views

  33. Drinking pop

    By sbailey1,
    • 33 replies
    • 3,362 views

  34. Nearly 4 Years On

    By icequeen,
    • 20 replies
    • 3,360 views

  35. Anybody older doing this?

    By amoreno,
    • 50 replies
    • 3,360 views

  36. I used to be too fat and now I'm too thin...I just can't win

    By enoughisenough,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,360 views

  37. Liver reduction diet questions!

    By Yvette804,
    • 25 replies
    • 3,359 views

  38. Face To Face Friday!

    By Iscarelys,
    • 30 replies
    • 3,359 views

  39. Scared of being Skinny

    By breekahouse,
    • 24 replies
    • 3,358 views

  40. Another disappointed bandster

    By Jennet,
    • 22 replies
    • 3,358 views

  41. Do you have insurance that approved the sleeve?

    By karaserene1985,
    • 27 replies
    • 3,356 views

  42. My Husband Abandoned me 3 days before Surgery :(

    By sweetiediaz,
    • 41 replies
    • 3,351 views

  43. Things that I can't wait for or even imagine!

    By Jboyd2014,
    • 34 replies
    • 3,350 views

  44. Before It's Too Late

    By SkinnyOnMe,
    • 23 replies
    • 3,349 views

  45. Thought I would lose weight faster- trying to stay positive

    By wannabthin1,
    • 41 replies
    • 3,349 views

  46. Food And The First 2 Weeks Of The Gastric Sleeve

    By Jellyfish,   
    • 33 replies
    • 3,347 views

  47. One year surgiversary!

    By Healthier2day1227,
    • 46 replies
    • 3,347 views

  48. Federal BCBS

    By WVLoser,
    • 16 replies
    • 3,346 views

  49. Does ANYONE have any feedback on Dr. Fred Maese

    By its my time,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,345 views

  50. how do you keep this a secret?

    By miangr,
    • 25 replies
    • 3,345 views

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    • cryoder22

      cryoder22

      Day 1 of pre-op liquid diet (3 weeks) and I'm having a hard time already. I feel hungry and just want to eat. I got the protein and supplements recommend by my program and having a hard time getting 1 down. My doctor / nutritionist has me on the following:
      1 protein shake (bariatric advantage chocolate) with 8 oz of fat free milk 1 snack = 1 unjury protein shake (root beer) 1 protein shake (bariatric advantage orange cream) 1 snack = 1 unjury protein bar 1 protein shake (bariatric advantace orange cream or chocolate) 1 snack = 1 unjury protein soup (chicken) 3 servings of sugar free jello and popsicles throughout the day. 64 oz of water (I have flavor packets). Hot tea and coffee with splenda has been approved as well. Does anyone recommend anything for the next 3 weeks?
      · 1 reply
      1. NickelChip

        NickelChip

        All I can tell you is that for me, it got easier after the first week. The hunger pains got less intense and I kind of got used to it and gave up torturing myself by thinking about food. But if you can, get anything tempting out of the house and avoid being around people who are eating. I sent my kids to my parents' house for two weeks so I wouldn't have to prepare meals I couldn't eat. After surgery, the hunger was totally gone.

    • buildabetteranna

      buildabetteranna

      I have my final approval from my insurance, only thing holding up things is one last x-ray needed, which I have scheduled for the fourth of next month, which is my birthday.

      · 0 replies
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    • BetterLeah

      BetterLeah

      Woohoo! I have 7 more days till surgery, So far I am already down a total of 20lbs since I started this journey. 
      · 1 reply
      1. NeonRaven8919

        NeonRaven8919

        Well done! I'm 9 days away from surgery! Keep us updated!

    • Ladiva04

      Ladiva04

      Hello,
      I had my surgery on the 25th of June of this year. Starting off at 117 kilos.😒
      · 1 reply
      1. NeonRaven8919

        NeonRaven8919

        Congrats on the surgery!

    • Sandra Austin Tx

      Sandra Austin Tx

      I’m 6 days post op as of today. I had the gastric bypass 
      · 0 replies
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