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Pretty happy with my progress. Was hoping for 90 down today by today, but hit 88.2. so almost there. Revising my goal down now. Hit overweight last month! People le who haven't seen me in a year aren't recognizing me. So here is that...

Gastric Bypass Very excited about the future as I had my surgery this past Wednesday the 24th of May. I was duped into believing I would be back to work next week and after 4 days that's not gonna happen. I haven't any issues as of yet, liquids and broth all going down fine and the pop cycles are special. I look forward to a better me as I love playing with the grands. HW: 338 on February 27th SW: 289 on May 23rd GW: 190 or anywhere that I can play with the babies in the park

Everyone is shocked when the scale first jumps up by a pound or three. It's a normal part of the weight loss adventure. It is not fat weight. And there is nothing you have done wrong or could do to prevent it. Watching the scale for me is like watching the ball in a basketball game (except each basket scored is a pound lost)... there is a lot more dribbling and passing that occurs than successful baskets! (And that breathless pause as the ball circles the rim is spot on too!)

I'm in the same boat as you! And 3 weeks post op to the day and weigh 2 pounds more than I did a few days ago. We have to remember that gains at this stage are most likely hormonal/water weight. It's highly unlikely that we're consuming enough calories to gain fat (1 pound of fat=3500 Calories). If you're easily anxious like me and also following a low carb diet, you could choose to buy some ketone strips. A bottle of them is inexpensive. You just pee on one and it'll tell you if your body is releasing ketones or not (ketones are one sign that your body has turned to burning fat for energy) Good luck! Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm silently freaking out , anxious and my stomach hurts haha, maybe it knows something's up. I can't believe it's finally here. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm very sorry for the loss of your uncle. I had similar thoughts as you - I didn't want to die at 65 (or earlier!) a burden to my family because of my weight. It was time to do something drastic...

june 1 here.

Omg yes I felt like this. I literally almost walked out surgery Day because it got delayed. I'm now six days post op and have zero regrets. Even if you manage to lose the weight can you keep it off? I told myself to either accept being fat or do the surgery but if I chose not to do the surgery I wasn't allowed to whine about my weight any more. Invest in therapy to get at the root of your overeating before surgery. Then you'll be ready.

Surgery date: 12/21/16 Age: 60 HW: 286 SW: 256 CW: 186 Wanted to post these pics to give everyone inspiration! (including myself lol)

Thanks for all the support everyone! Next Thursday can't come quickly enough. I am so... hungry... I upped my protein so now I am doing two servings of the Unjury Chicken Soup protein powder twice a day so that's giving me about 84g of protein a day and the reat of the day I drink water, ice, popsicles, broth... I am just tired of it and ready to be over. So ready to be over. I am not currently doing any of the sweet protein shakes because I cannot stomach any sweet stuff anymore. In fact, if you told me to go get some real ice cream right now I would just walk the other way. Tell you what though... I am so looking forward to eating my one or two tbsp of cottage cheese that first week after surgery. Omg, that sounds divine right now! Sent from my SM-G920V using BariatricPal mobile app