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@bogglesauce you can do anything that you put your mind to. What others achieve has nothing to do with what you can do. Surgery is a tool only, how you use it is up to you. Little by little you will need to change your relationship with food. Eat to live not live to eat. Follow the program, exercise, no flour, sugar, bread, pasta, rice or potatoes. Protein 1st, non-starchy veggies second. Non calorie liquids only, stopping 1/2 hr before & after meals. Eat when truly hungry, stop at 1st sign of full. While I treat myself occasionally, this is now my life and I never feel deprived of anything. A helpful mindset that I heard is to tell yourself/others, "I don't eat that" rather than "I can't eat that" A simple thing, but very empowering. Pre-surgery, I didn't weigh much less than you. Was 275 the last time I weighed myself, so was probably closer to 300. Got to 115, been maintaining 122 for almost 4 years.

Just had my first few teaspoons of custard. Went down smoothly and tasted good. Full after 4 tablespoons! My surgeon says eat anything liquid that you can get though a straw that is really runny, e.g. Custard, broth, runny yogurts, the higher in protein like Dairy is the better.

So glad you made it through ok and are home. Take care of yourself and keep us posted. 😊

Good news on approval and good luck on your surgery.

Status update: Well I just checked online with my insurance and I have been approved for both the sleeve and hernia repair . Now I am waiting on the doctor's office to call with a surgery date and all of the pre-op requirements. OMG, I had planned my timeline of an Oct. surgery and now it will be November hopefully which is causing me to re-arrange in my mind my whole recovery timeline. I wanted to be able to go to a particular NFL game in December but I may not be able to travel nor travel over seas for work in December.(bummer) I'm so ready to have this surgery so I can start the recovery process.

Wow getting close! Good luck just keep positive and follow guidelines and you'll be fine. It's overwhelming at first figuring out what to eat the first few weeks but then gets easier.

Down to 157 after a looooong stall and am still happy with the process. Having rotator cuff and bicep tendon repair in a few days and am anxious to see how I manage to maintain weight loss through the long recovery. Fingers crossed!

I'm about three days out. I have lots of gas causing cramps. The major paid is surface sourness from the incisions. It get painful/uncomfortable when I consume to 3 ounces. I asked my doctor about that, he said it's normal, and my capacity will increase. I have yes to feel "hunger" like before. If the pain is after you eat, then you'r filling yourself up... I think I know that feeling now, and it comes SOOO easy.

The transition to solid foods such as Steak and Chicken can be a rough one. I found that softer foods in the form of chili and soups went down much easier, so I made my own homemade high protein soups and chilis. I have included some of the recipes at the end of the following article. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery.pdf

Status Updates My paperwork for the surgery has been submitted, now I 'm just waiting on approval from the insurance company. My follow up appointment for CPAP went well, I don't have to go back for another year. So now it's the wait and see game for me and now it looks like surgery will be in November (depending approval) instead of October since I still have to do the pre-op liquid diet for 10 days prior to surgery. Thanks everyone for the encouragement and listening to me rant and rave.