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Just thought I would share a bit of humor. First and foremost remember, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent". I am 9 months out of surgery, and have now lost 230 lbs. and losing. It is quite a change. So I get home from work on evening and step out of my car and a lady in our neighborhood, whom I have known from a distance for 20 years, is walking her dog as she does everyday. She stops in front of my house and looks at me and this is how the conversation goes...... HER - Are you the same person? The same person who has lived here for years? ME - Yes it's me, how are you doing? HER - YOU HAVE LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT! YOU WERE SO BIG! ME - Yes, thank you, I have lost quite a bit of weight. HER - (throwing her arms out as if she was being nailed to a cross) BUT YOU WERE SO BIG! YOU WERE HUGE! And now you look great. How much have you lost? ME - 228 lbs. HER - THAT IS AMAZING! (she had such an excited look on your face) How did you do it? ME - I had surgery. HER - Oh! (and her face deflated, and she looked down her nose with disapproval) These people think we have cheated because we had surgery, or took the easy way out. Little do they know. LOL! I swear I get that reaction so many times when I mention surgery. I am not one to lie, but I think this is going to start being my response to that question we all get of "how did you do it?" My Answer Will Be - I drink a Coke and have chocolate everyday, and eat pasta at least three times a week. At least the look on their faces will be better than that look of disapproval.

Surgery is scheduled for 3/26. I am pumped. I'm giving coffee and sparking water up now, exercising every day and getting my vitamin routine down now as well. I know I will never be fully prepared for life post op but want to have some healthy habits already established. Super sad to give up my bubble water, it's a definite addiction. Wish me luck and away we go!

What Kim said. It does get easier. When I gave up smoking years ago the first 3 days were pretty miserable. You'll get over that hump and it won't be so bad. It was the same with the liquid diet. Hey...at least you get a bar! I would have cut someone for a packet of saltines after the first week. You got this!

Are you familiar with the concept of head hunger? It's when your brain says, "Feed me!" even when your body doesn't need more fuel. It's a huge contributor to weight gain. MANY of us have experienced it. My suggestion is to really understand the concept & be prepared when it arrives. That will give you a huge advantage before & after your surgery. Good luck! You are not alone.

I was sleeved on 2/14 and I’m off full liquids on Wednesday (yayyyy) Please share any ideas for soft diet phase recipes to make it a little more interesting that just eating everything plain and separate. My plan is easy to follow but on their same meals it’s very vague and doesn’t give any ideas for making anything in a simple recipe. I’m so bored with the things I can have on full liquids so I’m hoping to find something I can look forward to making. Haha. The ricotta bake posted earlier looks awesome! Thank you!!

I didn’t have to do another one. My sleep doctor just went over what to expect as I lost weight. I will need another one as I get closer to goal weight however. HW-292 • SW (6/29/17) 256.6 • CW 175.0

Depends on the insurance company. Only way to know for sure is to call them.

My surgeon felt I was losing to quickly also. At my 8 month check up I was down 100 pounds. Although he was very impressed he increased my caloric goal. He was also impressed because even though I’ve lost that much I do not have as much skin as he thought I had.

Had my first appointment , went well. He suggested I stay at 40 until the day of surgery so there is no denying my coverage.

Weight loss is achieved during the short weight loss phase through meal volume control. The two operative words here are short and volume. So if you want to maximize your weight loss during this phase, you need to adhere to the program guidelines. I slid into the maintenance phase at 7 months. I had RNY gastric bypass. Sleeve patients lose weight at a much slower pace but often can achieve nearly the same weight loss as gastric bypass patients. Many sleeve patients are still in the weight loss phase 2 years post-op.