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I haven't been to the Mansfield one yet. Tonight is my first. But the Arlington one has very nice people. I'm going to try to go to a couple of meetings a month to keep me on the straight and narrow Last month, the speaker was the therapist that I had met with pre-surgery, discussing support systems and emotional eating. This month I think they're doing sample healthy foods and recipes. It's not separated by the type of surgery. Just any bariatric procedure.

I'm in the same boat. I honestly went so far as to try to buy tape worms online but couldn't find any.

I am hoping the body stuff will be okay (I am 60 and have no plans to parade around in a bikini) but I have already planned a face/neck lift once I reach goal. My face already shows damage from years of smoking and I am sure the wrinkles will get worse after I lose the weight. Plan to continue weight training, yoga and cardio to help the body as much as possible. I also don't want to go below 150 since that was my weight for years until my early 40s.

Awesome! Just imagine how you're going to feel post op! Keep up the great work! [emoji4]

Totally off topic but I wanted to take a moment to congratulate you on being so close to goal weight.

I am on my 5th day and It is just hitting me. Not hungry, but I just need to chew so I have succumbed to eating ice and my popsicles lol 9 more days to go

1199 is the insurance my job provides. It's a union job.

I wonder if you are reading in different places to me - overwhelmingly what I read here is positive. Tips, tricks, tools, successes and triumphs. A few things gone wrong - every time followed by encouragement on putting it right. I have got so much out of the great ideas on the recipes/food/nutrition forums. I love, at the moment, the fitness and exercise forum, as I try and step up my fitness. Hugely positive place! Nice to add your news of good progress to add to the positivity total!

that sucks! I remember when I was your stage... I hated thinking about going to the grocery store because nothing tasted right. Luckily for me, that went away. I don't have many aversions to anything now. So give it some time, you may enjoy it again.

But your life isn’t over. You are only 30. As frustrating as it is with surgery there are potential complications, that’s why we sign consents to let surgeons operate on us. There are no guarantees that each of us will tolerate the operation the same. You cannot predict what will happen to you after surgery. There are many risks to remaining obese as well. The only thing you can do now is focus on healing and following your diet guidelines. Not all people that have complications have them forever, so don’t get stuck in a negative way of thinking that what you are experiencing now will last the rest of your life. Start on miralax for the constipation. Not pooping can make you miserable. Work on meeting the fluid goals. One day at a time. If you continue to have issues maybe it is prudent to have a second opinion.