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Well January finally did it. Started the month and ended the month at the exact same weight. First time my weight journal has had a Zero written in it. Feb 1 is the 18 month mark and it does feel like the end of one journey and the start of another. Do not see the surgeon again till August but he was happy at 175 so i do not see any issues there.

Starting week 7 post op. I can start with normal foods. Yay! But I still have trouble getting more than 3oz in. Boo! I weigh myself on Sundays and the weight loss is frustraaaatingly slow. There was one week where I lost 2 lbs. But all the others I lose less than a lb per week. Is this normal? How can this be when I'm basically starving (on average 500 cals a day)? I'm worried that if I ever get to the 1000-1200 cals per day I'll stop losing weight or start gaining again! And I still have like 50lbs to go to reach my goal. I'm afraid I'll never get there.

Thank you for that post. So happy you were able to avoid shoulder surgery and comforted by the fact that your surgeons also said 6 weeks to recover was enough to have another surgery. So sorry about the broken foot and glad to hear its healed. Keep me posted if any thing changes on your shoulder and wishing you good luck as well.

Congratulations! Hopefully this time it sticks and we see you on the losers bench soon!

Usually medications/supplements promoting blood clotting and bleeding during or after surgery are stopped 2-3 weeks before surgery. These include low dose aspirin, multivitamins containing vitamins A, E, D, K, iron. Also blood thinners like warfarin. Sent from my SM-G950U using BariatricPal mobile app

May this time be the winning time in your life, just about 6 weeks to finish readying yourself for this life change. You probably feel excited but a little anxious, hang with us, we'll try to help you beat the collywobbles in the pit of your stomach!😝

Try to use small medicine cups. They worked for me pretty well Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

I started in 2017 feb. I didn't realize nurse practitioners visits did not count. Had to restart, missed a session and restart. I was also in the mode that I could do it myself. Then really 7 consecutive visits, card eval(stress test), 14 day cpap machine compliance, primary doc approval. 3 different records from 3 years that showed obesity. Insurance approval came back within 4 days. I have BCBS of AL.

I'm only telling my husband. When others ask if I've lost weight I'm just going to shrug it off and say, "I dunno, I don't weigh" and then they hopefully won't ask how much or pursue it any further. I am happy and confident with my decision to have had the WLS but it's not anybody else's business and I don't want them sizing me up every time they see me.

If you have had serious issues with major unipolar depression and/or bi-polar depression in the past, this can be a challenging time for you because your hormones are all out of whack which can trigger lots of feelings (good an bad). One of the problems with being obese is that fat cells produce and store estrogen. As you burn those cells off, the estrogen is being released into your blood stream. This will throw off your hormonal balance in a major way. [This effects both men and women btw]. It will cause mood swings and can make you downright irritable--like super PMS. If you're unhappy with your p.doc in general, by all means get a new one. If, however, this is just a concern about your current mood, try to get an appointment as soon as possible, but don't look to change docs right now if he or she has been doing a good job for you in general. It's hard to find a good p.doc and there aren't many (or any) p.docs that specialize in treating bariatric patients (we aren't really all that different from any other patient once our bodies adapt to the new physiology). You should, however, go to your bariatric support group meetings. My practice has them twice a month. It's a great way to meet other people that are going through the same things you're going through (or have been them already). Try to get that appointment to see your p.doc, but if he or she has been doing a good job for you so far, don't run out and change. New docs often like to change up meds and that can really add fuel to the fire. This hormonal spike is going to be a short term issue (a few months at the most)--not a life long thing. So, you are only talking about dealing with unusual emotions for a little while--and then you get back to being yourself (with all the usual issues that you had before surgery, but with less weight to carry around). If have issues with major depression and you feel yourself slipping into a downward spiral, you might also look into seeing a doctor or clinic that could give you ketamine infusion. That would definitely take the edge off while you go through the adjustment phase. My wife suffers with major depression (has for years) and she gets ketamine treatments every 3-4 weeks depending on what's going on. It's not a cure all, but it makes a huge difference!!!