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wishing you a speedy recovery

How did your surgery go? How are you doing now? Thank you all for the well wishes. The procedure went great Kris77. The worst thing for me after the procedure was feeling nauseous but the meds they gave me helped a bunch. I left the hospital the following day and today was my first day at home. I was able to walk around the block twice today and have taken no pain meds. I feel very good about the way things are going.

My whole life long as I can remember since I watched Christopher Reeves in Superman I've been obsessed. I've bought multiple shirts with the big 'S' on front but most only go up to X or 2X so that's my dream to wear one of them and possibly have a nice chest to fill it out 😀 Up up and away!!

hey guys..... been a long time. Update: We are nearing a conclusion on the propery settlement with my ex.... it's been two longggg years. It will be two years March that my beloved Tina (my band) has been gone. Not going to lie, keeping the weight off has been HARD... but still chugging along. Weight is at 155ish.... but I joined Crossfit and my body is becoming more leaner and stronger. I didn't realize how weak i had become. I really thought id die doing crossfit.... but i have really started to love it.... I know... but i do. Two weekends ago... i bought my very first wedding dress.... (picture attached). I know i was married twice but both were when i was prego... and never had one. This is the last time, so im doing it right. We are going to Jekyll Island Club Resort.... Looks like September 2019.... Thursday the 7th we leave for a short mini vaca to San Pedro.... and then the Honeymoon May 15-24 is in Italy.... Venice, Florence and then Rome. I know we are doing it backwards, the the trip was planned first. Miss you guys..... if anyone wants to fb me or Instagram or email..... Christina Callahan Cenac (fb), christinacenac (Instagram) or christina2315dd@yahoo.com (email) P.S. Yes the dress still needs adjustments... hehe

I would say if you are steady in weight that you might not want to do this? I don't know your BMI but in the Netherlands the minimum for a gastric bypass/sleeve is 35 with co-morbidities or 40 without. If your lap band is giving you problems, you can consider it, but I wouldn't expect too much weight loss after? Good luck either way

That’s so cute! I can’t wait to confidently wear things like that.

DAMN!!!! YOU LOOK AMAZING KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK !!!

Do what you can today to make your post-op life easier. The recovery is a little harder than I anticipated. Fill your pantry with protein shakes, sugar free jello, popsicles, broth, and gas-x. I cleaned my whole house the night before and put away all dishes and laundry so I wouldn't have to think about it. Anticipate being off your feet, except for short walks to relieve gas, for the next 2-3 days. Keep your head up, it does get better. Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

[emoji79] lol coño. You look ausome Sent from my LGMS210 using BariatricPal mobile app

Surgery will knock off 50+ pounds over the first year. But regain IS possible, so you would forever have to be vigilant as to your calories in/out post-op as well. One thing most of us didn't know before starting this process.. (but we are learning now..): Exercise has relatively little to do with weight loss.. it's all about what you eat. In fact, after a minimal level of exercise that is enough to make you strong and maintain your lean body mass (muscles and bones, etc)... exercise is actually counter-productive because it makes you HUNGRY (one of your biggest complaints). If I could guarantee you would heal up from surgery without a problem, and live your life, forever healthy.. then I'd say it was a good option, and you should run out and do it tomorrow. The problem is that that isn't necessarily gonna be the case. Complications can and do happen, and some can be life altering, or even life-ending. It would be a shame for you to take that risk, when your body is likely just screaming for balance. Go to the gym twice a week to do weights. Walk 3 miles every day. That's it. Any more exercise isn't really needed. Check into getting your RMR/BMR tested, then use that information as a baseline for figuring out how many calories to eat. The thing is, that these suggestions are the same as we all have to do after surgery anyway.. you should just try them first.