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Hey, fellas. Figured I’d share my stats and experience, as it may help some of you. Surgery was on 8/15/2018 SW: 210 CW: 125 That’s 85 lbs down!! I do this by living a low carb, clean eating lifestyle, and on most days I attempt to keep my calories below 1000. Originally the calorie counting was barely a challenge, lately however, my sleeve has been able to accommodate lots more and...well...whoops. I use the app Baritastic (which I recommend!!). It was a game changer for me. It keeps me accountable for everything I eat, drink, exersize... oh exercise, I don’t do it. 😳 I try to do some muscle building about twice a week, as my muscle mass has depleted ssiigniificantllyy since surgery, but other than that, I barely work out. I’d like to start though. Maybe some cardio from this week onward. I’m still pretty weak, weirdly. I was told a full recovery can take a year. Fingers crossed. HMU with questions. I’m here for you, beautifuls.

Hey Alpaca congratulations on your journey so far. Don't let the gym scare you trust me it's not really that intimidating. Pick a time when it's not really crowded. My gym is mostly crowded in the evening so you can find out the peak hours. If you are unfamiliar with the machines most gyms give a tour and instructions on how to use them. You can also sign up for personal training . It can be expensive but they offer group sessions. Don't pay attention to those fit looking people just work at your own pace. If you don't want to hit the gym there are loads of YouTube videos that you can do in the comfort of your home. Or better yet pick an outside activity that you can enjoy. You got this!

Check your potassium. I was in the ER yesterday with all the same things, plus high bp, high bs and a fever. I'm severely low and was barely having any energy for 4 days. I think the diarrhea caused all my problems. Good luck feeling better!

Well hello, anyone and everyone who might be reading this I'm Nikki, 26 year old soon to be RN who is going full time to nursing school, already have Bachelor's in Biology, been married, getting divorced, moved out, work full time in an ER, so what better to do than get surgery? Not any surgery, as you all know, a life altering all consuming procedure that literally drains me of all my self control and sanity. I guess what I am trying to do with this post is see if there is anyone like me out there. Young, stressed, and wanting nothing more then to live their best life. So I ask you this, question #1, what made you want to get this done? For some of us, like me, it is to be healthy to decrease risks of diabetes or heart disease. Others, also like me, want to look and feel how they do on the inside to be expressed on the outside. I am one week away from my surgery, I have the joy of drinking protein shakes that taste like they want to be food but just can't get seem to get their sh*t together. Can I censor curse on here? Well I am going to! What makes it worse is you can't escape food, even in the comfort of your own home people are eating in your shows, commercials, your neighbors are cooking...I swear I'm not crazy, just theses shakes have me dying to eat! Alright, question # 2... even though some of us are so close to the finish line and are about to get the surgery or we are on lap 2 of the race and are post-op, does anyone just want to quit? In my head I feel like it is so much easier to just be overweight, obese, clog my arteries with delicious fried foods and just accept the fact that people will always look at me funny because I am nothing like the models. But then I remember, I am too stubborn and too determined to die young or live a life where I depend on someone to push me around because I can't waddle any more. I hope none of my crude, blunt, sarcastic demeanor offends anyone..I just hoping to find like-minded support. I live in a state where I have no family and limited friends, most if not all of them don't support my choice to get surgery to fix my weight issue...I guess this is question #3 who else has to deal with backlash, judgement, and the constant "well did you try cardio, how about this diet or this" in their lives? I look forward to hearing anyone's responses to these questions Kisses

Welcome to the forum! You will find a lot of different stories if you search. Some may mirror yours, some completely different. One thing in common: We made (or are making) the change and all the efforts that go along with it. Big accomplishment. Good luck with the upcoming surgery. You will be amazed what a difference a year can make along with proper support (online or in person), and a dynamic attitude. 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

Hey Marla, welcome, come on in, sit a spell and is there anything we can to help you with your journey toward better health?

Girl you are rocking it!! I’m on day 6 of liquid diet and down 11lbs. Surgery is the 25th. I hope I drop 20lbs as fast as you. I also started 40lbs heavier.

I'm glad to hear other peeps are like me. Not glad that ur sick too, but at least I know I'm not alone. Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

I always stall if I am sick, the meds are full of SUGAR and I have no apetite. plenty of fluids and rest my friend!

We were broke students when we got hitched so my original ring was not an expensive one. We always planned to upgrade our rings, but haven’t yet. When it got too loose, I picked up this pretty silver ring from a local artisan to replace it with. I’ll keep replacing it with inexpensive rings until my weight stabilizes and then plan to work with the local artisan to make custom gold “forever” rings.