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Hello all So the last time i posted i was having anxiety about the blood work and quitting smoking. So far i have been smoke free for 3 weeks and I had the pre op testing done on friday. They said the results would be in the same day and I havent heard anything... Well that was friday but I'm going to remain positive and get through this week as calmly as possible. Oh did i mention my surgey is scheduled for next Wednesday the 26th?? Anyway im required to do a liquid diet with popsicles and boiled eggs being the only solids i can eat until surgery.. Wish me luck with that one since boiled eggs give me heart burn😡

I like this topic. Surgery approaching June 12th. I know I am making the right decision but still having a lot of anxiety. As someone else said it would be irrational NOT to have anxiety before surgery.

Here's a great thread that deals with doing the head work, losing regain, getting and staying on track, head hunger, emotional eating, etc!

do you all wish you had a hospital bed at home following the surgery?

THE ONLY WAY ANYBODY CAN DRIVE YOU CRAZY IS IF YOU GIVE THEM THE KEYS TO YOUR LIFE.

I didn't have any problems sleeping in my regular bed when I got home

Walking for now at your own pace. I started to walk on the treadmill one week after surgery for 30-40 mins. I tried the elliptical at 2 weeks out but did not have the strength and stuck to the treadmill. I am 6 weeks out and started spinning 2 weeks ago and the elliptical machine is a breeze. I am waiting for clearance for weights next week once I see my medical team on Wednesday. Congratulations and good luck.

nope - you're fine. DO NOT worry about your rate of weight loss. For one thing, they pumped you full of IV fluids at the hospital. It takes a few days for that to work its way out of your system. For another, rate of weight loss is a very individual thing, depending on many factors - gender, age, starting BMI, metabolic rate, etc. It's way too early to even tell what your rate of weight loss is, in fact. Once you start dropping weight, though, keep in mind that your commitment to your program will have an INFINITELY greater effect on your ultimate success than your rate of weight loss will. I was a slow loser from the get-go, but I really stuck to my program and lost 100% of my excess weight. I know several others who have as well. You really have no control over your rate of weight loss - the only thing you have control of is whether or not you stick to your program. And the weight WILL come off if you stick to your program. For now, just focus on getting in your protein and your fluids and try not to worry about how fast or slow you're losing weight!

I am 4 months out from a revision from lapband to RNY. I have no regrets and would do it again in a flash. I have lost the weight I had regained and am now sitting around my goal. The only time I have issues is when I do something silly like thinking I can eat 🎂

The weight started coming off right away but i did have an early stall. I'm now steadily losing 1-2 lbs a week. They told me due to my previous surgeries that i would lose slower. I lost 8lbs prior to surgery and 32 since December 5th.