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Now 10 months post op and down 109lbs from my peak. Calories are edging higher now in the 1200-1600 range. With respect to meals my brain feels totally retrained on how much to eat. My challenges are sugar and slider food which is extremely calorie dense but not offering the same restriction. Below is my weekly chart to give everyone a sense of what the rate of loss looks like. Still not exercising as much as I should which is the last thing hindering my progress. I am quite good at making excuses not to do actual exercise and much prefer things activity based.

Not going to be easy I am going to take the view you did not tell anyone, Sip your broth eat your popsickles and enjoy the new found you! You have to kick the head game food addiction so focus on your health and work

The best piece of advice I can give is to go in positive. Don't assume you'll have complications. Yes we hear from the people who have issues and are in pain, tired, etc. But that's because they're feeling bad and want help and support. What we tend not to see is the other 98% of us where everything went off without a hitch. I walked and walked and drank a ton of fluids and was home from RNY within one day and in no pain within 4-5 days. At 5 weeks out I am jogging, light weight training, and basically back to or better than normal. Go in thinking you're going to rock this and nothing is going to stop you and you're going to walk and sip fluids and kick the surgery's ass. And do it. Move. Drink. Repeat. Also, hydrate like a camel the day before surgery. Literally like a gallon or more. My surgeon swears by this because people who go on hydrated tend to do better. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

Yes it is - I am the same as you Hire a good nutritionist It made it really easy - Converting Fat to muscle is very hard for us, Jake here is in the same boat, I have found the MRE powders and body building products to help but very hard and slow to do.

Best advice ever. Congratulations and thanks for sharing your experience,

Vitamin C is walter soluable and any excess will be released in urine. So taking extra Vitamin C really won't help your immune system. Sent from my SM-T580 using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you I feel better hearing that!

I wore out what I wore in and just stayed in hospital gown. Chap stick, toothbrush and toothpaste, and a charger. Honestly that's all you need. They have everything else. I was only in one night for rny because I was doing great and wanted to go home but they offered a shower in the second day if you wanted it. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

Yesterday I had all of my preop blood work and a chest X-ray. Today I got my official check in and scheduled surgery time. The hospital is over 2 hours from my house, assuming there’s no traffic, across all of San Bernardino and LA counties. (Which means there is ALWAYS traffic!) My check in time is 5 am. So, I booked a night in a hotel a few miles down the coast from where the surgery will be. The surgery itself is set for 7 am (on March 3). They sent prescriptions for liquid Tylenol with codeine, dissolving zofran pills, an acid reducer for the first three months, and a single dose heavy duty anti-nausea pill for the morning of surgery. I’m beginning to have a difficult time focusing at work. My liquid diet is only one day, so that will be Monday. Tuesday can’t come fast enough!!

agreed with you mate!