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I am 26 years old. 5’6. My CW is 344lbs , GW is 200lbs. I am so excited and nervous all at the same time! My consultation was 5/28 and they called me today stating they could schedule me as soon as 6/17! I wanted to get a full 2 weeks on the liquid diet so i have scheduled for 6/22 at 9AM. I didn’t think i would have a date so soon after consult. Two weeks i soon. But I’ve been praying for this for a long time! So my excitement definitely overshadows the nervousness. Lol

From what I understand (I'm still pre-op), when you lose all that fat it dumps a ton of hormones into your body which can really affect your emotions/ depression. Luckily, that's temporary and will pass. Are you on psych meds? If so, when was the last time you had them rejiggered? Bypass changes your metabolism and how you absorb things too, so it may be that you need to work with your doctor/ psychiatrist on finding the right combination for you in your new body. Depression can really wear you out and we're all going through such stressful times right now. Aside from that, the B-12 and iron as mentioned above, you may want to add a probiotic to your regular course of vitamins. (I recommend flor restore- you can find it in regular drug stores and often the grocery store too). They're learning so much now about how gut bacteria impacts the brain including happiness/ depression. It may help.

Had the revision done at 7 30 am this morning weighing in at 180 my original goal weight. The first 12 hours were horrible. This was a very painful surgery for me and I don't know if it was because they also took the hernia I had. ( I believe they said they took it and not fixed it but I am still on the drugs. ) I have been given morphine to start with then they switched me to dillata because the morphine wasn't cutting it. I am back on liquid hydro now. I wasn't able to urinate either for the first several hours and I am still having a hard time with it. I have been crying through most of the day. Pain, anxiety and lack of sleep have been my companions as they are still not letting visitors in. I cant tell if I still have GERD . The gas pain has been in my neck and shoulders it sucks. I did 3 laps around the ward at 1 am to see if it would help because I thought I had read it helps with the gas. Well I will keep updating my progress here. Good night

I've always had a problem of looking in the mirror and seeing a fat chick no matter what my weight. Are y'all like that too? It's so frustrating now that we can't try clothes on and I always buy them too big and have to return them. Is there anything you can do to see yourself the way you truly are? Thanks!

I DID do supervised medical weight loss though mine was a six month program. But since they were all booked out in December my surgery got pushed to January so it was actually an eight month process. And I used https://www.bariatriceating.com/blogs/recipes for recipe ideas when I was dieting. I found several recipes that I really liked. My favorite is a no noodle lasagna. It's delicious! But, you CAN substitute. For example, say you want stir fry. But you can't have rice. So... you use cauliflower rice instead. And for the teriyaki sauce you just use a sugar free one (I use G. Hughes. They also make sugar free bbq sauce. They sell it at Walmart). Also, they have low carb tortilla bread that you can use for sandwiches. They're with the tortillas, usually. Also, cheese crisps are a great replacement for chips, crackers, and/or croutons. Hope this is at least a little helpful...

Hello Everyone! My name is Chanelle! I was just sleeved on Wednesday June 3rd! Congrats on those who have dates, and have had surgery!! Yay! My Instagram is future_mrs_andrews_vsg if anyone wants to be buddies! I am here for support and to help answer any questions that I can!! 🤗🤗

Hard to build muscle when you can't consume enough calories to stop weight loss. I agree, exercise (strength training) would be beneficial once the OP can increase calories.

I just find all Natural PB

These are tasty when you just need that Sweet Chocolate Peanut Butter fix😋. Cheapest by the case on Amazon...decent shelf life. Handy when stuck away from home and need some Protein.

Hope all goes well guys had my RNY BYPASS over 6 months ago best decision ever