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sorry, also.....watermelon and celery are natural diuretics, when I got within 5 lbs of my goal I ate this to help get water weight off. I hope this may help

I had to lose 27 lbs before they would approve my surgery per insurance. I lost it doing low carb Atkins diet. It was very very hard and it came off pretty slow. But as soon as I ate any carbs it started packing the weight back on. Even if it was healthy carbs! I do not understand this concept, if we could lose the weight on our own we would not be having wls! duh! And if it is to see that we are serious about the weightloss and restricting ourselves, I can understand that a little more but really isnt looking into a very serious surgery and paying out a ton in deductibles and co-pays serious enough for them! I am very serious when it comes to my money. If I am gonna pay out money for something I am serious about it. I wish you luck!!! It is very hard, but if you want this bad enough you can totally do it! Keep us posted.

Hey I am July 30th can you add me to the calendar too please thank you!

I to have been kicking around both possibilities for about 3 months now! I think like you, I am leaning towards sleeve. My doctor also threw out that he thinks that RNY would benefit me greater then the sleeve, because of my BMI being right at 50 and statistics show that people with a BMI of 50 or greater tend to lose more weight with RNY. However statistics also show that malabsorbtion and malnutrition are greater with RNY. And it is a difference of 75% weight loss with VSL and 85% with RNY...... which comes out to a 10 lb difference for me. (i am willing to give up 10 lbs. for a surgery i feel is safer) To be quite honest I am scared to death of RNY, in my friends that have had it more than half have had a very very difficult time. It is a very hard decision. I just have to have peace about the whole process and I don't have peace on the RNY route. I think we tend not to listen to our inner gut when it tells us what we need to do. I don't know what your faith is nor do I want to offend you, but prayer is and always has been my lifeline. The lord has never steered me wrong! I have been earnestly seeking his will for my life and this situation is no different. I am just waiting on him to lead me. Good luck! And I do agree, do not let your Dr. make this decision for you because he is more comfortable with one surgery.

Thanks! I am trying to learn how to use this site and edit my profile to show my dr. info and all that?? Do you know where I need to go to do this??

Hey everyone I am a new member as of today! yay! My surgery date is July 30th and I am soooo excited! It has been a long road so I am ready. Pretty much had to jump through hoops to get here! I am super nervous about surgery, anyone else had a tough time deciding between RNY and sleeve?