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congrats! Great job!

Great job! You're so tiny

I was thinking the same thing too that it would probably help to try to get my calories up to around 1000 so I could get out of starvation mode after being overweight my whole life my body is super efficient at holding onto fat..lol

Congrats! you are doing great, yes the tiredness was the worse for me but getting so much better at 4 wks out now...I really started to feel better once I was able to get enough water in...it also seemed to help my weight loss...I'm at 20 pounds down since my surgery weight of 269.5 and just over 30 pounds overall...and I just got to 99 lbs to goal and am so happy! Good luck to you on your journey!

Good Luck! I am sending lots of good vibes your way! I wish you all the best, I can't wait to be there myself!

I got word from Aetna that I am approved after only 6 days! I was worried it would take alot longer or something would be wrong. Now, next Tuesday 16th I have my pre surgery testing, upper GI, EKG, bloodwork and Xray. If all of those come back fine, I will finally be scheduled for surgery. I'm hoping for the week of May 6th or 13th. I started this journey in November of last year with an information session at the South Mississippi Surgical Weight Loss Center in Ocean Springs. Everyone there has been remarkable. I'm so excited but also terrified, the surgery is real now, if that makes any sense.

love these so much! they always feel so good on the tummy...I treat these just like liquid so I don't usually wait

Fantastic job! congratulations! can't wait to be there with you...and I understand the last time I was under 200 was 20 years ago

5/4 I'm a shorty

May 13 SW 269.5 CW 250.8

Congrats! That is fantastic!

Thanks everyone for this post! I just got on the scale & for the second morning in a row I was up a little bit & I was starting to freak out. I'm 3 weeks out and I was racking my brain trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. I'm so glad to hear that it is normal.

Good Luck! Yesterday was 3 weeks post op for me. One thing I will say, don't let how you feel freak you out when you wake up. I felt HORRIBLE! But that only lasts for a couple of days. At a week out I already felt pretty normal. And now, at 3 weeks out, I am exercising, just walking so far, and eating my purees softs and loving my sleeve. I'm down 18 since surgery! I wish you all the best on your exciting journey!

Good Luck! Wishing you a great surgery and speedy recovery!

YEAH!!!! Congrats! Great Job!

May 13th - day 17 post op

Congratulation so encouraging! I think sometimes we focus on the number instead of all the victories like those along the way!

Congrats! So happy for you! I have a long weigh (ha ha) to go but I know I'll get there because I have all of you to give me the guidance and motivation

my surgery was 5/13, I was 269.5 day of surgery than first week dropped 14 lbs, and since then? nothing...I actually went up a couple of days and then back down to here but I'm not discouraged, I figure my body is trying to figure out what the heck I did to it. I did take my measurements at the start of this journey and I took them again yesterday and am down 10" overall so I know it is moving but I can't see it, I also put my scale in the top of the closet yesterday, I was weighing everyday and that can make you nuts! I'm going to weigh once a week and if I'm still freaking out I may change that to once a month!

Good luck to you on your journey! I wish you all the best

I got some of the most supportive comments from people I would never have expected it from and some of the most negative from some of my closest friends and family. I do believe they are scared for us but at the same time people who aren't in your shoes don't understand. Obesity is a disease with massive dangers all by itself. Diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, constant joint pain and muscle aches and yes early death. I explained it to these people in those terms. I also explained something the NUT at my doc's office told me that I have found invaluable, the surgery doesn't cure my disease, but it does put it in remission so that I can learn to deal and live with it daily. This is your journey, no one else's. It took me years to decide to do this for myself. Now, 10 days after surgery I wouldn't change my decision and I feel optimistic about my future for the first time in years. Remember to trust and put faith in yourself! You are worth this!

Mine was the same way, very dented in and always a painful pulling sensation on that one incision, luckily by day 5 as the swelling started going down it wasn't dented in and the pain lessened, now at 9 days post op barely feel it at all mainly only when bending down

I had the same thing start about 2 days after surgery but only for a few days, doc said it was normal

looking awesome, great job!

I felt the same way and now I'm proud to say I am an official sleever having had my surgery on 5/13. I still get a little freaked out thinking about all the changes, for me it was the fact that food has been a constant source of comfort to me my entire life. So, don't worry it's normal to be confused and a little scattered in how you feel, if will be worth it to look forward to a much healthier future!