littleone75

I am 8 months post-op and 92 lbs down! I am loving my self more and more and enjoy the new life I have been given. The best part is that my back doesn't hurt like it did before and my knees sing praises of joy instead of screaming in pain. I am currently off all my medication and feel much younger then I used to! It is also nice how my husband finds me very sexy! Well my journey so far has not been easy. I am trying to find new ways of getting my protien down (sorry but those protien shakes are not always the best) and figuring out how to get my water in (64 oz is really not that much, yet I struggle with it a lot). With my last visit to the doctor, I told her that my goal weight was 130 and she looked at me and said, that would not be a healthy weight for you. So we have made my new goal of 150. This means I only have 18 more lbs to go!!! I can't wait!!!! I have found more confidence it the things I do and have even joined our church Priase Team! I love music and being able to worship God is even better!!!! I have been asked the same question over and over again, and the answer has always been the same - Do you regret having the surgery? My Answer: Only that I didn't do it sooner!!!

Had my surgery yesterday! Little bit of pain but doing fine. Just trying to keep fluids going! Full time job for now!

The liquid diet is because the doctors want to shrink you liver in order to get to your stomach. Your body goes into starvation mode and causes the liver to shrink.

I can't believe that my surgery date is already here. I have to check in the hospital at 7 in the morning. I hope I can get some sleep tonight and not let my nerves get the best of me. I am so excited and know that the best years are yet to come... Here comes the new me!! Look out world!!!

Congratulations and good luck! I have surgery on Wednesday and I have gone through the ups and downs the entire time. I keep questioning am I am doing the right thing and do I really need to go this extreme. Then I remember why I started all this to begin with and it makes it all the more worth it. I was not able to go through the eat all I can now and start the diet. I got the phone call one day and bam there it was. I figured that I guess this is the jump start I needed and here I am almost there. I am not going to lie, some days were harder then others, but keep the main goal in mind.... drink lots of water and you will do just fine!!!

Great words of exactly how I feel. Only 4 more days on this and then surgery. I am constantly reminding myself that cheating myself is what got me here! So I plan on doing this right this time. Thanks for posting! Really needed to read this today!

Thanks everyone! Infections is still there, but at least I am not running a fever like i was! Very slow process! I can't believe that in 8 days I will be sleeved!!!

Ok that was funny. I am getting ready for surgery myself and this is one area that concerns me the most. Good to know!!! ha ha ha

Today is day 5 of my liquid diet with a surgery date of May 8th. I am not doing to bad and have not cheated once, however, I have a throat infection and now I am on an antibiotic. This sucks big time being in pain, but at least I am not hungry. I am in hopes that this time goes by fast and this infection clears up before surgery. I am going to be so mad if I have to postpone because of this.

May 8th here!!!!

Good luck!

I have no officially done all that I need to and seen the doctor as many times as I needed to. I am now in the process of getting a date which should come next week. I can't believe I am already here. My emotions get the better of me sometimes and I even get a little giddy when I think about it. I am about to become re-born in my eating habbits and portion control. I can't wait to gain back my life and my activities. My youngest son said to me the other day...."mom will I still recognize you when you are skinny?" Made me want to cry and I told him yes and you will like the new me much better because I will want to get out and do more with all of my children. He then said to me "OK mom then you have my permission to have the surgery." Just melts my heart... They see the struggle I go through and they want to much more for me. I love my family so much. I am hoping my next blog will be my actually surgery date and starting my liquid diet. I am about to join the loser's club and enjoy every second of it!!!

I saw the doctor for the last time and now it is on to the final approval from insurance. I don't see a problem and will hopefully get a date by the end of next week. Here's to a better us!!!!

I am so amazed at how fast this process has gone for me. Seems like when I first started going through this that it was going to be a LONG drawn out process. I have drug my feet a few some of them, but here it is April and I should have a date for Surgery some time next week. I am excited and scared all at the same time. My son came up to me the other day and said "Mommy, I'm not sure how I am going to feel with you being skinny.." I looked at him and said what do you mean, the only thing that will change is my size and my energy will be more... His response was " well in that case lets do it!" I have the best family support ever!

Very yummy! Thanks!!!