zenandnow

I found them all intimidating, or at the very least, slightly humiliating. The only one I truly despised was the upper GI because they made me drink (slam) this horrible tasting chalky brew, "hop up on the table, Hon" (do I LOOK like I hop?!?!) and hold my breath for the scan. Then they made me roll over three times to coat my stomach while they scanned again. All the while I thought I was going to hurl. But that was the worst one for me. The tests are over quick, and once you have your surgery you forget about them. There's too much other stuff to be occupied by!

Hi All - I've added a few people from this thread, but would be interested in adding more! I was sleeved on May 16, 2013. I'm a 43 yr old female, living/working in the Bay Area, mother of 2. I just bumped my workouts with a trainer up to 3x a week in addition to cardio on my own, and I struggle with Protein and Water. I track every day (except for last week when I was baaaaad), and I have lost 41 lbs so far. I find I do better when I'm accountable and someone is watching! If you'd like to add me, I'm zenandnow23 on My Fitness Pal. Thanks!

I sent you a request too!

I sent you a request!

**UPDATE** Yeah, so my appointment got rescheduled. Still planning to go, but had to 'decompress' when I found out they were rescheduling. Ah well, gives me more time to practice my comebacks!

Let me say first off - I am happy with my decision to have surgery, I am happy with my progress to date, and I believe I have realistic expectations of the rest of my journey. But man, am I struggling today. I was sleeved 5/16/13. I weighed 239 the week before surgery, 230 the day of, and as of this morning I am 200 with 2 days to go before my 11th week. That's an average loss of 2.7 lbs a week if you only count my post-op weight loss. That is more than I've EVER lost on ANY diet. I feel pretty good about this. Even if I averaged less than that, I would still be happy with my results because I am making steady progress, I'm becoming healthier every day, and I can do things I haven't done in years. Here's why I'm struggling - my 3 month follow up is next week. My surgeon expects me to be at 178lbs at 3 months out. He does not count pre-op weight loss, and expects me to lose about 4 lbs per week - almost double what I actually lose. Could I lose faster? Maybe. I do struggle to get in all my Water and Protein - I'm only 11 weeks out, I'm still learning how to do this! But every day is a new day, and I TRY every day. Some days I even get it right. I exercise every day, ranging from workouts with my trainer, to walking/jogging on the treadmill, to just squeezing in a walk around the block on busy days. But I MOVE every day. This is my new life goal. I'm serious about meeting it. But it's hard not to feel discouraged when I know I'm going to go to that appointment next week and he's going to tell me I'm failing. I'm not eating right, or exercising enough, or trying hard enough. I should have lost more by now, 90% of his patients lose 80% of their weight in the first year, after that the success rates decline dramatically, and on and on and on. I'm going to feel like sh*t when I leave his office. I'm going to feel like I did after every WW meeting, or Jenny Craig appointment, or medically supervised diet Dr visit I've had in the past. Like a failure. Like this is one more thing I f*cked up. And now I'm stuck. Do I completely stop seeing my surgeon? My PCP would be happy to see me on a regular basis, and she would most likely be happy with my progress - but she's not a WLS specialist. Maybe he's right - maybe I AM failing at this. Maybe feeling ok with my slow progress based on the experiences of people on the Internet whom I've never met is poor judgment. Or maybe relying solely on the guidance of a doctor who has a vested interest in me losing a LOT of weight REALLY fast so I bolster his statistics is naive. I'm torn; I can't decide what to do. I would appreciate some alternate points of view. I've got a week to mull this over and hearing points I haven't thought of or from people on both sides of the fence would be helpful.

Good for you!!!

I know, a million people have done it before me, and a million more will do it after me, but I don't care! TODAY I WEIGH LESS THAN 200 POUNDS!!!!!! I haven't been CLOSE to 200, let alone UNDER it in 18 years! It feels awesome to know this is really happening! I know there's a lot more hard work ahead of me - reading the Vets Forum has taught me that. But it also gives me hope because others have done it, are doing it still, and it seems possible that I could too!

Good for you! It's a great feeling to finally get here after so many diets, WL programs, etc. I'm only a few pounds into ONEderland, but I am hanging on by my fingernails and doing my best to keep sliding down the slope!

Nice work!!

It's right in the MFP app on the iPhone. When you go to add a food there's a barcode icon next to the search field. Click it an then hold up to the bar code & it snaps a pic with all the info.

Pretty nervous to post these, but part of my journey is to challenge myself to step out of my comfort zone, so here it goes....(deep breath)

Don't apologize, it made an otherwise not funny topic fun!!!

Just found this at my local supermarket. I was thinking of mixing it with a powdered Protein like Syntrax for an extra kick of protein. Curious if anyone else has tried it or has any good/bad things to say.

Looking good! Congrats on your loss!

LOL! He got you Laura!

Congrats, you look great....and HAPPY! Thanks for the inspiration to us newbies!

I stalled at three weeks out for a couple of weeks (like most people). But other than that I try not to see my progress, or lack thereof, as stalls anymore. Reading this thread, and many others, has taught me that I'm not stalling - I am a slow loser, and my body takes time to adjust. But I DO lose. I've lost 40 lbs total, have just hit 199, and have 80 more to go. I'm in it for the long haul, so stalls or no stalls, I'm gonna lose it!

Justin, just reading your profile; looks like you are a little over 4 months out, down 117 lbs. You look great, by the way. But it's too bad you feel so much hostility towards others who haven't gotten to where you are.