Kat78

Oh yeah??? Where?

Anyone ....

Why post negative posts that say that if you can't do this or can't do that you don't deserve to have the sleeve or you will fail??? Can it be proven?? Can it be proven that if you 'cheat' on your preop diet you will fail after surgery? I thought this was a support forum not a knock a person down even farther than what they are already are! Am I perfect? Heck no! But I am trying to change my lifestyle and know what I need to do. I'm sure things might tempt me after surgery, but I know I have to limit myself on things once I hit my goal weight. I come here to get advice for what I will be facing in a few months. Not for someone to tell me if I can't change now I will never change! Thank you, have a nice day!

Karma karma karma that is my motto!

I'm a lover not a fighter (if I don't have to be :ph34r: )

I personally thought the 'attack' on you was very uncalled for. A few slips, it happens. You are making the right decision and I'm sure you know as well as the rest of us that our eating habits will change with the sleeve.

Thank you !

I'm sure it does suck. And I am trying to transition myself into having 2-3 Protein drinks a day and a nice meal for dinner. And that's what I am learning. Drink more Water and I'm not as hungry. Yes, I am learning how hard it is but I don't want to make someone feel bad because there was a tiny slip for one day. I had to much negativity when I was married and no support. Why would I want to make someone feel like that? I can't and won't I guess.

So please explain to me why you are calling people failures and not SUPPORTING them??? You know, you sound a lot like my ex husband. Always negative, never supportive and loved to put people down because he thought he was GOD!

I understand all of that, but when I read 2 posts in a row by the same person saying all will fail, it kinda is upsetting.

Not you, 2 other posts I read earlier.

My mom had left shoulder pain when she had gallbladder attacks. Everyone is different but I have seen and known people to get chest pains and shoulder pains on the left. OP: I would just mention this to your doctor.

Hi all I'm from northeast Indiana. I'm still preop but doing everything through Team Bariatrics in Goshen. The staff is awesome! I meet with the NP and NUT monthly. I have my psych eval this coming week. I will meet with the surgeon in June and in July they will file with insurance. I started my process in Feb.

Tractorgirl78.....everyone feel free to add me!

Tink, I haven't had my surgery yet, but I was with a man that was not only controlling but abusive. The best thing I ever did was leave him! Men like that will never change. They will continue to put you down. I would love to walk up to my ex one day in the future after I have met my goal weight and give him a piece of my mind. We tried marriage counselling but the counselor actually took his side!! His dad would call ME a controlling b*tch behind my back when it was him that was lying to family and friends about our marriage. I gained 80 lbs from the time we met to the day I left him. I didn't realize he was the one that caused me to gain all of that. I am now about 25 lbs pre surgery from my weight back in 2002! Only you can make the final decision. But we are all here to support you. Feel free to message me if you would like. I am a great listener who went thru hell and back with my ex!

Hi all! I added a recipe to myfitnesspal but I wasn't sure the number of servings. How do you figure that out? I feel dumb even asking.

I just scheduled my psych eval and follow up for the next 2 weeks! Which means if everything goes right they will be submitting to my insurance company in July and I should be having my surgery the end of August beginning of Sept!!! I'm so excited that its getting closer!

My doctors office will be filing in July so hopefully it won't take long and I can have surgery sometime in August.

I'm not sure where to post this, but I am hoping I chose the right forum!! I have been heavy all my life. I remember I was the bigger 'kid' in all of my elementary classes and I just wanted to be 'skinny' like the other girls. At one point in time I remember one summer my mom had me try Slim Fast. Back in the day it was NASTY!!!! That didn't last long with me. But, then again I grew up on a farm where it was meat, potato, veggie, bread and dessert every night. When I graduated high school I believe I was around 230 lbs then. It sucked, I tried everything I could, but I just started to gain weight. So fast forward a few years. I met my ex husband late 2002. I weighed 270 lbs at the time we met and was actually losing weight (I had started taking Metformin for my Insulin Resistance) but, I started to gain a little at a time and couldn't figure it out. On the day I got married (4 yrs after we met) I weight 335 lbs I believe. But, I tried to lose weight, joined WW and well didn't have his support so that was an epic fail. What I didn't realize the entire time I was with him was I was stress eating. I hit my all time high 354 lbs. And, my marriage became abusive. He was not only physically abusive, he was mentally, emotionally, and verbally abusive. I lost all self confidence. To this day if someone calls me beautiful, I just cringe and tell them whatever I don't believe them. I mean, it has gotten a little better, but all the emotional scars will never heal. Why surgery? Will it fix my outside looks and my screwed up mind? No, but I want a healthier life. And ok, I don't want to lie, it would be nice to accidently run into the ex and say HA HA HA!! But, I try to avoid him (pretty successful in the last 4 yrs!). I want to be able to be around for my future nieces and nephews. I want to be around to help my parents as they get older (I'm the closest one out of the 3 of us) and I want to be able to get the bike out of my shed and go on bike rides in the evenings or run a 5K every now and then. But, I want to get off the medication as well! I look forward to meeting new friends on here and having the support of each and every one of you!! I know I have my family, but it's comforting to have 'friends' that have been through it!

Feel free to add me to myfitness pal.......tractorgirl78

Before I start I appologize in advance to all the men on here. I was dating a guy and I was excited when I finally made the choice to start the process for my sleeve. So I told him and his response, 'I only date large women.'. WTF!!! I kicked him to the curb but really if you I love you shouldn't you be supportive no matter the decision? Oh and he maybe weighed 140 lbs if that.

Thanks all for the reassurance!

Oh no you mean I could shrink a cup size!!! I'm already a B cup I can't go any smaller lol!!!!

Keep us posted!!!