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Okay so my first i got the surgery I lost 16 pounds I'm from 276 so 260. this week I have so far only lost a pound and I'm working out I'm getting all my protein I'm drinking my fluids I don't understand what's wrong and my negativity isn't helping because now all I can think is it's another diet it's not to work I put my body threw hell for nothing. I have heard of people stalling after the first month for about a week but never heard of people stalling at the second week I just have a feeling this journey is going to be even longer and harder for me then normal people

I have an extreme fear of dumping so I am following everything to a T. I've decided to put my scale away, if I am doing everything I am supposed to then the numbers on the scale are useless, the weight will come off but I need to stay positive, so no scale for me @ least until I can control the urge to step on it every five seconds lol

Thank you for the encouragement it's so hard not to revert to that state of mind where you feel depressed and discouraged. I guess I was comparing myself to others I know, my friend lost 30lbs her first month, I guess I was just hoping. Glad I'm not alone though I did find the "slow losers thread"

SW 275 1/07/14, CW 260

I only have six right now after I reach my goal weight my reward is my next two. At 18 I got one on my lower back a cross with wings for my gramps that passed, 19 I got my daughter name with a small angel 20 I got the comedy tragedy masks as an angel n devil for my personality, got preg at 21 with twins so no tatts then 22 I got thier names under a cloud with two cherubs, then I waited and got two more when I was 24 a lily for my mom that says unconditional under it, it the second one the artist didn't have another appt so I asked her to do a bite mark with the words love bites which has a couple of meanings for me can't tell you how many people have freaked out about that and thought it was real teeth marks lol.

If you are on a computer you go up to your user name in the upper right corner and hit the settings button (looks like a gear) and in that drop down menu it has a My TIckers button

I was jan 7 @ 9 30 am, I was all star patient, went walking for over an hour did everything with a smile..... Until it came to fluids, apparently my throat was too swollen from have a tube down durning surgery, and I was unable to keep fluids down. I was very discouraged and the nurses were pushing so hard for me to drink past the pain.... Then The vomiting started and I was anxious and a little scared, I refused to drink anything after the last time I got sick and went to bed early At eight feeling confused and beaten... Woke up this morning sore everywhere but am now able to get fluids down and am so thrilled that within two hours I have kept down 20 oz of fluid! I feel great and hopefully going home today and will be in my low home able to get all these tubes outta my arm and just relax and take care of myself! Good luck Hun I hope you are doing much better then I was!

I had surgery the 7th, and I go home today. I took me to today to keep anything down my throat was just to swollen. No read to go home and heal faster! Home is were my heart is so hopefully the comfortableness of being home will help me heal faster

We will all get to see our flash future selves good luck

Tomorrow is my last day before surgery my adrenaline is pumping I am so excited and nervous at the same time!

And sugar free jello, it gives you some texture

Ahh only 5 more days, my hospital doesn't require a liquid pre op diet I've read it's healthier that way so I stated one on the 31st and already down 5 lbs. and the protein shakes keep you full! Good luck to anyone having their surgery before mine!

That's great that your so positive keep it up! Good luck to you for the surgery as well! I am counting down at this point lol

Wow that sucks that they schedule all appointments that far apart I've had all the same testing with in a five month. And technically that was my choice I would've had my surgery at the end of November beginning of December but I had to push it to January for babysitting reasons. Maybe there's not too many specialists so it's harder to book the appointments? That's crazy.

Awesome info I live close to Faunce corner so I'll have to grab some of the unflavored protein powder.

Jan 7th for me. My program doesn't do the liquid pre-op diet but I am very curious about thinking it might be a good idea! Can't wait to continue down the rd been doing this since Aug but i'm contemplated it for more then a year! Can't wait to prove ppl wrong and to prove to myself that I can use this tool to the best of my ability! Good luck everyone

My family knows about my surgery and I lost 10 lbs in a week, but I got real discouraged when the surgeon met with me and seemed utterly disinterested in my progress, and basically I gained the weight back in the last two weeks my surgery is two weeks away and my grandmother just made a comment aren't you supposed to be on a diet and my sister chimed in with no she is having a surgery that will do that for her. I am so miserable right now I am so sick of the judgement first it's because I am fat now it's because I am trying to use a tool to help me get healthy after years of failing at diets and people are judging me for that now. Merry Christmas and happy New Years hopefully next year will be better.

Thank you all for the support. I guess the holidays don't make it any easier. Feeling a little more confident today and def staying away from the ppl who always throw me down until I can fully stand up for myself. I need to stop being so hard on myself, I had a bad week but that doesn't need to turn onto two. Brushing myself off and continuing on my journey to a healthier life

Thank you I needed that. Still upset but it helps hearing it from ppl that understand why I am doing the surgery

mines is 1-7-13 your def not alone.

I'm right there with you I'm 27 with a BMI of 43 and none of my family is supporting this even though I have taken a year to make this decision. I get remarks from my grandmother like can't you just eat less or from my mom you're trying to commit suicide because you're going to die On the operating table(lol high maintenance mom) my sister calls it cheating my best friend and her boyfriend tell me to my face on a regular basis that I'm making a huge mistake and I'm going to be miserable as well. I go to see my surgeon next week to make my appointment for my surgery I've gone through everything that I need to go through all my appointments are done and this is the decision I want to make and I am going to choose how this decision affects my future. My grandmother's old and she still sees herself as a size 4 even though she's a size 16 my mom has been a size 2 her whole life so she doesn't understand my sister is just a hater because she's as big as i am and is just afraid of the surgery and my friend has is happy with herself. In 10 years what they think about me still isn't going to matter whether I got the surgery or not it's how I feel about me and you need to keep that in mind it's how you feel about yourself how you want to make changes in your life you're going to be healthy and you're going to be happy and even if there are some complications along the road you're going to take them like you would any other, one day at a time and figure it out and you'll be happy because it was your decision to make nobody else's. As long as it's what you want in your life you'll have support from people on here who will understand what you are going through. Good luck!

Okay so I went to my seminar August 25, The next day they called and scheduled my appointment with the surgeon for September 25. The waiting for the first appointment was a killer, from there all of my appointments have been in October. The only appointment I have left is medical clearance and my three workshops. Which I could have gotten it all done in November and then had my surgery the beginning of December, but I have three children so I had to ask a friend if she could take them make sure they got to school on time did their homework all that wonderful stuff for at least two days for me. The only time she could do this would be the end of January so they rescheduled my workshops till December because they want them to be fresh for my surgery. Is it wrong that I just want to hurry up and get the surgery part over with that's the only part I'm nervous about. I have had a weight problem my entire life and I just want to press my reset button, my second chance. January seems so far away. And my children are not happy with the way the cabinets are looking. Are there any other people out there who have to wait or had to we this long to get their surgery done and how did you feel afterwards I'm just afraid that I'm going to be in pain or I won't be able m to care for my children in some ways, which is kind of in ironic fear because I'm getting the surgery so that I can be more playful with my children.

Omg your surgery is only a week away! Good luck! My last surgeon appt isn't until the 11th but I'm done with everything so I am hoping for the first or second week of January.

Me too, nervous and excited about how fast everything is going.