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THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS.... I last my mother right before my journey started and it has been a struggle.... Not only with her passing but doing this journey without her... She was my best friend........ But reading ur words right now just gave me some sort of closure ........ I know my mother would have done the same but reading them from a mother made me feel it even more.............. I love this site.... You came on here for help for your daughter but you also helped my mothers daughter... Thank you.. ❤️????????????????????

I can kind of relate to u... I was a confident big girl...... I never had an issue with my weight until I hurt my back and needed surgery.... I decided to have to surgery to help with pain..... So with that being said, yes I do miss eating....... I hate when we have a family party and I can only eat a few things... But I want to try them all.......... But I can honestly say before the surgery until now which is 6 months later I feel totally different about myself......... I told myself pre surgery I didn't care how much I lose cause I still know I'm pretty but now that I'm losing, I LOVE THIS NEW BODY...... I never thought being smaller would feel like this............... I loved shopping when I was big but shopping now is 10x better......

I'm not deprived cause I allow myself to have a bite of anything a want........ It might not be the right way but I didn't want to feel like I was on a diet forever........... Honestly now that I'm 6 months out I feel normal............ The food changes aren't as hard as I thought since food doesn't seem important anymore.... What's important is this new body.......... Plus all the compliments makes me work harder since I love hearing them.....

Sure you can ask all the questions you want..... The hardest part honestly is getting my brain to see my weight lose...... I'm down 87lbs..... To be honest I just started working out 3days ago......... I ride the bike and walk the tread mill for an hour a day............ the last couple years I been taking levothyroxime 0.100mg but since the surgery my doctor has been lowering my dose, I'm taking 0.50 now........ I can say the first 3months my emotions were every where.... My doctor told me not to make any life changes choices in the first 9 months of this surgery since ur body is out of wack..... Pls ask anything... That's the only way we can find out things....

I agree... I'm 5 months out down 83lbs everyone says how good I look but I don't see it..... I went from a size 28 to size 14...... I hate that I don't................. Also I was told when u get close to ur goal weight but u just can't reach it...... Well u probably are at goal already and don't know cause of the skin....... My doctor thinks I'm holding at least 20lbs of extra skin.....

I could have wrote these words myself except I'm 5 months out.......

Recycled summed it up..................... I was sleeved 5 months ago and had no pain..... I was in hospital 23hrs.......... The first couple of days u will be sore.... Food won't even be a thought....... Try to drink as much water as u can... But a reminder... Most of us was not able to drink the amount we were told... Just try ur best................. Best choice I ever made............ Surgery weight 310 today's weight 227............ I eat basically what I want but in little portions......... protein first... I try to eat healthy but it doesn't always work.... I even enjoy a cold beer once in awhile.........

Medicaid will pay as long as it is needed.. Not just because u want it..... But the hard problem is, finding a surgeon that does the sleeve that takes Medicaid....... But don't give up....

Good luck...... But I'm sure u will be ok...... See u on the other side...........

I would talk to her and tell her this is a life changing event..... But just to let u know I didn't need any help after surgery... Felt like a period with some soreness

Well I told him after a couple of bruises.................... I have to remind him that I'm a new me now....... I think at times he doesn't realize the change since their here daily with us... He still thinks we can rough house like I'm a big girl........ Just like me brain hasn't caught up to my weight lose.............. When he tries to lay on me now we kind of have a joke that he's squishing me........ So now he thinks that's funny..... Don't know why that's fun for him now..... But he gets off really fast

Damn 10 months out and still the fat brain............ Well congrats at the weight lose........... I just don't understand it......... I had to put on a pair of my old jeans just so my brain can see the difference.....

I been out of surgery now for 5 months....... This has been a crazy journey........ The day of surgery my weight was 310, today I'm 227, so yes I'm excited but I can't see the change in the mirror.......... The only way I can see a change is if I compare my before and after photos....... In the beginning of this process I told myself that I hasn't going to be of those people that always thinks their fat when their not but I think I'm turning into that person already......... I wondering if it's just me or others brain hasn't caught up to their body............... I had this surgery to relieve pain in my back and legs... I never cared that I was fat, but now it would be nice to see myself like others do.....

I read ur post but I don't have any advice........ I do know that when he lays on top of me now, it's hard to breath.................. And when we play fight I bruise so easy now so he's scared to be silly with me.......

That's the only time I weight myself now, is when I go to the doctors........ This weight journey is crazy..... There will be weeks where you don't lose any weight and then there will be weeks where you lose a lot....... There's no telling.... Just keep doing what you feel is best and the weight will come off......... I just hit 5 months and I thought I was a slow loser then all of a sudden things changed..... I'm down 83lbs since my surgery........

Ur in a stale..... We all go through them.... Pls trust me when I say things get better........ It seems like when I don't weight myself i feel better...

Lol.............. Sorry to laugh but I remember those days........... I'm 5 months out and yes it gets better....... It's the first time in awhile ur body had some food..... Take everything day by day... Cause each day things are going to change.........

A lot of us use myfitnesspal is a great app to count ur intake... It will tell u what ur allowed to take in

I'm glad I didn't get tested.................. I did try to cut down but not eating and liquid diet is hard enough............ Take it day by day..... We all make mistakes and no one is perfect........ I still didn't stop and I'm 5 months out...

Ur normal........... We all were nervous........ I can tell u this.... I'm 5 months out and can eat anything I want, it's my choice to choose the right choices... So on ur sons wedding yes u can eat the food, it just will be smaller amounts...... And yes u can drink... Of coarse it's bad calories but we all need to enjoy things once in awhile..... And for ur workers................. My experience........ I wanted to tell everyone cause I figured they would notice anyways but it's a little different then that... Here it goes... The people u see daily don't seem to notice like I thought they would..... The people that notice are the people you don't see often..... So u don't have to tell ur co workers.. All u need to do is change ur eating habits and say ur watching ur weight for ur sons wedding... Good luck and ur going to look and feel great on his wedding day... He will be just as proud as u....

I'm 32... Surgery weight 310 .... 5 months later 230..... I also have hash thyroid I was on a high dose of medicine...... But my last blood work 2 weeks ago should that I'm in normal range...... I got the sleeve though

Naked tastes good because of the sugar..... Way to many calories for the amount of protein...... I would stay away from those....

No, not at all............ It depends on ur insurance........... From start to finish 6 months.... But like I said that was cause of insurance.................... Amy takes care of everything for you there.......... She's great............ Plus they have their own nutritionist and psy....... So it's one shop stop.......

He was great.................. My scare looks like a little zit.......... Lol............... Plus we worked with me... I had to pay some part of the surgery so he allowed me to leave after 23 hrs so I wouldn't be charged more......... Their hole group was great........... He even gave me his personal cell number if I had questions after my surgery

I went to saint Joseph's or they call it presence....... Their center of excellence and the dr. Lutfi is one who trains other doctors in this surgery.... He's really well known... Plus he has our surgery on YouTube if u want to watch,,,,,,, good luck.....