BeagleLover

You must be my "other brother!" It was like that in our house too... my brother was "quick on the draw." He got the mostest!

I haven't had surgery yet, so I'm not sure this idea will work... I've seen ice cream that is 1/2 the fat with no sugar. I wonder, if you wait for it to get a little soft, then putting stevia in it & mixing it in, would you be then able to eat a little bit?

Sounds like you are doing spectacularly well. Just curious... if you lost so much of your excess weight beforehand, was there any problem in qualifying for the surgery? I guess I don't understand which weight is taken that goes to insurance when they review your file for approval.

I really relate to what you are saying. You've been through tough times-- I can't think of a many sorrows in life that compare with having a parent die. You've had a 2nd trauma with your boyfriend. Please don't be hard on yourself for not "keeping control"-- who could? I hope things go better for you. Best wishes.

Fantastic! That's what it's all about!

O-Town Body Rock, A Maltese! Good thing it wasn't a chocolate lab!

I am going through the hoops to have gastric sleeve surgery in October.I have seen posts from people that had lap band surgery...soda might stretch the small pouch because of the carbonation. However, I've read that with the sleeve, the tube left is not so stretchy. After a several months post gastric sleeve surgery, is it still not advisable to have any soda? .

I haven't had surgery yet, so I can't help with what to eat and how much to alleviate hunger. I do want to say that you have a "hard road to hoe." I suggest you find someone to help at home so you can get out for a few hours a day. Best wishes.

Sorry to hear that. On the positive side, you are well on your way to living a longer and healthier life!

You still can hop the fence!

If you lose during the pre-op liquid diet phase, can you be turned down because BMI hits 35?

Thanks so much for responding. That is good to hear. Hope to hear from you again soon. Best wishes!

I just started and had my 1st meeting with Dr. Brebbia on 3/25. My EGD is scheduled for April 18th. My starting weight is 204lbs. Can't wait for it to be easier to move around!

I am 63 years old, been married for almost 40 years with two daughters, 25 and 20 yrs old; luv my two dogs, a chocolate lab and a beagle. I am retired. I enjoy cooking cuisines of other countries, minimizing the fat and carbs. I have a lot of trouble being consistent with aerobic exercise, either because my hip joints hurt when I do it, or I feel depressed and don't feel like doing anything. I have a BMI of 38 and was tired of trying to lose weight, losing a little, and gaining it back. I have diabetes, sleep apnea and non-alcoholic fatty liver. I recently found out that the NAFL is progressive, which will result in another loss of pancreatic islet cells, eventually leading to my needing to use an insulin pump. To reverse the NAFL, I was told I would need to lose ALL the extra weight so my body will next take the fat cells out of the liver so it can work properly again. I went to the surgeon's presentation and was happy to hear that there were less-invasive options for bariatric surgery than gastric bypass and decided to get the gastric sleeve surgery. It sounded like I would be satisfied with less food and not feel hunger. I was pretty excited and thought this was the answer. Today was my first nutrition class. I found out that I would never be able to eat enough to nourish myself completely, and that I would have to sprinkle Protein powder over my food to amp up the protein. I believe I would lose a lot of weight, but am worried that I'd be taking away any "normal" fun I would have tasting food and trying new recipes. I could cook them, but not be able to each very much at all. Sounds like no fun. I have read posts from other people on this board being cold all the time or gaining the weight back, or they need to eat 800 calories to lose weight. I thought, "I need to eat 1000 calories/day to lose weight now, how is that different? I am seriously considering dropping out of the program and not getting the surgery. Maybe I could join a bicycle group that rides frequently. I don't know what to do.