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August 31st I hit and surpassed my weight goal. 180 lbs. it the highest of the BMI normal weight category. I know I am "big boned" and that BMI is a false science of weight observation. I am happy but I feel that I still need to lose more. I look in the mirror and I have a belt around me that I used to think was loose skin, but after researching it I have reached a conclusion that it's fat. I have in the past week received comments and concerns that I am "skin and bones". I want to say that it's just comparison of what I was and what I am now. But it makes me question my own concept of body image and body dysmorphia. I know I need to talk to my doctor about it, the appointment is in late December which is a far ways away. I have never really plateaued maybe a week here and there where I sub stained or gained one pound only to drop it and more the next week, due to I think digestive cycles. I been consistent with two pounds a week mostly. I did call my nurse and she said to concentrate on toning and maintaining and then we will talk in December. I am now questioning whether I am going to stop loosing weight, if this is enough, can I stop. I follow my diet plan exactly and maybe even a little more than I should splurging on a Peanut Butter cup every week. Anyways has anyone came across this situation. How do I know what and when is enough and then how do I curtail losing weight. What about excess skin? How do I really know what is and isn't excess skin? Thanks in advance.

Any suggestions on where to do that and what method?

I didn't have coffee until 9 months out. The doctor and nurse said it could stress out the stomach and cause heartburn. After three month appointment they said you can try it. I didn't because I was over the withdrawals and didn't want to deflect from what I was doing. A couple of weeks ago I was getting low on energy and decided maybe caffeine could help me out and it did. There was probably better things I could of done but now I'm back on the coffee train. Just be focused on your goals before jumping off into a different direction. Good luck.

For me I just stuck to my diet that they gave me. I started exercising by walking first and then started biking and hiking this spring. I just reassured myself that I can do it and didn't focus on what I was not eating. But what I was eating. I feel so much better now. I have so much more energy and positive outlook on life right now. Was the best thing I ever did.

This was back in 2013. I was a little bigger before surgery. This is me now. Well about a month ago.

We have lunch meetings about every week. The boss brings in food for it. I just bring a Protein drink with me. I don't really mind, the smell of food kind of makes me wretch a little though.

I think the main part of the pre-op is just trying to make you aware of what you will need to do after surgery. My surgeon didn't require a set amount of weight to be taken off. but I tried as I could. I slowly weeded out carbs, junk food, carbonation, etc. And now I'm six weeks out and its been a breeze. Its a total different experience than pre-op. You can't eat as much, you don't want to eat either. I'm speaking personally mind you. I only lost 20 lbs pre-op, but after surgery, I'm getting close to 60 lbs.

I asked my dietitian about this, because I might have to go to Sweden this spring for work. She said that I can just bring the powders protein in checked luggage and just try my best with getting enough protien on the plane with the food they serve. There will be other ways of achieving your protien and diet, just have to look and research. It won't be too bad. Don't sweat the small stuff.

Did they find out what it was? I'm having the same thing. I just called my surgeon and waiting for him to call me back.

I had a catheter put in during surgery. And now that it's out I forgot how to pee. So I need to get a straight catheter put in every 6 hours. They said it will take a couple of tries and it will be fixed. This better not be permanent. Anyone else had this problem?

I am walking everyday, was walking around the halls the day after. I'm still waiting to be cleared to workout. I'm 12 days out of surgery. I was off my pain pills the first day home (day 2) and was driving my third day out.

Yes laparoscopic, it's nothing too bad. It's not that bad if you just figure out to move.

I am now 3 days post op and I am pretty soar. I have one incision that is giving me fits. It's dimples in. And I feel like it's the one that is preventing me from moving more. I have problems getting up, walking up straight and just very slow. I trust that this isn't permanent. The question is when was you fully mobile? thanks

I'm off the pain meds they gave me, they made me too loopy. It's just getting around is slow and painful sitting up. I'm taking Tylenol and it works for the internal pains. I just foolishly didn't expect this. Was thinking it was going to be more painful getting fluids in. Which it isn't at all.

Where do find something like this?

They want me to walk and exercise but I just can't do that much. I am stumbling around home and trying to at least keep my circulation up. I guess that is something

December 10th here. Always looking for friends.

A week ago me and my partner was in Salt Lake for Comic Con. A well needed vacation. We decided to go out to the bar the last night. We didn't have anything to wear nice so we went to the mall and went clothes shopping. Everything I tried was way to small. We finally ended up getting me measured and discovered I was up to 48 size jeans. Humiliating. I still can wear my 40s but I think they stretched and grew along with me. I am a 36 year old guy, gay, always had a problem with my weight. I was a fat kid. I achieved weight loss twice in my life, at 21 I was in school and just coming out, I reached as far as 175 lbs. Unfortunately I got into a bad relationship after that, gained back the weight probably to 320 lbs.. After 8 years I became restless and awoken, decided I was going to get out of this funk lose the weight and become better. I was still with this guy and within 8 months I was back down to 200 or so. He became more abusive and cruel and jealous so we had to part ways. After finding my current partner I discovered I was HIV positive. And my emotional walls came falling down and I started to eat my emotions again. After the weekend my partner looked up and found bariactric surgery was available with our United healthcare insurance. We just met with a doctor and they said that everything should be to go forth but not at their hospital. I had to call for some sort of six month program which I am still waiting to hear from. I am ready though. I hope I can do this. I am so tired of struggling. I am so tired of worrying that I'm going to die of heart disease, diabetes, etc. I want to be "normal" and live life to the fullest. I have so many things I'm up against. I would like it to be one less thing I have to deal with. I gather it is a tool. I gather it will be hard but I'm up for it. So how bad does it hurt? Anyone wish they didn't do it? What is with this 6 month deal?

I have my surgery set, December 10th. I can believe it really. It's like I've been in a line waiting all year and now I'm rolls up that first stretch of the roller coaster and anxious about the big decline. I have to do a pre op meeting in twin falls on the 3rd. (I thought I already did that) and a pre op appointment in Boise on the 21st.

Insurance approved my surgery, waiting on the doctor to call me, or for me to get ahold of the doctor, actually, to get a scheduled surgery, hopefully before the year ends. I am way nervous. But I am still ready.

Well in the last four months I have lost 12 pounds on this diet that my dietician gave me. Is there a danger in losing that much for the insurance to cover? I'm afraid the insurance will look at something like that and say oh well he doesn't need surgery. I do have my psych eval scheduled along with other appointments for Sept 5th. They said it takes over three hours to do it. Wtf? What kind of testing is this? I hate tests. I hate psychologists too. Lol.