Ash51

Sleeved 15 September, dropped about 22lbs since then but it looks like I've also hit the 3 week stall. Not too discouraged as it's coincided with moving to pureed foods and walking 2 1/2 miles to work each day so I suspect (hope) it's partly adding muscle from exercise while still losing fat. My clothes are still feeling looser.

Just under two weeks after surgery. No real issues at the moment (injecting myself with Clexane each morning sucks but tomorrow is the last day of that). Be moving to puree in the next few days (yay!) the liquid phase has been OK, just a bit boring. I'm pretty sure I haven't been getting enough protien as I can't stomach (heh!) protein shakes or powders but I'll be getting plenty of meat and legumes soon so I'm not too worried. So far I've dropped 20kg (about 44lbs) since my first appointment with the surgeon.

Sleeved on the 15th around 9am. Was up walking around that evening. I think the nurses found my regular 1/2 hourly 'lap' around the ward pretty funny. My surgeon prefers to keep people in for 3 or 4 days so I did a lot of laps. So far is been ok, no shoulder pain post-op, burping a lot after drinking. Looking forward to a solid nights sleep.

Of Extraordinary Gastric-sleevers! Surgery done. Feeling pretty good so far. Been up on my feet for a walk. Tired but happy.

Admission at 6:30, apparently I'm first on the list for the day so all going well should be done and dusted by midday! It's been a long trip since I started investigating the process its kind of funny knowing it'll be done soon and the next stage will start.

Sept. 15 Male. 42 HW: 160kg (352lbs) CW: 149.7kg (328lbs) GW: 80kg (176lbs)

September 15 here as well, on the pre-op diet at the moment.

Just over two weeks from surgery today (Sept 15). My surgeon wants two weeks of Optifast so I'm doing shakes for Breakfast, bars for lunch and Soup for dinner. I had promised myself I would start today but this morning, when I was making my wife breakfast of bacon and eggs (I do about 90% of the cooking), I was really close to "Well, technically I can start tomorrow...." but caught myself and pushed on with the Optifast. I call that a little victory. So far doing OK, got hungry a bit before lunch but a bit of Water seemed to help me get through. I made the boys some fruit salad this afternoon and caught myselt absent-mindedly eating the odd, very small, cube of apple - I think thats going to be the thing for me to watch, the subconscious grazing. Taking my first 'Before' photos tonight with another set the evening before I go into hospital. Starting to seem really real now.

I started writing up a list of things that were worrying me about getting surgery and this came out. My wife was impressed enough she suggested I share it and it's probably what I'll put up on Facebook as a way of letting people know what I'm doing. I'm scared I'll fail. I'm scared I'll go back to my old eating habits. I'm scared that my last chance won't work I'm scared because I don't know what being a normal weight is like. I'm scared I'll be judged for getting surgery I'm scared I'll miss food so much I'll get obese again I'm scared that I won't be able to keep up the changes I need to make over the long term. I'm sure if I don't do this I'll be dead by the time I'm 50 I'm sure I won't be the best dad I can be if I quit now I'm sure I won't be the best husband I can be if I quit now I'm sure if I don't do this nothing will change I'm sure I'll still be discriminated against if I don't do this I'm sure I'll still avoid friends and functions if I don't make a change I'm sure I'll still be ashamed of myself for letting things get this way I sure I'll never climb another mountain or hike through the bush if I stay as I am. I'm sure I'll keep missing out on a big part of life I'm sure I'll never do the things I want or have the adventures I've dreamed of if I keep on as I am I'm tired of being tired I'm tired of being afraid of others opinions because of how I look I'm tired of being in pain all the time I'm tired of letting what I weigh determine how I can live I'm tired of being the joke I'm tired of being a disappointment I'm tired of being judged I'm tired of making excuses I'm tired of lying to myself I'm tired of being obese. I can do this.

Hi everyone, First post here, located in Canberra, Australia. I go in for surgery on 15 September, so about 6 weeks out. Currently 172cm and 160kg (which I think converts to 5'7" and 352lbs). Half excited/half scared. I've lost a lot weight before but then put it all back on once I dropped off the food plan. At 42 years old and with two young sons I decided I needed to take full control of my weight and take what is really my final chance to get healthy and be there for my family. Not sure what else to put so, "hi" and happy to answer questions etc.

Thanks for the kind words everyone, it all helps. Did a barium swallow a few weeks ago which showed a small hiatal hernia that the surgeon will fix while he's doing the sleeve. That explains a lot of other things from the past few years (reflux, etc). Luckily (?) I had a gastrocoscopy a few years ago so I don't have to arrange for one in the next few weeks.