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Good luck tomorrow. I hope you have an uncomplicated recovery.

Perhaps this time you are ready. This is a life changing (for the better) experience. I hope you are able to convince your surgeon of your resolve to follow through.

You have done well!

Welcome, I look forward to seeing your posts in the forum.

I like the Premier ready to drink protein shakes- chocolate.

Hello @@smile4unga, sounds like you are doing well, congratulations on your 52 pound weight loss!

Sorry to hear of your depression, RJ,s/beginning. I don't want to make this simplistic but winter for those of us that live in the north can be very depressing. I do not suffer from clinical depression (not yet anyway) however, I find winter to be very challenging. I hope your new med.'s and a change of season will bring you some relief.

I hope you have a successful surgery and an uncomplicated recovery! Good luck you are almost there.

Welcome Big Opie! You will find a wealth of information on this site. I read the good, the bad and the ugly here before my surgery. I felt the posts here were invaluable, as they were from people who were (are) experiencing the reality of WLS. Read on, newbie!

This happens to many of us. I was up 8 pounds after surgery a week later I was down those 8 plus another 3. Don't fret, it will come off!

Now that the weather is improving I love getting outside to walk and or ride my bike. The ymca/gym's offer so many classes now days that you are sure to find something fun- like Zumba, line dancing, yoga, tai chi, the list goes on and on...............

Congrats on your new date, it will be here before you know it!

Relieved to hear of your progress. You are looking great with your weight loss. Hopefully the past issues will not rear their ugly heads, and it will be a smooth recovery form now on.

Wow! What a wonderful milestone, well done!

Yay! Less time to think about it!

Good for you! Happy onederland!

April 8th will be here soon, congratulations. I hope your recovery is uneventful.

Hmmmm. ...being 7 weeks out I can't imagine eating that much, however, you've opened my eyes to that possibility and how important it will be to remain vigilant in later months. Thanks for the post.

How did I miss this thread? I had my sleeve surgery 2/3/2015. I am 62 and down 30 pounds- 10 on the 2 week pre-op diet. I feel great and am very happy with my results so far. I sometimes wish the weight would come off faster, but it is dropping. I had a pretty uncomplicated recovery except for nausea which I seem to always get from anesthesia. So happy I did this and I guess this was the right time, since I have contemplated it for a few years. Hooray for all the intrepid 60+ WLS people!

Congratulations! April 22nd will be here before you know it!

We all recover differently. What we do have in common ( unless something unusual happens) is that every day there is some improvement. Soon you will start feeling better and if you need something for your discomfort take it.

Surgery 2/3/2015. Initial weight- 241, post-op diet weight (day of surgery)- 230, current weight- 211. My only post surgical issue was nausea which I knew I would have since I always have nausea following general anesthesia. No pain meds. or Tylenol needed after I came home. In fact felt pretty much 100% 5 days after surgery. I did have a stall two weeks after surgery which lasted about two weeks, but seem to be losing consistently since then about 2-3 pounds every week to week and a half. So I think I am sort of on the slower side. I probably get about about 600-800 calories a day, seem to be making my Protein requirements with the help of Protein shakes (2/day). Just recently have been able to just meet the liquid requirement per day. My dietician said I could count the protein shakes as liquid too. I find it much easier to find things I am interested in eating now that I am on soft foods stage- soon moving to regular food, however, no nuts, seeds, peels, stringy fruits/vegetables until May 3rd. Many of my clothes are becoming loose to the point of looking silly, but haven't had any pants fall down yet. Started wearing clothes I had packed away two to three years ago. I am walking one to two hours six days per week, well over 10,000 steps per day. Doing Tai Chi once a week. I feel great, so happy I did this! Aren't you?

I did want to have a couple of my favorite Chinese dishes from our local restaurant, but my insurance approval came through so quickly that my surgery date was moved up by a month. The day the surgeon's office called to let me know, I had to start my two week pre-op diet. Oh well. I can try them in another month, probably have it for 4 or 5 meals!

@@nikkimarie_1991 Oh so true!! I keep checking for spills on my chest and I just don't have them anymore- used to be just about every meal.