Sherrie70403

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Congrats you've done great!!

HW: 247 VSG:6/1/17 CW:186(11/04/17) GW:185🙄

Six years ago I had a sleeve. On 9/13, I am having a conversion to bypass. My GERD became worse after the sleeve, I have a hiatal hernia that needs to be repaired, and I did not experience the amount or permanency of weight loss that I had hoped for. I wish I had started with bypass.

Wow, you have been through alot! But, hang in there and dont give up. I know its been tough for you. Keep pushing and you will see that the weight will start dropping again. May GOD bless you and have a great day!

My son had his sleeve 3 years ago. After buying and trying hundreds of dollars worth, he finally found one he liked. Optimum Nutrition 100% whey, Gold Standard, Rocky Road, 5 pound. I haven't had my surgery yet (hopefully next week), but I do have my Protein powder! I bought a shaker bottle & Jason instructed me to add a scoop or 2 to the bottle, add 2-4 ounces of COLD Water & shake. You can add a couple of ice cubes if you prefer it colder. He said, "the thicker the better"! I tried it & it's good!!! He said not to waste my money on others, he already did! So I'm not!!!
Good luck to you in your weight loss experience!!!

So the poll that was posted yesterday about whether or not you feel offended when people call you skinny got me to thinking about something else that DOES offend me. The thought actually was triggered later when my photographer posted some pics on Facebook of me and my family. Several people have liked and commented on the pics, which is great. What bugs the crap out of me is that every time a new picture is posted of me now, someone has to respond with "You look great. How did you do it? Can you help me?" and what really gets to me is that the people who do that are usually people who would have never commented on anything I posted to my facebook page before. This also happens outside social media. People, who wouldn't speak to me before, will now walk up to me and tell me how I look so amazing and then follow it with "How did you do it?" and "Can you be my mentor?" Uhhh, NO! I don't mind people knowing that I've had WLS. It isn't something that I hide and it doesn't even bother me when a total stranger asks me how I lost my weight. It isn't the concept of people knowing how I did it that bothers me. It's the idea that these are people who either didn't speak to me at all pre-surgery or barely spoke to me and now all of a sudden they're all friendly and want to act like we're close friends so they can find out how I lost my weight and get some help for themselves. If I wasn't worthy of your friendship when I was 283 lbs then by golly, YOU are not worthy of my friendship now. Nor are you worthy of knowing how I achieved what you want. I found my way. You need to go find yours.
This is actually something that seems to happen to me on almost a daily basis. And yes, I do find it offensive.
Rant over. Thanks for reading/listening. Oh, and by the way, being called skinny does NOT offend me in the least.

Hey, I'm Kena. I'm in Louisiana. I started my journey in May but have been thinking about the sleeve since 2012. I'm hoping for September 15th. Depends on how m my it takes for approval. Nice meeting you ladies!