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Jan 9th - start my pre op diet tomorrow!

One week away. Think I'm pretty much ready. Mostly packed. Went and picked up some items for the liquid phase just in case I don't have much energy the first week back. Picked up some gas X strips, biotene mouth spray, eye mask and earplugs and a few travel size bathroom essentials so I don't need to check a bag. Now to just get through the next week without my nerves taking over!

Don't let the worrying about not having your family's support stress you out, or you could make yourself sick over it. Just focus on you and only you right now. It's too bad you have to take this journey alone, but it will make you stronger in the end. My husband and parents are not exactly supportive, but they've acknowledged that it's happening and my parents are going to come the day of surgery in case there are any complications. My husbands biggest concern is the Mexico detail, but I knew I'd never get approved in Canada and it was way too expensive in the States, so this is the path I'm going.

Good luck teaqueen! Keep us posted on your experience and recovery! Will be thinking of you on Tuesday!

That's the route I'm taking. I could gain another 40-50 lbs and MAYBE be approved, but I figure that will only cause more medical issues. I've told my family doctor my plan and surprisingly she didn't even try and talk me out of it. Not that that is her job, but I figured she'd give me the usual, you're not big enough to be doing such a drastic surgery. She never even voiced any concerns about me going the Mexico route. I've done a ton of research and feel very comfortable with the surgeon I have chosen. Although I am somewhat nervous and every once in a while question my decision, I wish my surgery was tomorrow so I can get on with my life. At only 28 years old, I don't want to live the rest of my life in depression. I am sick of my weight having this much control over my life. I realize this is a life long commitment but am looking forward to focusing on other things in my life than just the scale. It's a huge decision that only you can make, but I do think it's worth at least doing research and considering the Mexico option. There's probably only a handful of surgeons I've read about that I would consider using, but the same could probably be said for the States and Canada.

I'm going through Dr Ponce too! January 9th is my day!

Ruralnurse - so excited for you! I too am going to Mexico alone, decided I wanted my husband to save his vacation days and us to go somewhere when I'm healed and we can enjoy it together. My parents will be in San Diego at the same time so I expect they'll come down the day of surgery to make sure all goes well, but then they need to be back in San Diego the following day. I think it'll be nice to know they're there in case there's any complications during the surgery, but honestly I'm expecting to be in pain and not feel great the next couple days and since neither of them are pleased with my decision to go through with the sleeve, I think it's best I recover on my own the next couple days. I have booked off 10 days of work and as far as everyone else is concerned I'm just going to visit my parents in San Diego. Besides my parents and husband, I'm not telling a soul. I've also decided to do the single incision surgery so there's less scars and hopefully I heal well enough that physically no one will be able to notice the scar.

How's everyone doing so far? I'm scheduled for Jan 9th and have about 40 lbs to lose.

Google best Greek yogurt for weight loss. There's a website, I think "eat this" or something. It compares Greek yogurt and tells you which ones to choose and which to avoid. I've never come across a flavored Greek yogurt that doesn't have a very high sugar content. I'm planning to try doing the plain Greek and adding protein powder to add some flavor and get in more protein. Just wanted to mention not all Greek yogurts are made the same so very important to read the labels.

My appointment's moved up, to the 9th now!

6 weeks will fly by, especially with the holidays coming up! My pre op diet is super easy. Three days of Water and yogurt. They say you can do ten days Protein shakes and chicken and salads prior to the three days pre op. Honesty I feel like I do that most days, although lately it's been bad with all the holiday treats, but I'll prob try and mostly stick to that, starting Boxing Day, but definitely starting Jan 1 I'll follow that for the six days before my yogurt diet. I am going to Mexico. Wish there was an option in Canada or the US but with my bmi at 29, I don't even qualify for the few docs that will do the surgery on bmis of 30. And I just can't justify spending triple or quadruple the money if the doc in Mexico is rated just as good if not better. My nerves haven't kicked in too much yet. Sometimes I read a story of someone who's had a bad experience and I wonder if I'm making the right decision, but that quickly disappears. I'm sure closer to and the day of I'll be a wreck. My husband is not coming with me, but my parents will be in San Diego at the same time so thinking they'll drive down the day of surgery just to make sure there's no serious complications. They have company flying into San Diego the next day so they'll only be able to stay one night, but they'll be close by and Trish my coordinator is suppose to be the best and surprisingly I'm not too worried about being alone.

Thanks for the advice!

Hi everyone! I'm scheduled to be sleeved January 9th! I'm quite active now, group cardio and weight classes 4-6 times a week. I realize after surgery weights are a no-no for at least 6 weeks, and I think my current cardio classes would be too intense on the little energy I'll have, but I'm wondering if anyone has taken up Pilates or yoga shortly after the surgery. Any recommendation on how long to wait? I do have a treadmill so planning on that too, but I tend to get e trembly bored just walking so looking for something else. I'm going to Mexico and although I'm sure the surgeon will be great, I won't have any regular check ups. I also don't have a NUT, and plan on mostly keeping the procedure to myself (would rather not hire a personal trainer and share the details). Long story short, anyone start Pilates or yoga 3 or so weeks after?

17 days to go! I was planning for the 10th but flights worked out that I can fly in on the 9th and do surgery the same day!

Would also love to hear some stories. I have a 30 bmi and am scheduled for the sleeve in Mexico on January 11th.

Jan 11 in Mexico! 3 weeks from today!

I have a BMI just over 29 and am getting sleeved in Mexico on January 11th. Like others, I'm not morbidly obese, but if I don't do something soon, in 5 or 10 years I'm sure I will be.

I have a BMI of 29 and have surgery scheduled with Dr. Ponce in Mexico on January 11th. When I started looking into this about six months ago my BMI was 28. My weight just keeps creeping higher and higher. I realize I'm not extremely obese, but I have family history of obesity, my grandpa had diabetes, grandma and dad have high blood pressure, my mom has high choloesterol, and so do I now. I am 28 years old and want to enjoy the rest of my life. I am not expecting to get down to 110lbs and be a size zero, I just want to stop yo yo dieting and quit having my weight determine my mood.

January 10th! My only concern is I have "adrenal fatigue" so worried that even with the surgery I won't lose weight. Been trying to do some research and find others that have adrenal fatigue that have had WLS, but so far haven't found anyone. WOAH!!! I just read on what adrenal fatigue is and it sounds like the wrote my life on paper. I have been battling PTSD for years and the stress has been horrible. I'm always tired. I can sleep 4 hours or 14 hours I'll still be tired either way. I stay sick for long periods of time, I struggle to get the energy to get out of bed. I'm overwhelmed with life. But I get and energy burst around 7 or 8 pm for about an hour or two. I didn't know this was a thing.... Ya, my naturopath diagnosed me with it by having me do a saliva test. She recommended adrenal supplements, but then when I talked to my family doctor and another one about it they both told me to stop taking the supplements immediately. Apparently your body can get too dependent on them, and stop producing the hormones on its own. It explains why I struggle even to lose 5 or 10 lbs now, let alone drop 20 or 30 and keep it off. Just frustrating I can't find anyone else that's in this situation and gone through with the sleeve.

January 10th! My only concern is I have "adrenal fatigue" so worried that even with the surgery I won't lose weight. Been trying to do some research and find others that have adrenal fatigue that have had WLS, but so far haven't found anyone.

I am scheduled for the single incision surgery with Dr. Ponce in January. Trish is my coordinator.

That's awesome!! My husband is starting to come around too. We talk about it like any other thing, and he even brings it up sometimes, asking what he's going to do in Mexico for three days, and where he can sleep and all that. I booked our flights this past week! Only 7 weeks away!! I'm still asking a million questions to my coordinator, and every once in a while I start questioning if this is the right thing to do. I just wish there were more people with similar stats to me (and most of us in this thread) that were willing to share their experience.

Has anyone lost TOO much weight? I talked to my coworker again (last time I do that) and she thinks I'd be making a mistake if I went through with it. Thinks I will lose too much weight and not be able to keep weight on after I get to goal. My other question - I'm hoping to start trying for kids in a year or two. Anyone else in this situation shortly after getting sleeved? My husband is as on board as I think he's gonna get. Now to get my parents to support me.

Well I told my mom the other day and she was not happy at all. She is usually the calm one and my dad tends to over react, so I figured it'd be a good idea to discuss with my mom first and then we could tell my dad together or she could at least help me help him understand. Well that idea didn't go so well. She thinks I should go to counseling to understand why I overeat and thinks I need to love myself the way I am. I'm still planning to go through with it, but I'm very close to my parents so it would be very tough if they won't accept it. I'm planning to leave it for a couple days or week and then approach my parents and just let them know I've made up my mind and would really appreciate they're support.

It's definitely reassuring to hear how great your experience has been so far. Fingers crossed I get lucky and have the same! My biggest concern is that I won't be able to maintain once I start adding food back. I'm also a little worried I won't be successful. I have dieted very strictly lately and work out intensely six times a week and just can't seem to get my weight to budge. I know I've messed up my metabolism from dieting so much and then binging and gaining it back. That's why even now when I do diet I can't lose weight. I had blood work done the other week and my doc told me the levels of protein in my urine are very high, so the success I had on a high protein, low carb diet in the past aren't working for me anymore. Anyways, I know my poor eating habits have caused these issues to arise and I'm just scared that I'm screwed up my body so badly that even with a sleeve I may not be successful.