Stacy Jean Champagne

In England the process is long as well. This March will be 1 year since I have started the process. I ve just had my pre op and I m waiting for my op date. Good luck

Good luck!! The nuclear stress test is scairy but its over and done with in a few minutes.

I feel the same way, I wish you all the luck in the world. One day you will look back on this and say why was I so scaird. Keep in touch.

You meet really rude people along the way. I can't understand why parents allow there children to be rude. When children are rude I don't blame them I just stare at their parents. I heard even from my parents for years oh u have to loose weight. Even when I was in the hospital sick my mom says to me oh stacy you have to lose weight, I had a bad infection. I didn't get it.

You meet really rude people along the way. I can't understand why parents allow there children to be rude. When children are rude I don't blame them I just stare at their parents. I heard even from my parents for years oh u have to loose weight. Even when I was in the hospital sick my mom says to me oh stacy you have to lose weight, I had a bad infection. I didn't get it.

You meet really rude people along the way. I can't understand why parents allow there children to be rude. When children are rude I don't blame them I just stare at their parents. I heard even from my parents for years oh u have to loose weight. Even when I was in the hospital sick my mom says to me oh stacy you have to lose weight, I had a bad infection. I didn't get it.

Wow your doing great!!! I started at 450 I'm 403 right now. Another 20 before surgery. I'm having gastric bypass. Keep up the good work!!!!

Mkjohnson you just have to believe you can do it!! I look at my weight now 403 and its hard to picture myself at 165, but I believe I can do it!!! Good luck to you!!!

Thank you!!

What is mini gastric bypass? And think about it if you could do it on your own would you be as big as you are?? I think that way too. Good luck!!

Mkjohnson you just have to believe you can do it!! I look at my weight now 403 and its hard to picture myself at 165, but I believe I can do it!!! Good luck to you!!!

Hi!
I'm Kelsie, I have been going through the pre-op diet and exercise to get approved for Gastric Bypass.
I thought I had two weeks left, but I just realized that this is my last week! Next week hopefully everything will be signed off and submitted through insurance.
I'm really surprised that it snuck up on me like that!
I have not had a ton of luck in weight loss during this phase, but I have been making the changes slower with hopes that they will be able to be sustained for long term. I still need to kick my love for carbonated drinks... I know I will get there but they just keep coming back into my life!
I am married with a butthead of a husband who has absolutely horrible eating habits, like, can eat a 1/2 tub ice cream in a sitting and refuses more vegetables than my toddler and has a 32" waist! He is supportive in pretty much every area except this. He keeps saying it will change and he will eat better once I have my surgery, but I know it will be a struggle. Luckily he is getting used to me not allowing crap in our house! I also have a two year old son that keeps me busy chasing him around.
I am an RN and about a year ago I switched from the bedside to a telenursing role so I could spend more time with my family. The fact that I work from home makes it great! The sedentary role of my job alongside the 25lbs I gained after starting... not so much!
I am definitely looking forward to getting to know some people here! I don't have a ton of people in my real life, so I figured I would come check this place out!

Hi, and welcome! You will find that this site is a great place to do research, ask questions and sometimes just vent.
Sodas can be hard to give up and doubly so if they have caffeine in them. The sooner you give them up, though, the easier the transition will be for you. Maybe you can change over to Crystal Light or something like that if you don't like Water too much. Some people give sodas up gradually and others all at once. I am an all at once kind of person - had a really wicked headache...but once I gave them up I never looked back.
I know it can be hard when your spouse eats differently. For instance, my husband (we have been married for almost 41 years) has always eaten what he wants and has never gained weight. He doesn't have the high blood pressure or high cholesterol that I had. But he has had cancer for the last 6 years and has lost a lot of weight from surgeries and chemo. He has been through a lot and I don't feel as though making him change to my diet is fair. In other words, even though I put plenty of Protein and veggies on his plate, I also fix him potatoes, bread, rice and Pasta - even though I don't eat them anymore. We always have veggies and fruits in the house for Snacks, but I also have other stuff in the house for him if he wants it.
I changed my way of eating about 5 months before surgery and stuck with it with pure will power and determination - knowing that I was preparing for surgery and a healthier life - knowing that this time I would have a tool to help me not only lose weight but with a change in lifestyle - to keep it off. It surely wasn't easy to do with my husband eating whatever but I can be pretty focused and disciplined when I put it in short terms. Sometimes as short as ....'I will get through today', etc - pretty soon it got easier and easier. Now that I have had gastric bypass I find that I am not even tempted by what he eats. I can prepare meals for us knowing that I am taking care of myself the way I need to.
I am 4 months out from surgery and still have trouble getting in the 800 calories that my NUT wants me to get in every day. Those 800 calories are mostly Protein with sometimes fruit or veggies added in. I haven't tried sweets at all because 1) they don't tempt me yet and 2) I am afraid of dumping. I have found that I don't tolerate lactose, cream or anything fatty. In fact, I crave healthy foods. I know that this might change in time, but I am looking at this period as a good 'training' for the rest of my life.
Before surgery (and even now) it helped me to plan my day of food and to track everything I put into my mouth. Not planning my day was dangerous and made me prone to eat whatever appealed to me at the moment. I am not saying that once in a while (before surgery) I didn't go off plan - but because I tracked everything it was easier to be honest and truthful with myself.
Also, I keep my goals ever before me. Some people don't like weighing every day. I love seeing the scale go down - knowing where I started - knowing where I'm headed. I was able to lose 30 lbs before surgery and every pound I was able to lose brought me closer to the goal of surgery and a new me. A great motivator for me right now is a 'before' picture - I don't ever want to go back to that!
I've written a book - sorry about that. You will find that as each of us are different - so are our journeys - but we are all here to support each other. That comes with love (sometimes tough love) and as many different opinions as there are people here. I shared with you what has worked for me; you need to explore what works for you. Go through the site and read the wealth of threads available; there are lots of questions and lots of answers! I wish you success on your journey.

OMG! I'm having my surgery on the 27th too! Good luck to you both. I start my liquid diet on Saturday though. Can't wait. Ugh!