Thick2Thin2016

There is no person on this earth that knows me that can say I have had it easy or that I took the easy way out.I am so truly amazed by how successful my wls education campaign has been at work and with friends.there were a few people at work that had it done and they got so much shade.I think with myself being the biggest they knew to not even go there.Now they go in and talk to bariatric patients about qualifying for WLS even when the Dr. is anxious about the conversation.

When I was in the hospital I would lay flat in the hospital and let the bubbles out (burpp) then roll the bed back up in the sitting position.

Well hot damn that would motivate anyone! Keep up the good work!

Let's see if these ladies are thin in five years.they proved nothing to me by putting them on the cover.

It depends on how big the pocket of pus is. They might need to debride it(scrape it out) or drain it.if it is small they will leave it.youll problably get IV antibiotics

Fabulous job! You are doing great. keep up the good work and your going to be amazed how great you feel.

Omg....OK here is the thing.complications can happen.Deaths are rare.very rare,they usually are the result of anaesthesia, blood clots or leaks.if your dr knows what he is doing and you do what you are supposed to do the chances of complications are reduced even more.everyone I know that have had the surgery are alive. Everyone that I have known that was non-compliant in general has passed away from complications from non was surgeries and illness.How many times have you seen a story where the person shouldn't be alive and they survived and yet perfectly healthy looking people just slump over dead without even a hint they are sick.If it's your time,its your time.

If you are on full liquids why not freeze a protein shake and eat that?

I think almost everyone regrets it in some form or fashion the first month or two.your either sore, losing slow and can't see progress exhausted for lack of calories or sick from the poisons in your fat melting.After some of those issues start to resolve coping becomes so much easier.Its not long that it just becomes your new reality and the way everyone else eats seems strange. I think almost everyone regrets it in some form or fashion the first month or two.your either sore, losing slow and can't see progress exhausted for lack of calories or sick from the poisons in your fat melting.After some of those issues start to resolve coping becomes so much easier.Its not long that it just becomes your new reality and the way everyone else eats seems strange.

By day seven I felt much better by day ten I was pretty much pain free even when getting out of bed tying shoes etc.

Before and after surgery I had to experience the TSAs serial groping.They told me it set off the machine if your clothes were baggy or bunched or in my case my skin rolls bunched.

I promise you that you are going to lose more weight than this.you are just retaining.when I had my gallbladder out I hadn't ate in eight freaking days.i mean nothing.not popsicles water ,ice Nada! Completely kept alive with IVs.i thought this is awesome I must have lost ten pounds.i weighed at my PCP and I was down 2.1 pounds. He told me it takes ten days to see a weight loss from caloric restriction.he was right.

Consistency not obsession will help you be successful.get your water,protein and exercise in everyday.If exercise is easy push harder try something different.If you want to try new food ask yourself if it fits your plan,if it doesn't ask yourself why you are thinking about eating it. Special occasions are one meal/one time things not a day or week long.

Depends if they tell me that they want to do it without any sacrifices I check out

I'm not a vet but I'm close to goal.I am 147 today.my lowest weight as an adult was 180ish.No one knows me at this size.my highest weight was 324.Iwish I was invisible at that weight,but unfortunately I attracted an amazing amount of contempt from society.perfect strangers would scream at me from their cars obscenities and call me pig,cow,buhda.Men would tell their so's within my earshot that if they got fat like me they would dump them.People would look at everything I put in my shopping cart.Now I have a level of anonymity that I have never had.People treat me with respect.Men open doors for me.I had to learn to graciously accept compliments.....It is so hard.I have a So,but I get jealousy from him now. I am getting comfortable in my own skin but it takes time.Ive never known a time where people didn't try to define me by my weight.

Love this! I totally understand where you are coming from with not wanting to enjoy her pain.She has made her own hell while you just escaped yours.

Oh your totally going to reach your goal.Dont be surprised if you exceed it.Happy Bday!

I had this issue.I found some bottled was "softer" on my stomach than others.people that haven't had the sleeve don't understand.

Yes but it swells and makes you uncomfortable.its not the social meal it once was

I didn't find that a Foley hurt.maybe just pressure.the drain didn't hurt until they took it out.that sob felt like it was four foot long and that was uncomfortable maybe 8/10 pain for 30 sec.but it was great cause I could finally breath easy

Well I had one person get snippy with me about it.i asked point blank when my back knees and shoulders were shot by the time I was 45 were they going to stop by and wipe my booty for me because being overweight all my life my body is only going to get worse

Walk.if walking becomes easy now run/walk or walk up hills.but honestly I think just walking is a really good start in the beginning of your weightloss

I Do not have personal experience with that but, if you have been on antibiotics recently you may have been exposed to C diff and you will want to get that treated.

I'm not nearly at goal yet .I'm four pounds away.i am going to be more ambitious and am going to try my best to drop another 12-15 pounds.but you can click my profile and see my 9 month 100 pound weight loss pictures.The one thing I want you to keep in mind is most of us really thought it would work for us.We all thought we would be the one that it couldn't work for ...we did it cause we were desperate.Look at us now!