MissB1982

Yes I smoked for ten years and I quit cold turkey Dec 26th. To be honest it was not hard for Me because I was so ready to quit. And that's the thing. You have to be for real ready and determined on your own to stop. I had already been weaning myself off of them over the years until I got down to one cigarette a day and couldn't seem to let that last one go. It took lots of prayer. But I just started associating cigarettes with my past life which wasn't good, so it made it easy for me to stop. Now I can be around people smoking and no lie, I have NO DESIRE to smoke. It actually makes me a little nauseous. You can do it. Your mind tricks you to make you think you need it. Once you fight your mind, you are good. It's the same with these surgeries, you also will have to fight your mind to stay on course and not give in to head hunger or cheat. Thus surgery helps in more than one way. Just know you're not alone and you can do it.

Yes I'm in Tennessee and I'm having sleeve July 27th.

Hi, I'm Bernadette. My surgery date is July 27th. It has taken almost a year to get all my requirements done. I've already lost over 80 pounds on my own before surgery. I thank God for that. I do not have any pre op diet before surgery. I got my surgery date in the very beginning of June so it seemed so far away then, but now that we are in the first week of July I'm realizing I only have about three weeks left. Omg! Well anyway nice to meet you and good luck. What made you decide to have the surgery and why did you choose the sleeve?

Glad you're feeling better and congrats! So how is it exactly? Is it really hard sipping all day and how is your pain?

At least you're on the pre op diet and that is the last step before surgery. I do have to say a quick thank you to God that I don't have a pre op diet since we were required to lose at least 10% of our body weight in the six month supervised diet. However I'm sure that the pre op liquid diet prepares you for after surgery where you can't eat real food for awhile. But anyway good luck to everyone, this is our month! And oh yeah if you go on YouTube there are several videos on people that had surgery in Mexico and they are giving suggestions on what to pack . I guess look up "gastric sleeve in Mexico" or "what to pack for gastric sleeve". I don't think I could give you good advice on what to pack because you're actually taking a trip vs just going to the hospital for a couple of days so.. But good luck !

Congrats

Thanks ????. I've been there many times, it took years to get my confidence, I think it's there now , but even if some days I don't have my confidence, I know better to rely on people for confirmation of it .

Hello. I actually have not had surgery just yet, it's around the corner, but I have lost almost 100 pounds from my highest weight before surgery. First off, people can be so rude in how they say things to you. You have NOTHING to be ashamed of. I love seeing my before pictures, however the mind works in mysterious ways because I don't look too much different to myself right now. Maybe after surgery. But when you're big your mind tells you you're smaller. When you're smaller your mind tells you you're bigger. But not once have I felt ashamed, because big or small, depressed or content, you are you and you only get to be you in the course of life and you is a great thing. Life consists of growing, ups and downs, and evolving, and that Is just a piece of your beautiful life story. Don't be afraid to look at the old you and don't be afraid to correct rude people family or not. Self esteem and worth are inside of you at all times, it's just hidden deep down. When they talk about and make comments about the bigger you, guess what, they are still talking about you now because you're the same person, just your appearance changed . Defend yourself, don't let them get under your skin, cause they feel bold enough to make these comments now, but were they telling you this when you were bigger? Probably not so what's the motive and point of telling you now? Not saying curse anybody out lol, everything can be done politely and in love, all I'm saying is don't feed into the negativity of what other people say. That woman in the pictures who was bigger has just as much right to respect as the thinner person you are now.

Yayy you! How much weight did you lose with the band and are you having a revision due to complications?

Yeah pureed meat sounds sickening lol. We will be eating a lot of the same foods for months so yeah I imagine it will get boring, that's why that voice in my head said slow down and take your time, dont rush the surgery, it's coming. Cause ar first I was just like impatient and oh I want it now now now. As far as people knowing, I have only told a select few, many who I wish I hadn't told but hey. I'm not on a lot of social media and I won't be posting pictures talking about my weight loss. If I post pictures they will just be general pictures but I won't point out my weight loss at all and I imagine many won't even say anything. I've lost 80 pounds over a two year period and nobody but my mother has commented so.. people are weird like that. Luckily I stay to myself a lot so don't think too many people would even notice I've changed. Maybe they'll surprise me though. I think the weight loss is more noticeable once you actually get thin and out of the plus size category. But no if you don't want to tell anyone I wouldn't. You can say you lost the weight by changing your eating habits and becoming more active and that won't be a lie!

Thanks and congrats to you too. Yeah hopefully he means we walk every hour or so or else they won't get much compliance from me lol. But I know walking is good for gas and preventative of blood clots (which I've had blood clots before and it was not fun). I bought some vitamins anyway but I think I made a mistake because I bought the gummies and they don't contain iron, magnesium, riboflavin, and many others but they sure cost a lot to not have everything in them! It's cool though I'll take them until they run out and I've been taking vitamins now for months pre surgery so hopefully I have enough stored up in my system. Also bought the D vitamins, calcium, and B. Thank God I have no liquid diet except for the day before surgery but it's more just to clean my system out.I actually don't mind the wait now because time is speeding by, I can't believe July 1st is later this week, the 27th will be here so soon. Plus it's giving me a chance to eat certain foods I know I will have to let go, in moderation of course. It will be here before we know it. I'm not nervous yet, I was, but I'm actually better the closer I get I think. Are you nervous?

Hello. I'm July 27th and when I got my surgery date it seemed so far away (I got it the beginning of June) but when I blinked we are in July and it's just a month away!

Kind of difficult to explain because I was in the middle of losing weight on my own already when I started the supervised diet..I had already lost 30 pounds before my first doctor appointment. Highest weight of 345 so my bmi was like 48. My first month of supervised diet I lost twelve pounds and when I got approved for surgery I was 279. Now I'm pushing 263 and bmi is 36 but I'm approved now and surgery is in July so they don't Care at this point if bmi falls under 35, they would still do the surgery. I'm sure it won't though. I was told no pre op liquid diet though.

Congrats it's crazy you used the terminology "born again", cause I was just telling my mom the surgery is like you being a baby all over again just like how newborns can only have liquids and drink like 2 oz in the beginning and experience painful gas which is why they must be burped. That's crazy

Ok. Again congrats and at least this pre op stuff is just about over

All you July 5th wls beauties, next week is it! Congratulations again, how is everybody feeling? Can you actually believe it??

Thanks @@cjacks

Thanks for the advice, I do love weights and strength training. I'm trying to have legs like Serena Williams lol..it would be hard to stop. And no not taking in more calories , just adding in more carbs so probably won't gain weight, but prob will hold on to more water. I'm just worrying for nothing. I know it will be ok. It's just like me to be a worry wart. But what you said about your family member looking so much older, oh no!is that due to health issues or is that due to malabsorption? That makes sense though, if your body wasn't able to invest nutrients that your skin would start to sag and stuff. It's all a little scary because we don't know how our bodies individually will react to any of the surgeries. I just believe this is for me. For me I've struggled with weight all my life. In 2012 I had a dream (amongst a time when many other changes were occurring in my life for the better) that I was reading my own obituary and that I had died of CHF. I had no other health issues at the time to make me dream this. My father came to me a week later pleading with me to lose some weight because he had a dream that I ended up in the hospital and I died. I had not even told him about my dream so I was kind of speechless. Anyway that year my father ended up getting murdered and I always wondered if God wanted him to warn me about my health before he died because you may not believe me, but I also dreamed about his death before it happened too, I just didn't understand what I was dreaming at the time. So after he passed I did end up losing twenty pounds initially but went through depression, got in a horrible horrible relationship where I was thiss close to marrying him (that would have been a horrible mistake) and my health problems began . I ended up having to go on bp medicine and found out I had thyroid disease. I tried to get the surgery, and at the time all my insurance offered was lap band. But at that time mentally I wasn't able to do all the requirements for surgery, I was lucky to even be going to work. I ballooned up to 345 in 2014 and I had stopped going out and seeing friends because I was so ashamed of how I looked and I was like this is it, I'm losing weight now! I got on ww and I lost 30 pounds but had gallbladder removal surgery and weight stalled for 7 months. I was soo frustrated with trying to lose weight on my own and counting points and I was actually crying and this thought came into my head again, try weight loss surgery again. As soon as I thought it, the thought came on so strong, like I just knew I would follow through this time and do it. And my insurance did cover the sleeve this time around... So I thank God, I truly do, I know this is something I'm supposed to do and sometimes when we get nervous we have to sit back and think why we decided to do something in the first place. Sorry this is so long, I didn't mean to write my life story, but maybe I needed to to remind myself of why I'm here. Anyway good luck with your surgery and make sure you keep us updated on everything! ????

@@cjacks congratulations!and yes I am a wreck though I still have a month left to go, I'm dealing with anxiety. However the other part of me is ready for the surgery to be over with. This has been a loong hard process and I'm just pretty much exhausted now. I was reading somewhere that in places like Canada they may have a two year or more wait and I really think I would have just given up if I had that long. My nerves are just shot.

@, Whhaaaat!!!! Ok, liquid diet around the corner, that's how you know time is winding down. I know you are thrilled. And even more , whhaat, you're switching to the sleeve! Ok fellow sleeve buddy lol. I understand though,,it's whatever you feel comfortable with, for me I just wasn't comfortable with the rerouting and malabsorption. I'm really not comfortable with the sleeve but to me it seemed the lesser of two evils. Thanks on the compliment. I'm having some issues now. I'm staying within my calories but I've been incorporating more carbs into my diet which is a no no, I'm just so burnt out!! Still exercising and eating mostly correct though, just have to tell myself this is the last month before surgery. The end is always the hardest and my surgeon insists on one final weigh in the day before surgery for all his patients. I was told I needed to stay the same weight , but I'm wondering if the scale was up a little would it affect anything since I've already exceeded my weight loss. Idk but I'm freaking out . Once I have surgery I can go at my own pace. These weigh ins are pure torture now

Ok! And yeah if they didn't do these surgeries laparoscopicly these days I think a lot of people wouldn't do it. Well congratulations again!

July 6th is awesome! Congrats

Thanks

@@Shaunie what made you decide to go with RNY?