fatgirlsvelte

Good to know! I'm looking forward to it most definitely. The phone just isn't recording all of my activity, and I REALLY REALLY need it to sync with My Fitness Pal so that the counselor in the preop class can see what I'm up to! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

YOU ARE A DELICIOUS chocolate CHIP MUFFIN. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

It seems that an individual decided to report my beach photo post from this morning about exercising/loving who you are now in this moment, and living life to the fullest and actively and joyfully as possible pre-surgery. It makes me angry when people get catty about positivity. Why be in a support group if you aren't going to share the wins, too? Misery loves company, but I won't continue to participate if that's the way it is going to be here. Easy as that. ✌️ Anyone know if there is a way to delete your profile? There are plenty of likeminded individuals in social platforms. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@WLSResources/ClothingExch thanks so much... it really means a lot to me that you all rallied behind this. It truly does.

@VSGAnn2014...basically, I was talking about loving the bodies we are in now enough to care and make changes for the future; that in order to love yourself in the future, you have to love yourself now. This picture is pretty huge via link--wish I knew how to shrink it for you, so here's the original post that's now been restored: http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/372347-beach-bikini-day/

@@Alex Brecher thanks again, Alex. Appreciate the clarity on this...and also, thanks for filtering the spam!

@@Alex Brecher thank you so much for doing this, it means a lot to me—and I am sure the community at large. You are sincerely appreciated.

@@OutsideMatchInside I've been meditating on it. Part of the reason that I am opening myself up to this so fully as my online persona is that I hope to inspire those who have been on the fence that it is possible to love yourself recklessly, and in doing so, love yourself enough to make the changes needed and fight out addictions. Regardless of whether or not people like some of the posts, it would be an injustice to hide...especially with the course of just how much we all need the support of each other. Not sure what direction I'm going to go in... but will figure it out, most definitely.

@@WLSResources/ClothingExch I tried to report my own post just to see what would happen. They have to fill in a reason in order to report them--in good faith, I wanted to try it out because I was thinking that would be the case too... but nope. There is a reason needed with an extra click required.

Thanks for the support, @@Djmohr, @@thisgirlhunts @@James Marusek @@thisgirlhunts @LipstickLady @HopeandAgony @VSGAnn2014 @AmberMc03 @kmorri @@OutsideMatchInside @@KindaFamiliar @@Inner Surfer Girl @@WLSResources/ClothingExch ... ​Sincerely appreciate it. It does make me feel a bit better to see all of this as a response instead of whomever decided to report. Hopefully it was a mistake... I think instead of posting many updates/questions, I'll just pipe down and continue to use Tumblr/IG/Twitter/YouTube to go about documenting my journey. If anything big pops up, then I'll post here. May change my mind...just still a bit bummed out about the whole thing, you know? I have been seeing this in-person at the classes (competitiveness, not being nice), and thought perhaps it wasn't going to reflect online since people have more of a buffer between our individual challenges.

I don't want to risk another deletion. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

It's not that this will hinder progress at all, but throwing shade isn't cool—especially when they can do it anonymously without risk of a clap back. Not seeing the ability to delete a profile (just recommendations on ghosting). Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Wrong word, apologies—the error said administrator removal Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

No clue. I didn't think the post was offensive at all. But... everyone is fighting their own battles and you never know what ticks people off in their sensitivity stages. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Well, if they are reporting posts to have them deleted, it's a bummer, aye? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yes indeed! ❤️ These pictures are so awesome...going to love them even after the weight comes off. So much joy. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Have always been a runner—but it's also the reason I've elected for Bariatric surgery. At 386 pounds...can't even explain the looks I'd get in before starting the 5ks, but finishing in the middle of the pack was never an issue once I had built up after training. Though "admirable..." HOWEVER, I did serious effing damage, and have only ran once () since starting to reduce my weight because the doctor said I needed to stop immediately—until my body mass was reduced. The wear and tear on my ankles and left hip was too much, and he said I may have already done irreparable damage (). I'm 29-years old. When I ignored the doctor's orders and went on a five mile run a few months ago after not training for six months? I had to call out from work the next day from the pain, and I was sore for almost ten full days. I've taken off fifty pounds pre-op (I hope to lose another 34.5 before going under the knife), and even when I get sassy and run up/down the stairs, my injuries make themselves known right away. I've been doing yoga/strength training/swimming daily, but there is NOTHING like the Runner's High. I'm welling up actually typing this right now. Just remember that no matter where you start, how you start, how slow you are, what you look like... you're a runner. Humans were made to move. All love. Good luck. Build up strength in your legs and flexibility in your joints if you start a bit heavier, and everything will fall into place. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Incredible! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Was called today by the Kaiser coordinator, and the required six months of classes starts on July 6 (in one week). It feels surreal. Looking forward to connecting with the other 21 classmates over the next 24 weeks. Really thankful that Kaiser puts us through this program down here. Am looking forward to the six months of behavioral and lifestyle training pre-surgery so that I go into this as educated and prepared as possible. Onward. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Aye-aye... Same. I felt as if I'd eaten more than my share in my 40 years on earth. I was so ready to start my weight loss "journey", I started my pre-op diet two weeks early. I was on it for a full month pre-op. Never regretted a moment of it, either. At three years out, there are very few foods I can't eat, and I don't even want those any more. That said, it's a very unpopular trend around here to advise people to follow their doctor's plans, to not over indulge, to think about the logic of splurging on unhealthy choices just before WLS... So my new opinion is -- EAT what you want! Personally? I'm in it to win it. image.png Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Am in a Pre-Op classes program for 24-weeks; the last two weeks of which SoCal Kaiser puts you in the liquid diet pre-surgery...my mentality is to enjoy something every day that I won't be able to have (sparkling water/CITRUS/drinking with a straw all I want et al.). Don't want to get to the end of this 24-week program and feel so deprived that my "food funeral" is an all-out binge. One of my goals over the next 24-weeks is to disassociate the feelings of "good excitement/love" when food is in front of me and try to rewire my brain to think of it as fuel. Really want to break the emotional attachment with it even more so than I have over the last two years of psychological treatment. Since they want us to take weight off, I've been very conscious of what I'm putting in my mouth, but have one meal a day that is well thought out and simply decadent, or things that I truly like. i.e., I will have (2) liquid Meal Replacements + fruit/veggies if I'm too hungry, and then enjoy a very good real meal/treat (last night was one carnitas burrito with guacamole). Tonight I had dark chocolate covered frozen banana medallions. With that balance I've already lost fifty pounds, so it is working. The only fast food meal that I want to have before the six months is up—In 'n Out. The dairy will make me sick as all get-out, but mark my words, one Animal Style fry, one double-double, and one chocolate shake will be in my stomach all together one last time at some point. I'm not sure "when," but it will be soon! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hey Fam, Officially surpassed fifty pounds lost year over year (386.2 to 335.0) on my own today. On Thursday (6/23) I was approved for VSG, and over the past month, have lost over 10 pounds in 25 days. I've cut out most dairy and am seriously limiting bread products. Am drinking Soylents 2x per day; cut back on fast food significantly, and once per day am eating a heavier meal. In addition to dairy, have largely tried to limit refined carbohydrates. Obviously, caloric intake has been cut back but not substantially, and the last three days I've had (1) huge burrito per day (two carnitas and guacamole Th-Fri, one vegetarian today)—and if you know what South San Diego burritos are like, they weigh at least 2 pounds on their own and can't be less than 800 calories. I drink loads of Water (80-100oz), and snack on fruit as the norm. Have any of you experience higher levels of weight loss with higher consumption? The biggest things I've cut have been (aside from the TORTILLAS THE LAST THREE DAYS haha) would essentially be gluten, and all dairy, with complete nutrition in the Soylents, and high fat/protein/fiber. Note: very active morbidly obese body—I run, do yoga daily, surf, swim, and dance daily. This probably is a loaded question since all bodies vary. If my clothes weren't loosening and the scale mirror weren't reflecting the loss both at home and in the clinic, I'd be arguing with this too. All love, let me know your thoughts. Have to update everything already (), but this is a mirror selfie, 335.0 from a few minutes ago. On my way to buy dark chocolate covered bananas from the market as a treat with the produce run! Talk soon. —K Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

"You're a cool kid, and we really want you around for awhile. I am going to approve you for the surgery." Hey Team VSG/WLS, I am Kayla, 29-years-old; live in San Diego, and work at the Symphony full-time. I freelance as a professional makeup artist for fun on the side, and am also a full-time college student. The hustle is real! Yesterday I was approved by the SoCal division of Kaiser Permanente for the VSG surgery after my 24-week lifestyle Healthy Options program completion. I've already taken off a bit of weight, but I don't want to go into my thirties struggling with plateaued weight loss. I've lost almost fifty pounds in the last year, but am ready to kick it up a notch. Admitting you need help is a big step. My weight loss focus began when I literally broke a bike while cruising the lakefront in Chicago and had to drag the bike on the walk of shame seven miles back to the starting point since cabbies wouldn't load it. Am a very active fatty (run marathons, yoga, swim, surf, et al.), so watching the junk food alone took of the first chunk of weight... but after years of battling medically diagnosed Binge Eating Disorder, I am used to having a mixing bowl-sized salad, and only began taking off weight again this month by replacing two meals per day with Soylent and intaking Water at 100 ounces. It's miserable; am hungry all the time. Decided to take the next step to pursue WLS when in Istanbul, Turkey. After leaving the 8th Wonder of the World, locals extending typical Turkish hospitality asked me to sit with them for tea, and I nearly broke one of the small public stools. They had to search for a sturdier chair, and I hat to hold back tears... even though they weren't being judgmental (most of Europe has the "a body is a body" mindset, but I was still mortified). My weight hasn't stood in the way of living a full and dynamic life, but for the first time having to inconvenience a group due to my body mass was just too much. So far, things seem to be okay with Kaiser and the surgery albeit dealing with psychological issues as they are under maintenance, and after discussing this angle with the bariatric team yesterday, they said most of us deal with exceptionally high rates of depression/anxiety/Binge Eating Disorder. Tackling it two years ago to this point... is 1) why I think I lost the first chunk of weight, and 2) that they approved the surgery. Really looking forward to interacting with you all here. Thankful to the community I've seen already. I'm on Instagram at @fatgirlsvelte if anyone wants to follow along and support each other's journeys there. All love, Kayla P.S. Here's a face with a name... in my fave plaid shirt that I bought last year, and could button up this morning all the way!

Hi there, I am Kayla. Was approved by my surgeon with Kaiser today for the sleeve, and have started my 24-week pre-op program. This app doesn't seem conducive to connect—is it better on the desk top? Also, how do you all use social media? I started an IG account (@fatgirlsvelte), and am hoping to find good support there. https://www.instagram.com/fatgirlsvelte/ hw: 386.2 cw: 338.5 gw: 155.0, 5'9" Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So I've heard! SoCal Kaiser is "a lot" different down here; the way you're spoken to even in the general call-in number is hilarious "Oh you're in San Diego? Bye Felicia." I think it may be population/service density related, but don't know the details. Verbatim the way they explained it at our orientation was, "If we are going to pay for you $80,000 surgery, we need to know you have skin in the game." They are contracted out with Pacific Bariatric, which also may change things/procedures? anyway, actually don't mind it. I think it's a phenomenal way to approach such a massive permanent lifestyle change and provide a solid foundation for success. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App