Mattymatt

I think I understand as eating is just part of the daily routine now. I can't say that I enjoy it like I used to which is ultimately a good thing because the pre-surgery me was living to eat. Living to eat is more miserable than the feeling of it being neutral.

It isn't a question of courage. The past two times when I have started a weight loss journey, I always took before photos. I made a conscious decision not to do it this time. I want to leave the morbidly obese person I was behind me and never to be looked at again. I don't want reminders of the pain and misery of obesity. I just want to focus on the journey. I will always know how I looked as the " fat guy." I don't need other people's validation to know that I am succeeding.

Good on you for correcting the course of action. I think it is entirely possible to get to where you want to be. At least we have to believe this or we never would've gotten this surgery.

Wax doesn't process very well in the human digestive system.

I just sent an email to my PCP asking for a PT referral. That idea is/was a stroke of genius. I might as well do this in the healthiest and best possible way.

That is a solid idea! I'll reach out to my PCP for a referral for PT.

That's awesome! Congratulations on the weight loss! Are you at your goal or getting close to it?

Wow, @FluffyChix ! Your goal is really in sight. I am celebrating the small stuff, otherwise I would be in despair about how far I have to go. If I did not look at the little things, 133 pounds remaining would look impossibly far away. LOL!

See if you can talk to the registered dietitian from your program about where you're at. Show him or her your data and they can make recommendations. Your RD might even suggest it is time to eat more calories. Don't you wish weight loss is as simple as calories in being less than calories out?

I don't have any thoughts other than a big congratulations. You're almost ready to join the losers bench. Do you know if your surgeon is requiring a two week pre-op liquid diet? If so, you might want to consider preparing yourself for that because it isn't easy at all. Have plenty of sugar-free popsicles laying around because they help tremendously. When I went through my pre-op diet, it was a misery beyond comprehension. When I finally got to the hospital, I think I was more relieved that I was finished with OptiFast than I was nervous about the procedure.

Aww thanks. I am not a star - I am just a fleshy human being.

Let me see and get back to you. I don't know how I managed this.

The last minute jitters are totally normal because this is a serious undertaking. However, the chances are almost 99.999% that you will have a good outcome. As my surgeon said to me, "This is the most 'routine' major surgery nowadays. It isn't like it used to be even just 5 years ago."

Now that I am on my fourth week post-op, I finally feel as if I have the energy to start an exercise program so I am going to join LA Fitness and start slowly and methodically. It feels good to be physically feeling better now.

Get seen by a doctor right away!

It's major surgery but the technology has come so far that healing up is a fraction of the time that it once took. The chances that you'll be okay are 99.999%

Colon cleansers!

That's awesome! Today I hit the 23 pound, post surgery mark. I'm down a total of 43 from my heaviest. Sent from my Z981 using BariatricPal mobile app

I think this is a good question for your primary care. I went the Gastric Bypass route because both my primary care doctor and endocrinologist said that it is the best possibility for curing diabetes. If you're diabetic, you may want to lean more towards the bypass. As a result of gastric bypass, I am effectively no longer diabetic and I am off of 6 out of 7 meds.

I am so nauseous today that if nothing looks even good. It's been a struggle to get even my basic liquids. Well, what do they say? This too shall pass.

Against the prevailing advice of everyone out there, I decided not to take before pictures this time. Being overweight has brought me nothing but physical and emotional pain and misery. I want nothing further to remind me of where I was. The past two times when I lost a lot of weight, I took before photos and failed. I am just not doing it this time. Where I was no longer matters at all; it's where I am headed that matters. I am also losing weight for completely different reasons this time. I don't have some delusions of grandeur or doing anything big. This is simply a quest for better health. The last time I lost a lot of weight, I could ride a bicycle 100 miles and I rode about that every week for almost 6 months until I got hit by a car and it all unraveled. It's a simple quest to get down to a healthy weight, nothing more nothing less. My rearview mirror is clear and my head is somewhat screwed on straight. Here is to the coming weeks. I am secretly really excited about my brother's wedding. I can't wait to rock that tuxedo. It's only been 3 weeks and I am down a shirt size, from a 4XL to a 3XL. I always hated wearing suits because they looked ridiculous on me. They were baggy in rear and just generally ill-fitting. I can see a difference in my face - my double chin is disappearing.

I am already depression prone. The last thing I need is to look at my former self. I hear you!

You also have less weight to lose than some of us. The less you have to lose, the slower it comes off - or so I've heard tell. I have to fight feeling discouraged every day because my goal seems impossibly far off. I feel better when I don't look at my goal at all. Just have to keep moving forward.

I don't know that I had that but I sure will say that I am gassy and my stomach makes all kinds of noises. Oh well.