Love2Travel816

I was thinking that it might be great (for those who want) to have a place to connect on a more personal level. SOOOOOOO, I thought this would be an easy way to get to know each other and connect outside of the forum. Feel free to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/157059475159563/ I set this up to ask two questions, 1. Where did you hear about the group? and 2. What is this group for? Just to make sure that we don't get anyone that's not actually having surgery in July. :-)

My bariatric binder that my surgeon's office gives you cautions you away from adding in fruits to your shakes in your post-op diet. I'm curious... I've started drinking the shakes the my doctor's office sells just to make sure I like the taste (and to try them with Almond Milk vs. Water, in the blender vs. a shaker bottle, etc) and I added in a banana to the chocolate shake. It's seriously delicious. I'm a little sad that I can't have it in my post-op diet. How many of you add in a fruit to your shakes when you're in the maintaining stage? I know that a lot of fruit is not a great idea, but I'm curious if it would be okay for a treat every now and then (as opposed to having ice cream, which I know will just kill my stomach).

I bought an at home scale (cheaply) at Walmart. It’s showing about 19 pounds difference from what the doctor’s office shows. So, when I reported my weight to my doctor last week and then went in for my visit this morning, I’m 19 pounds heavier than the reported amount. Needless to say, I need recommendations for a good scale to have at home.

Mine is July 10th. Feel free to connect, I could use some buddies to check in with here!

I'm really curious, for the WLS vets among us, what was your weight loss month by month after surgery? My doctor told gave me a number to look for on the scale, as a "what I can expect" and I was shocked. He said that it will come off quicker than I think it will. It made me wonder what other people's experiences were. I'm seeing a lot of one off threads with tremendous results (way to go, all!) and I know everyone is different but it's comforting to hear from those who've gone through it before. The number he told me to expect is something that I've NEVER seen before as an adult so I have no idea what this is all going to look like on me!

Ugh. I've been doing great with mentally preparing for this surgery and life afterwards until literally LAST NIGHT when I started to feel anxiety about it. What if something happens when I'm having the surgery? I don't want to leave my seven year old, etc, etc etc. The logical side of me knows that death is so unlikely but I still worry about something happening. Anyone else feeling this way?

Absolutely. You're 100% correct. I know and totally understand how ridiculous it is for me to have these fears when the benefits SO GREATLY outweigh the minimal risk but it's still something that's there, ever so slightly reminding me that I am taking a risk. Still, as I said, totally worth it.

Oh my gosh. You. Thanks!

Definitely. It's a $7 scale so I think it's just crappy, to be honest. When I 'bear down' on it, it's within just a few pounds of what my doctor's office is measuring me at. I just hate that it's so off. I think I'm going to wait until after my surgery and then invest in a really nice scale. OR just weigh myself at the gym so I don't obsess over it.

I think the important thing to remember with the averages are that they can be skewed by people who lose more or less than that amount. I'm seeing a lot of people here who report losses of significantly more than the 60% and my doctor quoted my anticipated weight loss as more than that 60%, too.

When I met with the Psychologist for the eval, he asked me what MY goal was for surgery. I had told him, just based on what I gathered were realistic calculations for me, that I'd like to be somewhere between 185-190lbs post-surgery. He said he felt that was a great goal for me and that he'd really just like for me to be under 200lbs. AWESOME. I thought, that's great. Perfect. Exactly what I was thinking. THEN I met with my surgeon and HE told me that he thinks I'll be down to 170 after surgery. Holy crap. Honestly, I don't know what 170 looks like. Honest to god. I literally DO NOT KNOW what that will look like on me. I've never, in my adult life, weighed 170. Even though it's only 15-20 pounds lower than what I had originally thought for myself, it's a goal I really didn't think about until he said it. He also said that it'll come off a lot quicker than I think it will. I also really enjoy being active so that might play a role in it.

You and I have fairly similar stats and this post is SUPER helpful!

I found a swimsuit I just love at Target and thought about buying it for next summer, too. Like you, I'm not sure what size to get! I'm glad to see other people buying smaller clothes in advance though. I may do that when I get a good find on clearance.

I only had blood work, EKG, and a sleep study (in home). They'll do an endoscopy right before my surgery on the day of.

That sounds like my situation, too! I had all of my appointments on two separate days only a week apart. The good side of that is that you'll leave all these appointments today feeling SO inspired and SO excited to continue your journey! Best of luck, excited for you!

Me, too! I'm July 10th from MO.

I've heard that, too. I'm always curious as to people's individual examples. :-)

Awesome job! :-)

I think it’s realistic. My doc just told me that I can expect to be around 170 when we are done. I am about your height.

Hi {almost} surgery twin! I'm being sleeved on the 10th. My liquid diet starts on July 5th, it's 3-4 protein shakes per day and water and/or other clear liquids only.

Hang in there! Have you spoken to your med team about the medication side effects? I agree with other posters in that there's got to be something else that they can give you to alleviate some of this pain - - that's what modern medicine is for!

My surgery date isn’t until July 10th but, since I have somewhat of a sweet tooth, I thought I’d completely cut sugar out now. Any tips for stopping cold turkey? I’m a pretty healthy eater for the most part but I really do enjoy chocolate.

Now that I have a surgery date, I'm really trying to take steps that I know I'll have to make when I have surgery. One of them is not drinking the half an hour before or after I eat. HOLY COW, it's hard! What do you think will be the hardest thing for you?

Personally, and I am not a Christian, I don’t mind when people say they’ll keep me in their prayers/thoughts/etc UNLESS they’re saying it in a condescending way (example: I’ve had someone find out I’m not a Christian and say they’ll pray for me to come around and find Christ - that’s rude). Having someone say that they’re keeping your well being in their heart, regardless of whether or not you share their particular belief system, is sweet. Again, only speaking for myself here. I don’t think Christians mean any disrespect when they say something like that to you.