Carrot64

I dont think we owe it to anyone to “ prepare” anyone for what we chose to do to our bodies.. that person might not like the status quo to change but how you feel about your life and body are your own feelings.. VERY weird reaction.. I’d be kinda offended .. in the end it does not matter what anyone thinks .

You look beautiful.. your skin is amazing! Congratulations and you should be so darn proud. Very inspirational 😊

When I get to maintenance I’ll decide.. I want my teeth fixed as well.. my surgery wish list is looooong!

I’ll wait to see what it all looks like in a year .. when I get to maintenance and I see what exercise can do.. and my motto is "if ya can’t tone it , tan it”.. spray tan that is😊

I’m 3 1/2 months post op and I’ve lost 64 lbs since the pre op diet.. I was losing a lb ever 2 days but I have slowed down with the losing to less than 2 lbs a week and sometimes only 1... I have 35 to go and I am scared the last 35 will be as tough as losing those last lbs. when I was just dieting.. I’ve purposely not over exercised because I feel that I can’t maintain extreme exercise without giving up as I’ve done before.. I try to make my exercise as fun as I can and I thoroughly enjoy it.. ( dancing for half an hour with the dog being my favorite , with the hits of miss Chaka Khan!!!).. if the last 35 come off slow, ok! I’ll get there.. if I only lose 20 more , ok! I still feel better than I have since I was 25..now 55.. I’ll take it, no regrets, no looking back.. NO un achievable expectations!!

I could have written this myself back in February, I was sure it didn’t “take” and that I was going to fail, it wouldn’t work on me , I felt too good after surgery.. but I’m down 64 lbs... your not on a diet , your body will not allow you to eat like you once did and in a few months you will feel more confident.. even up until a few weeks ago( in my newbie posts) I had no confidence... I talked to my surgeon and she assured me I would do well and I suggest CALL your dr. If you need reassurance and keep talking to us and reading.. you are not alone AT ALL and what you are feeling .. we all felt

So what I have restrictions, so what people see me with a water bottle and so what there are things I can’t eat anymore.. Trust me, I hit my pizza quota and chocolate quota like 19 years ago.. Weight watchers 6xs.. Jenny Craig 2xs.. Adkins umpteen times.. trainers 2xs.. I FINALLY feel like the person I was suppose to be .. my surgery was only a tool.... I was prepared for the hard stuff and now I’m reaping the good stuff.. screw the food.. I chose LIFE

Same as everyone donate the clothes , save the pictures.. my kids are in some of those pictures... I may have not been my happiest about myself but back then my achievements laid solely on being a good mother and a loving wife, daughter and friend ... I hid the pain and self loathing from a lot of people and in those moments ( even though I hate what I looked like) I liked the inside

I have an autistic child.. the “so called “ support chats can be brutal.. the supposed experts and one uppers!!! I do see people here who are hard core with their programs and I commend anyone so dug in... I relate more to those who struggle and need support ... in giving support I feel less alone but, I do tend to report my success to encourage people.. trust and BELIEVE if this girl can change her life.. anyone can!!!

I’ve tried them all too , not because of a sensitivity, but my taste changed so much after surgery that nothing tastes good. The erythritol and the monk fruit had such awful sensations in my mouth ( a hot feel ) and an after taste that I could not stand.. I didn’t want to go back to Splenda and even if agave is low on the glycemic index , it’s still got a lot of carbs and calories... I miss my cappuccino but without any sweetness it’s a no go. I miss Splenda and will encourage anyone to try and talk me out of not going back to it( if only in my skim milk cappuccino)oooh, and Stevia ( same yucky after taste)

I followed the Liver shrinking ( protein, basically liquid diet) because my surgeon specifically asked me to to shrink my liver to make surgery easier and since she had to also repair a hiatal hernia I thought it best I listen to her. There were many people including WLS veterans who told me not to listen and to go have my fun last meals but in the back of my mind I figured doing that pre op diet would put me on the right path for what was to come .. food was NEVER my friend .. I was just tired of using food to feel better, not feel anything, replace relationships and basically run my life.. believe me I LIVED to eat and I chose to stay home alone with my food too many times to count.... I knew I was looking for a way to put food in its proper prospective so I dug in.. I’m sure I will have my slip ups but I am in this to change and I can’t make up my own rules... that got me where I was at 240 and MISERABLE ...

65 is still young.. it’s time for your second act and the best part of your life !! You made the choice to put yourself first and chose the path to wellness!!

I am an open book with EVERYTHING in my life ( Sicilian, hairdresser, Pisces) so it’s no surprise I tell whoever wants to know.. if you’ve known me for a while you know my struggles, I could lose ok but , maintaining never lasted long and I’d gain back 2 fold.. I feel great and the fact that there are people out there waiting for me to fail only motivates me to prove em all damn wrong.. I have changed on the inside even more than the outside ... watch my dust naysayers, I GOT This ... no going back because I don’t know that lady anymore, the one that chose food over life.. she’s in my past .. as a matter of fact a ceremony is in order, one in which I burn some of my former fat selfs old clothes( the basic uniform of comfy black anything) I never knew this person I have become.. she’s the BOMB and I’m keeping her healthy so she can get out and LIVE

I had a Think Thin protein bar ( at least 12 grams of fiber) I was sick as a DOG.. the only thing I could think of was it had to have been the fiber.. I try to keep the fibers grams no more than 5 a meal till I know I can handle it because eventually I will need the fiber when I maintain ( fiber makes you feel fuller) .

Have you been measuring yourself??are you dropping sizes even though the scale doesn’t read what you’d like.. I would , as everyone suggests, not cut the calories and wait out the slow loss time.. I have a feeling you must be looking great and don’t lose track of the good things your doing for yourself!! You got this, it’s just your mind convincing you to think the old way.. the scale will be your friend again.. I’m sure

I had a BMI of 37 ish and comorbidity of sleep apnea, Barrett’s esophagus, borderline diabetic, high blood pressure.. which made me a candidate according to Tufts insurance..started liquid diet mid January at 240... now 176ish.. doctors scale with clothes on.. 171at home!!!.. no more sleep apnea, no prediabetic, no high blood pressure.. NO ACID F?€*%lNG REFLUX

Had RNY 2/4/19... did very well and no more freeking acid reflux!!! 64 lbs down since the 2nd week of January ( did the liver shrinking diet and to my amazement, I followed it ) and foamies 2xs and dumped once( over a damn Think Thin bar) and I don’t want to do that ever again.. I am great with the protein thing... middle to fair with water and awesome with watching carbs.. my surgeon allows fruits and I am now obsessed with my one naval orange a day and pineapple(fresh) and salads.. I haven’t craved much junk but I’m in maine with the kids and I really wanted some of my sons birthday cake but we had a house full and I didn’t want to be rude and be sick so, I didn’t.. everyone’s journey is different, I am COLD ALL the time and I have loose skin and a VERY wrinkly neck but I don’t care.. I wear it with honor because I finally did something positive for myself and I regret NOTHING... food was never the answer to my problems and I hope to stay on track and be a hero in my own life , not a victim .my Daddy passed on March 28th .. 96, he lived with me.. he was very supportive of my surgery.. the night he died I ate a piece of chicken too fast and foamies galore!! It was the last time I turned to food and I’m glad I got sick...I’m changing, I’m a different woman than I was 6 months ago and I plan to be even better next year.. this forum helped so much as I recovered and I’m so grateful!

You look amazing and you are cute as a button.. congratulations, you should be so proud of yourself!

I thought I was prepared ( and I was) I think what I hadn’t researched was how cold I would be and the impact of it. It is Memorial Day weekend and I am wearing a sweatshirt and a hoody and the sun is shining and it’s a nice 72 degrees.. the days aren’t so bad but I SHIVER all night long.. believe me , I’ll take the cold over the boob sweat and chub rub,any day.. I was just surprised that after the first 25 lbs. ( now 64) that I’d be cold .. I’ll deal with it and when it’s 95 in New England and everyone around me is complaining I will NOT be a sweaty mess.. wooo hoooo

My therapist said that people with addictive personalities seem to do ANYTHING to not feel sadness or pain.. one thing that is very new to me is to sit in the sadness and actually feel that pain.. it’s the only way my old habits won’t creep back up on me.. sometimes we have to feel feelings that are uncomfortable.. it’s life , if we avoid them or try to push them down with food they just come back up at other times.. your words were very nice and I appreciate it.. miss my Daddy all the time but I am determined to get healthy and have a proper prospective about food and other things that can be used to numb the pain I need to feel to move on.

I have a supportive Husband and 19 year old son at home.. they are good at bringing me to appointments and cheering me on but not too great about changing their habits for me, however I really didn’t expect them to and am not tempted at all by the junk anymore( a SHEER MIRACLE) I really didn’t expect to be able to avoid it all so easily.. I’m so grateful and so amazed .. my dad passed away on March 28th and as an almost reflex I came home and stuffed my face with ( of all things) dry chicken .. vomited , composed myself and realized I could no longer "use” food to solve anything, I could no longer use it to anesthetize myself with it any longer.. I had a pity party for myself and moved on.. I am slowly becoming the person I knew I could be.. with all that surgery gave me.. why would I mess that up???

My co - workers Aunt had the surgery and was in surgery 2 weeks later because she ate a large slice of pizza.. SOOO.. my co-worker believes 1: I will need emergency surgery at some point. 2: I will fail miserably.. it just motivates me to prove the nay sayers wrong.. I’ve lost 64 lbs since mid January 19.. surgery date was 2/4/19 and I have kept on track which totally blows my mind .. who is his new person anyway!!!

I hate it too.. so , so , so hate it...I would be right with you cleaning that bathroom to avoid it too.. I try to get outside and at least get it in while walking or hiking and seeing different scenery.. I can lift weights all day and I love to slap on higher weights after a young whipper snappers left a machine.. I HATE that I still have to do what I hate to do as an old broad who’s done WAY more things in life that I hated and I really don’t have any advice to make you enjoy it I only can say I feel ya!!

When I think of the miserable vacations( chub rub rashes from hot temperatures) and not being able to ski in YEARS I wonder why I waited so long too! I’m 55 and spent too much time not going out side with my last child and he has developed a weight problem from my bad example.. however, I can make the most of today and I will not compare myself to anyone , I lose slowly because I’m peri menopausal and it just is what it is.. you had the surgery and you will get there .. trust the process and love yourself and be proud of yourself TODAY.