Tony B - NJ

Cannot tell there is any loose skin at all. You look great

The advice to not weight every day is MUCH easier said than done. The whole focus of our lives right now is weight loss, so not checking weight is worse than being hungry and sitting in front of a hot cheesy delicious pizza and not atleast smelling it and thinking about a slice.....not going to happen and you have to give in and weigh yourself.

I think your husband is being extremely selfish and has other reasons why he doesn't want you to get the surgery. Maybe he is self conscious and is afraid if you lose a lot of weight that he will lose you. Maybe bring that conversation up. If that is the reason, he needs to grow up, pull on his big boy pants and get over it. In ANY case he needs to grow up and get over it. It is his responsibility as a husband to take care of you regardless of his feelings. he can disagree but he MUST take care of you during and after the surgery or to be honest, he is not worth being with. Sorry for the bluntness, but it is really true.

Thanks for sharing. I am at the point you were 12 years ago as far as weight. I hope I end up where you are now.

I think that is good advice but such a hard thing to do for most of us. Very good advice though....I am going to try to only check the scale once a week or less after surgery.

Wow...45 pounds in two months! Impressive

I think your husband is being extremely selfish and has other reasons why he doesn't want you to get the surgery. Maybe he is self conscious and is afraid if you lose a lot of weight that he will lose you. Maybe bring that conversation up. If that is the reason, he needs to grow up, pull on his big boy pants and get over it. In ANY case he needs to grow up and get over it. It is his responsibility as a husband to take care of you regardless of his feelings. he can disagree but he MUST take care of you during and after the surgery or to be honest, he is not worth being with. Sorry for the bluntness, but it is really true.

This is such great advice. I think you have to mix it up to be able to meet these goals. I saw one post on another forum where it was recommended to use a baby sippy cup for Water to help how much you drink at one time. I think once we find what works individually for each of us it will make the task a little easier. Who knew that I would be stressing being able to drink 8 ounces of water in a whole hour!!!!

Of all the restrictions, I think coffee is the most onerous for me. Mostly because I don't understand it. I have searched the internet far and wide and do not understand why. I probably have more coffee in my blood than blood cells so it is going to be difficult. for me.

Are you still tracking calories, Protein and exercise?

I was thinking the same as you. I am retired military using Tricare (Human Military) and thought for sure they would say no. I was all ready to counter with all the useless surgeries they are making commonplace these days that are more socially accepted and have become the norm as of late. Luckily, they just approved me right away, the very next day. I am very relieved.

No. But obviously I need to be.

Are you still tracking calories, Protein and exercise?

Day 4 post-op already down 7 lbs 🤗
So exciting ☺️

So exciting to see so many getting so close to the big day!! I had my groceries delivered today for my liquid diet and was both laughing at the pile of Protein Shakes piled outside my door and felt my nerves go up a bit. Getting so close! I go in for my preop visit on 6/1 followed up by a Covid test on 6/8. I'm already figuring out lots of way to stay busy over the next two weeks! I've been putting together an Amazon order with some small plates/forks, a Vitamin organizer, all my Vitamins and some Gatorade Protein Water and some Protein2O. What's everyone else doing to get ready?

Yeah I didn't really know either. I guess I just never really thought about it but it made sense when others explained it. And yes, once I started in the other stages that involved more food, I started to feel the restriction.

Yes, if you're talking about the weight. I will be 3 months out on the 19th and have lost 70 lbs since March and 52 lbs since surgery day. I seem to be losing steadily. For a while there I was having stalls but I THINK it was due to NOT eating enough Protein and possibly not enough calories either. So now I make it a point to get in enough of both and all seems to be going well so far.

This is good advice. I was watching Youtube videos last week from a guy called Dr Vuong. He is pretty eccentric and out there but his stuff does ring true. He mentioned what he called "chasing your sleeve" meaning that you should not test it....or eat up to the restriction then eat a little bit more. He explains how doing this will change your restriction and allow you to eat more.

I’m down since surgery (5/24) 40lbs over all since starting in feb 2021 70lbs total.

The Vitamins are horrible!!! I have changed brands so many times. I can’t wait to be able to move to my normal chewable.
food wise I’m struggling some. I start to eat but then I feel like it’s coming back up. I’m assuming it’s reflux but when I take my meds for that I feel sick. This could all be in my head though. I’m officially allowed to eat “regular” food but soft is still my buddy.

good luck everyone!

I had my sleeve on 5/18. In early April, I was 285 pounds and felt every bit of it throughout my body. I woke up every day feeling like I ran a marathon the day before. Amazingly, today is 7/24 and I'm down to 208 pounds. I haven't been this weight for about 22 years. Last week, I had a bad stretch of 3 or 4 days where I wasn't able to eat much and was vomiting. The doctor had me take an extra Omeprazole and I added Famotadine and that really helped the reflux issue. I didn't have much reflux before and wasn't taking the Omeprazole. That was a mistake. I'm doing so much better now.

If you are drinking your Water, sticking to the food program and walking then you should come out of the stall just fine. Don't panic day to day.

I think you need to log all your food and limit your calorie intake along with getting more active. I think we all know at this point that it is either too much food, not enough exercise or both.

Wine only for me. But let me warn you, you will get buzzed so quickly and my experience is I tend to “black out” if more than one glass. Being home alone for these months has prompted me to drink more out of boredom and I can see it potentially being an issue. My friend had VSG two years ago and is currently in rehab, alcohol is a slippery slope after WLS.

Just had my sleeve done with Dr. Elias Ortiz at his Bariatric center in Tijuana. 2 nights in the hospital, 3 nights in the Grand Hotel Tijuana, shuttles to and from the San Diego airport. Wanted for nothing the entire stay. Was wonderfully cared for! $4500.

I got my surgery on August 4th. My doctor was very happy I lost 14 pounds in the prior 2 weeks. Once you have your insurance approval, your all set..don’t worry…they want us to lose the weight at the end..it helps with shrinking the liver for surgery and helps us with our new lifestyle. It helped me so much and now I’m 21 pounds down since July 19th. Keep up the good work!!