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63 pounds down....... my goal weight seems still very far:(

Making progress on weight loss, yay! My biggest victory....I am now off of diabetic meds, high cholesterol meds, and my BMI is down to 33 from 41! To me, it's not all scale.

Four months out TOMORROW~ have lost 64 in that time! 91 since start of pre-op diet (in July 2014) and 105 from my most highest weight ever about a year ago. Still amazed at how I feel! Want to lose another 108 but surgeon will be satisfied if I lose another 68. Woop!

if you eat more calories than you burn off, you will gain weight...regardless of WLS or not...

i know its possible to get a REVISION. I got bypass surgery 8 years ago. Now i have gained 40 lbs have terrible gerd. I don't want to gain all my wait back. I have an appointment today with my primary doctor to get authorization to get an appointment with my surgeon. I really hope my surgeon approves me for REVISION. please send me good vibes !! i really need this REVISION

Hello People, I new to all of this but I am looking for information in all topics. I am considering weight-loss surgery but I don't know where to start. I have Medicaid, and I live in Mesquite, Texas and I am looking for a doctor that will help me with everything and answer a bunch of questions.... Thanks Again.

Day 6 liquid diet today. 9 days until surgery! 293.8 right now. Same weight as yesterday but my time of the month has shown up!

The vacation was great and lovely and I stayed very active while still getting to sample foods I hadn't yet tried since surgery.  After getting back, I decided to stay off of social media for a little while, which also included these forums.  I had a lot of work in the office to catch up on and needed to focus on that.  Of course, the past week or so I have been struggling a lot mentally and emotionally.  I've desperately wanted comfort food and have done well not giving into that temptation.  This week doesn't feel like it'll go much better, but October always seems to be the worst month for me. 

Had an anxiety dream last night involving a substantial weight gain in the past week.  Absolutely no basis in reality since I've stayed on plan.  I think it stems from Saturday when I ate some extra calories due to a 2 hour hike earlier in the day that burned 900 calories.  The extra calories brought my total intake up for 1025, as opposed to 700-800.  And my extra calories were from curry egg salad, so it was a protein packed choice.  And yet, my brain some how decided that would lead me to gain 10 pounds in one week and threw that are me while I slept.  Brains can be jerks.

Hi!  I am just at the end of my 6-month supervised diet requirement and waiting for the last couple of consultation reports to get filed so my surgeon's office can submit everything for insurance approval.  And I'm terrified that I'm making the biggest mistake of my life... one that can't be undone.  Am I just crazy?

For starters, I do NOT like or trust the nutritionist this surgical group requires their patients to work with.  I don't feel like I get a straight answer to my questions, only to do exactly what she says because she's "smarter than anyone else in the whole world on bariatric nutrition and has more experience than other nutritionists because all the hospitals want to do is cut costs and hire someone right out of college who doesn't have a clue what they're talking about."  Paraphrased into my words, somewhat, but that's the attitude.  They have a Facebook group for support with other patients and you can't ask anything there about why something is not approved or they all turn into butthurt primadonnas at the idea you might stray from what she's stamped as "approved."  I can't even tell you what her eating plan is because she's made it proprietary and wrapped it in a non-disclosure agreement.  I've tried following it and all that's happened is I feel sick, bloated, and constipated.  And I actually gained weight on it.  There are so many rules and demands to drink at this moment and eat at this moment and take vitamins at other specific times in the day, that I can't figure out how I'll do my job or live the life I'm trying to capture.  I also find it exceptionally disagreeable that she requires you to buy only vitamins that she receives a commission on.  If you object to their price, which is substantial, she gives you a saccharine smirk and says "You'll be spending so much less on food that you can afford it."

Sorry for the dump.  I am so frustrated with this piece.

And I'm frustrated that he's bullying me into taking my gallbladder out at the same time.  I'm freaked out about the hair loss because I don't have a heck of a lot to begin with.  And that having VSG causes GERD which then makes you take even more pills... I hate pills.  And being cold all the time and constipated all the time and having your tastebuds change.  While there's no real guarantee that the pain and deprivation will yield results.  I've also learned to utterly despise protein shakes in this 6 months.

So again, am I being crazy?  Anyone willing to talk me off the ledge?

Had my sleeve surgery on August 3rd...no hospital stay...hate chocolate shakes...abhor fake sugar...have a new allergy to peanuts...5 days post op and life is definitely different but no regrets! To lose the weight and keep it off...I will have to do my research and develop a plan that will work for me to sustain a healthy lifestyle to benefit myself and my family.  No excuses and no guilt! I will not waste this fresh start! And...I have always dreamed of becoming a runner! Big dream but it is a possibility that I am definitely going to explore when the pain subsides!

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I'm 4"11

first saw the Bariatric surgeon June 2019 an weighed 198. My goal weight has been set at 182 an Monday 7/6/2020 I finally reached goal an a negative nicotine test, just waiting on a date an approval 😭🙌🏼😁

My last appointment in 2019 the dietitian basically told me if she had been the one to talk to me and give a yes or no as a candidate she would of said no to me. Why? Because I am fussy and I don't like fish. My blood work was good. I was around 170 pounds to which I was told I am losing too much and I should of tapered off by then and been in maintenance. When I left there I felt very frustrated as I was a slow loser and maybe that was the goal they had set for me, but mine was lower. Anyway, she put me on an emergency list to go back in January to talk to her again so they could check on me. It's an hour drive and $20 to park. When I left there I tried more suggestions of what else to add to my diet and found that I was eating when I wasn't hungry, I was pushing myself to eat more than I wanted and more often than not I suffered for hours after eating. I did this for about 2 weeks and then went back to how I was doing it before.

Now they've been calling since January trying to book an appointment and I keep giving excuses as to why I can't go. They called each month and now because of covid-19 they are willing to do phone appointments so I agreed. I told the dietitian about my previous experience and how it wasn't helpful. When I told her I was down to 145 on my scale she told me that once again I would be put on the emergency list as it more than a year later and I shouldn't be losing anymore weight and if I continued to do so I would likely be a failure and gain it all back. Hopefully the next one is over the phone also and I will just tell them what they want to hear. I will tell them I gained 10 pounds and I eat fish every other day and all the other stuff they say I need to eat.

And like the last time for a couple weeks I tried to incorporate more food and more calories, and once again I suffer, I am so full I feel sick. I need to spend sometimes hours after laying down. Sometimes I pace in the bathroom because I am so close to throwing up. I haven't had to take gravol much over the course of my journey but after those two appointments they were becoming vital in my survival. Plus I was gaining weight, quickly. So here I am again, back to the way I was doing that feels right for me.

I just don't understand why they are pushing for me to eat when I am not hungry... that's what got me to the weight I was once was, that's a bad habit. If I feel hungry I eat. I eat 3 meals a day and 2 to 3 snacks. I hit my protein goals. I drink more than enough water. I take my vitamins and supplements. My weight goes up and and down within 5 pounds. I don't understand their concern to keep me as an emergency patient that needs to be so closely monitored. I am not underweight, I am not malnourished, in fact I am still overweight. 

Am wondering if anyone else has had this issue with the dietitians afterward? It's very frustrating and I am close to saying good bye to them because they make me doubt myself and I think I am doing well. I want to go as low as I can go, not unhealthy low, but low enough that when I hit the stage where I ultimately gain some back, the lower I am the lower I will after that happens. If I end up at 140-150 I would be content with that. I will not be content with with 180.

Anyone post opt at least 10 years? Well i am and I have gained more weight than  when i started 10 years ago.. slowly been gaining weight so i had my band tightened in 2018. started throwing up so bad i had to have it emptied in 2019. i have gained 30 pds! i have an appt to have it filled again but this pandemic has had them reschedule.. i am miserable.. i am 300pds ..5"9! Any suggestions? i started at 275 when i was banded.. lost 75 pds the first year!! now look@!! please no trolls

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I'm over the halfway mark to my weight goal!

I had my gastric sleeve done September 10, 2020... I started out 330# before surgery.... I'm down to 260# now... I've been stalled out for over two months now.... I exercise when I can (Bad back/knees)... I follow my diet , get my protein and drink my water... But still not losing any weight... I've done everything I can think of to break the stall.... Even went back to liquid diet....  Sometimes I think this was a mistake having the surgery...

Did my weekly weigh in this morning and am a little disappointed that the scale has not budged since last week. However, I am focusing on the fact that I'm sticking to my plan and that I can see that I'm losing weight, not only in my face, but in how my clothes fit. Guess I'll be using the quarantine to do a big purge in my closet!

I really thought we had put all the "you are so skinny, are you sick" comments behind us.

Apparently not.

My mom, MY MOM! came over today with the specific intention to tell me that she thinks I am too skinny and to stop losing weight.  I had dropped off some dessert a her place the other day and she said she had to come over to tell me that she is worried because she thinks that I am even skinnier than over the Xmas holidays.

First, I stopped losing weight 6+ months ago.

Second, I am actually 6 lbs heavier than I was over xmas (I had lost some weight after my PS, and have since gained it back), so I don't know what she is talking about.

Third, I look awesome.

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As of this morning I'm only 9 lbs away from hitting 100 lb weight loss. I'm hoping to lose those 9 lbs by my 6 month post op mark. Time to put in overtime! 

I'm contemplating getting rid of my now ridiculously large clothes. For me it's big step to let go and just do it. My old clothes are like a safety net that I want to keep, but something tells me if I keep that safety net then I will go back up to my old weight.