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The 27 lbs down is from my first day walking into the clinic for my first consultation 9/19/2018 to 3/3/2019. My starting weight was 283 9/19/2019 and my weight this morning 3/3/2019 is 254. i have a positive LOSS of 29lbs. YAY!!

Praying for you today and look forward to sharing your journey as we move to a better life Thank you! Surgery day has come and gone, i am home from the hospital here is what it was like for me: Surgery day and after: Surgery 2/20/2019 I never got scared as i got close to surgery time and even when they wheeled me in and put me to sleep i was not, i think my will to be healed from so many medical issues was stronger then the surgery. In recovery: I remember i was not talking much all they got out of me was a head nod i was not i a talkative mood. After recovery: i really dont remember the ride lol. My family was waiting for me and even then i did not have much to say even though i heard everything that was being spoken. After about an hour in my room i then started speaking. My belly hurt, i got meds for that, i never got nauseated in the hospital and i drinked my water like a trooper. Well i dunked the four small cups thats all. The next night, i understood why i was a trooper my belly was still full of medicine so i was not sensing that i was full. Oh, baby, but, the next day everything changed!!! It was hard getting that water down. The next day i did not want to walk either. The Nurses on the floor did not make me walk as well. I got the will yo walk on my own. I started having feelings that i was getting a cold. They had to give me meds for it. My doctor was a little annoyed thinking i was sick when i got there and i told him i was not. He told me his OR was cleaner then my house....(i will address that with him in time). When i got home after two days the cold symptoms were gone. It seemed like it was something my body was reacting to maybe my internal fear.... Home: i had a tough time getting water and meal shake down. All my liquid preparing made me sick to look at it. The pre packaged protein shakes made me sick to taste and to look at and the power shakes just the same. Now all of these things i loved prior to the surgery date. I could not get the water down, my BP was low low and my urine was dark. I had to figure out what to do with out having someone rush me back to the hospital...I got my BP some by adding salt to my popsicle. I starting drinking water omitting the protein shake since my water hd 20 grams of protein in it. I never called the doctor because i did not want to renter the hospital. Let me digress, dumping is real, when i was trying to get my protein and water in before the shakes turned my tummy upside down with a thought i had a dumping episode. It was horrible and it lasted over four hours. I have been drinking this protein water which had 20 grams of protein in it and i feel better. I am down 10lbs and my BP is better. I see non scale loss as well. My two week follow ip is in two days 3/5/2019 and my soft starts 3/7/2019. I feel good today. I am scheduled to return to work on the 14 if March, but as a supervisor i am afraid i will go back to old habits if managing my agents and moving about the office and lose track if my water intake. I am trying to this of how to explain this to my Doctor Tuesday for him to request me to be off an extra week. Today: I burp alllllll the time. Oh, i forgot to tell you i did not even like the smell of the chewable vitamins anymore yuk yuk. Health changes: my left side of my leg swelling is GONE! I have walked around the house with heals on and i have not been able to wear real shoes i 3 1/2 years!!! I am super excited about this change. Well i hope all of this makes sense. Best decision Imade for me! I can see change in my face. I will take a body shot at my Doctors office on 3/5/2019 and post.

I’m worried that I’m not being realistic about time off from work. I realize that it can’t be predicted because of possible complications and I can go on FMLA leave if something does happen. But I’m trying to get a handle on whether I’m going to need more than 10 days total before I go back to work. That’s what I have avail in paid time off. I have an office job, no heavy lifting, some walking around (which I think will be good for me). I’m a pretty tough cookie - not a wimp when it comes to pain or discomfort. I was back to work less than a week after laparoscopic gall bladder removal. Does that compare at all to how recover from bypass surgery might be?

Before I tore my shoulder I did an orange theory type workout called training mate. No treadmills cause I don’t run. I did 10 classes a week and looked incredible. Paid $225 a month and it was worth every penny. I won’t do OTF cause of the treadmills but they do offer less cardio slots. I have popcorn lung so I can’t run but my friends who run love it.

I've been eating Protein One bars by the makers of Fiber One. They come in four different flavors: Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Fudge, Peanut Butter Chocolate, and Strawberries & Cream. One bar is 90 calories, 10 grams of protein, 11 grams of carbs, and 4 grams of fiber (so 7 net carbs total). Quest protein bars have pretty decent stats. They have around 4 net carbs, I believe. I've never tried them, so I can't say whether or not they're any good.

I am looking for a protein bar that has 10 carbs or less per serving, but am not having much luck. Has anyone found any decent tasting protein bars with low carbs???

Goal: stay healthy for the month and lose 8 lbs Beginning: 181 lbs Post op: July 10, 2018

Froufrou, they diagnosed me at 5 weeks with a strictured stoma opening in my pouch, 3 ulcers within there, 5 on the back wall of the jejuneum. I started trying to tell them at 2 weeks out something was wrong, I kept getting poo-pooed, I was swollen, I wasn't giving myself a chance to heal. They might have the fancy degrees,but I have lived in this body a LONG TIME. I have had 10 endoscopies , they kept trying to stretch it open. Zilch lasting effects. On November 28th, noticing the ulcerations were marching down my jejuneu m and heading towards my illium, to properally heal i needed 129 he protein, on my p.o. liquids I was nowhere near that so in went the PICC on the 29th, went from 24 hours daily, to 14, then 12, and was on 10 when they decided to remove it. It had become rather my buddy, I cried when they removed it, now I have to try to make up the calories by mouth, I'll try but doubtful it is going to go well. We shall just see!

Honestly it just kinda “happened” a couple of days ago. I still can’t stomach more than 1/4 cup before noon, but by lunch and dinner, I’ve drank enough and I walk enough since I’ve gone back to work that it’s easier. I’m on my feet for my entire work shift - between 10-12 hours- so the food and water go better the longer I’m on my feet.

I’m scheduled for bypass on 3/19 and I can’t wait! My highest weight was 320 lbs and I currently weigh 304 lbs. On Monday I have my pre-op class and I am pretty sure I will be starting my pre-op diet on Tuesday.

March Challenge: Days 1 and 2 Yoga. This will be a first for me. CW 211. Goal wt. for this challenge is 199. I am post op. Surgery was 7/10/18 3 words to describe myself: crafty, outdoorsy and homely 3 things in your ideal morning: being able to wake up to my hubby, a large glass of ice tea and watching the news Cant wait to move forward . Bring it on.

I understand why you are angry. My husband is 19 years older than I am and my biggest fear is that he is going to die. My husband has diabetes and I find Dunkin' Donut wrappers in the back of his car and he buys junk and brings it in the house and eats unhealthy fried food when we go out. It's taken me MANY, many hours to explain what is healthy for an overweight 68 year old man with Diabetes to be eating. I wish he was interested in the surgery or reading nutrition information on food at the store, but it's just not going to happen right now. It's like flying. You have to secure your own oxygen mask first before you can help others. I realized, to have a happy marriage, I was going to have to lead the eating healthy movement by example, but that nagging him or "catching" him doing stuff that terrible for him is not going to make anything better. He has to want to get healthier on his own timeline. Good luck, I empathize.

1. I will be able to answer positively on the Day of Judgement for the rights my body has over me 2. Improved long term health so I can see my daughter get married and I can be a grandma in sha' Allah 3. My husband won't worry about me and my health as much and he will be prouder to be seen in public with me 4. I will find the positions of prayer much easier 5. People won't look at me as 'the fat person'; I won't have to suffer fat discrimination 6. I will be able to buy clothes in normal shops, which will give me so many more options 7. Intimacy will be physically easier 8. Exercise will be so much easier 9. I will like the look of my face and body better 10. I will find flying on airplanes, sitting in cinema and small seats, squeezing in between people and things so much easier 11. I will be able to drive longer distances in my car with greater comfort 12. Medical professionals won't have bias that all my problems are because of my weight 13. I may be able to stop using cpap 14. I will be able to balance things (eg my computer) on my lap 15. I'll be able to try horse riding, scuba diving, going on rides in amusement parks again 16. I could take up hiking Sent from my SM-G930F using BariatricPal mobile app

I had my sleeve1/21/19. I have been working out since the 2nd day after surgery. Treadmill and stationary bike. I am 5 weeks out down 38lbs. I was 293 at Surgery, I am 255 today. Saw Surgeon Thursday he was ecstatic with my progress. Anyone who is negative about the process I just shut them out. Stalling for a little bit is normal. I did for a week. No complications at all. No nausea or vomiting either. THE EXERCISE SPEEDS UP THE WEIGHT LOSS!!! I am starting swimming today.

Well I had breast cancer at the age of 40 back in ‘09 and made the choice after all the chemo and radiation that since one of them tried to kill me, I was done with them. Before diagnosis, I was 230 pounds and still carrying G-cups. Since I had breast cancer, I got “free” reduction surgery and went from DDD to a B cup in a morning. 9 years later this is still the best decision I ever made, but the dramatic difference in my profile took some getting used to. I was actually heavier after chemo than before (gained 10 pounds) but now since I just got sleeved 3 weeks ago I do kinda wonder what’s going to happen to the lil ole Bs I have now. I’m kinda worried that they will completely disappear, but if they do I know I’ll still be so much healthier for it

Yep - my doc consistently told me that the average weight loss is 60% EWL and that if I follow the plan, that's what I could expect. On another thread where people were discussing their goal weights - I said that this was mine and that I don't want to set myself up to feel like a failure. I'm pretty appreciative that my doc is conservative in his estimates. And some other WLS patients on these boards were kind of jerks about it. Saying that by setting of goal of average I was assuming I'd fail and still be obese and why was I even doing it. Even though I'm about 10 lbs from the 60% EWL at 4 months out, so likely to exceed that, I'm still thankful for my doc setting expectation. I'd rather under-promise and over-deliver. Because I know that if I did only achieve the average weight loss, and I'd expected/hoped for more, I would feel like a failure. And that would be very bad for my mental state. Plus, I had to judge whether or not to have surgery based on the most conservative outcomes - would I still be glad I went through it if I was still slightly obese? Yep - because I will still have lost a significant amount of weight that I couldn't have lost without this tool. And, overall, it will make me more healthy, even if I don't get to a "healthy" weight.

Payed 55.00 for 2 visits. PRE OP VSG. 35/M. HW: 465 CW: 435. SURGERY 5/6/2019

Hi good luck with fluid diet I had my bypass 3 years ago and after a failed band. You will do great just follow your surgeons advice and you dietician. I lost 12 stone in all have 10 off currently recently diagnosis with thyroid problem. But don’t regret having the surgery

No specification of what type of exercise? Regardless, 10 days would rule water based activities, I assume your incisions haven't healed yet? Also you wouldn't want to extend/stretch out your torso with wounds as well as stomach still healing. I would keep it simple for a few weeks. Walking...with perhaps some exercise bike if you have one. You aren't getting much nutrition just yet go gentle/easy until you are consuming more. I would save the gym/weights training for about five to six weeks out.

Just got the ok to work out from my surgeon today. I am still having pain from surgery. I am only 10 days out of surgery. What are some good exercise to start with?

I am 10 days out of surgery and I am drinking about 80-90oz of water a day. How much water are you able to keep down after surgery?

Before you begin looking for a doctor you need to find out if your insurance will pay for the lap band unless you are self-pay. Some will only pay for their removal but not placement. If they do pay for it you can probably call the nearest major hospital and inquire about their bariatric surgeons and contact them to find out if they place the band. I just had my band removed after 10 years and my bariatric surgeon said he hasn't done a band in 3 years. All that being said, if you have other medical problems these are best addressed by an experienced surgeon. And the band is promoted as only helping you to lose 50% of your excess weight. So, if you are say 150 lbs overweight then it would help you to lose about 75 lbs. And your surgeon has to be very adept with the fills as very small amounts put in can make a big difference (good or bad). Unlike other surgeries it requires more follow-up.

I’m doing ok with the sleeve. I was supposed to have bypass but when the surgeon got in there my small intestine was too short to do the bypass. But I am actually really happy with the sleeve. I’m losing weight slower but I’m not sick like a lot of the bypass people. I can believe anyone lost 125 lbs in 6 months I’ll be happy with 10 lbs a month. Good luck with your decision! Oh I lost 45 in 4 1/2 months.

I just want to cry. Scratch that, i have cried. Today is 4 months since surgery (sort of, since I had surgery 10/29). I had a great first two months. Felt good, everything was going smoothly. Then the acid reflux started. A bit at first, then worse, even on 2 Nexium a day. OK, I could handle that. Then, about a month ago, the nausea started. I just can't deal with it. Seems to be getting worse every day. I feel worse now than I ever did before surgery. I can eat less now than when I started on solid foods. This is the first time I haven't been able to hit my protein goals since day 3 after surgery. I even have trouble getting in all of my liquids because I can't drink for forever after eating (maybe 1.5-2 hours). And I have to eat All.The.Time because I can eat so little at a time now. I'm doing my best, but the nurse is starting to worry they need to put in a PICC line to get fluids/nutrition in (luckily, she told me today she doesn't think that is necessary yet. Had an upper GI. They found a hernia, but saw no GERD. I got a hold of my doc's nurse. She'd talked to my doc. They don't really know what is causing it. She said they could do an endoscopy, but that he thinks he won't really find anything new. And he doesn't want to repair the hernia (again) until I lose more weight. Doc apparently wants to revise to bypass. But, for a number of reasons, I don't. Particularly since they don't really know what's wrong and can't tell me the bypass will help. I mean, I can barely eat now - and if bypass doesn't fix it I'll be even more malnourished than I am now. So, for now, he's prescribed a different reflux med, given me anti-nausea meds, and OK'ed me to lower my protein goals (protein supplements REALLY make me sick). my nurse keeps telling me that this isn't the rest of my life and they'll figure it out. But, I'm still worried and frustrated and sick as a dog. I'm not really looking for suggestions, or reasons I'm wrong not to want the bypass. My two close friends are having family emergencies and I don't want to burden them now. So I just need a space to let it out. Thanks. And really glad I have an appointment with my therapist on Tuesday.

I’ve been reading here for a while and finally signed up today. I had my sleeve done on Monday 2/25/19, spent one night in the hospital and was released the following day. Recovery has been fine, haven’t had much pain, etc. I started “stage two” foods yesterday (farina, strained cream of soups, etc.) and that’s been fine. I just had a question if anyone else had the big dent in their stomach after their surgery? It’s right below the largest hole, which is right above my belly button. I’ve also started getting a weird sensation in that area earlier today, kind of like a bubbling sensation when I bend over or lean back. It’s not painful, it’s just..odd. Thought maybe it was gas, not sure. Saw my doctor for my first post op appointment yesterday and he said I’m doing well. Thank you for any answers.