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  1. Can I do it? Can I resist , will I be sick , will my hair fall out?

    1. _Kate_

      _Kate_

      Yes, yes, perhaps, yes.

       

      You will be fine !

    2. BayougirlMrsS
  2. One week down on my pre-op diet and already my weight loss has stalled. Not sure if that's normal or not.

    1. Armygalbonnie

      Armygalbonnie

      I was stalled the entire 2 weeks during the pureed stage. Stalls happen. I'll be 3 months out on the 1st and I've been on a stall for 1/2 of the time. The scale is going down so I try not to let it frustrate me too much. The scale will move. Just give your body time.

    2. biginjapan

      biginjapan

      Thanks everyone. I'm in pre-op, not post-op. My period started yesterday (2 days early) so I wonder if that also has something to do with it.

      The first three days I lost weight, the next four I didn't. I'm at the beginning of my second week.

    3. Travelher

      Travelher

      Yep, for sure...i always stall around my period.

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  3. Would love to change my look but not due to weight loss. I want to do something drastic with my hair but not to out of this world just enough to make me feel more exciting also I could use it my act.

    1. Apple1

      Apple1

      Maybe get some highlights, a layered cut? Pinterest has lots of photos to help you pick something out. Share a photos with us when you do it @Sweet as peaches!!

      @Newme17 I am spending most of time in running capris and tank tops lol, but they are so comfortable and I love that I can wear them now.

    2. Newme17

      Newme17

      @Apple1 In my opinion, they're the most comfortable clothing ever. I wear them at work too. :)

    3. Sweet as peaches

      Sweet as peaches

      It's quite funny I'm in my hoodie at work under the a/c of course. I was thinking of putting braided extensions in my hair with a reddish color. Cause my hair is so gray on top. Then i was thinking a perm straightener with brownish highlights. I don't know. I know i need some dresses cause the old ones are draping under my feet and falling off.

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  4. Hi everyone! I'm me and nervous. I just turned 60 years old. I think I'm officially grown up now. I'm young at heart, goofing around with my grandchildren all nine of them. I have had crohns disease since I was 19'years old. I still managed to make it through nursing school and more ask retired after 35 years. My husband and I have custody of three of our grandchildren after our son in law died and our daughter ran away. One of the things I would like to run by the members is my feeling of selfishness about having this gastric sleeve. I'm overweight, diabetes, hip replacement and crohns. I feel that if I didn't make it through surgery, it would absolutely devastate the grandkids again! I never thought I could even have a sleeve done due to having all of my colon and rectum removed. So, I have an ileostomy. I have a huge hernia at the site. I went to Duke University and the gastroenterologist suggested I have weight loss surgery because if he repairs the hernia, the weight will cause it to come back. I'm scheduled in three months. 

    1. larta

      larta

      Wow , you have quite a full plate, and even though you have had your health problems, you have managed to prevail. Not to mention, the sadness of your daughter running off etc;

      If you have confidence in the surgeon, and he thinks its a good idea. I would go for it. Do not hold back because, you are afraid something will happen to you. Something will happen to you if you don't get in the best possible health you can. You owe this to yourself. Do not feel selfish. It takes courage to go though what you have gone though and you still have a beautiful attitude. You are too young, to settle for less health then you deserve.

      I wish you the best!

    2. colleen 5595

      colleen 5595

      To Sweet as peaches, thank you so much for your comments. I trust God completely, and I will do my best to prepare for the surgery. I sometimes have this all under control and my emotions in check. Then it starts to creep back in. The what if's. I totally agree with you about doing what's going to help me with my health. The kids think it's going to be great that I can do more with them. My doctor is very straight forward and doesn't give you the warm and fuzzy's. When I was nursing I tried to make every patient feel important and special, because they all were. Maybe I'm just reading too much into this experience. I have six weeks to go!! Thank you for responding to my message.

    3. colleen 5595

      colleen 5595

      To larta, I didn't think anyone was responding to my introduction so today I wrote another one. It's basically the same. Thank you for your encouragement. We were talking about my daughter, well, she Skyped my grandson with a new baby on her lap. That was horrendous. Poor kids, they told everyone that their mother ran away and started a new family. These are the times where I just want to eat everything in sight! I was telling my surgeon that everybody in my house is fat, even the dogs!! My little granddaughter isn't. I have to get this emotional eating calmed down. What I have been doing is eating about the same amount of food that I would eat several months out from the surgery. I've been doing so much research. You'd think that being a nurse, that I would have this one in the bag!. Oh, no! Not even close! I'm so happy that I can chit chat with people on this forum. I promise I won't be so long winded. I'm just excited! Where are you in your journey? I'd love to hear about what you have been through!! God bless.

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  5. 7/8 - Extremely healthy keto day. 

    7/9 - Halo Top 1/2 Cup Chocolate Mocha Chip (I am in heaven!!). Healthy keto day. Weighed in at 208.4 lbs. Gained 1.4 lbs :rolleyes: 

    7/10 - Hung out at Coney Island with my Mom, little Brother and my dog Buddy aka Rasta Scoobs. At Nathans Philly Chicken with no bun. The guy gave me the nasty look when I ordered it. (It was like really, you are going to come here and want to eat healthy at Nathans?). With a nasty tone, he says, "It's going to be the same price and the same amount of meat." So in an even nastier tone, I said, "Did I ask about the amount of meat or the price? No. I asked for a Philly Chicken with No Bun. Thank you." He just placed my order and my brother says, "Don't be surprise if you find some special sauce or a hair floating around in it lol."

    7/11 - Keto Day. Decided to step on the scale and weighed 205.4 lbs. I was like WTF!!! What is going on? At this point my weight is fluctuating up and down. I think I maybe starting stall soon and my body is warning me. It could also be water weight. 

    7/12 - Another Keto Day. Went out to eat with my mom and brother and I was upset because I could have the Tacos of Bell. My mom keeps saying, "Oh you have your meal prep and you have been doing so good on your diet. Taco Bell is not good for you." I was like then why are you eating it. She says, "I'm grown and your mama. Do as I say and not as I do."  She is right but sooo annoying sometimes. 

    7/13 - My day was healthy. Received two new Hidrate Spark bottles. Gave one to my mom and brother. They are in love and I set them up on their phones. 

    Breakfast: 2 egg whites boiled with salt. 

    Snack: 2 pickle slices

    Lunch 1 - 2 : 2.1 oz of turkey with a tomatoes, a little cheese, romaine lettuce and my special dressing. (Broken up into 2 meals)

    Snack: 21 olives. 

    Dinner 1 - 2: 4 oz of ground beef, a little cheese, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and salsa. (Broken up into 2 meals)

     

     

     

     

     

    1. Apple1

      Apple1

      lol... Do as I say!! My mom used to say that all the time.

      Sounds like you are running on auto pilot.

    2. Sweet as peaches

      Sweet as peaches

      Sorry about the stall. Good for you for standing for yourself and you were polite. I love that part. Your brother cracked me up.

    3. Sleeve1stFitNext

      Sleeve1stFitNext

      @Newme17That is her favorite saying. Other than, "I am not your friend. We will become friends when you pay a bill in this household." Oh that one makes me laugh because I will look at her like...really....I pay bills....yeah....we friends now...lol. I bring my bottle everywhere but I have been slacking in getting about 40 oz lately.

      @Meryline I have an insulated bottle that I use for the gym. I will take those ounces and it to the Hidrate manually. However, I used the Hidrate for when I am at work. During that time I will not drink much of anything because I am busy working.

      @Apple1 I really am running on autopilot at this point. I think every mom has said that line lol.

      @Sweet as Peaches It is okay. The stalls will happen. I am not stressing it. I have come so far and I will continue to move forward. There is always bumps in the road and we have to jump over them. I just wanted him to understand that just because I am heavy does not mean that I do not want to watch what I am eating. Like do not judge a book by its cover. My little brother is just like my mother.

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  6. So I used to do Pilates and loved the feeling of being stretched and limber afterwards. I decided to do a quick Pilates video and the first move was to lay down on the floor on your back and pull up your legs at a 90 degree angle. Easy enough right? Not when it feels like your tailbone is sitting on top of a metal rod!!!! I couldn't lay down properly. So I tried the next move, lay on your side to lift your top leg up and forward. OUCH! It hurt my hip bone!!! Then I rolled over to the other side to check, felt the same. Am I destined to get my stretches one standing up? Hurts way too much to be laying on my bones, they feel bruised and/or like I said, laying on a metal rod. Anyone else have this happen to them? Maybe it's weight loss? Maybe it's my age? I don't know! 

    1. Newme17

      Newme17

      Thanks hon. All I know is that I won't be rolling around on the floor anytime soon!

    2. Sleeve1stFitNext

      Sleeve1stFitNext

      Or you may need an extra comfy pilates mat. I brought I really thick mat for the gym when I am doing my stretches. The thin ones do not cut it anymore lol.

    3. Newme17

      Newme17

      I'm not even sure that's going to work! I'd have to have a mattress. Lol

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  7. Well my weight loss is on vacation...lost 3lbs in the last couple weeks slow as molasses...and since I'm not eating anything (no appetite) it's really annoying.:angry: 

    1. Apple1

      Apple1

      It will pick up again just have patience. I know it is hard, but if you are on point with your eating and exercise it is just a normal stall. I have had a couple myself.

  8. So today while I was watching this female Asian longhorned beetle oviposite her egg I was thinking about the science behind WLS. How many experiments aka..clinical trials have been done, are still being done, and will be done in the future to help doctors figure out the complex mysteries of this disease we call obesity. It blows my mind to even try to think of all the variables involved in the design of these trials.

    My research focuses on this beetle, a much simpler organism, and yet it can take days of thought and reading current published research to determine the variables that need to be considered and controlled during a planned experiment. Sometimes we even design pre-experiments just to figure out whether something is going to effect something else before we run the main experiment. All of this thinking has made me realize how little we really know. Why has my diabetes gone into remission after surgery? This surgery has done what following a low carb diet alone could not do, normalize my blood sugars minus any medications. I haven't had time to read all of the published literature on this subject, but I would like to.

    My mind is trained to looked for patterns in data so of course this is the way I am approaching my journey after this surgery. I am logging everything I eat, drink, and my exercise. I will export the data to excel and graph it to see if I can figure out how my body works now in relation to theses things and weight loss.  I know for some people, maybe most, this is not something they would want to do. It may seem excessive and time consuming, but I hope to learn something that will be useful to me during the maintenance phase. 

    I am increasingly more convinced that low carb is going to be the best diet for me to follow long term. I just don't see any reason to test the waters when I am doing so well right now. I have zero cravings for sugar, bread, rice, pasta... my energy levels are good, my bs are excellent, and I am losing weight.  These are my musings for today, 5 weeks post-op.

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    1. Freedom2Thrive

      Freedom2Thrive

      Love this post :) Took me some time to realize the same things. Like any endeavour to change it requires mindfulness and dedication which I can clearly see that you possess, and documentation is your best form of accountability. My recommendation for anyone who has transitioned back to a full-solids diet and is looking to drop weight in a healthier fashion would be to follow the practices of a ketogenic (keto) diet. Really helped me during my stall periods and I always felt great! Google or Pinterest are great places to start your research :)

    2. Apple1

      Apple1

      I hope so @Newme17 because I don't know where I would be now without your support and friendship 😊

      I will definitely post my graphs and share my information. I will probably wait until I have at least 3 months of data.

      These beginning phases of our post-op diets are really similar to the Keto diet. I figure I have gone this long without eating those types of carbs and I feel great, so why not continue? I am eating all of my veggies for sure.

      Most people don't like bugs...lol I am known as the bug lady to my friends. For the record I hate bad bugs like roaches, mosquitoes, ect

    3. Apple1

      Apple1

      Thank you @Freedom2Thrive. I will definitely check out Pinterest.

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  9. Month 1 is in the books!! 17lbs lost since surgery, 32lbs down in total. I am so happy with my progress. I have a long way to go, but I am so psyched to see a loss this big on the scale. It's been years since I've seen any real loss at all. Goal for this month is to work on increasing my activity. Let's do this!!!

    1. Apple1

      Apple1

      Congrats! That is a great loss!

    2. DedicatedLady

      DedicatedLady

      Congratulations! 17Lbs is such a great start!! I hope I do as well and stay as positive as you after my first month. Keep up the good work, and I bet it will keep giving you good news like that :)

    3. Newme17

      Newme17

      Great job! Isn't it just awesome? I love it.

  10. I want to scream...I am stuck at 260 lbs now for over a week almost two. I'd pull my hair out if I had any...LOL

    1. Apple1

      Apple1

      It is a stall... they suck I know. I have been bouncing back and forth between 189.5 and 190. whatever...lol... Change something up a little. More or less exercise, more or less calories.. and just wait it out. Don't step on the scale for a week. These are all tactics I plan on using.

    2. Jeffrey Stern

      Jeffrey Stern

      Thanks Apple1

      I think I need to step up the exercise. It can't be the food intake I'm barely eating as is.

  11. Day 2 (pre op diet)

    Why is the evening the hardest.....I am working m-friday 8-5pm and then get home and remote in and work 7-9 Mon-Sunday.  This week is a beast. I have gotten dizzy and the room started spinning. But I am just drinking water a ton and trying to , you guessed it remain positive. Sometime I plan on letting my husband read this, so I want to say sorry for snapping at you last night. I know I apologized in so many words but sheesh this is hard. Anyone who has had weight loss surgery clearly knows this is NOT the easy way out. :778_heartbeat:

  12. Hi i am trying to get back on track with my weight loss. Had lapband in feb 2014. did great then a series of events happened. Broke my back , tore up my knees, couldnt exercise, plus lost my job so alot of depression. I really want to get back on track. I still will have certain foods back up (u guys know the feeling)  but Im not sure how to rejoin the forum to post things. Thanks for any help you can give. Has this happened to anyone?

  13. Weight-loss surgery shown to cut heart failure risk in half. @AHC_HealtheYou @asmbs @AdvocateGSamWC https://t.co/IPm9VWWyra

  14. 48 DAYS SINCE SURGERY.... I HAVE LOST 30.1 LBS SINCE SURGERY.. AND 55.2 SINCE APRIL... NEVER LOOKING  BACK!!! WOO HOO.. I ONLY HAVE 1/2 A LB TO LOSE BEFORE I HIT 299...   I KNOW THAT IS STILL A BIG WEIGHT BUT OMG I DONT HAVE TO BE IN THE 300'S ANYMORE!!1 HAPPY DANCE!!   DOWN TWO PANTS SIZES AND 2 SHIRT SIZES!!  SO FAR NO HAIR LOSS AS I AM TAKING A VITAMIN WITH BIOTIN IN IT AND MY CBD OIL I USE FOR MEDICATION REPLACEMENT SUCH AS NSAID'S AND ANXIETY MEDS  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO AD ME ON FACEBOOK  HERE I AM ------> https://www.facebook.com/robin.ryan2012

  15. Down another three pounds and had my one-month post-surgery follow-up (although its actually be 7 weeks tomorrow, their scheduling sucks). The nurse practitioner was pleased with my weight loss (36 pounds in 7 weeks) and told me I was cleared to go back to water aerobics and whatever else I would like to pursue exercise wise. Now to find a new pair of tennis shoes :)

    1. Orchids&Dragons

      Orchids&Dragons

      36 pounds - that's awesome! Congrats!

  16. Brain dump and rambling...Here I am 7.5 weeks post op and I am stuck at the same 25lb weight loss that I have had for the last 3.5 weeks. I am feeling down, dejected and frustrated with lack of movement on the scale. I am able to get into a lot of clothes and shoes that were troublesome before so I have had some non-weight related wins, but I am ready to scream about the lack of weight loss. I have upped my calories, lowered my calories, increased my exercising and I am hitting all my numbers for protein. I am still having issues with bathroom visits and vitamins making me feel sick to my stomach. On another note, nothing I eat makes me feel sick other than the aforementioned vitamins, no nausea at all from any foods.  I seriously keep asking if I even had the surgery completed because I feel the same. I feel hungry and I FEEL THE SAME as before surgery. I am afraid I am going to be stuck here at 245lbs and not make any more progress. Did I choose the wrong surgery? Should I have done bypass instead of sleeve? Time will tell. Sigh - not a good day for me.

  17. My tailbone is not happy with my weight loss. I have to reposition SO OFTEN at my work desk because it starts hurting if I sit one way for too long. This has never been a problem for me before!

    1. Mattymatt

      Mattymatt

      It's a good sign! I have the same thing. Means that you're winning the game.

    2. Strivingforbetter

      Strivingforbetter

      I have the same problem. Soaking in a tub has become uncomfortable because I no longer have the cushion.

  18. Yesterday marks 1 year of my weight loss journey. My first weigh in after deciding to get bariatric surgery I was 259.4 lbs. Today I am 215 lbs. So happy where I'm at!

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    1. FluffyChix

      FluffyChix

      Congrats on your anniversary!!!!

    2. abefroman329

      abefroman329

      You look fantastic!

  19. cavery77

    My journey

    Weight loss
  20. Leslie Jo

    The first journey...

    Photos of my first weight loss journey with LB. 2008 - 2016
  21. ABrandNewKae

    ☆BEFORE PICS☆

    Some Before Pics To See My Weight Loss Journey Every Step Of The Way!
  22. green*eyed*girl

    80 pounds gone

    2/3 of my excess weight is gone, another 40 pounds to go. God I used to have gorgeous hair but oh well, it will grow back! :) Love the new, younger looking me!
  23. Will someone PLEASE tell my hair that it belongs on my head?! Thanks.

    1. CHM

      CHM

      Aww. Can I put you on staff as my resident ego booster? :D

    2. Miss Mac

      Miss Mac

      Dear Hair.....Stay on her head - and I MEAN IT!

    3. CHM

      CHM

      THANK you!

      Now if only they would listen...

  24. Well this is my first post. I decided to get weight loss surgery about 4 months ago. I was going thru alot with my health. Shortness of breathe, pain in all my joints, and having problems walking. Well this journey actually started back in 2011 when I fell at work. Since then I have had 5 surgeries and one more that is being scheduled after weightloss surgery. I also had gained about 50 lbs and my health kept deteriorating . I had gone to several doctors for all my issues and had all the necessary test and had followed several different diets.Everything needed for surgery without actually knowing I had already meet all the criterias. So when I went to Brookdale Hospital for a my Gastric sleeve appointment i already had almost everythng I needed except physic , nutrionist, and sleep apnea test. Well as of the middle of May all paperwork was in and papers were submitted to Insurance Company and as of May 26 I have been approved for surgery. Surgery date is June 13, 2016 and I am now into my second week of pre-op diet . I started this journey with a weight of 230 I am 5'4" and now weigh 215. I have studied everything from pre-op diets, post-op diets and the journey afterwards. Well Im one week away from surgery and I am becoming more and more anxious with less and less energy. Doing everything correct following diet and taking all my vitamins and using all my protein powders yet finding it harder and harder to function as a normal person. Well I guess thats it for now Ill post again as time goes by.

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