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I feel the exact same way! Why did I wait so long?! But we are doing it/done it now! Congrats you look 10 years younger too!

Update I did go to my 55th reunion as planned, since I haven't had my surgery, everyone. did recognize me. One old semi-friend said " Oh you look like you always did,only more so" Didn't have to put it on the p.a. system after all, second person I asked said she would be "honored" to do Tim First person, had an air-tight excuse- --'her D.H. is having,open heart surgery the end of August and she hopes to be helping him recover that week. So my childhood friend Kathy will be doing it although it does mean she'll have get up at an ungodly hour to do it. Said to expect her at sometime after 3 AM, maybe towards 3:30. I honestly did not think I was liked enough to find someone. You see, I was a chubby nerd-ette who would rather read than to run around with the cliques that formed. Wasn't a cheerleader, majorette, flag corps member or dated a handsome jock,from the football team, thought I appeared faded back like part of the woodwork. Funny thing, people who cut me dead at,18, were hugging me, acting,like I was really somebody. I would be flattered, but at my age, you seem be thrilled to find someone besides youself still breathing , that remembers some,of the same,things you do. I was born just before the Post-War baby boom, so my class wasn't as large as the 3 years following, still we numbered over 300, and now,if we counted right,maybe there are a 100?, Some died in Vietnam and the ensuing police actions the USA. was prone to participate in, but we lost 10 in the last year. So Kathy,my cancer survivor friend who has kept her sense of humor through it all, I think the only disposable organs she has left are her gall bladder and tonsils, everything she has given up 1 or both to medical science. But like the old commercial for aTimex watch's "She's taken a licking and,keeps on ticking!" So temporarily, I'm not annoyed myself but I'm sure something will turn up soon!👈😝👉

Wow newlife! Sounds like you have got this covered! Congratulations on the pre surgery weight loss! I am a soup person (I can have soup literally anytime 110 degrees or -10) lol. Are you having RNY or sleeve? I am having RNY on September 13. So excited to be sharing this journey with you! I am in Charlotte NC. Keep in touch!

Hey all, this is the 2nd 12 pack I have bought at Sams that Premier Protein Caramel shakes are chunky! The exp date is Oct 2019...anyone else getting this or do I just have bad luck?

Sure. I usually eat a homemade egg frittata for breakfast. I mix up what I put in it so that I don't get bored. I also do egg muffins that I can reheat for on the go. https://kalynskitchen.com/cottage-cheese-and-egg-breakfast/ My snacks consist of: -Greek yogurt -Cottage cheese -Raw veggies with Greek Yogurt veggie dip (and I eat a lot of dip LOL) -Hard Boiled Eggs - Turkey roll ups -Tuna to-go packets -Edamame -*New* favorite is Chia seed pudding yummmmm -String cheese - Guacamole and whole wheat or black bean chips. - Avocado toast (usually a half of a half, as a snack, a whole half as a meal) -Apples and peanut butter -Berry mix with some Greek yogurt and stevia to take the bitter edge off. - Brussels Sprouts (3 small ones hits the mid-day snack spot) - A cup of FairLife Milk, with SF chocolate syrup. 13 grams of protein For meals: I make a lot of meat. And I accompany my meat with veggies. Mostly Brussels sprouts, because they are my FAV. But I will occasionally mix it up with broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, ect . - My go too is different seasoned or marinade chicken and veggie Kabobs. - I do frozen wild salmon patties with a lemon garlic, minimum butter sauce - I will make stuffed peppers with cauliflower rice, lean ground beef/turkey, shred cheese, sour cream, salsa, ect. I can usually get two meals out of one pepper (so long as I'm digging eating the pepper). - I make lots of things with WonTon wrappers. I make little lasagna cups, taco cups, chicken cordon bleu cups, ect. And these are great for reheating! https://www.barilife.com/blog/10-single-serving-meals-you-need-in-your-bariatric-life/ -I will make chicken legs on the grill that go a long way. I can easily make on here or there for lunch or snacks. - I eat A LOT of soy meat. I haven't mastered cooking with soy, but I buy the Gardein brand and make that for a lot of lunches. I started doing this to naturally lower my cholesterol, and it has seriously WORKED. - I make this tuna macaroni salad, that is a good cold version of Tuna Noodle Casserole. I use tuna, protein noodles, capers, tad bit of olive oil, lemon juice, Greek yogurt, sugar free sweet relish, and green onion. - I make protein pasta a lot. My mom buys me this amazing pasta that is made from black beans and edamame (22grams per 1/2 cup) and I make a really meaty pasta sauce. She finds it from this specialty store in Chicago. I could go on and on.... I'm still a foodie at heart! LOL. But I don't use any protein supplements unless I'm extremely busy and know that I won't be able to get my protein in. So I do keep a couple single serve powder packets on hand for those days.

I got to put my wedding ring back on--it fit! My husband put that on my finger when I was 19 years old and we had a whole life in front of us. We will have our 25th next year in June!

Just had surgery and have United also check i did not need all the supervised visits etc. But they did require 5 year of previous weight records. Also to make sure my dr. Made me do 3 months of nutrition visit plus some test. Paper work submited July 10 approved July 13 and surgery July 25. Congrats on the journey. Good luck with insurance. Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

Monday 8/13/18 Starting my last week of pre-op diet then two days of liquid diet then surgery day will be here. I decide to get on the scale this morning when I said I would not until day of surgery but I did and I’m down 19 pounds. The beginning of the diet I was fine but come the weekend I was about ready to throw in the towel then I read some folks post and it had kept me going. Thanks have a great week.

10 months 70 lbs. I don't think I can get much smaller than I am now but we'll see what happens. I miss having an a**.

I waited 6 weeks. Started off slow with stationary bike for 30 min then gradually increased to stairs and treadmill. Just remember to take your time and do what you can. I wouldn't try pushing myself hard in the gym until 6 months post op. I'm 10 months post op and a size 4. The weight will come off.

I have the exact experience as yours... I went to my first post-op appointment (10 days post-op) with 13 lbs down. 3 weeks later i'm still only 15 lbs down. Buuuuut, I've noticed a change in my body, I can see that my neck and shoulders look slimmer, my upper belly has gotten smaller, so have my thighs. So, don't worry about the weight, just keep focused on your protein and water intake and really do make an effort and get some walking into your day, it made all the difference for me. Good luck!

I'm almost 3 months out, and I've had a few NSV the past few weeks. I took a 40-minute run and didn't want to die. I actually felt like I could have kept going. I learned how to swim after 19 years because I finally felt confident enough to go to the pool. My (very thin) best friend asked if I wanted to have some of her clothes because she's moving and needs to cut down on her closet. Everything I tried on fit me! I had to buy size medium shorts! (I was wearing 3x at the beginning of this journey). I'm very happy!

Oh no I hope this doesn't go further I honestly think it’s just me introducing foods back into my diet. My doc said things could get sketchy with new things. I would think once we are back on normal food it will pass. My sis-in-law has bypass 10 yeas ago and she has developed some food issues. She cannot have dairy and some other foods cause her issues. So, I think it will be trial and error for us. Best of luck to you! I hope we both get some relief soon.

I’m not allowed steak or any beef products until the 6th month mark.. grr it’s rough but I too have felt like I stalled as soon as I started real food.. I have stuck with chicken, tuna, and eggs. I may have a bite of something here and there but I have not cheated like I could have.. I have even been walking over 10000 steps a day for the month of August. I had the sleeve procedure on July 10. Help!!

Been quite a day for me. Surgery is Tuesday. My daughter who is 19 woke me up crying in pain. Thank God she was the only patient in the ER waiting room so we went straight back. So much pain ended up that she has a kidney stone that has now made it to the bladder. Poor kid. Glad I there to take her to the hospital. Back at home now and ready for my surgery.

Congratulations @Fluffy Grandma, you have ,made it to Surgery Eve and I am envious. Why envious? Because your day is coming tomorrow and mine hadn't come yet. Last night,was my high school reunion. It was, TaDa, 55 years ago as a young 17 year old, on May 28, 1963 I had my high school graduation . And although I have returned to my home town, many of these people I have not seen for the whole 55 years. And many traveled a very long way to return here. Oh there was sadness, over 10,of my classmates have died in the past 5 years m One of my classmates had gone b through the past pictures, the casual ones people had,,of those days, as well as showing each of their graduation pictures, where we all looked so solemn, he had done a beautifull video collage. And there were tears, at 72-73 we are more prone to cry than we were when we were young, but there was also laughing, some of us were caught clowning around. I saw two, Janice from Maryland and Leslie from Oregon that I had gone clear through elementary school also with. We had started Kindergarten together in September 1950, and especially with Janice the years just faded away. We had been in Brownies together, I was the first friend Leslie had when she moved here a couple years later And she remembered I introduced myself, and we went out to the playground and teeter-tottered. And they said I hadn't changed much, bless their 👭💕. I have been very concerned about how I am going to get to Columbus. You see I must be at my hospital in Columbus at 5 AM for my surgery at 7AM on September 5th. We no longer have a 24 hour transportation service in my little town, I was an only child, so no siblings, no car and I don't drive. Uber and Lyft, they may have heard of Columbus, that city's population is perhaps 750,000, but Mount Vernon at just under 20,000 pffft! I was a chubby nerd-ette in high school, no large clique I travelled with, actually pretty timid, wasn't a cheerleader or majorette, never dated anyone,on the football or basketball team. But in the ensuing years I have learned love and be proud of ME. I learned I don't have to walk anyone else's path, only my own. So I resolved to speak to a few people about my upcoming surgery, if that didn't work I would grap the microphone and do a P.A. about it. I live 48 miles NE of my surgery site, no place closer does RnY surgery, which is the right variety for me personally. To make it to Columbus by 5 AM you must leave my town at 3:30 am, 4 AM at the latest, even if you can jump on the Interstate.What kind of 72 year old person asks another person that when to be at her house by 3:30 AM and what kind of person agrees to give up their sleep for me? At 70 sleep does get MORE important not LESS. The second classmate I asked agreed in a heartbeat, I have known her since age 6, although we attended 2 different grade schools we've played together, known the ups and down,of each other's lives, have both had a son die in the prime of life. And I admire Kathy greatly, she has lost 2 breasts, an uterus, both ovaries to cancer but she is a survivor. Joked, "well here I am flat-chested" yes but SHE has a perfect excuse for it. She is one "tuff"broad! So a big worry if odd my shoulders, we exchanged phone numbers, cried a little on each,others shoulders, my husband 6 years ago on the 4th of July, hers is slipping into Alzheimer's pretty fast, accompanied her last night but kind of sat on the couch in the meeting area. Sad, so sad, he was an Industial Engineer when he was younger. So tomorrow when you have your surgery I WILL be thinking about you, sending prayers to HEAVEN upon your behaft. Knowing, 3 weeks from Wednesday I will be facing my,own REBIRTHDAY, my Wonder Wednesday. Fears, Anxiey, ASORROW, not having it in my life. Since 2000,started I have lost to death my mother , my mother-law, 11 aunts and uncles, a best,of classmates & friends. my husband at 70, my first son at 31 to a heart defect no one, even his doctors suspected. I have lived with obesity too long, list several jobs I lived through no fault of my own, it hasn't always been a wonderful life but it has been mine. I am certain that I will not die, so many other stresses haven't killed me, so pffft if I do die, I will wake up in Heaven with my,Lord and Savior, and that will be a WIN also. In the meantime I will love as hard as I can everyone and every thing I can , for that is truly the" Frustr8 Way!"

I'm 4 months out. I'm having issues watching what I eat to lose some weight. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I had to freeze my gym membership for arthritis flare up in my knee and I feel I've gone backwards. I can start the gym again in about 10 days. Until then I need to try to do something. The depression is setting in because I feel horrible with how I let myself go and how I look. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using BariatricPal mobile app

Down 150 pounds. Why didn’t I do this surgery 10 Years ago!?!?!?

Jill, I had my sleeve on 7/24 I had tightness from day 4-10, it felt like a ball that was blown up to much. I was so happy when it finally went away.

I am also around week 4. I can barely get in 300 calories a day. I feel full all the time and still have no desire to eat or drink anything. I have stalled about the last 10 days. Very discouraging but trying to focus on non scale victories. I typically have a protein shake with around 2 ounces of yogurts for breakfast. I try to have lunch but that rarely happens. So dinner is usually 2 sugar free popsicles and maybe a 1/2 cup of cream soup. I feel like I should be eating more and losing more. Taking it day by day. Hope something happens soon.

A little background: my husband and I have been married since May 2014 and together since October 2009. My sex drive has always been less than normal. I was admitted to the hospital with large blood clots in my lungs in September 2016 due to birth control (which I no longer can take). My husband was sleeved early December 2017 and myself at the end of December 2017. I am down a little over 100 pounds and my husband down 150+. Sex pre-surgery was difficult as we were both large. I was hoping that after both of us lost weight that my sex drive would come back but no such luck. My husband's sex drive is high than ever. I feel horrible that I have no sex drive. I know it has to be hurting my husband but he doesn't voice his feelings so I don't know how much. Has anyone else gone through something similar or have any advice on where to go from here? I have a doctor's appointment this week with my GP to address high copper levels so I am hoping to address this problem as well. I am Prozac and have been since middle school with no dosage change in 10+ years (30mg). I also am on medication for hypothyroid. I also am seeing a therapist for my depression.

I am 4 weeks out and take in approximately 200-300 calories a day. 300 is a big day. I am at a stall already. Haven't lost in about 10 days. Very discouraging. I am trying to celebrate non-scale victories, but I want to see the pounds too.

I realize that most people will probably gloss over this topic...because for most 1 surgery works and is enough and if you fall into this category, please know how fortunate you are. This is not my story I am 5'8. In 2007 I was 273lb's and miserable! I got a Band. Following 13 fills and unfills the best I lost was 60lb's, I never achieved restriction, and unfilled to have 2 kids. All weight returned. In an unrelated accident my port flipped, and in 2015 at 265lb's I was revised to a Gastric Sleeve (Also had my gallbladder taken out, a Haital hernia repaired and the band removed). I lost 60lb's in the first 4 months and then...stopped loosing. At 205lb's I would have been happy with my results, but then, I felt no restriction and started to regain! Fast forward almost 3 years to today...I have developed GERD pretty bad and I've regained most of what I lost back! My stomach feels hungry every hour or two, I could always eat WAY more than my sleeved friends, and once I got myself full, it would not take long for the deep primal hunger to return. I have no relief from hunger. Especially at night, I'm ravenous! I became a grazer! I felt that the Ghrelin was back with an Army to fight me! A 80% international traveling job plus unlimited access to food in the best restaurants around the globe did not help. I have felt dejected, humiliated, like a failure, angry, frustrated and the list goes on for miles, if you are still reading, you probably know how I feel. And indeed, It's not just about how I look...it's about how I feel. Horrible!! My weight is pressing, intrusive and pervasive. There is no time that I am not aware of it. I have sleep Apnea, I can't keep up with my 6 and 7 year old's and the simple things in life are hard again. Completely demoralizing... After almost 3 years, I finally said "Enough" and went back to a new Surgeon. An Endoscopy revealed it has not all been my fault. My Sleeve was cut too big to begin with! My new surgeon reveled he knows the work of the previous surgeon who apparently was not very skilled at the time and making sleeves too big to be successful. A Bougie 42 was was too big to begin with but in my case, even that was very loosely cut. To top it off, my Sleeve was mis-shapen to begin with as well, setting me up for failure and I have a Stricture in the middle, causing me to have an Hourglass shape. Top fills up, stretches, bottom is hungry, then food goes to the bottom and is still there, top is hungry, in short...a hot mess! Miraculously given the Haital Hernia, GERD, Stricture and botched initial surgery, my insurance (that does not cover Bariatrics) has approved a revision to Bypass on Aug 22nd. I've been combing the internet for Sleeve to RNY revision but such information is not as readily available as 1st timers. I am so nervous...so frightened to go through with this. Scared of Anesthesia, scared how I would do, scared of the 3 week post op liquid only phase. Scared that I will fail again, that this will not work. Some Surgeons (like the Pound of Cure guy say you can only expect to loose 10 - 25lbs on a Sleeve to RNY revision, woa?? ) But I have to try...I want to live a full and vibrant life and not just exist like an Amoeba! This is truly Project last chance. My husband is supportive, but my friends, judgmental and not supportive. and if ever I needed some advice, encouragement, support etc...it's now... Nervous but cautiously hopeful, and very much in need of your support... Ellie

I realize that most people will probably gloss over this topic...because for most 1 surgery works and is enough and if you fall into this category, please know how fortunate you are. This is not my story I am 5'8. In 2007 I was 273lb's and miserable! I got a Band. Following 13 fills and unfills the best I lost was 60lb's, I never achieved restriction, and unfilled to have 2 kids. All weight returned. In an unrelated accident my port flipped, and in 2015 at 265lb's I was revised to a Gastric Sleeve (Also had my gallbladder taken out, a Haital hernia repaired and the band removed). I lost 60lb's in the first 4 months and then...stopped loosing. At 205lb's I would have been happy with my results, but then, I felt no restriction and started to regain! Fast forward almost 3 years to today...I have developed GERD pretty bad and I've regained most of what I lost back! My stomach feels hungry every hour or two, I could always eat WAY more than my sleeved friends, and once I got myself full, it would not take long for the deep primal hunger to return. I have no relief from hunger. Especially at night, I'm ravenous! I became a grazer! I felt that the Ghrelin was back with an Army to fight me! A 80% international traveling job plus unlimited access to food in the best restaurants around the globe did not help. I have felt dejected, humiliated, like a failure, angry, frustrated and the list goes on for miles, if you are still reading, you probably know how I feel. And indeed, It's not just about how I look...it's about how I feel. Horrible!! My weight is pressing, intrusive and pervasive. There is no time that I am not aware of it. I have Sleep Apnea, I can't keep up with my 6 and 7 year old's and the simple things in life are hard again. Completely demoralizing... After almost 3 years, I finally said "Enough" and went back to a new Surgeon. An Endoscopy revealed it has not all been my fault. My Sleeve was cut too big to begin with! My new surgeon reveled he knows the work of the previous surgeon who apparently was not very skilled at the time and making sleeves too big to be successful. A Bougie 42 was was too big to begin with but in my case, even that was very loosely cut. To top it off, my Sleeve was mis-shapen to begin with as well, setting me up for failure and I have a Stricture in the middle, causing me to have an Hourglass shape. Top fills up, stretches, bottom is hungry, then food goes to the bottom and is still there, top is hungry, in short...a hot mess! Miraculously given the Haital Hernia, GERD, Stricture and botched initial surgery, my insurance (that does not cover Bariatrics) has approved a revision to Bypass on Aug 22nd. I've been combing the internet for Sleeve to RNY revision but such information is not as readily available as 1st timers. I am so nervous...so frightened to go through with this. Scared of Anesthesia, scared how I would do, scared of the 3 week post op liquid only phase. Scared that I will fail again, that this will not work. Some Surgeons (like the Pound of Cure guy say you can only expect to loose 10 - 25lbs on a Sleeve to RNY revision, woa?? ) But I have to try...I want to live a full and vibrant life and not just exist like an Amoeba! This is truly Project last chance. My husband is supportive, but my friends, judgmental and not supportive. and if ever I needed some advice, encouragement, support etc...it's now... Nervous but cautiously hopeful, and very much in need of your support... Ellie

Wondering how you ladies are doing with your revision? Scheduled for a Revision Sleeve to RNY on Aug 22nd. Super nervous. I regained the weight I lost form my sleeve. Endoscopy revealed that my sleeve was cut too big and in the wrong shape (hour glass), so I have a Stricture, Haital Hernia, GERD etc. I'm glad I have answers now. That plus regain makes me a prime candidate for revision to RNY. I have so many questions. I've had the Band, Sleeve and now going in again...gosh, even though I know my surgery was not done right, it's so hard not to feel like a failure and worry that the RNY will not work for me. Not much out there on such revisions. And some doctors were saying at most you will loose 10 - 25lbs revising from Sleeve to Bypass. WOA? Anyhow, could really really REALLY use a buddy in the same boat right about now...