Introduction & Drug of Choice

[lessoftay 24]

I'm Taylor. I'm new here.

I'll quickly hit the highlights:

- 24

- 5'11

- Kansas City born & raised (Go Royals!)

- Dog mom to Cori & Mason

- Older sister to Drew & Kadin

- Boy band enthusiast (Not even a little sorry about it)

- Wanderlust

- Sleeved 3/3/16 @ KC Bariatric with Dr. Stan Hoehn

- HW: 324, SW: 309, CW: 285

food addiction is a really real thing, ya'll & I am certainly an addict.

There was no other option for me but to have weight loss surgery. I am a strong woman in many aspects of my life, but not this one. food was my comfort, my relationships, my worth. I knew I needed my options taken away in order to find success. That was a hard pill to swallow.

During my pre-op phase, I honestly felt like I needed to be committed. I thought everyday about giving up and throwing it all away for a cheeseburger. WTF?!

That's when I knew I was making the right decision for me.

Surgery was a breeze. I was terrified but it could not have been a better experience. Very little gas pain, no nausea, I tolerated liquids fine, & incision pain was minimal. I was super lucky. I was totally "that girl" that watched YouTube video after video about WLS horror stories.

I'm now almost 1 month out and am down 24 pounds from day of surgery & 39 pounds from my highest weight. Within the last 2 weeks, the weight loss has slowed dramatically but I've read that's normal once you start actually eating again. I feel tired often but am excited for my future. I hope to make connections with fellow "sleevers" and to get/give advice & encouragement when needed. Yay for community! =)

[JamieLogical 8,713]

Welcome and congrats on joining the losers' bench! It sounds like everything has been going really well for you so far and that you are aware how fortunate you are for that. The fatigue will begin to improve as you are able to get in more calories and you are healed up. Healing takes a lot of energy and with the minuscule caloric intake, it's no wonder you are tired! I turned a corner with the fatigue once I was able to eat soft foods and even more so once I was able to eat solid foods.

[BigViffer 3,544]

huh.. I thought there would be far more replies of welcome and encouragement from the forum. On the rare occasion we have someone who can articulate their thoughts so well and clearly, you'd think they'd jump all over it!

Your stall is normal of course, just keep doing what you are doing and things will start to move again. The first 3 months are the hardest, when we are filled with regret or feelings of "how did I come to this?!". But now that I am a year out, I wonder how I lived the way I did for all those years.

I like your attitude. Try and keep it and keep thinking positive. You can do this!

[Sharon1964 2,530]

You're doing great! Keep up the good work!

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Welcome!

You will fit right in!

I always said my drug of choice was chocolate chip cookie sheet. It's probably really cheese (that might have been a deal breaker for me). The hardest monkey to shake from my back turned out to be carbonation. I am so glad to be free from Diet Coke cravings for today.

[Cookie54 19]

My story is very similar to yours. I'm a very strong woman and have made wise decisions in life but I always felt like a failure with my weight. I too, had watched all the videos about WLS that had turned out badly but at 60 years old I was out of options. My surgery was very successful without any problems. My point is you have made a very wise decision to have your surgery. I did not have the option when I was your age and I struggled my whole life. I bet I had lost and gained over 400 pounds in my life. Surgery is not a free pass to weight loss. You will still have to battle every day with food BUT you now will have a fighting chance and hope for a healthy life.

BTW the three week stall after surgery is real. It will pass! Best of luck on your journey and believe me when I say it will be a journey.

[beinghappy2day 6]

I'm not a "sleever" but a Roux En Y "with Fobi" 5 1/2 years post op. Lost half my body weight and it's still off. (Thank Goodness) I took a close friend of mine for her sleeve surgery and she's a few years post op and is doing well. The only reason I didn't have the sleeve is because insurance wouldn't approve it. I'm sure you are going to learn a lot of good information from this group.

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[Nicki24 34]

Hey there, seems like we have alot in common. I'm also 24 and going through the pre op stages currently hoping to have a surgery date scheduled for june. Every night before bed I hit YouTube and wach all sorts of Wls videos and then read this forum. Most of the videos I've seen however were success stories it's rare I come across a horror story. So my surgeon has me on liquid diets during my preop stages. I have a scheduled apointment with them once a month between those appointments I'm supposed to do 2 weeks of the liquid diet 2 weeks high Protein no carb diet. My fist try with liquids failed miserably. I was so hungry physically and mentally all the time that I turned to bad food and would scarf it down like never before. I have a weakness for Mexican food... I'm currently going through my second round with liquids and much more successful although still really hard. I notice while doing all liquid verses when I can eat solid food my cravings for bad food is intensified by a million and my will power to say no to those cravings is much weaker than when I'm not basically starving myself. But I know I'll get through it and make it to my surgery date and things will become easier as I break old habits and make new ones. I'm happy to hear things are going so well for you post op I hope to have similar results!

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[agalindo17 331]

Welcome and congrats on the surgery!

My drug is bread after a year I still crave it and if I try to eat it it gets stuck lol. I do drink ginger ale.

Keep us posted on how your doing!

And the guy above stated about emotional regrets yes I had those too is just for a moment then you will be happy when u start losing the weight!

[gingeryank 37]

Welcome! I'm fairly new here, too, and am enjoying the forum. I had bad fatigue and dizziness and finally figured out it was my BP meds. I'm nearly off of them completely at 5+ weeks post op. Dehydration can cause the same symptoms.

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[Muted_Tummy 29]

I am pre op and hope to have your experience! I am going in with low expectations so anything better feels awesome! LoL

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[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Welcome. Just saw your thread.

I'm 19.5 months post-op. Have lost 100 pounds and maintaining at 135 pounds for a long time now.

This sleeve thing is just amazing. Follow your surgeon's instructions. Know WHY you want to get healthy and lose weight. Commit yourself to changing your lifestyle for the rest of your life.

You'll do just fine.

[Falecha 50]

I'm new here as well u will do just fine I've already lost 42 lbs and I had my surgery on Feb 22 nd

Falecha

[achappex3 346]

I'm Allie! I'm 22 and from Olathe Kansas so I too am a Royals fan! Lol. But I'm going on my sleeve journey and have been looking for people around me! I'll definitely be following you! Congrats!!

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[achappex3 346]

I also am getting sleeved by the same guy! I'm having my first consultation with him tomorrow!

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