Very Happy with my Journey so far

[dathvick 150]

I have had such a great experience with gastric bypass I needed to share it with people who are concerned or are having doubts. There are a lot of posts out there where people have had a hard time before during and after the surgery so I thought I should set the record straight.

My experience was great from the start. The liquid diet the week before surgery was a lot easier than I thought it would be and I lost 15lbs. The surgery was uneventful with no pain other than hurting when I coughed, laughed or rolled over in bed but that only lasted about a week. At first I found myself either eating too fast or too much but your body punishes you for that so you learn quickly when to stop. As far as eating too much a good rule of thumb is as soon as you start to feel full STOP. If you still have food in your mouth you need to spit it out, don't try to swallow it.

My primary reason for having the surgery was to cure my diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol and it has. I had my A1C checked this week and it was at 5.8 and I have been off all meds since I started the liquid diet the week before surgery.

For those of you reading this who are worried about the procedure and your life after the procedure just remember to follow your doctors instructions, eat what you should and stay away from things you shouldn't eat. Watch your portion sizes and slow down. Stay clear of all carbonated beverages and get plenty of exercise. I believe by following my doctors plan is why I had such an easy time.

Good Luck to all, I hope you are all successful in meeting your goals.

Here is my latest progress picture. The first picture was taken 8/20 but I was still at 265 lbs on the day I started my liquid diet (8/31/17) so I use that as the start date.

[CBBP 44]

Fantastic! Congratulations and thanks for the thumbs up. I'm having the GS early January and am looking forward to it now. Can't wait to change.

[SuzyQutie 63]

Looking great! You're an inspiration. I'll be having my bypass on December 4th. I'm nervous, but looking forward to my new journey in life.... Getting healthy!!!

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[Tat19808 35]

Great job! Keep it going

[1234567890 328]

Awesome job pal.. very glad to see your progress.. keep it going [emoji123][emoji123]