This question comes up a lot on the various forums. You often see people seeking absolution or beating themselves up because they had a cheeseburger. People appear to view this from two extreme angles. On the one hand you have some saying “is it absolutely NOT okay to cheat on the pre-op” while others will…
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Why am I ashamed that I had to have WLS?
Why am I ashamed that I had to have this surgery? Why am I not comfortable telling people that I had WLS? I am very open about my life and my choices, I don’t seek other’s approval nearly as much as some do, and I know I did the right thing for myself. So what’s…
TODAY is the day!
All right people, this is it. My husband and I go in today. I slept surprisingly well last night and feel ready to face this. More worried about my husband being okay than about me, but that’s for no good reason except that I love him dearly. I’m going into this feeling…
What made me choose VSG?
I’m 47. Potentially more than half my life is over. I wanted to live like a thin person. After years of yo yo dieting, I could no longer lose weight, pretty much no matter what I did pre-sleeve. After losing 45 poundss due to almost dying, I put it ALL back in 3-4…
Stuck at same weight for 6 days pre-op VSG
I kinda suspect I will be a slow loser anyway, but this seems a bit ridiculous. I decided to do 14-days liquid pre-op. Between 800-1000 liquid calories, 70% from protein, 15% from carbs, 15% from fat. All I eat/drink is 3 protein shakes and 3-4 bowls of non-starchy vegetable soup. Lots of crystal light and…
Tough Day on Liquid Diet Pre-Op VSG
Add ex husband”s wedding reception and 12 hours of travel to get there, to day 10 of liquid pre-op. Surround yourself with cake, cookies, peanuts, M&Ms, fruit pies and pretzels. Watch everyone around you tuck in. Eat nothing. Go home starving. Ugh. Fortunately we found a soup place near our hotel and ate some…
7 days of liquid pre-op, and I haven’t killed anyone yet
It’s almost getting to be a routine. Veg soup and Protein at every meal. An SF popsicle to wash down dinner. Yesterday was the first time I didn’t need a nap and was alert, and productive throughout the day. The previous few days, I’d really started to worry about how I was going to work…
Pre-Op VSG Horrified by my before pictures
So took some pics today of myself and my husband so we can start to document the journey. If I wasn’t a tough broad I’d be crying my eyes out. Oh. My. I have lost 7 poundss on pre-op which I have NEVER before been able to do in a week. So I’m…
Down 7 poundss on the liquid diet
So I’m past the day 4 hurdle everyone talks about. I had to take a two hour nap yesterday before I could function! My brain was fuzzy and I really couldn’t string two thoughts together properly. Then I started thinking about all the changes i was making all at once. 1. No caffeine. Aaargh! 2….
Starting two-weeks of liquids today
Today, I start two weeks of liquids so that I can keep R. company for his two weeks. I’ve eased into it by replacing one meal with a liquid all last week, which was a week of travel. I’m really happy that I was able to stick to that even with four days…
Underneath all this fat, awaits a gorgeous, healthy body
Got a new fat/muscle scale yesterday. Although I almost had a seizure at seeing how many poundss of fat I have to lose, I choose to focus on the fact that I have 73 poundss of muscle! That means that to get to my goal weight(150 poundss) and fat percentage (25%), theoretically all…
