I am amazed at your progress!  Congratulations on your hard work and the use of your fabulous tool. 

I'm having the BPD/DS done as soon as the authorization number comes in.  Financing is in place, hospital is in place, and my doctor is one of the best in the area. He actually teaches other bariatric surgeons how to properly do this procedure, so I'm in pretty good hands.  I chose this type of surgery because of the ability to take medications, including NSAIDS, and the relatively low regain rates.  I watched as my mother and brother killed themselves by overeating.  My parents punished us if we didn't eat enough--and enough was about 3 to 4 times more than what we actually needed.  We all have weight issues in my family and I refuse to be a victim of obesity.  For the record, my mother was against me even thinking of having this, or any weight-loss, procedure done.  The doctors tried to get her to have it done and she refused.  She's dead now.  She literally died from obesity.  It was horrible--she couldn't walk because she weighed too much and her bones would literally break anytime she tried.  She had diabetes, lost her eyesight to diabetes related macular degeneration, had a heart attack with open heart surgery, and became bedridden.  She took over 30 medications a day just to try to stay alive.  She was miserable and begged God for death many times, yet she refused to follow a diet and only ate what the doctor told her she didn't need to eat.  My father had her cremated because there simply wasn't a casket large enough for her body.  My brother committed suicide because he had so many weight related health issues.  Gout, diabetes, heart disease with heart attack--you name it, he had it.  I watched as he ate an entire 30 pound brisket by himself.  When the doctor told him he was going to die like my mother did, only at an earlier age, he killed himself rather than go through what she went through.  He weighed almost 700 pounds at his death.  Don't worry about nay-sayers--lots of people have negative opinions about surgery.  Do it for you.  Don't look back--just do what's best for you.  Live your life and be happy.

I tried some 100 calorie bars at the OAC conference from a company called Medi-weightloss. I really liked them

100 calorie bars

I had a wonderful vacation in NYC and it was a HUGE difference from last year when it was much more difficult for me to walk a lot of places. I had screwed up my back before I went so there was that but my feet didn't hurt at all which was so insane to me! And of course I didn't need a seatbelt extender AND I was able to cross my legs on the plane - that is so amazing to me!!

I ate a lot of amazing food - in small portions of course. Lots of seafood. Actually I don't think I had any meat lol. Came home and weighed myself this morning and I gained 1 pound, which I had prepared myself for since I wasn't able to weigh a single meal for 4 days and all meals were restaurant meals. It was hard to see my first gain in 18 months BUT I also am okay with it. Glad it wasn't more and I know I made good food choices when I was there.

HW: 377

LW: 164

TW: 165

Next goal: 160 by 10/13 (vacation in Orlando)

Dream Goal: 149 - 'Normal' BMI

Welcome. Read the VSG and general discussion boards. There is a daily menu thread on the RNY board that is very active, and all are welcome. There is a weekly weigh-in thread here on the BMI over 50 board. My suggestions....