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Obesity & Me

Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.

I got heavy after highschool but even in highschool I was bigger than everyone else looking back everyone was just tiny hehehe. I gained and lost gained and lost. Like most obise people eating was my comfort and even now i struggle wioth it.

What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?

You cant bend over to tie your shoes with out pratically passing out. The embarassment of not being able to fit in rides, booths or even bathroom stalls.

If you have had weight loss surgery already, what things do you most enjoy doing now that you weren't able to do before?

buying cute clothes!!!! having boys look at me TWICE and not cause im gross lol. having my son beable to hug me and fit his arms aroun me. tying my shoes with out passing out. fitting in a booth. picking up a size 8 and it fitting. being able to walk into almost any store and where what i want.

How did you first find out about bariatric surgery and what were your initial impressions of it?

Carnie Wilson of course! i tried to have it many years ago but was denied with my insurance so i gave up...got fatter and sadder and finally just paid for it myself.

Describe your experience with getting insurance approval for surgery. What advice, if any, do you have for other people in this stage?

I DIDNT THE JERKS!!!

What was your stay in the hospital like? How long where you there? What things are most important to bring?

I had my surgery in Costa Rica and before you all freak out...I had a great experiance the DR was AMAZING! Hospital was great!!!! i got eally sick on anithisia but i always do so no biggie i guess. what to bring i dunno i was only there 2 days and i was out of it most of the time bring a book i guess lol

Did you have any complications from the surgery? If so, how did you deal with them?

NONE!!! WOOHOO KNOCK ON WOOD!

In the weeks after you got your surgery date, how did you feel? How did you cope with any anxiety you might have felt?

I was so very tired! i could barely brush my own hair. I was frustrated i wanted to eat...lol snad very axious to get past this point to wear i am now!

Describe your first few weeks home from the hospital. What should people expect from this period?

Eatting was a big thing. I found if i ate out of small dishes it made things easier! I would eat to much and throw up lol so i ate out of small dishes to stop me from eating. i kept saying ...my mouth is still hungary it still wants to taste food lol i had a lot of head hunger becuase i ate even when i wasnt hungary i ate when i was sad lonely and depressed lol and i didnt have surgery on my brain!!! but i have gotten better with it.

How far did you travel to have your surgery? (If far, how did this affect your aftercare?)

COSTA RICA BABY!!!! i really had no issues. i was lucky! Thank God

Please describe in detail what things you could and couldn't eat in the weeks and months following surgery. What foods have been off limits? Please explain how your dietary tolerance changed week-by-week, and then month-by-month since surgery.

I cant drink OJ at all now lol i miss it. I chose not to eat bread or white rice....to me what a waste i do eat tortillias though...latley i feel like i live off quesodillas lol. i did eat so much cheese i was so constipated i thought i would die lol. I can deffinatly eat more now than i coud at first but still only about a child protion. sometomes when i feel like iOMG i ate so much imma cow i try to remember what i used to eat...and i am no where near to what i used to eat!

What was your actvity level in the days and weeks after surgery?

I worked out as soon as i could and the weight flew off....now i admit i still workl out but not as much. i am slowing down alot almost to a stop so the gym is depressing now lol i used to love going cause i saw the changes...now i dont but i still go i just hate it lol

What vitamins and/or dietary supplements have you taken since your surgery?

I take Juice Plus veggie and fruit biotin, calcium citrate, Vitamin c, b12, b6 and anything else i can find lol

What aftercare support group/program do you have? How helpful/important is this?

OH.com was all i had and am very greatful for it everyone has been great and i really truley have needed them many times to help me through it!!!

What is your scar like? Is this what you expected?

5 lil holes nothing big

Please describe any plateau experiences you have had since surgery.

i just broke a stall of 6 weeks and lost 2 pounds...but i expect to stall again because i am so close to my goal. only 33 more pounds to go! but honestly i will be ok if i am like this forever! 176 and a size 8 isnt to bad :-)

Do you notice people treating you any differently now?

YES!!!!!!! its sad but true! and i am not complaining. i find peopel say fat alot more. Where was i when people said fat lol....its like the things you dont say around peple who are lol!!!now i wonder how often dd people say i was fat?
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