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Before & After There are currently no before and after photos for this member. See these instructions if you wish to submit your own Before & After photos. MzNeke's Journey Click Here To View Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery. I have always been the "BIG GIRL" with the pretty face. I've often heard, "Yes, you are a big girl, but atleast you have a pretty face". I've been overweight since I was about 12 or so but weight nevr got in my way. I had very low self esteem as a teenager. I always got picked over by the guys at my school and even at church. They always went for the skinny girls. It wasn't unitl I came into adulthood that made me realize that I was a beautiful women, inside and out, even with my extra pounds. I've tried just about every diet in the book, loss a few pounds, and regained it all and then some. The bigger I've gotten these last couple of years I felt my self confidence almost totally diminish. Latest Surgery Support Comments
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Hey I'm here to learn as much as I can before my surgery date. I won't be able to have my surgery until May because thats when my short term disability kicks in. The way time is flying, May will be here before I know it!. I have less than 6 months to go. As my post surgery support keeps reminding me, that this learning and research time. I want to be prepared as possible for my new lifestyle. Thanks in advance for all your tips, advice, and support! 
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I didn't think that the hardest part of this surgery would be missing my baby girl terribly! I've been crying all morning! She is 20 months old and weighs over 20 lbs. I can't lift over 5 lbs, so I'm physically unable to care for her right now. This is breaking my heart!!!! 
I'm 5 days post op and I'm feeling pretty good! Today I had 1- 8 oz Unjury Chocolate flavored shake, 1 container of orange jello, 1/4 cup of tomato soup, 1/2 cup of cream of chicken soup, 1 sugar free fudge pop, 1 grape popsicle, and I'm about to eat 1/2 of a container of sugar free dark chocolate pudding, and gradually finish off my bottle of crystal light. Is that a lot of food or what? -And to make matter worse, I've tolerated every drip-drop of my food. I've read several books and done a lot of research on this surgery, Everyone says the same thing that you won't be hungry for the first 3-6 months following sugery. Honey somebody done lied. I've almost constantly hungry since my second day post op. I'm glad that I can now have soe,thing the resembles food. I had a hard time with keeping up with my fluid intake in the hospital, and the doctor kept me and extra day becasue of it. I mean how many time can you really drink watered down apple juice(yuck!), chicken and beef broth, and tea (although this was my favorite!) And I dare not eat the chewy shelf jello that they kept puting on my tray 3 time a day (double yuck!!!) I burp with everything that goes down my throat, but whatever way I can get rid of this gas that they blew my belly up with,,,I'm totally game! I keep have crazy food cravings of things I know that I'm not supposed to have. I guess my brain hasn't caught up with my new pouch. I have to admit the cream of chicken soup was like eating a chicken dinner! soemthing else strange happened today.. I was able to eat my fudge pop without my lactaid pill(I'm lactose intolerant)!!! Wow...
Oh how I wish that I can pass and enormous amount of gas!! I let a little bit out after my 2nd suppository. But it wasn't enough!! Because my torso is still so full of gas!!! Whew wee! I'm really thankful though because gas is currently my only enemy so far. Everything else is going well so far.... I've been off of my pain meds a couple of days and I'm getting discharged today. I'm looking forward to the day when I begin to see results, but until then keep me in your thoughts and prayers as I embark on the journey of my life...life on the losers side!
I have 17 more days until the big day! (no pun intended). Right now I feel cool about everything. At this point I'm not too nervous or fearful, I'm just in the process of getting everything organized and ready to go. It's almost so surreal that my life is going to finally change for the better. Being overweight since my preteens, I've always envisioned myself being an average sized person ...and it's going to happen! I've been doing mad research! 
I'm on my third Gastric Bypass book. The books as well as various websites have really prepared on the good, bad, and the ugly. Still I will press on because I have a goal and destination to meet! Everytime I second guess my decision...the pain in my joints and bones remind me that I am on the right track. Failure is not an option!!! I tried my 2 week presurgery diet a week early, and I did good really good with a few cheats, but I got my self a head start any way. It prepared me with getting my mind right! That's my goal for the next few weeks is to get my mind wrapped around the fact the past 34 for years of my life of eating will be gone and the rest of my life will change. But Change is good. Change will enable me to fit into normal seats. Change will enable me to buy clothes smaller than a 28/32/34/36 Change will enable me to take my 20 mth old daughter to park and run and around and play with her. Change will enable me to be the me that I know I am inside! What will Change do for you?
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