Good Morning! Congrats on your surgery and weight loss! Amazing what a little surgery can do!

I joined back in November, had the hardest time losing weight after my daughter was born. Been doing WW since I was 12 (literally) and still go to my meetings for weekly accountability but wasn't losing. Doc and I decided to take "drastic measures" and pursued gastric bypass with a pre-surgical medically supervised diet. Lost 54.9 lbs since November 20th, with approximately 18 of them post surgery. Slow and steady..I will take it!

Just adding that @NicoleL874 is a wealth of information and super helpful!

@lavazula First, deep breath! It is a nerve destroying yet exciting process. You'll get through it!

Second, work on getting the emotional eating under control. Therapy has worked wonders for me. I was a binger, based around emotions. I have in mostly in check. Now, if I overeat, it's something healthy, something that fits into what I should be eating, and a few extra 100 calories, not 1000s.

Third, Vertical Sleeve has no malabsorption issues. RNY and duodenal switch do because of the rerouting or removal of intestines. We absorb nutrients in our intestines, not our stomach.

Fourth, hair loss. *sigh* This is a tough one. For some it's a huge issue, for others it's a non-issue. I would suggest a high dose of biotin regularly asap. Get it in your body. BUT...what a lot of people don't understand is the life/death cycle of our hair and what trauma can do. For some people, anesthesia will turn your body upside down. The shock will force a majority of your hair follicles into the dormant phase. That will cause hair loss between 4 - 6 months post-op. If this happens NOTHING will stop it, it has to resolve itself and takes a few months. Personally, I lost a little. I chopped my hair into a pixie (in my profile pic) and love it. It was only noticeable to me and the guy who dyes my hair (not even the stylist noticed...but my colorist has been a best friend for decades) My hair has grown in with a much nicer texture than I've ever had. We are convinced that's diet related.

Fifth, ME. I'm 10 months out. My surgery date was 10/15/15. I started tracking my food on 8/25/15, so almost one year from my "start" date. I've lost 151.8lbs as of this morning. It's been a crazy emotional roller coaster, but I wouldn't do a damn thing different, except I wish I had done it earlier!