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Hey all, I guess maybe the stall is popular right now. I think I just broke it though. It all depends upon what I eat - if I don't eat enough I don't lose any weight. I'm lucky that I don't have hunger pains but that is bad too because I forget to eat sometimes. My biggest problem though is heartburn - I've never had it in my life and it just started a couple weeks ago and it is wicked - any advice?

Hi Dazy - yeah I had a real hard time with psychological cravings last night - everything I saw on TV I was wondering if it would taste good pureed! But I keep looking at the cute black dress I bought on my door and thought that is better than a pureed burger king hamburger. Yep I was desperate. Only two more days til I can go puree and counting the minutes!

Sleeved on March 16 and going well so far. I hate this liquid diet thing though - but I have lost 22 pounds so far - whoo hoo! I did have a hiatal hernia also that had to be fixed. But overall going really well. My nightmare was being put in a room with my own version of the "Cops" tv show as my roomate. She kept getting calls at all hours of the day and night - glad I was only there 24 hours because in that time two of her relatives were arrested and put in jail, one was sent to the ER with a broken arm from one of the arrestees and someone got into her money stash and spent it. Good thing all I wanted to do was sleep. Not a gastric patient but they were really full too. I'm praying for you Cindyls06. I hope things come around for you soon. Love this forum.

Went for preop (surgery date March 15) and found out I have an ear infection so on antibiotics and asthma is bad so xray and steroids. REALLY do not want to have to postpone surgery again - especially after being on the preop diet - but lost 10 pounds in one week! I love this group and good luck to those this week - I haven't mentioned my doctor is Trace Curry in Cincinnati.

March 15th! So excited. But my family is finding it hard to put up with the diet only because they want to go out to eat! I've gone out and had the restaurant (place we go a lot) give me only the broth from the vegetable soup and that worked. I guess there is always a way to find food but it is hard. But it will be worth it and then some when I can have more energy for my family. And for me!

I have PCOS too. And it was actually an internist at Vanderbilt Hospital that told me she has PCOS patients that eat like birds and work out seven days a week and can only lose 20% of their weight. She said that is the maximum you can lose with PCOS without surgery. When she first mentioned surgery I cried. I has taken 3 years for me to decide to do it but now March 15 is just around the corner. One of the reasons I am getting the sleeve is the doc said the lap band wouldn't work as well with me. I'm much happier getting the sleeve. But I know how you feel - I too am worried that I won't lose anything. Keep the faith - everyone in my docs practice (and he has done 3,000 weight loss surgeries) has lost weight if they stuck to the program. And if we keep each other on track that can help! [

Seems like we have a lot in common - first and foremost March 15 surgery date! PCOS and military too! Preop diet started yesterday - not too bad so far. Nice to have others doing the same thing.