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Wow. Well it is certainly kid of all of you to say….honestly didn’t make the post to fish for compliments. I just thought it was a rather humorous observation. It is just funny the things one notices as they lose weight. As for my booty…I look for it to deflate any moment now…I just thought I would enjoy it for the short time I have it.

The smallest I have ever been in my adult life was 180. When I weighed 180-185 I had a wonderful green jacket that matched my eyes and looked really good on me. I have dreamed about wearing that green jacket to our office Christmas party ever since I transferred to the department. Once a year everyone in the southern half of the state gets together for an office Christmas party. There are about 70 people at the party- and this is the only time a year we see each other. When I first moved to this work group I weighed 215. The last time they saw me I was 240. I gained up to 260- but that was the year I took the vacation day so I wouldn't have to go. I have dreamed about being able to wear that green jacket to our Christmas party for 8 years. The party is next week. I am 10 pounds short. I am losing 1-2 pounds a week now. I know there is no way I will be able to make it. It crushes me that for the first time in years I am soooo close. And to JUST MISS my goal. I keep trying to cheer myself up by saying NEXT CHRISTMAS THAT SIZE 14 GREEN JACKET WILL BE TOO BIG. But honestly, it isn't helping much. I am half tempted to go out and buy something new. I haven't bought anything new since before my surgery. I had so many old clothes I could lose back into.

Hang in there. You guys are doing great. It does get so much better. I was almost 2 months in before I managed to hit my protein and water goals. Protein shakes ended up helping me a lot.

I had high blood pressure for years. I was on 3 different types of medication that occasionally actually worked. I had my surgery on August the 1st. My surgeon said he wanted me to stay off the medication during the first month after surgery and just monitor my blood pressure. I am thrilled to say I am 4 months out and I have never had to take another blood pressure pill since my surgery. My blood pressure is totally normal for the first time in years. I was 3 points away from being diabetic. My blood sugar is now in the normal range. My cholesterol was 199 before surgery. 4 months later it is 105. I used to struggle walking up the steps at my place of business. Now I can run up them and not even be winded. It is amazing the difference in just 4 months. My one and only regret is that I didn't do this when I was younger.

I went through the exact same thing. I spent months fighting to get qualified and the split second I got approved I had a brief moment of happiness and was then filled with dread. I was afriad of complications. I was afraid I would be the only person the sleeve wouldn't work for.....I was afraid of a lot of things. I am 18 weeks out now. My one and only regret is that I didn't do this sooner.

Hello. I am down 2 pounds this week. I've been super busy- unexpected company. I haven't had a 2 pound loss in one week in forever.... maybe they should pop in more often..the stress appears to be helpful.

Hi I have Aetna as well. ( had my surgery on aug 1st) They made me go the whole 6 months. I've been told as long as you keep those once a month appointments with your PCP to "track" your weight loss they don't pay a lot of attention to how much you lose. I am pretty sure they do go by your start weight. I was careful not to gain- but careful not to lose so much that my BMI would be below the acceptible BMI.... just in case.

I guessed. The chart at my surgeons office said the most I could weigh at my height and be in a "healthy" range was 145. So I picked 150. In reality- I can not imagine hitting 150. I weighted 150 in the 7th grade. I would love to get back to 180- that is the lowest weight I have been in my adult life.

I was in a relationship for what felt like forever. I thought we were happy. I decided I wanted to have VSG surgery and it was like flipping a switch. My boyfriend slowly freaked out on me. He started telling me about all these guys he knew who’s wives had WLS and then ran off with some other man. He started losing weight like crazy. He started walking every day- but not with me. Actually, he seemed to arrange for me to have something to do every evening so I couldn’t walk. He bought a new red sports car. He started dressing different. He did everything but tattoo “Mid-Life Crisis” on his forehead…but it was kinda gimme. One day he tells me that he loves me and is very thankful that I am a part of his life. 5 days later he dumps me. He says he no longer feels a “spark”. The timing was awesome. Just a few scant weeks before my surgery. We haven’t spoken since. I haven’t seen him. Flash forward a few months. I have lost 62 pounds since the start of the year and 47 pounds since surgery. I am below 200 pounds for the first time in nearly a decade. I walk every evening at a local church gym. I have noticed that his name has started to appear on the sign in sheet. It keeps getting closer and closer to the time that I walk. Yesterday, if I hadn’t stopped at the Goodwill on my way to go walking, I would have run into him and his teenage daughter. I do not want to set eyes upon this man in all the rest of my days. I also do not want to give up my walking location. My walk has become the best part of my day. This local gym is not very crowded and it is right on my way home. It is, however, about 30 min away from my ex-boyfriends house. He has to go out of his way to walk at this gym. I realize that it is probably just morbid curiosity on his part. We have mutual friends. Those friends have started to notice I have lost weight and have started making comments about it. Those friends KNOW I go walking at this gym every night. I have no idea what I will do if I bump into him. I would like to just give him the stink eye and keep walking….but I am not sure that would be socially appropriate with his teenage daughter standing beside him.

Haven't run into him yet. In a way it feels good to have lost this much. In a way it feels weird. I remember this weight being smaller- and not so old. lol I was hoping that I would look really good by the time I ran into him again.

Hi I am 11 weeks out. I started at 245 and now I am 207. I think I am the only person in southern WV that has had VSG. My surgeons office is 2 hours away. They have a support group but I am too far away to attend. I really need a VLS buddy that I can swap emails with.... Any Takers?

I lost nothing last week. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. Nothing. The past little bit I have slowed down to a snails pace. I feel much better now. I am still 47lbs down since surgery....I just hoped I wouldn't slow down so much this early in the game.

excellent plan guys....that is exactly what I plan to do!!! Thank you!

I weighed in at 198 last Sunday. I am moving at the speed of snail. As of late I lose one pound every two weeks. And I have to exercise every single day to pull that off. I am finding it a tad frustrating. In other news, my pants do not fit. I told myself that I would not be buying new clothes. I have squirreled away clothes from the past 20 years. The lowest I have ever been in my adult life was size 12. My body seems different this time around. I have managed to drag out (3) size 12 jeans. Apparently, back in the day- I thought I was short. In reality I fall right between short and average. I usually have to buy average and then hem them. So, I have been walking around in jeans that are too short for me. The only other alternitave is to try and make due with my size 16s. I tried that today. They were bagging off of me so much it was annoying. It is a very weird experience. To go from being thrilled that I can fit back into 16's to being able to pull them off without unbuttoning or unzipping them. The Goodwill Store is right next to where i work. I stopped in this eveing. I tried on 3 size 10 jeans. They fit. Let me qualify that. They button and zip...and look like they have been painted on me. So, I wont be wearing them in public- but at 4 bucks each I decided I would squirrel them away in hopes that they will fit eventually. I could only find 1 size 12 in the store. I bought it- but they are pretty rough looking. I may try some creative sewing this weekend.

I have met my Thanksgiving Challenge goal. Thank God I set the bar low.

Hi! I lost one whole pound this week! Yayyyy. Moving at the speed of snail.

I hit a 3 week stall. I had started exercising like a mad woman. I wanted so much to break 200 pounds for the first time in years. I was walking 2-4 miles a day plus a 30 min walk on my lunch at work. Nothing. I went to see my doctor for my 3 month check up. I complained about the 3 week stall. My dietitian looked at my exercise and food journal. I was worried maybe I was getting too many carbs. She smiled as I complained bitterly about the 3 week stall. "Well, Stalls do happen. We have to be patient with them- but I can tell you something that I have noticed." I braced myself for her to tell me to stop putting creamer in my tea of the mornings. "You have probably never heard this before in your life- but you aren't getting enough calories." She laughed at my stunned look. She went on to tell me 3 months into the surgery she wanted me to be shooting for 1000-1200 calories a day. On my big eating days I was gettin 600. She said with the amount of exercise I had been getting I was sending my body into starvation mode- and it was just getting used to surviving on so few calories. Humm. I didn't walk yesterday. Mom and I ate at a steakhouse. I had 3 bites of salad, 2 bites of steak and 3 bites of potato. No bread- I don't have room in my belly for that. Later that day I even had dessert. Now I know when Marsha told me to get more calories she didn't mean sweets. Don't hate on me. It was a special occasion and I had 5 bites. 5 very small bites. I got on the scales this morning and I was 200.0. No Way! There was no way I was going to go about my day being 1 small ounce away from onederland. So, I took off my socks- swapped my chucky glasses for contacts and blew my nose. 199.6 I was so excited i threw a robe on and ran downstairs to get my camera. I hopped back on the scale camera in hand waiting to snap shot the moment I hit onderland. 201.3 Oh how I moped. I brushed my hair and grumbled. Then it hit me- I weighed myself with my camera in my hand. I tried it again this time had the camrea ready- but sitting on the sink. ONEDERLAND. I am excited. very excited. I have saved fireworks for just this occasion. It has been bitter cold these days but I am thrilled I will get to set them off before we are covered up in snow. wooooohoooooo

Hi! Congrats on coming this far. I had my surgery on Aug 1st. I was pretty freaked out about the psych evaluation too. I went in prepared to answer the hard questions...and mine turned out to be a bit of a joke. She asked me if I had been abused as a child. If I had problems with eating and throwing it back up. She asked if I had problems with drinking or if I had run ins with the law. She ended my session with a True False quiz. I can't remember how many questions- A lot. maybe 3-5 hundred. It was a hoot. I had to bite my lip to keep from laughing. True or False I love my mother. I think someone is trying to kill me. I would like to be a park ranger. Sometimes I hear voices. You will do fine. I think what they are looking for is if you have an eating disorder now- and if you will be able to follow the instructions after surgery. Best of Luck!!

I am down to 199 this week. Onederland at last. It is going very slow. I didn't walk much last week....going to try to get back on track this week. So, I am down one whole pound this week..plus I lost the pound I had gained last week.

AHHH! 2 1/2 weeks ago I hit 200 pounds! 200. First time in years. I was so excited about breaking 200 for the first time since I was in my 20's that I kicked it into high gear. I started walking more everday 2-4 miles. Plus an extra 30 min walk on my lunch at work. I started drinking more Water and making sure I was hitting my Protein goals. I HAVE HIT A STALL. Not only did I flat out stall. I actually gained a pound. I am 201 now. Weigh in Day is Sunday I am going to be a pound up again! What the heck!?? If I were going to GAIN weight I would sit on the couch and eat twinkies! I certainly wouldn't be dragging myself to the track every night after work! I am on Week 15. Anyone else hitting this? Anybody know how to fix it?

Thank you guys....it is nice to know I am not alone. I go for my 3 month appointment with my surgeon today. I am going to go over my food intake and see if maybe I have done something wrong. It does make me feel better knowing there are people out there going through the exact same thing and feeling the same way....I just hope this isnt' "it". I really want to lose more.

humm magnesium I might have to give that a go! I hadn't heard that before...at this point it can't hurt. Thank you.

no issues with Vitamin deficiency issue that i know of yet- however along the lines of the original post. I think perhaps now I am Bat SHIXX crazy. I am angry all the time. My poor coworkers. Even my cat tries to avoid me. I was warned that there could be some issues after surgery. I honestly thought if I KNEW what was happening to me I would be able to control it. I am not doing so well. If I am not totally ticked off I am extremely depressed and tired. I am not sure I like the human that is turning out to be hidden under all that extra weight.

DOWN 4LBS THIS WEEK. I AM 200LBS!!! WOOOHOOOO...SOOOO CLOSE TO BREAKING 200!