bikerchick519

Either one of those dates would be great for me. 9:30 is better but I'm flexible and would love to meet some of you guys. Hopefully we can get together.

Two years ago I went to Sturgis Bike Week in South Dakota. I weighed about 250-257. We are going again this year and I currently weigh 176. I was looking at the pictures from last time and I couldn't believe them. The pictures this year will be so much more fun to take. I can't wait to post them here. I was buying XL or 2XL t-shirts last time and now I will be buying large. Even though the weight loss has really slowed down, it's still exciting to see the changes. Here's a picture from 2 years ago and one taken just a few weeks ago. I will post more after vacation.

I never thought I could give up Diet Coke but I did for my preop and I haven't had one since. You will be so glad you did and after a while you won't even miss it any more. I know it's hard but you can do it.

Not sure what happened but I tried to report the pictures in the original post so hopefully you can see them now.

Shape_shifter, I so much prefer Daytona Bike Week over Sturgis but it just hasn't worked out that we have been able to go recenty. Next year I promised my daughter a trip to Disney World so maybe the year after that I'll go to Daytona again. By the way I see you are going to Dr. Kelly. He was my surgeon too and I loved him.

Two years ago I went to Sturgis Bike Week in South Dakota. I weighed about 250-257. We are going again this year and I currently weigh 176. I was looking at the pictures from last time and I couldn't believe them. The pictures this year will be so much more fun to take. I can't wait to post them here. I was buying XL or 2XL t-shirts last time and now I will be buying large. Even though the weight loss has really slowed down, it's still exciting to see the changes. Here's a picture from 2 years ago and one taken just a few weeks ago. I will post more after vacation.

No saggy skin so far. I did lose quite a bit of hair but that has slowed down now. I get compliments all the time about how great I look now. I feel and look very healthy. It was the best thing I've ever done for me.

Sorry to hear about all the problems. What I can tell you is that Dr. Kelly is the most awesome doctor and I would put up with a lot of inconveniences to have him operate on anyone I know that needed the surgery. My daughter is thinking about having it done and Dr. Kelly is the only choice we would consider. She was with me when I had mine done, she met him, loved him, and she sees what a great recovery and success I've had. He is the best!

My pre-op was in stages, protein and salad, then shakes, then clear liquids the last few days. It was easier for me that way because you ease into it and it gets easier. Going to Mexico was breeze, no worries.

I don't know how I missed this thread before. I live in Independence. I'd love to meet with some of you. Lee's Summit works for me any evening or Saturday. Did you guys ever set something up?

I use the mini and at this point I can eat 4. I put the recipe the way I made it in myfitnesspal and it's 160 calories.

We've all had that around that same time. Just wait it out, it will break. You're not doing anything wrong. Your body just needs time to adjust.

I'm not sure what I would do without the egg bites. I eat them for breakfast all the time. I tried the enchillada ones last week and I loved them. I'll be making the others tonight. Thanks for the new recipes to add to my other egg bite favorites.

guitar819, my dr. said coffee after 9 days I think. You might check with your dr. but I never had any problems with it and I drink it everyday.

I work next door to a Yogurtini and I have it sometimes. It's a great tasting treat and it's better than ice cream. Theworldaccordingtoeggface has some great protein ice cream recipes. I just got a frozen yougurt maker so I'm going to try some of them.

It was the best decision I ever made and the best thing I've ever done for me. I started out at 257 and now I am currently 179. I'm about 5'7" tall. I was a size 22 and now I'm a 14. I feel so much better and don't have to worry about being diabetic like the rest of my family. Good luck to you.

I had surgery 2 months before you and I just got over a 5 week stall. I didn't do anything differently during that time and it was frustrating. I just cut back on carbs, started drinking a protein beverage with fiber every day and lost a pound and a half last week and a pound so far this week. It will break eventually just hang in there.

My favorite ones are the Herbalife ones, wild berry is the best and Click, which has espresso in it. Blend the Click with ice and it's better than Starbucks. They have Mocha and French Vanilla and they just got decaf too.

I am a reserve police officer. I was a full time officer for 13 years. I went to Tijuana and had no problems. My dad and my 19 year old daughter went with me. We walked all over shopping and felt totally safe.

I was stalled for about 5 weeks and started drinking this once a day (you could do it twice a day if you want). I've lost 1 1/2 pounds in three days. It's also great for helping with regularity, which we sometimes have an issue with. 2 scoops Herbalife wild berry protein beverage mix 1 serving Herbalife active fiber complex 1 serving Herbalife herbal aloe 8 oz. water The beverage mix only has 70 calories, 15 grams of protein, and 0 sugar. The active fiber has 5 grams of fiber. The beverage mix comes in wild berry or peach mango and the fiber comes in unflavored or apple. If you want to give it a try, you can order off my website. The shake mixes tastes great too.