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salesking, I am sure you will be OK.. you just HAVE to be aware of what goes in the PIE HOLE........... From NOW ON....... because many things WILL cause you so much discomfort, it just IS NOT WORTH IT...... best of luck to you!

you HAVE to give your body TIME TO HEAL....... you will GAIN, you will lose, YOU WILL GAIN....... do not just go on the # on the scale....... it is NOT accurate......... you will LOSE INCHES but GAIN #............. do NOT be so focused on the #.......... you will go WEEKS and not lose a #.............but your INCHES are MELTING!!!!!!!!!!!!.................. do what you KNOW you are suppose to do............drink that water...... Holler if I can help.......... do NOT FOCUS on THE #

Curvy, this will be SOOOOOOOOO WORTH it................ if you have not, please look at my stats....... I started at 254................ MORE than you ............ I am no longer on HIGH BLOOD Pressure meds............. DIABETES behind me........... STROKE BEHIND ME...........I am on NO MEDS~~~~~~~~~~~~ . must I go ON???????????? like I said very SMALL PRICE TO PAY!!!!!!!!!!

You need to let the DR know how his front office people are doing, he may not have a CLUE!!!!...... and if ALL his patients did this, I can BET there would be a different crew in that office. Best of luck to you!

Small price to pay to become healthier IF you follow the rules...............

PLease FOLLOW the DIRECTIONS you got from your DR...........OR you are set to FAIL!!!! seriously I have seen/ known several that did the surgery only to come home and start eating......... things we know we should not....... IF you do NOT follow the RULES, YOU TOO will fail...... Do NOT eat what you KNOW you are not suppose to eat...... it just is NOT WORTH IT!!!!!!!!

took me a couple weeks......... IT WILL ALL Be worth it...... but you have to FOLLOW the RULEs.......... holler if I can help Ü and do NOT get on here complaing in a few WEEKS, the scale is not moving!!! YOU have to give your BODY TIME TO ADJUST, you will NOT lose #'s, BUT your body will be losing INCHES........... just be prepared..... this is NOT THE EZ WAY OUT!

all of you have to realize that you did not put this weight on over night, it is NOT going to come off overnight,BUT....... if you do what you are suppose to do, IT WILL MELT off..... so what you are not losing POUNDS..BUT...... you are losing inches........ think not........try on some of your old clothes.......... I was in the same boat..discouraged..thinking oh the # is not moving, I have lots of clothes in the closet........and when I went to get them......they were oh so big..... do not rush things, it will happen....... just dont get lax.. keep up the great work you are doing, IT IS SOOOOO WORTH the feeling when you look good in a size 10 and then before you know it the 10's are TOO BIG! OH MY~~~~ I have bought a few 8P.... but have not yet switched my whole wardrobe, as the LOOSE 10's remind me ....... WHERE I came from........ I jumped from a VERY TIGHT 18 womens............to a 14, to a 10 and now I CAN wear 8's and can see a smaller size coming...... you just have to be patient.........and FOLLOW THE RULES.........NOT the # on the DANG SCALE!!!!!! Rock that sleeve and drink your liquids!!!! am here to help just holler! Ü

you have to start very slowly introducing foods, and then one or two bites is ALL you need.. and CHEW it until you cannot chew it anymore, we are (were) all so used to GULPING our food down..we cannot do that anymore.... It still bothers me to go out to eat and watch ALL the food people eat in one setting.... when we go out, I look for the best grilled meat.. and a veggie... i take 3-6 bites, and I am done, I bring the rest home for hubby or use it for lunch the next day and maybe even the next.... FOOD will and should take on a WHOLE NEW MEANING to you.... yes I am a year and 18 mos out..... but I am STILL VERY careful what I try to eat.. because if you do not you will pay with the burping and icky feeling.... it just is not worth it for me...........ROCK THAT SLEEVE and DRINK that WATER or any other liquid you can get down.......... Ü

MAKE yourself get in your Protein.. DRINK your Water....... and you will have to MAKE your self do this.. it is ALL so WORTH what you went thru...... but it is UP TO YOU to do what YOU HAVE TO DO....IF you do not do it.......YOU WILL FAIL!!!!! and it is ONLY YOUR fault......... WORK that sleeve and DRINK that water!!!!! You MAY be EATING TOO MUCH...... even after 18 months, I can eat 4-6 bites depending on WHAT I am eating.......... you CANNOT eat like you used to...... stomach hurthing is a BIG sign you will strech what you just had done........ you are NOT hungry, so WHY are you trying to eat SOOOOO much???? just a question............

I was on LIQUIDS only for 3 weeks after, you MAY be pushing it.,........ DUH........ then went to Mushies..........

SMALL price to pay, IT WILL grow back... as long as you are getting in your protein AND VITAMINS!!!!....

ajeeprider, take one day at a time.......would you rather be FAT!!! or have a little skin hanging? You will be amazed at how much your skin will shrink, IF you WORK OUT!!!, so many think they can have the surgery and do NOTHING!!! HELLOOOOOOO you have to work out, you have to do MORE than just the surgery............. I refuse to do any "body lifts".... it reminds me of where I came from ................ you can pay to have anything you want. so then you have a " plastic body",,,,,,,,,,,,,, this is NOT the MAGIC PILL.. You still HAVE to work to get the results.............. or YOU WILL FAIL!!!!!!!!!! sorry, but this is HOW IT IS>>>................ or you can live in the DREAM WORLD and continue to think this is SOOOOOOOOOO EASY~~ if so ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, YOU WILL BE ONE TO FAIL! Give your body time to heal, work out to get rid of the fat and TONE!!!!........ yes, Lipo seems so easy and fast............BUT ...... is it worth it:??"? lot's of RISK there, I know one lady that almost died from just a BUTT lift! really............ you did this to be HEALTHY!!!!!............ NOT BARBIE!!! IF you follow the diet, the way we SHOULD eat!!!! you will be FINE!!!!! Hate to rant...but have seen too many FAILURES!!!!! because they took the EZ way OUT!!!! YOU have to follow the rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nancy, Jlb, Mary Dre, Jon B and UK Cathy... you are all rocking, keep up the good work, it will off pay off in the long run... no you will NOT be hungry, you will have to force yourself to get in your protein, and water... and please do not NOT EAT, just because you are not hungry, you will have to FORcE yourself to eat at times........ I know I did, even if it was only 2 or 3 bites, I am still a very small eater....... and plan to stay that way,.. I get in my protein. even now, i take about 4-6 bites and that is all I want......... I am "SATISFIED" I never would have believed that one............. best of luck to all of you..... you will start to feel amazing!!!!! Let me know if I can help~

SasTexan, I take 2 centrum silver CHEWABLES a day, he told me to cut back to one a day or 2 every other day.. my bloodwork shows i have too much iron in my blood......... I tried the Bariatric vitamins after my surgery, but I just threw them up......... Buplee, sasT, Farie, Gina, Barbie, you are all doing well, dont fret the weight loss, it will happen, just please do not lose 50 75 lbs and think it doesn't matter I can have this.. it does matter....... Please do not weigh daily...... I weighed weekly, then went monthly because it got so frustrating watching that freaking #............. you will lose inches, and not a pound, when you start working out you will lose MORE INCHES and gain.......so dont fret...... your body is adjusting....... Best of luck to all of you.... sorry if I forgot to mention anyone....... but YOU CAN DO IT....just drink your water.......... and your Miralax, or MOM...... it will help you greatly!!!! Feedyoureye.... You can and will get back on track, if I had to spend 10 weeks with my inlaws........OH MY! I cannot say I wouldn't do the same thing... but you know what you have to do to get on track! We are here for you to support you!

Hello all, to old and the newbies, it has been awhile since I have posted, life does get in the way, I have had a promotion at work, and I doubt had I not lost weight they would have overlooked me, I have been working SOOO many hours, and other life issues have blown in, but I can report I just had my 18 mos checkup and even the Dr told me my blood work is perfect, HE wants my blood.... whatever I am doing he says to keep it up.. I feel wonderful!!!!! everyone that sees me tells me how wonderful I look... which makes me feel wonderful! I have gone from a very tight womens18 to a size 8P and they are fitting fine.....not too tight.....a little loose in spots~~~~... I would and do recommend the sleeve to all....... Yes, you do have to follow rules........... but LIFE IS GOOD!!!! I have run into many that had the surgery to lose 50 lbs and then they tell me they cannot stop eating ice cream!!! HELLLOOOOOO, Why did you do this surgery? It is not a miracle worker, you have to do your part!!!!! (just a reminder) if you follow the rules... the sleeve ROCKS........ Drink that Water!!!!!

Ok, I am going to try to b nice. #1 did you take measurements b4 ur surgery?? STAY off the scale daily.... You WILL lose the weight, your # will GO DOWN! so your not seeing your # go down, try on some clothes that you used to wear before surgery............think about it, you have no option but to GO DOWN in # on the scale, your body is in shock... you are losing inches............... you may not see a # change but your body is adjusting... I know how frustrating it is, been there, done that.......... plus if you are working out, remember, muscle weighs more than fat.......that is a good thing............. relax............ let your body adjust, think you are not losing, try on something that was tight on you............... keep on keeping on................. IT WORKS if you are not cheating............. and eating things you are not suppose to be eating...........best of luck to you.......DRINK THAT WATER!

Go for it, but PLEASE DO NOT GET comfortable after you have had the surgery say..........3 mos 6 mos 9 mos say a year or 3. I ran into a woman that had not the sleeve but where they reroute everything.. about 8 years ago..........she got down real nice..... when I seen her, I wanted to cry for her, as she has regained ALL of her weight back plus more, do not think at all this is a FIX IT...... you have to be ready in the head as I call it.........or you will fail!!!............ do it for your health and follow all the rules........ PLEASE......... you have to watch what you eat, how you eat and exercise........... basic rules........

How did your surgery go? I hope all is OK, Please keep us posted.

I totally agree with you Clancy, I stay away from ALL the "danger" foods, I have done without for a year, I do NOT MISS THEM.... so why start eating them just to put all that back into my brain...... I tell myself I do not want that, it might make me sick........ I cannot eat bread,I did try just the inner circle of a slice of whole wheat bread, so NOT worth the pains and the way it made me feel..... so I just say no I choose not to have that...... and go on.. you cannot miss what you do not have......... congrats on your weight loss! Maybe you could exercise a bit more and still have your glass of wine?>? just a thought.

Great inspiration tjmom.

yes Mae, liquid protein is the same..... you are required to get so many grams per day...... follow that, you will have less hair fallout if you do. of course you will have some........... just because of the shock to your body., but after your surgery if and when you go to the hairdresser tell her/ him that you had bariatric surgery............ it is in your best interest not to hide it from them of all people. "only our hairdresser knows" LOL best of luck to you!

you need to get your protein in, it helps with the hair loss..... if you slack off on your protein, your hair will start to fall out again..... I always watch and can tell if I have not been getting in enough, my hairdresser will even tell me.......... your losing more hair........and for all you ladies out there that get your hair colored, be sure to tell your hairdresser you are fixing to have this surgery......... I almost did not and when I went to get colored I told her and she said "good thing you told me" If I would have put this on your hair it would have all fell out......so she used a different additive............... She told me never to hide any surgery from your hairdresser as it ALL affects our hair and folicles........

No secret, just followed the rules, eat protein first, get in my fluids, work out, I am very boring..... I did this for my health, so that is why I stick to the rules......... carbs..?? what are those? lol... I stay away from them if possible.. I tried to eat bread once, once was enough, as it made me sick... so I keep my diet simple....... proteins, veggies..... and fluids. I see you are about to have surgery. Best of luck to you and please keep us posted.

my year was 9.27, and am down 100 lbs.... and wearing 10P.....I FEEL like a woman................... as the song goes. best of luck to all..........keep up the good work..........Drink those fluids~