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WE SOLD OUR HOUSE! We should be Tampa residents within two months!

Ya know Mokee, you're probably right....after a certain point it may not hurt- BUT (and we all have a big but, right?) if there is even a remote chance out in the outer reaches of space that it could, would, possibly, maybe, perhaps stretch my sleeve in the teeniest way...... It's OUTTA here!! Don't need it, don't want it. I don't even miss it, and i was a die hard Diet Coke-aholic of the worst kind. Just my two cents. That and four bucks will get you a crappy cup o starbucks! much loves, d

Hey all- if anyone is passing through the 32 down to 26 zone of sizes, i'm cleaning out today. If you'd chip in some money for shipping, I'll send them off to you. Just let me know. (I have no idea how much it will cost to ship, but we'll figure it out;) ) --danielle p.s... keep in mind- I'm 42. They may not be the height of fashion!

Every time I quit tracking.... I look around and think, "where am I going and why am I in this hand basket?!"

Well, i'm a little taller and was a little heavier- 5'6" and 349. I lost 100 in the first 10 months. From pre-op to week 2 after surgery, i lost 40.

All I've got to say to that is: :P LOL

your hunger hormones are still floating around your body also. that takes a while to go away.. its pretty normal. besides, you're on liquids. thats not going to make a full feeling stick around. it gets better. then the surgical swelling goes down and you get hungry again. at that point you'll want to stay full on proteins. hunger is something we're always going to battle, unfortunately.

Personally- it was not that I purposely avoided big guys. It's just that my own attraction and sense of what is appealing went toward tall skinny guys. The skinnier the better. I had no use for muscle men either. I even married a tall skinny guy. We 'work' (physically speaking) because he likes a girl with a little meat on the bones. I don't know if you'll get a clear answer on this. Everyone likes what they like.

Awwww, I feel for ya, sugar pants!!! After the "honeymoon" was over- my old demons reared their ugly heads and we've been in a battle ever since. I started at 349. I'm now at 248 and have been there for months and months. I exercise like a fool. I use My fitness pal to track food. Right now, that's all just keeping me where I am. It's a war, honey. Fight it. Win it. No one can do it for you, and no one can do it for me. I'm in this trench and only I can get me out. That's what I had to realize. I hope you find your inspiration and motivation to push through. Only you can find what that is. Hugs to you.

I didn't tell anyone but a very close circle of friends. I went to Texas, and STILL didn't want to tell anyone. People think this is the "easy" way out, when in reality there is nothing easy about it. Do what you have to. Keep the negativity out of your situation however you have to.

HIDE THE SCALE!!!!!!! It's not a stall in the sense that you are not progressing. Ignore it. If you are following directions, then do NOT change what you are doing. It will all happen like it's supposed to, I promise. Stop weighing yourself. I know it's exciting and you like to see the numbers plummet, but one tends to freak when it stops for a bit. Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming..... Your body is just doing what it needs to do.

I was NOT allowed to use my teeth at two weeks. No way. Every doc is different though.

I felt that way too. I'm at 14 months and just had my "one year" visit at the surgeon's office. I CAN hold 8 oz now, but they told me that doesn't mean I SHOULD. They said to keep my portions at 4 oz and my calories at 800 to 900. I said "but I'll die!" She said "no you won't." So, there you have it. I had to do a bit of a redirect. :/ Now i'm trying not to die.

HAHAHA He gave you the serious face now!!!

My cardiologist put me on Pea Protein by SunWarrior. It's the "Warrior Blend" plant based protein. It's not delicious per se, but if I do protein shakes, it's usually not for taste or meal replacement, but energy for workout or just trying to keep my protein levels up. (which usually means i'm not eating quite right. ) Those shots are horrible. It's like drinking syrup and like OTR said- garbage.

Holy cow, this thread is STILL going????? LOL

BEWARE: Fats will trigger an attack in a heartbeat!! Even the smallest amount, depending on how far along the gallbladder is in its failing. Its more likely that it was whatever else was IN the mocha, not the necessarily the caffeine, but obviously, avoid ANYthing that he said could trigger it. It's a pain worse than childbirth with no drugs!!! I hope you get it fixed quickly.

Hey Tiffany- I live in New Mexico right now, and our house is for sale. As soon as it sells, we'll be buying a house in Safety Harbor, and my husband will be working actually IN Tampa. So you all will be in MY neck of the woods soon getting your sleeves! Prayers for you all! I have been sleeved for 14 months.

I'll be moving to Tampa soon. I know that's not exactly south, but i'd be willing to be a help to anyone in the area that wants to meet up.

I did it, and I don't regret it for a minute. Made myself a little sick, so it was a good reminder as to why I was about to have the surgery.