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Here are the support groups I have found throughout Vegas! Any one is welcome at these groups. Dates: Monthly on the 2nd Saturday of each month, through November Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Location: South Magna Conference Room in the South Magna Building of Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center, 2075 E. Flamingo Road. (Enter through the Bruce Street entrance. Take the steps on your right to the second floor). For more information, contact the Center for Surgical Weight Loss at 702-369-7618. Dates: Every other month on the 3rd Saturday of each month. (Aug 18, Oct 20, Dec 15) Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Location: Mountain View Hosptial. 3100 N Tenaya Way (Enter through the main entrance, First Floor Classroom in the Lobby Level of Hospital to the left of the coffee bar) Meetings are run by Dr. Hanna. No need to preregister. *Dr Hanna also runs a bariatric seminar at this same location from 9 am – 10 am if anyone is interested. Dates: Last Wednesday of every month. (Aug 29th next meeting) Time: 6pm Location: oBand Center 4440 South Eastern AvePre-registration required. 487-6000***Date will probably change in Oct Nov & Dec due to holidays!

Blugirl same thing here for me too! Even if I drink 64 oz of water I am going 3 times per day!

Hope it goes thru for you!

If I'm craving a salty snack I eat an ounce of beef Jerky - an ounce is a lot more than you would think or I will drink bouillon. Gets liquid in and kills the salt craving! Dill pickes are another option but my sleeve doesnt like them.

I use the mobile app - it has ads but never seen dominoes - I'll have to pay more attention! Kids love pizza so we still order it for them.

Hi my name is Marlene I'm 34 and class of 96! I went thru it all in high school lots of grunge with a different flannel for every day of the week and goth phase with doc martens and lots of black lace and velvet with a new hair color every month - purple blue hot pink those were the days lol

I am glad to hear that the balloon stretch isn't too bad. I have a stricture and go in for stretching on aug 10th. Do you have to eat soft foods after or can you return to normal the next day?

You look great! I love everyones before and afters! I cNt wait to have one of my own!

Thank you for the reply!

So I am losing most of my weight from my middle as of yet and now I have rolls in the top of my stomach too it's like all my fats gone soft lol does anyone know a shaper that will just cover my stomach - I don't want one with legs or one that goes over the shoulders? (so maybe hips to ribs like an old fashioned corset type) ? I couldn't find any when I went shopping

Thank you - I will check those out to - anything to stop my puffiness from showing lol

Wow you your loss is amazing you can definitely see a noticeable difference! So motivating - thank you for posting!

You look great!!! Can't wait to have onederland pics of my own!

I agree it's not a competition however I love seeing everyones progress! It motivates me to see what has been accomplished! So I for one hope everyone keeps posting their progress!

Doing good! Went to the gym for the first time last night (I know I should have started a long time ago) down 60#s now from day of surgery! How are you progressing?

Minnie me - dr Hanna does a support group at mountain view hospital every other month on Saturday's. I can give u the dates but I don't have them at the moment!

I am 5'8 - 5'10 depending on where I was measured LOL How did you determine what your goal weight should be? BMI seems like such a huge range for healthy weight and dr didn't give me a set weight. For now I am shooting for 145 but everyone I have talked too said thus way too thin for my height.

Thanks everyone - I guess I'll just aim for onederland/199 and take it every 10 down from there and see where I look and feel the best! And can maintain!

I drink both vitamin water zero and g2. I think the g2 tastes better but it does have a few calories and carbs vs the vitamin water zero.

Happy Monday everyone! Happy to report I am only 6 pounds away from my half way mark. Weighed in this morning at 216.6. Can't believe I'm down 60 pounds since surgery! Getting closer and closer to onederland too, can't wait til the scale hits 199. Well I went in for my 3 mos check up on Friday! I've started having major acid reflux and burning in my stomach so they had me do an xray and barium swallow and they think my sleeve is narrowing. So now I'm scheduled to have an EGD on the 10th. I'm supposed to start a new medicine too, but my prescription plan won't cover it so they are contacting the doctor to see if he has an alternate? Hoping come the 10th, the new medicine will have done the trick or if I have to do the EGD then I hope it comes back with everything A-Okay. I'm glad to see everyone is doing well! Looks like most of us are right in the 50+ pound range since surgery. Can't wait to see everyones progress as the weeks go on! Does anyone else have about 70-75 pounds to go at this point?

I'd be interested to find out what the doctor decides to do for you. I'm going thru a similar predicament. I had a hiatial hernia repair at the time of surgery and have developed major burning and acid reflux again at 11 weeks out. They did an xray and a barium swallow and said it looks like my sleeve is narrowning when I went in on Friday but I'm scheduled for a follow up EGD on August 10th.

CW 216.6 down 10# since start of challenge! Yay!!! Going to the gym tomorrow And doing a bit better on my protein and liquid intake. Looks like it may have been out of my control why i have had so many problems with getting in food and liquid. Had my 3 mos check up yesterday and dr said sleeve is narrowing, so I go back in on the 10th for egd if I still am feeling the same restriction and acid.