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So glad to hear that you are doing so well, It only proves further that we heal so much faster when we are in our own beds. I will have a two day stay, but my bed I will be thinking about. Keep up the great work,and I wish you the best of luck. I hope things keep moving smoothly.

So glad to hear from you. Congratulations on your surgery. You are going to do well. Remember all your hard work, will turn into a masterpiece very soon.

Congrats KSDallas!! I wish you the best and hope you have a safe and speedy recovery. Keep us updated on how thins are going for you.

I am sure Sweetsusie will get on in due time, but I just thought I would update you all. I received a text from her saying that all was great. We were unable to text cause she is getting charged per text. She said surgery was a breeze and she has no pain at all. I will let her give the full details when she happens to get on. Just wanted you all to know how she was.

Welcome to the boards Rosebee. All the emotions you are experiencing are completely normal. Almost everything can relate to your feelings whether they had surgery yet or not. I thought I had a handle on my emotions until I went shopping for supplies for my surgery, and that put my nerves into overdrive. I haven't told many people myself. My mom was the least supportive and very negative when I told her. That almost crushed me to the point of backing out. My husband who is very supportive kept giving me the strength to move forward. My dad backs me 100% but is worried like any father would be. My Aunt also knows and supports me cause she knows how I have struggled. My best friend, gave me the honey, your not fat enough to have surgery speech. So you will come across those who will stand with you, and those who will stand in your way. To alleviate the that complication I have chosen to not tell anymore people til after my surgery. The negativity can wear a person down and make them weak and I choose to leave that part behind. I wish you all the best on your new journey of life. Any questions you have just hit people up, this is the most friendly, supportive boards I know of. Everyone is willing to share and help in any way they can.

No worries Vixkey, I think we all have tons of questions. Just when I feel I have everything answered, I go to sleep and my mind thinks of more to ask. I can't say that I have slept the best in a few weeks, and I can only imagine it gets worse the closer to surgery.

Congrats! How exciting Shaniceh01. Welcome aboard and let us know when your date is and you will added to FutureSkinnyPants list. Wishing you all the best in your journey.

Someone posted a recipe for carb free bread. It is called cloud bread. The recipe can be found here. Some say it is very good, I have not tried it, but it is in my post surgery cook book for future reference. http://www.food.com/recipe/carb-free-cloud-bread-411501 Here are the nutritional values for it. Nutritional Facts for Carb Free Cloud Bread Serving Size: 1 (30 g) Servings Per Recipe: 5 Amount Per Serving % Daily Value Calories 43.2 Calories from Fat 25 59% Total Fat 2.8 g 4% Saturated Fat 0.9 g 4% Cholesterol 111.6 mg 37% Sodium 42.6 mg 1% Total Carbohydrate 0.3 g 0% Dietary Fiber 0.0 g 0% Sugars 0.1 g 0% Protein 3.7 g 7%

www.unjury.com They have a chicken soup protein mix that you can use during your clear liquids phase. It will mix and suppose to taste just like chicken broth. I cannot vouch for taste as I havent sampled yet.

WooHoo.. Welcome aboard Sleevealicious. I too am having surgery on the 6th, Our very own August wonder " FutureSkinnyPants" will have your name on the tracking chart very soon. She is the wonderful lady who is keeping chart of everyones surgery date. We would truly be lost without her. I would like to wish you the best of luck on your new journey. May our roads be paved as smoothly as possible.

I have myfitness pal, but I haven't been using it yet. I have actually been looking into fitbit, only cause most of my daily activities and duties are on a ranch working. So the fitbit will keep track of steps, stairs, movement etc. and it even will track my sleep cycles along with food and calories. I am not sure how much time I will have to actually do the treadmill or go to a gym, but I will be doing physical labor once I am cleared to do so of course. I went shopping the other day to buy some of the items that is required of me to have before and after surgery. I was walking arm and arm with my husband and I was jittery and nervous. He asked me what was wrong and I told him, shopping is making all this real. It was giving me butterflies in my stomach. He just assured me everything was going to be ok. After getting back into town from shopping we went to check mail, and to my surprise I got our passports in. That was the final straw for me. That almost sent me running for the bathroom. Those butterflies were trying to get out of my stomach. Luckily I was able to gain control of my swirling mind before it sent me overboard. The passports truly made everything real and thats when reality set in. So now its been a few days, I have been able to relax, and face my emotions. I am sure they may be hard to control until that day comes and goes. Here I thought I was strong, and life found a way to slap me in the face and say "Wake Up Honey" again.

Congratulations on your success. It sounds like you have everything under control and ready to rock it. 83 lbs in 5 months is awesome. Keep up the hard work, and good luck reaching your ultimate goal for your cruise. You can do this. I can't wait to see what "Amazing" feels like again. Its been so many years. My time is on its way. Best wishes to you..

Hi Lolo11 and welcome to the boards. Congrats on a surgery date. We are all one step closer to unleashing the person that is inside us all.

Sorry FutreSkinnyPants; I have been sending people this way as I see them post on the forums. Not sure if any of them are the new ones, but I have seen several people post with August dates and directed them here to meet other August Sleevers. You are doing such a great job though, Thanks again for all your hard work.

Awesome News Tammy!! Congrats you are on your way to finding the new you. You can meet other August sleevers here if you choose. http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/38113-august-sleevers-where-yas-at/ Best of luck with your journey and we are all here to support you along the way..

I can relate to the tidiness, I haven't even started my pre-op diet yet, but I have been preparing things in the house. I want recovery to go smoothly and want to focus on me and not on things being out of place or disorganized. I do not have a goal yet, have to wait and see what the doctor says. Glad you are handling your pre-op diet easily. I will be starting mine in about 2 weeks, and I am not sure how well I will do. My diet will be a complete liquid diet for two weeks. I am so dreading it. Keep up all the great work you are doing, and I hope Wednesday moves smoothly for you and that you have a speedy recovery. You will be in my thoughts. Keep us updated on how you are doing. Best Wishes.

For starters i am not sleeved yet, but this forum is very informative. I have learned that nearly everyone hits a stall around 4-6 weeks some later. These stalls can last 2-4 weeks, with the norm more around 2 weeks. I know I cannot attest to my own situations, but from what I have read it happens, your not doing anything wrong, Some people think upping their Protein, carbs, or calories just a bit can help break the stall. If you do a search on stalls, you will come across many many posts, that may give you some better information. One person said a stall is inevitable. Referred to cleaning house. Our bodies are making such a change, that it realizes all of a sudden there is all this extra space, and is trying to figure out where everything went, so it is rearranging the furniture so to speak. They say that you should keep your measurements during a stall, cause even though you are not losing weight you are most likely losing inches as your body is adjusting to the already missing weight and extra space,. Best of luck on your journey. Keep up the great work, and you will soon reach goal.

Thanks for sharing Mr. Worm. Congrats on your loss so far, and your almost at goal. Keep up the great work.

I can't answer your questions about insurance or approval, but I know others will be able to. I would however like to welcome you to the boards and hope you enjoy the members that are around. There are tons of people who can offer support, experience, tips, how to's, and what nots. I have found this forum to be supportive, exciting, thrilling, informative, caring etc. This has become my second home. We are so close nit that we literally share in each others journey's. I wish you the best of luck with your journey. I hope things turn out well and you can start moving forward with your plans.

Hi Aaron, welcome to the boards, Congrats on your surgery date!! Despite your nervousness and emotions of freaking out, you are going to do great. Everyone has nerves that kick in and try to convince you otherwise, but just stay strong. I just love the saying that can be transformed into so many variations. But 'No one said this journey would be easy, We only promise it will be worth it'. Best of luck to you.

Holy Smokes!!, Congrats. It sounds like all of those are victories!! You are truly doing a great job. Keep up the awesome work. One day very soon I will be joining the victory run as well.

Congrats. Your time is coming up real soon. futureskinnypants has a list going with all august sleevers that has posted on when their surgery is and the doctor if the person listed it. You can view it here. http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/38113-august-sleevers-where-yas-at/ So far I am only seeing one person on the list right now. Take no worries as there may be tons of people having surgery that hasn't found the august posts yet or some that didn't state which doctor. Feel free to roam the conversations and meet other August Sleeve'rs

Congratulations. Nice to meet you. I too am a August sleever. The 6th for me. Please don't think I am implying you posted in wrong place, but there is an august thread going if you want to meet other August canidates here http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/38113-august-sleevers-where-yas-at/ It really is a great club over there. FutureSkinnyPants has been so nice to keep a running calendar of everyone's date. If you post in there she will get you loaded into the calendar. Welcome on board and if there is anything you need help have no worries to ask the tons of people on the forum.. It was a pleasure to meet you. Good luck in your journey.

That's great News. Your just going to have that much more of a jump on achieving the NEW YOU!! Keep us updated.