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CW - 189 no loss this week but no gain either -so that is alright i guess...lol....gotta be positive about this whole crazy ride!!!

congrats! I took off the week of my surgery and then i worked from home the next week and was back in the office the following week. So i basically took a week off from work. Good luck!

CW - 189 !!! :D

yeah - i don't see the blue flags either and i'm using Firefox as well - i always look at the top of the page after i click on the post when choosing from the recent topics posts because i never see the indicators.

yay!! Congrats!!! that is the best feeling ever!

CW - 191 GW - 170 i want to get to my goal weight!! I am going to push it!!! i'm determined - not angry - that's my game face! LOL!!

i laughed so hard reading this post!! been there!! Good luck to you!!!

i would just ask the doc - but i don't see why they would - unless your meds would interfere with the anesthesia - you might have to fight it cold turkey if you get one that day if that is the case - i can't really tell you 'cause i'm not a doctor. lol

i took off the week for the surgery and worked from home the week after - not sure if that is an option for you or not - but then i was back at work full time after that 2nd week.

@@SippedChick Happy late birthday! We share a birthday! too cool! i think it is sad that your family couldn't spare a little joy for your happiness for just a little bit - you can get on here and brag all you want we don't mind at all! i know all about losing friends - i seem to have misplaced a few of my own along the way this last year....i used to meet some friends for lunch once a week and now they all get together and don't even invite me now - the first few times i went i had a kids meal and bagged up over half of it and i guess they didn't like it or something - and i was very careful not to talk about my surgery and weight loss because it makes me feel self-conscious - so now they changed the place we used to meet and when i showed up to meet the day they weren't there - it really sucked...i still speak to a couple of them but it isn't the same anymore.... their loss. i hope you and your friend can make it work - it is hard to find and keep good friends these days.

don't let them get you down. they have no idea what it is like to live with being overweight and struggle with it daily. they think it is just a mind over matter thing....it is not. if it was that easy we'd all be skinny. i didn't have a great support group in place when i did my surgery either but i did not let it stop me - i was determined to do this for me - 1 year ago on June 24, 2014 i had a sleeve done i weighed 326 pounds and today i weigh 191 and still losing - it is work - daily - but it is so worth it. i feel good. and no one can take that from me. i want that for you too. good luck to you!!!

i have migraines - what exactly are you asking? i haven't really had any change in mine yet - the weight loss hasn't made any difference in them. I was hoping it would but i guess that it isn't going to be the case with me. i was able to take my meds even when on my liquid diet - even after surgery - while in the hospital - just talk to your doc about them and see what he tells you but i am sure he will ease your mind about it. i hope you are feeling better soon.

i am in! I love these challenges! they keep me accountable!!

didn't get a chance to log in until now - i am still at 191 not bad considering i had a birthday last Friday - so had a big party Saturday loads of food and fun all weekend and booze galore -- hahahahah! I stayed pretty on track but i had a blast! i lost 5 pounds overall on this challenge so i am very happy! it was fun!

c'mon! you can do this - if you want it bad enough! find a shake that you can drink and drink it! Syntrax makes a shake that tastes pretty good - i like it - the chocolate is pretty tasty - and the ones that mix in water are good too! it really is something you just gotta get used to tasting lol! Good luck to you!

it is hard to not eat when everyone around you is -even when you aren't hungry - your head is saying - hey you should be eating - FEED ME!! - but your new tiny tummy is saying no! i am not hungry don't listen to to your head!! LOL!!! - it is so hard and even now - i am a year out i give in to head hunger at times - we are human - but learn to eat those high protein things and trick the head hunger feed it good stuff! drink lots of water - eat high protein food high protein snacks - find a good high protein shake - i like Syntrax shakes - take a walk - but you can do this!!! Good luck!

i am so sorry you are feeling so bad! i have never had a kidney stone but i have heard they hurt like heck!! get well soon!!

i have a friend who had this same surgery that we did - the sleeve - she is going to be at her 2 year mark in September - anyhoo - she drinks beer all the time and she doesn't wait for it to be flat - it doesn't bother her - my surgeon told me that i could drink it after i healed up - but here's the deal - do i want to? Beer has a butt load of empty calories so i am going to have to really want those calories in order for me to drink it. When i do drink I usually choose something that has less carbonation in it - i drink wine - it still has empty calories so like i said when i decide to drink i fit it into my caloric intake for the day - it has to be worth it to me - because at the end of the day that is who matters the most - ME. Happy Monday folks!

i'm a loser again this week!! whoop whooop!!! CW - 191!!!!!!!! :D :D yes! after kinda stalling for what seemed like eternity.......i was losing a pound here and half a pound there - maybe the stall is over!!

the worst thing you can do is get addicted to the scale. and if you do weigh daily be prepared to see it go up and down. i may get on the scale a couple times a week but i only record my weight on Mondays - that way i have a weekly day that actually record my weight and i have a set date that i go by because it does fluctuate. I bet if you give it a day or two it will go down a few more pounds....keep following your plan and keep a positive attitude - that is - i think -the hardest part of all of this!! Good Luck!!

i would've done it in my late 20's - and if my daughter wants to have it done i will move heaven and earth to help her have it done. i have never felt so good and i want her to be healthy too. we are already eating better and exercising so i am hoping with those changes in our life going on now she wont need it - but if she does - i will be there for her.

i am 5' 1" and my SW was 326 and i have lost 132 pounds in right at a year - i was sleeved on June 24th, 2014 - my CW is 194 - i have been losing at a rate of a pound a week here lately and that really is fine with me - i am still losing!!! I need 24 pounds to hit my goal weight - so i am almost there!!

i eat 5 times a day - 2 of those "meals" are Protein replacements of some sort - a shake - a Syntrax drink a hard boiled egg - Protein Bar etc...i drink 64 + ounces of Water a day and try my best to hit 80-90 grams of protein a day - my portions are 1/4 a cup at meal times - always protein first if i am still hungry then i can have a bit of veg etc.. I also exercise - it is what has helped me get this weight off my bones and hopefully i will get over this stall i am in and get the last 24 pounds off and get to my goal! I do feel better and i am in a routine of eating this way now and it is easier now than it was in the beginning to eat this way. 132 pounds gone forever! I love oikos greek yogurt - regular and the frozen too - especially when i am craving something sweet! those really help me.

i am addicted to Oikos frozen greek yogurt. it is delicious!

I'm telling you people are too busy for their own good... they have this sense of entitlement that has gone way too far... i realize that as we lose a great deal of weight folks are going to notice and some general comments and compliments - "compliments" are to be expected ....that being said.... what that person said was entirely out of any realm of acceptable... on any universe in any galaxy. Crazy...just crazy. You look fabulous darling... simply fabulous.