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This morning I hit 272 on the scale. Actually 271.4, but I round up. What a long strange trip it's been. I wonder who that 72 pounds was? Wish me luck on the rest of my journey :-) New pics to follow.

This morning I reached a minor milestone. At 275 lbs, I now match my stated weight on my driver's license! When I lose three more lbs, at 272, I will be halfway home. So stay tuned!

I call B.S.

As of 8:03AM 7/23/2013.... I finally cleared the 50 lbs. lost hurdle! 50.3 to be exact! :-D

Donna, I can't think of anything to say that you haven't heard before, so... HUG

Intimate area? Does your BF ever chip his teeth?

I don't mind the shakes at all. At first, I used Body Fortress (from Walmart). Now I use ELITE by Dymatize from bodybuilder.com. Works out a little cheaper even with the delivery. Right now, I have chocolate Mint, Pina Colada, and vanilla. No, they don't taste like something from the malt shop, but they're not meant to. One thing I do is combine Crystal Light Orange with the vanilla. It tastes like a dreamsicle. Give it a shot with the different flavors.

I know how you feel. We all do. Let me tell you something: even when you do everything right, you are going to get an occasional day when you, inexplicably, weight more than you did the day before. It happens; doesn't always make sense, but it does. Who knows, it may just be a matter of Water retention dues to some salty stuff you had the day before. A couple of weeks ago, I was feeling real good about my progress. So I went to Jack in the Box for a couple of their tacos (which I love) for lunch. 4.4oz, including the little bags they come in. Yes, I weighed them. The next day, the scale said I had gained 1.2 pounds. "How the hell?" You just gotta roll with the punches darlin'. Don't let some temporary bad news set you back further by eating bad stuff. Don't beat yourself up over it. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Hope this helps.

My favorite band was Creedence Clearwater Revival. From this day forward, my band will be known as Creedence.

P.S. If you were stopped by the police, you would be at risk of a DWI, if they were to find out you were under general anesthesia in a 24 hr window.

Well, I had a mind to drive after the operation. Trust me, you will NOT want nor be ABLE to drive the day of the operation. 24 hrs later, I felt ok to drive, although the hospital STILL did not want me to. I had to take a cab and do a lap around the block before the driver took me to my car in the lot.

My doc says, in addition to the carbonation issue, that there are chemicals in diet soda that stimulate appetite. Your classic Catch 22.

Well, they told me they were going to do it ahead of time. I think it is more likely than not they did intubate you. They like to make sure they have a good airway. My anesthetic was also via IV; propofol. Yep, they same stuff they gave Michael Jackson. Good stuff. They told me when they started to inject it. Next thing I knew they were telling me they were done! Actually had to touch my belly to see if there were sutures.

My dose of Glipizide is/was 1/2 5mg pill. I've been able to avoid the dose 3 out of 4 days. My doc told me not to take it unless my AM blood sugar was >150. It makes me uptight to let it get that high, so I take it when my AM blood sugar is 120 or above. I have also been able to cut my BP meds in half. It has been worthwhile for those reasons alone.