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Whooo hoooo Julia CONGRATS!!!! You're are above the curve for sure!! I'm super happy for you

Setting short term goals are super helpful. I'm already working on my third one! It feel incredible to complete them, and it makes you realize that they are attainable. The one I'm working on now (see my signature line) is one I've been waiting to get to for awhile now. I really can't believe I'm already here. Good luck!!!

Sleeve, I personally went out of my way to go find a cheap pair of pants in size 28W. I bought them to take them home. They were only 15 Dollars so not that much really... Well I tried them on and... O...M...G... WOW!!! I literally had to hold them up because they would fall straight to the ground. I honestly can't believe I was ever that big. How embarrassing. I only Thank God I'm not that large anymore. I do have a long ways to go, but by golly I'm about half-way there. NSV's rule the scale ANY DAY!!!

Mommy, I KNOW what you're going through! Try adding a 16.9 oz bottle of Gatorade to your day. It's got carbs in it, but also adds the electrolytes your body might be lacking. Also, have you started to take any Vitamins and Iron yet? Get some sublingual B vitamins for your daily regimen. It really wasn't until I was doing these two things religiously that I really started to break out of the fog. It's a learning curve with this procedure, and the fatigue can really beat you down. Hang in there, it really does get better

It will be all inclusive -- we need so many things for before/during/after. Thanks for the suggestion!!

Hee!! You know... I had to take a break from the 'net over the weekend. I was getting way over obsessed -- so guess what I did instead. Slept! Thanks, I can use the baseball metaphor for just about any situation anytime. You just got to give me a moment to think about it. ;o)

I go by my workweek. When I'm at work I really dont have time to think about when or how I'm eating. I keep it really simple and very low calorie and carbs. Then on the weekends when I'm out all the time and having fun, I let loose a little more. This really works excellent for me, and I drop big time on Monday and Tuesday following this routine. Anyway good luck.

Awesome!!! I've gotta tell ya, with the whole weight loss journey - it's the NSV's that keep me moving along more than checking the scale. Keep up the excellent work!! Keep sharing your successes with us too! It keeps me even more motivated!

That is excellent news!!! Congrats on being so very successful with your sleeve!!! Size 8, wow.. just a pipe dream for me right now. Hugs!! All the best for your cusion loss - I've seen so many here get those, so that is a really great feeling knowing it's more than possible.

Congrats to you!!!! You are doing fabulous!!!

Hi mp! Do not let guilt get the better of you. Guilt has always been my #2 enemy, and #1 was the over eating. Sleeve handles my #1, but I have to control my #2. It can become an excuse to continue the same behaviors that we know are sabotaging our weight loss. I see nothing wrong at all with a small amount, but any more than that fall in my #1. However, if my #1 doesn't work then I have to call on my #2. Make perfect sense right? LOL ;o) Good for you on getting that candy out of the house. It doesn't need to be there at all. In fact, mines going bye bye today too. Funny, it just sits there and looks at ya. I've been eating tiny amounts but have been doing it daily for the last few days. No more. Good luck!

Hello Matt, and welcome to VST - or at least to beginning posting with us This is an interesting question, however I wouldn't know how to answer it because everyone is different. We all have our own comfort levels and know what we can withstand or not. Tiredness was a real problem for me three weeks out of surgery, and I wasn't really mentally "all there" at that time. Not to say you won't be - only giving you a personal experience. It was hard for me to function with such limited amount of intake as far as nutrition is concerned. Also, it's really difficult to get all our liquids in, so if you are going to be busy all day it would be pretty easy to forget to take sips throughout the day. That said, if it's only one day I wouldn't worry all that much. If it's longer than that I would consider this definitely. All the best to you, and whatever you decide I hope you do well.

LOL! I actually have a co-worker who does this EVERY TIME his kids are sick (which is all the time!). It's super annoying, especially when you have to work in a small, poorly ventilated room that stays quite warm most of the time. Glad I got my flu shot this year! Now I just need to keep my fingers crossed. It is really inconsiderate to the other people around you, so if I ever have any little ones I'll remember this and NOT do it to my co-workers. You're right though, its best you don't get sick since you are waiting for your surgery. Good luck!

This is a really great thread. Thanks to all who have provided some great studies and information this far. I'm going to pin this at the top - I think it will represent a lot on what to expect for ourselves, rather than what others expect of us. Aim high! (Or should I say low... lol)

Hey everyone!! I see everyone's rockin their sleeves huh? I also see we have some MIA's... come back y'all -- check in! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's my tallies: For October I have lost: 10.4 Lbs. For this last week I have lost: 3.2 Lbs. Since Surgery I have lost: 24.4 Lbs. Since Pre-Surgery Diet I have lost: 33.4 Lbs. Since my Highest Weight ever I have lost: 82.4 Lbs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See you all next week!!!! Happy successful Weight loss September Sleevers!

W0W Congratulation sleevie!!!!! You got two great moments all wrapped into one I'm soooo happy for you!!!! You really are losing very quickly IMO... keep the milestones coming girl!

Hope -- It will be here in a flash! Get ready because it's gonna be one heckuva ride!!! Kimmes -- I seen your countdown in the Status feeds. Here's a new one for ya! Let's get it done ladies!!!

Well that's not very supportive at all... however, I'll leave it at that. 199 is a huge success in my world!!!! You can probably see the marker from where you're standing!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!