shane martin1969

Dr lavin is great! He did my sleeve. The food thing is tough at first, but it does get much easier as time goes on. Good luck ! Sent from my iPhone using VST

I forgot to add, to Towel statement, With towel around waist jump up on bed while wife is watching you, rip towel off and...... "HELICOPTER"!!!!!!!! That would be AWESOME! , BUT i wont post those pics here, For MY WIFE's eyes only !

I look forward to following your success with this, here! Good LUCK !!! You can DO IT!

I Contribute my success to having a great surgeon, great nutrition plan, and following it , without cheating! Hearing all the horror stories has "scarred me to the straight and narrow" thanks for commenting!

You CANT LIVE LIFE WORRYING ABOUT BEING THE 1-2 % & Bad things that could go wrong . If you have a Great surgeon and a Great proven nutrition plan, and follow it to T, I believe your chances of problems will be slim to none! Alot of problems with this type of surgery are "self inflicted" We take chances everyday ! IF ANYBODY has EATING disorders most of their life, to me it was a NO BRAINER! Be thankful that you have a supporting husband , which will make it much easier! Take a long hard look at your children and things that you can do for and with them if you are healthier, be a good example for them and maybe they will learn from you and you will maybe prevent them future struggles! I SUGGEST YOU DO IT AND DONT LOOK BACK! IM SOOOOOO GLAD I DID!

Dana, did you say there is a northshore group? i cant find it, new to site, still learning, mainly post from iphone (app) because of my extreme work schedule. Im looking for a local support group if you guys have any info , one in slidell only meets once a month and I work mostly nights , so its hit and miss!

slidell here, Dr lavin did mine on august 1st. At Slidell Surgical Hospital! IT WAS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE! Only regret, should have done years ago, I Wouldnt have misses out on so many things in life, because i was a fatty!

august 1st here! pre op weight 315, currently 258! love watching it melt away!

Every bodies pain is different, and some have nausea and some don't. Part of my process was to have a shrink dr interview and make sure you are mentally capable of handling surgery. What is your main reason for wls? What is your BMI? How is your overall health? It is my experience that some people don't follow the post diet , because they don't have will power and sabotage themselves , over eating and not giving your body time to heal will cause problems . I was back at work in 6 days , just no heavy lifting! Hardest thing for me was dealing with head hunger not physical hunger. But those cravings pass with time . The first couple of weeks after surgery was hardest for me, but it's getting better and easier each day! Make a list of things you can do if you lose weight, you will be surprised how bad you want to have it done! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Do you weight your food , before you eat?if so how much? How far along are you? Post surgery? Chew , chew, chew,chew to consistence of applesauce before swallowing! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Putting regular size towel around waist after shower and not having to hold it ! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Hello all! Sleeved on August 1st Started @ 315lbs Yesterday weighed in @ 258lbs ! That's 57 lbs down in 6 & 1/2 weeks Hard to get all the Protein in, I'm sick of shakes, and that whey smell , just tired of it! Doing as much tuna and chicken that I can, but I'm afraid I'm gonna get burned out on that also. I work shift work so days and nights get mixed up, but only regret is I should have done it sooner! I can't wait to wear smaller clothes than I graduated from highschool wearing! Already lost about 10 inches from waist! Now my "skinny clothes are starting to fit loose! I love to got shopping but restraining self til at target weight of ..... 165lbs of twisted steel with sex appeal!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Thank you ! Started at 315 , sleeved aug1, hit 258 yesterday! Stoked! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Here are mine! 5040::]Where I'm gonna be! 1 month out 45lbs down Before pic with my 3 reasons for doing else! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Do you eat lump crab meat, if so make crab cakes, there is recipe on here , I tried it and it's wonderful! Sent from my iPhone using VST

liquids will not stretch sleeve , try it, I promise you will only do it once! Lol! Sent from my iPhone using VST

I had my sleeve August 1st! Down 55lbs to date Before pic Recent pic! Sent from my iPhone using VST