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Don't drain any of the liquid from Rotel or Beans. Just dump it all in

I love to blend ice and coffee with my Premier Chocolate. I use pumpkin spice coffee. I'm still pre-op though so I don't know if I'll like it after

Oh and yes you should be fine to go back to work. He's letting me go back to my desk job after 7 days.

I'm scheduled with Dr Borland in 6 days. I'll be having surgery 2/25 the same day you come for consult. If you want to come by hotel and see me you can. Just to give you idea of how it goes. My mom and hubby are staying with me. I'll inbox you my #. He doesn't leave a drain (I asked) he does send you home with those leg pump things to prevent blood clots and you mail them back after 1 week. I suggest making a list of all your questions and concerns he's very good about answering them. And yes he will give you plenty of information and a time/food outline.

I did same thing but as surgery date grew closer I decided to ween myself off soft drinks, sweets, and carbs. You will go thru phases. Hang in there.

Meant to say you look great too

Thank you so much for the inspiration.my surgery is this Monday and I started at about same weight as you.

I had similar pain after my hysterectomy. I think it's just things moving back into place and adjusting. It went away after a few weeks. However H Pylori causes a sharp pain like that too. You have to take a bunch of antibiotics. A simple blood test will confirm or rule it out.

I'm taking listerine strips. And sugar free vitamin C drops.

Mine is same day. New Iberia La. I'm so excited. I'm not going to be able to work this week

I just posted a recipe for Mustard Roasted Tilapia in the Food forum. It's delicious

This is delicious. 1 cup Greek yogurt 2 tbsp Cajun or spicy mustard 2-4 tsp capers Dill 4 fish filets Lay out fish in 13x9 casserole dish. Sprinkle with dill to your liking. Mix yogurt, mustard, and capers. Spread over fish. Bake in oven on 350 for 14-18 minutes until flaky. I serve this over angel hair Pasta and with asparagus or broccoli. The veggies are delicious with the sauce that this creates.

Where do you get them? I need a very large one.

My sister rolled her car and broke her neck. When she woke up 2 days later She informed me she was on her period and had a tampon in when she wrecked. She couldn't raise up more than 15 degree angle. So guess who that left to remove the tampon. Yep! Sister of the year right here.

I'm going to do wraps. I'm even thinking about selling them if they work. I think it would be fun to do the parties. Plus I'm part owner of a Hair/Nail salon so I have a good exposure there

I like the premier brand also. But my absolute favorite is Total Lean from GNC. I actually love and enjoy them. I prefer vanilla and strawberry over chocolate which is strange because I prefer chocolate ice cream. I'm weird.

Hi everyone. Surgery is 13 days away. I found out yesterday I tested positive for H Pylori. So I am taking 4 horse pills to combat this monster bacteria in my stomach. On a good note, I have been eating a low carb diet for 12 days now and I have lost 15 pounds. My overall weight loss is 42 pounds. So I ventured into the back of my closet the other day and pulled out some "skinny" jeans (isn't it strange I call size 24 my "skinny" jeans), anyway, they are my favorite jeans of all time and I was so excited when the slipped over my hips and fit comfortably. A lot of my friends have been telling me, "oh when you lose weight I want that leopard dress" or "I want that jacket and jeans." It got me to thinking, I have some clothes that I LOVE. I am going to hate parting with them. I know I will buy new, smaller, more stylish clothes but I'm really attached to some of these items. Am I crazy? Well yeah, my friends would say I am on any given day, but I mean for thinking this way about clothes. I also realized that other things are going to change. I'm such a big girl right now, I don't think anything about crossing a parking lot. I expect the cars to stop for me. This big girl makes a big dent if they hit me. I don't think their insurance is that good. I'm gonna have to learn to stop and look both ways when I get skinny. I also don't worry about someone grabbing me and kidnapping me. Have you ever heard of a 300 pound woman being taken? No! But once I'm skinny, this could be a real situation. Good thing I'm a pistol packing country girl. Of course my mom always taught me if a man was following me suspiciously to start scratching my crotch and pretend I was eating boogers. LOL! I'm betting that would deter them for sure.

I'm in accounting too. I'm taking a week off. I did it this summer after hysterectomy so I think I'll be ok

How do I be thin? I don't know. I know the WLS will help my body to lose the weight. But how do I make my personality thin? You've heard the quote, "God made me fat because he knew a skinny body couldn't hold all this personality"? That's me. I have a loud, crazy, say anything, flirtatious personality. And nobody is threatened by it because I'm a fat girl. I'm scared females won't like me when I'm skinny. I'm scared they will think of me as "The Skinny B!+€#. I'm scared men will take me seriously when I make an off color remark and they'll take it as flirting. I'm scared my fat mouth will write a check my skinny ass can't cash. Can anyone identify with this?

Here is link to my blog. Hope to see some of your comments there. http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/blog/2215-the-princess-and-the-sleeve/

It's a new day tomorrow. Fresh start.

Hi everyone. I appreciate you taking time to read this. Today's entry will be short because I am on my lunch break. I'm pretty open with my life so I've had a few people encourage me to write a blog. This is all very new to me but I'll try to make it interesting. I guess I should start with the title of my blog, "The Princess and the Sleeve". Now of course I am not a real life princess nor am I a spoiled brat. I was raised by a single mother and have never had much money. My husband and I are happy with what we have but we both work 2 jobs to have that comfort. However, I do have a family that treats me like #1 and a husband that works very hard to give me the things I need and ask for. That alone makes me feel like royalty and therefore, a princess. I was a super skinny kid and a beauty queen, cheerleader as a teen. My weight problems didn't come until after high school. I guess I quit playing sports and was less active. My food choices were all fast food and I was leading a party life. So along with spreading my wings, my ass was also spreading. I met my husband when I was 22 and I was already 250 lbs. He has never seen me smaller than a size 16. We have been married 19 years this June. I am scheduled to have Vertical Gastric Sleeve surgery on 2/25/13. I hope you will follow me on my journey.