Bunnydee

You look fabulous! Great job! I can't wait to look that good in my black dress...I'm so happy for you!

Keep on looking. You will eventually find the right Dr for you. Please don't give up. I also have been living with depression and anxiety for years but as the others say yo have to keep searching for answers. I know it feels like there is no end but you will see once you get on the right meds. good luck to you.

My surgery was 1/28/2013 and I have only had a light period about 12 days after and none since. I even took a pregnancy test at the last doctor visit. He said pretty normal after the procedure.

Hi I'm from OC California. I was sleeved on 1/28/2013. Need some mentors/buddies. Hope to hear from ya'll soon.

You go girl! You are ready for this journey! Good luck to you! : )

I've been sleeved since end of January 2013, and YES I would do it again. I am down 34-35 pounds and it's slow going but it's going. The only thing I noticed as a side effect is heart burn. So I just stay away from spicy/greasy stuff. Not too hard to do. The not drinking carbonated drinks helps too. But aside from that thank goodness I have not noticed any other side effect. Good luck on your journey!

Good luck on your journey! It is so life changing. You will love it!

The Costco Premier shakes are great. I do the same as shrinkingmom, I add SF jello, a little bit of PB or coffee. They come out great w ice.

I can tell you that is exactly what is going through her head. But you jut reassure her that it will be so much better and you both will be able to do alot more fun stuff together and feel good. It is a scary thing to have your loved one make a big change. I am sure everything will be fine. Good luck to you!

Looks a little infected. You may want to call your doc.

Great job! Sounds like your doing great. Yeah the soreness will get better. There is just one spot on the lower left side that always is the last to heal. They put an extra tight stitch there, inside. Just be careful. You will see that in a few days or a couple weeks you will have some appetite, or maybe you will be one of the lucky ones that don't. Make sure you walk everyday and get in your water. Good luck on your journey!

Hi there! My surgery date was alos the 28th of January. I too was stuck at 30, then now I am down 2 more. But...I also was up a few then back down again. Don't stress it. This happens to everyone. What I have done is gone back to the basics. I am not going over 30 carbs a day nor over 1000 cals a day. Make sure your getting in your protein and water. It's still hard for me to get in all the liquid but I am trying. Also I think most of all....move...walk, walk, walk. I just purchased and elyptical machine, I like it. So even if you break up your workout time to 3 10 minute sessions, it really works. good luck to you.

Wow! Great job, What are you eating?

Wow, I hope you are all better real soon.

I have an 8 year old and my husband and I both decided to sit down with him and explain the process and that Mommy would get better and not have to give herself shots anymore (insulin). He was a bit nervous on the day of but when Dad took him to see me and I made a pretty face for him he was better. I came home from the hospital a couple days later and he helped take care of me. He made sure our little dog didn't jump up on me, he was such a good doctor! I was lucky I didn't have to go to Mexico because Kaiser covered the sleeve.

Your story was so touching and I am so happy you decided to do make this journey. You are a brave woman. I was sleeved end of January and I've lost close to 30 pounds. Up and down a pound or two. So I would say you are doing marvelous! Keep up the great work and good luck to you!

I went through the same thing. It's normal, it's gonna take you a few weeks to get a little more in. Just make sure to keep hydrated. Congrats on you journey!

Have you tried the bands? Those really get your cardio up. My Brother is the one that got me using them. He got them for me at Target.

Wow I was off a week and I thought I came back to work too fast! Good for you! I'm glad you are feeling great. Just be careful no to over do it. I felt ok the first few days after I got back but then about 10 days post op I felt like I had run out of energy. Make sure to keep hydrated. Good luck on your journey! Congrats!

Good luck on your journey! I too have had the "speeches" most of my adult life. I had a revision of the band to the sleeve and do not regret a second of it. I am feeling so good and know that in time I will be off all my meds. Hang in there may will be here before you know it. I'm happy for you!

Great job! Keep up the hard work. I go for my 6 week check up tomorrow...I hope I have good news too!

I am pre-op a couple of weeks yet but I am getting ready. I was wondering if we can drink Muscle Milk? I heard there is now a Muscle Milk Light.

Awesome tips! I actually did a vision board this last weekend. I have it up in my office in front of my desk. Also the life coach that gave the "vision board" party said we should do a daily journal and post 3 things we love about ourselves everyday, even if they change daily.

I went to Sprouts today and found some dry roasted green beans so I had a few with a little hummus. OMG, I got the worst stomach ache. No more of those for me. It so irritated my stomach.