LipstickLady

High protein/moderate fat is fine. Low fat is NOT key to weight loss when you are doing low carb. Why can't you eat meat? Health reasons? Personal choice? You can do low carb without meat. Google vegetarian low carb diet. Lots of ideas out there!

ONLY 50!?!? That's a huge number to celebrate. Seriously.

My first choice surgeon pushed me so hard for gastric that I left him 3 months into the 6 month process andhad to start over. I wanted the sleeve, he said he would do it if I insisted but I was making a bad decision. After finding a new surgeon, I met up with a nurse who worked with surgeon 1 previously. She loved him, but said that he had only done a dozen or so sleeves, one that went horribly wrong so he hated them. I don't doubt he was a brilliant surgeon and that the particular patient who had the leak would have had it with anyone, but I still feel as if I dodged a bullet. I want a surgeon who goes in like he's God and can take on the world, not someone who is not completely enthusiastic about what he is doing. Go with surgeon 2.

Sounds like you should go on a three day girls' weekend with your besties instead of him. Or punch him in the junk. Your choice.

My retort to her: "You should draw a line down the middle of your face so you look like the ass you are." Seven shades of spectacular.

If you were worried about stretching your sleeve with yogurt and using phrases like "Gee, no wonder I got fat", why in the world would you try bread so soon post op?

Who called you a name @@Susysleever ?

I'd agree that it's wrong to present yourself as something you are not, especially if dispensing medical advice, but it's flat out stoopid to take medical advice from a stranger on the Internet.

I wouldn't give any reasons. If someone is bold enough to ask and not take the common "I'm just not very hungry" as enough of a reason, simply smile at them like the idiot they are and ignore any further inquiry.

I started side sleeping on day 3. Front sleeping was in about a week.

Yup. I might taser you first.

Snort!

Sounds like every freaking WWs meeting I ever attended and exactly the reason I couldn't stand them. So glad you found a better group!

Can I bring out my taser? Oh, how I love it.

She did it about a year and a half ago and she looks fabulous. I am so happy she made this decision and that she has found so much more happiness in her body, her relationships and her job (which is a bit more physical than most). Very few people know about her procedure which I totally understand. I told my closest friends, my parents and my kids (that includes my husband). I feel no need to tell anyone else right now because I don't want people asking me questions about my journey on a daily basis. I know I will spill it eventually, but not until I am ready. What's my problem? She has started selling some sort of Vitamin weight loss crap and she is 100% crediting her success to her new venture. She is showing her before and after pictures all over the place and has people convinced that if they buy her weight loss stuff, they will have her results. Meanwhile, she is eating 1-2 oz of real food and has lost over 150 pounds because of RNY. I know it's none of my business and I will NOT bust her out on FB as I am tempted to do, but I am so mad. I did kindly confront her about it, and she claims that she only lost 20 pounds due to her RNY. She was over 300, she is about 145 now, a year and a few months later. She claims she hit a 6 month stall (bullsheet), started this stuff and the pounds melted away. It's a scam and she is taking people's money. ARGH!!!

Corn with what other toppings? I can't even pretend to imagine. I love a Greek pizza. I can't digest salads very well yet, so... That is a favorite of mine, though, with rare sliced steak on top.

Richmond!

All at the same time? Ugh. I like spinach, onions, feta, green olives and artichokes on mine with an olive oil base, not tomato sauce. Second runner up is bacon, onion, and hot peppers.

Corn?!?

Pineapple does not belong on pizza.

Huh. I graduated from high school so long ago, I guess I'm too far removed to see it or care.

But just to play devils advocate, weren't you saying that people were wrong to feel as they did In your initial post? I'm not sure what you mean about friends joining in. Care to explain?

Looks like you you need to still see a therapist. Did I hurt your feelings? Are you on here crying because you can't have your milk and Cookies? Waa, waa, waa-aa I want my milk and cookies! I am going to request again that the personal attacks stop from BOTH sides of the argument. Thank you.

Or, to play devil's advocate, perhaps he is an excellent doctor/surgeon and knows his and his facilities' limitations. What's best for the patient is NOT always what we want, unfortunately. I'd be disappointed, too, but much less disappointed than if I was put under, opened up and then woken up without a finished procedure. No reason to lynch the doctor without knowing the full story!

Rants are absolutely allowed. What you must expect, as when posting in ANY public forum on ANY public message board, is that someone may disagree with your rant. Just as you have the right to express your thoughts, so do those who disagree with you. If you can't handle that, then you shouldn't post it. It's my opinion that debate and discussion is how we learn and grow. It's how we learn to open our eyes to the "other guy's" viewpoint and possibly learn compassion for another's plight. (Or, we still think they are a dumbass, we grumble a bit beneath our breath and move on.) What is NOT allowed is personal attacks. I am not accusing anyone here of making them, but they will NOT be tolerated on this forum. Have a great day everyone!