Getting Wispy

But did you take your measurements? I was not losing any pounds, but lost another 3 inches overall!

Where can I buy them?

Height = 5'3" Highest weight = 185 Surgery weight = 175 Today's weight = 150 Surgery date = 7/2/13

Remember how it was when one little bite of something delicious was all that was left on your plate, so you immediately dispatched it, getting a "gold star" for cleaning your plate? AIN'T HAPPENING! When you get the "full signal," stop. There is no more last bite stuffing!

He does not need to perform a second one because each patient is to provide this info prior to being accepted for surgery.

Super Size Me should be required in schools.

Botox and Juvaderm, don't ever go without!

My mother told me that one of the things you DON'T want people to say about you is, "She means well."

Eat some Popsicles, which will lowly give you fluid and are soothing on your irritated stomach. Even a couple with sugar right now will help with the light-headedness and lack of energy.

Be diligent with following procedure of coming off of it. It will give you a headache you'll remember for years.

Control yourself! If you do not discuss your decision with EVERYONE, you will not give them permission to judge you. I promise you, you are under no obligation to blab your personal information and decision with everyone you know. Even later after you reach your goal of a beautiful, HEALTHY body, simply tell them, "I ate less."

There is no true obligation to tell ANYONE. You do not need anyone's approval. It is your business and no one else's!

I have a desk job, am 61 years old, and I didn't take ANY time off.

My husband lost almost 40 pounds by just giving up wheat. (I lost 7.) I buy almond flour at Whole Foods and make him "biscuits" containing cheese, garlic, onion powder, and Old Bay season. They're really good, but in no way are they like a real biscuits made with gluten-laden flour. These have more of a cornbread texture. They are excellent with coffee in the morning AND ARE CARB-FREE! Read the book Wheat Belly.

For the last 10 years, I've been on the hot side, daring my husband to turn on the furnace in the winter and freezing out my secretary at work. Since VSG, my how the table has turned! Here in the tropics with the air turned to "meat locker," I actually have to keep a sweater on the back of my chair at work and wrap up in it when I start to shiver. Paybacks HAVE been hell. Am I the only one?