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Congratulations!! You're doing so great! Have you noticed your restriction really kicking in over the last few weeks? You're just one day behind me and for the past few weeks my restriction has really kicked in and I've been completely amazed at how little I can eat!

YAY Angie!! You are doing awesome!

Congratulations on getting started down this road to a new life! I don't know anything about thyroid issues, but it seems others have given you some good information. I hope this works well for you and I hope you survive your vacation on your pre-op diet without too much hardship. Best wishes to you!

I wish I could exercise like that. Maybe one day. My husband told me last night he was taking me to play tennis when he gets home. I haven't played in years but that is something we used to LOVE to do...when the kids were little, we'd bring their little tricycles and other toys and let them play on the court next to us while we played. I probably haven't played in about 6 yrs or so...and it would have just been impossible for the last couple of years. So I'm really excited about that. I told him he has to take me shopping to try to find a sports bra so I don't hurt myself...like whiplash or something. LOL

Hope your surgery went well and that you are recovering nicely. Please update us when you can and let us know how you're doing!

Welcome to the boards and congratulations on taking the first steps to a new you! We've got a great group of people here and there is so much support. I love my sleeve and I love these boards! Several of us are in chat quite often in the evenings so feel free to pop in and join us anytime you want.

LMAO!!! That's great. Out of the mouths of babes!

Slow loser??? You've lost 62 lbs in 5 weeks???? Hot damn!

That's awesome!! Great loss....I'm jealous! lol

Congratulations on getting your date! I, too, was self pay and the process went very quickly. I'm now 2 months out and loving my sleeve and feeling so much better already physically from having lost a portion of the weight I have to lose. I am also a smoker. I did the Chantix before and it really works but to be quite honest I didn't WANT to quit so I stopped taking the Chantix. I started taking it again a few weeks before surgery as they wanted me to quit at least two weeks. I failed at that. I did cut back a good bit and stayed that way for a week or so after surgery but now I'm back to smoking as usual. My doc isn't real happy about that. He is encouraging me to try again and gave me a list of all the bad things that could happen to me...strictures, etc. but yeah..that didn't give me any motivation to quit. I'm hoping that once I've lost the weight and can become more active that I'll have a desire to quit then. Best of luck to you...I think you're going to be pleasantly surprised with your sleeve. I know I am!

I've never heard of that doctor but I was self pay here in Louisiana and it was $13,600 and that includes a year of follow up complication care and a year of regular follow-up with the surgeon. For what it's worth..I think you're making the correct decision to go with the sleeve over the band! Good luck to you.

Congratulations and welcome to the "other side". Sounds like you had a good experience....I hope you continue to have smooth sailing from here on out!

SParkle...this thread was started back in February. It was just bumped recently.

I'm so happy for you!!

UGH....That sucks giraffe balls! At least you have a plan of action and know this is just a delay. We're still saving a spot for you on the bench!

I saw your thread but didn't have time to respond to it at the time. I'm very sorry for what you went through. It sounds like a terrifying experience. Your mom must have been scared out of her mind as well! Good luck to you and please let us know what you decide to do...whether you will re-schedule your surgery or not.

Glad you found us and decided to join us! Congratulations on your loss and all of those positive changes!

Do a search on the forums for stalls and you'll get more posts than you'll probably want to read! It's quite normal and it won't be the only one you hit either! It's just all part of it.

I didn't include these things in this post as I think I did in my 1 month post but it bears repeating. In just two short months my blood pressure is completely perfect. My cholesterol is NORMAL and my sleep apnea is GONE. My feet and ankles no longer swell. Those things are MORE important to me than my physical appearance. Before this I was really getting scared that I was slowly dying and wouldn't be around to see my children marry and have kids of their own. I truly feel like I've been given a new lease on life!

Hiya Lis...just wanted you to know I'm thinking about you and I hope you get this resolved. Hopefully you will get some answers at your doctor's appointment. Congrats on being so close to your goal! That's wonderful.

Congrats Karen...glad you are doing so well!

It's probably water retention from being on your period. Your friend is right...put the scale away. It will drive you crazy! I try to force myself to weigh only once a week...yeah but what ends up happening is that as long as the scale's moving I get on it everyday..when it stops moving I stop getting on it and week for my weekly weigh in. LOL The mind games I play with myself! SHEEEESH! Stalls are very frustrating...I didn't lose anything between weeks 3 and 4 and then I didn't lose anything between weeks 6 and 8 either. But yesterday the scale moved and today it moved again. Hang in there...it'll move. I promise!

I haven't found any that aren't too high in carbs for me so I don't think protein bars will ever be on my menu!

Holy ****!! That's like a small child! LOL Keep up the great work...and btw, I still think it's totally unfair that men lose so much faster than us women! PFFFFTTTTTT!!!! :thumbup:

Good for you!