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I am not looking forward to replacing all my boots. Nice ones are a few hundred dollars, it will be a few years before I start replacing my collection.

You can't lift. Your stomach muscles and other things are cut and stitched back together. You are going to need help.

I would tell myself to relax and not to spend so much money stocking up on things. I have a cabinet full of broth. I work for myself, so I did not take any time off work really. I did some extra work the weeks before surgery, but i was back at my desk working for short periods my 2nd day home from the hospital. If I had a normal office job, I think I would have needed a week or 2 off, just because your energy levels are not the same and you get tired very quickly early on. I only told 3 friends that live out of state. They have all responded positively. They don't ask me about my weigh loss, which I live. I share my progress when I feel like it and they are supportive. I am really happy with this choice to tell people. I have lost weight a lot of times over the years. Everyone knows I low carb, so right now losing weight is not a big mystery to people around me. I always workout and walk everyday. My weight loss is not so rapid to raise alarms. It appears pretty normal. I know it is faster and easier than normal (no hunger). If you adjust the way you think about food, you won't miss things. Right now my favorite food is baked fish, because it goes down easy and it digests easy. I can have lots of other things but that is the most comforting because it causes me no discomfort and I can feel my restriction without feeling restricted. I don't dump and I have not thrown up since surgery. You might find what you want post surgery is different. Plus there are lots of healthy Protein Snacks. And you can bake and cook healthy. This is an example of something healthy you can have later on eatmeguiltfree.com they have blondies and browns that are 22g of protein. They are pretty delicious. You can make "icing" for them with Protein powder. You don't have to miss out, you just have to adjust your thinking.

Elliptical would probably be better. Rowing is going to engage your core.

No, I was told I should be able to drive to my one week follow up. I stopped taking pain meds the day I came home, and was driving on 2 days after surgery.

I am going to toss my vote in for Syntrax Nectars. Also the Quest powders are good also. The Peanut Butter tastes like peanut butter Cookies. The key to not being bored is to find a good unflavored Protein you can add to anything. I use this one. http://www.amazon.com/Allmax-Nutrition-IsoNatural-Unflavored-Lbs/dp/B000GBI6K4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442253577&sr=8-1&keywords=isonatural+unflavored

It is just like when people find Jesus or decided to embrace their naturally curly hair. They are all excited about it and no one else cares. If you knew someone that went on and on about themselves and you just weren't that interested would you want to hear it? It is great to be excited and happy about how you look, but keep it to yourself or find new friends with similar outlooks. You can't expect everyone around you to care about the same things that you do or be interested in them at the same level you are.

The best way to avoid people being in your business, is to not tell them your business. Once you talk about your life everything thinks they have the right to comment.

It really changes once the swelling goes down, give it another 2-3 weeks and you will see a big difference.

It takes a while to work up to that 64oz. @@BLERDgirl Nailed it.

8.5 weeks. Doing good. Feel 100%

Once I reach goal I am going on a shopping spree at Neiman Marcus. Skydiving African Safari

It is the end of month 2 and I am already forgetting. The shoulder pain is the worst and nothing helps it, you just have to suck it up. Sipping Water really sucks, but by the end of the month you can drink almost normally. Purchased way too much broth. Can swallow pills easily, I wish I hadn't gave away my expensive hair Vitamins. It is positively gleeful not to be hungry.

I just had an epiphany before surgery and decided I was dying slow anyway. I had nothing to lose going into surgery. I was/am an active person and I wasn't hidden away missing out on life. My weight has affect my live in a negative way, except I felt my health was starting to take too rapid a turn south for someone in their 30s. You have to get yourself to a place where you are comfortable with surgery and feel good about it. You need to go into surgery calm, collected and thinking positive thoughts. You are only this young once, don't let fear rob you of better health.

Is this some directive of your program?

Stay really busy. Drink all the water you can stand, add some flavor to it. Stay really busy. Say 4 is really the make or break point. If you have made it this far, the rest is downhill. Make sure you have some variety in your liquid, and stay focused.

When I was still on liquids after surgery I had a very vivid dream about have the best steak of my life in NYC. Once I could eat food, I haven't had a food dream since.

Switch to a different primary Dr that cares about your health more than the extra workload he might have if you have a complication.

That is awesome!

I haven't used any but if I was self pay, I would go with Blossom. I am so impressed with their staff, their information and how their surgeries are performed. They seem to work hard to stay on top of the latest techniques, aftercare and supplements.

The kind of rude responses you got back in this post should clarify why you should never post anything personal here. I was surprised when I started posting at the number of people with pictures and personal information, but in the age of social media oversharing I thought that was to be expected. It sucks that a lot of people thought this was a private forum. I know that some people access this site through the app. Live and learn. You can't blame the site management for your lack of understanding on how the site works. Just be better about protecting yourself. If you use facebook, there are some private facebook groups, but facebook isn't really private. Good Luck

If it wasn't being fat, it would be something else. People like to gossip.

You are a little faster than mine ATT Insurance is usually great. You will probably find a good support network at work if you choose to share with co-workers. Good luck and congrats!