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I had it the week after surgery. I remember it being very chalky tasting, but not foul.....just chalky. Didn't matter to me, though.....I was needing some serious relief from developing constipation. The abdominal hernia repair was not liking any type of abdominal pressure

Ooohhhh, I get it now. It's like a "junk YARD"... Junk Upgrade 2.0 Ooohhhh, I get it now. It's like a "junk YARD"... One can only hope they keep the hedges trimmed.... Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Going clean shorn is usually the first move after said 2.0 package upgrade is established. It gives the illusion of enhanced mass. Of course.....in his case.....most of the foliage was likely singed off anyway as a result of the kanky stuff they are doing with the hot wax and such..............much respect to Team Fat Man.

It's a term I use for positive emphasis of a statement of fact or a revelation of great import. For instance.....a group of people are trying to solve a common problem.....someone come by and throws out a perfection solution. BAMSUCKA !!!!!! @HighFunctioningFatMan stated the genre of guilty pleasure that I'd been thinking about. It resonated with me. So damn grateful for the various byproducts of getting leaner.

Most recent pics I have of this type. The before was taken the day prior to my October 2015 sleeve surgery. The during pic was taken last week.

Outstanding results. You are doing great and rocking the results !!!!!! Transformation Tuesday....what a cool theme.

I was on a 14-day liquid pre-op. I lost ten pounds. I'd been doing low-carb diet for the 3.5 months leading up to sleeve surgery 14-day pre-op liquid diet where I'd lost 45 lbs. I look back and see where i could have easily lost more weight had I been more active. Same thing can be said for now, too.

With a BMI of 35 I think that you can absolutely pull it off without being interrogated, lol. If you were a 50+ BMI, then I think it'd be a different situation. You are going to be making visible behavioral changes when you are post op.....they'll see that you eat smaller portions......and that you eat less junk food......and perhaps go low-carb. That should keep their curiosity from growing. People lose large amounts of weight from low-carb diets every single day. Likely that they know such people and will assume you have joined their ranks.

Gotcha. Well.......there is a lot of stuff to consider pre-op.....a lot of speculation on which procedure....which surgeon......which way of eating to adopt.....etc. Nothing wrong with getting lots of input in making your decision......up to a point. Once you've gleaned enough to make your choice then additional input does get aggravating....not matter the source. It is good to have your father's prior experiences with wls, though. There will be a lot of his experience that you'll be able to relate to and perhaps adopt best practices that you observed from him.

You are always right to put your foot down in regards to your own health. They really are two different surgeries with different capabilities afterwards. So....what is her solution to the junk food issue ?

I've mostly reigned in my indulgence in guilty pleasures...... It's fun to have fun, though. No guilt from most funs. Life is much more enjoyable now that I'm a bit more streamlined and able to do things I enjoy. Bamsucka !!!! There it is..........one of the greatest byproducts of wls........getting thy freak-on !!!!

@@MiaLynn I had the sleeve surgery 11 months ago and I've had none of the issues you say you are fearing. I can only speak from my perspective....my experience. I can have anything I want to eat.....I just choose not to. I've never experienced the dumping sensation unlike my little sister who had bypass. The only thing even remotely close to the dumping sensation that I've had is If I eat candy or sweets.....they tend to upset my stomach and give diarrhea. I attribute this to the refined sugar being a rarely injected food by my system. I'm fairly certain that this wouldn't occur if I ate that type of stuff more often. I hope that I never do ! I can drink anything I want.....but I prefer staying away from anything caloric or carbonated. My exception to this is on the nights where I'll enjoy an adult drink.....even then I stay low calorie on the mixer. I find that alcohol impacts me stronger only due to the fact that I don't have food in my stomach when I'm drinking like I did in past life. Outside of that....it's the same. I lost a nice chunk of weight on my own......and regained it....several times in my life. I feel confident that this time, however, I'll get it right......and maintain. The only times I've thrown up were due to actually being sick.....would have likely thrown up even if I was pre-op. Once was a stomach virus and once was from a sinus infection and the drainage in my throat was too much to handle and I hurled. Only you can make the decision for yourself. Get the best information you can as you make your choices. I wish that had the sleeve surgery sooner.....but am very relieved that I finally did. Life is very straightforward and easy with it. The sleeve will prevent you from eating large quantities of food at one time.....but, for me, at least....it doesn't prevent me from eating any type of food.

Well done and well said. I know I've got a bunch of fat left to lose. Once I hit my goal weight I think I'll have a scan as well....and see where I need to go for a more accurate goal.

So true! I've lost 8 pounds in a week so that has certainly made the liquid life a bit more palatable! Sent from my iPod touch using the BariatricPal App

My only regret with my sleeve surgery is that I didn't do it sooner. You've been approved. It's gonna cost you $1,800. I grew tired of the bullcrap delays my insurance company was tossing around. I spent the funds I'd been planning on using for a new car and self funded the surgery. That sped things up significantly. There is a lot of running around for you right now.....but think of it this way....the appointments will only help to keep you laser focused on the weight loss you can achieve on your way towards surgery.

Inflammation is certainly a factor that most of us experienced. No leaks ! Good stuff ! Done with surgery !! More good stuff !!

It is very surprising that actual body fat % are not employed more often with us. It seems to be a much better scoreboard than BMI. You're really lost a tremendous amount of weight and have done great. Good to see that you are still focused on taking it further.

Very normal. The liquid life is boring.....but seeing the scale move favorably is the payoff.

Congrats on getting to this point. You will do great............and.....what is the doughnut thing you speak of ? Just kidding. I do think the folks that work at Dunkin Doughnuts must be wondering whats up with me not that go in there and just order coffee.

Yup.....it's a timeframe when you'll have some "blah' moments. You are doing the right things, though. Just stick it out and profit from your actions. Things are going to really work out well. Try to remain hydrated and stay busy so you'll not have idle time to think about it.

Great post. LMAO. It is one of the great side effects of WLS.......You will be rewarded with updated junk.

Yup. We were glad to get Vince. I imagine his leadership is big in the locker room.

Last thing you'll want is a smokers' cough when you are healing up post-op. Kick the habit and do things that help you to breathe deeply......treadmill.....and then hot showers to cough that junk up as much as you can the weeks leading up to your surgery. It is not easy, but a lot of us do it and feel the relief.

C'mon over. ECU Pirates, GA Bulldawgs and anyone who is playing against Florida State. NFL = Texans and whoever is playing against the Cowboys NBA = Cleveland

Many fun times ahead for you !!!!

Same here. They work great.