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I made the switch from regular soft drinks to the diet versions when I was in my late teens. I dropped sweet tea way back then, too. That being said.....I was hopelessly addicted to Diet Mountain Dew and Diet Coke for decades. I scaled back on both leading up to my sleeve surgery last October. I've not tried either since then and I truly have zero desire for diet drinks. I am very happy to drink my Water and coffee and life is good. Not only are the diet soda cravings gone....but so are the cravings for sweets and other junk foods. I crave meats. About the worst junk food I ever want anymore is the occasional nuts or cheeses.....and even these aren't so bad.

I don't know how best to tell the story properly......so I'll just throw it how there in the sequence of events as they occurred. This is a true story. There were no animals injured in this story. There were no injuries had.....although I thought I was going to have to employ the services of a voodoo priestess to lift a curse on me. I'm a Houston Texans fan. I make no apologies for my fanhood. I love a good defense and Watt & Wilfork are my boys. I've seen Clowney play live in a couple games and was super enthused when he signed onto my Texans roster. Now, though, I'd like to kick him in the ass. If he finally shows up in full form my Texans will destroy any offense. They are currently getting punked out by Arizona. The game is painful to watch at times. I made a pro-move to improve their luck a bit and grabbed one of my Texans hats....the old worn out one. While up.....decided to get something to drink. Getting some Water from the fridge. Hat brim pulled down low........I let out a long deflated and frustrated exhale. What hit me next was was horrid. The smell. The terrible smell. Damn, dude......is your breath that rancid ??? WTF ??? Was this the ketosis breath that everyone talks about ????? How in the hell will I work around this ? The only time of the year that I could possibly get some action will be at a Halloween party and I'll have to wear a Darth Vader mask and respirator. I set my cup down and cupped my hands over my mouth & nose. Inhale..........exhale......inhale.......exhale. Again......again. Hmm. Smelled like Crest toothpaste & coffee. WTF? Turned around and saw my dogs looking up at me. Sitting there with their own WTF? look on their faces. Then the smell hit me again. Looked down and saw a fresh steaming pile of dog crap two feet from where I was standing. Fueled by Blue Buffalo Salmon & Sweet Potato dog food. I've never been so happy to see dog droppings in all my life. No keto breath. All is well........except JJ Watt has ripped his groin. Damnitman. Oh well.......there is always next season. i will be going to Houston to see them play, too !!!!!

It's all good. If it's the keto-breath monster then that means you are moving the scale righteously......which you clearly are. Looking at your progress all it easy to see that you are winning the battle really well. Off to an impressive start. This much momentum is most likely fueled by ketosis. Roll with it and tote a container of mints in your pocket. You are kicking ass !!!!

Wise. I pull for the Steelers for some compelling reasons.

Born and raised there......stayed a couple decades.........just had a sleeve............does that count ? Moving away from ENC was a bad decision.......but having the sleeve surgery was most WISE !!!!!!! Zero regrets and looking forward to living with my new turbo sleeve. It's the best gift I've ever received outside of the birth of my son. Powerful tool for recovering real living and thriving. Zero regrets. Oh yeah.....I couldn't appear in a proper NC thread and not give a shout out to my Pirates !!! Go Pirates !!!!!!!!

And their shyt doesn't stink ???????? Febreeze the hell outa the bathroom afterwards and get on about your bidness. Don't sweat the small stuff...................and most of it is truly small stuff. You've lost 73 pounds in the past few months....and are rocking a 30 BMI. Tell the whole world to kiss your butt.

My teef. Chew like a madman and then chew some more. Worked for me. I skipped the whole pureed stage. YMMV.

Details......details. Why sweat the small stuff. Isn't it enough that JJ. Watt sacrificed his groin on this day ?????????? I mean....I've been trying to find a worthy cause to sacrifice my groin to for a long, long time. Thank you. That last 4 quarters of football hurt badly. The suck was strong in my Texans today. The Cardinal-Chiefs laid the wood to 'em bigtime. All I have to say at this point is Go STEELERS !!!!!!!!!

Nope.....it's not. I'm in total agreement with @@rking I'd have done dog tricks if I'd been allowed some steamed broccoli, mushrooms and other type vegetables. Fetch.......roll over.......bark......you name it.

Same here. It was one of the many things that my surgeon did that made my sleeve experience a piece of cake. I'd asked him about how long I'd have to have the drain in my side. "What drain? I don't do drains. You'll be fine." I also asked him about what to expect with gas pains post-op? "What gas pains? You shouldn't have any.". And so it went in my pre-op Q&A session with him. Dude is a surgical wizard and I owe him so much respect. His work has literally given me a new outlook on life.

Listen to OKCPIrate. He's spot on about this....and anything else you seem him post on. Rock solid citizen. I'm eager to get rolling with weight training....surgeon's approval pending later this month when he checks my repaired hernia & sleeve progress.

Lived in Mt. Vernon for a couple years......does that count ?

Those first few weeks were like Water works. It will pass as your diet changes to chicken, beef, pork, tuna and other quality solid Protein sources. Your body is going through a heap of changes right now. It will get better and you will feel normal soon.

Well done and well said. Looking forward to my 30th high school reunion in October. Moved a couple states away 20 years ago so it's been a loooong time since seeing most of them. Going to really enjoy it.

She's got nothing to do with these plans, woman........... Trust & believe!!!!

I live in a part of the country where heat and humidity is unreal. I have some ideas, plans of stuff I want to do in the yard. Thusly......id like to reach the point where I felt good doing my yard work shirtless and feel good about. Same thing at beach and pool. On casual nights out I'd like to reach that point where I felt great in a pair of jeans and not some baggy-ass slacks. A tailored fitted shirt with the jeans instead of the baggy polo shirts, too. Aside from that I'll simply wear the smile that's been there a lot more lately . Feeling better is a great thing. 2016 should work out just fine.

Damn.......you ladies may have just unlocked my current 2016 dilemma....... Be right back.......some ideas just sprung............

Hang in there. Your are doing all you can at this point. Getting rest now is good, at least.

Well done, young lady.....well done. This post-sleeve losing is filled with all sorts of humorous reactions from the folks that we encounter. The most recent for me was the store manager at the grocery store I normally use. She saw me at the check out line the morning and spoke as she was working near the front of the store. By the time I was leaving she spoke again at the entrance/exit......"How ya been.......I've gotta ask, though.....Is everything okay with you". I had assumed it was my slight limp....I explained the tI'd just gotten off work from night shift and the 25 degree weather was harsh on my knees. She nodded and said."And how about everything else...????" I assured her that all was well and I'd been working on losing weight. She grinned a big grin and said she was happy for me. I think she may have feared that I'd come down with the bird flu and would no longer be a big shopper there.............

You got dat der cat scratch fever, bro ????? Gold Bond can save the day. Trust & believe.

Damn right, Dave !!! That's all good stuff. Keep on kicking ass and feeling good.

I'm glad to have been of service. I'm housebroken.......mostly. I can fetch, do water retrieves and bark on command. Old dog....but always learning new tricks.