*susan*

You will do fabulous! Let us know how you are feeling as soon as you are up to it.

Congratulations on getting sleeved, I am so happy that you are having a smooth recovery. Keep us posted on how you are doing.

Definitely sounds like you scheduled your fill for the right time, I hope you achieve your sweet spot on the first try. Much success to you.

Oh, poor Butter, you guys are going to kill his self-esteem if you keep calling his jiggly bits little.

Elhudge, good luck to you as well, please let us know how you do. And, it's okay to be nervous, I would be worried if you weren't.

That is fabulous news, I am so happy and proud of you! I know we can do this girl, we just need to support one another and keep remembering how good it feels to be thin and healthy.

Oh goodness, I haven't even decided if I am going to put one up yet!

Sounds like you are in the perfect frame of mind and are going to be very successful with this surgery. Keep on keeping on and you should do fabulous, girl!

That is fantastic, congratulations! It is exciting going shopping in your own closet and discovering clothes you used to love but haven't been able to wear in ages. What a great feeling!

Wishing you much luck tomorrow, a pain free recovery and success in your Quest to be healthier and happier. Please let us know how you are feeling as soon as you are up to it.

I agree with gamergirl, better to be safe than sorry. Give your doctor a call.

Are you making sure to take very small bites, chew them up really well and not drink anything when eating?

I am now officially regretting coming back to this thread, and am now walking away with visions of Butters "jiggly bits" dancing in my head.

Oops, I'm so bad, Fluff, I hope you are having the best birthday ever!

Raises hand, another iPad and iPhone lover here! And, as soon as I can afford it, I will dispose of this old PC laptop and go for a Mac!!!! I love my iPad -- please love me anyway. Shall I confess to having Apple TV and an iPhone? Love my Apple products but who the hell cares what you use?

I absolutely claimed it, along with my expenses on my taxes, and received a very nice refund that year!

I was banded for four years prior to revising to sleeve.

Welcome to the forums, we are definitely glad to have you here. First, allow me to say you are not alone. We got here by being foodies, and weight loss surgery doesn't cure that, it provides us a tool, but the old demons never really completely go away. Just about two weeks ago, I too came out and shared almost the same thing as you. I completely am there with you, I understand the feelings, failure, disappointment, humiliation, denial and just too many other emotions to list here. What is important is that you, I and others in our situation acknowledge that we have a problem and we take control of it. The support I have received here since "coming out" has been amazing. I am not 100% back on track, but I am slowly but surely starting to do the things I need to do to get back on track. And, so are you. You have started by coming to this great forum to seek support and advice. The members here will back you and do everything they can to help you. What I am learning, that works for me, is to change one thing at a time. If I try to tackle everything at once, then I find I am fighting a losing battle. I sat down and identified the three top things I needed to correct first. For me, it was stopping on my way home from work for an unhealthy snack, not concentrating on eating my Proteins first and not keeping track of every bite that goes in my mouth. That gave me a starting point. I downloaded My Fitness Pal and started tracking everything. I am the only one who sees it, so there is no reason for me not to be completely honest with it and it was really enlightening for me to see how much junk I was eating. Next, I eliminated that unhealthy snack. I even went so far as to change my route home from work so I don't pass any stores to tempt me to stop. Now, I am working on the basics, of Protein first, then vegetables. This process is working for me. Once I have conquered these three steps, I will identify my next goals I need to accomplish to get me back on track and at goal again. I know you can do this. Just don't set unrealistic expectations for yourself, we are not newly sleeved, we don't have that advantage on our side anymore. But, we are still sleeved, and the tool still works. We just need to get back to basics and remember how good it felt to be healthy and not obese.

I am so sorry for your loss,the love you have for your sister comes through, and having lost my own sister, I understand how it leaves an empty space in your heart. My condolences to you and your entire family.

Ha ha, I love ya girl!

Um, I think we need to give you an award! Bwahahahaha, so proud of you!!!

CrissyRing77, that first mushies meal, you will think you have died and gone to heaven, what a wonderful memory, lol.

Not gross at all, a very common problem. For me, personally, milk of magnesia really worked, I took one dose and it got things moving and I was fairly regular after that. You can also try a stool softener, that helps as well.

Generally, your ten days start from the day of your surgery.

Yeah, it is definitely a tough time of year, but just keep your eye on the prize, you can do this!