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It helped a little, but no real success. Made me the mean mean crying cussing queen.

Would you be an online mentor, because I don't live in NYC?

It does effect me more now, but I use to drink so much Dt. Coke and now I don't, so my body is not as use to it as it use to be.

So when you feel pressure on your port that is a normal thing?

I had a BMI of 32 pre-op. I had tried every diet with little success and I too have a lot of weight related diseases in my family. My insurance did not cover it, but I financed, and still think it is the best thing I have ever done for myself. The first place I tried said I did not qualify, but the second place did.

I don't cook. I have been eating frozen dinners, but I think they have too many carbs. Anybody have any ideas for me. I don't cook for several reasons. One I am really bad at it. I don't have a lot of time. And my roommate cuts hair at our house and it seems like the hair gets everywhere and it freaks me out that it might be in the food.

32 and now I am at 28.

I have lost 25 lbs since Dec 22. Diet pills never worked for me, and phentermine (probably spelled wrong) made me the mean mean crying cussing queen. I have not once regretted my surgery, even when I make my payment every month, since my insurance would not cover it. I have to make choice on what I eat, but it is much easier for me to make good choices. Not that I haven’t had chocolate cake, but a little bit satisfies me instead of the whole cake. And I can actually turn down sweets now, something I would have never believed. One thing I have noticed is when I am stress, it is really hard for me to eat, and I use to be a total stress eater. Maybe the first time that I fell into old habits and I puked on myself made that change.

My insurance did not cover it either, but I was financed and I think it is the best thing I have ever done for myself.

A soft taco made me puke, but I think I was eating to fast and falling into old habits of eating fast and a lot when I was stressed. Because I have eaten one from the same place before and after, I think it was a chewing thing. Carrots and grapes hurt me. A very small amount of chocolate satisfies me now. Glad to know about tuna, was going to bring some to keep at work. I don’t know what slimming and PB are would some one please enlighten me.

I am glad you think of them as a badge of honor. I a don't want anybody to ask me about them, but I am just that way. I don't know about wearing a bikini, but the thought that I maybe someday can is encouraging.

I had my surgery in Dec and the doc told me my scars are healing fine. But I am wondering how much do they heal? Are they really noticable?

I was so nervous, I had never had surgery before. The hardest part for me was I got a horrible migrane 5 days after my surgery. I was sore but it felt like I had worked out too hard not like someone had cut me. Ever so often for about the first 3 weeks I would feel a pinch, but nothing bad, and I am a huge whimp! It was the best thing I have ever done for myself.