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Good luck April, there are lots more people with your sort of BMI going for the VSG and i reckon it's a very good idea. Jane x

I think you should consider being out and proud about it. But I would wait until you were happy and confident about the final outcome as you don't want to give yourself any additional stress in the first month or two. Jane x

Yes that tickled me too. Jane x

Stephany, it defo will be a good night and parties will stretch on and on into the future!! Good luck and we'll see you on the Losers Bench later. Jane x

Lets put it to a vote, I am an Aye!! Jane x

Solid protein food is the answer. I also like apples as they do a good fill job and they are good for you, but you may be a bit early for that. Having a good egg breakfast will stave off hunger till lunch time too I found. Hang on in there. Jane x

Hi Carrie, I did not have revision, just a vanilla VSG, but the surgery pain after was not that bad. And I have had labour with twins ending in epidural and forceps delivery. My reasons for doing the surgery were mainly to try to ensure I lived long enough to see grandchildren and be able to be an active grandma. The way I was going I would have died young and probably required a mobility scooter beforehand, the horror. The good thing about VSG is you get it done, follow a few simple rules and voila, you get to live a normal life!! Jane x

Hope you feel better soon. Jane x

LOL!! Nice one.

LOL, don't diss the ganny pants!! At least they keep you warm! when I was young and thin I used to wear the old lady long legged knickers in winciette just for the warmth, it was always a shock to my boyfriends:scared0: I put on my weight in the classic apple way and women are supposed to have waists so I can defo relate to you. Even now I have a pair of work trousers that fit snuggly on the waist but flap like jodpers on my hips and thighs. So still not a normal shape here. And as for small boobies, I dream of them, mine are still there but about 4 inches lower than they should be :mad: small ones are pert and lovely in my book :thumbup: Jane x

LOL! I think it stands for Body Conscious or Body Contours but they are tight and short!! Check out the 2 links below! Lipsy | Lipsy Zip Back Tight Stretch Body Con Dress at ASOS or Asos Curve mesh bodycon dress (AKA my new favourite dress!) Fat Nurse Jane x

Rosebud2 you look fab. Jane x

Aww thanks Maddie. I think of you all as my pals :confused1: Jane x

Hi Chilo1, I am at goal but I figured to give myself a bit of leeway, so I am aiming at 130lbs now which is 3 more lbs to 9st 4lbs. I fist drank wine socially about 3 months out but very very rarely. I wanted to work the sleeve as much as possible to get to a comfortable size. I didn't really fancy the booze much to be honest anyway. I found normal diet drinks really boring, so developed a taste for virgin bloody marys, plenty of tabasco yum yum. And thats a grown up drink so looks OK at parties, you can pretend it has some voddy in it too. Jane x

You will succeed and we can all have a sleeveless frock party!! Jane x

I just looked at my log and my fat % ranges from 30% to nearly 50% and I still lost well. I am expecting my blood test results next week and I will post them as I am curious to see the effects of eating an average of 2 large eggs every day for the past year has been. Essentially I have been following an Atkins type programme because for me this gives long term fullness and energy. I don't waste my calories on carbs at all. My slow down now is due to being close to goal now and drinking beer and wine. Jane x

Two words - Body Con !!!! I'll say no more.... Jane x

Its a really good idea to do a 'how far have I come' check to pep you up. I remember when we were out with friends and we were chatting about my weight loss and we realised I had lost the entire weight of one of us, Ming who is a very small Indonesian lady. So after that the joke was I had lost a Ming. Or I had been walking around with a Ming on my back. When you look at the weight you have lost you realise why you felt tired all the time. We end up having lots of muscle under the fat just to bear it all. I read about cadaver dissection recently and apparently the fat bodies are impressively muscular after the adipose tissue has been removed, the skinny bodies are just weedy in comparison! Nice thought eh? Jane x

Brilliant news Mini-Me. Love the wrestling story!! Jane x

I would kill the arseholes on that forum if they were anywhere near me at the mo. Not a happy bunny here. Jane x

I can manage to get 600ml of soup in if I take my time. If its dry hard protein like steak i can do maybe 4 oz and i am stuffed, fo a good long while. You have to work the sleeve to extract the max effect IMHO. Jane x

I thought about my earlier posting and need to amend it to 'optional' biker underpants. What??? It's Friday, I am feeling a little frisky! Seriously Oroborous has done wonderfully, and it's so good to see him becoming happier and more confident. :thumbup: mate! Jane x

Pizzas not that great, it's just the 'idea' of pizza. A residual yearning from the old days. I had as much pizza as I could manage a couple of months ago and I was up most of the night with the worst acid. never again, I will stick to chilli and high protein stuff. Jane x

You are taking in 800 calories and burning 500 each day. Leaving 200 nett per day. Your body will have gone into starvation mode I reckon. Just my opinion. Jane x

Doug you are so right :thumbup: Jane x