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Thanks to all that replied...... Glad everyone is doing great! My big day, Auburndale is located 30 minutes from Tampa and 30 minutes from Orlando. I am doing great. Losing, losing and losing. Feel great! I am hoping to make goal before I see my surgeon in October. (Fingers crossed) I exercise everyday. The weekends are the clean the house, detail the car. Bathe the boxers. I haven't bought any new clothes yet. I am still wearing the same clothes to work that I wore before my sleeve. They are BIG and BAGGY but I will continue to wear them. When I reach my first mini goal (first 50 pounds gone) I will go shopping. I do manage to get the required Protein and fluids. I do find that certain foods now gross me out. I can not stand the smell of chicken frying, sausage and bacon cooking. sugar free pudding taste like pure salt to me. I was told that some VSG patients experience this and foods that I didn't like before I would find yummy now. Tiff congrats on sprout. I have read your posts and I find you are my kind of woman. Straight forward no bs. Which is me. I don't beat around the bush either. Glad you are here for us. Melley Meister Hope all goes as planned for you and Emily in August and September. Best wishes on your journey. Deb

Congrats!!!!!! Such an amazing feeling!!!! Deb

Hi everyone!!! Would love to do a meet & greet!!!! Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend!!!!! Deb

This maybe( TMI) just curious if anyone else went through this. A week before TOM I drop mad weight, last week six pounds. Now that TOM is almost here, nothing. I drink more fluids at this time to avoid additional Water weight gain. Just curious if anyone had this happen. Thanks for any input on this. Deb

Congrats!!!!!! Best wishes!!!! Deb

Hi Kayla! Welcome. Yes I am sleeved. I have lost 43 pounds and I feel wonderful!!! I was sleeved on March 7 and by Dr.Jawad in Ocala Fl. My surgery was at Ocala Regional Medical Center. I had wonderful staff taking care of me there. Spent one night in the hospital. Following a negative leak test I was discharged to go home. I was out of work for two weeks. I could've went back sooner but I had to wait until I had my follow up with the surgeon. It has been a good experience. If you have any other questions I will try to answer them for you. You can email me or PM me. Good luck on your journey, I wish you all the best!!!!! Deb

I'm looking into an IUD called Paraguard. It is a NON- Hormonal IUD. I will be meeting with my doctor in a week on this. Deb.

Your surgeon will give you dietary guidelines to follow. My nut was not what I thought that she would be. So I relyed on what my surgeon gave me. From that information I created my menu for the first five weeks by trying something different every week. Now I eat what I can. Turkey, chicken, seafood and some pork. I manage some carbs. And LOTS of Water. I just recently added fresh fruit. Watermelon, honey dew and cantalope. Which go down easy. I eat a little over 1/4 cup. You will eat what is right for you. You will know what is right. Trust me. You will be just fine. Deb

Brush it off. I do. I get, "Aren't you hungry? What did you eat this morning? What did you bring for lunch? I bet your hubby likes the fact the grocery bill has gone down." Yeah I just walk away and forgive them. They don't have a clue. Deb

Feeling good this morning. Lost 5 pounds this week so far. Maybe I can lose 2 more. That would put me in the 180's!! That would be so awesome!!!!!

Congrats!!!! Welcome to the bench, I'll move over for you. Deb

That is so amazing!!!!! Congrats!!!!! Deb

Such a "onederful" feeling isn't it. Congrats!!!!! Deb

They way food tastes and smells to me now has totally changed too. SF Jello now taste like pure salt. I did taste a little of cream cheese frosting and it was way too sweet. The smell of sausage and bacon cooking make me gag as does fried chicken. YUCK! So I totally agree with Sasicas on this. I was told by my surgeon that this is normal as many WLS patients experience this. He also told me that food that I did not like I would like. I haven experienced that yet. So everyone is different. Deb

We cooked a pork shoulder in the crock pot with some beef broth,(trust me it is good keeps the pork moist and adds flavor) and some BBQ sauce, minced garlic, salt and pepper. Let it cook for 8 hours. YUMMMMMMMM. Even though I can only eat a little bit. ( Usually my eyes are bigger than my sleeve ) I end up giving it to hubby to finish for me. It is soooooo good. Also since having surgery, hubby has lost weight right along with me. He altered his eating habits too. Win Win situation. Deb

I hic cup once and then for some weird reason I get post nasal drip. But yes the restriction is there. I do feel it. When I eat dense Protein I only takes 3 ounces and I'm done. I can't even get a vege in after that. Which is fine. Not complaining. Deb

Welcome!!! Best of luck on your journey. Deb

All I did and have been doing for the past three weeks is increasing my Water intake by 16-24 ounces a day and my Protein by 26 grams. I also changed up the exercise routine a bit. I'm doing more weight training. Nothing special. Just trying to push the fluids and protein is all. I didn't know at the time that I changed all of this that it would create such an impact. I guess it did. So as long as it keeps working I'm not complaining. Deb

Good for dinner too!!! Deb

Hi Jamie, I had my VSG done 3/7/2011 by Dr. Jawad in Ocala. I Did have some discomfort. Not real pain. Nausea not a lot. They have meds to control that. Everyone has different experiences at different times. I do not experience hunger at all. I do feel full. I am only 9 weeks out and I have lost 41 pounds and continue to lose everyday. I exercise every day. 20 minutes weights and 20 minutes cardio. I get the required Protein and liquids everyday. I am so glad I made the decision to have this surgery. It has helped me in so many ways. You can email or PM me if you want. I wish you all the best in your decision. Deb

Sorry, I don't have Cigna, so I can't comment on that. Best of luck on getting approved!!

I try to eat 3 ounces a day. 240 calories and 27 grams of Protein. Most days I can only do 2 ounces. An ounce is roughly 23 pieces. Each ounce has 80 calories and 9 grams of protein. Great snack to munch on through out the day. Deb

Congrats!!!!! What an amazing feeling!!!!! Deb

Congrats on reaching onderland!!!!! Deb