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I meant WLS in general is hard, not the sleeve. Be prepared to deal with others and their reactions. Will they be jealous, proud, resentful, etc. What do you tell people about your weight loss? Challenges to eating out - what to order, how much, what to tell waiter asking if food was bad since you only ate a few bites. Be prepared for liquid diet. Before surgery you'll get hungry, but realize with sleeve hunger hormones will be less, so it's easier to do liquids. Expect to get to the point of thinking "if I have to drink ONE MORE protein drink I'm going to gag!"

Living with the sleeve is easy compared to life with a lapband. The hunger is still there, but MUCH less. All of my co-morbidities previous to WLS are gone. I walk about 2miles/day and feel great. All the mental and physical challenges leading up to this have been worth it.

Hi Rob, I'm doing very well. Weight loss has been very slow but I'm moving in the right direction. I'm down 34lbs. weeehaaaa. Life has changed so much. You won't regret getting this done (well maybe at first you will) but once you get the routine down..it's fantatic. When are you coming to Colo?

I had the best phone call ever this morning. What was the phone call you say? It was my weight loss surgeon's office giving me my surgery date. 12/5/11 Yeah. Was hoping to get it by 11/9/11 as my cardio guy had only given me approval for surgery until then, but, it just means that I have to wait until after they check out my heart again and then I have the green light for the surgery. Heath test is routine, just to see how the stent is doing. So, I have been the happiest girl ever!

Lost more weight!!! Woooo WHooooo!!!

went out lastnight it's amazing how when i was larger very few guys would talk to me. Now that I have lost weight I can have nearly any guy in the club.

great weight loss week one now stalled for ten days

It's getting closer....can't come soon enough for me...doing ok with the pre-op diet..lost 5lbs already...looking forward to more weight gone after surgery...whoo hoo November 7th here we come...

Hi, I am now in the research process and read one your posts that states you were at a low BMI and even had to gain weight to qualify. I find myself in the same situation. I have no co-morbities (sp?). Did your insurance accept a lower BMI for the 2 year history? Also, did you gain weight and THEN attended your first orientation meeting? When does the official first weigh-in occur? Thanks so much

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Its an old book but I"m telling you these body weight resistant workout really keep the body shape!!! Good luck!!!

I finally started loosing weight!!!! Im down like 11 lbs since surgery 21 total!

Hey girl! Make sure you save your 6's for me lol!!!!!! I really think you are going to end up at 2's or 0's with the amount of weight you still want to lose...And size 6 is what I'm wearing right now, I don't think I will be moving down any time soon , I'm good!

I am 42 yrs.old & had hiatal hernia and sleeve surgery at the same time May 26,2011.I was weighting 251 the day of surgery.I now weight 226.It has been 4weeks,lost25lbs.but I dont see the difference.

Thanks for the kind comment I have a hard time with my weight and how I look. I still want to lose about 30ish pounds but don't want to get too skinny... we shall see! You're doing excellent as well, size 18 that's great!!

OMG Look at you! Not only have you lost weight but you look years younger!

START WEIGHT ................ 250LBS, 5'5

You know, I intended to lose weight from the sleeve by eating less, not by eating so fast that I can't keep my food down. I'm gonna have to start eating everything with silverware to help me pace myself. This is my first time tossing my cookies since the surgery and it's no fun at all!

Had a Hard time on Thur. when I weighed in cause I gained 2.5lbs in 2 weeks when I was vacation! I know where I went wrong so now I just have 2 bust butt 2 get it off and get back on track!! I get weighed 2morro after group hopefully I have lost or at least maintained!!

Gee, I am 2 months postop. Going to see the doctor Wed morning. Weight loss today is 32.5 pounds! I am just shy of the 180s at 190.5!! Hooray!!!

How do I tel, my love ones and my co-workers that Im having weight loss surgery? Any suggestions?

despite eating my 4oz a few times a day i still get "guilt" that i am over eating...ah the mind of an over weight girl still has to catch up

Well I am sorry, I haven't been on here lately. Been very difficult time in my life. Really at a stand still with my weight loss. Had to have rotator cuff tear repair surgery, which means that exercise has been out. Still in a sling at this time. Then on July 8, my mother-in-law passed away. When I married my husband, she took me as her own daughter because my mother had died in 1997. I miss her so much, so still trying to get used to her not being around. She really encouraged my weight...

I just went to myvirtualmodel.com and I put in all the my data at my current weight then at my goal weight and I will be smoking when I get there. I am so excited now that I have a preview of the results

Well I am now 1.2 lbs away from ym goal, not my Dr's goal but mine. Dr wants me at crackheads weight and that's just not gonna happen. Hubby doesn't want a bag of bones for a wifey

10 POUNDS FROM MY GOAL WEIGHT!!!! It's so close...I can taste it!!!

HOW ON EARTH COULD I HAVE GAINED 1.5 LBS SINCE YESTERDAY? It must be fluid retention from the salt I put on my food since I obviously didn't eat 1.5 lbs of food yesterday. lol Today's focus: More water, less salt.