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Hi there, and many thanks. I'll add you to my friend's list so you can view my photos. To upload your picture to your post, go to USER CP at the top, and on the side hit Edit Avatar, you'll upload a picture, and it will appear with your posts.

Stalls are normal, but just be patient and know that you will succeed. I feel amazing now, and love being skinny. It's just a great life, and the sleeve gave it to me.

Just checking in on you...how are you doing? Do you go back for a one week checkup on Tuesday? I'm still waiting on my date.....and hoping I don't chicken out. Stay in touch.

Renee

I'm doing great! I can easily meet my protein and liquids and I'm down 35 lbs. 10 was pre-op. I'm going back to work today. wish I had another week off I was weepy too! I was watching the show Ruby my second day home and cried like a baby, it was so weird, but it all gets better. The hardest part for me so far is learning my new tummy and watching other people eat. I have no regrets though. I hope the rest of your recovery goes well, you'll feel like yourself in no time.

Thank you sleeve sista :-)! I'm so happy you're doing GREAT :-)...Yes I will be praying this week for God's peace that passes all understanding. Thank you so much for the 411 it helps soooo much. And yes please keep me updated on your progress!

Hey everyone! Thanks for the well wishes! My surgery went well and every day I'm getting stronger, feeling better and it is getting easier to sip, sip, sip! The first 3 days were the toughest with soreness, gas and pressure in my chest when taking very small sips of liquid. Much better now! It was great getting in a bunch of naps too!

Thank you so much! I seem to have broken out of my stall now, and lost another 4 pounds, so that feels good. Just can't wait to get to a healthy weight! how in the world did you post a pic of yourself on here? I can't seem to do it. I did "profile pic" and it is not loading up... hummm

Thank you for your sweet comment on my 12 week pictures!!! It made my day!

Hey girl how is things going. Hope everything is going well. Well this is the big week for me. Wednesday Surgery consult, Thursday and Friday have to go to Leavenworth for this contract thingy, not looking forward to that. Anyway, have a great week and talk to you later.

Wow, you're doing really well! 89 pounds lost! You're lapping me!

Things are going okay. I keep having stalls because I'm not being SUPER rigorous about sticking to my diet and exercise plan. Still, the weight is coming off, so that's good, right?

Thanks for the kind words!

You're doing great. Don't give up, and get frustrated. Stalls are normal, just breathe and let the weight come off. Exercise, get your fluids, and stay within your dietary guidelines and you will succeed.

Hello, I am 7 weeks out and 30 years old. I would love to see your pics as inspiration.. I have lost almost 45 pounds since pre and post op, but have about 45 more to go, and I feel I am already stalling and nervous!

Hi. Could you add me. I'm very interested in seeing yhow the procedure has changed you. I'm due for surgery in less than a week ad I'm starting to get nervous.

Just saw your 8 weeks out pictures! You are doing great! How much have you lost? Keep working it! You should be very proud of yourself!!!!

I sent in my appeal letter to Kaiser today. I found some really good ones in the internet which I modified. If they turn me dowm again then like you said I will contact the Dept of Managed Health Care.

3 more weeks for you!

Hi! I have to be at the hospital at 6AM - not too bad. Today I had a lil baby fit. I was making a salad for dinner and realized that I had no onions. I yelled and then cried for no reason. I think I'm getting the pre-op blues. I'm soooo hungry. Another week to go. Grrrr...

Thanks.

Yes, so far so good with the pre-op liquid diet.. Not even feeling hungry.. I do not want to sabotage myself.. I see my Doc for my last appt tomorrow.. I hope I will have lost a bit.. I just started the diet on Sunday night.

I will be one week post-op when you go so I will be able to give you some 411..

Be blessed!!!

Hi LESFLUFFYZ,

On the internet, we are all near-neighbours! I've had no protein supplements, but am trying to get it all from food, as advised by my doctor. Canned tuna with a drop of light mayo is good, and I had carpaccio for dinner last night, which must have given me a few grams! If I have had a 'bad day' when I can't eat, I have a SlimFast drink mid-afternoon. I am convinced my scales are broken, as I've stalled again!!

Hey guys. Thanks for stopping by. yes my surgery is Sept 3 and i am so exicted.

Happy Destiny my dr is Dr. Babineau here in tyler tx and yes Dansha I am self pay and if it wasnt for my husband getting a severance pay this would not be possible, so I am very thankful for this opportunity. I am so ready for all the changes that are coming and i have every intention of making this my new home for support and encouragement.

I have posted a blog but have not figured out how to get it to show that its there. If you go to my statistics you can find it but it doesnt show that i have one on my blog meter. For my sake and the way my mind is constantly going i plan to try and write everyday, just so that i can get all my thoughts out. Feel free to read my ramblings, and give any advice that may help.

please visit anytime

Hey sweetie and thank you! I don't feel like I'm melting but I know it is a good pace! I have carried the weight my whole life but yes I'm 27 so I'm sure that does help. I haven't been tracking the past couple weeks but when I was, my carbs were anywhere from 35grms-60grms a day. I haven't really changed what I'm eating so that's probably where it's at. I honestly don't think lack of carbs is a huge deal, but having ENOUGH protein is. I was really slow going for a few weeks and then I started adding a protein shake back in and poof 6 lbs in 8 days. I think it is helping a lot. Gave me a little more energy too.

So I know that taking a PPI helps w/false hunger, that I can't eat spicy stuff like I used to (at all) what happens with stomach acid that changes these things? I know a lot of docs only keep people on ppi's for the first 3 months, are things supposed to change back at a certain point? I posted it on the boards and got no luck, but I figured if anyone would new it would be the resident researcher. I was googling all kinds of things with no luck!

Thanks I'm still going to have it I just have to go through a VA hospital. The only thing I have to do that this VA requires, and my surgeon did not was to lose 10 pounds on a supervised diet like weight watchers. So I'm joining next week, and was thinking about doing a preop diet so I can lose my ten pounds quickly. lol THanks for the encouragement, and I have to keep my faith otherwise I would not of made it this far. I wish I could just self pay but being a single mother that lives from pay day to pay day it is out of the question. It will happen I just don't know when, and it is not going to be fast enough for me.

Hey girl!

Sorry I am just now answering, I ended up having my surgery on the 16th due to some flight delays. I didn't go in to surgery until about 6pm and the first night was a little rough - not so much pain (there was some, but not too bad) but for some reason I was really nauseated so I spent a good portion of the night gagging and dry heaving. By morning though I was much better, I got up and took a shower and wanted to nap alot which I did but every time I woke up I made myself get up and walk 3 times up and down the hall before I napped again. I really didn't have alot of gas like I read about. Anyways, I went home on the 19th and have been relearning this whole eating process but feeling well. I have lost about 11 lbs since surgery and keep getting on the scale to make sure it isn't a fluke haha!

I know this is short, but I don't want to just ramble on, so if you have any questions, please ask.

Take care

Kathy

Howdee neighbor glad to see another familar geographic near neighbor, i'm in a stall and cannot wait for it to pass down 14 lbs since surgery 6/21/10

congrats on your loss and welcome to the losers bench

Thanks so much. I will be in touch next week.

Hi there! I guess you could say I am dieting...sticking to protein first and trying to get in all my fluids each day. I keep my carbs around 30g per day.

I'm not exercising much and I'm sure if I would I'd be losing a little better...it's just so danged HOT. Sounds like you're in the dreaded 3 week stall...it happens to most of us but it will pass. Did you take measurements of yourself before surgery? It was nice to see the inches coming off even when the scale wasn't moving.

Also are you journaling what you eat everyday? That's been a tremendous help to me. I use Free Calorie Counter, Diet & Exercise Journal | MyFitnessPal.com to log everything everyday.

Oh and feel free to write me anytime!