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Awesome job baby girl!!!! You are totally ROCKING YOUR SLEEVE. Deb

Welcome to the best WLS forum in the WORLD. You will learn tons of info here. If you have any questions someone here is bound to know the answer. So sit back and enjoy the ride. Good luck to you!!!! Deb

SENDING POSITIVE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS WITH YOU!!! Best wishes!!! Deb

I agree with Oregondaisy. Try drinking something warm. I am 3 1/2 months out and every morning I drink decaf tea just to relax my insides. Try it ......you might like it!!!! Deb

Great news about your BP and your BMI being below 30, but what made me chuckle was the what you said about the weight on the drivers license. Ha Ha ..... priceless. I guess we will all have to change that when it's time for renewal. Good job baby girl!!!!! Deb

My thoughts and prayers for a smooth operation and a speedy recovery are with you. GOD IS GOOD. Deb

Irene, Irene, Irene........ Well done girl!!!! It is a truly amazing transformation thus far. Your face looks sooooo much thinner. Thanks for sharing and being a part of our VST family. I look forward to both of us achieveing our goals sleeve sista. Deb

SAWREE, about your shedding. I can see where it would be more devastating to someone with long hair. My hair starting falling out a couple of weeks ago. At first I was like ohhhhh noooo!!!! But since I do wear my hair style short most people have not notice........ yet? I don't think there is anything that will help. It just has to run it's course. Deb

CONGRATS!!! It's gets better everyday. My only suggestion for the gas is Gas-X strips. Some peeps here on the forum said it work wonders. Good luck!!!! Deb

Good one, you had me. Don't forget those other strange hard surfaces along the cheek. I THINK THEY ARE CALLED CHEEK BONES. I forgot I had them. I like them. Deb

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What a truly inspiring story!!! Good luck being in the military. I know you will do GREAT!!!!! Please keep us updated with your progress. Deb

CONGRATS BABY GIRL. Go in the OR with a positive attiude and you will do just fine, The first couple of weeks might be rough, but soon you will see a light at the end of the tunnel and you will be overjoyed. I promise. Please update as soon as you are able. GOOD LUCK and GOD BLESS!!!!! Deb

I remember the Granny cartoons in Playboy. LOL. I right there with you girl. I guess I need boob job too. Deb

My surgeon is Dr. Stanley Hoehn of The Bariatric Center of Kansas City. The surgery was performed at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. This is also a Center of Excellence. My hospital stay was for one night and the staff was GREAT. I would recommend my surgeon to anyone and have done so. Deb

Congrats. Now let me hate for a minute. LOL. MEN ALWAYS LOSE FASTER THAN WOMAN. Sooooo unfair. Make sure to take plenty of pics now and during so you can remember what you used to look like. That's the one thing I wish I had done was taken plenty of BEFORE pics. I didn't becuz I didn't like the way I looked. I'm taking plenty of DURING pics and it's so freaking fun now. Good luck as your journey progresses and please keep us updated. Deb P.S. GO CHIEFS

EXCELLENT!!!! Thanks for sharing your awesome milestone. Deb

I totally agree with you. I can not understand why they make plus size clothes so freaking ugly. Kudos to you for driving past McDonalds and going home to a healthier burger. Good luck and best wishes to you. Deb

Congrats on the awesome job. I love hearing success stories too. It gives us all hope. Deb

KUDOS!!! That's terrific news about your weight loss. Keep up the great job and I KNOW YOU WILL BE AT YOUR GOAL BY X-MAS. Deb P.S. I've seen that donut ad a few times and I too thought it was odd.

Way to go Brian. That is truly something to be proud of. Deb

Interesting!!!! Do you have true hunger or just cravings? Head hunger? I was able to eat mushies after week two, but food was a BIG turn off for me to say the least. It was very hard for me to think about food much less eat right after surgery. Even now I am three months out I remember certain foods that were tasty to me and I think I bet they still are, Nope they are not. I think If I didn't have to eat again I would be happy camper. I KNOW I have to eat, so that's why I do eat. Which to me is kinda sad. I think my taste buds are still off. Hopefully that will change SOON!!! Deb

Terrific Carrie!!! I was thinking about you just the other day. I remember reading some of your posts here right after your surgery and what a HARD time you were having. I glad things are better for you. Thank you for sharing your weight loss. WAY TO GO!!!! Keep up the great job sleeve sista. Please post when you can. There are people here who do care what happens to you. GOD bless. Deb

Hi Vickie, I used the sugar free DaVinci Gourmet syrup. There are several flavors, like caramel and raspberry. 2 Tbsps have zero calories,carbs and 10 mg of soduim. I just mix it in my Greek plain yogurt and to me it's very tasty. You can also mix it in your Protein shakes if need be. You can buy the DaVinci syrups at Sams Club and some grocery stores. Make sure you get the sugar free one tho. There are some DaVincis that are not sugar free. I hope this helps. Deb;)

Your best bet is cottage cheese, eggs and Greek yogurt. Those are my staple foods. A 1/2 cup of cottage cheese has 15 grams of Protein and 5 grams of carbs. Greek yogurt is between 12 to 20 grams of protein per container depending on which brand you get. If you get the Greek yogurt with fruit your carb count goes up to about 17 grams. I get the ones without fruit and they are about 6 grams of carbs. I count carbs, so this very important to me. Good luck, Lisa. Deb;)