laylasmojo

You have done awsome loosing 100 pounds is a trmendous feet I am sure you will be inspiration to so many newbies out there as well as some of the old timers.

They deffinatly do vary depending on the surgen and you health at the time of consultation for me I have do... get and Ummper GI blood work H.pilori test phych eval nutrition apt and he also has the Higher bmi'ers see a cardiologist and pulminologist I also had to have for my insurance two tobaco tests and 5 EAP sessions Good Luck and have fun with all your testing

I just looked up the active ingredient and it seems that it is basically liquid tumms so I would say there should be no problem, but if you are really unsure you should call you dr and ask or maybe a 24 hour nurse line.

Congrats!! You Look amazing and I am sure you feel amazing. Awsome job!

Thank you all for your wonderfull coments they really do lift my sprit!

Thanks for sharing your story I am sure it will inspire some one who is still on the fence to jusp with both feet! I Also wanted to be in the Air Force to be a heliocopter pilot though but my knees where to bad to join up. So good for you taking the inciative to make your self healthy enough to join. Good Luck

Awsome Job! I am sure your knees are thanking you for putting less pressure on them. I know mine are

I am 3 1/2 weeks out and still on purees and totaly feel restriction, Some times depending on the food it can take me up to an hour to finish 1/2 cup becuase I fill up so fast. When I was still on liquids I did not feel "restricted" because it just goes right through the tummy but I was never really hungry either.

Thanksgiving for me will be spent at work cooking over a hundred turkeys for the wonderfull tourists of Las Vegas. I have no family out here so this really does not bother me I have grown accustom to holidays with my work fmaily I am still on puree food at that point so I will most deffinatly be having some pureed turkey a bite or two of cranberry sauce and I may even work a bite of pumpkin pie into my cal and carb intake for the day! Well I am at work now so I guess I should get back to that, and then off to the gym. Hope every one enjoys there turkey day!!

Okay so last Wednesday was my weigh in day and when I steped on the scale it said 197.4! HELLO ONEDERLAND I AM HERE TO STAY!!!!! And then yesterday while I was at the gym I was actually running on the treadmill (only for 1 - 1.5 min at a time but I was running) I have never been a runner but now I am determined to do at least a 1/2 marathon when I reach goal.

any kind of soup is okay as long as there are no chunks in them. my list of full liquids included v8, tomato juice, skim milk, sugar free fudgesicle, and of course protien shakes basically any liquid that was not clear

I feel you on this subject I also have thinning hair from my thiroid not being right I dont know hwat I will do if I loose more in a few months, might just have to go and get a wig. but not every one looses their hair I think it is something like 1/3 of the people do. There are a couple of things that you could do to try and prevent the loss, you could take biotin, you could buy special shampoos like nioxin or mane and tail, also some people say as long as you get in all your protein you will be fine. I am sure there are other remidies out there that other will chine in with but good luck.

Yippy!! your almost there I am sure you will do just wonderfull

Awsome Job Congrats!!!!!!!!!

you could either give her a copy of your guidelines or bring her to your next apt so she can get all of her qiestions answered. as for the tuna you should be able to have that at the puree or mushy step.

I am totaly with you on this one. The more weight I loose the harder it is for me to stay warm. Allthought I do have thyroid issues I blame it on having less insulation on me. start bundling up and drinking some hot tea cuz if your anything like me it is only going to get colder. Good luck hope you stay warm

Good luck to you. Keep us updated on your progress.

Congrats that is great progress. Yes it is okay to eat jerkey when you get to the solid food stage just dont eat it all day every dy and the sodium wont be a problem... umless you allready have high blood pressure

you most deffinatly should not be discouraged with a pound a day that is just awsome. and the first thing you need to do is learn how not to compair courself with others on this board, because we are all very different, we start at different weights and have very different matabolisims and like said about the bigger you are the faster you loose in the begining. I was 212 the day of surgery and only lost 10 pounds the first 2 weeks. Cheer up your doing great!

SN..............Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal LilMissDiva.....247..................247.............226................21 Mini-Me.........203..................133.............125................8 Chilo1..........216...................169.............154................15 Kgremmy.....225................221..............199.................22 (being sleeved 12/14/10) Juliarh.........303.6.................247.............225...............22 Sleeve 4 me 204..................177.............164...............13 lbs.-Goal for start of New Year merieri..........240..................206..............190...............16 DJackson........246...................246...............220..............26 Dansha...........220...................220.............195................25;) Stacy160.........258..................174...............148...............16 Lisalu..............210...................137...............130...............7 Laylasmojo..........242.................200.6..............185................15.6

are you sure that was not the by pass percentage. Because this is a rather safe surgery that is wjy it was used in the first step in the DS. Really you shouod not worry as long as you have a good surgen and follow there program you should be fine.

your doing an awsome job!!! you look great

I dont know what that feels like but I can't wait to find out!!

LOL now thats a funny visual!!!

Great job it is so nice to hear such happy successes like this!