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Hi ShellBear! I just noticed that you are having surgery 5 days before me at Kaiser Richmond Mine is on the 18th with Dr. Im. How exciting! I added you to our July Master List so that all us July people call follow up with each other and keep in contact. Good luck on Wednesday!! Here's the link to the master list http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/20339-july-master-list/

Hi Ladies! I went ahead and added you to our July Master List. There are actually several others that have the same date as you! Go check it out! http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/20339-july-master-list/

No one can tell you whether or not it is right for you. The best thing for you to do is check out some of the topics on here and decide if it is something you want to do and a commitment that you want to make. The reason that *I* personally decided to do it is that I am tired of my weight steadily going up. I get disgusted with myself and think "WHY!? Why can't my fat a$ just diet and exercise and get this weight off?" and sometimes I would even do it. I would lose some weight and then I would be right back up again a few months later. I decided to get this surgery because I want a long-term tool to help me get and keep this weight off. It is a big commitment though. You have to really work at forming new eating habits and a new lifestyle. That is the part that I am looking forward to most. I am getting sleeved next Monday and I am SOO excited about. I'm ready to change my life and be IN CONTROL. I feel so out of control. I feel like I'm at the point where I can't exercise as much as I would like to because my fat body just gives out. I want to be able to lose this weight, exercise and eat right and someday get to a point where I eat to live, not live to eat. So far on my pre-op diet I have lost almost 20 pounds. I have had a few people ask me why I don't just stick with the diet I've been on until I lose the rest of my weight. The thing is... the ONLY thing keeping me accountable on this diet is knowing that I have to meet my goal weight in order to get my surgery. If I show up next Monday and I am over my goal weight, I have to postpone my surgery. If it weren't for that, I would TOTALLY be cheating on this diet. 4th of July BBQ's... oh man. I would have gone crazy and eaten everything. lol. Take a look around on the website. Check out some of the pre-op and post-op forums. This website has been a FABULOUS resource and I feel like I have learned so much from all the great people here. It CAN be done. This surgery is not some magic solution. It is a tool that you have to want and utilize and make it work for you. If you aren't at the point yet where you are ready for that kind of a commitment, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. If you are, then that is fabulous too. Good luck in making your decision and doing a little self-searching to really decide what is best for you. Please feel free to message me or anyone on here. Everyone I have talked to is so helpful and willing to help you out or answer any questions.

I have added you to the list Congrats!

Okay, I made the change Congrats!

Hey everyone!! I got an e-mail back from the support team and they used to have it set where a post could only be edited for 7 days, that is why I couldn't make changes to the list anymore. But they changed it to 30 days so we are back up and running

No problem. I just feel bad that I can't edit the original post anymore and add people to the list :-/ I thought about maybe starting a new thread? But there's already so much discussion on this one. I can't believe I'm having surgery in 9 days! That is nuts to me! I have to go on Thursday to an all-day pre-op class about vitamins and whatnot. lol. I'm so ready for this!

I sent an e-mail in to the support because it is not letting me update the original list anymore. I reposted it and have been editing the repost (on page 4) but I will update the main one as soon as I figure out how.

I would have to disagree with you on the food addiction aspect. I think that while one cannot literally be addicted to food since it is necessary to live, I guess a better way of wording it is that people are emotionally addicted to eating bad foods. It's not an actual addiction like you would think of a drug addiction or alcohol, but it's that need to eat bad food and comfort oneself with those comfort foods. The medical dictionary's definition for addiction is "a persistent, compulsive dependence on a behavior or substance." That pretty much sums up the eating habits of a lot of us here. It's an emotional connection and to me, that's the tricky part about this "addiction". You HAVE to eat food to live. If someone is addicted to heroine, they don't need it to live. They may get withdrawals when they stop taking it, but it's not a necessity of life. They can stop taking it forever and survive. Those of us who are addicted to food can't just stop eating food the rest of our lives. We have to still eat but we have to make better choices. It's like telling an alcoholic "Okay, so you can drink, you're just going to have to make better choices." Well that's really hard! I feel the same way about a food addiction. In a perfect world, we would be able to say "Okay, I have a problem here, I am just going to stop eating forever." But we can't. I think that's why the sleeve is such a perfect option. It helps us to make those better options and to really keep control of our portions. Going back to the alcoholics thing, it's like we have our AA Sponsor with us 24/7

Congraaaaaaaaaaaaats!!! Go check out our July Master List (I added you to it!). It looks like Tipsynoodle has the same date as you and there are several people that have dates right around you! Good luck, girl!!! http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/20339-july-master-list/

For some reason, it is not letting me update the original post to add any more people? It's very strange, so here is an updated list. Wooooohooooo!!! JULY FIRECRACKERS July 1 Kath-A-Leena Simply_KiZmet July 4 Heather H July 5 Wendy1974 July 6 SmallerSoon samanthafecher July 7 DawnOfANewMe biggriz July 8 ashleyc Hansi July 11 ccbcdeke amybaby33 Texasmom65 Bitties JayMiss Marilynn July 12 Nancy Rivers debgwoody Tara B kamay1234 aminahthediva73 Leslie jencomenz jflow75 mythreechildren2001 Bryn Dawson July 13 readytolive skinnyb2012 July 14 LaValeHawk sweetdreams July 15 Silverlining July 18 MLD valentine InProgress Jensharley Tripletsmomma July 19 readyforachange38 Hanir July 20 2ahealthierme singand_dance LeahG jennifer6791 July 21 Bemabound July 25 sleeve me plz humpty dumpty July 26 Tipsynoodle sugarmamma7 Papa Jack July 27 boots1 Khy DrMommy Ruby Sheila aslimmerme July 28 phardin July 29 peppercma daviso AutumnBlueCarmen July 30 cutie pie

Good luck tomorrow!!! Let us know how it goes!

Has anyone tried Profect? It's made by Protica and I read on some workout site that it tastes like candy in a gel form. It’s only 2.9 ounces and has 0 fat, only 100 calories, 0 carb, 0 sugar and 25g of protein! It also has 100% of daily value of Vitamin C and lots of other Vitamins in it. I am just curious if anyone has tried this or heard anything about it from their doctors? It seems like a pretty easy way to get in Protein post-op. http://www.protica.com/Products/Profect/ProfectNutritional.htm

Oh okay, thanks!!

Just following in the footsteps of the awesome Jewels of June!! Congrats on your new sleeve!!

I know right?? How exciting is that!

Yeah, I was thinking the blender would take out most of the carbonation. It's probably best to just avoid it altogether, huh? Well, we will get there.... lol! Soon!! Go July!!

Well, best of luck to you with you insurance!! I hope it all works out for you. Keep us posted

Dang, girl! You were addicted! I didn't drink it on a daily basis, but I do miss it. I'm trying to find something else to fill that void but it's just not working. Meh. You know, you could always get the caffeine free Diet Coke and toss it in a blender with ice... I may be trying that...

That's kind of a nice problem to have. How many diets do people get to complain about being too full! That's awesome!!