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I lost nothing last week. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. Nothing. The past little bit I have slowed down to a snails pace. I feel much better now. I am still 47lbs down since surgery....I just hoped I wouldn't slow down so much this early in the game.

Sooo anybody out there from WV? I would love to swap notes with someone semi-local.

I have met my Thanksgiving Challenge goal. Thank God I set the bar low.

Hi! I lost one whole pound this week! Yayyyy. Moving at the speed of snail.

Hi! Congrats on coming this far. I had my surgery on Aug 1st. I was pretty freaked out about the psych evaluation too. I went in prepared to answer the hard questions...and mine turned out to be a bit of a joke. She asked me if I had been abused as a child. If I had problems with eating and throwing it back up. She asked if I had problems with drinking or if I had run ins with the law.

She ended my session with a True False quiz. I can't remember how many questions- A lot. maybe 3-5 hundred. It was a hoot. I had to bite my lip to keep from laughing.

True or False

I love my mother.

I think someone is trying to kill me.

I would like to be a park ranger.

Sometimes I hear voices.

You will do fine. I think what they are looking for is if you have an eating disorder now- and if you will be able to follow the instructions after surgery.

Best of Luck!!

I am down to 199 this week. Onederland at last. It is going very slow. I didn't walk much last week....going to try to get back on track this week. So, I am down one whole pound this week..plus I lost the pound I had gained last week.

Thank you guys....it is nice to know I am not alone. I go for my 3 month appointment with my surgeon today. I am going to go over my food intake and see if maybe I have done something wrong. It does make me feel better knowing there are people out there going through the exact same thing and feeling the same way....I just hope this isnt' "it". I really want to lose more.

AHHH! 2 1/2 weeks ago I hit 200 pounds! 200. First time in years. I was so excited about breaking 200 for the first time since I was in my 20's that I kicked it into high gear. I started walking more everday 2-4 miles. Plus an extra 30 min walk on my lunch at work.

I started drinking more Water and making sure I was hitting my Protein goals. I HAVE HIT A STALL. Not only did I flat out stall. I actually gained a pound. I am 201 now. Weigh in Day is Sunday I am going to be a pound up again!

What the heck!?? If I were going to GAIN weight I would sit on the couch and eat twinkies! I certainly wouldn't be dragging myself to the track every night after work!

I am on Week 15. Anyone else hitting this? Anybody know how to fix it?

humm magnesium I might have to give that a go! I hadn't heard that before...at this point it can't hurt. Thank you.

no issues with Vitamin deficiency issue that i know of yet- however along the lines of the original post. I think perhaps now I am Bat SHIXX crazy. I am angry all the time. My poor coworkers. Even my cat tries to avoid me.

I was warned that there could be some issues after surgery. I honestly thought if I KNEW what was happening to me I would be able to control it. I am not doing so well. If I am not totally ticked off I am extremely depressed and tired. I am not sure I like the human that is turning out to be hidden under all that extra weight.

DOWN 4LBS THIS WEEK. I AM 200LBS!!! WOOOHOOOO...SOOOO CLOSE TO BREAKING 200!

I'm in. I want to break 200. I'd like to be 199 by Thanksgiving.

I am down 3 pounds this week after stalling last week. I really wanted to be under 200 by Halloween. Looks like I will probably fall just short. I am however very very thankful for my sleeve....and shocked at the difference it has made. Down 41 lbs since surgery and 56lbs since the start of the year.

Hi I am 11 weeks out. I started at 245 and now I am 207. I think I am the only person in southern WV that has had VSG. My surgeons office is 2 hours away. They have a support group but I am too far away to attend. I really need a VLS buddy that I can swap emails with....

Any Takers?

AM I TOO LATE TO JOIN? MY SURGERY WAS AUGUST 1ST

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I was sleeved on August 1st. I am down 32 pounds since Surgery and 47 pounds total. I get my Protein in every day and do pretty good with my Vitamins. I don't do very well with Water. I get busy at work and forget. I can eat anything, but I have still been avoiding breads and sugars. My diet consists mostly of cheese, yogurt, lunch meat, boca burgers and the occasional slice of Tomato and a few spinach leaves. I exercise 7 days a week. Not because I HAVE to but because I really do enjoy it. None of my coworkers have noticed- or if they have they haven't said a word. It feels weird. One day I am all excited because I can finally fit back into my favorite black jeans....4 days later they are falling off of me.

I felt the exact same way right before my surgery. I spent 8 long months fighting with insurance and trying to get a surgery date- when it finally came I was thrilled for 30 min- then freaked out.

I had my surgery on Monday August 1st. When I first came out of surgery I gagged but didn't throw up. By the time I made it back to my room I felt better. My stomach was sore. Not just been cut on kind of sore. Sore like I had done lots of sit ups.

I expected that I would go nuts wanting water- because I wasn't allowed to drink anything until Tuesday afternoon. But to be honest- it didn't bother me at all.

I was released on Tuesday the day after surgery. I didn't have the gas pain that so many others had. My stomach did growl like crazy though. It started growling in the recovery room and didn't stop for a week. I contacted my doctors office after it started keeping me up at night. She told me it was gas. I hadn't heard my stomach growl in 20 years- I had no idea. I took a few gasx strips and felt much better.

The hospital was a 2 hour drive away. The trip home the day after surgery was very hard. It was very bumpy curvy road and by the time I got home I was in a lot of pain.

I was tired the following week. My stomach was sore and wearing the brace they gave me helped me sleep at night. By the Monday of the 2nd week when they finally took that drain out of me- I felt totally normal.

It was the weirdest feeling in the world. I didn't even feel like I had had anything done.

I know you are worried. That doesn't make you bad- just makes you human. Someone gave some advice here I wished I had followed. They said it was a good idea to write down a list of reasons Why you are having the surgery before you go under. It would be very helpful that first week. A lot of people, including myself, have a brief 1 week period after surgery where we have a touch of buyers remorse.

I am almost 7 weeks out now. If I could change anything- I would have had the surgery years ago. I was on 3 types of blood pressure meds before surgery. I was able to stop taking them the day of surgery- and haven't taken them since. I am amazed at how much better I feel now.

I am only 45 days in....I have lost 30 pounds. I am off of the 3 blood pressure meds a day that I used to take.

And a week ago- I RAN down some woman's cart in the Walmart parking lot. It escaped her- and was tearing down the parking lot looking for something to crash into. I Ran it down and caught it before it could do any damage. I haven't RUN anywhere in over 10 years.

I exercise every day. And not because I have to. I do it because I enjoy it so much- it is the best part of my day.

I wouldn’t have been able to go back so soon. I have been told that everyone has a different experience. A friend of mine went back to work the same week. She kept telling me how easy it was to recover from this surgery. Let’s just say, after I had my surgery- if I had been able- I would have kicked her butt.

Listen to your body is very good advice. Don’t push to go back too soon.

Since my surgery I have developed a Bionic sense of smell. There are many foods I can no longer eat because the smell makes me feel ill. This includes the expensive Protein shots that I bought before my surgery. I tasted before surgery and they were eh….now the smell alone is enough to send me gagging.

Tomorrow I start on my “Blended food stage”. My nutritionist had recommended making up blended meat salads ahead of time and freezing them in ice cube trays. I made low fat tuna, Turkey and chicken salads. I put some in bowls today to let them thaw overnight. The smell was overpowering. I am afraid that I wont be able to stomach them when the time comes. If the frozen smell gets to me, I can’t imagine what they will be like once they have thawed.

Anyone out there have an idea on how to eat “Blended Meats”? Any kind of recipe would be appreciated.

Thank you for this post. I am 10 days post op. My doctor will not allow me to have blended foods until next week. I am on Protein Shakes and chicken broth. I came out of the recovery room hungry. I think I could eat the wall paper off of the wall. I can not wait until next week when I can have an egg and cheese.< /p>

I had my VSG surgery on Monday August 1st. When they were wheeling me out the recovery room my stomach was growling. My surgeon said my surgeon said I did so well I could go home on Tuesday. I was told 64 oz of Water and 60 grams of protien shake.

My stomach and bowels growl and make noise constantly. I can't drink hardly anything. I have managed half a bottle of Water today and half a can of protien shake. I feel hungry. I honestly didn't expect to feel hungry...and i couldn't even eat a sugar free popsicle.

is this normal?

I feel like I have waited a lifetime. I was given a surgery date of Monday August 1st. I think my mom is more excited about it than I am. I was stressed out and wanting a surgery date so bad I couldn't see straight.

Now I am just bouncing back and forth with my emotions. I am discourgaed that the best date they could give me is 28 whole days away. (though in my heart I know time will fly by). I am nervous because as prepared as I thought I was, now that the date is real, I feel like I have failed to do something or research something or buy something in advance.

I feel dread at the thought of having to have the talk with my boss. She is 5'1" and all of 98 pounds. One year older than me. We have been short handed at work for the better part of 7 years. Lots of projects going on. She is going to freak out when she finds out I am going to be off work for a week. I worry that she will talk about me to co-workers. I hadn't planned on telling anyone. Yes, I would imagine given a long enough time line- my co-workers will NOTICE.

A thousand little worries that have never entered my mind in the past year- suddenly set up camp in the back of my mind.

What if I am the only person in the world that Gastric Sleeve will not work for? What if I lose all my hair? What if my face looks like my skin has melted off of it? What if I lose weight but I cant control it and I lose too much too fast? What if I am tired and sick all the time? Who will mow my yard- how will I function at work?

I know I want to do this. I just worry a lot more now, than I did before the insurance company approved me- and the doctor gave me a date.

Anyone else felt this way?

IM APPROVED IM APPROVED IM APPROVED. I AM SO EXCITED!! I CALLED AETNA JUST TO CHECK ON THE STATUS. SHE TOLD ME YES I HAD BEEN APPROVED AND LETTER HAD BEEN SENT. I CALLED THE DRS OFFICE AND THEY SAID AFTER THEY GET THE LETTER THEY WILL SCHEDULE ME FOR SURGERY. SHE DIDN'T KNOW IF IT HAD COME IN YET BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY GO TO THE INSURANCE COORDINATOR WHO IS ON VACATION. BUT SHE WILL BE BACK ON THE 5TH AND I BET THEY WILL SCHEDULE ME THEN.... JUST A MATTER OF TIME NOW. WOOOOOHOOOOOO

HEY ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE HAVE AETNA INSURANCE? I HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION. WHEN YOU WERE APPROVED DID THEY SEND YOU A LETTER TO YOUR HOUSE LETTING YOU KNOW? THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE I HAD JUMPED THROUGH ALL OF THE HOOPS ON JUNE 7TH. MY SURGEONS INSURANCE COORDINATOR SAID SHE WOULD SEND IN MY CASE TO MY INSURANCE ON JUNE 14TH. TODAY HAS BEEN 10 BUSINESS DAYS AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. I CALLED THE SURGEONS OFFICE BUT THE INSURANCE GIRL IS ON VACATION THIS WEEK AND I HAVE THIS SINKING FEELING THAT SHE HASN'T EVEN SENT IT IN- AND SHE WONT COME BACK UNTIL JULY 5TH!!