ProudGrammy

happy camper peaking at older posts and saw your post wondering how you were doing??? little hijack update on my part............ per doc i couldn't drive for 6 months post surgery but, understandable driving all over doing this, that everything - being so happy since losing 45 more lbs (total 105) meds were slightly reduced again meds are necessary - no more reduction is possible - but the lower dosage is/was a wonderful unexpected NSV great weight loss for you happy keep up the good work kathy

only disappointment with WLS like many, many, many, many, many others say................ i only wish i had done this surgery years ago can't go backwards can't change the past life is good, great, wonderful, amazing, terrific (get my point!!) happy camper in the neighborhood DOS 12/15/11 235 lbs 5'3 57 years OLD present 130 lb GOAL still 5'3 60 years YOUNG congrats to me kathy

melis there is a thread on the board called Pregnancy with gastric sleeve i'm sure there is a lot of good info that will help you sounds like your new bundle was a little bit of a surprise but i can tell are looking forward to having a cutie you've lost 78 lbs!!!! terrific!!!! you "maybe/probably" won't/shouldn't lose weight through these next months of being preggo you'll be eating, giving your "newbie" good nurishment try not to gain too much - but some weight gain i think is inevidable good luck kathy congrats

inneedofchange i see you just joined today!!!! and this is your FIRST post!!!!!! Welcome Welcome Welcome we're all here to give any info we can - or pass the buck to your doc (he should always be the final answer who to listen to) we are all here to support you (and everyone else except...... ) I am sooooo sorry you have had to deal with so many problems do to the lapband i can't ever imagine what all "you" people go through that had issues/problems with lapband - then converting to sleeve to solve the problem but............ but after all is said and done - you will be the winner for having the sleeve then of course you will become a "loser" good luck with surgery in 3 weeks hope doc doesn't give you any hassle take care speedy recovery kathy

lwilliams65 yeah.........your point?????? LOL you look wonderful!!!! betcha feel unbelievable right??? i am sure your life has totally changed!!!! wonderful pics keep up the good work for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life kathy congrats

Skywalker when i had my surgery i was a few weeks shy of turning 58 years OLD when i lost 100 lbs (5 lbs shy of goal) I became 59 years YOUNG i had my awful looking 2 front teeth capped!!!! i had 2 holes repierced on both ears that had closed up over the past many years i decided to get them repierced continueing in the mall that same day - i decided to have another piercing in both ears!!!! then............here comes, get ready for it, drum rollllll........ I got my first ever tattoo at the age of 59 years YOUNG!!!!! always interesting conversation piece !!!! top of right wrist!! M organ A ndrew E than letters are in lovely, "tasteful" small italic print - first letter of each of my grand-kids afterall, remember, i am one proudgrammy!! then 3 petite little red hearts under each letter M stands for Morgan (13 yrs old) A stands for Andrew (10 years old) E stands to Ethan (6 years old) top of right wrist promised DH i wouldn't have another tattoo for the next 59 years!!! they are the most amazing wonderful grand-kids in the whole wide world except of course for all you other grand-parents with your wonderful grand-kids too i promised my hubby i wouldn't get another tattoo for another 59 years good luck with your upcoming surgery speedy recovery Kathy

jy2 great pic wonderful weight loss think its safe to say that most of us/you/me used to run ran away from the camera glad to see you standing proudly now - head high, great smile keep up the good job kathy congrats

jy2 great pic wonderful weight loss think its safe to say that most of us/you/me ran away from the camera glad to see you standing proud now - headed toward the limelight thats where you/me/we all belong keep up the good job kathy congrats

justforme LOL those stalls happen to many/most of us this probably won't be your last stall either but good for you on accepting what you can't change 29 lbs down!!!! keep up the good work............ for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life kathy congrats

I've been on my own. catnapper you lost 24 lb in over 18 months??? whats done in the past is past the lack of grehlin for the first few months+ does usually help people not be hungry not for everyone though i'm sorry you were given the impression that having grehlin gone, possibly losing your desire to eat would "fix" your problem thats not gonna happen as you found out you must start over i'm sorry you have been doing this on your own - without help, assistance go back to the basics that i'm not sure you ever started with there are important "rules" "we" sleevers are aware of and need to follow - always for the rest of our lives to remain successful you must too!!!! you must stop drinking 15-30 minutes before you eat never drink with your meals don't eat for 45-60 minutes after you eat drink at least 64 oz of Water a day chew each bite thorougly many many times after one bite, put your utensil down and wait before you start to eat again these above issues are important also eat Protein first, dense protein like chicken will really fill you up, then have some veggies since you've been eating all along - you must drastically change your lifestyle you must cut your portion back to 1/3 of a cup of food a meal maybe 2 Snacks also I'm not a medical person - just giving advice comments that i/many/most of us have followed successfully i can't and won't tell you how many calories to eat but people starting over don't usually eat more than 600-800 calories i believe it will increase within time you can/should keep track of your calorie intake on My Fitness Plan that way you will know how much you've eaten, and to hopefully not overeat exercising is always wonderful too wanting to lose weight like i know you do, you must drastically change your habits like we all did when we started the sleeve we started out by having liquids for about a week then full liquids pureeds soft foods slowly graduating to solids smalllll portions ask your questions - since you are basically a newbie we are ALL here to help and support you you need to be strong!!!!! easier said than done - but i call it "won't" power i won't eat!!!! good luck i wish you had this info before (sounds like you didn't) but its never, ever too late please come back and ask your questions, daily since you haven't had any real instructions to follow hope this didn't sound like a lecture - not my intent, just trying to help kathy best of luck

complete list of co-morbidities that insurance companies use in evaluating your case. Miss Mac girlfriend you are aces you took the time to look up all this good info then typed it out for smart people hoping to be covered by insurance you've lost 51 lbs!!! not surprised though anyone as nice as you can't help but be successful keep up the good work kathy congrats

Zoumommy when I started seeing a therapist about 5 years ago i felt a little weird/ashamed i mentioned those feelings to my therapist and she said with a smile.... 1/2 the world sees a therapist..........the other 1/2 SHOULD!!!!! ever since that i didn't feel self-conscious about it!!!! being overweight was frequently in our conversations it was helpful to me talking about many different things going on with my life now at 2+ years post op, my wonderful "lady" has moved to another state for now i haven't seeked a different therapist............. of course i feel i should seek out help after talking to all you guys but i think they (therapists) can/are very helpful especially post op (even if its only for awhile ) understand your nervousness but "let lose" talk about surgery, and other issues that go along with it (other stuff too) good luck kathy

Just joined Bariatric Pal Kblood Let me be the first to yell............. Welcome, welcome, welcome always room for one more smiling face i can see that you are a smart cookie making the wise decision to be sleeved glad your insurance finally "smartend" up to accept sleeve surgery hope you do get the good word sooner than later that you've been accepted my fingers and toes are all crossed for you everyone is really nice here except (you know who you are ) the final word answer to certain "serious" questions/medical advice should always be from your doc or NUT (nutritionalist) ask your many questions here on the board about pre-op - and following surgery situations too!!!! we love hearing those great new questions from newbies like you especially about eating 4 slices of pizza private joke that you will hear about as you become further along with your surgery good luck take care kathy

karinbuck unfortunately its normal for many (me ) to go on food funerals eating a bunch of stuff that you love in large quantities figuring you'll never be able to have some pizza for example at some point - you will be able to eat those favorites again but.............in very, very small limited portions as far as you drinking soda now............ knock it off most NUT's will say no to soda due to the carbonation old habits do die hard but you are aware you MUST stop eating too much of anything, and eating the wrong types of food good for you on making 50% of your choices good now i know you can master the rest of your eating too just gotta work hard (easier said than done) sorry, don't have any "tricks of the trade" to give you try to work with the following important rules for the next week before surgery stop drinking 15-30 minutes before you eat never, ever drink with your meals do not drink for 45-60 minutes after you eat drink at least 64 oz. of water/liquids a day chew your food thorougly to pieces put your utensil down between bites for a couple of minutes after surgery you will be on clear liquids/protein shakes (yeach ) then maybe a week later full liquids then pureed' then soft foods then slowly achieving solid foods your NUT (nutritionalist will give you more specific details) i can see you are a smart cookie - and you will do well post op with your eating you wisely gave it up 5 years ago - don't go backwards, please you will be measuring your food post op plan on keeping track of what you eat many people use MFP (my fitness plan) on the computer good luck with pre-op diet hmmmm, re-reading my response - i see i said alot you didn't ask about my mouth "runneth" over sometimes March 20th is right around the corner good luck with that speedy recovery kathy

lady WooHoo on becoming one of the latest and greatest new members of "onederland" never, ever, never compare your weight loss/time period to anyone elses in sleeveland people have been shot for less the expression on the board is.............. "the one thing we have in common is that we're all different" the "average"/good amount of weight loss in a month (per Nielson's poll) is 10lbs dropping 29 lbs in 6 weeks in NOT slow terrific, terrific trust me!!!!! would i lie to you its great to see that you are losing inches by the way your clothes feel/fit but....you might want to measure yourself today, and again in 2-3 weeks etc keep records of those inches all over these #s are especially nice to see when you might not have lost any weight in a while/stalled - but your inches are dropping you are doing great keep up the good work for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life kathy congrats

GOAL met! webbRN78 Yeah??? So your point is?? the big deal is what???............. ohhhhhhhhhhhh i get it now you lost 116.4 lbs reaching GOAL you worked hard all year long yep i guess thats a lot to be proud of great pics happy dance happy dance can/sometimes get a little harder now, but.......... i know you will continue to follow the rules through maintenance and forever!!!! keep up the great job and I know you will stay successful good for you kathy congrats

difjar hey dude or dudette your starting weight was 330 now you weigh 248 lbs??? down 82 lbs in 6 months??? you are doing terrific!!!!! "they" say an average weight loss of 10 lbs per month is good so............you are above average, in fact you are aces keep up the good work kathy congrat

MMurray26 "The One Thing We Have in Common, is that we're all different!!!!" There is no "norm" on how people feel post op some people feel great and have returned to work within a few days others are tired, feel a little weak for a few days - maybe a week or two you "should"/will gradually gain your strength back don't overdue anything if you need a nap in the middle of the day......go for it who deserves it more?? you just had major surgery you are the important one for now - take care of yourself if you have kids, tell them to go run around the block for a week speedy recovery kathy

cherbear33 lovely applicable words for all WLS survivors curious how you found this sounds nice and true thanx for printing kathy

McVictorious i also love those frequent nice words, but.............. when i am told how "great" i look, and its repeated a couple of times i always think to myself "so i'm the new and improved kathy???" before i was the "old and awful"?? no kidding i feel my self-esteem/confidence now is terrific - i feel great but when i hear some comments like the above, instead of feeling great like i should............. i can't help feel self-conscious kathy

justforme yes many/most/all people get some sort of "sign" like your belching first time it happened to me - my daughter called from GA (I live in NY) she said "mom was that you?) kidding but, my DH could always hear me in the other room and we both laughed good for you on stopping when you get a "signal" - feeling satisfied and not "pushing" it continued good luck keep up the good job speedy recovery kathy congrats

Amy surgery in 4 days???? its perfectly normal to be dealing with different emotions post op........ you just had major surgery - take it slow!!!!! if you have gas, walk and walk some more in the hospitaal sip Water sllllowly at home, rest as much as you can if you have kids, tell them to go run around the block for one week going to stand up in a wedding a few days post op some people feel fine in a few days, even go back to work hopefully you will be feeling ok drink only liquids no champagne though docs usually tell you to wait "at least" a few weeks - or maybe up to 6 months before alcohol is allowed the one thing we have in common is that we're/docs-NUTS are all different always listen to YOUR doc/NUT good luck speedy recovery kathy

Koofka hey dude howdy back at ya "thanx for listening" thats what we're here for i charge $75.00 per hour great weight loss 88 lbs OMG keep up the good job i know you will as time marches on you will continue to feel better and better for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life kathy congrats

lunch/dinner ideas?? Jen40 what a great/supportive/helpful dad you have helping with the kids he's aces!!!! chili - ummmmm ummmm good simple enough to make (even for dad) get all the ingredients prepared for him ground turkey kidney Beans tomatoe sauce mccomack chili sauce I love cut up green pepper too!!! I definitely agree with vdub_tex freeze a bunch of your good ol' home cooking for the family good luck with WLS Kathy speedy recovery