ProudGrammy

@lisalou1968 glad you are realizing you need to make changes, lots to learn plenty of good info on these boards - ask your questions too knowledge is power work hard toward success - get more info from your group water was/and is the most important rule for me 64 oz H20/liquids a day never drink while you are eating NEVER eat until 30 minutes have passed do not drink 30 minutes before you eat good luck kathy

@Jneal7752 add a few calories - ie 100 more or less. sounds crazy, - but it can help experiment, change a couple of foods, - get out of the same rut. (i say this with the fact that i have Fage yogurt for lunch everyday LOL ) -exercise do weights first and then cardio-or other way around. add different exercise too. main fixer upper to stalls are PATIENCE (easier said than done!!) but at the end of the day - 2 things you can be sure of - stalls and shitttttttt - these two shall pass kathy

@Teresa Bernard glad i helped you feel normal but i didn't say you "were" normal try not to stress - you newbies are all a like!! LOL good luck bud kathy

@Drealeeanne the kitchen sink that's quite a list! LOL! I wore my sweats home - brought clean socks and undies hospital supplied all toiletries, chapstick could go on your list didn't want or need any electronics ie cell phone, laptop - i slept having wonderful dreams of my future with the sleeve good luck kathy

welcome newbie congrats on loosing 20 lbs, great start no one feels restriction with liquids only. once you start eating mush, purees', soft and the ever popular solids, you will feel the restriction that we love. all WLS will "assist" you in loosing the weight. you work with the sleeve, and it will work for/with you don't obsess over the scale. give yourself a break away from the "numbers" good luck kathy

@AshAsh1 nice pic, what a differencei've always had a double double chin- PO it was terrible i decided to splurge and have plastic surgery,I am worth it, and i look terrific kathy

@Missouri-Lee's Summit my tushie and thighs, all wrinkled, terrible as others have said, hubby said he could feel the difference at about 30 lbs!! rather have loose loose skin than fat any day of the week, and twice on Sunday!! kathy

@Xogoofyxo welcome always room for one more newbie our group gets "smaller" and "smaller" by the day glad you are enjoying the boards keep reading, and you will learn many things throw in your questions too Knowledge is Power good luck kathy

@Dr-Patient- hi there - remember me?? being honest with yourself, realizing you messed up - but now wanting to get back on track. you'll do it. Maybe go to basics again to push the weight loss. You know what to do, you did it before!! Success will be in your vocabulary again. I can feel it!! i fluctuate a little - but not bad - i try and eat slower than i did in my previous life!! drink and drink - i love water, never really exercised butttt,,, i eat "pretty" well, but screw up too, eat some stuff i should not eat., eat a little more than i should, but honesty is the best policy for me! All newbies, don't do my bad stuff. " Do as i say, not what i do" all and all, do well/maintain and a very happy camper 6+ years plus with my sleeve! that is my story and i'm stickin' to it!! good luck kathy

@mi75 hey bud Peek a Boo, I see you!! don't write that often, but i'm still here huggggggs kathy

@Lora67 WELCOME NEWBIE glad you found "us" and enjoying. finding useful info, Knowledge is Power!!! have fun with insurance and trip to gastric bypass!! good luck bud kathy

welcome newbie "we are all different" - that is the phrase that is commonly said in this neighborhood!! i think one -two weeks is a fare response that ppl take off from work good luck kathy

as my fingers were getting smaller/ thinner, my ring did appear to look bigger.! resized once - lookin good as my finger shrunk again, - resized again one more time!! All's well! kathy

many., many OP have trouble eating eggs. i never had problems eating eggs. Add to the list that shows that we are different. Kathy

@Dee_Rose my doc told me NO to pre-op liquid diet. Wish i did do liquids pre-op, would have given me a leg up on lbs before surgery. I vote, " get your head in the game" and start eating better immediately. Couple of weeks before WLS - do liquids only. good luck kathy

After i reached GOAL - (and turning 60 yrs YOUNG) i got my first tattoo on my right hand/wrist. MAE - stands for the 1rst letter of each of my grand-kids names. M organ A ndrew E than looks great, but DH doesn't like tattoos, promised i wouldn't do another for 60 years - couple of months later, had a butterfly above my ankle - promised again, no more tattoos 6 months later - i had the word "survivor" above the butterfly!! Promised no more!! hmmmm - we'll see kathy

walked past some "yummies" in the baking aisle. after 6+ years, i still have to yell at myself, not to buy. i always win the argument!! kathy

my profile pic is not my picture some how @AshAsh1 picture is where my picture should be!! please change it back to me thanx kathy

@Ken S. awwww dude thanx for fixing my problem i must stop experiencing, pushing diff buttons kathy

CONGRATS Kathy

@wanda247 I was told by my doc that i will not be allowed to drink anything with carbonation reading above posts i see some docs allow. As always, we/doc/nut are all given directions At the end of the day - listen/follow ONLY your doc/nut. good luck kathy

@AshAsh1 Woo Hoo, Woo Hoo Party dance Party dance pic has been fixed!! So here i am, for good or bad - in my glory kathy

@mmckimmey @Tealael speaks the truth!! Ding, ding, dong - @Tealael wins the blue ribbon the sleeve was initially designed for ulcer/stomach cancer. it worked very well. doctors noted that OP were loosing weight. Thus. the "invention" of the sleeve for WLS - sorry you had the WLS surprise. hopefully your rib,back pain have been alleviated. good luck kathy

@AshAsh1 why in the world would i change my picture to its original me? i like how your pic looks in my place. i look great now!! if there is a way for the change, don't know how to do it asked question in board a couple of times Website Assistance & Suggestions so far, no response from @Alex Brecher or @Ken S.!! hope to hear solution soon, and have prob fixed kathy

@AshAsh1 ummmmm, that was you!! kathy