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don't agree with what others have posted- he always says he never promotes things on tv or in magazines. if theres a picture of him by a product - his picture was put there with out his knowledge/consent in the same respect if the producer came to him with a subject like the bypass - if he didn't approve, i think he would make an arguement to the producer - and not have that subject on the show - i think he's very ethical - not like the Maury show, i don't watch that by the way i turned the show on at 4:15 when i saw the post, i did enjoy the show this is IMO call me gullable or naive, but i really believe in him kathy

Justine this could be the best thing that will ever happen to you congrats on getting your approval so fast - i thought i heard someone crying with joy you are embarking on a wonderful journey to health, happiness - and a great new you good luck kathy

Protein examples Protein shakes fish-salmon,tuna, shrimp, too name a few chicken - meats cheese eggs cottage cheese yogurt Protein Bars good luck kathy

Darla i have 8 20oz Water btles at home - i keep drinking the water, and refilling - will drink 3 a day, push for 4 i like the pop up cap on the bottle, works for me, go figure good luck

JRoybal My NUT and dr. told me not to have any carbanated drinks , ever raising our glasses, lets have a drink to our health, Water of course good luck kathy ps came back to edit now SweetPea 1, cynthia we must have posted at the same time came back

Oink Oink normal - at 8 months, i still burp sometimes in all fairness, i used to burp alot before WLS too

lowe1961 Atkins Advantage chocolate Peanut Butter calories 240 Protein 19 carbs 2 umum good 5 weeks out good luck kathy

kimberlee venting is always allowed here, important to get stuff off your chest not to be rude or unsupportive.............. IMO you should have been the one to leave. Is it fair to ask maybe 6 other girls to move because you are having a problem with what they are eating. so IMO you (one person) should be the one to change rooms.- not 6 others in a group, my thoughts only, sorry - still luv ya

geno5150 congrats on reaching this milestone following in the footstep of onderland, i think the expression twoderland is the "correct" word i don't think you'll get arrested or shot if you use a wrong word however you spell/pronounce, its a great experience keep up the terrific work - onederland is waiting for you around the corner - patience good luck vives are being sent your way kathy

Shape_Shifter dealing with these problems being 11 days out time is on your side, you should feel better a little at a time You are tired due to the fact that you are not eating or drinking must get in Fluid - otherwise you will get dehydrated, you are probably there already, end up in the hospital with an IV (happened to me) talk to your dr. about getting anti nausea, vomitting drug - Zofran for example dr. needs to be aware your problems, maybe will have labs done feel better soon kathy

hey tex, you go girl big congrats

katie its nice to hear someone else talk about measuring per volume not oz - i know all NUTS are different, but I was told to always measure/eat per volume when i met w/my NUT prior to WLS - she instilled in me to eat per volume only, i was allowed 1/3 cup after my different stage- about 5 months later i was allowed 2/3 cup woopie my weight loss is slowing down now, but at goal i will probably be allowed 1 cup i was told never measure according to oz Carol, back to you per my NUT a sleeve can not stretch when I was a Newbie - I was afraid if i ate 2 bites extra - oh nol - look out - or if i ate too fast, or if i didn't chew enough- I ws a nervous wreck If I just looked at a cookie, OMG, i would gain 15 lbs - and bye bye sleeve our sleeves should last a lifetime - unless certain exceptions i guess (don't know exactly know what they are) , just covering my ass don't stress yourself kathy

Butterthebean Yep she's talking about you ********************************************************************************************************************************** Dorrie OMG, now you gave him a swelled head keep up the good work guy kathy

Candyman Lookin' Good kathy

sarahO - you too scorpion509 congrats what a great feeling getting into onederland after waiting 10 years you must be so psyched happy for both of you kathy

carol m You are close/approaching goal sometimes unintentially people sabatoge themselves, because they are scared of being successful. you have done so great, don't stop now possibly because your scared about "winning". you have a ways to go, but you'll get there in time - you do need carbs and sugar, but be careful I know you want to continue to become a winner, but also to become a big "loser" good luck you can do this

readytobesleeeved I was never afraid of the WLS, I was concerned about the possible hard work after the fact. You must be diligent. I have confidence in you that you'll do great You have the rest of your life to happily enjoy good health, happiness and whatever else comes your way through this wonderful journey through sleeveland WLS 9/14/12 good luck kathy

no pre-op DOS 12/15/11 235 lbs 8 months since WLS 8/14/12 147 lbs 12 lbs til goal century club, here i come

sleevers when i push this button , follow this topic- i was expecting to be "alerted" or something when this topic was replied to (meaning that i made a comment to a specific post) am i mistaken? otherwise, what does this "button" mean? thanx kathy

Oregondaisy i don't have that button that shows someone "likes"on of my posts, i used to though - what happened? kathy

tracyinflorida that was a heck of a mouthful with your responses to bloomeriffic - all great info I know my small sleeve couldn't have eaten all that for my meal Kathy fellow sleever can never hear good info repeated again and again

. O.T.R. - thanx for great info/explanation kathy

musasas my dr. never told me to stop w/the soda and caffine/ or smoking. - IMO it does make sense to stop the above i was never a smoker/coffee /caffein/ soda drinker - my addiction was strictly eating many sleevers are advised against all of the above i believe coffee is a diaretic/ i think the carbanation in soda effects the stomach in an adverse way - smoking is self explanatory I wouldn't "flame" you or anyone about smoking. We both know the pitfalls - I congratulate you on getting down to 10 cigarettes a day - thats great smoking is chemical addiction that must be difficult to stop IMO opinion continueing to work on decreasing/stop smoking before your WLS 9/10/12 would be beneficial to you. Hard to do, but important. You will be dealing with your eating/drinking immediately after WLS- working on one addiction is very hard, but working on other addictions too like the carbanated drinks and smoking at the same time would be harder the final word about smoking vs not smoking will be from your surgeon - it is important for him to know that you are a smoker - whether you need to entirely stop or not before WLS Good luck to you about all concerned with smoking/soda/caffein - these are important matters that must be discussed before WLS with your surgeon i hope i was tactful/delicate enough about all of the above esp. the smoking - good luck on that September 10th will be the start of a new healthier/ happier life good luck with your WLS kathy

hi there you are the one that was upset because you lost 40 lbs and not more ? if this is you - say yes, if this not you - say no i'm glad you feel better now, realizing you are in better shape than you thought continue to feel better best of luck kathy

NCsleever63 I just got off the phone with the pizza police - they now know where you live stop kicking yourself for a couple of little slip-ups if you would feel better telling the surgeon - go for it best with your WLS