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@GingerSlim hey bud congrats on your revision to RNY. hopefully you are doing better each and every day. No more gerd!!! that's terrific (I am 7+ yr sleeve, luckily never had gerd prob) gotta love those sugar-free popcicles, yum yum!!😋 wishing you a wonderful journey with your WLS. good luck kathy

@Andrejeus its hard to be alone in the house- wanting to eat. i don't keep junk food around, i hope you don't either. going out in the beautiful weather has temptations too. i can't imagine your life in general, moving a lot because of your DH/now he's deployed. That must be very hard on you., lonely - sounds like you are on the right tract,to meeting OP, hiking, exercising, keeping busy. sounds like you doing well with eating, being busy etc - work, stand tall knowing you must not over eat, binge. its hard, but i KNOW you can do it!!! its hard to simply say, "get a grip" be careful, but other advice from OP - i can tell you are strong - keep up the good work. you are aces bud holding a glass of water to your health and your success!☺️ take care good luck kathy btw - where are you from??

@Andrejeus welcome to our small group. We get "smaller" by the day! congrats on losing 142 lbs!!!! way to go!!!! various thoughts/opinions on "pouch stretching". my doc says your stomach might stretch a teeny bit. But NEVER significantly, or to its original size. But, by worrying about the thought of stretching, OP might eat better/moderation with the fear that they are stretching their stomach.!! (OP have been known to be shot for less🤣 "yet" is the operative word!! you don't want to wait until you do gain, stop now!! Good for you on realizing/recognizing your prob. being brave enough in finding the board, looking for HELP before its too late. Back when i was your age (14 months) i used to brush my teeth whenever i was in trouble wanting to eat. (i now have the best looking teeth!!) LOL i was never big on exercise, but when i have that "need" about eating, i might go walking, i sometimes will still think about eating, LOL - but i don't eat. other things to do, exercise more, read - talk on the phone. simple suggestions i am frequently on the 'puter, i enjoy the boards, talking to you guys etc. keeps me off the streets, out of trouble and away from food🤣 My "secret" to what really, really helps me and not overeating etc - i remember the "good ol' days" when i weighed 235 lbs eeeeek - unhealthy etc. i can not/will not back to those days. i remind myself how i looked and felt, also that OP do sometimes regain - i can NEVER can let that happen to me!! 7.5 years sleeved, i weigh 130 (fluctuations) feel great, and i'm cute as a button!🤣 hang around with us, you'll learn alot - and meet many nice OP that have had WLS, knowledge to pass on, lessons to learn - we'll keep your mind occupied off that mean 4 letter word FOOD good luck bud kathy

@DanieHall yum yum !!! umm ummm good - hail, hail to pistachios!!😋 buttttt, they are dangerous for me!! got it under control though. bought a bag couple of weeks ago - put a good portion in small baggies. grab them from the pantry that way. otherwise, i might have prob stopping. but i'm good with one bag - not tempted to take another bag. btw - don't worry about the ER, as with everything moderation is key good luck kathy

@FluffyChix hey bud ,can you send a link to the thread ??? thanx your bud☺️ kathy

@GreenTealael hey bud - i must have missed topic of you having revision surgery could you send me the link so i can read it - (or @FluffyChix) take care hugggggs☺️ kathy

@GettinSkinnywithit welcome to the "century club" we've been waiting for you great feeling - you are lookin' terrific☺️ keep up the good job kathy congrats

@Starflower IF ????- silly head, of course you'll reach goal ☺️ 132 lbs!!!!! wonderful weight loss keep up the great job, for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life kathy congrats

@cstoots hi newbie welcome to Bariatric Pal.☺️ acid reflux - gone out the door WOO HOO!! keep up the good work kathy

@MstressB69 71 lbs down!! great job - you aces!!☺️ knee replacement date was scheduled. i mentioned to doc that i was going to have WLS in a couple of months. he quickly said lets postpone knee replacement til you've lost some weight. I was sleeved 12/15/11 (235 lbs)- DOS knee, 5 months later - down 62lbs - weighed 173 lbs "less" of me/you does make rehab much easier than you;/me were heavier. good luck with surgery tomorrow - for me it was painful, definitely worth it kathy

@Summer56 I donated ALL my large clothes to the rescue mission, I realized i forgot to keep anything for prosperity.😒 Went to Kohl's 1 year goal - directly to my familiar plus size area - stretch jeans that i always bought. Put the 2X jeans over my size 6 pants - stared in the mirror for awhile, almost tearing, reminding myself of past - I bought those pants as a keepsake/reminder. I look at them periodically - hanging in my closet - once in awhile they look at me and say,"hey remember me" i don't want to ever forget what i looked like in the past - but i am enjoying the present and look forward to each and every day in the future! Still cute as a button!🤣 I loved my family, et al before - but i was very unhealthy, and unhappy for various reasons i still love my family et al - now i am healthy, happy (still working on that), and looking forward to every new day - happiness is all that it's cracked up to be kathy congrats to me!

@codingirl79 hi newbie you are brand new here, but i see you have lost 80 lbs - DOS. 11/6/18 - post sleeve, that's terrific sounds, like you are doing everything right!! being healthy and a cutie, what more could you ask for!!☺️ at 10 months out. you have to "weigh" LOL your options - how about meeting in the middle with you calories, see if you can maintain at 1300. Try it for awhile and see what happens. Continue to up/down your calories until you are maintaining - and feeling good Many variables like @summerset good luck welcome to the boards☺️ kathy congrats

@Healthy_life2 hey bud - are you referring to recent heart prob? or talking about from earlier? if answer is you just had the "issue" so very sorry. (or earlier too) very sad - hope you are ok now? Improving? too many OP take their health for granted. Don't go to PHP at all, or not enough. Since some OP don't go to doc/normal check-ups, they don't know if they have developed diabetes/high blood pressure etc.😒 Unfortunately for various health probs that i've always had - i am able to be forewarned by the doc "if something is developing" (see my general doc too often for checkups) 50+ years ago, as i turned into a teenager, my mom always "mentioned" i need to loose weight. mom and i both referred to my appearance (vanity reasons) to loose weight. It took many years to realize my health was getting worse, and worse! that's why i needed to,(not for my appearance only, but for my health -must loose the weight Kept yo yoing like OP, finally one month before I turned 58 years old - i was sleeved. Now am 65 years YOUNG!! i love proudly yelling that after weighing 235 lbs DOS - like you, i will fluctuate the 130ish range too. 7+ years PO - maintaining - still cute as a button🤣 your advise to newbies et al, is as usual great. reader beware/listen to @Healthy_life2 wise words!! Love your pics - lookin' beautiful in your LBD (little black dress!) keep on keeping on. Keep responding, writing your posts. We all love to hear from you finally - ALL of us must take a page from @Healthy_life2 book - watch your body/ take care of yourself of yourselves - your life depends on it!! Who loves you baby?? 😉 kathy

you are in the early stages of your journey - keep up the great job - kathy congrats you have gone threw hard times starting with getting approved for WLS, had problems getting approved - also beginning stages with strictures et al, you made it to the other side a winner - keep up the good work you prove that your never tooo old/or too young for surgery!! ☺️ kathy congrats

@Mary Sarah Smith hey bud wow, i think i've heard it all now, anything is possible - sooo- who knows, voice change too? why not! as long as you can yell/scream "look" at how much weight i have lost - doesn't matter how you sound☺️ great weight loss kathy congrats

@Sunnyday25 hey cutie you look beautiful/slimming black dress when you got it, flaunt it!!😉 kathy congrats

@clsumrall hey lady, lovely lady your smile says it all - lookin' great☺️ keep up the good job!! Kathy congrats

@GradyCat ewwwwww - you are so pretty!☺️ nice to see who i've been "talking" with holding up a glass of water to your health you are aces!! keep up the great job kathy congrats

@debra102364 woo hoo - tests over - sending paperwork to insurance!! brrrrreath, in and out slowly - hopefully you'll get good news sooner than later on your approval. ☺️ kathy

@Jobber hey bud congrats on your great weight loss i know what you mean on estimating/knowing your similar portions and cals etc butttt - you are so early in the game you really should/must log your food, carbs etc. - you should always measure your food, keep track of calories etc - if you don't, well people have been shot for less!!🤣 many/most OP (VETS too LOL) log for a year+, as the years pass some OP might not log as they used to. (me)🙁 not yelling at you - but try to log! Do or Do NOT - There is no TRY "Yoda" good luck keep up the great job kathy

@Marinerman sorry the balloon didn't work for you😞 are you going to have a revision to another WLS? good luck kathy

@Johnny B since the time i was a wee little baby, i said "when i grow up i want to weigh 145 lbs" 🤣 (i did get to that weight when i was in my 20's for "awhile", then we all know what happened, up up and a way my weight went up! pre-op i decided i wanted to weigh 145 lbs again! As i was closing in to goal weight, i knew i could/should lose a little more. Got down to 130 lbs, i look terrific. (cute as a button)🤣 maintenance, little fluctuations you look great - amazing transformation love the pic of you and your dog. Both of you look wonderful! keep up the good work for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life☺️ kathy congrats

@Carrot64 congrats on finding a great surgeon - personal, successful, - what more could you ask for?☺️ good luck on your wonderful journey. kathy