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I feel similar to you, except I'm obsessed. Lol. I haven't read a good book in months and I come here many times a day. I had a very good time at a wedding last night, but I daydreamed for weeks about ways to get out of it because I want everything to happen after surgery. I also bored my great family members and what did I do? Come here more often, of course! LOl I am actually making an effort I don't develop unrealistic expectations. I am making sure to not have selective reading. I try to let the good, back & the ugly sink in, not just the good. @Mel. I know I will be told I've changed, even if I don't. I learned that when I became a supervisor years ago. A "friend/coworker" kept telling me that but her face kept betraying her. It was clear she wasn't happy for me, I had not changed. Besides, I will change after surgery. My core values won't, but being happier & more energetic will bring changes and some people can't take it. Too bad, so sad. Can't please everyone.

I'm a volume eater. I went on Meridia for about 45 days when I started my last Weight Watchers stint. It worked great. It suppressed my appetite enough that I didn't quit and went on to lose 50 pounds. HIH

I have Cowgirls same fear. . My surgery is on Nov. 16th and I have no doubt this surgery is a risk I have to take, but I also fear a possible rabid enthusiasm here. I also fear my brain. For the last few months, I have tried real hard to focus on the bad and the good of VSG, and not be selective of what I want to hear. I hope I have done a good job of it and it all turns ok for most of us. Perhaps one of us should write a thread about this.

November sleevers come say hello here : http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/26418-banana-babes/

November sleevers come say hello! http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/26418-banana-babes/

Hello November Sleevers! Please come and introduce yourselves! Scorch picked our name a few weeks ago in another thread. We are the banana BABES, because like she said, " our stomachs will end up looking like a banana". I will start. November 16th is my big day! I would have LOVED to have accepted the 7th, but I have tickets to see STING in concert. Don't you love my priorities? (Actually the tickets were expensive, non refundable & my husband would kill me). So the 16th it is and I couldn't be happier. Before Thanksgiving is probably not ideal, but being sleeved and somewhat recovered by January 1st ,2012 is way more important to me. I can't wait! Banana Babes :Banane01:

Hello everyone! The title of this thread no longer applies! Yeah for that! In a few minutes, I will open a new thread called "November banana Babes" so everyone can go there and introduce themselves . That will be the "main thread" for us, November sleevers. I hope it is ok with everyone. Please go there and re-introduce yourselves. Our dates are near........Hip Hip Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!

I am pre-op so not sure if your weight loss is within "normal" ranges. You might want to post this in a different thread if you feel it isn't and you don't know why.

OH MY GOODNESS MeMeMeee! I really hope all this will be a distant memory really soon. Big hug to you. Remain positive!

I have butterflies in my stomach and a first ever cold sore to prove it.

Well, then I'm bad too because there is no way I would have stayed quiet a whole day listening to all her nonsense. I would have been nice, but straightforward. Something like, "I am not competing with you. I think you are beautiful. I'm trying to get healthier, not compete with you. I hope this doesn't affect our relationship. By the way, did you see our favorite Cereal is on sale?".

Maybe it's my "linear" personality, but it felt weird to even set up appointments with my surgeons bariatric team before meeting him. I researched him extensively, but I felt I needed to meet him and "hire" him, before going to see "his" nutritionist, psychologist etc. I did not want to get "too deep" with his practice, in case I wanted to switch. This is not necessary though, it's how I roll.

Why wait? Have him call in a prescription to your pharmacy.

I also have the bean pole friend & a sister in law that eats and eats, don't exercise and never gain but they don't make a dent on a buffet for ever meal, I do! When they are stressed or sad, they forget to eat and skip meals. I never forget to eat. We are not with them for every single meal or bedtime snack. I also have the brother that was a bean pole and ate a ton until his early 30's and is now obese with severe sleep apnea & a fatty liver in late 40's. I don't know anyone that can eat and eat like I do and not gain weight. I think that is something we tell ourselves. That is what I have experienced in my world, so it is obviously based on my experiences. Having said all this, I do think we are not all "built" the same way. I don't think it is as simple as calories in, calories out & will power. Something will be discovered someday that others won't have to have to have their stomachs cut in order to eat normal portions.

Best wishes on the big day!

Wow, nobody will recognize you at the next family reunion! You look great! Congratulations.

My sister in law had bypass 5 years ago, lost about 140 pounds and has kept if off without every exercising. She missed goal by about 25 pounds though. However she looks great, is super happy and very energetic. I am not advocating this at all though, but you just had major surgery. In my opinion, six weeks is not a long time at all. It took me 2 full months to somewhat recuperate from hysterectomy.

No before pictures? You look healthy. Like you were thin all your life. Congratulations!

I have nothing original to say. You DO look beautiful on the before picture and you look beautiful now.

Yep. My "Cpap doc", (that is also a pulmonologist), told me the same thing today. Since you are still snoring, I would not stop using it. Call your doc and see what he/she recommends. Mine might not even be cured after weight loss, so I will have another sleep study done.

It is probably not the ideal time. I do worry a little. I would rather not have a lot of extended family around, just my immediate ones, but it is what it is. I will deal with it. My desire to begin 2012 already sleeved and somewhat recovered is much greater. Having said that, I know I won't pick a date before November 12 though. I have awesome tickets to see Sting in concert and I won't miss it! We have to have our priorities straight, ya know.

In my case, I was weighed & my blood pressure was taken by a nurse. Then I had nice & relatively short conversation with the surgeon. I had already researched him extensively & I didn't want him to waste time explaining surgeries I did not want so I told him from the beginning I wanted VSG. He asked me why I had picked it, how much I wanted to lose & some health questions. He explained VSG in detail and I asked a few questions that were very particular to my health history. The rest I had learned here and he could tell. Since I knew he had the expertise I required, he respected me & answered all of my questions professionally, I hired him. Best wishes!

Me too! :rose::rose:

I am pre-op, so I will be brief. Seems you are worried about your health despite the improvements in your pre-existing conditions. Have you had blood work? That might put you at ease. Also, Isopure sells premixed drinks that taste and look like juice, rather than milk. They are sold at GNC and I am sure elsewhere. Other brands probably have it too. Best wishes!

I always wonder how you are doing. Glad to hear you are doing well.