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my favorite breakfast is chia gel (1/3 cup chia seeds soaked in 2cups water), warmed in microwave and sprinkled with cinnamon and granola! yumma!

you are always my inspiration! You look mahhhhhvalous!

I had an amazing NSV this weekend! I ran my first 5k since my surgery 11/14/11 and shaved 4 minutes and 52 seconds off my last 5k time (before surgery)! And...my race T-shirt was a medium instead of a (very tight) Extra large! I even ran it in barefoot shoes! I love feeling so strong and healthy! I've already signed up for four more! If you've never done a 5k...I highly recommend it...most of them have a walkers division, and, like me, I had to walk every so often to catch my breath. But, its a great way to commit yourself to training....like holding your own feet to the fire!

I am 5'7" too and my surgeon set my goal weight at 170 lbs!!! My personal goal is 155 as well...I was once 155 and was able to maintain that weight for about 5 years, that's why I chose it!

Weight before sleeve 255 lbs Current weight 199 lbs How long sleeved: 21 weeks. Loss so far: 56 lbs no gains...but a few stalls...but I loose inches when I stall, so I dont mind!!

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hit onederland this morning too!! It feels like I slept with a coat hanger in my mouth...I cant stop smiling!!

Onderland is a happy place full of rainbows and unicorns!!!!!! 199.6 this morning!!! WOOT WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

200.4 for the past two days....are you kidding me??? Hand me the scissors...im cutting my long hair off....I know that should be worth a few ounces!! LOL!!! Maybe tomorrow.................................

WOW!!! It's a whole new you!!! Looking great girl!!! You are such an inspiration!!

I am 4 1/2 months post open and still have shoulder pain when I eat. I talked to my surgeon about it at my three month appointment and he said it can take up to a year to form a protective scar tissue and the pain to go away. I can control it, however. If I eat very very slow, tiny bites and chew my food well....very easy to do at home...but going out to eat is a different story! I also stop eating for about ten minutes when I feel the first tiny twinge. Another time I notice it happens a lot is when I am too busy talking and not paying attention to the way I'm eating!

I was 202 this morning....and driving myself nuts by stepping on the scale two to three times a day! maybe I'll stay away for a week and see if I get the same results you did! heheheh congrats! that has got to be an incredible feeling! You've gotta be so proud of yourself!!!!!

There are many different reasons to keep it personal! I chose to keep mine private, only telling my husband and best friend because my brothers 34 year old daughter died of malnutrition, three years after her gastric bypass. My mom, the queen of worry, blames the surgery, not my niece's nutritional habits. Because of this, I have chosen to keep it hidden. I didn't even tell my kids because I don't want them to be put in a position where they would have to lie to their grandma. Trust me...this was a very difficult decision for me...normally I an a blabber mouth...always wanting to share my story. But I attend support group once a month in a city about two hours away and there, I am free to be open about it.

7 pounds away for me!! Lets do this!!!

Tonight, in my Emile Henry tagine, I threw together: boneless Pork chops cubed butternut squash apples fresh garlic cinnamon curry salt pepper was very tasty!!!

I am 12 weeks out and i had both done. I still have issues with meats and breads are a no-no for me. I can eat all meats as long as i take tiny bites and chew like mad before I swallow! It also takes me a very long time to eat meats because I have to give myself a few minutes in between bites. I will get horrendous left shoulder pain I'd I eat too much or too fast. I bought a cooking tagine that has really help making meats tender. There is a thread here on tagines and some recipes. Definitely a good investment for us sleevers!

me too!!!

Just what I needed to read tonight! I'm only ten weeks out and was feeling yucko because after skiing six hours yesterday, I gained two pounds overnight! I know it will come in time! Thanks for the smiles! Good job on all your triumphant moments and enjoy the ones to come!

I was scared of the surgery too...BUT...I was even more frightened of what would happen if is DIDN'T have it! I knew diabetes and high blood pressure were lurking around every corner. I'm 8 weeks out, 36 pounds down, in a size 16 from a size 20, and loving my tiny tummy!

Don't give up! My insurance does not cover any weight loss surgery....I was self pay. We were struggling financially when i approached the subject of the surgery with my hubby....he looked at me like I had a horn growing out of my forehead! We have two kids in college and my once very successful business went belly-up last year because of the economy! I knew I had the option of a home equity line of credit (very low interest rates right now) or a health care credit card. It was scary to spend so much money ($9,500 total)..but now, looking back, it was the best money I have ever spent! You have to look at it as an investment in yourself! At 10% out of pocket, you shouldnt be paying any more than $2,000 out of pocket....and YOU ARE WORTH SO MUCH MORE THAN $2000! Do what ever it takes for your health....I've even sold some of my things on eBay to help pay for this! And...one other thing...at only 7 weeks out and 32 pounds down, I have already saved a lot of money on my grocery bill!

I am 6 weeks post op today...I have been stuck between 229 & 227 for three weeks. Its so frustrating that I have stopped losing this soon out...and being self pay, it makes me feel horrible that I have spent so much money! I too, am trying to focus on the NSV's and I am loosing inches....although not a lot. I would love to hear if there are any folks out there who hit a long stall soon after surgery....but went on to make your goal weight.

I'm in NW Pennsylvania...my VSG package was $14,125. I also had a hiatal hernia repair which the insurance pain $5,000 for, so my final cost was $9,125.

Veda...I am in the same boat. I was sleeved on 11/14/11 and have only lost 5 pounds so far for the month of December. I have lost a total of 28 including my pre-op liquid diet. Its driving me crazy....but I am trying to stay off the scales and pay more attention to how my body feels and how my clothes fit. Things are changing even tho the scales are not!

I lost 9 pounds on the pro-op liquid diet, gained 8 in the hostal and now I am down 27.7 pounds. Yesterday was exactly one month.

I'm 4 weeks today and have been walking about 3-3.5 miles in an hour for the past three weeks....so I figured I was ready to get back to zumba tonight. I was surprised how sore I started to get at about the 50 minute mark. I just took it very slow and easy the last ten minutes....but it felt great to be really moving again. The hardest part was not chugging my water after class!