Sweet Toni

Girl! .2 pounds, please you can't account that to anything. Don't get down over that, just tell yourself you're going to try harder! If you're already going hard, just keep doing what you're doing. All kinds of things scare me, ESPECIALLY leakage, but that is the risk of ANY surgery. But you just make you sure you've done your homework, get the best surgeon you possibly can and do everything you can to keep yourself healthy.

As far as that scale! I would say chuck it out the window, but no one really wants to do that! Weight yourself once a week to 2 weeeks. Watch what you are eating, WRITE IT DOWN! Then when you get on the scale you know why you are up or down. But don't ever let it get you done, just a stepping stone!

I agree with IVY, this is the biggest loser sista! I mean 5 lbs in a week is a lot, ID LOVE TO LOSE THAT! You're walking so thats GREAT! I'm sure if you were doing intense cardio and weight training it would come off faster. BUT don't be discouraged, you are doing all the right things, just KEEP IT UP! Thats got to be super hard and i for one and proud of you girl!

oh good luck smoky!!! i hope all went well, keep us posted!!! yayayayayay!!!

Well i definitely wasn't asking the same questions in a different way. I had valid questions. Me and my coworker even went through them together. Trust me, she is very informed, questions that she got answered I didn't even ask. But questions that both her and i wanted to know, i asked! I've been through seminars, and to a nutritionist. ALL the required steps. I'll give you an example of questions i had

1. How long have you been performing bariatric srugery?

2. How long have you been performing the sleeve surgery?

3. How large of a bougie does your practice use?

4. Is there a standard size that the sleeve will be?

And so on... questions I feel that no one else could answer (maybe) for me other than the surgeon. The practice is a center of excellence. The doctors are well known. I'm not concerned that they don't know how to do their job. They do it well and i've known plenty of people who have gone through this office and are fine. This doctor inparticular is the newest of the doctors on staff. So maybe he doesn't have it down yet. The other 2 doctors have been on staff for YEARS! But i highly doubt they would bring someone on who wasn't on the same level that they were. So its just like AMANDARN said most surgeons have bad bedside manner. It just sucks that it had to be mine and he rushed me the way he did. Like i said, im going to keep on praying and asking God for guidance. hopefully things will work out.

Ladies, you guys are amazing!!!!

@CAMMYD: thank you for your encouragement, knowing that you are doing great is sooo soothing and makes my heart feel better.

@angelica: OMG!!! I'm totally saying a prayer for your RIGHT NOW! Keep me posted, i have faith God will keep you

@Vsg Doll: you my girl!!!!!! thank you soooooooooooooo much, you have been such an amazing friend and supporter. Come saturday morning we will have soooo much to talk about, i can't wait til you find out when your surgery is, we will be screaming so loud they will try and write us up! lol hahaha, love you girl!

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