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Gabby, chica you looking good. I'm a little ticked because I've seemed to have run into a stall. I am hoping to be down to 220 by the 4th of July.

Ugh, this. I'm sorry, I can't get with people picking on others just because they decided to do something to improve THEIR life. I'm sorry. I can't do the kumbaya, hand-holding thing with someone who is being spiteful to me. Now, I understand going the psychology route if it's a spouse, because you have to get along with them, but someone who is just a so-called friend can kiss my rapidly slimming a$$. Sorry. I'm not trying to offend anyone. To be clear, I am not talking about a friend who goes on about their life and eats what they want to in front of me, I have no problem with that. I am talking about someone who goes out of their way to make nasty remarks.

I limit my interactions with people who are not supportive....and if that's not possible, when they start talking about food, I start talking about how much better I feel now that I've given up junk, how much weight I've lost so far, how good I'm starting to look, etc. just to annoy them the way they're trying to annoy me.

I served in the Texas National Guard, I barely got in because of my weight, and once I was in, my weight was always an issue, especially since I had a hard time passing the PT tests. While I was in the National Guard, I met my husband, who was a Desert Storm veteran. He has since passed on, and I don't wanna get too sad thinking about it, but I had to respond to this post in his remembrance on this holiday.

I'm 3 months out now, but I think I had my first post-op drink when I was 5 or 6 weeks out. I used to like to drink a glass or two of wine every night before the surgery, now I just drink when I go out, which has been 2-3 times a month lately. I try to stick to vodka instead of the sweet mixed drinks that I used to have. I definitely feel the alcohol a lot sooner, but the buzz doesn't last as long.

2/20 was my date - Sunday was my three month surgiversary, I usually weigh on Saturday mornings, so last week my amount lost was 49.8 lbs. I can pretty much eat anything, and I feel hungry about an hour after I eat if I eat fruit, which I usually have for breakfast. So I guess I will need to make sure I eat protein at every meal. I have been excercising sporadically, I joined a bootcamp a month ago, but last week my outdoor allergies were severe so I've missed a few workouts.

I absolutely LOVE this type of nsv. Get it girl!

Definitely pick something that shows off your new figure! Congrats, I can't wait until I'm there too.

My first period after surgery was kinda crazy, but the last one was pretty normal. I'll probably start a new pack later this month. I stopped taking mine to lessen the chances of a blood clot as well.

I stopped taking my pills after I completed my last pack, and then I had surgery a month later. I still have not started them back yet, but I am not concerned about pregnancy - I was only taking them to regulate my cycle.

Oh my God, that is terrible. Just wow about that terrible surgeon. I am so sorry that you had to go through that. I am sending up prayers that your vsg surgery will be smooth and your recovery will be seamless.

I felt the same way - I asked Dr. Garcia if he actually did the surgery because I felt absolutely NO PAIN at all when it was over. I kept looking down at my bandages for confirmation. Today is my 3 month surgiversary and I am 49 pounds down!!

Hello, I am going to be going out of town soon and I would like to know what Protein powder is best for mixing with Water. I usually drink the ready-made shakes, I didn't want to bother with packing them and I don't have a refrigerator in my hotel room. So if anyone has any suggestions of powder that can be mixed with just water and ice in a shaker cup, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

I was able to get both short term disability and use my FSA for my surgery in Mexico. I have an FSA credit card. I paid my deposit to Dr. Garcia out of pocket, and then charged the rest on my FSA card on the day of surgery. All I had to submit for the FSA was a letter of medical necessity, and an itemized listing of the services performed. You should be able to get that from your doctors coordinator. I could have also submitted the receipt from when I paid the deposit, but I decided to use the rest of my FSA funds for copays/prescriptions from my PCP.

Good luck to you!

I just had a grilled chicken wrap from McDonald's for lunch today. That's the only thing I order from them, along with the tea and I tear away the excess tortilla. I don't think it's too bad of a choice. Per the Livestrong website - McDonalds grilled chicken wrap with Ranch is 270 calories, 18 grams Protein, 26 g carbs. So its a little high on the carbs side, and I suppose you could choose a different dressing, but I love ranch. I'm not stressing too bad over carbs right now.

I think I was 6 weeks out when I began eating sushi again, I started with the sashimi and then had sushi with light rice. I could only eat 2 pieces then. Now I can eat 4 pieces as long as it is light on the rice. (I'm 10 weeks out now)

Hello Alex, can we get some points for having an updated ticker on our signatures? When I first joined, it really helped me when I knew how much someone started out at, and how far along they got in various lengths of time.

Congratulations! Welcome to the loser's bench....let me scoot over and make room.....lol

I got a month off using short term disability. I got my PCP to submit the paperwork for my disability claim, and I showed her the paperwork I got from Dr. Garcia in Mexico. It went fine. They did not consider my surgery as elective because of my comorbidities, although it was not covered on my medical insurance.

I am in the same boat, my 18/20s will be falling off of me literally in a minute. I'm in the Garland area.

That is absolutely wonderful! I have now gotten to the point that I am happy too. For a while there, it seemed like everything was getting stuck in my chest and I was miserable every time I ate.

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