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Patrick, you are having WAY too much fun with this thread! hahahaha

HAHAHA that was awesome, wasn't it?? I was crackin' up! Anyway...I had to get rid of my bigger clothes, because, although like you, I liked the loose feeling of shrinking out of them, but when I looked in the mirror and saw the old clothes, I saw the old body. My eyes and brain were playing tricks on each other, and to see the change, I had to see different clothing. It just wasn't working for me mentally. We all have our weird ways of looking at these things.

Does it have to be strawberry? I like orange....

LOVE all the new terminology I've learned here. Thanks ladies! Now...I seem to remember that there was some type of bone under all this mess years ago..... I'm hoping to find it again....

Well, I can't explain it entirely with any medical accuracy, but i know he used a piece of mesh to help with the repair that is absorbing over time. That mesh and the repair in general was probably the most painful part of healing. I had to use ALL of my prescribed pain meds for it (two weeks worth). That said...it wasn't THAT bad. I've been in worse pain before. Google it and find a picture. I think that helps me more than anything is seeing a picture. I'll try to attach one.... I think that opening where the stomach is popping through the muscle is sewn up and made smaller...

Ok, thanks!

Praying for a simple fix!

I was self pay in Dallas, and I already knew I had a hernia from a few years ago. He repaired it at no cost to me, but since i have other medical coverage, he billed them to see if they'd pay anything. He said if they didn't, it still would not cost me any extra. All I paid for was the sleeve surgery itself and the hospital.

Ooo....might have to try that!!

That's awesome!!!

Yikes. I love those too, but I've gotten to where I refuse to give up the calories for it. I'm looking for the most filling protein for the calories. I'm trying hard to stick to 800 calories, so I need volume!

HA!! I sure hope so!! I started at 349! I am down to 285 so far in close to 4 months. I think you will do fantastically. "They" say you should only lose a certain percentage of your overage in weight, but I've seen people on this site get down as far as they wanted.

OOOOOoohhhhhh,. REALLY?? Burn less? Weird, man!!

Wishes, you ARE about to starve to death! BTW, what's a "fitbit calorie adjustment?" I've seen that on a few peoples' diaries....

Oh, and everyday when you complete your food log- It WILL tell you that you're starving to death. Just ignore that.

You have to manually adjust your goals to what your doctor said you should be taking in. For instance I'm supposed to be around 800 calories, 80 grams of protein, and 80 or less of carbohydrates (the less the better for me) and so on.. so when you set your goals choose the manual entry option. you can adjust everything however you need to. And you can choose what elements it tracks every day. (calories, fat, carbs, calcium, protein, etc.) It's a great thing to use to keep you on track.

I saw that!!! That's crazy!!! I did 40 minutes yesterday (for the first time!) and only burned half of what you did! Way to go!!! Doesn't it feel great?

Start plugging EVERY bite in to My Fitness Pal. Put it all out in black and white and you will be amazed at how much you're taking in. It's so easy to breathe 50 calories worth of particles out of the air!! HAHAHA. Bring your calories down and start logging. People who use a tracking system tend to stay on track better. (You may do this already, I don't know, but it sure helps me when I feel out of control.)

OH gravy, I was so nervous, I was obsessing about the whole thing. I LIVED on this website looking for...I don't know what....to ease my mind. I was sure I would die or have a leak or have to spend the next 3 months in the hospital, knowing that I have a family to take care of... I thought of ALL the worst things I could. I just had to focus on the fact that my surgeon has an outstanding success rate (very low complication rate) and that God is in control, and if that's the way He wanted to take me out, there's not much I could've done about it! I don't know if that is a comfort to you, or not, but ....that's what did it for me. I love the permanence of this surgery. I know that I don't have to worry about bands slipping or something weird happening. No stretching like a bypass (minimal risk, anyway). I have new self-control thanks to the sleeve. Just watch your hubby go go go, and you will be excited to get on your way too!

I'm starting to think that's the case. I'm not really long or short waisted, but just about between. My doc uses an endoscope for sizing which is about a 34 bougie size, so it must be that my stomach is longer, is all I can figure

Dark meat chicken actually has good Omega 3s that we need for our brain and it lowers cholesterol. I know it's more expensive, but try for organic too.

Just keep doing what you're doing and it WILL break. Don't let yourself slip into bad habits, or it won't break. It's frustrating, yes. Believe me, I had a LONG stall. It'll happen......It'll happen....

WOW! You're 5'8" and you weigh 136.5??? That gives me hope that I may actually reach 140!

OOOOHHHHHHH!!!!! WHEW!!!! Ok, that sounds much better! I HAVE seen people on here saying what they've stuffed down post op, and Im surprised they didn't die! So....I was worried. I'm glad that was not the case.

Ya, my capacity increased WAY faster than I wanted it too, but I'm steadily losing. I just get kinda hungry some days.