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Hey all....yes I screwed up and added fruit at first too.......it didn't effect me too bad I have lost fifteen pounds so far.....5more to go to reach goal for pre op.....mine is 9200. I chose Alveraz because a client went to him....self pay....I am getting a little freaked though because I see stuff like EKG, haven't had one........I hope my blood work and liver wil be ok..........starting to get nervous......the 4 weeks is killer....sorry sweetie but it is...I am on day 15 and getting pissy.....I do not think it is helping that everyone wants too party for my birthday...the acid reflux is getting it of hand....there has got to be a better way to shrink the liver........protein shakes get rude after two weeks...worse than that we have liquids after too....yep I a, pretty frustrated today.........sorry guys

I'm an August sleever! Augustb10th by Dr. Richardson in New Orleans! Nervous because I'm a tax lawyer and I'm cutting it dangerously close to my 9/15 corporate extension deadline!

The 3 things I am looking forward to doing when I am thinner
1. Running longer distances
2. Shopping in normal stores with normal sizes and paying reasonable prices
3. Not spilling over my seat on an airplane.

So, I had a "funny mole" removed last week and sent for biopsy. My imagination has taken me to all sorts for places this last week (worrying about chemo, radiation, dying from cancer and leaving my kids, etc.) I got the call yesterday that it is benign. I can't tell you how grateful I am for that. Now I can move on and focus on my upcoming surgery.

Finally got my date! Its at the end but I'm officially an August sleever. Surgery is 8/30, now to begin preparing.

Hello fellow sleevers! Add me to the list... I am getting sleeved on August 27th! I am about half way thru reading all 29 pages of this post.. so much to read! But full of lots of good ideas. I am 39 years old and have been overweight the majority of my life. I have battled with myself for years about having surgery... Until I read about the sleeve, I really just didn't see it in my future. I have lost weight in the past and was quite active... but in the last 5 years, I have gained it all back and then some. Since I know how it feels to MOVE my body, I just cant deal with all of this extra weight anymore. My 40th bday is coming up, and I decided enough is enough. My body hurts from the weight... I want to be able to run, rock climb, do a zip line.. all of that! I look forward to the reading all of your posts!

So I haven't bought any "goal outfit" or anything...but recently I got a $40 check from Lane Bryant. I didnt want to buy anything for now, so decided to get something in the smallest size they sell. Man, did I do good! There was a cute dress, size 14 on the sale rack for $44.99. I get to the register and was told the sale rack is 50% off right now, so I go get another dress. My grand total including tax? $42.48. I only had to pay $2.48 for 2 cute dresses! Hoping to be able to wear them by 2013 spring. That's not my final goal though! I want to not be able to shop in ANY woman's stores!

Yaaaay I got approved today!

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QOTD: Do you have any major award planned for yourself along the way down the scale or at the end?
Yes new boobies! but only if I get to goal

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August 6 2012
Dr. S
Killeen, Tx
Nice to be joining, this blog is grear. I have already started jotting down helpful tips.

Well I finally got thru all 28 pages! Whew there are a lot of August people! I am going for surgery August 28th here in Dallas with Dr. David Kim. I'm currently 5'5" and weighed in a few days ago at 194. I would like to get down to 120-130. I started being overweight at 20, got to around 150, then by 25 I was about 165, by 30 I was 170...you see where this is headed. I have to stop NOW, so that is why I made this decision.
What am I most scared of.....I have three weeks of all liquid diets and I can't stand the Protein drinks! UGH I know this is really silly to be scared about but I want this to be successful and I don't know how I'm going to get thru this unless I find some that I can actually get down without gagging. I'm not so worried about the surgery because I'm healthy, and also it still feels a ways off to me.
Who is the one person I want to see the new skinny me?......me! I want a picture of myself that I'm not ashamed of. I haven't seen one of those in about 20 years.
What preparations am I making?
7/1- Took me 2 weeks to kick the caffeine and carbonation! wow the headaches!
7/16- Tomorrow I am shooting for limiting carbs and continuing to shop for Protein Shakes. My doctor recommends Bari-Essentials and Opti-fast. Anyone tried them? Continue to walk a minimum of 5X per week for 1 hour. Start jogging for at least 6 minutes of that time.
7/23- No carbs at all and move to jogging for 10 minutes and rest walking for a total of an hour a day. Also, this is the week of my pre-op appointments, EKG, GERD Test, Pre-Op diet seminar
7/30- Start limiting my in take significantly. Move to jogging 15 minutes, walking 45.
8/7- Last "normal meal" for my husbands BDAY
8/8-Start the Pre-Op diet
Finally, what are the three things I can't wait to do when I'm skinny?
1.Take a family portrait....I have never done one and my boys are in high school!
2. See someone and have them not recognize me. Wow that would feel good!
3. RUN, JUMP, SKIP, PLAY! I want to do everything!
Here's a new question I have not seen...what is going to be your final reward for losing ALL the weight? (I plan to have small ones along the way as well!) I want to go to Peru and walk up to Macchu Pichu! (not sure if I spelled that right)
Good luck all!

I'm in August sleever also!! Aug 30th Dr. R. Marvin Houston TX.. Congrats to all August sleevers!

Hi All, I am having my VSG done in MX on August 10th (Cancun) with dr. verboonen. I am so excited to start this journey, but also terrified! I know I can manage the life change in diet but I keep playing the what if game - like what if I get really ill in my old age, what sort of complications could I be causing. On the other hand, if I want to be old I need to proceed with changing my life! Is any one else playing mind games with themselves?!!

You know how they always say that it takes a while for your head to catch up with your body? I just had to laugh at myself today. I bought a dress last week for my first goal size. I have already lost 25 but don't feel like it has made that much difference. So, I took the dress out today to see how tight it is and you guessed it... it fit! Oh well, guess I will HAVE to shop some more.

QOTD: Do you have any major award planned for yourself along the way down the scale or at the end?
Yes new boobies! but only if I get to goal

There is at least one sleeve vlogger I've followed on youtube who is three and a half years out, and she was very helpful in my decision. You can find her under AmySDMom on Youtube.
It does seem that lots of folks out there are using an alias, and it would be difficult to find someone you know unless you know what to search for.
All the best to you on your journey!

Hey there. I told very few people (and no family yet). I'm two mos post op and have posts nearly 30 videos under my alias, gastricsleeve4me
I can't possibly imagine how anyone I know would find the videos. I use a separate email address as my account that no one knows and nothing about my YouTube channel is associated with me or my name. The only way someone could stumble upon it is if they were considering the surgery and found it...in which case I'd be happy to discuss with them.
Create a new email that's just for your sleeve journey, and pick a YouTube name. I wouldn't worry about it one bit beyond that.

I think it's absolutely hilarious that we are jealous of other peoples surgery date (I am included in the jealous group because all I have is a "looks like August" date). What kind of freak is jealous about surgery lmao. Ok me heh heh.
So how about a fun q of the day? Do you have any major award planned for yourself along the way down the scale or at the end? I had planned a major shopping spree with a personal shopper at nordstroms but for the same outrageous amount (heh heh) I am thinking of buying a piece of art crystal that dh and I are both coveting. The reason being that while it's a Victorian abstract piece, the shape looks like a very sexy lady to us both....and I want to look like her . Looking at her in the parlor everyday would be a great reminder of my success.
And then I'll go shopping later lol.

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