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Good luck gmanbat! How are you doing?

Best of luck!!

I too drink the EAS AdvantEdge Carb Control shake. I have only tried chocolate Fudge and strawberry Cream. Very tasty and with 17 grams of Protein, 0 sugars and only 100 calories, it's pretty nice. Like FlyGirl said, no bad after taste. My local Kroger has them. They are 11 ounces and come in packs of 4. I can by two packs for $10. I tried some of the powders and just couldn't handle more than one of those a day. I'm glad to see that others are using this.

So sorry for your loss. It is diffucult any time you lose a parent, but I can only imagine during this time in your life. We are praying for you. I hope you have a support group such as a church that you can reach out to locally. This is a time to be near family and friends so that they can help you. God bless you, dear.

Welcome! I am new too! Good luck on your new journey!

BTW...I don't have that tenderness anymore!

Yes, I felt that tenderness in my lower abdomen, but as you said, only when I got up or sat down. I think everyone has that. I don't think it is anything to be concerned about, but it is good that you called. Always better to be safe than sorry. Good luck on your new journey! I'm sure we will continue to cross paths as we go through this together!

Hope you are okay. I agree, call your Dr. They will give you some great advice, probably over the phone. Good luck and please keep us informed.

Congrats on your sleeve! I am two weeks post op (tomorrow). I had nausea the first day post op, but after that was fine. I was pretty much pain free from day one...just tender. Today I feel great. maybe a little tired at the end of the day, but not unmanageble. It's so wonderful to see everyone on here encouraging each other. It is such a boost! We can do this!!

I am right there with you! Tomorrow will be two full weeks for me post op. I have not lost a lb since last Sunday. I know stalls are to be expected but certainly didn't expect it this fast. I too am working on getting all my liquids and Protein. I know it will pass but it's a bit discouraging when I don't see it on the scale. I haven't ever measured myself, but I can tell I am shrinking. I received my first compliment at work yesterday.

Keep up the hard work. We will get by this!!

Vance

Thanks everyone! Good luck to all of you new sleevers too!

Hi everyone! My name is Vance. I have really enjoyed looking around in this forum. What a great place of encouragement and comradery and I hope I can add as I go through my journey.

I was very athletic growing up and even played semi-pro baseball. About 20 years ago I started my first sit down desk job, and there began my upsizing. I gained several pounds every year until it reached a point this past summer (2011) where I ballooned up to 330 lbs. With three wonderful children and a beautiful wife, I decided it was time to do something about it before something worse happens. I decided to meet with Dr. David Kim, weight loss surgeon in Dallas, TX. After a great meeting, I decided I wanted to go for it. The sleeve was going to be my surgery and after my insurance approving it, I started my liquid diet. I lost 34.5 lbs in just a few weeks and weighed in at 295.5 on my surgery date, 12/31/2011. Surgery was good with not any difficulty. Today is day 8 and I just moved to Phase 2 of my liquid diet. It's going pretty good. Getting in my Protein and Water and currently down to 281.5 (down 48.5 lbs pre-op / 14 lbs post-op.) I'm a little head hungry, especially when I see pizza or fast food commercials, but I just sip on my Water and I am okay.

Anyways, I just wanted to say hi to everyone. When I registered for this site, it suggested I post my story, so there it was. I hope to be an encouragement to others as I have already been encouraged by you all so far.

Thanks!

Vance