BubbysMeema

I have picked up some old bad habits, too. I'm trying to fight them. When I avoid bad habits, I lose more. I keep going back to basics & that helps. If we stay focused, we can do it.
Sleeve date: Oct. 15. HW: 315; SW: 283; CW: 228

Date of surgery 10/17/12
Heaviest weight 283
Date of surgery weight 237
Current weight 182
101 lbs lost from heaviest weight
55 lbs since surgery
So happy I did this surgery.

Neil, I think you may have completely missed my point. You are so obsessed with being "right" and with the populous. If you really want to have a p!$$ contest, then go add the "likes" on my posts and you will see the nubmers even up a bit more.
You still have not responded to my lasts posts, either. Can you do that without being a smart @$$?
Your pride and ego have gotten the better of you in this discussion and blinded you to the points being made. I don't know how I can get this across any clearer, but I'll try one more time.
I completely agree with your original post. Even the one you had before you edited it and softened it up. People should not obsess about falling off the wagon. But you were suggesting that they do not need to follow the Drs guidelines, and I disagreed. I do believe that is irresponsible and to tell people otherwise could have negative consequences in their lives. Can you not see this?
It is my opinion, from my personal experience and reading thousands of threads over the last 17 months on this and other sites, that you are in the minority as far as the foods you are able to eat so early on. I am amazed at what you are able to eat and know that because of this, you will have an easier go with this journey. Since you state that you have read all of the pre- and post-op threads, what do you think? I tried to progress to what you are doing and there was just no possible way. You were able to drink more the first week of surgery than I was after the first month. Am I saying everyone is like me? No way, but surely you don't expect everyone to be like you, either.
You got your back up when I said that if you were saying all this stuff for the sole purpose of stirring the pot, you were a troll. Believe it or not, there are people like that. I've been on forums and bulletin boards since before the WWW existed and have come across many. They have nothing better to do with their time. I was merely saying that if that was your intention, to get everyone riled up. You were a troll. If that wasn't your intention, then you were not.
Please don't read my posts so defensively. As stated in my previous posts, my intention on this forum is to share my experience as I know it. I worry about the person researching the sleeve and reading a post like this and think they do not have to follow their Drs guidelines.

I'm just in the beginning stages of my sleeve journey and was wondering if anyone else here is from San Diego.
I'm in San Diego and have Kaiser, I start my Options class on March 21st.

Man, I should have researched first, then posted after. Here's a link from this board and Tiffykins weighed in on this isue.
http://verticalsleevetalk.com/tell-your-story/5688-stomach-stretching-question.html