New_Hope

Congratulations on reaching this milestone! Hope to follow you there within a month.

My nutritionist told me before surgery not to focus on calories. Try to start drinking shakes, and eat a high protein, low carb diet. Get use to cutting out the carbs, not the calories. See it that works.

Not sure what the applesauce video is. Congrats on getting back on track, recognising you needed to, and getting ready to start a family.

10 lbs gained my 1 day in hospital. It took about 3 days for it to be gone.

Great job! have you reached goal?

So sorry you had such a rough start. I'm sure you are now on the mend and will be filling much better each day. My prayers are with you.

Great plan in place. The only think I would add is to make sure you get 7-8 hrs of sleep per night. Lack of sleep messes with your hunger hormones, plus is a deterent to lossing weight.

Great job! Thanks for keeping us up to date!

I'm with you there. I have been a coke addict forever! Several years ago switched from Coke to Coke Zero to lose weight (didn't work). Went cold turkey 11 days ago. Hope to have the surgery soon, so I can smile about the pounds, and maybe forget the longing for the fizzy little bubbles.

I had a six month wait also. My paperwork was turned in last Friday also. I was told my insurance usually takes one - two weeks to approve. "Patiently" waiting.

thanks for sharing.

Yeah! Glad you are getting so close! I'm envious, lol.