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About a month ago, I decided to stop sharing my weight loss achievements and anything to do with my healthier lifestyle. I did this because he would always down play it or simply ignore me and act like he didn't hear me. For instance, I would come out of the bathroom really happy after weighing myself and say "down 2 pounds, yes!". He would say, "I'm sorry did you say something?". Ugh! Recently, I finally bought some smaller clothes and the first time I put them on for us to go out and I said "I'm loving these size 16's and my new heels". He said, "You shouldn't wear those heels. You'll break an ankle. I'm just worried about your safety". There are more comments like this. I usually just blow it off but it's sad cuz I want to share these things with my husband. He's my best friend....well he used to feel like my best friend. I'm glad I have this forum to share these things with all of you. I miss my friend and I just don't understand what's going on. Has anyone else come across this situation and, if so, what are your thoughts? Big hugs everyone!

I'm at the airport, on my way to Tjuana to be sleeved with Dr. Rodriguez. I should go into surgery around 5pm pst. I'm so exited, but terrified! This is the biggest leap of faith of my life. Wish me luck everyone! I'll update later.

Well, tomorrow is the big day for me. Please say a prayer, and I'll be praying for all of you. Save some room for me on the losers bench

Hi everyone! I had surgery on Monday morning and should be heading home today. Tuesday was tough, I didn't feel very good but today I feel so much better. I'm keeping down 4oz of liquid every hour now. They brought me yogurt which I might try but am very afraid it will hurt. I have been up walking laps and have only had a tiny bit of pressure in my shoulder due to the gas. Feeling very fortunate and can't wait to get home to my own bed.

I'm up because sleep is not working. 1.5 hrs till I leave for the hospital. Anxious, nervous, excited. I can't even slow my thoughts down.
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No question is stupid! Promise!!! I have already had the band and I still ask questions with this surgery. Knowledge is power and it is a key factor to recovery. Good luck to you!!!

Well I decided to move ahead and am scheduled with Dr. Garcia on 3/30. Anxious, excited and scared all at the same time!

See my surgeon on Thursday and plan on asking him

I'm now 3 months out and I want to encourage you all. My first 2 weeks after surgery, I lost only 10 lbs. Then I stalled for 3-4 weeks and thought that the surgery didn't work for me. I was so discouraged. But then my stall broke and over a week and a half I dropped 15 lbs. Then another stall for 2-4 weeks... I can't even remember how long the stall was now because I've had so many. Lol but I will tell you this, I lost 25 lbs during preop and now 3 months post op, I'm down a total of 68 lbs. It seemed to fall off super slow but in reality, it fell off at the speed of light. Mind you that I'm only 3 months post op but I only have 7 more pounds to go to meet my 6 month goal which was to lose 50% of my excess weight. I started at 280 lbs before I did the preop diet and am now down to 212 lbs. I'm 5'4". Yes, I know, I need to update my ticker. I've blogged all about my ups and downs and those sorry stalls. Today I updated my blog with a couple of pictures that were taken over the weekend. These pictures shocked me because I still felt absolutely huge and had no idea what I was actually looking like.
Hang in there! It will happen for you too. It's very normal to go through lots of stalls.

Hate to say it, but if you're typical you're going to have LOTS of stalls and LOTS of periods where the weight just melts off. The important thing is to learn to be patient and not obsess over the scale too much. If you eat right (Protein first, small portions, chew chew chew), drink lots of Water, and exercise, the weight WILL melt away, but you have to be patient.
Easier said than done, I know...

Jimmy: don't worry about other people and their narrow mindedness. They mean well, but cause a lot of stress for us. This is a hard journey but very rewarding in and of itself. Welcome!

First and foremost, I would like to apologize to the everyone who was worried about me and thought something bad happened to me around my previous surgery date. I was going through a whole lot of chaos mentally, emotionally and physically with very little support, so i felt it would be best for me to postpone my surgery for a later date or until everything got better.
I know I haven't posted on here since October, maybe September, I don't recall but I'm here to let you know that I'm officially back on the bandwagon. This time im eady to lay all my cards on the table and finish what I previous started last year.
I recently received a new surgery date, April 26th, and I'm more excited than previous surgery date I received. Internally I feel at peace and now it time to let it show externally.
As most of you may already know, the only support I have is my sister and you all! Everyone else I spoke about it with are completely against my decision and desperately trying to change my mind, but I wont let that happen, no, not a chance in hell lol.
I also decided to start a podcast from the beginning of my journey all the way to the end of it. As soon as I get the ball rolling I will definitely keep you all informed.
To all my newly sleeved people, from sept. 2011-march 2012, I would like to congratulate you all on taken a major leap of faith and joining the journey to a better life and longer life. You have my FULL SUPPORT! To all my future sleevers I wish you all the best of luck on the pre-journey, I'm right there behind you cheering you on all the way to finishline!

Congratulations Stephanie
I have a lapband which has stopped working. I will get my lapband removed and my sleeve on May 3. I am really excited but nervous.
Keep us posted on your progress

first and foremost, congrats on making the biggest lifestyle change of your life. Yes, it will be hard but it will worth it. The pain the beginning is temporary but the lifestyle change will be permanently satisfy with every step.
Keep your eyes on the prize and enjoy the ride... It may have its ups and downs but ask anyone 3months down the line, the ups start to outweigh the downs in EVERY sense!
GD LUCK ON YOUR NEW JOURNEY!

Who cares what others think....some have never had to deal with being fat. Most could not handle it even for a day. I wish I would have done it sooner. (this on the waiting bench, but ready for the lose bench)

I am getting sleeved March 20...less than 48 hours away!!!! I'm so excited and I wish everyone the best on their surgery dates.

Congratulations on your success. What exercise did you do? How much weight have you lost in total? Has the exercise helped with excess skin? What about hair lost was it much? Sorry for all the questions just want to know what to expect.

I had my sleeve Monday @ 7:30am! Piece of cake! After reading all the posts, I was sooo worried about pain, tubes, etc...all of which were comPletely unfounded! Maybe since I've had 2 c-sections, but the tube has been easy breezy! I'm following my Dr's directions to the letter and I'm enjoying this life experience!

Orange vinaigrette:
Whisk together with a fork:
juice of 1 orange (around 1/2 cup)
1 teaspoon of mustard (creole, Dijon, or hot/sweet)
If you're going to use salt and pepper, put it in now--I didn't use it, and it was still delicious!
Then whisk in 1/8 c of good-quality olive oil. YUM!!
You can add any sort of herbs to this that you want--I like it straight up and with tarragon and/or a few finely chopped chives. You can also finely chop or grate a shallot and add, but I sort of like the flavor of the dressing with just the orange juice and olive oil--it's really tasty.

That's great! Congratulations!

Don't have a date yet. But finally chose my dr. And trying to figure out a date with my coordinator and my job. But it is moving forward :-) I can't wait to get it done.

Finished my sleep study (no sleeping issues - yayyyyy!). Also did my pre-op bloodwork. Now it's just focusing on the liquids until next Thursday! Just one week away!!!

That's my date that I will get my sleeve too with Dr Almanza in Tijuana my employer didn't included the weight loss in the package

No that's a great question!! Those are all me. They were very much bigger to begin with but I think what I lost and what I kept evened out very well. I was told that if you had them before you gained the weight you were looking to lose, you would probably keep most of what you had. That was the case for me.
That all being said... I have a great VS bra on and it helps keep the girls where they should be. I'm a little worried about the fall they have taken but my BF tells me they are still perfect.