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wow i could have written this post! I also started back with low carb and higher protein this week and the scale is moving again..I was sleeved in dec 2012 and still have 40 lbs to get off.

wow i could have written this post! I also started back with low carb and higher protein this week and the scale is moving again..I was sleeved in dec 2012 and still have 40 lbs to get off.

wow i could have written this post! I also started back with low carb and higher protein this week and the scale is moving again..I was sleeved in dec 2012 and still have 40 lbs to get off.

wow i could have written this post! I also started back with low carb and higher protein this week and the scale is moving again..I was sleeved in dec 2012 and still have 40 lbs to get off.

wow i could have written this post! I also started back with low carb and higher protein this week and the scale is moving again..I was sleeved in dec 2012 and still have 40 lbs to get off.

wow i could have written this post! I also started back with low carb and higher protein this week and the scale is moving again..I was sleeved in dec 2012 and still have 40 lbs to get off.

wow i could have written this post! I also started back with low carb and higher protein this week and the scale is moving again..I was sleeved in dec 2012 and still have 40 lbs to get off.

wow i could have written this post! I also started back with low carb and higher protein this week and the scale is moving again..I was sleeved in dec 2012 and still have 40 lbs to get off.

My date is Sept. 24th. I am glad that my Dr. had a cancellation and I was able to get it. I have my NUT class on 9/10 and start my 2 week pre-op. I am excited, anxious and scared all at the same time. Anyone have advise as far as pre-op diet (good foods,bad foods)?

I am 63. I knew getting the puff out of my face would allow the lines to show up. I pictured my face looking like a Rolling Stone: thin and raisin-like in texture.
As it turned out it is not that bad. It also helps that my new energy and sense of well being makes me not give a rat's posterior about it.
I'd rather be an obnoxious old-looking guy that doesn't know how to "act his age" than a young looking old guy that acts decrepit and feeble.

Yeah I know I did leave. I'm just sitting here on my ass though. I could be in there working but I don't want to be bombarded by the smell. That's why I asked if they wouldn't mind eating in the other room. They're not working while they eat... I don't want to go for a walk because I live in Texas and its about 100000 degrees here and I feel weak anyway. Oh well. I just felt like I needed to vent a little. I know others don't conform their lives around me, but I also know what I was asking wasn't much.

Hello! My name is Brittany. I am a 25 year old mother of 2 beautiful girls, I work and am in graduate school. I had my surgery last year on 11/23/11 (the day before Thanksgining). It has been one of the best decisions of my life. I have been lurking on these boards since before I had surgery and have finally decided to stop being antisocial and join already! I glad to be a part of the group now!
-B

So happy! I had my doctor consult today and I am set to go for surgery in six weeks! I have to set up my pre surgery stuff on tuesday but he said no later than six weeks maybe even earlier. I can't wait it is finally happening and I am ready for my life to not be about my weight but about my happiness. I am so looking forward to starting my new life!

Hi I'm Kesell I'm 22 and I just had my surgery 3 days ago and it seems to get easier to cope with day by day any tips on how to deal with the first months diet

Well just got up to my room surgery is done everything went perfect. Lots of gas pain but that's it. Will send more updates when not so doped up

I had surgery this morning and I feel ok. Its not as bad as I thought...just a little nausea...ugh.

I am sorry both you and mizzliz83 are having this difficulty. I am sending out positive thoughts of healing and health.
I have not been sleeved yet but based on reading tons of posts it seems as if everyone heals differently and at different
rates. I hope things start getting better each day for you.

Mmmm sounds like a very similar favorite recipe of mine that i make...cut up boneless porkchops fried and pour some of my homemade green salsa on top simmer and enjoy. I am so going to have to try your recipe it sounds delicious. When you pureed it though was it weird? Im so iffy on pureed meat it just doesnt sound appetizing :-\

Dooter, I won the iPod Touch contest for being the biggest mouth on here during a specific time period. It's nice to win something for being myself! LOL

the authorization for my surgeon consult. I already did 6 months of classes, met with nutritionist, attended seminar,
attended support group, attended 5 classes on WLS and completed psych eval.............I am getting closer..............................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i just had a simliar post the other day!
i opted for the nutri-bullet. so far so good. you can leave it run longer to get more smoothie types or you can turn it off sooner to get more mushed up.
i can keep you posted if yo like as i experiment. i know a lot of people on amazon probably havent gone through what we are/will be going through i spent a few nights reading reviews on amazon on all the blenders, juicers, etc. that i was interested in.
good luck!

wow what a surprise! Of course it will take you time to process and then the excitement will kick in..just had this happen to my daughter and a coworker, both after
14 years since babies. You have started such good habits and if you nurse you may end up much smaller than you started. Also I know all my classes, approval etc is good for 1 year according to my insurance so you may not have to start from scratch if you do continue on the surgery path.
Regardless I know one year from now you will be saying this was the best thing that could have ever happened in your life!

wow, you look great!!!!! Good work!

rdoactv,
should have been a bit more clear and I am not sure I can explain it unless you too have lived it. For 30 years i was a smoker and when I quit, I spent the first year or so still focused on how long since my last smoke, how many days, I am not a smoker blah blah..even though I was not smoking my thoughts and energy were constantly focused on smoking or not smoking, after the third year I never thought about it anymore, days and weeks would pass I would not even recall I use to be a smoker..I want to get to that place with weight..Most of the time I make healthy choices, I exercise, I eat when hungry and I am no longer consumed with thoughts of food, eating or not eating or dieting. I hope that is possible with the sleeve.

This is an interesting question, for sure. What does it mean ... to reach goal?
I started at around 300 pounds and my goal was 200 (or whatever amount it takes to loose my moobs). I thought that was kind of pie-in-the-sky, but why not? Well, I started exercising a lot and was pretty anal about following the sleeve rules and hit 200 after about 5 months. I still had some belly fat, so I reset my goal to 190. That number came and went after a few more months (moobs gone, btw). So, I wondered, too, what was going to be my final weight? I eat whatever I feel like, but know that I eat pretty well. I am not a saint ... I had a bowl of Reese's PB ice cream tonight (1/2 cup).
So, what is life like? I eat whatever I want. I don't worry about my weight at all. I did weigh myself the other day and I clocked in at 175. I figure my body will find the weight it is supposed to be. I don't count my calories or my carbs. I didn't get sleeved to be a slave to a diet. Just the opposite, actually.
So, my suggestion is to not set a target that you feel you have to reach and if you don't, you're a failure. Let's not beat ourselves up. Just do the best you can to follow the guidelines and find the foods that work for you. Find an exercise routine that works for you and do it ... a lot.
You're body will find the place it needs to be and you will be heathier for it ... physically and mentally.