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Super there is a great supportive group of August sleevers here http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/38113-august-sleevers-where-yas-at/page__st__1460 its a very long thread and a huge group that is so great to help all along the way if you would like to come over and check it out, we have even migrate it to FB to

I have verizon to and know you can add like a 4.99 packet or something but that doesnt work for roaming charges, more if your calling there, so ya think i will just turn mine off, and give them hospital number, or am wondering if skype would cost, if you use phone guess your still using a service of roaming so probably

nerves been shot last few days with emotions or all gong and its really getting close, but hanging in there and better today then the tears yesterday you had computer access and ipad from there to let family and loved ones know right? did you have your own phone and or add a Mexico plan on it? been wondering if I should

she is good at it and right on top of things...how have you been feeling, your fever and all got down I assume

is Susan the coordinator in mexico at the hospital, cause other day when I emailed her and asked how weather was she said she is in California? Just one of those things I wonder

been searching the different boards to and havent seen her say anything since early this morning before she went over the boarder

Aug 14th. On 30 days preop and I am in my 14th day..

I did call cause my legs was hurting so bad and was told to put 1/2 a banana in my shakes so you didnt really mess up

Rybecca20, there is a huge group of aug sleeveres here http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/38113-august-sleevers-where-yas-at/ we vary from no preop to 30 day preop I believe. Its just a matter of the doctor and what they prefer.

What amazes me about peoples responses on this and what you cant eat or when, is the fact of how different they would look at it or treat it if you couldn't eat things because of a gallbladder removed, or an ulcer, or diabetes, but because its weight loss its a whole different attitude. Our society has become about food, for entertainments, rewards, pleasure. Its not there simply for nourishment. We have in our society lost the emphasis on exercise and eating right, then when we take steps to control it or use something as a tool, its like we are ridiculed for it. In a restaurant when your heavy people watch what your eating when your overweight, the same as at the grocery store whats in your cart, Society, We/I judge to much on perception and the cover or outside. If people know we had the surgery they will still watch what we eat, or put in our cart. I believe there will always be the judgement, what we can do and control is not judge ourselves on so many things, and look out how we perceive and feel about ourselves and let that be what matters the most. If we can get past the questions and past the stares we can look at things in a different lite. We are human and those things will matter and bother us. Many people act the way they do our of fear, and fear is brought on usually by not having knowledge. We need to help educate, love ourselves, and not let others thoughts be our self image of ourselves.

thats near dallas right?, darn husband is a truck driver and is actually in Houston, and will be heading back through to Utah but I think he cuts below and doesn't go into Dallas, I am in 28/26 and stuff is getting baggy headed for surgery on the 14th....i had seen a forum on here for clothes exchange...I cant remember where it was...there was several in there i believe in tx to maybe you can find it

Wow you look stunning...way to go

That gives everyone hope that's about to start this journey, that's awesome you look amazing

Congratulations, how exciting for you

Thats so very exciting for you congratulations....Amazing the things like that just dissappear being able to do when the weight comes on, its great to know you can get it back with the weight falling of

Have you ever pondered on that little things that can change so much in your life over time? Well I was having my Soup tonight, I have always used a Tablespoon for Soups, cereals etc, Why? Well my grandfather did it. Well Why did he? cause he was older and shaky and it helped him get some to his mouth unlike a teaspoon he would loose most of it before it reached his mouth. So I was thinking how so many things are like that that changes how we eat and don't even realize it. The Bigger plates that we fill heaping at times. Bigger cups. Larger Serving sizes. The fast food restaurant on most corners, so when your driving home from work and tired and still got to go home and make dinner, makes it easy to drive through and grab those fatty unhealthy choices for dinner. The kitchen appliances that that grind and chop that we some times use for more convenience,yet burn less calories then chopping or preparing by hand. The apple or potatoes peeler you pop in pop out, or make fries with and drop in a deep fat fryer that's faster then baking. The bread machine that makes all that bread we love homemade. Yet don't have to need and work at, not much calories burned there. The frying pan, with grease to fry supper fast instead of baking and heating up the house. We live in a disposable world where we can throw away our dishes and to-go bags. We have the dishwasher that helps cut our cleaning time (therefore less burning of calories). We live a world of preservatives and more fat in foods. My Grandfather had bacon, eggs,pancakes and toast with jelly every morning for Breakfast all his life, and lived on pork, beef and potatoes, and I don't know if I ever seen him eat a green salad. He had huge deserts or pie or cake or ice cream most nights for desert. He drank 2 six packs of real coke everyday. He was the skinniest man I knew at maybe 120 lbs for his 5 10 height. The difference was he was a farmer, and he may have at all that for breakfast, but he was up and had feed the chickens and pigs, feed 100 head of cows, milked 2-6 cows, changed the Water in two or three fields, all before he had that breakfast. Don't get me wrong, I am not wiling to give up many of life's pleasures in my life either, but we must put more responsible choices of talking a walk cause we have more time since that dishwasher is doing what would burn calories We let the little things like a spoon in our lives become something that can change so much. I need to move back to the regular size spoon. Pretty soon I will be told to use the baby spoon with my meals. For me, its time to think about the little things like the spoon that I have allowed to get me off my path, change it, and get back on that path for a good healthy life

Wow simply amazing, you look so wonderful, gives me hope. I am scheduled on the 14th of August and I cant even imagine being down 100lbs but cant wait till that day...I bet you meant 258 in your Today figure right . Keep up the great work the reward of those sexy clothes look so worth it.

Brianna there is a great group of August Sleever's with a great list compiled of peoples surgery's dates and the doctor there going to mine is Aug 14 so a day after you. will be great following everyone's progress http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/38113-august-sleevers-where-yas-at/ Also I think it varies from surgeon to surgeon on the catheter, I know mine doesn't do it

I use myfitnesspal.com to record everything it really helps me keep track of what I am taking in.

Congrats timetochange, there is a rollercoaster of feelings with this but it will all be worth it in the end. there is great forum and group for august sleevers at http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/38113-august-sleevers-where-yas-at/

I had not told anyone and hadnt weighed myself in over a year so I wasn't even positive how much and was mortified when I seen. My doctor told me if I didnt do something I had maybe 5-10 years the way I was going and would end up like my father who passed away. I sat family down after researching for a few weeks and told them what I was facing, still wasn't gonna tell no one what I weighed...then my family was amazing and all said they each had so much to loose and we needed to do this as a family and together to support one another, so we decided to do it and get real about it. So I mortified told them what I weighed and do so now along the journey as we have weigh dates each month where we report whats we each are....its still hard and all but with there support this is a lifestyle journey and I so happy now its happening like this. Its making me be more accountable for it all and not shrug past it....I still cant handle public pictures of me at all and am crazy when they take one and post it some where, like as a family photo. I think we have to do the hard parts like that to free ourselves even more instead of keeping things inside....

Hello Everyone, Getting Sleeved on August 14th by Dr Guillermo Alvarez. My 30 day preop starts on July 17th, (i know not 30 thats what they put down) I have how ever been working on it since May trying to loose and down 17 lbs. I have been ast few weeks been oing Protein and liquid for 2 meals and then jsut a nice piece of chicken, Shrimp or fish for supper with veggies and fruits. So feel I have been doing ok. I have bought most the Vitamins or getting there. did get the watermelon bullets to and opened one and took a swallow, there ok, pretty sweet. I dont like grape or cherry fruit punch. But can we take them with us on a plane where its liquid? Sharene congratulations...Got to chat with Stormwarning & ICandoit and hoping to get to meet more that is going to Dr A in August, would be great to find someone that will be there the same day. This is an amazing new journey thats like a rollercoaster ride. :)

I am going through the same feelings here. I am on a 30 day preop diet (ecause of high BMI)Starting On July 17, Surgery date is Aug 14th, (they gave me a few day grace period I guess) with Dr. Guillimore Alvarez in Mexico for the VGS. I have been already working at it since May and Cutting Calories down as I go every few weeks. Even been on about 2 1/2 weeks now of two meals Protein and liquid already to try and help. I have been doing pretty good at it and already loosing, but by 4-8 pm I am starving, been having small meals like a salad no dressing, veggies and fruits and a small piece of chicken or fish. I do that about every other day with the other days just Soups. How ever I cant get past the starving growling stomach. I have used warm drinks, kept a glass of liquids with me at all times and drinking. Any suggestions of others that may have had to it this long what types of things you use to help? I am essentialy alowed broths, Protein Drinks, sugar free jellos & drinks, and one can of fat free Soup a day. Really not sure how to make it through 30 days. Also I am back and forth with feelings, one day cant get it done soon enough, the next I cant Stop thinking morbid thoughts that scare me to death and I am physicing my self out. Even google earthed the hospital in Mexico and first thing I see is a black hurst at a funeral home. I keep hearing a quote I read on some form while doing so much reasearch that said "your not going to hear the bad things from the dead". I assume many of these feelings is normal and many go through them, how do you handle them?