LilMissDiva Irene

Awesome!!! You've done so amazing, you have so much to be positive about!! I hear you on #2 - in fact just yesterday in a meeting it dawned on me that I'm not the biggest chick in my office group anymore. In fact I'm not even second... I'm even running a close third and the other gal is normal sized. Whoootttt!! KEEP EM COMING!!!

We are all on the same road, but all of our journeys will be different. Some of us will get to goal in months flat with the greatest of ease, some of us will take years and endure many struggles (I'm in this group... )... BUT one thing is common. We have all had some successes, some huge some we are still working on. I'm looking for those of us who Celebrate EVERY SINGLE VICTORY. scale or Non Scale. What are the top three things in your journey so far PRE or POST op that you have found have given you the greatest satisfaction? Mine are: 3. Overcoming my fears and doubts and GETTING MY SLEEVE!!! 2. Running my first 5K... and yes RUNNING THE WHOLE DANGED THING!!! 1. Reaching Onederland. There are sooo many more, but wanted to keep this short but sweet. I'm looking forward to hearing about all your most cherished moments!!! xoxo

WHOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I've been waiting for this announcement!!! You worked your tail of girlie, literally!!! Enjoy the skinny life... you DO DESERVE IT!!!! :cheer2: :dance: :humble: :bananahuge: :bananalama: :party4:

Sweet!!! Congrats girlie!!!

You know it very well could... I think I simply just don't feel good at all if I'm not taking my supplements. I think it slows me down in many ways. It keeps me from giving my all or even doing my workouts, eating properly, sleeping well, and just overall good health. The big ones for me with the energy are the B-12 sublinguals and the Vitamin D. Those are huge for the energy.

Congrats on your impending sleeve surgery!! In response to this thread, and being a female who I consider myself pretty good looking (guess that makes me conceited?) - I've never been with an obese guy when I was still single. My husband now is considered obese but does not reflect in his looks. He's hot and relatively fit looking. He started to gain some weight and I'm glad he's deciding to work on it. I do really prefer him more fit than fat. Guess that kinda makes me a little bit of a hypocrite too. Just being honest here... Ok, I'll move on - sorry to eavesdrop on the male bonding stuff...

CONGRATS you!!! So amazing!!! I'm still gonna do this myself someday... lol

Hi Joan, I'm so sorry to hear this! But you are right, very good they caught it. Hugs to you and I hope you can be rescheduled ASAP!!!

I'll try to get everyone to sign up. Seems the invite option is having issues. I'll also be deleting the Yahoo! Group now that we have this. Happpyyyy!!! Can't wait to meet all of you Saturday. That is going to be so nice

YB, wishing you well on your surgery!!! You are soon to be on this side of the fence, and I can tell ya - the grass IS greener here!! Hang in there, and please check in when you can!

Hey Alex, nice workout today!! Doing a ton of crunches has never been my strong suit, so kudos to ya! I need to though, I know my stomach could use a little definition. LOL Patrice! Nice to see you here! Any committment is great!! Start small and build from there. Baby steps. I always say do most of what you like most of. For me running and walking really keep me motivated so I make sure I'm doing my full 5 days with either. I have a spinner and elliptical at home too, so I also add those in during the week - but not nearly as much. I love to swim too! I just wish the weather would cooperate so I can get in the pool. Living in CA, by now since it's almost June you'd think I would have been able to by now, but no luck. Today I woke up and got a late start. I was supposed to do 30 on my elliptical but I only did 25, which I was still 10 minutes late for work... oops!!! LOL Oh well I'm always the first one in and no one ever says anything to me anyway. NO biggie, I'm just glad I did something on it. 5 mintues loss is better than not doing it at all. I also did a morning walk here at work of about 2.5 miles around the State Capitol. It's always a pleasant trip with my headphones and sunglasses. Very refreshing and stress relieving. Tonight I am going to get on my stationary bike for 30 minutes... but I'll need to put a cushion on it. I did a set 2 days ago and I tried last night but my bum was sore... LOL!! Don't have much natural padding back there anymore...

Awesome Barb!!! Do not worry, you are at the 3 weeks stall. Your weight will pick up soon Relax and let the magic happen!

Today is the big day Mrs. Positive!! Wishing you well today, and a quick and effortless recovery!! I'm sure you will do excellent with your sleeve, you've done all the right things. Most specifically you took your time with your decision and did all your homework. Your new life STARTS NOW!!!

Yayyyy!!!! I'm very excited for you! Sending you positive thoughts and well wishes for a speedy recovery. You are in excellent hands, do not worry. Definitely let us know how you do!!!

I was started out with Nexium post op. It didn't work all that well for me so I ventured out and tried Prilosec and it works pretty darned well for me. I've also had to be put on Prevacid to clear my H. Pylori and I noticed a difference immediately. It left me hungry all the time. I went back on Prilosec and all is back to normal. However even with my daily dose I still get acidy from time to time. Not bad and not often, but it is making me consider telling my PCP at our next visit which should be in a few weeks. I am over 8 months out, and really have no end in sight at this time.

Hi Keke, welcome to VST!! Dr. Aceves did my revision in Sept of 2010. He is excellent, professional, his hospital and staff are top notch and very attentive, and his technique is absolutely amazing!!! I've had nothing but success with my sleeve where I had none with my band. I was very nervous and even skeptical going in, but I didn't have a choice. I needed to do something. My first choice was Dr. Cirangle w/ LapSF. Unfortunately I couldn't gather enough funds to use his services and my insurance was not helpful with my revision what so ever. So, I chose the next best option in my area. Just so happened he is in Mexicali!! I was going to go to a very reputable Dr. for what I could afford. I don't regret my decision AT ALL! Good luck to you in your decision.

Hi Mina, Wow excellent job on your pre-op diet!! That's much to be proud of!! I love to hear it when folks work hard to lose weight and get healthier before surgery. It's only going to amount to great things, like less weight to goal post op, hopefully an easier surgery and transition back to health and going in with a positive mindset. Can't get any better than that!! You will do really well in your journey. Keep us posted!!

LOL - PS love the profile picture... that's great!!!

Well dang! I guess that's why I always take real care when I'm running. I know I have issues with my knees and if I injure them I will be OOC for weeks... months... that would be heartbreaking for me. It would also mean me starting all over again. I hope your wrist heals up sooner than expected. Feel better soon!

WELCOME:welcome: to the rest of your life!! You've taken that step to get healthy, fit and FABULOUS!! Well that calls for getting up off that couch :behindsofa: and GET MOVING!! :target: So what is your plan for today? What is your workout plan for tomorrow? Next week? C'mon get it going!! Anything is good and having a plan is the first step. Most health and fitness message boards have "Gym Rats". We do not, UNTIL NOW!!!:grouphug: Like the header says, take a number but don't you DARE take a seat. Since I started the group I am Gym Rat #1. So... who's #2??? :tea: Note: You do not have to have a membership to a gym to be a Gym Rat. You just need to be motivated and have a plan of action. I personally have never been signed up at a real gym, yet I always seem to get my sweat on. Get real!!!

I did the same thing. I adjusted my goal weight from 154 to 165. When I get there I'll see how I feel and if I want to lose more, I will. I say, change it to 150. See how you feel when you get there, and again if you think you want to lose more then go for it! Nothing wrong with that at all.

EXCELLENT ADVICE!!! You will do very well in your journey.

M2G -- WOW!! Ok, we must stop putting negative labels on ourselves. You have done FANTASTIC!! This is not a sprint, it's a marathon. I know we've all heard this before, but we have to remember - we are in this FOREVER. So it's taking you (and me) a little longer than some others to lose so much - but I'll surely take this over NOT losing or gaining like before my sleeve. YOU. LOOK. FANNNNNNNTASTIC!!!!!!!!!! Hugs my friend!!! :bananahuge:

I'm with David and his response. I don't plaster it everywhere that I'm losing weight and how. It is VERY noticeable though and I get stopped and questioned pretty much all day every day. It seems to me that is all anyone wants to talk about with me anymore. It can be a little bit annoying but then again, I'm sure everyone is simply curious. If they tell me, "Wow you've lost weight, good job!!" I simply say, "thank you..." If they ask me HOW I did it then I'm honest and I tell them. My most common response to this is "Thank you. I workout, and I eat healthy. I also had WLS that reduced my stomach a lot and it keeps me from being hungry all the time too." That pretty much seals the conversation, and everyone I tell this too is always positive and great about it. I don't usually go into much more detail. Normal everyday folks don't know the difference between any of the WLS. I don't even go into details unless they want me to. I would feel like a broken record otherwise. I do have a lot of more things to discuss besides my weight and how I lost it. Anyway, I'm just saying this because my scale does not define me. Neither does my surgery. But... if someone is genuinely curious I do discuss it with them. I have yet for anyone to tell me this was the easy way out. I tell them otherwise before they even have a chance to.

CONGRATS!!! Onederland is one of the BEST mini goals I've ever known!!