SouthernSleever

Oh Tiff you are so stinking cute. Look how your belly sticks out so much since you are so skinny! I always wanted a belly like that when I was preggo. Congrats and you look fantastic. Promise us lots of chubby baby pictures!

Thanks everyone! Less than an hour left. Apparently goldfish pumpkin has been offering 4 paid subscriptions to a website for ppl to vote for him. No wonder he jumped from 50 votes to now in the lead. I'm only about 10 behind though

Thank you Felicia! It's tied up now, Fish pumpkin person must have started spamming her friends too The contest ends tonight at midnight and I'd love some more sleeve sister support!

Why do I read this as "Hairyballs" everytime it pops up? O.o

Wow! What a transformation! You are doing fantastic!

Hello all! I am trying my darndest to win a pumpkin contest on facebook for moogfest tickets. If you wouldn't mind voting for me that would be great! I was talking to hubby and he said, "With all those people you talk to online you should be okay." Little does he know I mostly read Here is the link and mine is the silverspaceship one, you just hit like under the picture! Since losing my weight I'm crazy about going to festivals now! I'll be sure to post pics too when I get home!

If you are told by your Dr not to have it then dont but I was able to have a couple sips of pop after a month. I don't buy it and bring it home though, I'm afraid I would slip back into old habits.

Great job!

I dont like it either. The ONLY kind I use is the 1/2 stevia 1/2 sugar blend and even some of it is yucky. Try the brand name IDEAL. It's all I use!

If you have documented medical problems that would be resolved or helped I think they will wave the BMI requirement. I would suggest the sleeve to my Mother, if she brought it up, and she only has about 50lbs to lose but it's 50 that really gets her down and is hard on her body.

Isn't it fabulous? I didn't really get that many compliments until I had lost about 75% of the weight but even when I look crappy I get approving stares from guys and glares from girls ;P

It's not surgeons in Mexico it's THIS surgeon in Mexico. Gawd the stories just keep piling up. Thank you for your posting so people can weigh their options. For some people the risk of a crappy surgeon/treatment is worth the savings exp if you have no insurance. It's a bad situation to be in. I hope you heal well!

I'm in a women's size 8 jeans and a juniors size 9 but then again I like my stuff TIGHT so I can fit into it longer and ya know...cause I like mystuff tight!

I told my family and my close friends. If I see someone who needs to know (they are overweight too) I will also tell them. For the most part though I don't want everyone thinking of me as a previous fat person. Shoot when I was fat I didn't think of myself as fat and I don't want the stigma now. I don't want people looking at everything I eat which they tend to do or their stupid comments. I do not deny but if it is someone I see from just passing where I don't have time to explain when they say, "How have you lost so much weight?" I will say, "Long story but I eat low carb." If I have more than 2 minutes I will tell them the story unless I think they are just asking for gossip's sake.

Dang! You are looking great! That's a lot of weight to be lost in 6 months, congrats. *whistle*

I have read SO many posts about people regaining about 30lbs 3 years out. For me I want to go as low as I can. Now want and doing are two different things. I eat like I'm in maintenance now and the results are telling. I haven't lost a pound in almost a month. Where as a few months ago I could eat 1 taco now I can eat 1 1/2. I will never stop my weight loss intentionally however I do it plenty but that is not my motivation. I won't ever get to dangerously thin because I must keep up energy for two kids and a physical job. Keep eating good foods, don't add in bad and see where your body lands.

Thinking of you and your daughter!

Dr A doesn't do a spinal block for everyone. One girl with us requested one and he told her with her medical history she couldn't safely have one. He didn't give one to me either because I had a history of blood clots. I woke in IMMENSE pain but it was all in my back which i think i was in a weird position on the operating table or something. I'm not sure why but my back didn't even hurt that bad in labor.

Woah! Amazing transformation!

You are probably retaining fluids to cushion your injuries. Whenever your body swells it is putting padding on that area and also your body slows down on weight loss, lowering your metabolism incase you aren't able to access food while you recover. No worries, you will back to be being a loser soon!

When I eat carbs, I want more carbs. When I eat carbs I don't lose weight. It's as simple as that. If I look back at my ancestors they didn't eat a lot of carbs at all. If I want to eat carbs (this is my thoughts when I'm being good, I don't always do this) they should come from veggies or fruits.

I hope you are on the mend for good soon! Thoughts and hugs!

You will love Dr A and his team. I left behind a 6 and 3 year old so I feel your pain.

You look fantastic! Congrats!

Don't compare the band to sleeve. From everything I've read they are nothing alike NOTHING! The bad fails SO often and the sleeve, if you follow your guidelines, is cake to take off the weight. It's as if you are comparing riding a tricycle to riding Harley. You put a lot of effort into the peddling that trike but the Harley will get you there faster and easier. PS Dr A is amazing! You can't get better!