Patrick Curl

Ok the July 2012 Sleever's Group is Private now - only members can see it's existence, posts, members, etc.. If you'd like to join send me your email addy via Private message on this site. Thanks!

Quick question.. if they can't operate- do you get your money back? or a 2nd go around? I mean if you took you car in to get it fixed and he put a new engine in and it still didn't run, I wouldn't pay for that lol

Today was awesome. Got a good workout in los of Water. Mcds salad for dinner with grilled chicken 3 Protein shakes. 850 cals + burned another 400 working out. I'm excited to keep this up. I know it will be worth it.

Actually I'm self-pay - and my surgeon was $2400, and Ansethisology 1400, and hospital is like 16000 BUT I don't have to pay the hospital till after the surgery, and I qualify for HCAP cause my income is pretty low so they will workout a payment plan with me. This is in Ohio @ Kettering Hospital.

I'm counting cause that's my day too! lol

I'm self-pay, so don't have a pre-op diet, and my doctor doesn't even require one to lower liver size BUT - I'm on a self-imposed preop cause A: I'm obsessing, lol and B: I want to be as prepared as possible and losing 40+ pounds BEFORE surgery would be a nice boost to my success post-op.

Wow your doctor actually prescribed that much water? I read somewhere that too much water can be bad - it messes up your electrolytes I believe, and that seems a bit obsessive.. I don't think I could handle it -- i have trouble making 70 which is my goal.

I could make it secret, so you'd have to PM me your email on here, and I could add you as a member.

Thanks.. not sure I like the EAS I just bought by themselves - a little watery - but I'm going to try adding a scoop or Optimum Nutrition to it to thicken them up a bit- I love the ON and that would make the protein like almost 40 grams 3 of those a day and I'm set!

food channel is probably not a good station to watch post-sleeve lol

Hey, - if anyone is interested - I created a FB group just for us July 2012 sleevers! It's a good easy way to stay in touch.. http://www.facebook.com/groups/sleevers0712

Wow, amazing transformation. The new you looks so happy, sexy, and full of life-ready to conquer the worls. You are an inspiration. Congrats!

I was doing 70 carbs, 100 protein, 800 cals. Mainly a slimfast mixed with lc protein powder 3x a day.

Wow lots of July 2nd ppl, I'm having mine then too! This 4th will Really be my independence day. I'm nervous and excited. Can't wait to reach some of my goal.

So I ate my fave mexican tonight and kansas city bbq last night about 2500 cals/day instead of 800 the first 3 days. Tomorrow I'm rebooting. But I've still managed to lose 7 lbs since tues. A lot of that is definitely Water weight. At 660 I've got a lot of swelling. Anyhow theres an update on my progress. I bought some advantage eas shakes to try. I want to lower my carb content below 50 gs. Does anyone else here find the weekend especially hard to stick with your diet?

Ok today is day 4. ... all was going well, but I just really wanted REAL food. I went to City BBQ and had Roasted Turkey Sandwich, skipped the bun, used half as much bbq as I used to use, and I ordered a side-salad and a Kiddie size mac and cheese. - I also had a Waffle Cone for dessert.. It's a small set back, but it was one meal.. and I feel I've kinda earned it a little, after all 4 days of nothing but shakes. All and all still ate a lot less today than I would've normally ate, so I guess it's not all bad. Weekends are always the hardest for me when trying to watch what I eat.. I did use it as an experiment too - trying to eat like I'm supposed to post-surgery... I'm finding it more difficult than I thought to take my time while eating, and take very small bites... I like devour my food, anyone have problems with how much they take in per bite?

She didn't eat in front of me.. just held the coupon up in front of me - just looking at the roast beef sandwhich had me drooling. Then my boss (we work together) brought wendy's and the fries smelled so good lol.. Rough afternoon - for sure.

Stalls can also occur because you might've added muscle which weighs more than fat so say you gained 2 pounds of muscle, lost 1 pound of fat -you'd have gained a pound, but would look slimmer... and burn more fat faster. So its' really a win .. the scale is an evil predicter of success - check your measurements when the scale seems off.

Hey - Speaking of MyFitnessPal - please add me as a friend - (is there a thread for that yet? ) link in Sig. Thanks!

I'm getting lots of protein - well. 90 grams a day. I do need to pick up a multi-vitamin though and maybe some b12. Kinda waiting till payday on those cause of Home Remodel that took most of last paycheck lol

I'm on Day 4 now of liquids - getting rough, hope it becomes easier. My wife had Arby's and I so just wanted a roast beef sandwich.. gladly would've just eaten the meat tossed the bun.

Ok, thanks for all the comments.. still not excited about that part lol but.. I'll make it through I guess.

yeah, but I will have to do this by myself daily for 2 weeks, probably make my wife do it, she was a CNA. I hate needles.

I totally forgot to ask the scheduling lady about the filter my doctor was going to put into to safeguard against blood clots.. So I called her and found out he'd changed his mind and instead I would be taking lovenox for 2 weeks post-op. I thought, oh ok. That doesn't sound too bad.. Til my wife informs me that it is an injection into my stomach! WTF. I can handle arm injections, but just get queazy thinking about it lol.. Anyone else have to do this? Is it painful? This is now the one thing I'm dreading most about surgery!

Absolutely - thanks for re-iterating. I know food got us into this, but to never ever again enjoy certain foods because of dumping syndrome, or something - well.. that just sucks. I plan on getting down to 200, working out like a dog - joining some competitive athletic activities like Mixed Martial Arts, or maybe an Adult Hockey or Basketball league - something fun that is exercise but that doesn't feel like it. -- When I'm that active I'll be able to enjoy a good mexican meal, or something (only 1/5th as much at a time lol).. It so a no-brainer to me. I am so excited about the surgery, and pumped to get it done, over with, and get past the 6-8 week post op diet, and just get this weight behind me.. Next year is the beginning of something I've never experienced before.. Being Thin'ish (300 would be thin for me lol) - just want to fit into a damn roller coaster again - and I'm going to Cedar Point and Kings Island every weekend for a whole freaking year!