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What part of Austin do you live in? I'm North, around Howard and I35.

Find me there under shannonheat It's my favorite.place to be!

I've been so sick all week with the flu, and have gained 2 lbs back of the 96 lbs I have lost! It's made me so depressed, I cried for a while last night. Has anyone else experienced this? Could it be water weight, or simply lack of exercise while being confined to bed? Thoughts? Suggestions?

I absolutely love Planet Fitness. Most everyone you see there are normal people just like us, not big buff health nut types. I can bring guests for free, so let me know if you want to come along sometime!

How's it going for you ladies? I'm not finding many people here in Austin who have had the surgery. Howie, it's pretty easy to eat healthy here, since Austinites are pretty health conscious.

I support you We're not obese for no reason, it's because we have made poor choices. Your sleeve is a tool, to restrict you from eating so much, not to help you make healthy choices. That is up to you on your own. How long ago were you sleeved? I was sleeved this March, and can't eat crackers, breads, rice, or pastas....it hurts. It is possible to stretch your sleeve, but don't freak out too much, you can still make this work. Try staying away from the "slider" foods, and see what happens.

6. You're only eating 500 cals a day. 7. Sometimes you only eat soup throughout the day. 8. You're addicted to your scale, and you giggle a little every time you step on it. 9. You ACTUALLY know what the meaning of VSG is. 10. You log your entire life onto MyFitenessPal every day.

I'm in North Austin and was sleeved 03/02/2012, and am down 81 lbs so far! Good luck to all you with upcoming surgeries, there's plenty of room for you here on the losers bench (now that my butt is smaller lol)!

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No problem guys, good luck on your journey! Oh, one word of advice if you're a big baby when it comes to pain: Have your Dr. Here prescribe strong liquid pain meds to take with you. In my opinion they don't provide enough pain relief there, but I'm a big baby :-)

Since Texas is soooo big, I thought it would be nice to find local people. So, where are my Austin, TX sleevers? I know you're out there :-)

I had my surgery with Dr. Almanza on March 2, 2012....and would do it again in a heartbeat. He did a great job on me, and everyone I met while I was there (we still keep in touch). I'm down 65lbs as of today, and still going strong. Oh, and people keep mentioning not to use him because your surgery is in a surgery center, and not a hospital, and you stay in a recovery house afterwards, but I've had some pretty major surgeries here in Texas, in a surgery center, and they send me home the same day....at least you have caretakers at the recovery house. Don't rule out Dr. Almanza based on things people say...you never know if it's other coordinators just playing dirty. Good luck on your journey :-)