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of course TOM is a factor. I have been "stalled" for the past 2 weeks and I am only 4 weeks out. Things that make you go humm. It is EXTREMELY frustrating, to say the least, BUT I have read others posts and it is not an uncommon thing. When I talked to my mother this morning and told her that I haven't lost any weight in the past 2 weeks she voiced my own fear "wouldn't that be horrible to have gone through all this and not lose weight." Yeah, Mom, that would be horrible. BUT..... that AIN'T gonna happen to me and it AIN'T gonna happen to you !!! We will lose weight and that's not just wishful thinking. There are THOUSANDS of people on this site that are losing tons of weight and we're going to lose it too !
So there. I know I feel better. How about you ?

gmanbat: that is an AWESOME dragon cake ensemble! Did you design it yourself? Do you do parties? :-)

wait a minute...
where can I get some of those canned vanilla chipmunks ?
man, that sounds scrumptious !

I am starting to think that I really AM going to be the one person who the VSG doesn't work for. I lost just a pound or so this past week. Then I slap myself and shout at me "You fool! Of COURSE you are going to lose weight!" And then I think my yelling self is right, but then a half hour later I don't believe me again.
I think I am losing my mind. Also, my fuse is waaaay short.

Dear Lord, please grant Melanie peace of mind and spirit. You are in control Lord, so thank You for her successful surgery this coming Monday. Please help her get good, healthy, and peaceful nights of sleep. Thank You !

I had a hernia repaired and it is the only reason I used the pain meds.

oh, is that it ? estrogen ? grrrr I have been horrible for a couple of days now (sleeved 2/13) and my period started while I was in the hospital and it is still going! Now, that isn't too odd except I am 55 and THOUGHT I was post menopausal ! grrrrr My husband thinks I'm possessed by something foul and will be calling an exorcist soon

oh, is that it ? estrogen ? grrrr I have been horrible for a couple of days now (sleeved 2/13) and my period started while I was in the hospital and it is still going! Now, that isn't too odd except I am 55 and THOUGHT I was post menopausal ! grrrrr My husband thinks I'm possessed by something foul and will be calling an exorcist soon

oh, is that it ? estrogen ? grrrr I have been horrible for a couple of days now (sleeved 2/13) and my period started while I was in the hospital and it is still going! Now, that isn't too odd except I am 55 and THOUGHT I was post menopausal ! grrrrr My husband thinks I'm possessed by something foul and will be calling an exorcist soon

oh, is that it ? estrogen ? grrrr I have been horrible for a couple of days now (sleeved 2/13) and my period started while I was in the hospital and it is still going! Now, that isn't too odd except I am 55 and THOUGHT I was post menopausal ! grrrrr My husband thinks I'm possessed by something foul and will be calling an exorcist soon

now THAT was weird

I am 5 days PO and my stomach has definitely settled down. I was horribly nauseous and couldn't even keep Water down the first 2 days I was in the hospital and then after the upper GI showed that my sleeve was fine - no leak, no blockage - the silly thing settled down. How much of it was just in my head? I don't know. The mind is a powerful opponent When I drink ice water I get a "clench" and then it feels like it rolls out of it. I would call it a spasm feeling, but it's not painful at all. And I'm not hungry. I think I have to be very careful to make sure I am getting enough nutrients. This is all new to me - being careful with myself at all. Very strange journey I have embarked upon indeed.

Amen brother, own it ! It's the same reason I don't dye my gray hair - I earned every last one of them and I am proud of surviving this long. When I finally start losing weight (I get sleeved Monday :-) I will proudly tell anyone who asks (and I'm sure some who don't) exactly how much I've lost and how I did it.