Nomadgirl

As stated, my opinion is simply that, my opinion, it was not intended to be negative. If you like, message me and I will give you more background as to what forms that belief

Btw, my surgeon has 100% diabetes type 2 resolution with sleeve and RNY, the University is doing a clinical study to see why both works. I am in the food cravings study, but not in the diabetes study because luckily I had managed to avoid it.

I trust my surgeon implicitly, and was originally set on a different surgery, but he told me he thinks the sleeve is the way to go. My surgeon is a general surgeon at a university facility, very studious, and he was definitely right in my case. WLS is only a small part of his practice. In my opinion, I would not want a doc who had only done 30 procedures....just like I wouldn't use an attorney who had only handled 30 cases. There is skill and experience involved!!

We've all been there, I was banging my head trying to figure out how you not lose weight on 400 calories a day and going to the gym. When I finally got my Protein up, I started dropping weight like crazy. I was sleeved on 3/2 and I don't lose anything 1-1/2 weeks a month, but on the other days I drop 1-3 pounds a day. It makes no sense, but on average I have lost 15.8 pounds per month, which is a okay by me!

The quickest through my surgeon's program is 3 months, average is 6 months to one year. I was going every week, sometimes twice, to get all the required classes in and all the required pre op appointments.

VSG surgery, $28k, look on ex's face when he sees you after, priceless

Definetly go see your ob/gyn! But you look fantastic!!

I always have a Water bottle, a plastic lidded cup and my Syntrax nectar. Just get a few ice cubes, pour some water into my lidded cup and I am good to go!

I agree, upped the protein and my stall has broken!! Yea!!

Hmmm, upped my protein to 70 grams for two days straight and knock on wood, the stall may be broken. Will update tomorrow, but lost 1.5 overnight!

I am in the stall boat too, feel like I am banging my head against a wall. I am definitely not getting in my protein so I am going to start working on that and hopefully see movement. Best wishes to all and please update as stalls break!!

Okay, so I am 4.5 weeks out and after dropping 43 pounds (including the liquid diet) I am in the dreaded stall. It is evil, completely evil, and even though I know it is basic math (calories eaten-calories expended will eventually lead to weight loss) I can't help feeling frustrated. I have banned the scales, read all the stall posts, but need to vent. I upped my exercise this week, tried to up my food a little (600 calories). So please post encouragement and tips, dear fellow sleevers!

Scopolamine Patches will dilate your eyes anyway, especially on the side the patch is placed on. I use them to relax on long plane flights and it always looks funny the next day with one pupil dilated huge!

And remember they pumped you full of fluids and this is a major shock to your body. Hang in there!

Go on YouTube and find Lonelyisland's "Just had Sex" and play it really loud!