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I hit that stall a month ago around 6 weeks post op and many others hit it at the same time. You can jump start your weight loss, by drinking more water and changing your diet. I found that watermelon and carbs caused my stall.

Hi everyone, I am almost 2.75 months post op and have lost 82 pounds. I got rid of sciatica (for the most part), diabetes and I think my sleep apnea is fading away. Now, I am a clothes horse. It is nice to shop from the 2X-4X shirts and just not the 4X-5X leftovers. The problem I discovered after good workout yesterday was hanging skin. Of course, with sweat and hanging skin, I am developing nasty boils (I think that is how that is spelled). I am not sure what to do. It doesn't help that my office is hot and I sit most of the day. I don't want to slow down my weight lost, but this boils are nasty, they hurt and they control my mood. Also, I am a little scared now. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. is being treated for serious depression at Mayo Clinic. You can read about it. A doctor has come out and said that 80% of weight loss surgery patients go through depression. I haven't done the research, but is anyone else finding this to be creditable? If so, what can we do to keep ourselves safe from depression?

I had a psych eval, but it was a 500 question test. You can read about it on my blog and I have pictures of it. I laughed so hard, it took me two hours to finish the test.

I had United Healthcare and they held up my surgery for three months. Here is the deal, you have to have a co-morbidity and you have to have a doctor that is pretty high standing in this community. I gave up and my doctor's office pushed it through by getting in touch with the right people at UH. Honestly, they were happy that I had the surgery, because they are saving money on not having to buy me diabetic supplies. It is up to your doctor's office to push it through.

This is so true. That is why my wife and I split an entree now and I have my credit card out right away. Mainly, because my son has a 30 minute limit. Portioning is where it is at and the smaller dish thing works, though I rolled my eyes at it first.

Anything I want, but only what I can eat. I try to remember to eat the Protein first, then vegetables and lastly, other stuff? It is hard not to dive into the fries first. Like I went to Olive Garden Thursday, I ate a bowl of salad slowly, two bites of breadsticks and a few bites of my main dish. My wife and I split a dish. My son had the kids' pizza, which I finished off later. My wife finished my leftovers. Our bill was 24.00. The other tip I give to you is: Stay away from grease. We were at Magic Kingdom and I thought a taco salad was a good idea minus the shell. It had meat, cheese and vegetables. Perfect! Oh no, it wasn't. The grease had me outside waiting to throw up. That was my mistake.

I am 2 months Post-Op and my biggest problem with my sleeve is eating out! It is not ordering food, because I am on regular food. It is telling the wait staff I do not want a drink with my food. I am treated like a space alien, when I say "I do not want anything to drink." The wait staff will circle back around and check to make sure I do not want anything to drink and look at me like I am crazy. I love it! On Thursday, The Olive Garden waiter felt I needed a water, so he brought me one, even though I did not ask for a drink. I think I am going to start telling them I have a water/soda allergy! Lets see how they react. Honestly, other than throwing up a few times from accidentally overfilling my pouch, that is the only problem I have. Pre-ops, feel comfortable knowing life goes back to normal pretty much after six weeks, but your stomach limits you and I love it. I just finished eating 10 wheat thins with cheese and I feel satisfied. Before, I would eat the box. So feel confident that the sleeve works out. Read my blog, if you want more tips! Happy Journey!

Eat Taco Bell. It is a natural laxative. Trust me, i ate some last night, within an hour, I was in my second office!

Hi everyone, It is my 2 month anniversary and I am 74 pounds down and feeling great! I am learning about my sleeve and thinking I have it mastered. I tell you this clothing thing is taking me for a spin. I started buying clothes too small for me, so I can fit into them in a month or two. I have dropped from a size 54 pants to a size 48 pants and I am still dropping. Shirts are easier, because I like them baggy. How did you guys deal with this? I want to look presentable, but I am losing weight so fast, I can't keep up.

We are on the same page and same surgery date! I have GERD badly, depending on what I eat. Triscuits were thrown in the trash this week, because they did not do well at work. I ate four and thought I was going to die. Also, grease will upset my stomach. Again, those are things I probably should stay away from anyways. Being 74 pounds down was worth every throw up spell possible!