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I'm the opposite. I could probably still enjoy the heck out of some food... I don't like drinking. Water used to be AMAZING to me and I would drink it all day long... Now it's hard for me to drink two glasses a day... Not because I'm full... Because its not delicious anymore
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I met with my surgeon today! Apparently since southern surgical is a bariatrics of distinction facility, they don't have to send my info. to insurance for approval or denial - I'm just automatically approved after they have all my tests and info. I wish they would have told me this before all the worry about getting denied lol. My surgery is set for November 12! I'm a teacher, so I will have the 12th off for veterans day, and a few days for thanksgiving, and the weekends to recover. That will give me 16 days. I hope this is enough time to recover. If I need more, I have extra sick days I can take. I just don't want to leave my students with a substitute for any longer than I have to - but I wanted to get this done so I can enjoy Christmas. I'm so excited!! I have pre-op scheduled for October 30th. Not sure what all that's going to entail other than some more blood work. Oh, and I only have to pay $348 before the surgery! Today was such a relief. I'm going to be SO NERVOUS a week or so before! I need to start going to the gym too. Right now I'm at 305 lbs - down from 312.. I would like to be 280 by the time of the surgery. Thanks for all your support everyone!!!

More confessions: (I confessed about a month and a half ago)
6) I confess that I don't tell people that I have had this surgery. Reason being if they tell me I'm cheating or anything of that nature I will have to punch them in the face.
7) I confess I feel that I don't deserve all this weight I am losing. I have had to try so hard in the past because of my pcos and hypothyroid and I would lose maybe 20lbs and then gain it back much more. Compared to those days...this seems easy breezy, because I'm not completely starving.
8) I confess that I hate skinny people who can eat whatever they want!
9) I confess that I at 3 bites of a McDouble yesterday (for the first time in my life I had a McDouble) I have my monthly (sorry men) and had a craving so I allowed myself, had 3 bites and now that craving is gone.
10) I confess that I have some kind of body dysmorphia. I don't see myself as looking different at all and as of today I have lost 58 pounds. How can you not see 58 pounds. I keep monthly photos and measurements, so that helps. I can see it when I look at the pictures.

so thats a little over twenty shots and 1400 calories....basically ten drinks one night and five the next two....you dont see there is a problem here thats bigger than the both of us? on the weight loss issue alone you are looking at a couple days of calories, but then take into consideration you are drinking twenty drinks over each weekens....

I couldn't imagine being able to eat one ounce of anything... I was sleeved November 12 and can eat about 3-5 oz, depending on how dense it is
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I do wish my stomach wud reject SOMETHING!! like say....POPCORN! Lol I am able to eat anything and I don't like it. I don't eat sweets but chips and popcorn are sliders for me and I can eat plenty of them smh

I confess that I read every single post & could confess to 99% of them!
I confess that I still drink vodka & tonic every week.
I confess that me & my boyfriend have been arguing about number 1 for the last 3 weeks.
I confess I want to be 1 year ahead.
I confess I want to bump into my ex-boyfriend when I'm super slim.

I confess..I want to fast forward time
I avoid going going to see old freinds..until I'm thin..
I'm not drinking enough Water
I don't see the 40 pounds I lost..I only.lost 17 pounds since surgery. Nov. 7th.
I'm 300 pounds..
I haven't excsersiced

1) I confess that I do sneak junk food occasionally..not every day or every week..not sure it's sneaking though if you blatantly do it in front of people...and then feel guilty even though I continue to lose.
2) I confess I want to slap the hell out of people who say should you be eating that? Yes..I can eat a can of tuna..it's healthy fats and good protein..shut up..I have lost 118# pounds ..I think I know what I am doing.
3) I confess I would like to violently harm uninformed people who look at me and tell me I took the easy way out....REALLY??? Why don't you go get it done and see if its easy? Sigh..since I like to sleep at night..no one will be harmed.
4) I confess I used to think exercise was the equivalent of torture..but not so much anymore..
5) I confess that I used to care about sagging skin, but now I feel so good...I really don't give a dookey donk about it...I have some...I'll have the excess removed when it's time a couple of years post op.

Your partner would be crazy not to like you thin. From your profile pic, you are adorable Now... You will be super hot after!
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I can't wait to use one hand to shave both legs. I can't wait to not be the fat girl at work. I can't wait for boots that come up my calves, dresses that are not like tents and pants that are not too long (I'm 5'3). I cant wait to be able to see all the places I shave. I want to wear sundresses and strappy sandles. I want bras and panties that match. I don't want to be fearful of folding chairs, skinny chairs and other peoples furniture in general. I hate that our couch looks like it does because of me. I want to go to amusement and Water parks. I am just ready to not be fat anymore.

I can't wait to wear shorts in the summer instead of jeans. I

Let me be VERY clear on something. The darkening on the skin we are experiencing IS NOT dirt. That is either an ignorant comment from an uneducated person, or someone who has been EXTREMELY poorly informed. It has to do with Insulin Resistance and the insulin leaking out of our bodies. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the TRUE cause of this very embarrassing, hygiene UNrelated issue. Please read below or take time to do your own research on Acanthosis nigricans. I myself have found very positive information regarding this unsightly issue, with regards to weight loss and overall fading of the problem areas.
Acanthosis nigricans is a brown to black, poorly defined, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin. It is usually found in body folds,[1] such as the posterior and lateral folds of the neck, the axilla, groin, umbilicus, forehead, and other areas. (In other words..your neck, armpits, groin (inner thighs), near the belly button, and forehead)
It typically occurs in individuals younger than age 40, may be genetically inherited, and is associated with obesity or endocrinopathies, such as hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, acromegaly, polycystic ovary disease, insulin-resistant diabetes, or Cushing's disease.
The most common cause of acanthosis nigricans is insulin resistance, which leads to increased circulating insulin levels. Insulin spillover into the skin results in its abnormal increase in growth (hyperplasia of the skin).

I can't wait to NOT have sore feet. And sore ankles. And sore knees. And sore hips. And a sore back.

If I drink one more Protein Shake I'm going to flip out!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks. I will go back to my liquids. I just thought that maybe I'm a fast healer... Since I hear people talking about not being able to stomach liquids... And I can already stomach heavier. I chewed each bite a ridiculous amount and took incredibly small bites so I don't think I have done any damage so far. People say "listen to your sleeve", and I honestly expected to feel sick or to immediately throw up if my sleeve was rejecting something...I thought my sleeve would reject it. I'm in no pain at all anymore and I feel like I could even go back to the gym right now. Reading that some people started pureed food while IN the hospital just lead me to think that maybe it would be okay. I wish I had an X-ray at home so I could see what exactly is going on in there!
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I was sleeved November 12 and lost 25 lbs since preop and 14 lbs since surgery. I have my 2 week check up Monday and should probably be going to work Tuesday.
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I think you would be fine. My Dr had me on regular food the second week.

Ok sign me up to this thread I was sleeved on the 13th and I have not felt full I can chugged my Protein Drinks no problem ... I'm starting to wonder if enough stomach was taken out!!

I was the 5th. I still have some mild soreness. And sometimes when I eat or drink, I get a little pain / squeezing in the top left of my stomach. not all the time, just sporadically. Anybody else

I have been looking at Instagram pictures of pizza for the past hour!! Lol
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Mashed potatoes are on my post-7 days menu! Although I see all these people eating Tomato Soup, and I'm not allowed that for 3 weeks, so post-op instructions really do vary by surgeon. In fact, I just finished a few tablespoons of mashed potatoes, and I am 11 (12?) days post-op.