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I love my sleeve!!! The best thing is the lack of hunger. Just have to watch that grazing.......

Remember, those artificial sweeteners may be 300 to 600 times sweeter than sugar, but you only get a tiny, tiny bit of the sweeteners in a packet (or tube of Crys.lite, for that matter). The rest of the stuff in the splenda/whatever envelope is dextrose and some other non-sweet junk so it will flow smoothly....

Please, please, get your daughter some help--- whatever it takes.
Do not, for an instant, assume it could "never" be drugs. Medical professionals have more access than most others.

Most any grocery store carries at least some of the sugar-free Jello pudding mixes. Don't order a big bunch!!!
They have butterscotch as well as the kinds already mentioned. Unjury makes an "unflavored" (kinda, sorta) that you can add to the mix before toss in your fat free milk and mixing it up. Start with one-half scoop for the whole 4 serving mix and then you will be adding 2 or 3 grams of Protein to what you already have. If that is okay taste-wise, you can add one full scoop and see how that goes.

Way to go!!! Life is all about the little pleasures--- and we avoided so many of them just because we were "too big".

Wow!! Lesson learned the hard way, huh? I am WAY to scared to do that at all!!
Glad you are better. Be nice to yourself awhile-- like liquids, maybe.

Wow!! Lesson learned the hard way, huh? I am WAY to scared to do that at all!!
Glad you are better. Be nice to yourself awhile-- like liquids, maybe.

I enjoy not always being the fattest person in the room. It is nice to look at least close to normal!!! I'm only a little over half-way to my goal, but I am certainly enjoying the new life!

I enjoy not always being the fattest person in the room. It is nice to look at least close to normal!!! I'm only a little over half-way to my goal, but I am certainly enjoying the new life!

My favorite gadget is my new NINJA blender. It is so easy to fill and to clean. I make all my Protein Shakes in it, and it really chews up the ice and frozen fruit. Best $40 I've spent in a long time!

My NUT says to limit pasta--- limit it a lot. Apparently it does not provide much nutrition for the calories. Moderation would be the key, I think.

Here's my Wal-Mart story--- probably been going on for a few months, but I only realized it yesterday:
I no longer have to head for the "handicapped" stall in the restroom. I can close and open the regular stall door easily without having to compress myself against the toilet!!! An unusual NSV!!!

It is indeed a wonderful thing to be able to groan, shout, laugh and cry with people who really understand what I am going through. Just knowing sometimes that what I am going through is "normal" for this "un-normal" (according to the rest of the world) situation. I really appreciate this site!!!

Here's my Wal-Mart story--- probably been going on for a few months, but I only realized it yesterday:
I no longer have to head for the "handicapped" stall in the restroom. I can close and open the regular stall door easily without having to compress myself against the toilet!!! An unusual NSV!!!

Eating has become a survival necessity. I'm 5 weeks post op and am almost 1/2 way to my goal counting the pre-op loss. Until I reach my goal, I eat because I have to take in the Protein. Not because I like to eat. Big change from before. The food still tastes good but there so little of it I ofter wonder how I am surviving. I must be. My nut and doctor are pleased. My diabetes is gone. My blood pressure is gone. My sleep apnea is reduced. I haven't tried had any alcohol and might try a wine in a few weeks. I don't miss it and I was a daily drinker. I do a lot of crock pot meals. Moist chicken, fish, hamburger, hummus, tuna fish. No steaks (beef) yet.

I teach high school math at a private school in Georgia. When it got close to time for surgery (spring break '12) I told my students as I did not want them to hear it from someone else. Of course, previously I had told my principal, department head, and school president as well as my two best buddies at school. I was up front and honest with my students as to my reasons for this choice and thay were wonderfully supportive. I will be so glad for them all to see me getting healthy!

Awesome! Congrats!! 75 pounds in less than 4 months is an amazing achievement!