college_chick

215.8 for me today. I'm really backed up and have to do some mag citrate tonight though so I'll probably loose a zillion pounds by tomorrow lol

I'm late cuz I got sidetracked yesterday but I'm 215.4 this week.

Weighing in at 221.2 this morning :-)
I'm now officially smaller than I was when I was on phentermine! I can't remember the last time I was this small. Crazy! I'll be 4 weeks post op on Monday.

Weighing in at 221.2 this morning :-)
I'm now officially smaller than I was when I was on phentermine! I can't remember the last time I was this small. Crazy! I'll be 4 weeks post op on Monday.

Weighing in at 221.2 this morning :-)
I'm now officially smaller than I was when I was on phentermine! I can't remember the last time I was this small. Crazy! I'll be 4 weeks post op on Monday.

CW - 228
GW - 218
I want to lose 10 pounds :-) still new to this so I'm not sure if I'm going to low or high or anything. We'll see :-)

I'm in since I'm not the only newbie :-)
Anything that I need to do to join?

I'd like to join but seeing as though I'll be 2.5 weeks out on the 3rd I have no realistic expectations of what I will/won't lose. Do you plan these around every holiday?

Hope all of my fellow 16th sleevers.are doing well. I can't tolerate cold or room temperature liquids which makes me sad because that includes Jello :-( other than that just tightness in my chest and soreness in my stomach. I did really well at the hospital walked 60 laps and they only required 20. It definitely helped with my gas pain. I need to walk more here at home but I'm not as energetic as I was on those pain meds haha. I'm still trying to figure out how much my tummy can hold. Hope everyone is doing well!

Hope all of my fellow 16th sleevers.are doing well. I can't tolerate cold or room temperature liquids which makes me sad because that includes Jello :-( other than that just tightness in my chest and soreness in my stomach. I did really well at the hospital walked 60 laps and they only required 20. It definitely helped with my gas pain. I need to walk more here at home but I'm not as energetic as I was on those pain meds haha. I'm still trying to figure out how much my tummy can hold. Hope everyone is doing well!

Also make sure with your doctor that what you're taking to head of the cold is allowed. Mine is the 16th and I'm not allowed aspirin,NSAID's, Multivitamins and a long list of other things. Your doctor might not have the same requirements but it would suck to have to reschedule because you were trying so hard not to.

December 16th here. Not sure what all to say. I'm almost 26, in college, and just ready for this to be over with the back and forth in my head is killing me.

December 16th here. Not sure what all to say. I'm almost 26, in college, and just ready for this to be over with the back and forth in my head is killing me.

Also the 16th :-) 3 ish days :-\ too many emotions!

Also make sure with your doctor that what you're taking to head of the cold is allowed. Mine is the 16th and I'm not allowed aspirin,NSAID's, Multivitamins and a long list of other things. Your doctor might not have the same requirements but it would suck to have to reschedule because you were trying so hard not to.

I think there is something to be said though about repetitive cheating. If you've cheated the majority of your pre-op diet then I think that says a lot about the challenges you are going to have after the sleeve. Those of us one the pre-op side think we know what we are getting ourselves into but until we are on "the other side" we have no idea.
The way I see it is this, I not only WANT this surgery but I NEED this surgery and at this point I am willing to do what ever it takes to get this surgery done. I just received a denial on April 30th. I had already started my pre-op diet. Guess who is still sticking with it until approval? I don't have time to wait 2 weeks after approval to get this surgery done because of school. Again this is just my opinion, and I think that if people who have had this sleeve done have something to say I'm willing to listen.
Will I take it as 100% gospel? No. But I will take it under consideration and try to remember WHY I'm willing to take such drastic measures. This isn't reversible and this is definitely not something I can just try out for a while to see if I like it. I am fat because I've made horrible decisions. I need to start making better decisions to not become fat again.
The hunger part of the pre-op SUCKS! I felt like dying the first like week, but every time I wanted to eat something I'd drink 8 oz. Did it cure it? No, but it sure as hell helped. I'm still doing the pre-op diet and it is hard and sucks but this is a change for THE REST OF MY LIFE. 2 weeks isn't even a blip on the radar in comparison.

Oh they are going to hate me lol

Are you talking about the staples? I watched the entire procedure on youtube here
(this isn't a computer generated video, this is a camera that shows the EXACT procedure so if you have a stomach that is squeamish I suggest not watching it) hope this helps and is what you are after.

On the bus going to my last Dr. supervised weight loss appointment. Tuesday is my pysch eval (hopefully my Dr. will do it) and then I get to send everything to my Dr. for insurance approval. I'm so excited right now and really hoping everything turns out the way I want it to. Fingers crossed that BCBS Fed approves me. :-)

Congrats!