mrati2d

Newest list - Good luck to the March 2 sleevers!
1 SKgirl27, Kaleen, racoon_439, Sumsuz68, MzNikkiG, KanesMom, linzwalker30, deegoodlife, albertamom
2 Tryingtobringsexyback, TeriMoBeri
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4 Lmariewj, Leo815, Just1Girl, JeffNNJ, mattsbelly, dinky, Garlandfam, Joeseph Intravaia, Fifty&Hippy, shakur154, ItsmeTae, Readyforthisjourney-Jen, boom2longhorns, d mixon, dionysus69, dustdog77
5 MissFae, teetani, gelen's_change, sr910, AFinch, duckie913, AceMan8, pollyp, HWolff, cresh78, prettymakeup4u
6 bringiton, Presher87, simonetwentynine, pammie37, newat52, girlinthrmirrorme, Jennifer616, aeshortchick, oknewme, nikigarvey
7 Mommielissa06, Jenniferg, ashley18, Misconduct, Bvl, krissj, MoniqueA97, jody73, purplemoonflower123, pnkhart, Mini_Me_23, GAmom, HypnotizingHazel, lilstyler, carrie43, browneyedgirl89, vaness07
8 Courtney, toya3901, pacificpeach, BigDaddyJoe, st2011, alanah, Amanda626, EYE candy, aussie, Ladydawg2009, DrmBig4Evr
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11 Caspinelli712, chrissyatthebeach, Liljulz202, ARenee99, jenah, ginamaria, LeesaDee, Pepper Paul, thatgirl, Lorena440, coco.c
12 PeacockMama, onelessfatgirl, HollyMc63, brandy88, Malexa03, Faith41, mrati2d
13 SerendipityHappens, adoptmom2_3, PressOnward, erica hall, lotti, erica hall, KateAnth, crocon, mzbzfl, jilliemay, crocon
14 BigFatLoser, superstartover, Gwenny, traycrow83, vivicarr
15 futuresleever, Kodiesmom, dsdolls, Tricie5683
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18 Canadagurl, AmandaRaeLeo, tdguill, Leleboo, Zen, Rinamatie, LifeBackNye, SherriRN, Michele1024, JustinNC, missmeow, slessin, Leonafire, tammy1970, PaperBullets, my3kids4life, sstrick, birdie0518, ozlifter
19 aneke26, slimjim41, Healthybabs, Rick7714, bostonhok, yazzy, DanaKay, beba238, UEvrWndrY
20 BeBeSpArKLeS, Nicole2013, Kristy Giovanelli, busybeingme, maeg, ignats639, paper1875, rickster7753, jc4444, JennyBeth, tankerzwife, bonkacz
21 Reneetrom, Newnay, chantelleyxo, Ginger/Toby
22 floridafd, LaserSkinGirl, mykidsinspireme, bebaeg
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25 Vsgbrandy77, youngtammy50, lookingforwardnotback, slidellsleever, turlinsen, CarrieP, cincochica2, kooks3003, drea0325, Belama
26 Thistlegirl, thundathighsz, kyeta96, marielena3155, deeda26
27 Oldnavee, tannak, sandy'ssleeve
28 Mlecompte, parker
29 stevie07, imdeborah, cindysc
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31 Albertagirl1009

Hey! I'm scheduled for March 12. Beyond excited, and just a little nervous. Wish it was getting done tomorrow (or today!). Going to Juarez, Mexico, Dr. Rodriguez.

I just got my date. Will be getting my surgery on March 12th.

Sorry, I think I didn't make my intentions clear. I'm not trying to shame you, but from my observation there is a clear difference between people who have made up their minds to make the change, and people who are dipping their toes into the Water. What I mean to say is that if you need to take a week, or a month to wrap your head around all of this you should, because if you are only half doing the diet, its going to prolong the suffering. I understand, I went from an average of 3000ish calories a day too. If you can make up your mind to go balls to the walls with this dieting phase though, it will go SO MUCH FASTER. The work doesn't stop after surgery, but things get a little more... tolerable, and that is what you want, right? We all want that, its why we had surgery Put your whole heart and soul into this when you are ready, you'll be glad you did.
And your right, it was a little forward of me to say that you MAY NOT be ready. I don't claim to know that for a fact, but I have been through weight loss surgery twice, once with a band and now with the sleeve, I have a lot of years of experience under my belt and sometimes I call things like I see them. Apologies for that if it doesn't apply to you.
I do want to say something about something you said to me though. When someone says "that wasn't what I was looking for" that almost always means they expected cushy support rather than a straightforward analysis of what more experienced people think of the situation. I'm not much of a hand holder and sometimes I don't think thats what people really need. You seem like an intelligent person, you know what you need to do, but for some reason you are not doing it. I am pushing you to consider what you are waiting for. If you are truly ready, you need to adjust your behavior to match your mindset.
We're all fat here, we have all done a thousand diets, we all know that Protein is better than sugar, we know every dieting trick in the book. Nearly all heavy people don't have a knowledge problem, we have behavior problems.

Wanted to share my list, so far...
Non-food Items:

Demitasse Spoon and Cocktail Fork ($1.99 each at Bed Bath & Beyond) liquid Baby Tylenol Small, decorative plates (still looking for these) Funnel (Set of 3 nesting, $1 at Dollar Tree) Gas-X Tervis Tumbler and Travel Lid (The cocktail shaker version, $18.99, has measurements on the cup. It comes with a removeable jigger, strainer, and pourer that is easily replaced with the travel lid, purchased separately for $3.99) Baby Spatula (Silicone Frosting Spreader $1 at Dollar Tree) Spill-proof Sippy Cup that looks like a travel mug Travel Baby Formula Dispenser ($6.99 at Overstock.com) Water Bottle with measurements and narrow mouth ($8.95 at llbean.com) Bariatric fusion Multi-Vitamin

Pantry:

Cottage cheese Cheese Sticks broth Cream Soups sugar-free Tang Refried Beans Fat-free Greek Yogurt Hummus Sugar-free Apple Cider Miso Soup Natural Applesauce V-8 Low Sodium Decaf Instant coffee Packets (like Nescafe Hazelnut) 100% juice (grape, apple, cranberry) Unflavored Protein powder Isopure bottles from GNC Individual packets of many, many Protein Powder brands and flavors
Only a month until surgery! Any suggestions that for items that you found useful?