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Friend. I'd rather spend 120 calories on a half cup of edamame, than 200 calories on a Protein Bar full of sugar and additives.

Thanks .. that was informative. Just another reason that i feel i've made the right choice.

Thanks .. that was informative. Just another reason that i feel i've made the right choice.

exciting! You'll do great! Congrats!

I feel really bad ... i can't imagine how you must have felt, waking up and finding that you had not been sleeved. I am so sorry. However the 6 mths wait will go faster then you think and at least you can heal from the scars and know when the surgery is done it will be right. try and keep up the good work and continue to work at losing the weight .. when you have the surgery you will be that much ahead of the game. Good luck to you!

Everyone is different. If your doctors are happy with your progress and you are still losing then keep doing what you are doing!

I never saw the rating until you posted this so I went to look and could hardly see it because I have no stars. I would feel something if I knew what it meant but since I never knew those stars were there I am confused and I have never rated anyone else. I have liked posts and when I like your post that should mean something, right?? Oh well. I am glad I can learn from others here and hopefully share a little encouragement to somebody else. We are all stars here to me

i can understand... and i agree.. you are no longer a 4 .. you are 5 star
but we don't need to feel we are falling short in anyway on here except short on weight!
Keep up the good work!

I understand having the five star system to rate forum topics, groups, etc. However, having it to rate an actual person feels so, I'm not sure... icky? Judgmental? Rude? Classless? We all have worth in various forms. I'll tell you, I didn't think anything about it until I visited my own profile to update my weight and saw that I had been rated four stars. I'd like to say that it didn't matter to me, but it kind of hurt. Don't get me wrong, if you knew me in person I'd probably be found to be a two star individual on my best day, but this is a place I come to for acceptance, because we all share a huge similarity in our journey. I come here to speak openly and honestly about my struggles and victories with my sleeve, and to post questions without fear of ridicule. I guess it just bothers me. And, no, this is not a plea to visit my profile and rate me. It's a desire to have this aspect of the site removed all together.

Congratulations!!!! What a milestone... you are doing great... keep up the good work!

i am scheduled for the sleeve on March 12th, i started at 224 and i was told i can expect to get to 175. I thought the same thing .. i don't want to g through this to only get down to 175 i realize it is nearly 50 pounds but it was a disappointment to me... I had to remind myself that i was doing this mostly for the health issues and any weight loss is a benefit. I can't see if i keep doing what i should do why i wouldn't take off some more weight.. so i am shooting for 150. I hope i am not fooling myself. Good luck Adoptmom!

way to go!!! Fabulous!

Had surgery on December 10, 2012 highest weight was 379. As of this morning am down to 299. Haven't seen a 2 in a long long long time.

Nah, you're not going to need it. And I've seen sleeved Iron Man competitors on here - you'd have to work REALLY hard to be an extreme athlete because diet is tricky with a limited capacity, but honestly we have lots of athletes here that do just fine post op.
All the rest of my stomach ever did for me was allow me to eat an entire cheesecake or pizza in one sitting...something I don't ever want to do again.
~Cheri

I'm starting liquids tomorrow. Surgery scheduled March 14th. I'm getting very nervous I'm so ready to lose weight!!!!

Thanks, and prayers for all of us upcoming March sleevers. I'm scheduled for March 26!

Thank you so much for this post. May God bless every last one of us that is getting surgery. I pray for fast and safe recovery. My surgery date is March 6th and I am nervous. ..

Father,its your love that heals us,body and soul.Thank you for the way you reveal this tremendous love though other people.Help us to realize that persistent prayers is nothing other than persistent love. Good Luck Everyone!!!!!!

Thank you!!!! I will be sleeved on March 1 on my way to San Diego tomorrow early in the morning. Prayers, Prayers and More Prayers!!!

Very nice, thank you for your thoughts and prayers March 4 for me.

Prayers for you to Leo! You will do well!

Thank you!
March 9th for me. It is starting to feel real and I am starting to panic a little!!

Thanks! Sending prayers and well wishes to you all!