ShrinkingBiker

Good luck with your surgery. It is the best thing you will have done for yourself. You will be shocked looking back at yourself a few months from your surgery date.

Thanks.. I don't always wear all black.. it just happens that most of my shirts are black because I outshrunk all my other clothes and most of the "promo" free shirts I get a rallies, and events are black. It is more slimming though! haha

Some updates. I weigh 223 lbs as of today! 103 lbs down in about 5 months!

same as others have said. About 1.5 to 2 months out. It fills me up quick, but chicken seems to stay with me much longer and keeps me full for a long time. Beef Jerky is my favorite thing ever now gives high protein lowish calorie and low fat.

It may be helpful to continue on with the Shrink after your eval too. You might be able to benefit from it. I chose to revisit him since surgery to work on some non-related issues.

Only regret not doing it sooner. since march I'm down almost 90 lbs and probably added 10 years to my life.

congrats man. great job

Here are some links that might help. Just look at the ingredients to make sure no carbonation. http://www.cosmopolitan.com/food/cocktails/low-calorie-cocktails#slide-3 http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/2008/12/5-best-low-calorie-cocktails#slide=1 http://pinterest.com/shapemagazine/low-calorie-cocktails/

I'd also like to add that it is very easy to read and back light as well.

I have this one and it is very accurate. I weighed myself before going to my docs yesterday and it was dead on to the scale there. They also have top notch customer service. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MK6QKO/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Don't get too down on yourself. Just try your hardest to stick with the pre-op diet. The reason we had the surgery is because most of us have trouble sticking to diets. Nothing worked for me before this, and I am over 80 lbs down in 3 months. It is much easier to change your ways once sleeved. It's an awesome tool.

order soup only I suppose. Don't worry about what others think.. If you don't want to share that you had surgery then just say you had a late lunch.

walk as much as you can. The first week is the hardest part. After 2 weeks you won't even remember the pain much