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Its amazing how different everyone looks and how the clothing style changes.
Before - Something comfortable
After - Something stylish

Its amazing how different everyone looks and how the clothing style changes.
Before - Something comfortable
After - Something stylish

That is great! You guys will be 4days ahead of me. Are you guys on a pre-op liquid diet? My dr did not give me a pre-op diet so I am counting down days I have left to eat.

Glad I could participate in your daily dose of frustration. Notice the "?" mark in the title?
It irks me when people are irked over a simple question.

Glad I could participate in your daily dose of frustration. Notice the "?" mark in the title?
It irks me when people are irked over a simple question.

Glad I could participate in your daily dose of frustration. Notice the "?" mark in the title?
It irks me when people are irked over a simple question.

Glad I could participate in your daily dose of frustration. Notice the "?" mark in the title?
It irks me when people are irked over a simple question.

Yay!

Yay, thank you for the awesome update!

How you feeling Bigbeaz? You are two week out now right?
How is everyone else feeling?
I am doing great. I can drink without issue and can eat 2oz of meat. I wish I could eat more, but if I do I get slimed and that sux.

Okay deep cleansing breath, I'm including my FACE in the pic this time! Look at my husband's pics! Can you believe it? Dang man is at 70% of his excess weight lost, I'm at about 54% of mine.
pics are day of sx, 8/2/2013 and today, 11/11/2013
We are all so hard on ourselves btw. I saw mine and went, "eww! tummy rolls!" My husband saw mine and said "You're looking skinny babe".
He saw his and said "My stomach shows." I saw his and said "...."well, I can't tell you what I said on this site but I'm sure you can guess :-p

No, I didn't push it, or at least I don't feel that I did. I got full quickly early on and learned to stop a bite or two before I felt full. Then as the months went on, it took more food to get to that point and be satisfied. Then several months out the increase stopped, which is pretty much where I am now.....2 years post op and eating about the same as I did 6-8 months post op.

Im 40, BMI of 43 at 5'9 tall. I think that the most I have to lose is 100-110 pounds.
My first consultation is tomorrow. My worry isn't that I will lose too much, but will lose who I am. I have always been the funny fat guy.
I cant imagine what I would look like if I lose 120-130 pounds.

Ok well guess what? My family is eating an all meat fresh baked pizza right now...
I'm
A year out, I can have a piece if I wanted, but I'm solidarity I promise I will not!
We shall "suffer" together!

I went to my DR on Wednesday (1 week followup) and told him all the things I was struggling with he recommended the same thing. 1 Prilosec and a Probiotic. I have never taken a probiotic before, but could tell a difference in less than 24 hours. I am not sure if the Prilosec is doing anything, but they say it cold take a few days to start working. I started that today.
Oh, and I went to a nutrition store to get the probiotic. I didn't look at the price even after I paid and today my wife asked me what I bought for $85.00. Yep, that is not a Typo. Can someone say IDIOT?

I went to my DR on Wednesday (1 week followup) and told him all the things I was struggling with he recommended the same thing. 1 Prilosec and a Probiotic. I have never taken a probiotic before, but could tell a difference in less than 24 hours. I am not sure if the Prilosec is doing anything, but they say it cold take a few days to start working. I started that today.
Oh, and I went to a nutrition store to get the probiotic. I didn't look at the price even after I paid and today my wife asked me what I bought for $85.00. Yep, that is not a Typo. Can someone say IDIOT?

I always find it interesting how different Dr have different practices. My Dr said I can eat lunch meat and cheese after 1 week and anything week 4. He said my stomach is completely healed after week 5. I eat eggs, cheese, lunch meat, chicken, fish, canned Veggies... I did 1 day stage 1, 1 week stage 2, 3 weeks stage 3, then anything I want.
One thing I enjoy right now are wheat thins. There is something about hearing that crunch.

I think my friends are kinda jealous... Its hard to watch someone loose Wt when they still struggle everyday...if anyone of them try to throw my train off the tracks, they will get runover,lol. Its just food, like air, Water, required for life, eat to live, not live to eat, or even worse, eat to have friends....your friend is loosing control of you and they don't like it.manipulation is an awful thing....

Don't tell anyone but I'm sabotaging my skinny sister. I'm eating less and feeding more. He he he.

I hope so. I am eating a cheese and meat roll and it is grossing me out. I don't want to eat or drink and I don't have any hunger making me want to eat. Today I ate a piece of chicken 2oz and some mashed potatoes, and the roll I mentioned. I also had a Protein shake and have another to drink. UGH, Disgusting :-) I want to go to McDonalds and eat a fatso meal and drink a coke.

New concept discovered on how eating with a sleeve feels...Its like sex, with no happy ending. You feel the sensation, but its hard to be satisfied

I bought a cup warmer and put my food in a small glass condiment bowl. It was perfect to keep things warm. I'm 18 months out and don't think I eat any different than before VSL, a lot less, but technic is close to the same, I can even guzzle Water now. Good luck to you.