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And finally, we have our caboose heading in tomorrow and Tuesday! Let's hear it for these ladies!
Can't wait to hear from all of you! Don't overdo it! Remember no matter how bad things may or may not be, This too shall pass!
Dec 30 elsnanny Dec 30 DeezJeanz Dec 30 lashacarpenter Dec 30 kan75251 Dec 30 AngiD Dec 30 Mbindra Dec 30 jennybgenius Dec 30 donaboss Dec 30 moni75 Dec 30 mazzers120 Dec 30 cbwalker79 Dec 30 NJ mom of 4 Dec 30 LisaWS Dec 31 medicyn Dec 31 Texasmeg

Since they are mostly grown up I would be dead honest with them and tell them directly your goals as well as the advantages and risks of the surgery. You don't need to feel guilty. They will benefit from the new you. You could enlist their help, helping you would make them feel better.

Sending you oceans of good wishes for a good day tomorrow! You have been a remarkable source of good will for all of us all month long, sending us off to our own surgeries with blessings and good thoughts. Thank you and know all of that is coming right back to you as your time approaches.
Good wishes to all who are scheduled for tomorrow. I have had such good fortune with everything and hope it will be your experience, too.
Happy New Year to all and here's a quote that seems extraordinarily spot on this year from Rainer Maria Rilke: " And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that have never been."

I'm saying GN to all. I am the first case, b there at 5:15am, so off to bed for me!! God bless you my friends, Ik I've been blessed to know you:)

I would like to say Good-By to 2013 and hello to 2014. I know a bit early but...i am deeply thankful to all of you on this loop. Your ideas and tips are so appreciated!

Hi December sleevers! I just wanted to tell you where we are on the "pounds lost" thread. It's absolutely amazing! I was hoping for a goal weight loss of 5,000 pounds when we started it. As of today, we are working our way up to 10,000 pounds.
Here are the stats:
We have 74 December sleevers participating! YAY!
We are currently at 9090 pounds for our goal....SOOOO close to 10,000.
I am incredibly impressed with the December group...you're all like my other family and I just appreciate you all!
If you haven't joined and want to do so, please jump over to the thread and send a message or post!
I am SO excited to see our pounds just melt away in 2014!
Remember, I will post the weekly pounds lost tomorrow....so if you haven't recorded your weekly weight loss yet, please pop over there and do so!

Oh Deez...our ever faithful cheerleader...I am SO excited that tomorrow is your day...you have been so encouraging to all of us on here, and I am just sure that everyone is rooting for you as well. I am praying for a very smooth procedure and recovery for you and all of the Dec. 30 sleevers! I will be eagerly awaiting your return with how things went!
Many blessings are being sent your way!

Hello to all postop sleevers, I pray that its gotten/getting easier for yall!! Tya again for paving the way for us. Dec 30 th is finally approaching, so I ask that you all take a moment, plz, to pray for our group. Ty in advance:). I pray that God will guide the surgeons hands for tomorrows group and pray that we all have safe passage to the losers bench, free from all error and minimal discomfort. I pray that all that will b asked of us, we will b able to accomplish with flying colors. I pray for the families, esp the kids who are struggling w our decisions, reassure them that God is good and He will take care of us! Know that I will continue keeping us all lifted in prayer. Tya, congrats, and a big XOXO, to u all. Please let the group know how u all are doing as soon as u can, as will I. Bc of our postops advice, I want to encourage us all to walk, sip, walk, sip, walk. Take ur gasX with u and pillow for helping w bracing the coughs. Put our trust in Him and all will go accordingly. I want to add all of this as well to the Dec 31st group, as I may not b able to do so, but know u R all in my thots! Take Care, God Bless and make space for us on the losers bench cuz here we come;) sleep tight if U can. Dee Dee:)))) And just in case, have A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I think I've been in a stall, over a week with no recordable loss. Week 2 postop (but had a 2 week preop). I went up 2 pounds and then climbed back down by ounces and stayed for a couple of days. Just today am finally down 0.6 from my lowest over a week ago. We'll see if it's truly broken tomorrow! Hang in there!

I was sleeved on December 6. I have lost 22 pounds so far. My goal is to lose 100 pounds and to NEVER shop in a plus size store for myself ever again.

HW: 310 (12/09/13)
SW: 297 (12/23/13)
CW: 290 (12/29/13)
20 pounds in 20 days :-)

Weighed in this am, down 4 more!
HW 348
SW 330
CW 300

New update:
Surgery 12/02
HW 348
SW 330
CW 304
About to leave the 300's--Yippie!! Plus I've lost so many inches--8 inches off my waist alone!
It's going to be the Best New Year in YEARS!

Surgery 12/23
HW: 250
SW: 238
CW: 226

Surgery Date: 12/23
HW. 362
SW: 320
CW: 311
Total lost, 51 pounds, 9 this week!

I have been doubling up by using my beverage as part of the Protein. Extreme smoothies have 35 grams per 11 ounce can. The chocolate and vanilla are both pretty good. Also, the Isopure powder has 55 grams per serving. I mix that with Crystal Lite. unjury has a strawberry flavor Protein Powder that mixes well with Crystal Lite lemonade.
I have learned already to be creative. I put the unflavored powder with sugar free Jello. I make Sugar Free Chocolate pudding with skim milk and chocolate Protein powder, and I mix sugar free vanilla pudding with skim milk and orange protein powder - taste like a Dreamsicle. Just use your imagination and double up.
When I can move on to soft foods, I am going to whip up a batch of Peanut Butter balls. I got this idea from the forum. Mix chocolate protein powder with creamy Peanut Butter then roll into small balls. I refrigerated the ones I made pre-op. They tasted like Reese Peanut Butter Cups.
I have even put cheesecake protein powder in Greek yogurt...oh yummmm.
Once you start adding these different flavored protein powders into everything, your grams will start to stack up for the day.

I'm having the same issues. I hate eating. It hurts & there's no joy in it. I am drinking a lot more than I ever have & that has made a world of difference. I used to come home from work with my ankles & feet looking like elephant legs because they were so swollen. Since I've been back to work, I have not experienced this at all!
I love the Crystal Light squirties (like Mio) I have several at my desk. I also like GNC Total Lean Protein Shakes. They have 25 grams of Protein & they don't taste bad. It isn't a chocolate milkshake, but not bad at all.
I think I will try the Isopure, since that seems to be a reasonable way to get a lot of protein with little effort & that's what eating is now, much effort!
I'm glad we are all in this together though!!!
SoBe Lifewater has some cool flavors, too.
Mix it up, try lots of different things!
Good luck to all!!

Sandisleeve...
I'm now 6 weeks post op and was having the same problem you are... My dietician said these totals on Water and Protein were goals and I needed to work up to them... Herbal tea and sugar free Popsicles counted toward Water totals as well and that was helpful... The Protein helps with the healing process and the water helps to flush out the impurities and toxins... I've gotten the water part down pretty good and now I'm working on the protein part and that's coming along... I found the unflavored Protein Powder to be much more flexible in adding to more things... I certainly haven't mastered things yet and I make mistakes with all of it... It feels like and ongoing learning process and things don't always stay the same... I'm learning to be prepared for things to be different every day... Sometimes what works today won't work tomorrow and vise versa... I still get sleepy after I eat and things do t always feel good after I eat... I either fail to recognize I've eaten too much or too fast... I've also hit a stall for 3 weeks now but I'm trusting that too will change!!! Be patient with all of it... You will get there...

Good luck on your big day tomorrow!! You have been one of our biggest cheerleaders and I pray your day is just as successful and your recovery is easy!!

Congrats to u all on such wonderful lbs loss! I keep saying make room on the losers bench AND yall have taken it literally, awesome! By the time I get there, they'll b more than enough room for me, thx!!!!! Keep up the gr8 work, I'm inspired and encouraged by ur victories:). C u there:)
HW: 236.8
SW: tomorrow
CW: 226.8
10# 2 wk preop loss

HW - 407
SW - 392
CW - 365
Total pounds lost 42.

This is AWESOME! I bet you will get those 2 pounds away before New Years! I'm rooting for you! How EXCITING on the pant size....SO wonderful!

HW 347
SW 327
CW 301
I'm really excited. I've lost 46 lbs since 10/21/13 and 26 since 12/16/13. Im hoping to lose these 2 lbs before New Years. Last week when I checked I lost 10.5 inches and went from a 24/26 pants to a 20 pants.

30lbs post op--I'll take it..lol Haven't been able to do that on my own since Noah stocked the ark!
I'm hitting the gym 4x a week too, so I think it's helping. I'm dreading the coming stall though, because it is inevitable.
I signed up with a personal trainer yesterday to do some strength training and toning exercises. He worked me out good yesterday, I feel it in my legs today. Feels like I'm carrying around lead weights..oy!

New update:
Surgery 12/02
HW 348
SW 330
CW 304
About to leave the 300's--Yippie!! Plus I've lost so many inches--8 inches off my waist alone!
It's going to be the Best New Year in YEARS!