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Wow! Reached your goal in six months! You apparently did something right!!

I haven't had my surgery yet; but, I would say you need to stop and do your best to follow the diet to avoid any leakage or tears. But, mainly, because you have made the decision to change your life and it appears you are slipping back into old habits of cheating already. STay strong.

My doctor doesn't require the liquid diet before surg, just very strict. But, i know i'm a lucky one.

Yay!!!! Got my results today. SEVERE sleep apnea!!!!

i cannot wait to do zumba. I have wanted to do it since it came out; just didn't have the nerve. But, I will do it after i lose some weight.

Wow. That's fast. I started the process August 16th. So mine has gone fairly quick; EXCEPT, for the approval....just waiting.

Congratulations!....I wish mine would come back APPROVED so quickly.

I'm waiting approval as well. My paperwork was submitted to insurance for approval on Aug 29th and was told that they have 30 days to decide. We are shooting for surgery around 2nd week of Oct.

How long does it normally take to get the results back for the sleep study????

61 pounds! That's amazing. Did you eat anything.....lol?

It's amazing how women think alike. Thank you for being brave enough to post on this topic....lol

You look wonderful.

You look great! You are a completely new person in just 3 months. Good Job.

I think you're fine. I would try to follow the pre-op diet as close as possible; but, I'm sure you're not the only one to make a slip. I do not believe you're setting yourself up to fail post-op. After surgery, I'm thinking you will not want that stuff anymore anyway. Many doctors put patients on a strict liquid diet pre-op. But mine lets me eat small breakfast, protein shake lunch and a decent dinner with lean meat and green vegetable. So, I think you're fine.

Getting very frustrated and impatient with my insurance company. Give me an approval NOW! LOL....sorry, just venting.

Congrats! Sounds like you did great!

CONGRATULATIONS! I only hope I can report such numbers after my surgery.

Absolutely beautiful! You look 20 years younger. Thank you for posting your pics!

Thanks All! I, too, have thought about hitting the sales racks right now and start shopping for smaller clothes. I guess I'm just afraid that I might jinx myself..........lol.....I have failed so many times that I'm afraid of being a failure again.

OMG....You have done great!!!!! How much has been lost since surgery?

Okay, this might be totally stupid, but, as someone who has to work I'm very curious as to how everyone has dealt with the loss of weight so quickly. I don't want to sink alot of money into clothes that I might only be able to wear for a month. How did other people deal with losing weight and going down sizes quickly?

I actually had one this past Saturday night. It was fine. It really didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. I had no problem in going to sleep. And, it was very helpful. Once they put the mask on me, I went to sleep and didn't wake up for 4 hours until the next morning.

I agree. I noticed that MANY people have a pre-op diet of nothing but liquids. I don't have that. My pre-op diet is breakfast consisting of either egg, toast, fruit, or yogurt. (allowed 2) , lunch is protein drink and dinner is lean meet with green veg. Not near as strict as many of the pre-op diets.

I've never heard of a heating pad helping with gas pain. Please explain. I'm assuming you're applying it to your back.

Congrats.