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Thank you so much, and there is certainly a person underneath fighting to get out, she will soon have her time to shine. Thanks again.

I'm sure I will, I am anxious to be on that losers bench.

Tomorrow I'm finally being sleeved after being delayed since 12/2013. I honestly don't know how to describe how I feel other than saying it's like a mixed bag of emotions, memories, nervousness and excitement just to name a few. I've been heavy all of my life and can never tell you that I know what it's like to be at a regular size, I remember even being the fat kid in kindergarten. Needless to say this is going to be quite an ordeal which will never be lacking in emotions. I think about several missed opportunities in life as well as many judgements that I endured that was specifically difficult during my high school years ( I'm 38 May 17). Tomorrow symbolizes something that always seemed to be out of this world for me which is a chance to finally have a substantial shot at being at a healthy weight as well as having a better quality of life for me and my son. This sleeve will allow me to open many doors for myself that I've avoided basically my entire life. Im a very bubbly person and people seem to love to be around me, I just need to be that bubbly cheerleader for myself and be confident and comfortable with who I am in my own skin, I finally have my chance. I'm going to honor my sleeve!!!

I love Red Lobster, I had my food funeral there, twice. Lol I've never left spending less than 35.00 on myself, I would love to say that I actually went there and spent less than 10.00 on a meal, seams like somthing out of this world, that would go along with the other things that I greatly look forward to after being sleeved. Congrats on your success and much more to come.

go to the thread I started called food funeral May is the most wonderful month this year. Lol!!!!! I'm so happy for us. Yay

Congrats!! The 12th is coming right up!! I'm on for May 9th and I also found this thread to be inspiring. Much success to you!!!

Congrats on handling things so well!! I'm scheduled for May 9th and it's so inspiring to read this post and your so right on in saying that God will take care of me. Thanks for the positive feedback.

Lol, great job those are wonderful results keep up the good work!!!

I feel fantastic! My suggestion is to make the break from carbs during the preop phase and avoid them at all costs. Once you reintroduce the carbs those old cravings that got us in this mess will return as well. Also, find a good Protein shake that you like and drink it religiously. Keep moving!Got it!! Thanks so much I look forward to being where you are. Great job!!

I've been desperately waiting for this ride, your doing fantastic 40pds would make me look and feel totally different even though I would still have a lot more to lose, I know your super excited to see the changes, congrats, you have many wonderful things ahead!!

You must be super excited and feel like a new person those are great results. Fantastic job!!! Any tips? I'm scheduled for May 9.

That's wonderful and great to hear, this encourages me to no end, I would love to see similar results and will be happy with any weight loss at this point. Congrats and thanks for sharing. Great job!!

congrats!!!! May 29th is coming soon, I'm scheduled for May9, I started this thread just to get feedback on what to possibly expect after 3 months and all the responses have been very much appreciated and extremely motivating, Congrats to us May sleevers we are going to rock this new tool!!!!! And your going to be beautiful and full of energy in Hawaii!!!

Your doing great that breaks down to about over 13pds lost per month, sounds like your doing it all right to me. Congrats!!!

20 pounds in less than a month is fantastic!!! You will certainly hit your 40 pound goal by month3, just keep doing what your doing. Great job!!!

Omg!!! That's fantastic, can you please tell me what you think the key to your success is? Any tips would be great, I will be sleeved on May 9th. Thank you! :-) I think the biggest things for me has been (1) knowing my limitations, and (2) sticking to my numbers. I've learned that while some people are fine eating small amounts of "unhealthy" foods now and then, I am not. I was an emotional over-eater/binge eater, and that is just too easy to slip back into. I have to be strict with myself and avoid altogether my trigger foods. Knowing yourself is SO important. It's a total reprogramming. Secondly, sticking to my numbers involves tracking my food. I count everything on myfitnesspal. My username is livvsmum if you want to friend me. I make all my food logs viewable. I try my best to stick to no more than 40g of carbs, at least 65-70g of Protein, and at least 10 8-oz glasses of Water per day. When I do that consistently, I see a loss. I also think exercise is super important, but that will be down the road a bit for you :-) Good luck to you, and trust me....if I can do it and be successful, anyone can!!! lol This is great thank you so much for responding back, I know that when I see the pounds coming off that will be even more motivation for me to do the right things, limit carbs, get in protein and drink plenty of water is something that I will certainly make priority, thanks!!!! And again fantastic job!!!

12 pounds is fantastic, great job!!

It is hard but so worth it, I've been overweight my entire 38 years on this earth and I can honestly say that I've never looked forward to being restricted on foods, come on sleeve day!!!! Lol. This indeed will get better.

Congrats!!! 8 pounds lost is great, and yes we got this and our time to shine is coming up fast!!!

No protein drinks allowed for me, I have slipped a couple of times but I did aim for low carb foods. I'm glad to be at a point where my stomach will not hold much. This will help. Lol

30 pounds is still a great deal it would take me over a year to lose that. Congrats!!

Omg!!! That's fantastic, can you please tell me what you think the key to your success is? Any tips would be great, I will be sleeved on May 9th.

Thank you, and you've done a wonderful job!!! Congrats.

wonderful!!!

I'm on day 5 of a 2 week clear liquid diet, I'm allergic to aspartame so I have to make pop sickles with Splenda and kool-aid I cant do jello due to also having allergies to high volumes of gelatin, I fell off the wagon twice already within these past 5 days. I'm limited on the go to items that would normally make this diet tolerable, how did you guys do? Did it affect the outcome of your surgery?