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Please keep in mind that most people don't have the ability to leave there jobs for months on end to be on a TV show, and as inspiring as that show can be, even some of their contestants gain the weight back... I've done it before with diet and exercise too. I lost 76 pounds and then I gained it back and 11 more.... This surgery is a tool to help us in our journey to health. Don't feel guilty for choosing to make a better life for yourself, if you insist of feeling guilty do it over not doing it sooner! But I still think you shouldn't feel guilty for either. This site is great for support and if you need some extra, I hope you accept and join our facebook group, we'll hold you up when you feel like you can't do it yourself.

Well you'll have the pick of the litter lol there are now 8 of you that day lol

Congrats. Are you looking for a FB invite to your user address? 25th is an insanely busy date in it..

Invite sent.. you share your date with 3 others

Got them... try now

could you see any of the specifics prior to the email invite acceptance? i don't have a request to join just now so that's odd... will look into it although admit computer savvy I am not...

Message me your email and i will invite you :-)

We'd love to have you, especially because the 21st is currently the only date we are missing a buddy for:-):-):-) she'll be very happy to hear from you ! Message me your email or you can post it here

You can message it to me or leave it here :-)

I'm in Alberta too,, being done in Medicine Hat on the 28th , added you.to FB

We currently have 4 ladies with that date in the facebook group..message me your email if you'd like an invite:-)

Anyone wishing to join the Facebook Nov sleevers group if you haven't already, let me know your email..... If you are being sleeved on the 25th, WOW do we have a lot of buddies for you...lol

Good luck today all November 1st sleevers! We'll be thinking about you

Our facebook November support group is shaping up really well..lots of hand holding.. up to 50 members.. always welcome new ones:-) We would also love a few more men on board, admit they are currently quite outnumbered. Message me your email if you are interested in an invite! Good luck all of our Friday sleevers..Sending good thoughts!

This is where I was in June, my sugery was scheduled for July... I am 39 and was 287 when I started... I dropped 50 pounds in 4 months and went ‘Hey, I can keep doing this' as I really didn't find it that difficult at first, so I cancelled the surgery. Shortly thereafter I gained 15lbs in about a month, just eating larger portions. It leapt back onto me and held on tight. It's taken me almost 3 months to take off that 15 and 5 more but it was my wake up call! I know now that I need this tool in order to succeed long term. It takes courage to recognize when you need help, and great strength to accept and move forward with it. :-)

I did wait 7 months after my referral for my first visit. To be honest I had pretty much written it off during that time. But once I had my first consult in March it was really fast moving as their center is relatively new so their list is not typical. I managed to drop the required weight really quickly so they offered to put me in over the summer due to cancellations but because I was doing so well I thought I'd just continue to do it the old fashioned way but it didn't last long after that so I changed my mind in Sept and they pencilled me in. I realize how spoiled I am compared to the majority. It is a 3 hr drive one way to apt's but so worth it. Are you nervous about being so far from home? And are you going alone?

I'm in Alberta too, having surgery in Medicine Hat on the 28th of Nov. Pre-op starts on the 6th... Admit I am at the very tail tip end of 30's though lol. Good luck, you'll do great! :-)

I have heard many ppl also suggest ear plugs, lip balm and an extension cord if you have possible need for one. :-) Good luck!

I know you are not alone in your date! Go scrolling through the November buddies thread. There are a few ppl that are on that day :-):-) Sorry I can't recall who, but they exist lol

I use my weight from my first bariatric clinic weigh in, which just happens to be my highest known weight. I say known, because I avoided the scale for a long time prior to that so who knows if I weighed more at one time. I always lost weight during my 3 pregnancies, but as soon as I was the only one digesting the calories, forget about it.

If you look at the left side of your profile and scroll down to recent activities.. then look for the small x on the right hand side you can click it and it choose hide option..if you do that to more than one post it will give you the option to hide all recent activity... none of my friends got a timeline notice when i joined. If you are still nervous then I agree with another poster, go ahead and get an ID just for the support site..

did you get it?

I have added all the requests in my messages... please resend email

Anyone wishing to join November sleevers support facebook page just message me your email and I will invite you asap :-):-)

Message me your mail and I'll invite you :-)