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I'm still between 500-800 calories as well.

I'm in Lansdale, Pa. About 20 miles north of Philly. I was sleeved at Abington Hospital on October 22, 2013 and I'm down almost 60lbs!!

Good luck!!!

Please add me!! Lordiliwen@aol.com. Thanks!

I wish I had known how difficult it would be to watch everyone else eat food that I no longer will allow myself to touch. I wish I had known how difficult head hunger would be to control. I wish I had known about the emotional roller coaster my hormones have had me on for the past month. I also wish I would stop comparing myself to others that have had this surgery and stop thinking that I'm doing a terrible job because my weight loss isn't as much or as quick as some people.

I'm with some of the others. I was on my side a few hours after surgery.

Sleeved 10/22. Pre-op was 22lbs lost. Post op (after I snuck over and used my friends scale) is 25lbs.

Oh and on Friday the 22nd, I'll be a month out.

Omg! I feel you. One day I'm doing great and the next everything hurts. I felt great coming off the surgery and the day I got home, I couldn't drink anything. I don't know if it's the process of healing or our bodies going through the stress of the surgery, but some days I feel like a yo-yo.

Yoga pants, flip flops (might be a bit too chilly for those now, plus if your not good on your feet, I'd suggest some type of slippers or slip on shoes) and a t-shirt.

Lauren, I have Anthem BC of California. My husband works for FEDEX out here in PA. let me tell you, they are a joy to work with. I called them after my info session to see if I was covered. I was. I asked them what I needed to do in order to get approved. Was told that with a BMI of lower than 40 I needed two comorbids. Needed just one over 40 BMI. I didn't need to do a doctor supervised diet. They just wanted certain tests done and a recommendation letter from my PCP. I took care of EVERYTHING Anthem wanted and then took care of all the tests my surgeon required. My whole process took just under 3 months. I was sleeved on October 22, 2013 and haven't looked back since. Good luck!!

I've lost a car tire, a large bag of potatoes, a 12 cup Mr. Coffee machine and a two liter bottle of soda. Who knew?

I'm 5'8. At my highest weight of 262 people never believed me. Two of the nurses on two different occasions during my pre-admission testing asked why I was having the surgery because 'you don't look THAT fat'. Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize I needed to LOOK fat in order to qualify for this surgery. Bottom line is, I didn't have this surgery just to lose weight. I did it because I'm 43 and I was on 3 different BP meds that did absolutely nothing for my BP and after living for 18+ years with kidney issues, ALL my doctors and specialists agreed I should do it. I haven't looked back since.

10/22/13 Weight at first surgeons visit on August 15: 250 Weight at surgery: 240 Weight at one week post op: 233 Weight today 11/11/13: 220

Oh hey. I'd like an invite. Email is lordiliwen@aol.com. Thank you.