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burst her stomach?!?! doubtful, highly doubtful...

Right! I can't imagine anything worse than hurling that far out.

Sorry to hear that. I had trouble with cheese the first time so haven't tried again, but will sometime.

Thanks! The whole thing was oddly gentle, like my stomach just sort of said, "Excuse me, miss, I'd like to return this." At least it was good going down, lol!

I use a tiny bit of shredded cheese. Usually mix it in my eggs.

It might be ketosis. My husband had terrible breath when he was on the Atkins diet. The Atkins diet minimizes carbs too.

Even though I am closing in on my first year post-op, I have not been feeling too swift for several days, now.......drinking water only and eating applesauce and broth. Guess what? The horsebreath is back in spite of mints and toothpaste. Has to be ketosis again.

It's good to know I'm not crazy! So gross

That's what I did too. Never a disappointment!

Yes! I think I'm going to pop the batteries out of my home scale and just ride this particular high out as far as I can, lol

Congrats!

Sounds like he was pretty heavy(?)

Not super heavy, but he had other bad habits and we have a strong family history. I just know now how important it is to take care of myself so I don't head down the same track!

For sure!

I mainly use the lemonade crystal light. Do you have a favorite?

So far, definitely the lemonade. I remember it used to have a weird aftertaste, but now it tastes like lemonade flavored kool-aid.

LOL! That actually sounds like a good idea. I think it's going to be my 50 pound reward

I have a little longer, my surgery is December 10th. I am doing the same thing with trying to clean out closets and the laundry room and get rid of all the junk and clutter my family has horded. It feels metaphoric to losing the extra weight my body has been carrying around. I have a tendency to get a little OCD with my cleaning lists. I like the idea of hiring someone for the cleaning, but December is not a month with anything extra in the budget. I think we need to give ourselves a little grace and be happy with what we are able to accomplish. I wish you the best in your endeavors!

QB

Yeah, that's a good point - I'm kind of at the stage where I've accepted that I still have to go to work tomorrow, and other than changing my sheets what's done is about all that is going to get done . Thank you for the good wishes, and I wish you the best right back!

Thank you!

Yes, breathing is a great place to start....literally. There are many breathing/relaxation and surgery preparation FREE videos out there on-line. I used them and did great with my stress/anxiety. I still use some of the exercises for managing mindful eating. Breathing Is Good!

Best Wishes and remember to keep us posted..

Thanks! I'll check those out!

Happy dance!

You bet!

That's ok!

THAT is awesome! 36 days for me!

Thanks! It's going to fly by!

Yep.

Or maybe Boop Boop de Toot!

I watched the video before and felt much better once I saw it. I Watched the sleeve video. I was very nervous to the point of getting my will in order. Everything will be fine. there is such a low risk compared to other surgeries. You will be on the road to recovery real soon. Hang in there

Thank you! I think it's the part where they shove the instruments through that bothers me, lol.

I think that I am more scared of the anesthesia than an IV!!

ask for a painkiller shot before the IV!

I'd be cool with the anesthesia if they could gas me, lol. And I had no idea the shot before the IV was even an option!

There is sort of. Google "weight loss avatar". It will show you several different programs.

Oh cool, thanks!

It's fun to take pictures of yourself during the journey also. You would be surprised what a difference you can see in a month. Its fun to look back over the last 16 months

woo hoo - thats exciting

hoping you get your date sooner than later - congrats and good luck

Thank you!

Oh Yeah new life ahead!!!!

I have BCBS AZ, it took them 2 days to give me an answer. I would say you should have an answer witthin 5 days (not sure how they are on weekends.)

Thanks! As soon as the coordinator said she sent it, my "useless" switch got flipped. I haven't gotten anything done at work today, lol.