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31 pounds in 2 weeks? That is amazing!! Keep it up!

Thank you Kathy.Yes I am nervous but I will get through this. Happy New Year! Lisa

Karen: Worry about yourself and we can't always please everyone. You can get the kids to bake only if they want to... to support you. Stay home and have your own thing. It's just one year you have do this for you. It is not a selfish thing. Hang in there.

See what a year can do? Congratulations to your ongoing success! I hope I will be writing a happy story like yours

I had some drinks on Xmas eve and 2 today. That's it for me for a long time. Now it's time to gear up and ready for the big day! 4 more day guys... who's ready??

I had some drinks on Xmas eve and 2 today. That's it for me for a long time. Now it's time to gear up and ready for the big day! 4 more day guys... who's ready??

Ok, so I don't have any before pics at my highest weight (I refused!), but here is 75 down, size 14/16. HW 315, CW 239, sleeved 9/2/14.

Congrats to your ongoing success! I know it's you when I see all the smileys (your trademark)

Dec. 30th for me! I'll be your buddy

Congrats to your ongoing success! I know it's you when I see all the smileys (your trademark)

Does WLS work? Darn straight, it does – if you follow ALL the rules! Today I'm exactly 6 months out and 100 lbs down. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all, and may 2015 bring us all good health and weight loss success!!!

So my husband was tired of me complaining of being cold. He decided to get me these for Christmas. Sorry about the blurry pic. My husband was behind the camera this time.

Today is actually 8 weeks and one day post op but when I got on the scale today I was down 50.5 lbs!!!!!!!!
I was so excited, I had to double and triple check!!
I got back to the my doc on Dec 30th for my next check up. I feel so good, and am not struggling with my eating. I am doing two shakes a day and one small meal (what my doc wanted me to do) and because the weight is coming off it makes it much easier to stay on track. I am trying to work the hell out of this sleeve as much as I can in the early months.
Just wanted to share, this site has been so helpful I hope that I can be helpful to all you out there just starting your journey!!

Congrats to your success! I wish you and your husband the best!! Thank you for warning us about heartless people!

I help run a martial arts school and we have a large afterschool program. I am the friendly, outgoing one who chats up all the parents, smooths over any issues and generally makes sure everyone is happy.

There was one parent who has always been rather standoffish. When someone acts cold or distant, I chalk it up to them being shy or introverted and I rarely take it personally. Over the 6 months or so, she has really started to come around, chatting with me while her kids get their shoes on, smiling a lot more, just being much friendly in general. I figured she was one of the rare people that is very slow to warm up -- no big deal.
Until Friday.
Friday she looked at me and said, "You know. I find it much easier to take you seriously now that you are not so big." She held her arms out and rounded as if to mime a big, fat person (which, to her defense, I was).

I looked at her, smiled, and before I could stop myself, I said, "You know what? I found it much easier to take YOU seriously when I *WAS* big.", and I held out my arms to mimic hers.

Silly bitch.

I'm on day three and you are not alone. I was questioning my surgery decision by night one! Some is head hunger and I just end up arguing with those "eat something!" thoughts. So far so good. Grumpy, hungry, and tired but I know it's just two weeks and I'm off to better things. I'm trying to focus on the future. Good luck, fellow sleevers. We got this

Hi everyone it starting to hit me now tomorrow is my surgery day I have a big headache don't know my kids are scared that I'm doing this before Christmas but it's now or never I'm ready to see results well good luck to all December Sleevers can't wait to be on the losers bench

Hi girls! I am here, too! @mgmboston surgery passed, wow. Glad to hear you are okay! How about Tomato juice with unflavored Protein? Just a thought... @Grandom tweeties congrats for n your surgery! How time flies and now on the mend! The rest of you I hope with all of the Christmas shenigans you are surviving with parties etc. I am having my surgery on the 30th!!! Ahhhh!!! Pretesting all done and only the day before its a liquid diet. @@Lainie we are here and we will keep this thread going. Merry Christmas everyone!!! HoHoHo!! Lisa

I had my surgery on October 31, 2014. My pre op weight was 247. 20lbs away from one of my heaviest weights. The lowest I ever got on my own was 205. I have never been able to get past that number no matter how hard I tried. This morning I weighed in at 210. I have mixed emotions because I'm 5 pounds from my lowest weight and I know that this time there won't be the horrible battle when I get this close to being under 200lbs.  

Hi girls! I am here, too! @mgmboston surgery passed, wow. Glad to hear you are okay! How about Tomato juice with unflavored Protein? Just a thought... @Grandom tweeties congrats for n your surgery! How time flies and now on the mend! The rest of you I hope with all of the Christmas shenigans you are surviving with parties etc. I am having my surgery on the 30th!!! Ahhhh!!! Pretesting all done and only the day before its a liquid diet. @@Lainie we are here and we will keep this thread going. Merry Christmas everyone!!! HoHoHo!! Lisa

I think just about everyone on here (even those with complications) would say they would do it again...and sooner, if they could... I don't regret one moment of it! I feel I can eat what I want, but I don't "want" junk...so I've not had any big problem with that...been maintaining.
However, I have major knee problems and had to lose weight to get them fixed...one will be done next month (hopefully) and I couldn't have gotten there without my WLS.
For me, I was more excited than nervous... I knew this was for me; I have known other people that were successful... no doubts, no regrets!

My daughter was right.... she told me that awhile ago and was not sure of it.

It's just my 17 year old daughter and husband, they agreed to cook for themselves especially seafood which I don't like. Just for a few weeks and when my other kids come around I'll cook! It'll be hard at first. Surgery on the 30th.

Beautiful!!

It's just my 17 year old daughter and husband, they agreed to cook for themselves especially seafood which I don't like. Just for a few weeks and when my other kids come around I'll cook! It'll be hard at first. Surgery on the 30th.