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I run a business and work from home, so I don't have the workplace issues that other people have. As far as what to tell people during the 2 weeks. Tell them you are on a cleanse and about to start a low carb high Protein diet and you are wor king your way off sugar. No lies told.

My experience with Blur Cross was great. They approve very fast they have a streamlined system.

What you can wear varies so much on the construction of the bra. Most of my frustration this year has been bra based. It is hell

In Illinois it is going to cost so much to self pay you are going to have to go out of state, vegas, Missouri, or out of the country. I suggest Mexico or Blossom bariatric in Vegas

Try looking at http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/ she has lots of low carb, keto recipes. Also just Google "low carb" whatever you want to eat and you will find a recipe.

For the person complaining about buying sports bras as a D cup, try it being a G cup. I have to get sports bras that are band and cup size. Not XL or 2x. They offer no support for running. They are okay for yoga. I have one from lane bryant and one glamouress. If you have larger breasts you need a bra that has high coverage in the front to prevent pop out. My sports bras come almost to my collar bone, with a sheer mesh to keep those girls in place. I'm spending $60 a pop on bras, but it's worth it. My silhouette looks great, curves for days.

I have so many NSV to report. I fit comfortably on a plane this week, more than comfortable. I fit perfectly in a cheap seat on a cheap plane and a flight that was several hours was very comfortable. I used to fly 5-6 days a week in my old management job at over 300 pounds. I was always fine in first class but if I had to ride coach, or on a small plane it was torture. This is one of the main things I was looking forward to and it felt so good. This is something I can think about when temptation knocks. No food can ever feel better than the joy of flying to me. I can fit in any booth at any resturant. I think I have said it before but it is still important. I can walk up stairs in front of my date and not be winded when I get out the top and keep a great pace. Walked all day with my date. No foot pain, could keep walkng, and I did it 4 inch heels. Walked through the airport in 4 inch heels, felt good and kept pace with other people. Sat in the car with my seat belt on and lotioned, my legs easily and comfortably. Dropped the lotion and picked it up. Before I could have never bent over and easily done these things. It was effortless. In the past I would taken my seat belt off and not been able to bend straight over. My postoperative life is really amazing. I can't express how much joy three little victories bring me. They make it all worth it. Forgot something, was able to go not any store and buy a replacement. Went to a Soma store out of town, bought a bra, told the lady fitting me all about my surgery and how she might be able to afford it.

Maybe Minera, hurts more? I dunno, I dont have that one. It wasn't comfortable, but the gas pain in my shoulder after the sleeve was worse. I'm glad you got it finally and are the other side. I think IUDs are the best invention

Many surgeons will work on bariatric patients that have lost over 100 lbs and are not at goal once your BMI is below 32.There are surgeons that operate on women who have never had WLS and are around 30 BMI, they aren't going to discriminate against WLS patients.

@@Inner Surfer Girl that is a great accomplishment. I was in Target recently and I could fit the regular size suits and that had me pretty excited. I would have purchased one but none of them had the breast support I need. It felt great to fit everywhere else though.

@@Jdubwife Like other said talk to your Dr. They will talk about your lifestyle and health with you and make the best choice from there. That being said. I had decided what I wanted before I met with a doctor and if a Doctor said the sleeve wasn't an option for me then I wasn't going to have surgery.

@@losergrl75 You can find good snapback tips in a lot of mom groups, the stripper groups have the best skin tips, but those groups aren't always easy to find or be in if you aren't a stripper . I have some black spa plastic wrap, it does help if you can wear it under stuff, but its so hard to put on myself and I rarely have anyone around to help me. You can just wrap yourself with Albolene and saran wrap but its better if you put something other the saran wrap because it will slip or roll. I have this http://www.amazon.com/Osmotic-Plastic-Cellulite-Burning-osmotica/dp/B014Q6PHAG?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00 a lot sites sell the same things for $25. It is slightly thicker than saran wrap, but I don't think it is a huge improvement.

I live alone so yeah I saved a ton of food money in the first 6 months. After I was cleared to eat steak, I eat a lot of steak. I only eat grass fed meat, so that isn't cheap although you can find deals. I think a lot of people underestimate how much money they spend on food pre-op. If you add up all the coffee runs, Snacks, and large fast food meals, not just groceries, it is a ton. So even though I might spend a lot on clothes, I am still saving money. I spent a lot on clothes and a lot on food before. A ton on food, if I am being honest and counting groceries, starbucks, snacks out etc. My food bill even with all the "expensive" specialty or replacement things I use, is about 1/4 what it used to be. I also took "expensive" Vitamins before surgery and I used Protein shakes for Breakfast a lot, so those were already a part of my budget.

@@PayItForward I never had sleep apnea, but lately I have been noticing that when I wake up I am sleeping on my back and I never slept on my back before. I can't sleep on my side, my hip bones dig into the mattress.

I'm the same. I was bitchy, egotistical and self centered before. Little has changed. People that hid behind being fat or let being fat rule their life change a lot I think, but if you have a full happy life before losing weight is just icing on the cake.

I slept on my stomach on the 4th night. I rolled over in my sleep by accident, and it was the best thing that ever happened. I hadn't been sleeping much before then, and that was my first stretch of real sleep, and I felt 10x better in the morning. @@PayItForward Has a good idea with the binder, the binder will give you support. Now that I have lost weight I can sleep comfortably in any position. It is a weird and welcome side effect.

@Renkoss I am going to go as far as I can with this, but I feel like plastics are the only real long term solution. I'd like to be comfortable without tucking myself into stuff all the time. I thought I would be okay without surgery, but as each week passes and I lose more inches, the urgency for surgery becomes more apparent. Long term it will be cheaper than wearing compression garments all the time anyway.

@@Renkoss It seems like just not having a huge gut would be benefit enough. The problem is a lot of loose flabby skin is really uncomfortable. It has its own mind, it moves. It makes it harder to exercise. My stomach will flop and make weird noises in yoga if I don't wear compression leggings. So if you lose weight and want to be active and get the most out of life, and you end up with loose skin, you kind of have to do something about it. I have been lucky so far, no rashes or skin issues. I started wearing compression workout clothes all day around the house just to be more comfortable, then I took it further. If you have big boobs, wearing a bra is more comfortable than not wearing a bra, because the support is comfortable. Same thing if you have skin flopping all over your torso, holding it in is more comfortable. @@LisaMergs http://www.albolene.com/ It is a moisturizer, makeup remover. It is like Vaseline. When you put it on, and put something latex over it, it holds your body heat in.

@@1cutiejulie I had decided I would rather die fast, then keep killing myself slowly, if I died on the table or something. My health was starting to rapidly decline, so I felt like I had nothing to lose. Looking back that seems so overly dramatic, but I had made peace with it. I didn't say goodbyes to people though, I try to always live every day like it would be my last, so I don't have a life of regrets. Everyone I love knows I love them.

@@losergrl75 I use Albolene, and V-Gel. When i got to the point I was dropping a lot of inches very fast it really helped tighten my skin up. Compression, exercise and sweating all go a long way in helping your skin. Plastic surgeons have people wear compression garments for a reason. Wearing compression items help with you lymphatic system. Exercising on top of it goes even further. I wear some kind of compression all the time except when I do yoga. My thighs and my love handles are greatly improved. I thought i would need and upper body lift, but i have been able to tighten and smooth my upper back area wearing neoprene compression vests. Albolene is cheap, you can buy it anywhere. I put it on my feet every night and they are baby soft. The moisturizing helps a lot just as much as it helps trap body heat.

Really take it an hour at a time. That is what I did. I also went to bed early every day and I watched Fat Doctor all day. What you said about your prior eating habits, is exactly how I used to eat. 1 or 2 huge meals. Now i like my 4-5 small meals a day. You can do it. Chug Water all day till you feel like you are drowning.

@@CowgirlJane It amazes me how many try it. I think they try it, because it works. Especially with a lot of women over 30 who are lonely and willing to settle, accept anything.

The long term goals are pretty accurate. The short term goals like the 10 days to 3 month goals are pretty aggressive. People expect to drop a ton of weight right after surgery and it doesn't happen that way for a lot of people. I saw the biggest losses in months 3-6. In the very beginning when my calories were low, I wasn't losing at the pace on that chart. I definitely didn't lose weight in the 10 days right after surgery. It was 105 degrees every day and I was retaining Water like crazy.

@@CowgirlJane I hit block immediately on married men. IGAF about their sob stories for why they aren't single. Separated people get the same treatment. I'm not even totally looking for marriage or commitment. I just have no desire to be 2nd best. The mistress life is not for me. And I find it insulting that these men even try to talk to me. @@OKCPirate Thank for sharing that video. "He even has a 401K!"

@@JMarshall Did you eat watermelon at 2.5 weeks post-op? Like you are advocating?