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Interesting. Many of the states that need it the most, naturally.

The quote below appears to be from the same user from about a week ago. I don't have all the information as it appears some posts have been deleted, but unless someone else posted this for her, she seems to be consenting pretty clearly. She also appears to meet the qualifications just fine if she's 230 at 5'2. Something smells funny here.... "I have my surgery scheduled for 1/13/16 I'm excited nervous and grateful over all. I only have to do one week pre op diet and I started that today. I went from planing on getting a balloon, to wanting the lap band, then was suggested the sleve so I just went for it. If my doctor is confident it's the best option for me I trust him completely cause I am ready to TAKE MY LIFE BACK!! I'm 21 years old. I wasn't really too heavy until a few years ago. I'm 5'2 and around 230 lbs. I used to be way smaller but hey I fell in love and my boyfriend and I found time together by eating out together. So here I am! Still in love with the same man but not so much in love with my self. Already I'm missing so much out of life. I turned 21 in July and still haven't celebrated since none of my friends recognize me from the extra weight. I've kinda been hiding away. I was recently diagnosed with pcos, have always had depression but now with horrorible anxiety. So I must say today is the day I change forever so glad I have found this forum with others going through the same thing" http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/358588-Anybody-have-a-surgery-date-of%2E%2E%2E%2E%2E%2Eon-or-close-to-1-11-16%3F/page__view__findpost__p__4046655

I've learned a bit about this in my journey as well. It seems like both are very effective procedures, but like someone else said above, just need to decide if you want your digestive system re-routed or part of your stomach trimmed out. Each person's needs will play a big factor. For instance, for me leaving behind a stomach that is "blind" as they do with bypass is risky because of my family history of colon cancer and my testing positive for h. pylori, which can lead to stomach cancer. The stomach that's left behind in a bypass patient still has the potential to develop ulcers and cancers, and that was a major deal breaker for me. Others have other kinds of problems, like GERD. This is usually made worse with the sleeve but resolved with the bypass. What hasn't been mentioned much on this thread is the surgeon's recommendation. A lot of it will be up to the surgeon him/herself because they are the one that has to approve you as an acceptable candidate for the procedure in the first place. Since they have a great deal more expertise than I, chances are I'll go with his final recommendation. All I really want is to have my voice heard in the process first. If I say "I want this" and he says "nope, bad idea" I will respect his opinion.

I understand the fear of being thinner. Thin = vulnerable. When we are overweight we are more or less invisible--and that can be very comforting for those of us that need to hide sometimes. For me, the fear of never knowing my true potential because of my weight finally outgrew my fear of being thin. It became apparent that I would be facing a major fear either way, so I figured I might as well face my fear of being thin. Seemed like it may have a better set of rewards. :-)

I recently moved to Boston where there are about twice the Dunkin Donuts as Starbucks, and I've always been a Starbucks girl. However it seems like a cardinal sin around here to not be a DD loyalist. :-) To the OP: maybe try a new brand or variety of coffee. Sometimes the Beans used at Starbucks give me migraines, so I've learned to stick with the light roasts. Maybe you're more sensitive to a kind of bean now.

I appreciate all of the comments in this thread--it's great prep for someone like me that's heading into surgery in the next few weeks. All I want to add is that I access this site on my phone, iPad, and laptop depending on the situation, and I have to say it's just about the LEAST intuitive forum ever. People don't post in the right section because the design of the site makes it completely unnatural and inconvenient to do so--the timeline prohibits that. I do however make frequent use of the "search" bar.

You do look wonderful--and I think you should take more pics. :-)

Always fascinates me the way some men behave when they believe they're in the presence of only women. And even more fascinating their reaction to being challenged by women. Just an observation.

Listen, being rude doesn't get you anywhere. You said you burned 3,000 calories and then that you track your food, drink, and exercise. That logically leads people to think you believe you are burning 3,000 calories with exercise. Now you link to an article that describes calories burned throughout the day (which is rarely the way people discuss calorie burn but I'll disregard that). So now you lead us to believe you are talking about your total calories burned. It's still not clear what you really mean. Don't get snotty if people don't understand something you've written when it's about as clear as mud. Regardless, it's risky to be drinking alcohol in any amount after WLS. But I'm sure you have all the answers there too. Good luck to you.

Misfit Shine currently and others in the past. I always burn 2600 to 3500. A 155-pound person burns about 596 calories in 60 minutes going 5 mph on the treadmill. I really think your fit tracker is wrong. Or you may want to cut back from your 8-10 hours of vigorous exercise every day.

It's probably not about the alcohol so much as the calories. You say you are burning 3,000 a day (which translates into hours and hours of exercise) and consuming 1,000, so your body is probably entering preservation mode. Even if you meant 300 calories burned per day, that's still a lot of exercise. You might want to up your cals to 1200 or something just to see what happens.

ASMBS has a database of information regarding all kinds of WLS over the last couple decades. I'd check it out.

Ha... My surgeon, during my first intro session, quipped "don't be fooled--half those people in a weightwatchers meeting have had the surgery." The one that had me shaking my head yesterday is the new one coming out on A&E: "Fit to Fat to Fit." It's like Biggest Loser except the fit, svelte trainers voluntarily get fat first so they can go on the journey with the fat person together.

There's nothing hostile about taking precautions.

Readers: be careful about meeting a stranger that offered you something online. This person seems to have joined only to ask someone for a meeting. No other posts. To the poster--you can sell things on eBay or Amazon. Or take a healthy walk and deliver that Protein to any of the many needy people here in Boston.