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My date is Feb 18th! Looking forward to the anticipation with all of you
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I'm getting sleeved on 2/18!!!!!Tijuana Bariatrics/CER Hospital. Anyone else goi g to be around there st that time?
Also the group is closed, not secret. So people can see all the members of the group, but the posts remain private.
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Are you seeming any other progress? Looser clothes, inches going down?
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Hoping for a Feb 17th date!
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Had surgery this morning, still at CER and very sleepy. Everything went good.
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i agree! Cabbage makes you gassy which will bloat your stomach. Check with your Dr. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I can fully imagine your desire to move ahead, but try to remember it's only 4 more days out of the rest of your life. My first three weeks post-surgery are to be Protein shakes only. I'm sure I will be ready to eat my shoes before 3 weeks of shakes are through. But this whole process is about following rules. If not the set of rules you're operating under now, then the next set, and the next, and eventually maintenance rules. If you can hold out four more days, you can do anything!
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I too am stalled. Can't complain, but it is playing with my head a little. I also noticed I am not as diligent with my program as well because I was losing and cheating over the holidays a little bit. Nothing crazy, but I think it gave me false sense of security.
I am now getting back to the basics- Thanks for sharing

I just went through the same thing. Stalled for a good 6 weeks, hated to even step on the scale. Finally decided to weigh myself just because, and was very surprised that my stall had finally broke!
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I haven't set my date yet, but I'm going to Mexico and plan on early February! friend me ☺
50 year old me!!

Thank you!! I am starving and nervous all at once, but I know this is temporary and it will be worth it!!
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I had my surgery on Nov 10th 2016 with dr. Garcia and the CER, and I'm very pleased with the doc and also all the staff,very nice and clean .wouldn't change a thing.
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Stay strong!
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I'm not sure about but I just got back from Tijuana and someone else in the car didn't have a passport. All she needed was license, birth certificate (certified) and she also took her social security card and had no problem at all.
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US law requires a passport, passport card, enhanced license, or nexus card. Whether or not they ENFORCE that is up to the individual border agent. So it is risky to rely on a normal license or birth certificate.
Mexican law requires a passport or passport card. They will not accept an enhanced license or nexus card. But they do seem to be MUCH more lax about enforcement than US agents, so that is less likely to be an issue.

I was told by my coordinator that I would not have to have a passport just two form of id DL and birth certificate because I was not flying in.

You are not failing! You are losing and not gaining!
Keep it up. You are doing GREAT!

I would assume a letter from your surgeon or surgeon's office would suffice as proof of international travel.

I just had to share this. As of yesterday I am officially 100 pounds lighter from my first day of my pre-op diet on October 28, 2016.
In fact, tonight I was 367 pounds so now it's 103 pounds lost from my starting weight of 470 pounds. I am over the moon.
If anyone is on the fence about getting this surgery, let me tell you. It's the best choice I've made in years. You have to follow your doctor's advice and do what they tell you to do including what to eat and exercise. If you do that you will get results!

I love 27 lbs pre-op. Since that time, my weight loss has slowed down considerably. The first month I lost 16 lbs. The 2nd month 8 lbs. This month only 5 lbs and it's been very emotionally hard on me. I'm doing EVERYTHING right!!! I said the other day that I lost more consistently with Weight Watchers, when I ate 3X the amount of food and had a whole stomach. I just need to try and focus on the big picture. This is a lifetime journey. I'm really considering throwing out my scales because my weight loss/lack of loss, seems to dictate my mood.

Only 3 months post oppp and the longest was 2 weeks and I waited it out.

I was thinking the exact same thing @@QueenOfTheTamazons, those other threads are huge. They really should be restricted to the current year to keep the content current.
My before picture is me at my biggest. I don't remember exactly how much it was, but I know it was over 330:

And this is from a few months ago:

It's too damn cold in the gym to wear a tank top nowadays! I'll have to take a few new ones in the spring.

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Surgery date was 11/16/2016down 35 pounds
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I was on liquids only for 3 weeks, but certainly couldn't eat that much yogurt even at 6 months out. Were you given instructions on certain amounts to eat? Like no more than 4oz per meal, etc? The nerves to your stomach were cut, so you can't go by what you perceive as "full" or not at this stage. It will be at least 2-3 months before your sleeve is healed and maybe even longer before you regain normal sensation. Measuring what you eat and sticking to that amount is a very important part of the learning curve for postoperative lifestyle changes required for long term success. Eating until we are full is what got us obese in the first place. It's one of the many bad habits I worked hard to get rid of.

Thank you for your thorough description. It gives me more insight on what to expect-haven't got my date yet. I wish you well during your recovery. Welcome to the LOSERS BENCH! I hope to join you soon!
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