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Ankle weights darling... H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Hey... you did it!! If you need to vent we're here for you [emoji177][emoji173]️[emoji172] H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

How are you doing now? H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Fully agree with this... but I'm also scared of sliding into my old ways if I "allow" myself to veer off-course even just a little bit. I'm pre-op so what do I know but it's a worry I harbor. H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

How beautifully written! H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

I suppose but damn! That's a lot of sodium:) H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

That's a lot of sodium? H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Good luck you guys today!! Let us know how you do H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Welcome Chad! Let us know how you fare and best of luck to you! H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Such a timely story! Thanks for sharing H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Keep up the good work!! H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Fabulous!!! H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

I didn't know they removed the staples? I was told they stay in and become part of you, scar tissue grows over them. H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

A lot of these are responses I would have given myself before surgery was on my radar. So I know it doesn't originate from a bad place. It's more about not knowing what to say or even think about how it will be perceived. But let's face it; a lot of us don't really know how to take a compliment either... or anything you say can be taken in a number of ways and one can't really calculate all possible perceptions in that split second we are given after seeing somebody change so drastically. I haven't told anybody except for hubby and sister-in-law. But I don't see how I can honestly not tell people once the changes become visible. If it helps but one person it'll be worth it. This thread is great, it has helped me prepare for a lot of possible responses. I've also decided that I will do something along the lines of a reverse intervention. I'll put all the people I care about in a room and make it a "any question goes" free for all session. Answer all questions, ease all worries etc but I'll only do this post surgery. Until then I don't feel like explaining myself. I've always been like that and know myself well enough to know this'll work for me best if I don't have 5 different opinions thrown at me from different directions. H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Do we perhaps know the same person??? Mine, however, is my PCP sooo... H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Curious too so I subscribed to this! H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Keyboard issues? H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Darn! Now I totally wanna eat some Chipotle! Thanks for planting that in my head H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Not to mention his son! Good that he's learning stick first! H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

I wanted to share two NSVs; both happened yesterday. First one is about smoking. I used to smoke (keywords used to).. up until about 2 months ago. I knew I had to give up smoking and quitting hasn't been my problem in the past. But instead of setting a date one day after my dental cleaning was nicely done I decided I'd have just about enough of this. Wasn't bad.. wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.. it just happened. Wouldn't have happened if I had set a date and tried to prepare for it... it just did.. anyway, my NSV was that today I took a drag from hubby's smoke and felt nauseous. Now, that might not sound like much but you know how the saying goes.. you don't quit smoking, smoking quits you! I think it just might have left me for the last time. My second NSV was about water. As one of my first steps toward preparing myself I decided to get my water intake regulated. I've always been big on water, grew up drinking delicious tap water and have never had a problem with it like some people do. However... once I started actually measuring how much I drink I realized that 64 ounces was a loooooong ways off from what I was drinking. Listen up people! You may not be drinking as much water as you think you are. I was very much surprised by this especially since I thought I had 64 oz down pat! But today I actually did have it down, all 64 oz of it. God knows I haven't had to pee this often since I was pregnant! [emoji12] H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

I wanted to share two NSVs; both happened today. First one is about smoking. I used to smoke (keywords used to).. up until about 2 months ago. I knew I had to give up smoking and quitting hasn't been my problem in the past. But instead of setting a date one day after my dental cleaning was nicely done I decided I'd have just about enough of this. Wasn't bad.. wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.. it just happened. Wouldn't have happened if I had set a date and tried to prepare for it... it just did.. anyway, my NSV was that today I took a drag from hubby's smoke and felt nauseous. Now, that might not sound like much but you know how the saying goes.. you don't quit smoking, smoking quits you! I think it just might have left me for the last time. My second NSV was about water. As one of my first steps toward preparing myself I decided to get my water intake regulated. I've always been big on water, grew up drinking delicious tap water and have never had a problem with it like some people do. However... once I started actually measuring how much I drink I realized that 64 ounces was a loooooong ways off from what I was drinking. Listen up people! You may not be drinking as much water as you think you are. I was very much surprised by this especially since I thought I had 64 oz down pat! But today I actually did have it down, all 64 oz of it. God knows I haven't had to pee this often since I was pregnant

Hahahahahaha this made me laugh!! What an awesome story to share H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

I hope so

NJ and I'm having it done here too, though my surgeon is a 40 min drive away one way and I chose to go to him for my monthly weigh ins as well so that's a lot of driving

where are you from and who are you doing your sleeve with?