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Hi Maddie, you are doing terrifically well. And in only 3 months! Jane x

Hi Judy, thanks and I am flattered. I look forward to seeing more and less of you in the future. Jane x

Hi Emma, welcome to the VSG club from the UK. I am sure it will be a positive step for you especially at your age, you have all your life ahead of you and to live it without the burden of the excess weight will be wonderful. There is a fellow Dublinner called Bookleen on this forum. She was sleeved in April in Belgium. Jane x

Hi Mumwithnobum, what an absolute bummer to have lost all that and then had it go back on. The sleeve will not let you down like that, but it's obviously hard that you have to go through major weight loss twice in a few years. Welcome by the way. Jane x

hi Globie, Don't worry they taste really rank now, all oily and yuck. Jane x

Oh yes SleeveSista, you are defo here with us!! It gets better, and better than better, abs fab Jane x

Hi Jackie, it takes time so hang on in there. You can be sure you will lose though, it's not a mgic wand however and the fat still has to be burnt off sadly. Jane x

Yes ikts no big deal but you will be a complete lightweight!! Don't forget, it's empty calories Jane x

Hi Karen, funny you should say that! There are a smattering of people who have lost the weight through diet and who vehemently oppose surgery. I take comfort that there is a 90% chance that in a few years time they will be fat again, and probably fatter than they were. I have lost patience with hypocrits. Re the polite English, there are other blogs like Old Holborn and Guy Fawkes' blog of parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracy which would show that we can be just as impolite :thumbup: I do enjoy my anti-establishment blogs, I don't agree with everything but it's good to see unsanitized rantings sometimes, it's so damn PC here. Jane x

Huzzah!! Thinking of you tomorrow!!! Jane x

Hi Aplus, my surgery was cancelled once and I know the 'maybe its a sign' thoughts. But it wasn't, and I am so glad I did it. I weighed the risk of dying young against dying on the op table and the stats were for the VSG, so I did that. Good luck. Jane x

Hi Shana, this is probably misinterpreted hunger pangs, but in any event you will not get the benefit of hunger reduction until you get to the mushy/solid food stage when the restriction will cause you to feel full. So just bear with it till you get the OK to move to mushies. Jane x

Hi Carrie, I am so glad you are feeling better. Hugs to you. Jane x

Hi Carrie, I can eat bread now, sometimes I have 2 slices of toast with thin melted cheddar cheese on. And I just tried corn on the cob, ate a whole one with butter, coming in at a whopping 250ish cals, which is the 1st time I tried it post surgery. It will get better, I promise. You just are satisfied with smaller amounts. Jane x

What Tiff said. Try logging your food too. Jane x

Smelly Cat was a beautiful song, it had soul. jane x

I am of the opinion that cholesterol may be a bit of a scam. My Dad was on statins to lower his cholesterol for the last part of his life and I think that they did him more damage with muscle wastage and depression, so much so that he was happy to finally pop his dear old clogs. I notice that my doctors print out has a part entitled Secondary Prevention that recommend that my target should be less than 4.0 mmol/L or 25% reduction whichever is smaller, so already the medics are moving the goal posts downwards. I found this text online However, the Joint British Societies (a group of the main UK expert societies involved in cardiovascular disease) recommend different cholesterol limits for people who have, or are at risk of, coronary heart disease: Total cholesterol - less than 4.0mmol/l LDL cholesterol - less than 2.0mmol/l These guidelines match the more stringent recommendations used in Europe. So already I have been earmarked as being at risk of coronary heart disease!! The problem is that we need cholesterol and our livers actually manufacture it. Without it our nerves would not function. Statins are very effective at suppressing cholesterol , but at what cost to other areas of the body? In the UK 2.5 million people currently take them. The benefits are quantifiable re cardiovascular disease but people report other side effects and they are linked with liver cancer and depression, plus the muscle wastage issue which are not so easy to count. For me the jury is out on all of this still. Jane x

Hi all, I have posted my cholesterol results as promised in this thread. http://verticalsleevetalk.com/food-nutrition/8728-cholesterol.html#post75334 Jane x

Donna, no I was similar and it has worked perfectly for me. I am glad I can eat the amount I can get in, I would find less very difficult. I just fill with good quality food and rarely eat things like bread or pasta. Jane x

Hi Tinel, I really wouldn't put any strain on your newly stapled stomach if I were you. Stick to the plan the hospital gave you, as a leak would be no fun at all, and its better to be safe than sorry. Jane

Hi all, I said I would post my blood test results and here they are. The background is I have been eating a high Protein low carb diet for more than a year now. I eat on average 2 eggs a day, and plenty of white and red meat, and regular fruit and green vegetables. On the DailyPlate I set my cholesterol reading red every day when I log my food! So here we go:- Total serum cholesterol 4.2 mmol/L (should be less than 5) HDL cholesterol (the good variety) 1.7 mmol/L (should be greater than 1 mmol/L) LDL cholesterol (the bad variety) 2.2 mmol/L (should be less than 3 mmol/L) Triglycerides 0.7mmol/L (should be less than 1.7mmol/L) So although according to the received wisdom of nutritionalists I should be wringing lard out of my arteries, my Atkins style diet has left my cholesterol at a perfectly acceptable level. Hoorah!!! :scared0::thumbup::thumbup: All else was in normal range, liver, kidney, blood glucose etc so I am probably healthier now than I was when I was 15 years younger. Jane x

Hey lilmiss, I just got my bloods done after over a year on Atkins type diet. I will post the actual numbers after I have prised them from the cold dead fingers of the NHS white coats that have decided that I may not have my own blood test results!! Good news is that they did condescend to tell me all my bloods were OK! Give me bloody strength dealing with this crap!!! Jane xxx

Hi Keys Lady, would love to dive with your outfit. I so totally agree with what you say here. Have just spent an agreeable evening eating lamb cutlets followed by strawberries and cream and cheese. These are all OK in Atkins world :001_smile: Jane x

Its all good from here my sweet. I am so glad you are doing well. Jane x

Hi I will talk to him one to one if you like. Jane x