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Omg this thread is awesome. Fyi...growing up my grandma called it my "twinkie". haha
" wash your twinkie" she'd say.
Did I also mention that I loved the hostess cake twinkies? Every day at lunch I would open up my lunch box and then think about my Vagina.
Dang now I want a twinkie....the snack cake...not a vagina

It's great to have a tool like this at your disposal! It is an awesome motivator and a great way to keep track of where you are! Keep up the great job!

Leaving for the hospital in an hr and 15 min...please pray for me. I feel anxious but not scared. I will just be happy to be on the losers bench and moving on to a different stage of this!! I will post when I can...and all the other 15th sleevers are in my thoughts too!!

Thank you for adding me!

Okay, got you Kristeen! Added you to the group!
Still have a lot of friend requests (about 8) & no idea if they are may sleevers. Do I add them to the group anyway?

Hey sure thing and thanks!!! It's Ldeannepps

What do you guys think of starting a Facebook group?? That way we could stay in touch and keep tabs on each others progress!

Thanks!

Thanks guys yes this helps alot. I'm ready for it and yes NJSharon I do have Vitamin D very low and i've had 2 treatments of 50,000 units for it. so will see what the study says on Friday.
Committed2change thanx that was a very detail explanation I appreciate it

@luvrkb No, he isn't my doctor. I was actually going to have the band by Dr. Washington about 3 years ago but everything didn't work out. Back then I was so upset it didn't work out but now I'm so happy that I didn't get it because I'm so excited about my sleeve!! My doctor is Dr. Schrope. I'm having it done at the Valley Hospital.
Can you all believe its only 6 days away!! OMG!

Hahahha!! Me too!!!

6 days, wow you're right! That just scared me a little lol.

This is the last video she made
She must be having her surgery now!

You look amazing!!! Great Job!!! You're an inspiration!

Surgery was delayed this morning due to scheduling issues so didn't go in until 1130 am. I FEEL GREAT YOU ALL! NO GAS PAINS WHATSOEVER!!! Haven't pushed the pain pump NOT ONCE!! I feel the soreness at the incision sites but overall, GOD IS GOOD!! I definitely felt the prayers and they are working! Check my update out on YouTube I'm jmcbribe. Nurse just walked in and said i will be walking in about 30 minutes. I can't believe how good I feel!!! Best wishes to you all!!

Congrats BoBann & everyone else who has been recently approved!! I've been following your thread and hoping that all would go well for you!!!! Just checked in today to see your great news!!! Yay!!
................I personally hate calling for anything!!! But sometimes after a phone call is made it doesn't seem as bad! Especially when you receive great news!!! Congrats again!!!

@committed2change- it's rough; I really want a different job right now; however I work with 2 people who have had bypass one 7 years ago lost 103 lbs and one - 1 year out and has lost 110! There is hope!

Omg!!! Can't believe May is actually here already!!! Good luck to all of you May 1st sleevers!!!
You are all in my thoughts and prayers!!
Let us know how you're doing as soon as you feel up to it!!!

Thank you and yes I was able to but it, got it for my IPAD

LOL I thought I was the only one that didn't like it. I was thinking I was being picky.

I made it exactly how you did and to me it was awful and I love chicken Soup. That did not taste like chicken soup unless we did something wrong lol

UGH!!! I wish I could do this!!!.. I was so much better.. only weighing myself every 3 or 4 days... I've relapsed... Hi, my name is Tina and I'm a 3 times a day weigher!!! HELP!!!

The funny thing is, stalls are a normal part of the course. In a way, you actually want a stall. It means your body is progressing. If my body were to continually lose without ever going into a stall, I would be worried.

Why doesn't my body know to go into starvation mode? This is a survival technique that my body isn't able to do? What if I REALLY NEED to go into survival mode for some reason? Can my body not effectively protect itself? Before anyone gets even close to goal, your body is going to have to go through X number of stalls. Rejoice when you reach one because that means you are progressing normally and you have (X-1) stalls left! (Sorry for the Algebra)
Can you help your body get out of a stall? Sure. Change up your calories ... maybe up your carbs ... increase exercise ... do weight lifting ...
Do this on day 1? No ... come on, let your body do what it is needing to do. There is no such thing as a 1 day stall, IMO. I would say after 4 days with NO movement, you may be in a stall. Lord only knows why the scale didn't move this morning.
To much sodium yesterday / Water retention
TOM
Getting sick?
Eating 4,000 calories (no, wait ... we can't do that anymore)

Seriously, though, if it doesn't move or go up, do you really think you gained fat? Did you really eat 3,500 more calories than you expended? We have to use our brains in this and ignore the heart.
The only way we can fail is to believe this isn't going to work for us and prove it by grabbing a tub of ice cream, a bag of chips, cheeseburgers ... you know the drill.

Anyone else singing "I'm a May Sleever" in their head to the tune of "I'm a Believer"?? Nope? Just me? Okay then. hee hee