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You can and will be successful with the sleeve. I can't tell you how many diets I went on over 30 years. I must have lost and gained over 600 lbs. This does work. It does take dicipline and committment. I too wondered if this would work for me. It has been the one thing that does work. I honestly believe that many of use have grelin glands that are abnormal and that's why we are constantly hungry. Once that is removed, it changes the way you feel about food. I don't constantly think about food like I used to. Best wishes to you on your journey.

How did you do? Hopefully you got through that tough period.

hehehehe...that is priceless!!! Love it!:lol0:

I was warned before I had surgery that hiccups when full is one of the side effects of this surgery. Does anyone else do this? Does it ever go away? The minute my tummy gets full...I do one or two loud hiccups. It's a bit embarassing. :confused1:

I found this online the other night and tried it. It was actually very good. Ingredients ? 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves ? 1/4 teaspoon pepper ? 1 ounce very thinly sliced lean cooked ham ? 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon reduced-fat garlic-flavored cream cheese ? 3 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs ? 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning ? 1 teaspoon grated Parmesan cheese ? 1/2 cup fat-free milk ? Cooking spray ? 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon reduced-calorie margarine, melted ? 2 teaspoons lemon juice ? Dash of paprika Preparation Preheat oven to 350?. Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten to 1/4-inch thickness, using a rolling pin. Sprinkle with pepper. Place one-fourth of ham on each chicken breast half. Spread cream cheese evenly over ham. Roll up chicken, starting with short end and tucking ends under. Secure with wooden picks. Combine breadcrumbs, Italian seasoning, and Parmesan cheese. Dip chicken rolls in milk, and dredge in breadcrumb mixture. Place, seam sides down, in a baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine margarine and lemon juice; drizzle over chicken. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 350? for 30 minutes or until tender. To serve, remove wooden picks, and slice. Nutritional Info ? CALORIES 245 (0.0% from fat) ? FAT 7.5g (sat 2.3g, mono 0.0g, poly 0.0g) ? Protein 37.7g ? CARBOHYDRATE 4.5g ? Fiber 0.3g ? CHOLESTEROL 101mg ? Iron 0.0mg ? SODIUM 259mg ? Calcium 0.0mg

Congrats Brenda!!! You are doing fantastic! :biggrin0:

I'm scheduled for my sleeve with Dr. Aceves Jan 19th. I'll be arriving on the January 18th and heading home Jan. 22nd. Would love to touch base with any others scheduled that week. Look forward to meeting some friends while there. 3 weeks and counting *dancing around the room* :thumbup:

I had mine on January 19th, so I'm a little over 4 months out.

Trinity, it really does vary from person to person. There are so many factors involved. Age, metabolism, diet, exercise. Some lose more rapidly than others do. The good thing is that we are all headed down. I'm 15 weeks out and have lost 53 lbs as of this morning.

It will get better. The first couple of weeks can be a roller coaster ride. Hang in there with a positive attititude and know it will be better soon. Praying for you to feel well soon.

firefly, it is a great feeling to be losing weight and not dieting. It is just melting off. I eventually would like to get all my protein from healthy food, but like you I am still using Protein shakes or shots. I can still only eat 2 - 2 1/2 ozs of food per meal, so if I don't do a shake or shot everyday there is no way I can get in the 60 =70 grams of protein I need per day. :scared0:

ryansgirl, I've started drinking tea also. When I quit the coffee I took up decaf herbal tea and I really enjoy it every morning.

Absolutely. I wish I had known you would want them before today. I just brought 15 pairs of jeans from size 22 to 18 to the good will this weekend. I'll start saving them as I'm going down and we can meet one day. I go up to Littleton quite often.

Thank you! Best wishes to you on your upcoming sleeve. Look forward to hearing how you are doing along the way.

You are doing fantastic and right behind me. Thanks!!!

Deb, same thing for me. Nothing taste good at all. I eat because I know I have to eat. I'm glad in a sense, but sure would be nice to eat something (anything) that tasted good.

yahoooooooooooo..congrats on 30lbs!!

Wow Tiffy. I just found this thread today. You look fantastic and the dress looks great on you. Were you ever overweight?? You'd never know it by looking at these pics. :blushing: