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Congratulations on getting a date.

wow, 5 lbs is fantastic!!! :laugh0:

Congrats Lynn!!!

HW 257 SW 235 (I better mention I lost 9.5 lbs on pre op diet) LW 184 CW 181.5

crawfish???? :001_smile: I love em.

Happy Mother's Day to all the sleeved Moms and to be sleeved Moms. May we all be around many more years to enjoy our families! :biggrin2:

Hi Bigga, welcome to the boards. I have family and friends that live in Abbeville and the surrounding areas. Congratulations on moving forward with surgery. From my point of view it's the best thing I have ever done for myself. I spent over 30 years dieting and losing only to gain it back plus more. This is a great gift and I can tell by your attitude that you will work it and do well. Best wishes to you and keep us posted!

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.

Congrats on getting approved. You are beginning a journey to the new healthy you and it is so worth it. Keep us posted on your progress and journey!

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.

angel, I think it is a phase we are going through and like Tiff said, it will pass. We are all headed in the right healthy direction and that's what counts.

Great advice wanna! I have been forcing myself to eat regardless if I am hungry or not. I look at it as fuel, and my body needs it to function.

Thanks Firefly!!! Look at your ticker. You are right around the corner!! Congrats!:thumbup:

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.

If you are serious let me know. I'm borerline between 16's and 14's. I can ship them to you. I am a shorty though...5'2. lol :thumbup:

Daisy....congratulations!!! And thanks for continuing to share your story with us newbies and semi newbies. You are an inspiration to many of us.

Brenda, Doesn't it feel great to drop a couple of sizes. Congrats!!!:lol0:

Keys, you are doing so great. Just keep up the good work and they lbs will fall off. :lol0:

HW 257 SW 235 (I better mention I lost 9.5 lbs on pre op diet) LW 186 CW 184 I lost another 2 lbs. Sure wish I'd get a surprise one week and drop 5 lbs. lol Oh well, slow and steady.

I don't have any hard facts either, but I also was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea about a year ago. In 45 mins I stopped breathing 46 times and sometimes for up to a minute. I no longer stop breathing and I no longer need my cpap since losing weight. That in itself is huge for me because I hated having that thing on my face at night...it was so uncomfortable. I never had to have mine adjusted as I dropped enough weight to make a difference pretty quickly. So I went from full force use to not needing it anymore at all.

I remember those days, but it really does go by fast. Before you know it you will be 50lbs down. Hang in there and be patient because it will happen. :biggrin0:

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

You are doing great also. Thanks for the congrats!!!:biggrin0: