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Is it really that important to you? There will be other Christmas's and birthdays, and thanksgivings, and and and. . . alcohol is like pizza, it's always around. Is it really going to kill you not have a drink 1 week after your most important life changing surgery? However, the choice is still yours to make. Good luck

3 years out here and doing great

Being able to buckle the airplane seatbelt with lots left over and be able to get up on my horse without him grunting and snorting beneath the weight (poor thing)

No, I'm not in the same boat, but can offer a little advise. I'm out 3 + years and i WAS like that. All I can say is this, do the best you can. This surgery isn't cookie cutter for everyone. everyone is different. What I can do, you may not be able to do, as what you can do, I may not be able to do. Just do the best you can. The beginning is hard, you have to retrain yourself and your tummy is still swollen and hurt, heavens you can't stick everything down there! Good luck, just sip to your comfort, don't overdo.

Had her baby and left the forum. She felt this group was too "different" and so she left. I see her reasoning every now and then. She is doing well though.

No changes here. My hubbie met me when I was thin, we got married had children, of course i gained weight and a lot of it. . then i had the surgery and now i'm thin again like before. He has never changed, I have never changed except for i'm more active and can do stuff which was alittle hard to do as a obese person. We've been married 34 years and life is good.

Vidalia, welcome to sliming! Yup, I'm out 3 + years and if I try just "one more little thing" I slime like a snake for about 1/2 hour. . . it's hard to break old habits, but this one isn't fun at all! Good luck!

this thread just made my day! very entertaining! lmao! I'll have a smile on my face all day WITHOUT the ben wa balls! LMAO! hahaha :lol:

McKate, let me tell you something interesting. Oh they notice alright, but this is where the jealousy and lothing comes in. This is where you find out whose your friend and whose not. . . don't worry, keep your head up. . .keep on shakin' your stuff, they notice alright. . . .

Excellent advice Rootman! This is definately not the place, for your own protection.

With that attitude, you are going to definately win this ! Congratulations and best of luck to you! Just keep it up and remember once it's done, it's done, there is no going back and the best thing to do is deal with it! Good for you!!!!!

Don't feel bad, I'm out 3+ YEARS and still my eyes can be bigger then my tummy (literally) I KNOW I can only eat 1 egg, still I make 2. I KNOW I can eat 1 1/2 slices of bacon, still I cook the whole package. I KNOW I can only eat 1 piece of bread, still I toast 2. . . ugh, old habits die hard. . . I just save stuff for later. You should see how funny I look at the buffet! Now there is another story. . . . hahahaha you can just imagine!

Same here, I am out now 3+ years, so I guess I'm kinda "old" at this . . . lol. . . ask away, I'll be more then happy to chat as well. I've lost a total of 150 lbs and am maintaining my weight great.

Im out 3+ years as well and haven't reached my own personal goal of 170 lbs. but have reached the doctor's goal of 212 lbs. and surpassed it by 12 lbs. I lost 150 lbs the first year and have been maintaining well without any problems. I haven't had any serious medical problems and am glad about that. . .

I'm out 3 years and still have tons of head hunger. . . it's a real bad demon. i find that keeping myself busy during the day is the best. . it's the night that kills me mostly. . . but then i try to do other things like get onto this forum or play games etc. . . it's really tough and this one is hard to battle. . . but together we can do it. . .

TRUST ME, YOU'LL CHANGE AND REALLY FAST!!!!! I used to be like you, never chewed my food, ate like there was no tomorrow, drank huge amounts in one glup. After you have the surgery, you have NO CHOICE but to change. . . you'll see, it's hard to explain. I'm out 3 + years now and still watch that i don't overdo and that i chew right or else the sliming starts and i really hate that and the accompanying pain and discomfort for the next 30 minutes. . . .NO THANKYOU!

Yup, sure have, because after 3 + years you get really sick of hearing "oh you took the easy way out" . . . that gets really old. . . so when i get a compliment and they ask how i did it, i just say "lots of determination" and leave it at that.

Bryan, well being out 3+ years and being as "normal" as possible, I'll tell you this. I for one NEVER want to go back to how I was, I never want to gulp anything ever again. At 3 years out I have learned Portion Control by eyeballing it. My portions are served on a teacup saucer. A spa lean cuisine is too much at times. I can only eat a 3" subway sandwich and that makes me want to puke. 1/2 - 3/4 Breakfast taco, and when drinking Water, soda, etc I can drink 1/2 glass "normally". . . in the beginning all this is very regretable especially around holiday times. . but take heart that it does get easier and soon it will be old hat to you. After a while you will feel "normal". . . good luck and hopefully this wasn't too harsh for you. . .

OMG, whoever posted about Chia seeds last week, I have to thank you from the bottom of my heart. These little seeds are amazing! After I heard about them, i quickly researched them and then headed out to GNC and bought a bag. They are mixed into whatever you wish. I love to mix mine into yogurt. They swell up and make a thick gel like substance, you eat it and voila your full. Because it has Protein, it keeps you full. You can mix them in your favorite juice as well and once it gels, eat it. Because the seeds have no flavor, they take on the flavor of the juice. Right now I'm totally loving lime flavored yogurt and don't think i'll be able to finish it. You stay full pretty long too. They give lots of energy as well. . Now here's the kicker (always a kicker). . .don't use these if you already are taking blood pressure pills because they do lower the b/p. Don't use if your on blood thinners, cause they work as an anticogulant, and there has been evidence linked to chia seeds and the risk of prostate cancer if it's in the family, they are addictive,

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For me, to be able to wake up every morning is a Miracle enough. When I was morbidly obese, i would be so happy to lose 10 lbs, to me that was a miracle right then and there, but of course that wouldn't last. When I was blessed to have this surgery (I was self pay) that was a miracle. And now that I have lost 150 lbs not only is that a miracle but to have the ability to use my talent in order to keep it off is more of a miracle! Amen!

Good luck and see you on the losers side shortly! Remember to walk, walk, walk, sip, sip, sip. . .

charchar, in the beginning I so totally hated this surgery. . was really upset that i had done it. I couldn't eat what i wanted, couldn't drink what i wanted. . . man, i couldn't eat like a gorilla at holiday time anymore. . ugh why did i do it!!! Why? because i looked like a gorilla and was fed up with it. . . then reality set in, i couldn't undo what i had done, so the next best thing to do was to except what i had done. . .3 plus years later I am so happy I did this surgery, I can eat whatever I want and the best thing is over the years i have learned what is a "normal" portion and what doesn't agree with me and what does. I've learned to eat, sip, and enjoy life like a lady and am loving myself for once in my life. I don't look like model material, but then that wasn't the goal. . I am HEALTHY and look the part. My labs are perfect for once in my life and for once in my life I like who looks back at me in the mirror. Don't worry, it gets better and girl once it does WHOA NELLY life gets good!

tabbymonroe, when i first had my surgery 3 years ago, I hit a stall that drove me crazy! I had been losing so great, then boom at exactly one year i stalled for 7 MONTHS. . . it was crazy! no weight loss, no weight gain. . .I had really thought this was it! then one day it just moved, I lost another 10 - 15 lbs and that was it, BUT i did reach my goal the doctor had put out for me plus 12 lbs more, so that is what I call success. . . now at 3+ years out I'm still the same weight and am maintaining beautifully. . .I don't worry about anything anymore. . .I finally love myself and accept myself for who I am. . . good luck, it'll happen for you too. .