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That is not being horrible at all. . .actually i think that would be fun! Put on a silly smirk while your at it!:sneaky2:

Actually, my overall intake is more like 480-500 a day, i really try for 600 but rarely get there. . noooooooo there is totally no starvation on my part. . .i am like always sooooo overstuffed that i call it a "pigout". . . my hubbie looks at me funny all the time. . . last night i had made 4 brusselsprouts and a chicken leg (boiled of course) and ate 2 of the sprouts and 1/2 or so of the leg, the rest is my lunch for today. . .for the morning i have a flaxseed Peanut Butter Protein shake (yuuummmm). for a midmorning snack i had 1 cheese stick and for an evening snack i had fat free chicken slices. the calorie count for yesterday was about 584. So no, it's not starvation at all. . . my hubbie doesn't think i eat enough either, but for me it is physically impossible to add more food if i feel so stuffed like i ate a whole extra large pizza with a 2 liter coke!

Sparkle, remember stress can help the hair to fall out more, so don't stress it so much, just go with the flow and like whatever. . . it'll all fall into place (no pun intended) eventually. . . it's only temporary, I'm just accepting whatever with "whats to be is whats to be" . . . only a suggestion.

yippee for sury! Can't wait to be out of the two's myself! it's so cool. .

I get that if i don't wait at least 2 minutes between bites. . . it happened last night with me and my chicken slices, i was eating too fast and not waiting between bites. . . sliming big time! ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww:tongue2:

I got my eyebrows waxed once, my god I ended up with bruises all around the eyes, looked like i got into a real bad cat fight. . . never again. . . I've used the Nair, it works really well. . . and best of all, no razor bumps. . .

I'm really proud of you BigKahuna! You are going to love seeing how quickly you lose weight. . I do! I think it's so cool. . . 53 lbs are gone from me already within 7 weeks, that used to take almost 6 - 7 months the old traditional way. . .i go back for a doctors appt on March 16 and am hoping for at least a 10 lb loss. . . we'll see . . anyhow best of luck on your journey!

Cricket you are going to do wonderful. . . of course you are, your having your surgery on my birthday! And March 24th is a glorious day for all! :thumbup1: Have you done your research on the sleeve? Have you gone to your seminar? Just to let you know, this is permanent, you'll have this forever, in the beginning it is the weirdest feeling you'll ever experience, you may even hate it (I did, for about 1 week), but hang in there, it does get better. . . after you start seeing those pounds fall off (literally) your only regret will be that you didn't do this sooner (I lost 53lbs in 7 weeks). . . there will be days,(minor pity party days) but they are not bad. . . I'm proud of you and soon you will be here with the rest of us, giving advice to the newbies and helping them through their fears just like we are doing with you. . . good luck soon to be sleeve sister, you are strong and you will conquer the big bad fat demon, like so many of us have! :biggrin2:

hi determined1, no i don't think boughie size has anything to do with it, but i do think how much you have to lose has lots to do with it. . .for example, if me and someone else had surgery on the same day but i'm 6'0 tall and weighed 332 lb and the other person was 5'2 and weighed about 220 lbs, i would loose faster because i have more to loose. . . does that make sense? I also think it has alot to do with your metabolism (which makes sense to me) how you handle your diet, for example i will not eat many carbs at all and keep my calorie count under 600 for the day, i have lost 53 lbs in 7 weeks. . . so i think it depends on you really. . .

suryfer, along with all those things, don't forget sugar free jellos, chicken/beef broth, i lived on the sugar free blue bell bullet popsicles, don't eat too much pudding cause of the carb count, but the poweraid zero is good, gatoraid low calorie/carb is good too. Good luck and don't think you have to drink everything at once, one sip here at there til it's gone is good, then start on something else . . . don't stuff yourself, the feeling of fullness is swelling from the surgery. . . it gets better i promise. . . good luck

i'm going to try belly dancing. . .

Wow Lan, you'll be at goal before you know it. . . only 30 more lbs! I can't wait til day, but i know it's coming! Keep working hard and it'll be here for time can tell you it's time. . . hehehe. . . :thumbup1:

Hi sparkle, yeah i agree, and i'm going to be doing that once my tummy gets used to things. . for example last nights dinner was 1/2 a chicken leg, 1/2 a piece of 1/8 slice of avacado, and 2 brussel sprouts, I was so darn full I had to walk around to help the discomfort of gluttony! but i eat whatever, just make really sure it's fat free, low fat, and sugar free. . .otherwise whatever. . . haven't tried too many carbs (I'm afraid of those ) but i will be basically eating whatever. . .

Hahahaha, loser that was a good one! I'm having a really good stiff drink on my birthday in mid March! will be the first one since end of November! Watch i'll hate it! yummmmmm, pork rinds through the food processor, how lovely! hehehe. . . i'm 9 weeks out now and am leary to try pork rinds, tried melba rounds for the first time and they didn't agree too well with new tummy. . .

the reason for this is because if you drink something with your meals, it tends to wash down the food leaving you starving within 1/2 hour to 1 hour. . . i dont' have a problem with not drinking anything with meals. . i wait for about 45 minutes after eating then drink something, because most times i'm way too full to drink anything earlier than that anyhow. . .

Cajun! You rock girl! You're going to be there in no time, except now your waiting with anticipation too much. . . don't weigh in about 1 week, have your poo, drink your water and viola it'll be here before you know it! Good luck!

Girl! The C/section is not something to compare this surgery to (and I've had 2) it's more like compared to a gallbladder surgery, bit amount of discomfort, but you can handle it without any problems (some of us can i should say) I was up and about the same day of surgery going about my business walking 8 lenghts of the hallway without complications, took pain med at night only, mostly to help me sleep (i'm a bad sleeper) Exercise other then walking was cleared for me after 6 weeks. . .that was ok for me, cause i hate exercise anyhow. . .every place is way different, I'm here in San Antonio Texas and paid $15,500 out of pocket. . . included surgeon, anesthesia, 3 day hospital stay in a prestine private hospital, all after care for 1 year, dietician, psych, so not too bad for stay on US soil with a doctor about 5 miles from my house whenever i need them huh?. . . got a great loan rate of 3.7% . . . so grabbed at that really fast. . . good luck with your journey!:confused1:

Welcome Kim and Kelkie, glad to see you joined us and more glad to hear you have changed your mind from the band to the sleeve. . . you'll really be glad you did, once you get used to it. . . it's a strange little thing, but sure does work well. . . I've lost 53 lbs (more now i'm sure) in 7 weeks, and am going on 9 weeks post op. . .i don't weigh myself at all except for at the doctor appt's. . . the reason is that i hear about all these "stalls" I don't want to get upset, depressed or obssessed with my weight loss, so i just threw away my scale the day i came home from surgery and make due with the doctor visits and the clothes changes. . . i've come from 4X uniforms to 2X uniforms which are now becoming loose as well. . . but good luck to you with your surgery and the best with your journey!:confused1:

no, i just do what i always have done, i cook for hubbie, and for me, we have the same thing, for example if i'm cooking chicken for him, i'll boil or broil a piece for me, i make him vegatables just like me, only mine are cooked softer, I'll cook just like before only do it fat free, sugar free for me. . .tuna night, make tuna mix for him, and one can for me, but with fat free mayo instead. .I can only eat up to 4oz and then that is it for me. . . i push away and don't snack. . . my insentive was the cost of this thing and i'm not wasting 15,500. . sorry if i'm not more help.

this hair loss business, is it like just thinning out your hair, or does it leave Patches of bald places all over the head like you have alopcia or something?

My package included a 3 day stay in the hospital. . I'm glad I did . . . felt more comfortable knowing that there was IV pain meds if i needed them. ..

Thank you EVERYONE! It's alot of work, but with this little (literally) thingy, together we can reach our goals. . .I go to the doctor again March 16th, will hopefully have another great weight loss to post at that time! Keep up all the great work you all are doing as well! Congratulations to you all as well!!!!

Thats ok stacie, we understand, i wouldn't want to talk either if i was in your postion. . .i'm so sorry this is happening to you . . . hopefully they will be able to resolve this problem soon. . . i'm just amazed that they haven't fixed it yet. . . that blows my mind. . . have you had this leak since day 1 or did it just happen after? Again, i'm sorry this is happening and hopefully it'll soon be ok and you can have your life back. . . hang in there. . .

my surgeon used 32/34 bougie on me,(I'm out 8 weeks now) but i was eating mushies on week 2 already and by week 4 more solids, tuna, salmon, fish, etc. . now at my week 7 appointment i was cleared for all food but to keep it at non fat or low fat and no sugar. . different doctors, different diets huh? I make darn sure i don't eat more then 550 calories and never more then 1/2 c of any food at a time. . meats, like extra lean ground hamburger or extra lean ground turkey i only have 2 oz, fish like tuna or salmon or boiled talipia, only 2 oz, still no snacking though, and i refuse to eat white starches, i mostly have fish, goes down really good. . I added in vegatables but the only one that agrees with me is brussel sprouts, everything else comes up. . . but i guess we learn as we go. . i am a really far way to eating "normal" but maybe one day . . I really afraid to gain weight though so i'm staying FAR away from forbidden foods. . i hope you'll be ok, I had to go back several times and then try again the next day. . . it gets better and you learn as you go. . . keep us in the know ok?

pumpkin, don't you wish there would have been a "trial sleeve" ? Try it on, before you buy it type of thing? That is exactly what i wished the first week out of my surgery. . even though i researched this thing and joined this forum, it's a weird feeling and i really didn't like it the first week out. . . now being about 8 weeks out, i have become really used to it and really scared to eat out of my scope incase i gain weight! I've lost 53 lbs in 7 weeks and that makes me really really really happy. . . if i have to do it this way all my life so be it. . . i'll never be able to pig out again (not that i'd want too) but i guess like all other things we do in life, we knew (or should have known) what we were getting into when we had this surgery. . . all we can do now is deal with it and love ourselves and not have pity parties with ourselves. . .