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B~ I bet you're going to find a job that makes you really happy. I get it about the 50. I'm about to turn 60. WooooHooo! I mean... holy crap! :biggrin2:

Nah, you trust your surgeon so quit freakin out. It's a waste of your time and energy. Instead visualize how good you're going to feel in a smaller body. How much your entire body is going to thank you. Focus on the good stuff as the bad stuff most likely won't happen. If you've read the boards, you know that the Sleeve surgery is very successful and you're going to be a big success story. You've come this far so let go and enjoy the ride. We're here to support you and help you if you need it. So what are the things you look forward to doing once you've passed the initial recovery stages? :biggrin2:

Hollow describes exactly what I've felt all day. It's so darn strange. I had more carbs yesterday so was going back to mostly Protein today and ate 4 small meals for a total of 521 calories today. I need to get the scale moving again, but I also need to figure out what's making this Hollow feeling inside me. I've never had stomach problems (except fat). No reflux or acid or anything else so this is completely foreign to me. I actually wondered if my blood sugars dropped or something except it didn't get better after eating. Not a happy camper about it but hopefully it will be gone tomorrow. If it's not I'll email my surgeon and see what he says. Thanks for helping me!

Hey, the thick and thin (no pun intended) sorts out who among us will create friendships that last a long time. I'm glad you were able to speak up Bernadette!

Hello BJean! Protonix is an acid blocker/inhibitor. Most of us end up on them after VSG, at least for awhile. It's the strangest empty feeling, isn't it?

ACK... I've been hungry all day today. I get this terribly empty feeling like my stomach is a bottomless pit. For lunch I ate my 1/3 cup of food and it was definitely enough but then shortly (like minutes) after, I had that pit feeling again. It's not like OMG I need to eat but quite a strange feeling. I did eat two clementine cuties yesterday (tiny tangerines). I wonder if that can be doing it? I've also had more Crystal Light in the last week than in previous weeks. Those are the only changes. I have been throwing up a little more than usual. Today after lunch I took my Multi Vitamin and barfed it back up. Gross... sorry. I take a 40 mg Protonix when I wake up in the morning and 1 an hour before eating dinner.

Bernadette!! I'm so sorry to read this! Are you in a profession that will be easy to find a replacement job? I worry about this because I'm in a specialized profession. I've been with the same company for 16 years and out of 800 employees I'm #12 for seniority. As head of my dept I feel pretty secure, but the world is crazy right now. I just want to make it to retirement. How can we keep you cheered up? Can you take a vacation? We're all here for you. Heck, if you're in the Bay Area, I'll feed you dinner. Hah! I just realized what a cheap date you'd be so I guess I'll make that Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

PNW, don't wait, you just start flaunting it all right now! At 59 I think the surgery is the best decision I've ever made. I wish my doctor had recommended it ten years ago! Stacey, we can always find something to obsess about! Have no fear, we can help you with your list if you need help. :thumbup: Right now I'm obsessing about the gym, but I ran out of excuses so I'm going to go hop on the treadmill for a bit.

Bernadette, I'm so excited that you're wearing tight jeans and a Tshirt. I love that you've decided to flaunt it all! You go girl. As far as those other girls are concerned, the only thing that matters right now is that you're healthy. You have a great attitude and perky girls don't hurt either. :thumbup:

I'm so excited for you! What a wild ride you're up for. I'm glad your husband is up for it as well. Wishing you all good things in your surgery and a fast recovery.

My weight loss has been incredibly slow this month. I decided to go back to very basics. 2-3 oz Protein three times a day with 1 shake a day. I also need to move more. The rain is supposed to stop this week so I'll be able to walk to work several times. (20 minutes each way) I plan to get into the gym as well. Excited, 8 pounds is awesome. Congratulations!

What a great post. You must be dancing around in those small size clothes! I've gone from an 22/24 to an 18 in 7 weeks and I couldn't be happier. You're so darn close to goal. I hope you're really proud of yourself!

Oh golly, I can't wait to get a lift. These girls haven't seen the "right" place in too many decades! Congrats on getting the closet cleaned out PNW. I'm so glad you're finding cute clothes to wear! Shapeless shirts, toss em. You wanna be a big show off now!

Hi Lydia, Welcome to the forum! I think it depends on where you have surgery. I'm a Kaiser patient and they used my weight that was taken the morning of Orientation. That said, it can never hurt to lose as much as possible to make your surgery easier on the surgeon. My process was pretty quick. My PCP recommended to me that I have the surgery 10/09. Orientation 11/09. Meeting with surgeon a month later 12/09. I putzed around over the holidays and got serious about getting the weight off after my son went back to school mid January. Goal weight beginning of February, surgery February 17th. That's just an idea of my Kaiser experience.

From one California to another.... Welcome! I know a guy that was Sleeved the same day as me. He had just gone through two failed bands and he's in heaven with his Sleeve. Down 35 pounds in 7 weeks and very happy about it all. Are you a Kaiser patient? I was Sleeve at Kaiser Richmond up here in N. Ca.

PNW, TWELVE'S! You go girl. Before you know it, you're going to be on here talkin about 6's getting loose! Bernadette, I haven't been in anything below a 16 in around 30 years so there's nothing in my closet. You're lucky that you saved all those clothes! Anna, you're going to have so much fun shopping for all those cute clothes you'll need. :biggrin2:

Yow! Great to see so much activity and excitement over shedding pounds going on around here. Pammie, they don't really tell us about the throwing up part very much. I know it happens because of my actions. I either try to eat one bite too many, don't chew enough times or eat too fast. I can't blame my Sleeve on my own slip ups. For you bay area folks, I'm going to the John Muir support group meeting in Concord this morning from 10-12. I hear that it's a nice meeting so I'm going to give it a try. It happens the 2nd Saturday of every month and several of the OH Luncheon women go and say it's good. I'm checking out the local options as Wed. night at Kaiser doesn't always work out for me, plus I like to meet new people. Anyone here every check out John Muir? Everyone welcome regardless of surgery or where it was done. Have a great weekend everyone!

Heck, I'm no veteran, but I always have an opinion. First, thanks for posting the article. It was a good read. From many people that I've talked to post-op, a slow down of weight loss for a short time isn't that unusual. During weeks 4 and 5 I only shed 1/2 pound each week, then the next week 3 pounds. Nothing was really different except that my body decided to let go. I'm expecting to see weeks of varied numbers along the way so I won't be surprised if I occasionally see that week of only 1 pound gone. I don't try to figure out the chemistry etc, I just concentrate on doing everything that I'm supposed to. The article says to eat every xx hours. My plan says 3 meals 3x a day 4-6 hours apart. So who's actually right is anyone's guess. I do try to keep my carbs under 30 a day and keep my calories between 600-700 but generally come in between 550 and 600. We all do it so differently!

One other thought about Water.... I don't seem to be able to get it down (mental issue) at room temp, but I notice that if it's ice cold and I get into it more. There's something about the "crispness" when it's very cold that I seem to enjoy. Isn't it strange that so many of us have difficulty with plain water post-op. That said, I love my Britta for keeping me in filtered water! I also can recommend Sobe Lean beverages. I know they have green tea flavors but I particularly like the Mango Flavor. I see that my local market has them for $1 each this week so I'm going to go get some!

You got that right girl! :crying:

Hi! Look how amazingly well you're doing. You must be thrilled with all the changes. our surgery was days apart. I haven't been liking Crystal Light these days except the strawberry Lemonade which seems to taste good right now. I do drink a lot of herbal tea. Look for flavors that appeal to you. I like Celestial Seasonings Peach Tea these days. I also like decaf Earl Grey and Decaf Constant Comment. I drink a lot of tea at work. Pasta I can't comment on. My program says to stay away from it because of the high carb content. I know if I had it, I'd just want more. I figure i'll have plenty of time for it when I get to goal weight.

YAY!!! Welcome to the Loser's Bench! I'm so happy to read that everything went well for you. Now the fun begins. Hang on for a great roller coaster ride to better health! :biggrin0:

I'm so sorry that I didn't get here in time to wish you good luck! I hope everything went swimmingly well!

I first made contact with the Boom Princess about 12 years ago doing Low Carb. I had to call on her often for help. :biggrin0: Even the Benefiber doesn't help if I let myself get constipated. YUCK! and way TMI! I think I'm about 2x a week these days. I can't wait until adding raw veggies is allowed as I know that will help. I think I get stopped up by Protein shakes but it's a toss up.... constipated or losing hair? Hmmmm.... now what should I choose?

PNW, you're going to be at goal before you know it! I have lots of pants in 16 and 18 so I'm set for awhile. I don't have any 14s so that's going to be a fun time for me. I haven't been in a 14 in over 30 years!