Tina

Great costume!!!

I went with Dr. Rod and he's FABULOUS!!! His whole team was wonderful. Good luck...it's seriously worth EVERY penny~ promise!

Thank YOU for continuing to inspire me! It's amazing that when discussing my weight loss and procedure with people I always mention this forum...telling them...and if you have any questions, need advice, or fabulous inspiration---SEE TIFFYKINS!!! :thumbup1: It's amazing how the ripple effect of positivity reverberates thanks to people like YOU! :glare: Continued luck to you Tiffykins~

I loved reading this...especially the part "I feel as my booty shrinks I grow."---that is SO TRUE!!! I feel the same way~~~ It's been hard learning how to cope with life without the volume of food like you mentioned...it's so nice to see that I'm not the only one who has felt that way. You've inspired me and congrats on your success so far~ Through my "testimony" to people while shopping I've put a seed of hope in others minds who are considering the sleeve...it's life altering and a beautiful process~ an amazing journey~ :thumbup1:

i'm on synthroid also and you'll be amazed at how much of a difference it makes. The thyroid not only controls metabolism but can also effect your mood too. A few times throughout the years I've been slack on getting my Rx filled and I can definately tell the difference...once you're on meds though it's for LIFE. Good luck with the remainder of your weight loss...if you do need medication the rest should just MELT off. :001_tt2:

I've eaten popcorn in small amounts at the movies and it feels fine. (this was at about 3 1/2 months out.) Just like before EXCEPT for the quantity of course! What's a movie without POPCORN!!!

I had my sleeve done with Dr. Rod and the whole experience was FANTASTIC! I highly recommend him and his team. We felt safe at Star Medica and the staff at the hospital were great. VERY NICE HOSPITAL! Clean, advanced, everything in English and Spanish, and modern too~ Good luck! Having the sleeve has been the best decision I've made~

I appreciate your post...helps put things in perspective for me since, I too, have been experiencing anxiety and depression since my sleeve. I'm going to focus on the tips you've listed to see if that helps before trying to "get on something" to alleviate some of the symptoms I've been having. Thanks...its amazing how through this forum we can alter course of events with simple sound advice. Much appreciated!! :thumbup:

Glad to hear you're ok...that would have been horrifying. Good luck with whatever you decide....sometimes "the universe unfolds as it should"...

So it looks like my home scale is off by almost 10 lbs when I weighed at the Dr's office today. UNBELIEVABLE...and here I was thinking that I've been stalled throughout the last 3 months!!! As of today 44 lbs lost! :biggrin0:

Keep up the good work!! You're an inspiration!! :001_tt2:

Yea!!! I'm glad everything went well~ Did you get to meet Dr. Elmo too? Not sure if he travels with Dr. Rod or not. The first couple days are the hardest but just wait after that it gets easier every day. Gas X strips rock huh?!!! Makes you feel so much better and the minty part is nice when you can't have much else. Well, keep us posted! :001_tongue:

Good luck!! He's a great doctor~ Can't wait to hear about your experience!!!

Thanks you guys...all the advice really helps! I think I will get the hang of it. It's just one of those things that is so automatic that it's hard to break the habit. I haven't even tried soda yet...which I'm not much of a soda drinker anyway...but do any of you have problems with soda? How about wine or cocktails? We had friends over at the pool last night and had some beer and wine and I didn't even indulge because I forgot the rule about alcohol~ plus I didn't get IN the pool because #1...I have'nt lost THAT much weight lol and #2 I don't know when we can go in pools or jacuzzi's and the such?? I'm sure at 5 weeks out it's fine though right?~? LOL I used my incisions as the excuse although it was more due to my #1 reason!!! :biggrin2:

So I'm about 5 weeks out and am having a REALLY hard time doing the "no drinking" rule with my meals. I've lost a bit over 25 pounds the first 4 weeks and now at week five...nothin....seems to be at a stall---could this be the reason why? I am SO THRISTY all the time. It's so hard to get in our liquids so I just thought..."I gotta drink whenever I can!"...I've been having the feeling that I'm sabatoging my weight loss. I've noticed that I can eat a small portion and then in like an hour or so will go back for more of my protien...maybe this is detrimental too. Any thoughts??? I may just throw my scale out and weigh at Dr. appt's like some of you do so that I don't worry about it so much.....