Looking for people in the Albany,NY area. I will be sleeved October 9th, by Doctor Singh at Albany Medical Center.

@jenniebell00...you had the surgery this Jan? How much have you lost so far (and how much pre-op)...just wondering how things are in the beginning. Thanks!

I am 10 weeks post op. 40 lbs since surg. Nothing was req pre op I did loose 5 lbs from Xmas to jan 7th. Love my sleeve. Try cutting out a carb each day because once u have surg they will be a no no. Lots of chicken n fish. I changed my diet two weeks before surg to get used to it. Also did a liquid week to prepare myself. Give up all sugar n caffein. Do u have a date?

@@jenniebell00 No, no date yet. I have the endoscopy and my 2nd appt with the nutrionist/md left, I'm hoping to have a date soon so I know how much time I have left. I hope I can lose the 10lbs by my 2nd appt with the nutritionist...

Complications have arised that are prolonging my stay. Unable to urinate, so a catheter was needed, along with some now unexpected pain. Hopefully I can go home tomorrow we will see. :/

Ouch. Sorry to hear it. Hopefully, you are resting peacefully at home as I type this. <3

I am freaking out a bit. I was supposed to lose 10lbs, I have a couple of more weeks until I see Dr. Lemanski and I've stayed the SAME so far! I thought for sure 10lbs wouldn't be too hard to do since I have so much to lose but apparently I'm not trying hard enough. I've only gone to him once and don't want to delay surgery so I better hit 10lbs before my appt.

Any advice?

Ugh, Lemanski is tough. I wouldn't go through all that again for anything. Ten pounds can be easy with low carbs and lots of Water. Or, as in my case, with Type 2 diabetes and lots of insulin, it can be nearly impossible. He pushes a Mediterranean-style diet, but ten pounds in a couple weeks will be tough. I'd recommend low carbs and lots of water. No cheating. As soon as you begin eating carbs again, your liver will fill back up with glycogen and you will see a jump on the scale. So no carbs until after he weighs you.

By the way, I had surgery 12/11, I'm down 55 lbs (probably more) and I'm no longer diabetic. :-)

Okay, I'm getting a little worried about you, Kyle. Check in with a sistuh, will ya?

Okay, I'm getting a little worried about you, Kyle. Check in with a sistuh, will ya?

Sorry, things have been pretty hectic. I got home from hospital, and am slowly but surely recovering. The pain is worse then what I expected, but manageable with the happy pills they have given me, and they have given me permission to take them closer together do to the pain. I did have to have a balloon cath done on I believe day two (I'm a bit foggy, not sure exactly what day it was). It was a long drawn out process and they had to get 800, which took a lot of tugging, yanking, twisting, pulling, time and so on, tmi I know sorry, but I now have a very bad UTI to add on top on my revision. Because of my Lupus I am placed at higher risk for infection, and this of course happened. I'm doing okay though and sorry I haven't updated, just been hectic with recently getting home from hospital and testing and taking it easy. They had me released with a walker because I'm more unstable then usual, a bit weak, and feel a tad fragile. I am slowly but surely getting better though. Patience is a virtue :-)

Awe you are too cute! You looked great and I'm glad almost everything is going very well! I was super busy tonight so I couldn't stop up again but if you're here tomorrow you can bet your sweet ass I'll be there to say hi!

So great to see you Jules, really was! And the great part is....I actually remember it!!!! Lmao! They had me on some pretty good stuff (and still do I must say lol), and a lot is really foggy, but I remember you clear as day! Great seeing you in person and you look great! Keep up the good work!

Okay, I'm getting a little worried about you, Kyle. Check in with a sistuh, will ya?

That's so sweet to worry about him! I worry about him all the time! We love u Kyle! <3

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Sorry u had a rough go of it!

Even more sorry I'm not closer to give my friend a HUGE soft hug that he needs!

Hunny even though we text daily I still worry about u ALOT!

Love ya hunny, chat soon!

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Hello all I'm just about a year out from my sleeve surgery by dr Hoffman and have lost 110 lbs but I have been stalled for some time now and looking for a jump start if anyone has any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated thank you

Hello all I'm just about a year out from my sleeve surgery by dr Hoffman and have lost 110 lbs but I have been stalled for some time now and looking for a jump start if anyone has any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated thank you

Although it goes against common nature, I've heard that if you increase your calories by a couple hundred a day, you can kick start a loss.

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Well, after an almost three year hiatus, I went back to work this week. I am working downtown on Elk Street from 9-2 and I love it. It was a great week. I walked the concourse a lot and dropped another three pounds this week, bringing my total to 60 pounds since surgery!

A couple weeks ago, I saw a courtesy post on a local dog adoption site about a blind pit bull and I fell in love. I couldn't stop thinking about her. My daughter and I went to meet her yesterday and she is amazing. She was born without eyes so she's never known sight. She has no idea that she's different. Things are looking good for us and I hope to bring her home to be with us within the next couple of weeks. There's a process, especially with a blind dog, and we're using the help of an animal behaviorist/trainer.