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First "after" photo -  I'm almost 4 months out....down 51 lbs.   Down from a tight 24 to an 18.   Feeling so much better and wanting to see Onederland by summer.   I'll have to work for it!  

Down the first 50!! - Down 3 sizes,  can actually cross my legs, can walk comfortably for an hour, can fit into all chairs with arms, can take the extenders off my bras, can control my food choices, can...

1000 calories and proud - My surgeon and NUT encourage me to eat 1000 calories daily.  I thought I'd post this since I never hear this advice  on this board.   He even said that the lady before me was on a ...

NSV - football player weight - I lived in denial about my weight for years and one reality check was watching football and they'd talk about a massive linebacker who weighed less than I did.   That was a wake up...

Fail! -  I had a terrible addiction to secret eating in my car before surgery.  The last 3 days I've had a real mental battle with the urge to go buy chocolate, candy, cookies -- anything ...

Restaurant Dumping - Lesson for the day and need input -- I'm only 8 weeks out but several of times I've had to eat regular restaurant food.  Chicken has been fine but a few times I have "dumped" withi...

I use MyNetDiary.com which is an app on my phone. It tracks...

Christmas Trigger Buster - I'm divorced and my coping mechanism when my girls went to their dad's each Christmas was to eat sweets and go out to eat comforting food and to watch TV and to lay on the couch an...

Bad Taste in my Mouth -  I'm 3 weeks out and for the last two days my mouth has a bad taste.  I brush my teeth and it comes back in about an hour.  I remember reading something about a "metallic" taste th...

Return to work weakness - I went back to my desk job today - 17 days since surgery.   I had 1 egg for breakfast, drank water on my 30 minute drive to work.   I drank a protein shake at my desk later.  By 10...

There's an AP for that? - I'm just 2 weeks out but found the MyNetDiary AP to be really helpful in tracking my stats.  Is there a better smart phone ap for doing this?   Are there tricks in getting you vita...

New Body - New Career? - How many of you found new opportunities or the courage to go for new careers because of your WLS?   I'm just at the beginning of my journey but I truly feel career moves will be on...

The First Thanksgiving -  I am thankful that I will be drinking my Thanksgiving dinner.   I had  VSG last Friday and will be on the liquid diet one last day - Thanksgiving Day.   I don't care -- I have so ...

Post Surgery Constipation -  I had the sleeve on Nov 18th and just today 20th I finally "passed some gas" but no bowel movement.  Is this normal?  I've been drinking and adding Benefiber to my drinks but so f...