inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 10 years, 2 months ago
3 years out (phots) - I'm just a few days shy of my third year of my self-pay VSG surgiversary and three weeks out from plastics. One friend, a friend-of-a-friend, and one client who won't admit it b...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 10 years, 8 months ago
Rude, lewd and crude! - I just gotta vent! A well established client of mine was in my chair today getting several new tattoos and we were chatting about my openings in the winter to start some l...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 11 years, 2 months ago
2 Year Surgiversary - Well my 2 year surgiversary was 1/22/13 and I'm so happy. I wish I had done it sooner. I had no complications and Dr. Alvarez was my surgeon. It took fourteen months to lose 110 po...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 11 years, 9 months ago
Got my date! -  I am scheduled for a spiral thigh lift and extended TT with Dr. Agha 1/3/13. If I can I will try and save up for BL with silicone implants.

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 11 years, 11 months ago
Goal !!! - I am please to say I made goal today. It took 14.5 months to hit goal and the last 5 months were painfully slow in terms of loss but I kept chewing the right thing and made it. Foo...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 12 years, 1 month ago
Century Club - I finally slipped into the Century Club and it feels great to still be losing weight thirteen months out. I'm so proud because I went through almost a two month plateau before slip...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 12 years, 2 months ago
One Year Surgiversary - Happily able to say I had no scary complications, easy loss without any exercise, and think it was the best investment I ever made. I was self pay ($9000) with Dr. Alvarez in Mexic...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
Almost 7 mo Out (first before/after pix) - Here I am miserable [Before]. In this picture from Januray of this year, I'm 41, 5'5", 228 lbs, size 28/4X.  I have never been married and have never been asked on a date, been bou...

inkslingerdiva posted a comment 12 years, 7 months ago
OMG! That suit is amazing and then some. Where did you find it??

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
Organic Hemp Protein - I am sort of confused about protein supplements.   I had been using whey isolates (shots and shakes) but read a bunch of info suggesting they were virtually toxic and filled with...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
6 Month Surgiversary - Today is my 6 month WLS anniversary. I have lost 75.7 pounds, 53.25 inches and six dress sizes. I feel good. I started losing hair month three but it has almost stopped at month...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 12 years, 8 months ago
Protein Shot Severe Allergic Reaction - I suffered a very severe allergic reaction to Liquid Morph Protein Shot in Grape. I have protein shots every morning and had bought Liquid Morph because it had 45g of protein, slig...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Happy Forth! - It's been a year since I found OH and five months since my VSG and this Forth I am enjoying freedom from a lifetime of compulsively bad eating habits. I can actually find flatte...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
How long til your scars faded? - My incisions are still very pink - not irritated - but very pink. I was wondering how long I could expect for it to take for them to turn white and whether any of those scar creams...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
NSV scary yet fascinating - Today on my weekly pilgrimage to Ross' clothing store I found out something new. In the harsh light of the dressing room I can now see where my ribs attach to my sternum (all the w...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
Wrong Goal Weight? - According to every BMI chart I have read, I should weigh 125 standing 5'5". Now standing in front of the mirror at 159.5 with a 36" waist I am really doubting I will be thin at 125...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 12 years, 12 months ago
Solid food...not really loving it - I'm a couple months out. I can eat small amounts of solid food..and I am very strict about my protein/produce mantra. Still, I find I lose interest in eating even if it tastes good...

inkslingerdiva posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
Anger & Emotional Eatting - I rarely get angry and when I do, it's rarely about something I can effect. Today, myself, my company and my partner were libeled by a former employee. It's very frustrating and al...

inkslingerdiva selected a surgeon: Guillermo Alvarez M.D.. 13 years, 2 months ago
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inkslingerdiva scheduled a GastSleeve for Jan 22, 2011. 13 years, 2 months ago
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About Me
Dumfries, VA
Location
20.4
BMI
VSG
Surgery
01/22/2011
Surgery Date
Jul 06, 2010
Member Since

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