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9 month surgiversary - Greetings from everyone's favorite forum lurker. Hehe! VSG is the best thing I've done for myself. Today is my 9 month surgiversary. I just hit the 100 lbs lost since day of...

Looking for non-meat, non-dairy protein snack idea - I have been eating too much meat and dairy in my low carb diet and am looking for other decent non-meat, non-dairy protein options. I'm bored with my string cheese, deli meat, a...

6 month surgiversary and it's a new life - Today's my 6 month surgiversary. Month 5 I didn't lose as much as I'd wanted, but this month I lost 9 pounds and I am happier with that. The only negative is I have definitely e...

One-derland! Been wanting to make this post since - As part of my right of passage through this VSG journey, I finally hit onederland on Saturday morning, 199.2. I'll take it! At 5 months and 2 weeks post-op, that's almost 74 lbs...

Edamole: edamame + guacamole Yum! - Had to share this recipe I got from my nutritionist. I like guacamole, and I dare say I like this even better! It is great as a veggie dip (or chip dip if you can make chips par...

5 month surgiversary - a variety of thoughts - Here I am posting my monthly update. I'm sticking to my months updates as a way to hold myself accountable. I lost 5 pounds in month 5. Even though I'm a bit disappointed ab...

Things you notice because you used to be obese - Stay with me, this is kind of long and convoluted, but I have a point. Tonight I was watching Jimmy Fallon and they did this segment trying to break a world record with the...

4 month surgiversary and astonishing insulin numbe - Hi, all. Chiming in with my monthly progress update. In month 4 I lost 10 pounds. I am pleased with that. Since day of surgery I've lost about 63 pounds. Since my all time high ...

Half-way point and 3 month surgiversary - Hi everyone! I mostly lurk here, but I try to chime in with monthly progress updates. I find the success stories and B&A pictures especially motivating. Someday I'll share my ow...

Venting about HuHot - HuHot and Ghengis Grill are a couple of my favorite places to eat out post-VSG. I can focus on lean proteins, skip the noodles/rice, season/flavor the meat however I want, and--mos...

2 months post-op... - ...and I'm down an 40 pounds.  I'm happy about it. I mostly lurk on here. I get so much help and motivation from reading about everyone's successes, bumps in the road, and all t...

Ladies: Questions about TOM, cravings, and coffee - Hi Everyone! I'm almost 2 months post-op and about 35 lbs down since day of surgery. Prior to surgery I had insulin resistance (IR) and Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). They g...

One month surgiversary -  Today is my one month surgiversary and I'm down 22 pounds since day of surgery, and  31 pounds since I started the pre-op diet the week before surgery. There have been ups and dow...

Advice for day of surgery and beyond - I originally posted this in the VSG forum, but thought I'd post it here too. Thanks. Hi Everyone, Well, my VSG date has come a lot sooner than expected. Initially I thought I...

Advice for day of surgery and beyond - Hi Everyone, Well, my VSG date has come a lot sooner than expected. Initially I thought I'd be able to get it done here in the U.S., but it turns out that even though my insuran...

Dr. Aceves on August 6th - I'm going to Dr. Aceves for gastric sleeve and my surgery date is August 6th. Anyone else going to be there at that time?

How long between info meeting and surgery date? - Patience is not a virtue I was born with, and I fully admit I have little of it. And since patience is an inherent part of this entire weight loss surgery procedure, it makes me a ...

Experience with BCBS PPO - I originally posted this in the Oklahoma forum, but it doesn't seem like that's very active. So I'm reaching out here in case anyone has some advice. Thanks! Here's my original pos...

BCBS of OK - your experience - Hi! I'm new here and just getting started on my weight loss surgery journey. I have BCBS of OK PPO and I am wondering if anyone else went through the experience of getting them to ...