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Insurance question - I had VSG on 3/15/11 in Mexico and I do not plan to go all the back there just for follow up appts. Obviously I choose to do it that way because my insurance in no shape or form co...

25 days post op - Below the 200 mark now! Woot woot! 199.6 lbs today. Walked up to Clingman's Dome yesterday (1 mile total) - dang that was hard! It is a steep grade the entire way up, and it is eve...

One Month Anniversary for starting Pre-op Diet - I have hit the even 200lb mark today for a total of 24.5 lbs lost since starting pre-op diet, and this is the one-month anniversary since I began it - March 8. Don't know if I shou...

22 days post op - Still 201.8 today. Had chili w/ cheese for lunch and a turkey sausage link w/ scrambled egg for dinner. Also had a protein shake and protein water. Took Carter and Dalton to the pa...

Oh, no! Is this just inevitable for all WLS patients?? I've heard of it,...

21 days post op - Over the stupid hump, now, I guess. 201.8 today, total 22.7 lbs lost. Have a terrible cold I got from Dalton and I guess that helps me because I don't have that much of an appetite...

Pureeds going down PAINFULLY - Post op day 16 started pureeds a couple nights ago. They hurt going down. It is a feeling  like they are getting stuck before they fall into my stomach. I stop eating and it goes a...

16 days post op - 203.3 on the scale today - WTF???? I weighed yesterday and was 202. something. Don't tell me I've already hit a slump! Yesterday had a protein shake (120 cals, 23 gm protein), mash...

14 days post op - Lost another pound today for 21.5 lb total loss. Trying this Pure Protein Shake today - it's pretty decent.

13 days post op - Weighed in at 204 today - that's 20.5 lbs lost so far! I had a Bolthouse farms Hazelnut Latte yesterday (19 gm protein) and I got such severe gas! It was actually up in my shoulder...

Need some dietary help - Hi, I had VSG on 3/15/11 and was supposed to be on clear liquids only until Monday 3/28. However, I felt so starved that I began full liquids this past Wednesday night, 8 days p...

11 days post op - Down to 205 today! 19.5 lbs lost! Went to Shoney's last night with the fam. I had broth out of their soup on the bar. I was surprisingly able to put down about 8 oz in 20-30 min! T...

9 days post op - Down to 206.8 today! That's a total loss of 17.7 lbs since beginning pre-op diet!! I have walked 30 minutes everyday this week, except Sunday, when I felt so tired all I could do w...

7 days post op - 7 days post op tonight. Still feeling very hungry most of the time. Threw up last night and this morning. Was I full and didn't know it? I have never been good at knowing - that's ...

3 days post op - Well today is 3 days post op. Will be heading back home from TJ in the morning!