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Can't Believe It's Been 2 Months! - So far things have been going great!  Saw the surgeon Friday, and he is very pleased with my 60 lb weight loss (41 since surgery).  I let him know I had a 3 week stall and he wasn'...

Stall Broken!?! - Now I hope it stays that way!  Down 2.4 lbs since yesterday - just hope it doesn't do the bounce around - three week long stall messes with your brain! So now, I will do a happy...

Little NSV Today - It's 104 F in DC/Maryland today - crazy hot!  So I decided to take Mom and daughter to lunch and the mall - I guess everyone else had the same idea!  So I dropped mom at the restau...

Taking Care of and Rewarding Myself - This weekend my mom, daughter and I went on a girls get away/spa weekend!  We went outlet shopping and today we went to the spa.  Not just any spa - the Hershey Spa!  (Hershey as i...

NSV - sorta! - I work in DC and take the metro to work.  I've always had a seat to myself - no one wanted to share with the limited space I provided...  Well this past week I have noticed that pe...

4 Weeks Ago! (Still love my Sleeve) - Four weeks ago today I started my new tiny, funny shaped tummy life.  Surgery went well and have had a relatively easy recovery - just a little (painful) infection where the jp dra...

My Sleeve is a Diva! - I am slowly finding out that my lovely new sleeve is a total diva.  Last night I took 2 bites of greek yogurt and she was like - Oh no you didn't!  So away went the yogurt and out ...

Drain Out! - After 2 weeks and 3 days my drain is finally out!   So glad to be done with that awful tubing.  There was some infection along the tubing - so now I will be on antibiotics for a we...

Two Week Follow-up - I just got back from my 2-week follow-up.  Dr. is happy with my loss so far.  I went home with the lovely lovely drain and thought I would get rid of it - but the surgeon didn't li...

For Those Considering Surgery - Hi - I know a lot of you out there are still considering surgery.  Here is a link to the Obesity Action Coalitions Q&A about WLS - not specifically VSG - but all procedures.  Many ...

10 Days Post-Op - And 17 lbs down!    That just seems so unreal! I am doing incredibly well - feeling great!  Trying to listen to my new little friend (and I don't mean those strange space alien ...

One Week Out - I <3 My Sleeve! - One week ago today my stomach succomb to the staple gun - and i couldn't be happier!  So far I am down 13lbs from the day I had surgery.  No problems getting in liquids - need to w...

Another Wacky Full Liquid Phase Creation - Ok - stomach was doing flip flops - so thought time to add some probiotics via yogurt. So I mixed ff chibani greek yogurt (plain), a couple tea spoons of SF vanilla pudding mix,...

It's a marathon, not a sprint - That is what I'm reminding myself today.  I started taking my vitamins today and messed up a little - only did 1 capful of the calcium citratre, supposed to do three.  Didn't let i...

My VSG experience (long) - First want to say my hospital and surgeon are AWESOME.  Everyone was very professional and caring and the facilities (St. Agnes in Baltimore) are top notch! So I checked into St. ...

Please move over - cause I'm home and sleeved!  Got home last night, but still way to "foggy" from the anesthsia (sp?).  Seem to be doing very well with my liquids.  Sip sip sip walk (little walk...

June 1 Sleevers - Good Luck - And lets start June off right!  No leaks or other complications!  I'll start things off at 745 eastern time!  (545 arrival - ugh) Thoughts and prayers going out to all of my sle...

Pre-Op Physical and Chest X-ray Done! - Just got done with the blood work, EKG, physical and chest x-ray.  Now nothin to do but swig back those awesome  protein shakes and wait for June 1st!

So Glad the Apocalypse/Rapture Didn't Happen! - I'd really hate for my last meal ever to have been a protein shake! LOL 

1st Day of Pre-Op Diet & a Promise - Today was my 1st day of the pre-op liquid diet.  Not fun, but I'm surviving.  I even sat by all my co-workers as they had lunch while I "enjoyed" (yeah right) a protein shake.  Dra...

Approved and Scheduled!!!!! - Get ready to make room on the bench!  Just got the call from the scheduler - approved yesterday COB and scheduled for June 1sth.  Could have gone as early as 5/18, but too much...

How about those iron on patches (on the inside of the thighs) - just...