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63 down 100 to go! -  Hi all, I am just shy of my 4 month surgiversary and today I stepped on the scale to my amazement, I was down 2 lbs.  This means that I have lost 63 lbs in less than 4 months a...

3 month surgiversary, NSVs & new habits -  Hi all, 3 months ago I started this life change and it truely has been one!  I am down a total of 51 lbs and feeling great! NSV1 - I work at a hospital. The patients who com...

2 1/2 months out - 50 lbs gone forever! -  Hi all, I was so jazzed when I stepped on the scale tonight.  I was hoping that I would be down one tenth of a pound so I could say that I had lost 50 lbs.  Instead I was down ...

I found something simple that works! - SV -  Hi all,  I am 2 1/2 months out and have done well but excersise is always a challenge.  We cannot afford a gym membership right now so I am doing it "on my own" at home.  I hav...

NSV!!! -  Last night my wife and I went to a restaurant.  This is a rare occasion these days as food at home is much more controllable for my diet but we were out and in a time crunch.  Whe...

2 month surgiversary and 8 year anniversary -  Hi all, On Friday I celebrated both my 2 month surgiversary and my wedding anniversary.  To celebrate we went to the best local restaurant and shared a filet entre with veggies...

Cool work NSV -  Hi all, I wear a lab coat over street clothes at work.  When I got the lab coat a year an a half ago it was the largest size available and it gapped in the front about 4 inches...

NSV! -  I am 7 weeks out and last night I went dancing!  I have not done that in years and just loved it.  I didn't even get winded!  Loving taking my life back!!!

Major cravings today . . . arrghh -  Man . . . .for the first time since I had surgery I had some major cravings for sweets.  I had protein hot chocolate for breakfast (protien powder in water

Favorite Torani SF flavors -  Ok . . .so . . .what is your favorite SF Torani flavors and what do you use it to make?

1 month surgiversary -  One month ago today I started this life change.  Lots has happened since then, almost all good.  I survived the preop liquid diet, surgery, the ride home from Mexico, clear liquid...

Wound started draining (kinda icky) -  Hi all, Well, last night just before I went to bed I noticed that the wound on my right side hurt.  When I touched it, there was a lump underneath it.  I thought it might be a ...

How is everyone doing? -  Hi December sleevers, I am now 3 1/2 weeks out, down 36 lbs, off diabetic and hypertension medication.  How is everyone else doing?

Shower time NSVs -  I came to some realizations while I was in the shower this morning. 1.   I now have a waist 2.   It is much easier now to effectively wash um . . .everywhere 3.   I am missin...

Great to find you! -  Hi all, I had VSG on 12/17/11.  I did not know that we had a LGBT forum until today.  Thanks for letting me  know Sean!

Tasty & easy chicken -  Hi all, I discovered a very tasty chicken dish yesterday.  I par boiled chicken in broth then put it in the crockpot with a jar of pesto.  After it was cooked I added a second ...

3 week stall but not worried -  Hi all, Well, I am in my 3rd week postop and have not lost weight in 4 days.  After the rapid weight loss during the first 2 weeks it is disappointing but not surprising becaus...

Family Christmas yesterday - stayed on my diet and -  Well . . .I am 10 days out today.  I have advanced from clear liquids to puree according to my doc/nut plan as ordered.  Yesterday was our big family gathering for Christmas.  Sin...

BMI Victory!!!!! -  When I weighed in today I was down to 281.  That officially takes me out of the super obese category and into the morbid obese category!  It does seem wierd to be so excited about...

Fun with exercise day 5 postop -  I just got home from the hospital yesterday and my doc wants me only to walk for exercise.  I went out this morning and it was really cold.  So, I have been doing 0.05 mile on the...

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Preop front view

Doing so well postop Doc sending me home early -  Hi all.  I was sleeved in Mexico on Saturday.  Normally they keep you in the hospital for at least 5 days and then in a nearby hotel for 2.  My doc says that he is so impressed wi...