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Just a check at 3 1/2 months - So I thought I would just check in. It's close to 4 months but not quite. I am still VERY happy I had my sleeve. I'm on my phone so I can't update my stats on my profile but here y...

an over cooked burger... - So I've had no problem with dense protein as long as I eat it slowly.  Last night I went out for dinner with the family, ordered a burger with no bun and set about eating around...

One month out... - Well in down 31 pounds since the surgery and 54 pounds lighter then a year ago at this time. I'm back on normal foods and loving it. I still have to work on eating slower and I'v...

Week 2 update and a lesson learned! - So stats- HW- 317 SW- 294 Week 2 - 272 Sleeve is tolerating anything I throw at it. Keeping my fluids up around 100 oz a day. Getting my protein in at around 100g a day. Sho...

A scrambled egg!! - On the mushies phase. Got to eat real food this morning. Feels really weird going down but it is going down. Never thought eating an egg would take a half hour but it does. It'...

Feels like the flu with no fever? - So my constant feeling of being cold has morphed into feeling like I have the flu but with no fever. Everything aches, I'm exhausted and a little bit wobbly. To top it of a gas bu...

Sooooo cold! - I just can't seem to keep warm! Is it just that my body hasn't adjusted to the weight loss? I mean I turned my thermostat up to 74 today. I've always melted at anything over 70....

1 week surgeversary! - Well it been a week and I never would have believed it would go so easily. I was never in any serious pain on the hospital. I never had any nausea. I was able to get up out of b...

Might sound gross but... - I made the Unjury chicken soup with Trader Joe's organic chicken broth. It's thick and (very)salty and rich. After weeks of preop and post op sweet shakes something like this is j...

Feeling alittle beat up today - So today I feel a little rough. I think I pushed it a little too far yesterday with physical activity and "food" intake. Wanted to reach my protein and water goals, and I did but ...

Post op liquid diet question - So my nut's plan is 700 calories and 100 grams of protein. I was able to reach that goal at 3 days out mainly through protein shakes. I realize that I'm lucky to not have any prob...

So, day 2 post op... - Today will be the first day of actually trying to get in protein and water. I have no delusions of actually getting in all that I'm supposed to. That being said, how much protein...

Hiatal hernia fixed during my sleeve. - So my incisions only ache a little and every now and then I feel a gas bubble move around and I'm in a lot of pain for a sec or two. But I wonder if the pain I feel from swallowin...

Freshly sleeved! - my surgery was this morning and everything went well. I'm still pretty whacked out on drugs and can barely stay awake. I'd just like to thank this entire site and everyone in thi...

8:30 AM tomorrow! - Okay, all I have to do now is wait. I think I have everything I'll need and everything should be set. Crazy nervous but not in a bad way. I know I'm making the right decision bu...

Clear liquids 24 hours prior to surgery? - So I was talking to someone who is post op and they mentioned that they could only have clear liquids 24 hour before the surgery. My surgeon (different then her's) hasn't said any...

Thanksgiving preop diet report - Well I was good for most of the day but I caved at dinner. Not too crazy but not on plan. I was back on plan on Friday but I just went to grab a bottle of water from the fridge a...

Day 2 of preop diet - Well I'm almost done with day two of the preop diet. Handling it pretty well. My diet is 6 protein supplements a day and at least 4 cups of vegetables. The veg has helped me feel...

Finally approved and Scheduled!!! - It's been over a year of work to get to this point.  I'm incredibly nervous and freaked out and excited and terrified and ... well the list goes on and on.  I just want to thank...

getting close to submitting -  So in two weeks I go in for my last visit with the weight loss doctor.   I'll have my six months of doctor supervised diet done with and since I already have all my clearences, I ...

hair loss from surgery - Did anyone have hair loss and is it permanent? Not a deal breaker, just wondering...

question about hair loss -  Is the hairloss permanent? Not a deal breaker, just wondering...

started the ball rolling -  I went to a seminar last night and have decided on VSG.  The process does seem very intense and I'll have to diet for 6 months.  The paperwork alone seems like a mountain but I'll...

heart disease -  At 29 years old I was diagnosed with heart disease.  I had a stent placed in one of the arteries of my heart to clear a 90% blockage.  I've been on meds since then (Plavix,coreg,l...

therapy pre or post op? -  I am looking for some opinion on therapy.  I don't want to get the surgery (VSG) if my own emotional issues are going to push me to over eat and streach it out again.  I was wonde...