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My dog passed today - emotional eating question (a - She was a 14 old rescue and had been battling arthritis for years. The saddest part was what I said in my goodbye to her.  I apologized for being fat. When I got her we went walk...

Post Op Observations - 1st 3 days - Arrived on time at 5:00 am, in to surgery a little before 7am. No anxiety or thoughts of backing out. My mind was made up! First memories were in recovery around 10:00 am. I did n...

My turn... - ...see ya on the losers bench in about 12 hours. Survived 21 days of pre-op liquid protein - a good jump start to my journey. Curious at weigh in tomorrow (up before the roosters) ...

1st week postop - did you use gas-x strips and sal - as a cheapskate - those gas-x strips are expensive. I've read patients popping them like candy and people who said all the gas from surgery is a different kid of gas and not helped...

metamucil shake - I'm not a sweets or chocolate craver. Been eating (drinking) mostly vanilla protein powder shakes. Yesterday I added a spoon of orange flavor metamucil. Delicious - tasted like a c...

Pizza alternatives - What do you use as a substitute for pizza post op? It's my all time favorite and has been eating over every day of the month multiple times. I tried a cauliflower crust once, but i...

Time to put the scale away - NSV - Pulled my scale out of the closet - just to see if I might get a response other than 'err' I have dropped enough in my pre-op to weigh myself at home for the first time in years. ...

day 6 pre-op - I missed the day three hump where things got easier :( Getting harder by the day - more real hunger and more head hunger. It is crazy how many fast food restaurants exist and I'm ...

Shaved Stomach? - 1) were you shaved? 2) did you shave yourself or did the the hospital shave you? if hospital, when you were awake or under? 3) how much was shaved? up into your chest? down towar...

Pre-op diet questions - Was your liquid diet protein shakes or meal replacements w/carbs? My surgeon has me on a 21 day liquid diet, starting tomorrow - got a couple extra pounds to lose after the last c...

Looking so happy!

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You look happy! Keep it up!

Pre Op Diet - I'm twice as afraid - Good news first - approved by insurance, met with surgeon for first time today, and got my date (5/20) Bad news - I knew a pre op diet was coming. Looking ahead in my COE binder I...

If only... - ...the sleeve was a guarantee to lose a pound a day and let us live peacefully at our maintenance weight...thank you for preparing us pre op's it's only a tool...not easy to be nor...

I must be getting closer - VSG acronyms - Brand new culture here, it's like learning the abbreviations at a new job or when starting a new sport/hobby. So much easier to read posts w/o having to look up the definitions.  ...

Getting personal, why were you fat? - The one question I'd like to be able to answer is why I am fat. (Aside from eating to much...) If willing to share such a individual and personal topic, has your weight loss journ...

My pre-op experience including psych evaluation - - I'm more of a reader than a poster or responder, but hope to be more active as my journey progresses.     A huge thank you to all of you who share, especially the vets! It's craz...

What did your NUT do for 6 months? - A - Have you try another diet? B - Prepare you for post-op diet? C - Help you understand your eating (physical/mental)? I start with my NUT 2 weeks and am afraid if ...

Energy Level -   One of my assumptions was feeling more energetic post op, carrying around less weight, easier to walk, bend, etc... Most the posts I see, including those about going back ...

Energy Level - One of my assumptions was feeling more energetic post op, carrying around less weight, easier to walk, bend, etc... Most the posts I see, including those about going back to wor...