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Brain stuck in the 300s, body dropping through the - So I stepped on the scale this morning, saw 235.8, smiled, stepped off the scale.  Went to write down my weight and started writing 335.8....what the crap???  My heighest weight wa...

Hello Again - Hey everyone! I took a few months (weeks?) break off here, but I'm back for now.  I fell into the comparison trap and needed a breather.  It is so easy to see some one's success...

So many goals within reach!! - As I type this, I am reflecting on my weigh in Friday.  257 lbs.  Down from 333 lbs.  What does this mean to me? Well, here are some goals of mine and how close I am! 255 lbs -...

Warning: Question about snot and vomit - I am almost 4 months out from my VSG, and I am in love, seriously!  Unfortunately, this past weekend I started coming down with a cold and it has taken me several days to fight...

Three-ish month update with pics - Day of Surgery: 3 months later: I started in 26/28 clothes, and I just bought my first 18/20s!!!!  I haven't been this size since college.  Love my sleeve and life post-op.  I ...

Calories and pre-op mentality - Hi guys! My nutritionist tells me not to worry about calories - to focus on protein first, and then if room have veggies, then fruit or other carbs last.  I still worry about ca...

headache/pre-migraine - what to take? - Hey guys! I used to get migraines almost weekly pre-op and could take 4 advil and a regular soda (caffeine, sugar and carbonation worked with the ibuprofen to speed it to my hea...

Slow loser finally picking up some speed - I saw my dr last Thursday, and he was not thrilled with my lack of weight loss since surgery 7 weeks ago.  Since my last pre-op visit, I was down 22 lbs in 6 weeks.  He told me I n...

My friends think I have lost it...and I probably h - I was trying to explain to one of my best friends the conflict between my head and my sleeve.  My head is telling me I need to snack on something NOW - to the point I am distracted...

Lunch ideas for a cold rainy day? - I am 6 weeks out as of tomorrow - yay!  And I am cleared for anything I can tolerate, though I tend to stay with soft foods.  My problem is that I have to go out for lunch toda...

How do you handle unexpected delays/food emergenci - I had to go to Lowe's today during my lunch break, but since I had my protein shake at 7 and scrambled egg at work (vendors bring in breakfast on Wednesdays for a few weeks in the ...

25% of excess weight GONE. Happy Friday! - I have tendencies to become obsessive compulsive about anything that can be measured or counted, so I only allow myself to weigh twice a month.  This helps me still get a handle on...

25% of my excess weight gone FOREVER - I was happy when I got on the scale this morning and saw I am down another 7 lbs in 2 weeks.  I was even happier, however, when I did the math and realized that since I started thi...

Does any one else... - ...get sick when watching other people eat?  I am fine when I am not eating, but when it's meal time, I eat my 1-2 oz of food (still getting to know my sleeve at 2 1/2 weeks out) a...

Love my surgeon! - I woke up this morning and 3 of my 4 steristrips had come off.  They look nice and closed, one is almost invisible already (11 days out!).  Unfortunately, my largest incision also ...

OK vets - I need help! - I am 10 days post op, and my surgeon's post op diet is clear liquids, then full liquids then mushies.  I know some surgeons don't allow for mushies until later, but my surgeon clea...

Sleeved and HOME. - Scootch on over, loser's bench folks, I am now on your side! My surgery was Wednesday morning.  Unfortunately, when I came out of surgery I was so nauseous, they ended up keepin...

9 days until I'm sleeved! - I am so excited and nervous all at the same time.  I go between forgetting I'm about to embark on a life changing journey, and wondering what this body looks like under all this we...

Less than a month to go and... - ...I broke my arm.  So frustrating for me! Waiting on an MRI tomorrow to see if I broke my radial head or just bruised it, and to rule out damage to my bicep.  If it's just a br...

Hello again, world! - I was on here this time last year, beginning my journey for insurance to approve my surgery.  Long story short, insurance dragged their feet to the last minute to tell me it wasn't...

Officially APPROVED - Oh my...I am SO excited...this is so real...wow! I just got the call from my surgeon's office that insurance approved my surgery, and now I just need to get set up for pre-op cl...

A second chance! - My life has been a bit of a rollercoaster since December.  Here's a brief overview: January - lost my job; my brother slipped on ice and shattered his elbow February - took care ...