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Sleep Study: I don't have Sleep Apnea.  It's probably because I've lost almost 20 lbs since seeing the nutritionist.  Works for me :-)  Psychological Testing: Passed with flying colors.  Now I just wait...

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OK, just got over pneumonia when I went low-carb and now that I've been doing it for around a month, I'm sick again.  I take 2 multivitamins a day, so I'm getting plenty of vitamin C (which was my first suspect) and otherwise, I've been feeling pretty normal even on drastically reduced calories.  What the heck is going on!

Blech..

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My name is Tammy and I'm an *insert your appropriate addiction here*

So, I found a support group on here for WLS patients who had become addicted after surgery, but none before.  Well, that's me.  Proud card-carrying member of AA and several other 12 step groups.  I worry about pain meds after surgery, I worry about new social stresses once I loose weight (been there before), I worry about feelings of entitlement that might sneak up on me "oh, I've been missing so much being fat, I deserve to have fun now."

I could go on and on.

I want to be thin, but MORE than than, I want to stay healthy, I want to stay married and I want to stay living.  All things I could loose if I were to blow my sobriety. 

Support me and I'll do the same for you.

Thanks.

Finally found them.  My photo record from my first surgery.  Took a picture every month for the first year.  First pic taken the day before surgery all the way until a year out.  Then the last one I posted was about 10 pounds before my goal when I was dating my husband.  What a handsome guy!!!!

Anyhow, that's my before and after, and then my new before in the other album and in a year from now I hope to have my new after!  Waiting is a pain...

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I want chocolate.

So, I'm on my Dr prescribed ultra low carb diet.  I'm up to my ears in ground beef, cheddar cheese, salad, carrots, turkey, sugar snap peas and powerade zero.  Hard-boiled eggs, flax seeds, blue cheese dressing and limited amount of blueberries.  Who would have thought I would crave bananas and whole wheat bread. Even applesauce and yogurt!

In the end, it will all be worth it. I'm just having a weak moment.  I'm in the house alone, not really hungry but craving something sweet; anything sweet.  Nothing in the house to drink but water (that's where I normally get my sweet in) and I'm feeling weak.

Glad the computer is here. Glad I have this support and glad I can just go to bed soon.  Thanks for being here OH.

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In building my profile, I have posted some pictures taking over the past four years at several different weights showing the struggles I've had.  When I run across some pre-surgery ones, I'll add another album for that as well.  I guess I'll need a before, After, after and after....

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