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Need encouragement - I was sleeved on Nov. 16, 2011. I did great during the "honeymoon" period and lost 100 pounds. I have gained back 30 pounds in the last 5 months. I hurt my foot and couldn't exerci...

The Honeymoon is Over - I had my surgery Nov 16, 2011. My highest weight was 297 and by August 2012 I was down to 207. That was so easy. And then it's like some light switched off in my body. I don...

Help! 10 months out and stopped loosing - I was sleeved on November 16, 2011. I've lost a total of 90 pounds and I've been stuck there for the last month. In fact I can gain a pound or two and then it will come off but I j...

How much should we expect to lose per week? - I was sleeved on 11/16 so that means that tomorrow I'll be about 10 weeks out from surgery. I've lost a total of 52 pounds, 37 since the surgery. How much should I expect to lo...

GAINED a pound?! - Crazy! I got on the scale this morning and I've gained a pound? I know I need to eat more protein but I joined the gym this week (Wednesday) and have walked 4 miles since then. Is ...

4 Week Stall - Went to see my nutritionist today. I am having non scale victories but cannot manage to get down more than an ounce or two a day. I've lost a total of about 31 pounds since my init...

NSV- Put away my summer clothes - I was so happy I almost cried as I packed away summer clothes that I will NEVER have to wear again! Next summer it will be "skinny" clothes for me! WHOOT!

10 days out - I need to know if I'm going to kill myself by eating what I have. I have pretty much stayed on the week 1 liquid diet. Wednesday afternoon I was able to add soups and yogurt. Th...

Hummus - Anyone know whether or not you can eat hummus during your 2nd and 3rd week. I seemed to remember the dietician telling us we could but I'm not for sure. I'm totally craving somethi...

8 days out and Thanksgiving - I had my surgery on 11/16 and thought I would die on the 3-5 days. I really turned a corner on the 7th day. I had my first followup appointment yesterday and am down 18 pounds s...

6 days out and not feeling so great - I was really anticipating feeling MUCH better by this time. Today I am dizzy when I get up and do simple things around the house. I haven't been laying in bed either. The pain ...

Anyone else waking up in the middle of the night w - I'm 5 days out, surgery was 11/16. Yesterday I feel like I had my first day on the road to recovery. I woke up this morning at 1 and had the worst stomach pain, felt like hunger...

3 days post op - Had my sleeve done on Wednesday the 16th. Honestly my first thought after waking up was..."Put it back together and let me go home!" It was a rough first 24 hours but by Friday I w...

A tip for getting down the Magnesium Citrate for p - My doctor told me I could mix the magnesium citrate laxative with diet Sprite, which I did...it was still kind of gross. A couple of squirts of Mio (liquid for flavoring water)...

I have a blog - My weight loss blog is located here http://wakemeupwhenimthin.blogspot.com/

I have a date for surgery - I finally got a date for my surgery. November 16th. I start a protein shake/low cal diet on Monday. They want me to drink 2 protein drinks a day and then for dinner I can have a Le...

Question about prep for surgery - I got my letter of approval AND my precertification letter from my insurance company over the weekend. I was out of town when they came but I'm going to be scheduling my surgery to...

Chewable Calcium Citrate vs. Caltrate - I'm still waiting for approval from my insurance but I'm having trouble finding chewable calcium citrate. Is Caltrate the same thing?