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Oh the things people say... - I know, there are a million of insensitive, clueless, or downright hurtful things people say as we go through the process (and many are much worse than this), but these are some of...

Regressing with food intake - Hi all, I am 8 weeks out. In the last couple weeks I felt like I was really cruising with my food intake (soft foods). Everything I tried was pretty much fine, and as long as I at...

Achievement unlocked: attending a wedding - My brother in law got married yesterday! My husband was in the wedding so it was a very hectic day. I was apprehensive and excited. Apprehensive because of the eating, obviously, a...

Under 300 with pics! - Hoo-freakin-ray! I am so happy to be under 300lbs. I was last at this weight over 7 years ago. I didn't really think I'd ever make it.   I have bad before pictures, but here I am...

Bad day and want to eat. Can't eat, but still want - My dad has been struggling with health issues since March. He is an alcoholic and had cirrhosis but he still had some limited liver function. Then, they discovered he had colon can...

Nervous about going back to work - Hi eveyrone,  I was able to take nearly 6 weeks off work post surgery. I probably didn't NEED to, but I'm really glad I was able to. It was a dead time at work and I used my time ...

Going from insanely obese to normal obese - I was thinking this morning that while I am still obese, it is such a huge relief to no longer be in the extremely overweight phase of my life.  I know some of you will relate. At...

Four weeks! - Wow, it's gone by fast. I go back to work in 12 days. I thought I would miss being at work but I haven't. I'm lucky in that I really enjoy my job and my coworkers, but I've found t...

New license photo :) - I wish I had better before pictures, but the best before picture of my face has always been my driver's license. I had to get my license picture taken the day after I was diagnosed...

Happy Post-op Birthday to Me! - Hi everyone, Yay, it's my birthday! I'm still home on leave and I have had a day with some real highs and lows. Highs: Beautiful walk in an arboretum as my birthday outing. Findin...

Two weeks - The weeks are flying by. I have no trouble keeping my days full. Here's my schedule, roughly speaking: 7:30-8:30 am wake up, drink water, walk 30-35 minutes 9 am drink protein sh...

Puree stage and food obsessed - help! - Hi everyone, Yesterday I was two weeks post op and graduated to purees! HURRAY! I am very happy about this, especially to eat more real food and less sweet food. I definitely pref...

You look like you're shrinking! Congrats!

Pleasant surprise RE: insurance - I had been really stressed about the cost of surgery. I couldn't get an estimate beforehand, and my insurance plan covers 50% with no out of pocket maximum. So I felt, reasonably I...

One week - It's crazy how fast and slow the time goes. My life is being timestretched. I have also been really busy. Probably a little too busy. Today we have a cable guy coming. Yesterday we...

Day 6 post op - Sometimes I can't believe I actually did it. The hospital stay already seems so far away. I remember holding my surgeon's hand while they tried to place the second IV after the fir...

Day 4 post op: protein shakes upsetting my stomach - Hi everyone, Has anyone else found protein shakes really hard on the new sleeve? I thought at first it might be the milk, but I have tried shakes with Kefir, milk, and just plain ...

Two days post op: hanging in there - Hi everyone, Well, I've got my sleeve and I am home. My perception of time was so skewed and weird in the hospital. My sleep schedule was totally out of whack. I'm having a hard t...

Surgery tomorrow! 60lbs down in a year, 95 from my - Hi everyone, Please wish me luck tomorrow. I wanted to share my progress pictures because I'm so proud of how far I've come. I wasn't always the best at taking them this year, so ...