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1 year since consult - So, a year ago I met with my Dr and I weighed in at 354. Today I'm 249, and that's about a solid 100 pounds lost. I wore a men's 54 trouser when I went to that consult. Today I'm w...

I gave up on it pretty quick. Didn't hurt anything, but I'm not going to...

Sparkling Water? - I adore bubbles. I've said before that I had a relationship with beer, and we're broken up. It's been hard. I miss his bubbles.    Trying sparkling water. Slowly. After letting i...

55 down - Fifty five pounds down since Thanksgiving. That's amazing to me. Thirty odd since surgery just over a month ago. I'm pretty excited. Things have been getting so much easier. I'm a ...

Pro-Tip - Don't eat grapefruit at 3 weeks post. It will make you sad.    The end. 

Evening out - My wife and I went out to the theater and then to a bar with friends last night. Got dressed up in a suit I haven't worn in a year! The show was fab, our seats were front row. That...

Good work! We've hit up a couple restaurants and I had moderate...

2 weeks post - 2 weeks post, and down a good chunk. I'm pleased. The protein shakes are my friend. Everything else scares the hell out of me. I can eat the pureed and soft food, but I feel wretch...

Congratulations! Success looks great on you.

Heartburn? Setbacks. - I've mentioned before that I'm a bit of a bull in a chinashop when it comes to new initiatives. This is no exception. If one kind of food is easy to chew up and nobody objects, ALL...

I'm doing ok - I've been eating a lot of cottage cheese and protein...

Creeping up on week 2 - Almost 2 weeks post, and I feel... fine? Most of the time I feel fine. I'm sleeping fine, I can get up and walk fine, I've lost quite a bit of weight initially (~20lbs) and I'm tol...

Tea. Not just for the ladies. - Warm tea with a little splenda softened the knot in my stomach and allowed me the first peace of the entire day. (I'm a moron and swallowed gum. I know! Less than a week out, and I...

Back to basics - So, it was bound to happen. I'm the kind of guy who takes one swipe putt-putt, decides he's probably the greatest golfer ever, and enters the Pro-Am walk-on tournament, only to fin...

5 days post-op - Today is Monday, I had my surgery on Thursday. It has been a whirlwind and a bit of a blur, so I'll try to capture the high points.    Thursday - had to be at the hospital very e...

Congrats! I was sleeved on the sixth. How was your first week?

Sleeve on Thursday - Hello - I'm having VSG on Thursday morning (day after tomorrow) and I'm a bit nervous about the weather - I live in Chicagoland, and we've been getting dumped on for weeks. Has any...

5 days to go - I think I should be more excited/nervous, but I'm not. I need to do this for my health, no more, no less.  I bought all kinds of stuff for afterwords, took some time off work (anyt...