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How long did the hairloss phase last?? - Hey everyone!! Thanks for the support when I have posted, it really does make a difference.  At this point I am not doing a good job of working my sleeve and need to just re...

I could really use some encouragement - I am almost to 3 months post op. I did really great and am at 60lbs down.  I had that really hard time with what turned out to be acid reflux, about two weeks ago I started the ...

Still struggling....any advice? - Hey all, haven't been on for a while. I would not suggest deciding to uproot everything and move states right after surgery.  I am at 2 months postop and have lost 44 lbs since sur...

How long with this hating food/drink last?? - I wake up and dread food, I dread drinking any proteint and it just makes me exhausted.  I am almost a week in to the pureed stage and it sucks.  Just wondering how long this laste...

You read it but think it won't be like that with m - Oh my goodness. Started pureed yesterday and got about 200 calories in.  It was sooooo hard to eat. I think I got less than a quarter cup at each 'meal' and only got to about 3 mea...

Today's lesson learned... - Learned today that after I had surgery I have given up my right to eat any sort of food as a way to lessen a stressful day.  Had a soup...had too much of a soup and too rich of a s...

Any Tucson people out there... - I was just curious if there was any one from Tucson out there maybe for a little support. :-)

Lost my pants.... - Started a new job today which I had to buy a new wardrobe for. I have been in scrubs the past 4 years which has definitely aided in my weight gain.  For my new job I have to wear k...

Argh....my first disappointment and ony a week out - Ahhh....so surgery last week, super strict w/the diet but having a hard time getting everything in...today for dinner got egg drop soup which I strained and then put some unjury in...

Home and healing - Wow, can't believe I am sleeved. It all went so fast!!  Dr Aceves really was as great as everyone said. The facility was amazing and the experience was great. I had surgery on Tue...

Mexico here I come - I can't believe how fast the surgery date has come up on me!!!  I leave tomorrow for Mexico and pre-op and surgery is on Tuesday. I am very excited but not gonna lie...I am pretty ...

So sad, so embarassed - I took my pre-op pics and measurements today.  I am so embarassed with what I have let myself become.  I was out with friends today and took just a random picture out and about and...

7 days - 7 days till I start my pre-op diet.  Today I got the rest of the stuff I need for post surgery. Got my vitamins and supplements, got the broth and s/f popsicles, ordered my unjury....

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Awesome!!! I hope I get to that point after surgery...getting...

Made my choice - Was disappointed but not surprised that I was denied by my insurance. Basically I haven't been fat enough long enough....so frustrating. Why do you want someone who is morbidly obe...

Awesome...good job!!!!!

Sorry to re-hash old topics: Aceves vs Ponce de Le - So today I was denied by my insurance company to get the sleeve.  I have been looking at surgeons in Mexico since the beginning just in case. I have read many of the forums and pos...

5k - It is so frustrating...going from running a marathon and being in such amazing shape...which I totally took for granted...to this.  Today I ran my 2nd 5k this year and took 2 minut...

In the beginning... - I have started my proces towards getting the gastric sleeve surgery.  Had my psych and nutrition consult.  Got my 5 year weight history. Need to do another week of weight watcher's...