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    Re: Worried.. Panicking... scared... Alone

    oh and if I lived in England I would be more than happy to meet you...There are lots of people though that I have seen from England you have had this done..Check with some local doctors, I am sure...
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    Re: Worried.. Panicking... scared... Alone

    Trust me, this is not the easy way out..There is so much that we have to watch and do to help with the weight loss. Remember the Gastric Sleeve is just a tool..As long as you follow you doctor's...
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    Re: My clothes are sloppy big! :)

    I do not have to sneak into my daughters clothes, she brings me her stuff that is too big for her..I am so happy to be able to wear a 18..I have not worn that since the year i graduated high school....
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    A 8k walk/run for Breast Cancer

    So if someone had told me a year ago I would be walking a 5 mile course, I would have looked at them and asked if they were crazy..However that is exactly what I did this past Saturday. Granted I...
  5. Re: Random food confession: I'm looking forward to...

    I actually cook reg squash sauteed in Olive Oil with homemade meatballs and homemade sauce..That way I do not have the sugar that is typically in the ****** sauce...
  6. Thread: Hello

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    Re: Hello

    well first good luck, second I wish I could advise you on the liquid diet, however my physician did not put me on a liquid diet prior to the surgery. I was on a no carb diet prior..As I have found...
  7. Thread: Sleeve newbie

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    Re: Sleeve newbie

    I could have sworn there was a consipracy when I was in the hospital..All i saw was the same Wendy's commercial, it was killing me...
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    Re: My Story From Southeast Asia

    Welcome..sounds like u are doing great..I never had any problems with food once I was given the ok to start eating solids. I have determined that all doctors are very different in their approach....
  9. Re: NSV... Bike riding for the first time in 20 years

    Woot woot..way to go..I have been wanting a bike for so long, but scared to death I will fall off and be a puddle in the road..my kids keep encouraging me to get a bike..I may still yet!!!
  10. Thread: Chia Seeds

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    Re: Chia Seeds

    a friend of mine uses these. She said that they are great for thickening things up like gravies.. I found sesame sticks that was made with Chia, Seseame Seeds and Whole Wheat Flour...could not taste...
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    Re: Pain and vomiting

    my doc told me that some of this was normal after surgery..i must have been his exception because i was never sick..none the less u should contact ur doc,..u can risk dehydration if u continue...
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    Re: 6 month update

    I started this process at 370, I was 340 the day of my surgery.. in total I am down 120 lbs..10 more lbs and I will be down 100 lbs from the surgery date weight..My coordinator tells me to go from...
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    Re: 6 month update

    yes i have had a lot of hair loss. My hair has always been thick so the only time I noticed it was when I brushed or washed my hair..got so fed up, i cut it all off..everyone says it looks so much...
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    6 month update

    Well I had to go in for my 6 month check up a few days early, my weight was 251..my BMI was 41, down from 63 prior to my surgery.. Overall I feel great.. everyone has asked me if I would do it again...
  15. Thread: Hello

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    Re: Hello

    Good Luck. I hope everything goes well for you.. Had my surgery in January and I was just looking at a picture of myself and it is hard to believe that was me..Keep us updated
  16. Re: Sleeved 6/5/12, and time seems to go so slow!!!

    i feel you pain. However i keep saying to myself, i did not put it on overnight and it will not come off overnight..just take it day by day.. i am one month shy of 6 months. I began this process at...
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    Re: Families can really be difficult

    Thanks I never thought of it that way..It does make sense though.. I feel like I am happier since my surgery. I notice that things that use to upset me instantly takes a lot longer to bother me now....
  18. Re: Beginning to dread eating with other people..some pissy, some funny

    Good for you..I would have told her right then and there where she would have gone..and I would not have been nice about it at all..People can be so rude...It is just there ignorance showing..
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    Families can really be difficult

    before i have my sleeve done, all my mother could do was talk to people who has gastric bypass. I know she was just trying to get information but it never failed that she always spoke to people who...
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    Re: 2 week in Sleeve

    good luck tomorrow.. i wish u well.. i know the water is very hard but u just have to take it day by day,..
  21. Thread: Veggies

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    Re: Veggies

    well then I do not blame you in that case..I actually work at the doctors office who did my sleeve and everytime he or the other doc who assisted walked past me, they remind me to drink..lol
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    Re: Veggies

    wow, my doctor was adamant about taking off 4 weeks of work..and as he said, do not even think about going back early.. I know all doctors are different.. mine was so right though..When i got back to...
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    Re: How did you deal with rude comments?

    i found out second hand that my sister in law told my sister that i only chose the sleeve was so i could cheat.. Nice right, well that only made me more determined to not cheat...lol..because before...
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    I miss Ice Cream

    So i am not a big sweet person and now I have no interest in it at all.. a piece of sugar free gum makes me happy. However with that being said I went to the store today and I saw the best thing....
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    Re: Just giving up

    My doctor required a lot of things prior to the surgery.. The toughest for me was the pre diet 2 weeks prior..I ad already given up soda's 4 months prior. But to go to no sweet tea ( southern must)...
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