Yay...I passed the minus 50 pound mark! (20 pounds were lost pre-op) I will be 8 weeks post-op on Wednesday.

Something told me that today was the day to step on the scale, and I am so glad that I...

Congrats!

Congrats!

The shaving does refer to your stomach area so that you won't get an infection by having possibly "open" cuts around the incision areas. We were told a not-so-nice story about someone who did shave...

Such a great feeling! Imagine all of the other great things in your future!

I was also sleeved on 10-19...also praying everything goes uphill from here for you!

Great video...so encouraging! Thank you for sharing your story.

Keep on keepin' on! You're doing great!

Waving and jumping up and down with excitement with you from California!

Welcome back!

You're not the only one...I remember a while back I saw a bag of "Period Crunch" which was a combination of many of the things that satisfy cravings - I won't specify the ingredients, but let's just...

Best wishes and speedy recovery!

Best wishes today!

The guidelines provide by my nutritionist for protein drinks are:

~ if powdered - 1 scoop should supply 15-20 grams of protein
~ entire drink should supply: 40-55 grams of protein
~ less than...

Excellent!

You've done a great job so far Darius and Lynn...looking forward to updates and your future success!

Wishing you the best! Please come back and let us know how everything works out!

Hi Liesa...we share the same surgery date! Looking forward to it! Welcome!

That is a great tip! I'm right there with you on the cake batter vs. actual cake thing!

I also look forward to contributing as time goes on, and getting to know you all better along the way!