I live right outside of Dallas, TX, so I'm fortunate to be in a place where people like being fashionable. I shop at the local thrift stores and come home with some serious finds. I bought some...

I drink my coffee cold as a protein shake every morning. I use a scoop of unflavored whey protein powder, a couple of splashes of flavored creamer, some Stevia in place of sugar, and fill the rest of...

Y'all have cracked me up today!!!

Hi Angela! I'm from Mississippi, but have lived in TX for the past 8 yrs. I was sleeved in March 2012, and it was the best decision ever. You'll find a wealth of info on this site. Welcome and good...

You should be fine. Mine went bad 3 months to the day after my sleeve (March 2012). I had to take it super-easy on the exercise and no heavy lifting, but I was able to walk. I felt a ton better after...

Lose 13.5 lbs and make it to the Century Club by December 27. I weighed 282.5 on Dec. 27, 2011. I am DETERMINED to get there!!!

I have to revise my goals. I just checked on myfitnesspal and I weighed in at 282.5 December 27, 2011. By December 27, 2012, I want to be in the Century Club. I AM going to lose the 13.5 lbs needed...

I had the same problem for a while (I'm 9 months out) and I finally found that getting PLENTY of fluids helps along with some amount of regular walking. I don't mean just slowly meandering like I'm...

Super easy, homemade concoction. I have a personal blender (Hamilton Beach - Target $17) and I put in 1 scoop of unflavored protein powder, 1-2 packets of Stevia, some creamer and about 12-14 oz. of...

I had a "good" friend and coworker who saw me in August after I'd lost 50 lbs. over the summer. Everyone else commented, but she never said a word. I realized eventually that it was about her and how...

I'm right there with you!!! I'm a teacher and when school started back in August, so did the compliments. I'd had my surgery in March,so I looked really different by the end of August. Shoot, I...

Whew...you scared me a minute with the "high fat" part, lol. I do real fats - butter, mayo, etc. - because I just prefer the taste. I found that I don't need as much of them to get that yumminess I'm...

I found them...you look GREAT! That dress is too cute!

Yeah, I don't know about anyone else, but I'd call. I had heard about the gallbladder possibility while I was researching the sleeve, so I was kind of expecting it. I just remember having the same...

Hi Cheryl. I had similar symptoms at exactly 3 months out and ended up calling my surgeon after one extremely painful time. Mine turned out to be gallstones/bad gallbladder. 3-6 months is about the...

Just as quick note...I went to my Dad's house in July and he had not seen me in a year. His girlfriend let me in and I waited for him to come home. When he came in and saw me sitting on his couch, he...

I had one on Black Friday. My husband and I were in the department store walking through the sleeping clothes section. The store was about to close and my husband told me to buy a new nightgown since...

1. Get serious about food intake (quantity and type) and cut back where needed.
2. Meet protein goal of 90g per day.
3. Lose at least 12 pounds and get to the 180's.
4. 30min. of aerobic...

LOL, I love your post!! You so hit the nail on the head about all of it!

Wendylou, if you have questions, you should definitely call your surgeon. I knew that my gallbladder going bad was a possible side effect of the weight loss, and when the first attack happened my doc...

Do you still have your gallbladder? I had the same problem, but mine was prefaced by an acute gallstone attack. I got over that episode and kept the same symptoms you described until I finally had to...

Amazing!

That's awesome!! I had an NSV today - I was in McDonald's with my girls and an older gentleman in front of me glanced at us when we walked in, then turned around again and said, "Oh look at you,...

Good luck!! I had high blood pressure also and it went down immediately following my surgery, but started to rise about 4-6 weeks later. Now, at almost 4 months out, it's back down permanently and...

I've lost about 80lbs of the 150 or so I want to lose, and I have some sagging. I'm finding that exercise is helping to accentuate the muscles I've had for years in my legs, but my arms are kind of...