Positive thinking will take you anywhere! What we are doing is one heck of a challenge, but we are WORTH IT! Remember that and remember that each day it will get a little bit easier.

Hope you...

I live upstairs so i had no choice :) Because my apartment is small and it is winter outside in Iowa, my surgeon told me to walk up and down the steps for my exercise. :)

Thank you so much for posting this. I really needed to hear this today to remind myself of all of the good things in my life. Congratulations!

I have been having 1/4 cup of cream of wheat mixed with 1/4 cup of blueberry yogurt. It is so hitting the spot for me at the moment :)

I was going on day #2 but I'm kind of like that ever since I had my gallbladder out. Best of luck to you!

I'm still in the eating pureed stuff of the healing process but I LOVE to cook! Soo I'm taking very unhealthy snacks to my super bowl party and just won't eat them. Bacon wrapped little smokies with...

My doctors have me doing the following plan :

"liquid" diet for 2 weeks after surgery
pureed foods for 2 weeks (where im at now)
soft foods starting 4 weeks after surgery - anything that can be...

My doctor has told me to get 60-80 grams of protein in a day in order to not lose my hair. I am only 6 days out but keep track of my protein and water first and foremost. I recommend doing a little...

I live on my own with my dog, Lulu. She is my nurse :) I have been alone since I had my surgery with friends dropping by sometimes. You will do great. Just get yourself really stocked up on stuff...

I was on an anti-nausea patch before surgery and continue to be on hysocamine (sp?). The best thing to do is keep up and at it walking, make sure you are drinking a lot - but small sips. I hope...

I worried myself sick .. and as it turns out that was all for nothing. :) It was so much easier than what I had in my mind of it being. The worst part for me was the sore throat from being tubed. ...

You'll do wonderful :) I weighed 357 pounds 5 days ago when I had surgery. Before surgery i was so worried that i was making myself sick and driving my loved ones crazy. The surgery went great. I...

I didn't chew gum but i wore an underwire bra to the hospital. The night that i had surgery they wanted me to get up and walk around. I told them I was all for it as long as i could put my bra on :)...

Best of luck on the new chapter you'll be starting in your book of life :) I am currently 5 days postop from the sleeve and feel so well that it continues to surprise me. I do struggle a little...

Thank you for that info!! I think what is happening here is that i'm getting close to surgery and getting a little panicy about it. :)

I am going to be having my surgery probably next month and was wondering if you could share with me some of the dieting techniques you did before your surgery. Did you do protein? How many calories...

Thank you for the positive and uplifting post!! Congrats on 100!!!! Awesome job! :)