What a wonderful group of people you all are! It is with much care and gratitude that I read through all the posts! Words cannot express how much everyone out here means to me!

I was telling a...

Many thanks and big hugs to all of you! I appreciate the posts and the well-wishes. The way I feel is that The Lord has handed me something and has spared someone else from burdening this journey. ...

Hi to all my family and friends out here. I'm exhausted but I want to give an update. Thanking all of those who care enough and took the time to post their love & support last week.

Well, I went...

WoW...thank you everyone for your words of encouragement and support.

(((Peggy))) it is with tears in my eyes that I read your story over and over and over again. I am SO SORRY you had to go...

Thanking everyone who has taken the time to post. I feel better having shared my burden here. You all are the very very best. I KNOW there is something super-special about folks who have weight...

(((Gastric Sleeve Family))) thank you for the support. This is what I'm being told, that is call backs are common and oftentimes, the tissue is benign, so I hope you are right! Please keep me in...

You are doing GREAT, so do not get discouraged and try to remain focused on the progress you've made.

I, too had stalled to a creep at approximately 5 months and I needed to get refocused. I...

Hi everyone~feeling very low today and realizing I have few places to turn. After feeling SO GREAT about my April weight loss surgery and my incredible journey, I received some unsettling news...

Eating too fast has been one of my biggest struggles post-op and doing so DOES cause problems and pain.

I'm 5 months out and I am JUST learning how to work things-lololol! Learning how to eat by...

Hang in there. I went through the SAME exact scenario and the shoulder/rib pain turned out to be related to my VSG and unmanaged acid production, etc. My doctor did a number of tests, including an...

Kelli, I positively understand and it makes lots of sense! I downloaded and read a couple of other helpful books, too from Amazon...both deal more with "feelings and emotions" versus the rules or...

Although my concerns have been focused on "will the sleeve surgery and the subsequent journey simply be another weight loss failure," I can completely relate to how you are feeling.

Hope this...

Sorry so many of us are going through this but I guess it is part of the process. I've struggled with getting enough calories and protein in post-surgery. At approximately 3.5 months out, I noticed...

Adrienne~thank you for taking the time out to post this. I went ahead and downloaded the Third Edition of the mentioned book (resource) onto my Kindle and (I think) it was only $7.99. Seems like a...

Thanks to Missi for bringing this link to our attention. Been there...done that, sigh. But I couldn't remember the name of the medical device.

When I herniated a disc in my back several years...

Rich...OMG...thank you so very very much for taking the time out to make the graph and post it here on the forum! I've been lamenting over the past several days that I may never reach my ultimate...

I'm with Linda, Dena and so many others. "Normal" people (whatever that is) don't fret over eating one cookie, or having a taste or two of something sweet. As I see it though, I will never be quite...

You are doing great...be patient! Just keep following the diet and the rules...the weight will come off. I think many people think the weight will magically come off after surgery and it just...

OMG...you look amazing! You are another one of my friends here, who I didn't get to know 'til you were well along in your journey. So you have always looked fit and beautiful to me! Congratulations...

Thank you everyone for taking the time to post!

(((Peggy))) I just re-looked at your profile and my-oh-my...I cannot believe how incredible you look! You are gorgeous! I've "known" you as you...

You are amazing! You have done so well and you look beautiful! You give me hope that I can lost my 90+ lbs! Thank you and keep up the good work. BTW...I hear all these horror stories about the...

Thank you Glenda and reading mom!!!! I gotta remember that term...fat goggles...that is soooo true!

Do you really think it's just a matter of time and I will (somehow) adjust???? I hope...

Beautiful and KEEP UP THE HARD WORK!!!! You look incredible!

I always like seeing you out here...and you are doing GREAT!

I am recognizing that most people "just don't get this" and IMHO, unless one has gone through WLS, they never will...simply can't. I...

Well, just thinking about this journey and all my incredible friends out here. Had an interesting revelation, so I thought I'd post.

My beloved niece, Gianna and I were on the phone for a few...