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    Amazing "after" pic....success!
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    Well.... I stood on the scale this evening and it said 200.0 lbs

    Now what do I do? Last time I weighed under 200lbs was nearly 20 yrs ago. What happens when I hit 199 lbs? Do I turn into a pumpkin?

    -Dave
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    Been a long time. Hope you are doing well.

    Dave
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    Well.... I hit the 55lb mark today. Hard to believe it, but I did.

    Between July 15 and surgery on August 12th I dropped 20lbs. Now, as of this morning, another 35 since my surgery.

    Still learning what I can and cant eat... how much and how long I need to wait to drink something after a small meal.

    Am beginning to stop and look in the mirror at how much better I look! -Dave
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    How things going
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    I am traveling to San Diego on Tuesday evening.... kinda like a homecoming, going back to a city where I flew into a couple weeks ago to change my life!
    I am a long way from guzzling fluids... but who knows how far I will be in a few weeks.

    My wife and I met my Niece and her 5 year old daughter for lunch a couple days ago. My wife had the Turkey BLT and my Niece had some beautiful steak salad thing.... with all the trimmings. Me, a cup of homemade clam chowder that I picked my way through and could not finish. A few months ago, I would have probably eaten as much as everybody did that day! But, I was very satisfied and just told my niece that I was eating less and trying to lose weight and get in shape. She thought I looked fantastic (....boy did that feel good to hear.)

    Today, I am back form my walk and just finished my one hardboiled egg and 5 oz can of V-8 for breakfast. Took my gummie vitamins and getting ready to shave & shower to start the day. ... I did not expect to have this much energy from the little bit of food I am taking in, but I do! Dave
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    Hey Big Brother.... just checking in.

    I have been keeping up with my 45 minute walks twice a day, eating 5-6 very small portions (ie jello cup, 1/2 a mug of soup, a hardboiled egg + a 5oz can of V-8 juice) and still drinking my big bottle of ISOPURE each day. So far I lost 18lbs in 30 days prior to surgery and an additional 18lbs since my surgery on August 12th. From 270lbs to 234lbs... been a long time since I was in the 230's. Makes me want to get to the magical 225lb mark!!!

    Each morning I get up around 5:30 to let the pups out in the backyard to do their business... and then weigh myself. My weight has been decreasing by approx. 1.1lbs each day. Yesterday, it was only .6lbs. And, today only .4lbs ..... I have been eating and keeping down my foods well and adding new things to my diet (like a nice big mug of coffee each morning) the past few days. Do you think the caffeine from the coffee or the sugar from the coffee creamer could effect my weight loss? === Or, am I just going thru a normal cycle where my body needs to rest on the weight loss and it will pick back up again? Thanks fro your input... really means a lot to me to have a go-to friend that is a few weeks ahead of me in this experience. Dave
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    Keep up the good work
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    Sounds good. Talk to you soon. Dave
  10. Hi Mark....looks like you're doing wonderful....are you feeling fantastic? Do you have more energy? I don't. ...still waiting for a burst....I'm losing weight & inches but I'm brain dead when I get home from work....still waiting for that to change
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    Am glad I took this week off, gives me time to get set in some new routines before next week. Am at Day 8 Post-op and 8lbs lighter than I weighed on the morning of my surgery. I had tomato soup yesterday and butternut soup this morning.... no problems introducing new things in my diet and no restrictions on swallowing. Biggest difference is that I can eat only eat a few bites (way less than 1/2 a can) of soup in a sitting. So, I'm going to split 1/2 can for lunch and 1/2 can for dinner. Throughout the day, I drink my own little cocktail of half water / half ISOPURE.... hydrated and protein so my muscles do get too wimpy and disappear.

    Weight going off.... energy is still lacking quite a bit. I think I am going to start the gummy vitamins I purchased for after surgery, maybe that will help me out. Talk soon, Dave
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    Surgery last Tuesday and here we are on Monday already... I am 6 lbs lighter. Went for my 45 minute walk around the neighborhood that I started a few ago... felt sooo good to get out in the sunshine and walk. Yesterday I had a cherry jello, a 12 oz bottle of water, a cup of chkn broth and a whole bottle of sugarfree isopure coconut. Yep.... I am really living it up with the fancy cuisine! Going to do my walk again tonight.

    Hope you are having a great day. Dave
  13. Dang just read 35 lbs since you wrote me....wow! Way to go!
  14. 29 lbs!! That's awesome! I'm doing well...trying not to weigh too often...it is certainly a challenge finding stuff to eat....tries cottage cheese this week...didn't go over well lol so I'm still stuck on jello and soup...having a real tough time with the shakes....going to try mixing it in some yogurt. ...have a lovely weekend!
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by Texas59 on 07-23-2014 at 10:16 AM
Hotel is great. Very comfortable. Slept well last night.

Going to hospital at 9 am to start my adventure.

Feeling good. No fear. Just curious.

Will be staying at hospital tonight.

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by Texas59 on 07-22-2014 at 07:25 AM
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