No issues with milk for me. I was able to drink it when I came home from the hospital. I don't drink it as much as I did before but still love it.

It has been a while since I posted. What a ride this journey has been. 168 lbs gone forever. I am 22 lbs from my goal weight. I get complements all the time and several people have told me I am...

So, One year ago, I was prepping for surgery, unsure of what was to come. What a wonderful experience and life changing event.
If you check out my before and after photo, you can see where I was...

I am in a stall now for about 4 months. I am still losing inches but the scale has not moved.
I am not discouraged by it. Considering where I was a year ago, life is much improved.

To start, you are really tired right after surgery. The different stage of diet that you go through was hard for me. You have to learn how to eat again. You have learn when to stop eating and what...

There are highs and lows after surgery, but my experience has been mostly highs. Do not be scared of the negative on this forum. Everybody has a different experience and journey. You have made the...

I have not updated in a while. It just hit me that last Saturday was 10 months since surgery. Wow, has my life changed. When I started this journey, I was in a size 58 waist. Now, I am a 42. 139...

I celebrated getting into the 200's in an earlier post but thank you just the same.

6 months, Wow! I can't believe how different my life is now. I have lost 70 lbs since surgery 120 lbs overall. I have gone from wearing 5X to 2X. My waist is now a 46 from a 58 and I can no...

Hi, I live in Powder Springs and work at the ATL airport.

Yesterday, I went to the movie theater with my daughter and one of her friends to see Divergent. Great flick by the way.
For the first time in years, I was able to sit with the armrests down. What...

Wow! Where has the time gone. It seems like yesterday I was coming home from the hospital. This has been an amazing ride so far.
I am so glad I did this. Although I have not reach my goal, my...

Almost everybody has a stall after the second week. It could last two or three weeks. You have to realize that your body thinks you are staving it and it is fighting back. I have been through four...

Today, I have officially lost 100 lbs since my journey began. I lost 50 lbs before my surgery and as of today, 51lbs since my surgery.
101 lbs gone forever!

I chose the sleeve because all the potential complications are within the first month of the surgery. Once you are healed, you are just like everybody else except you can't eat as much. There are...

I saw my PCP and am now off all meds except one. I am cutting that pill in half. I go back for blood work in six weeks. Hopefully, I will come off of that drug then. I saw my surgeon last week. ...

I went out to eat tonight. We were seated at a booth. I was able to sit without my gut being cut in half. As a matter of fact, it wasn't even touching the table.

I use Runtastic to track my exercise. It is a free app and it links to Myfitnesspal. When I complete my exercise it subtracts from my calorie intake automatically.

I was told by my surgeon that if I had an office job, I would be out two weeks. I work for an airline at there maintenance facility, I thought I would be out Four weeks, but the surgeon said six...

Everything is going great at this point. I am down 32 lbs since surgery. I am still out of work due to the physical nature of my job. I go back on Wednesday. Yesterday I tried on the new uniform...

This is my first post since surgery. Everything went well with surgery, except I got dehydrated and was put on bed rest for 24 hours. Fortunately, I had no gas pain. I have had no pain meds since...

Had my pre-op appointment yesterday. I got the chance to meet all the others I will be walking the halls with after surgery.
I am excited and ready to do this but the closer it gets the more...

My surgery date has been pushed back due to not being approved by the insurance yet (United Healthcare).
My original date was November 20th, now my date is December 11th.
I am fine with that as...

I just got my tenative surgery date. (November 20th) 24 days and counting.

I am looking for any information about the surgeons and overall experience at Northside.
Thanks in advance.