I didn't really drink a lot of water at first but I sipped my protein shakes allll day. I would mix Isopure unflavored protein powder with my regular shake (I was using Shakeology, but I prefer...

You are gonna do great! We try very hard to keep this particular surgery laparoscopic since it is so much easier to see that way. I really doubt your new tummy will be in the way.

Having your GB...

You never warm back up. I'm a year out and freeze constantly. Techno and I have matching electric blankets that we use on the couch :D

I like the idea of protein drink for the road. Maybe Click...

I was operated on by Dr Teel. He is also a friend and a colleague (I am a surgeon and I chose him to do my procedure). I felt that this was the best procedure for me because I didnt want any...

Ran 3.5 today then walked another 2 later in the day

I actually didn't pick one. I had no idea what I would end up at so I just put in the work and waited to see where it got me. I'm much smaller than I expected (I wear a 6) at 1 year out. You are...

94% fat free butter popcorn: 30 calories for 2 popped cups. Yum!!

I don't think that for a year out your calories are high at all. I am 11 months out and eat 1350-1600 calories a day (higher when I exercise, lower if its an off day). I am maintaining 140 # no...

Another thing to know (I'll be a year out next month) is that you *have* to still follow the good eating habits and portions that you did that got you to goal. I track all of my calories still...

I am training for one now. I am using Trish Blackwell's couch to half marathon ap. Its definitely not for someone who hasn't run a 5K, you start running 2-3 miles the first day. I eat about 1350-1500...

Friend my husband "Technomancer" on this site. He sounds like a similar story to yours and he needs to lose about 100# as well. He will be getting his surgery in January.

You can! I did!

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Since I have lost 70+ pounds I freeze. All the time. Uggs have moccasins and their boots are phenomenal for warm feet! I plan on never taking them off this winter!! (Im in ohio) Also, once I get...

Congratulations girl! You look amazing and I bet you feel amazing, too!!

I am a surgeon and I went back to work post op day 6. I was a little slower but did fine. I work 14-16 hour days. I prepared all of my food ahead of time. I kept soup in a reusable bottle and heated...

*Very* well put, Trail Nurse! That is why I refuse to "eat whatever I want, but in moderation". I feel like that is just a slippery slope because what I want to eat isn't good for me and eating what...

About the no hunger, I think that it may be so more in the first few weeks, but I have always experienced hunger. Just not like I did before surgery. I would never forget to eat. What the sleeve does...

"Ideal" comes from insurance actuarial tables and is the basis for BMI. At 5'6" and 130 lbs, your BMI would be 20 which is underweight, even by their standards.

I am 5'4". You cannot use BMI...

I was ready to be done losing a little over 5 pounds ago, but every week to two weeks I am down another pound.

I have made the lifestyle change with the help of my sleeve, and due to addiction...

I'm *under* goal this am...70 lbs down...woah.

I just got back from vacation and I almost couldn't get by TSA since I have lost almost 70 lbs. I am getting a new ID this week. I also almost couldn't use my debit card for the same reason.
I was...

There are certain vitamins that make me sick. For me, its zinc and copper. I will throw up within 10 min of taking those, but for some reason my pre-natal vitamin is fine (and it has zinc it in, but...

It depends on if you are going to get a foley catheter in your bladder for surgery. They are not working anywhere near your bladder, and the surgery is short, so you may not have one. I left my...

It seems that the thinner and more active I am, the more I am seeking out more active people and those who share my interests. I have noticed that these people are more friendly now (probably because...