I also found that Costco sells frozen pre cooked shrimps so it makes it easy to pack 4 oz and 2 teaspoons of mayo for lunch. By the time it defrosts it is lunch and it is yummy. Brekkie, have a...

I know the feeling. Stop being hard on yourself and just go back to basics.... The last few kg's are the hardest to loose.....

Hi Jill... I flew all the way from Australia into LA and on to San Diego for the operation in Mexico... I was sooo scared I was convinced it was a scam and my nerves were raw..my hubby did not speak...

I eat raw veg all the time, only cabbage and the likes gives me terrible winds but all others are good

Not even as bad as menstrual pains... you will be fine!!!
See you on the other side.. soon

I would think you would need at least 2 or 3 weeks for the band to sleeve revision.
I took 4 weeks off work but in hind sight I think I should have taken longer. The first 2 weeks is tough and then...

Sleeve.. do not bother with the band... coz a year or 2 down the line you will start looking for a band to sleeve revision and not many surgeons offer that op. My surgeon in Australia wanted me to...

Head hunger is a horrible thing. Try and drink as much water as you can. I am almost a year out and not yet on goal weight and let me tell you, I wish I did not eat as much in the first 6 months...

Talk to your local GP and get help, maybe it is mild depression.
Take steps to get back and work with your sleeve.
I will pray that you feel better soon. Keep posting and I am sure the...

TG we are the few without any problems drinking water. I sipped my way though the first few months, and I made sure I always had a bottle with me at night to sip sip sip.. then I would wake up in...

Cash andyou can negotiate discount..

Welcome and congrats on your choice. Log into this site daily and you will find all the advise and help you will need. I would not have made it without the kind souls on this forum

I fell in love with Naturesgift coffee from Thailand. It is a bit "expensive" calorie wise, 69 or 73 calories... so, on myfitnesspal I checked that if you take a skinny flat white no sugar it is a...

Read the label on the Da Vinci sugar free syrup... it is not really calorie free..

I can drink water or water mixed with Crystal Light very fast but, I wait 30 mins after every meal, coz my surgeon explained the same with a cup as described above. It works...
I can drink dieet...

Go for the sleeve! Go check out dr Almanza.. I did my calculations and even flying there from Australia worked out better than waiting here doingthe rollercoaster thing. Lapband... Crap, dont go...

Welkom op die forum Aude, niks te vrese nie, als sal wel wees.
I am in Australia, ex South African, so i speak flemmish
You should really know that you will be nervous, its natural but honestly, it...

I agree, @ 56 i made the journey from Australia to Mexico to be sleeved.. Happy like a pig in s$&(;:t now... Healthy and enjoy my sleeve.
Little discomfort right after the op but not enough to...

Congrats

You will be fine, will pray for you, congrats on the huge weight loss

Oh yes! Get some electrolytes in and keep sipping! You get blurred vision and you think u gonna die... I went to a local GP and he did blood tests, all ok, no problem.. It was dehiration.. Now i keep...

Yip, i want to see them, if you do not mind sharing... Pm me, u can always photohop u face out then no one will be any wiser...
I had a full body makeover about 10 y ao, then picked up, had the...

Do it! I had mine done in Mexico and thats the best choice ever

Hell yes! I am in Canberra and need my fix once a day. Oz dont operate unless u start with a Lavazza or other good coffee. I had my first coffe 3 days out of theatre in the LA Hilton...

Accutane is for severe acne.
I started the 6 month course after i did a lot of research on the internet.
I sent a message to my surgeon to find out if it is ok after the sleeve but only the agent...