Hi Everyone! Hope everyone is doing fantastic!!! Monday was crazy for me so didn't have the chance to update or read everyone's response. But I am sooo excited to see that so many have joined. I will...

Hi Everyone,

With thanksgiving behind us, I was hoping a few of us could band together, to support each other on accomplishing an excercise goal! It could also be a weight loss goal. Your call....

what a great idea with the hungry girl cook book - just ordered it. I love this site!!! Thanks for the ideas

since i started eating quinoa, it's been daily - strange! Thank goodness I love Quinoa.

I do isopure straight from the bottle. No need to dilute - it is not that sweet and has no sugar in it. I rely heavily on this liquid isopure, everday. It is expensive but worth it to me.

Great start to you progress! Keep the optimism!!!

10th surgery of the day seems like a lot. I am not doubting your surgeon, but it makes me wonder if his goal was in and out, could it be possible that the excess scar tissue would have taken too much...

I had surgery onthe 25th and can drink almost limitless quantities. My surgeon must have been less strict on diet because I am already on soft foods and I can assure you, once you step out of the...

Hi Joyce, I dont know about sleeve being two small, but let me ask. Are you talking about a boiled egg? I can eat 1 boiled egg. Your sleeve might be tiny - do you know size of bougie used?

Katiebell - my doc gave us a LOT of material to read and the material from my doc says that when we get to soft food stage, in about 3 weeks, we should be able to eat anywhere between 1/4 to 3/4 cup....

I'm terribly sorry to hear about this. Try and find out if there is any other WLS that is an option for you when you speak to him. Also, how experienced is your surgeon? I ask because I had a lot of...

Mine took about a week and a half, then it was gone! :)

What a wonderful success story - you seem like the poster child - doing the right things from a nutrition perspective and getting your workout in. I cant wait to NOT shop at lane bryant - holy cow -...

ouch - I didnt get one but they made sure I peed right before i went to the pre-op room (guess to make sure I didnt pee during surgery.) ;)

by the way, i have known of a few sleevers who have gotten to goal by eating whatever they want, but in limited quantities. Granted they got there slower, but they got there. I personally want to be...

Hi Frank, firstly, congratulations on your amazing accomplishment.

I can completely empathize because sometimes i have asked myself - what did i do to myself? food is a critical part of my social...

This is funny, but not funny. Funny because I can totally relate. Right before my sleeve surgery - nothign fit. Iwas down to 1 pair of jeans and i could see the strain and the splitting on the side...

I had a rash on one arm, on face and between my thighs a few days after my surgery. Went to see dermatologist and she told me my particular rash was simply in response to trauma of surgery and that...

about 2 weeks post surgery, i went for dinner with friends and for dinner, i had hot chocolate without the whipped cream. I took a few sips (it was nice and sugary) and next think I knew, i felt hot...

You look fantastic! What an amazing journey. Congratulations!

Wow!! Congrats on feeling so well! I'm exactly 3 weeks 2 days post op and I am a tad bit envious. Wish I could eat that much but I know the time will conme whe I can eat more realistic quantities. I...

I'm slightly over 3 weeks out and I am on the soft food stage. I can eat about 1/4 cup and I am over stuffed. Liquids are easy. I have to be honest - I hope I can eat a reasonable amount in 1 sitting...

Wow - congratulations!!!!! You deserve everything you are getting and have worked for it!!!! The sleeve is NOT the 'easy way out"

I got a rash on face immediately after surgery and went to see a dermatologist a week after being sleeved. She didnt prescribe me anything (because rash didnt itch) and she had me use over the...

Have you considered a surgeon in another state that is In-network? They exist and all you would have to pay is airfare and housing. Why pay for MX when insurance can pay for you? I used Dr Audencio...