Don't be too worried Stacy! Just stay focused and you'll do great. My doc had originally told me I'd be lucky if I lost enough weight to be at 240 and I got down to 205 now I'm at 217. The goal...

Same thing is happening to me right now. Got to 205 and now I'm at 217 and I had my surgery on 09/2012 so we are pretty near the same time. Unfortunately for me I kind of know what's going on or at...

They good ol' puree days. I can tell you this was the hardest of times for me. I broke down, was frustrated, and scared all at the same time. The hunger was gone...up until about 2 months out. The...

Ok so my question is about...self body image. When did your brain catch up to your body as fars as coming to terms witht the weight you've lost. I'm struggling A LOT with it right now. I see the...

Hey There!!! And welcome...I'm 4 months post-op now and I can tell you its hands down the best decision i've ever made. It was a tough one but I made it and now its a piece of cake. Myself and...

1 month out I was put on full diet by my doc and nutritionist. Carbs like rice, pasta, and bread were allowed since week 3 post op. now that being said those things didn't always work. It's funny you...

I'm just coming out of my 8th week now and I hit the stall just the same way in my 7th week. I lost 1 pound just like you now this week its back to a 7 lb weight loss in my 8th week. What I started...

They started me on it day after I got out the hospital from surgery. They then took me off of it because it was making me pretty nauseous. I'm going back for a 4 week post op visit on tuesday so I'll...

My doc started me on meds to prevent gallstones so I can hopefully not have to have it removed. My fingers are crossed that I don't develop them.

Hey....Welcome to the club. I did the same as you leading up to surgery I was on here almost everyday just looking to see how everyone was doing or looking up different things I could ask my doctor...

Congrats!!!! Thats amazing.

Well I can tell you this...i'm not your classic binge eater but I would definitely put in some serious work when I would eat. I was also an emotional eater and also an emotional soda drinker...had a...

Hey congrats on a smooth surgery...boy o boy those gurggles. lol. I had them bad until I found out my sleeve doesn't like room temp water. I'm coming up on 3 weeks out and it still does it not as bad...

The 10th is my day too...I lucked up and only have to do a 1 day liquid diet. Good luck to you and hope everything goes smooth. :-)

I feel ya on that one. I know that was one of the things I first thought about. Would I still get that feeling of hunger? Would I miss the fact that I could out eat any of my friends? Would I feel...

@Chrissy...You might be my best friend off that one statement above. I will be going to look for those at my store.

@Kelly...I haven't had my sleeve yet but I know soda was something more than...

True this...If I have it now I can still make it happen in the smaller version of myself. lol I just really need to get out of my own head and just accept that I am who I am and that shouldn't change...

Nail on the head!!! I hide behind a smile everyday...I crack a joke to remove negative attention. I do those things to hide the "Big" man that was standing in front of you. I've been asked how do I...

O for sure...My jokes can't go untested. You're hired.

Brothers will be brothers...I give my little sister a hard time as much as I can. As far as bringing out my flaws I learned that if I draw your attention to them it makes it seem like...Hey I know...

Thats tough to think that in a few months I won't have my best friend..FOOD...anymore. I'm sorry to hear about your marriage. If you're ready to be out of that realtionship now is the time for you to...

O you had me rolling...you are too funny. Yea I don't ever wanna be a jerk. I just wanna come out of this with a whole bunch more swag and not lose the gift I already got.

I actually met him at that very audition...I tried out for the show too and all I remember is saying that is a funny dude right there. If I can get funnier I am all for it, I'll take it to the next...

See that's what I'm talking about! I really am witty...last night I went out and tried to pay more attention to see if I was making Big Dude jokes. To tell you the truth I really didn't say anything...

For a long time I have been the funny man...a lot of jokes come from events in my daily life being a big man. My comedy is also my swag. I have been stressing about losing one of the few things that...