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Do what is needed Mag, we are here when you have time to share.  Best of luck with the challenge.  I am adding prayers too.  Hugs

Welcome to the group Danyelle, the tired feelings improve with time.  Congrats on your success and making the decision for improved health.  Make time for yourself each and every day.  Your family and friends need you healthy to fulfill those commitments.  I am looking forward to reading your posts.  Come share when you can.  If you are able, come share during a monday chat session, getting to share with others in the same situation helps.  Keep up the great work, hugs.

Welcome to the group training.  What is your first name?  Congrats on your success after surgery.  Now is the time to make sure that you are following the new habits that you developed after surgery.  What challenges are you facing?  Urges to eat things not appropriate?  Feeding feelings?  Needing to get up and out and exercise?  We all have these urges, I wish there was a switch that I could turn on and off in my brain when it starts to urge me to sway from the planned path.  This surgery gave me a wonderful wls tool.  The pouch still works.  I am thrilled with this. 

I get my day to day support from this group and a couple of my coworkers, and my husband.  The support means all the difference. 

Today was one of those days, needed to exercise, body wanted to not exercise.  The dogs wanted to walk and I know that walking is good for all off us.  I leashed up the dogs, headed out with the plan to at least get around the block.  Usually, I will get a few blocks and then the adrenaline from exercise keeps me going.  Today, the adrenaline did not happen, but the dogs kept me heading forward.  I walked for nearly an hour, when I was not keen on the idea.  I arrived home, tired, but happy that I followed through on the exercise. 

Make lists of things to do when temptation strikes.  Cut the list into small slips of paper, put these papers into a container.  When life starts to lead you astray, draw one to three of these slips of paper and do one of them for at least 10 minutes.  Most urges will have passed by the 10 minutes and you will have done something appropriate.  Post your thoughts, share what is happening, we will try our best to help.  Hugs

i am considering getting the sleeve done instead of the standard bypass but i wanted to get other's opinion.  i was thinking about the sleeve because you don't have the dumping syndrome and i am afraid of that.  although i'm also afraid that i might cheat with the sleeve because of not getting the dumping syndrome.  did anyone find that the sleeve worked the same as the bypass? was the weight loss about as much as with the bypass?  thanks for reading and looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts...jenn

 Welcome!