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Hey Steve, hope all is going well with you. It's coming up on three months soon since we heard from you. Hope you have a great 4th of July weekend! Take care....hope to hear from you soon. - Mike

checkin in, how are you doing? 2mo silent ... :)

Steve, I guess you are "Ironman" , I had the Light Headiness, it was a fuel issue with me. no Head aches. Hang in there with the BP... it's important. 6lbs... your an animal.. Nice NSV.... enjoy the movies....Keep Posting Brother Blessings Mike Mac

Steve! Welcome back. To repeat what everyone else has said....great NSVs and hope you're back on track now. Keep us updated and enjoy the day. Peace. - Mike

Great NSV's! Well done Steve! D

Glad the iron infusions worked well! Loved hearing your NSV's. You're doing great :)

Nice to see you Steve. Great NSV`s! I had to laugh when you were mentioning the hat, because I got my sister to measure my head at the beginning. She said ``Your crazy``. Glad they got the iron fixed. Enjoy your weather with your new body. Take care :))

Sounds like some great NSVs! I saw Noah too and liked it. Have a great week, Steve!

Steve, Great update on the Bloodwork, You are an Ironman and will be infused with what empowering iron you need. I thought you guys in Texas just got Bigger Pickups to deal with city traffic. Hang in there, Thanks for sharing. Blessings Mike Mac

Thank God that there is a type of infusion to get iron into your body. That way you won't always have to be trying to catch up but you will be caught up with your iron. I have heard of the iron infusion before and it seems like it would be boring 2 to 3 hours but Necessary adjustments.

Hey Steve....good to hear that your blood labs were great with the exception of the iron. I never heard of iron infusion until now. I didn't know that an iron shot would not solve the problem or taking iron pills for that matter. Perhaps your body, for one reason or another, can't absorb iron as readily, the normal way. I guess an IV is what you need. Good luck with that though.... Oh, and speaking of SA traffic....I hate it! Everyday there are a dozen accidents all over this city and forget about getting anywhere on time...or in a reasonable amount of time, if some f$ckin idiot has an accident. I get impatient fairly easily when it comes to driving. I get pissed off big time... LOL. AnyHOO....good luck to you Steve.....let us know how it all turns out as far as your iron IV goes. - Mike

Darn that San Antonio Traffic!!! I sometimes wonder where they learned to drive....... Way to go on kicking Diabetes and High Cholesterols butt!!!!! Fantastic job!!!! Keep up the good work. :-)

The good news is when I went in for my follow-up, my iron levels were good. So no more infusions :)

Hi Steve! I had to have iron infusions too. Not fun :( I had to have them every other day for 2 weeks. Each session lated about 20 mibutes, so it sounds like they'll be giving you more at one time. It was a very bad experience for me mostly because of my small veins. Hopefully that won't be an issue for you and it will all be smooth sailing :). Here is my video about my last infusion It doesn't always feel good - VSG WLS

Steve good words, "i got myself into this over time and it will take time to get out" I needed that. Great Job. Vote early and often... Keep on Keeping on!! Mike Mac

You are doing great, Steve! You might have to hit the Salvation Army store or a Goodwill to find some new shirts.

Welcome back Steve! I was beginning to wonder what happened to you. I was going to have to put out a Texas size APB out on you dude. LOL. AnyHOO...glad to hear everything is back on track, that you're losing, and all is going well. Keep us posted on your progress. I'll make my goal next week (I'm 174.5 now, goal is 173 lbs) and I'll put out a video then. Take care. - Mike

doing good there steeve! thanks for checking in.

Steve so great to see another person from BMI of Texas on here......Thank you for sharing your journey and I look forward to following you to success. My surgery is tomorrow!!!! I can not wait. WISH ME LUCK!!!!

Sounds like you've had some great NSV's. I was also worried about that 3 werk stall. I don't think anyone wants to see a stall after having wls. The good news is it passes :)

Great video! I'm in the middle of pre-op stuff for insurance myself, so I'm busy watching everyone's videos. Love your positive attitude, thank you for your post, stay warm! :)

I totally agree with u on the eating part. I have no issues with anything either! Pretty crazy! U will break this stall just give it a couple days hang in there ur doing awesome!!! Hugs!!!

I thought exactly the same as you about stomach capacity for the first couple of weeks when your on purée foods, "surely I've got a dude sleeve?" It changes once you start on firmer foods and my stomach capacity seems to have decreased as it has healed. You've hit some great NSV's already too. The clothes thing is one of the best parts for me, nothing like fitting into smaller and smaller sizes, wedding rings included. Your going really well Steve, I look forward to your next update!

My advice is to have 6 small "meals" a day...one about every 2-3 hours. 4-6 oz of protein, etc. Eat to the point of just feeling full. If you don't feel full, stop anyway. Keep track of what you're eating. Write it down. Stay in 600- 1000 calories a day. Stay towards the 600 side if you really didn't exercise that day. I average 750 a day. Your weight loss will improve Steve but get that 80 grams of protein in and walk walk walk. Best of luck to you buddy.....have a great day. - Mike

like you said, it's a common slowdown period especially if you switch food stages at the same time ... I didn't notice it myself because i just didn't weight myself often early out. sounds like you are doing well just the same. protein water exercise! :)

Congrats on getting through your first week. I completely agree about the Chicken broth. I'm on full liquids now until the 10th of January. So I've been enjoying applesauce, and cream of wheat, and pureed oatmeal. Can't wait to start the Pureed/Blenderized stage. Hope you are having another good week and Happy New Year.

You look awesome compared to your prior videos! Congrats on your decision to make this journey. I went through the same thing in Houston on 12/16 and I am down 20 since my procedure and 38 since October. I am also documenting my journey as well if you care to follow. Your story and progress seems very similar to mine. Where did you have your procedure? Good luck...

Steve, Your doing great! Thanks for sharing your journey. Take care

even without the water, 9 lbs is pretty fantastic! sounds like you are doing great with the right mindset to get you far. :)

Fantastic job Steve....you're right on track and doing things quite well! There's always one incision that's the most "painful" and annoying and that's the one where they removing the stomach through and stitched up extra strong. In my case it was on my right side, mid-way. It was the last to heal and still feels weird sometimes when I touch it. Perhaps that's the one you're referring too. AnyHOO, glad to see all's going well with you. Have a Happy New Year! -Mike

Steve, your awesome, and doing great. I understand and the wife feeling bad eating in front of you. All the gals in the office i worked in stopped eating at their desks the whole 2 weeks i did preop. I told them they didn't have to but they felt it was the one way they could show support, so i accepted it and appreciated it. You take care.

You're looking great. Keep up the great work!

Great first week!!! You look good and great energy! Congrats on everything!

Great loss for the first week, Steve!! So glad to see you doing so well. Have a great week! :)

Well done buddy! Can't wait to see your progress! Wishing you a speedy recovery. :D Take it easy! :)

Congrats glad you're doing well!

Its all down hill from here. You can do it!

Steve, this is great news! My advice, when you get home, and you get tired, sleep all you want brother! prolly going to have to sleep in a chair for a week or so, but it isn't too bad and feels quite cozy knowing your stomach aint hurting. I wish you the best of luck, and may God bless your recovery.

Congratulations on making it to the loser's bench. So happy for you!!!! :)

grats steve! glad all went well!

Happy re-Birthday Steve! Glad to hear all went well and you're officially a loser like the rest of us. Rest and recuperate and see you here soon. -Mike

Looking great. Welcome to the other side my friend....

Looking great!!! I'm sooo happy for you!!!!

Good Luck on the 17th. =-) you are doing great. your video had a lot of questions and answers that may help a lot of people along there journey.

Great video. Good questions. Are u going there kaiser cause ur stuff sounds similar to mine. I'm excited for u. My surgery is 2 days after u. I am getting nervous. Wishing u the best of luck!!! Please subscribe to me if u wanna follow along :)

Hey Steve, very good update! All those questions you posed were questions that my surgeon and his staff covered as well. They were very thorough on providing answers to all aspects of the surgery, pre and post...and beyond. Sounds like you're ready to go. I wish you the best and look forward to seeing you in your post surgery vids! -Mike

Hi Steve! My surgery is scheduled for Dec 17, 2013. I'm feeling just the same as you. Good to know I'm not alone. Yesterday was my first liquid diet day. I really thought about canceling the surgery. Hoping today is better. Best of luck to you!

Looking forward to following your journey, Steve! Like you, I'm anxious to find out if the cravings really do go away. Fingers crossed for both of us!

Hi Steve - I look forward to watching your journey! Exciting, yes! Scary, a little - but it will be oh so worth it :-)

Happy Thanksgiving Steve! Great to hear you're doing well this week. We've all had those times where we ask ourselves if this is the right thing to do. You just have to ignore that little voice and KNOW it's a life changing event which will help in bringing about a healthier and happier YOU. Hang in there..... it'll all work out out. -Mike