Oregondaisy

I ordered it a long time ago. I don't even like it. It's very grainy. I like peanut butter sf syrup much more. I gave a bottle of it to my daughter, and she didn't like it either.

I recommend dancing to everyone! It's opened up a whole new world for me. I noticed immediately that there are no fat people dancing. Dancing has been one of the greatest gifts of losing weight.

That's great news! You'll be watching the lbs melt away day by day soon!

I just looked on my 100 calorie pack of cocoa dusted almonds. They are 4 grams of protein and 3 grams of carbs.

I started taking ball room dance classes in September. Now I am taking private East Coast and West Coast Swing lessons. I belong to a dance club and we hold dances all over the place, not in bars.Each dance starts out with an hour lesson. There are all sorts of dances, salsa, night club 2 step, hussle, tango, etc. It's a blast! I dance usually 3 times a week.

this is exactly why I have no pictures posted on here or OH. I am not comfortable having pictures available online. I have pictures on my fb but I have that set to private. I did see a site, I think it was on OH where you type in your name, and they had all sorts of information on you . It was really creepy.

I lost about 4 good size handfuls every time I washed my hair. That doesn't even count the handful I pick up from the bathroom floor every day.

I have dance lessons tonight. I won't be home til 9 or 10 so that's late with the time change. tomrrow is survior night, and that's about the only show that I won't chat and watch at the same time. I hope to catch you soon Tiff. We have a lot to catch up on!

I am leaving the chat window open again tonight!

I would say I lost more than half my hair. My band doctor who also did my gall bladder surgery, and also does sleeve surgery, told me the hair loss would slow down at 9 months post op. That is when it slowed down. I will soon be at 1 yr. post op, and I have new hair growing back in all over the place. I am glad I have new hair growing in, but it's going to take a long time to replace all that I lost. My pony tail is about 1/3 the size it used to be. I took Biotin, fish oil, ground flax seed, and every other supplement anyone suggested and nothing helped. It's just a natural occurrence after WLS. They do say to make sure you get plenty of Protein every day or it will get worse. That is one thing I can say I did for sure. From day one post op, I made sure I got plenty of protein every single day.

I went to Dr. Aceves in Mexico and self paid. Dr. Aceves is a very good surgeon, and although some people don't believe it, he has never had any complications from sleeve surgery. I would not hesitate to recommend him, and over half the members on this board have gone to him and would say the same thing.

It's very common for people who have had WLS to need their gall bladder out. I am glad I had mine out. I have never had that kind of pain in my life, when I had that gall bladder attack that sent me to the ER. At 2 1/2 weeks, I was still on liquids. I wouldn't eat pudding and mashed potatoes. Is there a Protein drink that you like? If not, at least make soupy tuna or egg or chicken salad. I am sure there is post op diet for somewhere on here. There is a search feature up at the top and you could look for it that way.

If meat is getting stuck, try cutting it up very very tiny. We are talking the size of a pencil eraser. Chew it up until it's liquid and there is nothing left to chew. Then wait and see how it sits before taking another bite. That is what I had to do when I was only 3 months post op. I could only eat one chicken leg, but I had to eat it really slowly taking itty bitty bites. Tiffy is right. Greek yogurt is a great source of Protein. If you buy the plain, make sure you put splenda in it or get some sf syrups that they put in coffee to flavor it.

Yea, that's why I am glad they come in 100 calorie packs. The box is expensive and I am cheap, so I would never eat more than one bag (100 calories) per day.

I get the cocoa dusted almonds in 100 calorie packs at walmart. I had read about them for a long time, but never could find them. I was really thrilled when Walmart started carrying them.

I love all these comments! It's too bad I can't use them since I choose not to tell people I had surgery. I knew all those comments would come and that's why I made the decision and I have never regretted it. Weight loss was a lot slower for me since I was banded first, but I know it's a shock to people who haven't seen me in a long time. I hope all you who are newly sleeved can learn to deal with all these rude people, cause the weight is going to be falling off!

Just keep repeating to yourself "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels" Plateaus or stalls are very normal and you can't even let yourself go to that place of getting down about it. Our bodies just freak out when it starts losing too quickly. Getting to goal takes a little longer for some people, but for the most part, if you're not grazing and eating junk food, goal is just a matter of time.

If you're going to eat almonds, you have to count them. 10 almonds, 100 calories. I eat them all the time. I have gotten hooked on 100 calorie packs of cocoa dusted almonds. yum yum. Dr. Oz recommends everyone eat almonds every day. they are a good healthy snack, and good for your good cholesterol. You just can't eat too many.

Don't worry about a thing! Go in and read my posts about dating 2 guys at the same time! Believe me, I know exactly how you feel. I was on so many online dating sites for so long and was rejected time and time again. Now I have 2 guys who want to make a long term commitment to me and I don't want to give either one of them up. Just concentrate on yourself right now. When the weight comes off, you'll be having the time of your life!

Where are all the folks who like to talk? I would love to chat with someone!

I have a lot of muscle. I work out at the gym 6 days a week. I don't eat anywhere close to 700 calories.I'd say I eat about 1500 cal per day. I always eat a healthy snack when I get home from the gym. I do eat carbs. I eat healthy carbs though.I don't eat rice bread Pasta, etc. those white carbs. It is possible to have a varied diet eating low carb and pretty low fat with plenty of Protein.

Mini You wouldn't believe all the junk I eat constantly. I gained 8 lbs on my Caribbean cruise. I had ice cream more than once a day, a wonderful desert every night called chocolate melting cake, and everything and anything I wanted to eat for 10 days. It took me a week to get back down to goal. The sleeve is the greatest thing.We can mess up and then get back to our regular eating habits and the small portions our sleeve allows and we don't keep the weight on the way we did before surgery. If I see that I have gained 2 lbs from eating out or going to some party on a weekend, I go right back to what I know works and it's gone the next day. There are speed bumps along the way, but that's all they are. We don't gain weight and keep gaining it unless we constantly graze every day so don't worry about one bad day or even one bad week!

Hope this doesn't embarrass anyone. I have to be frank here. I had no trouble with orgasms when I was younger. Now that I am past menopause, it seems like my clitoris has no feeling! I get turned on, but I don't even come close to having an orgasm. I know we have some ladies here past the age of 50 who have gone through menopause like me, so does anyone else experience this? Somebody told me to go to the dr. and ask for testosterone, but my doctor will probably freak out. Doctors are all freaked out about hormones these days.

I agree that 400 calories are not enough.If you watch your carbs and eat lean meat and veggies, you don't have to keep your calories that low. I don't know what Protein drink you're using, but all of mine are aroudn 125 140 calories.

Flonase gave me nose bleeds. Isn't that funny that I can use Nasonex without nose bleeds, and Pink Jewels got nose bleeds from that.