peacequeen

I'm not a big drinker but I've had a glass of red wine tonight and all my incisions, including where I had plasmapheresis, are purple. Has this ever happened to anyone before,,this is new to me.

I know one thing I do that causes some of my stalls is when I over think things. Keep it simple and try not to think alot about food, calories, weight, size, measurements, intake, inches,,and on and on..this will sabotage you girl. I'm struggling like you, we were sleeved close to the same time and have lost close to the same weight. You wanna ban together and work on our problems together? Private msg me and I'd be glad to listen. By the way,,I can't EVEN believe your doctor reacted that way,,how insensitive!!!!

I try to be careful and eat as healthy as I can but I also don't deprive myself. That's how I got fat in the first place by constantly crash dieting..avoiding anything that was "unhealthy" and tasted "good... eventually I would go back to my old habits and eat triple the bad stuff because I'd miss it sooo much. I had and probably still have emotional eating issues but I was a volume eater. Since eating a 1/4 or less of what I used to,,I can eat what I like and still lose weight. I've eaten at alot of restaurants and either share my meal or save left overs. I've lost slowly but steady. I'm also excercising regularly and that makes a big difference. Don't beat yourself up over a chicken wrap. I've had them several times,,even with the tortilla. Sleevetta doesn't like carbs that much,,makes the stuck feeling and sometimes I can't keep them down. Meat does very well in my tummy so it's become easy for me to not eat as many carbs..but if I want something like a cupcake,,I'll have a few bites with no guilt.

Sorry you are ill but glad to know you are getting the care that you need. I hope your job works out too,,thoughts and prayers going out to you.

Happy birthday! I told my husband, kids, family for any holiday I want gift cards. With my sizes changing so much I just can't afford all the clothes. So for Christmas, Valentine's day, birthday, anniversary..it's racked up. Mother's day is tomorrow and I can't wait.lol I know it's not dinner out but I really enjoy shopping now. Most don't have expiration dates so you can use them whenever you need to. I had saved up 500.00 in cards and have spent half of it and saving the rest for summer clothes,,I've had a blast with them.

8 lbs, that's more than 1/2 lb a day. 23 lbs in 2 weeks is ridiculously good. Your body is going through alot and it's playing catch up to all the body drama. You will see results again just give it some time.

You're right, it does say it's a laxative on the bottle. It works like a stool softener though,,it was never harsh on me like exlax or anything in pill form.

Keep in mind, miralax is just a stool softener not a laxative, give it a day or 2.

Warning if TMI.. If you're constipated, you will weigh a bit more till you pass it. Weigh yourself right before you have a bm then weigh after..you should see a pound or 2 drop. I also retain Fluid when I'm constipated. Try miralax,,I've taken it before,,it has no flavor so I add it to coffee or whatever.

I was on tpn for 3 weeks due to a leak,,you would think it would be awful but it wasn't that bad. You just get used to it. Good luck sweetie, I'm so sorry you are having such a bad time. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Unfortunately my husband works 3rd shift so we don't get to eat meals together. I cook most of all the meals,,we eat out sometimes but I make healthy choices,,he does not. He has the option to take something healthy with him to work,,I don't cook fatty meals. Usually when he wakes up around 9pm, I ask him if he'd like me to fix him a plate from dinner or I can whip something up for him and he says no,,and eats a very large jethro bowl of sweetened cereal. I've tried to encourage and motivate him but I've recently realized he has been part of a reason for me being unmotivated and struggling with my choices. I like to do the shopping but often my husband will stop by the store on his way home from work. He'll pick up "things we need" like milk but he very seldom picks up anything I can or should have. He does eat and buy a whole lot of cereal. I have a whole gym in my house so he has no excuse for not excercising but he does complain about it and will only do weights, no cardio and not often enough to really benefit him. He's middle age and becoming stagnant in his lifestyle and I don't want to see this happen.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how we can help our obese husband/wife? My husband is very supportive of me but I don't think he realizes how his eating habits effect me now. I worry about him. I want him to be healthy too..I wanted this for both of us. He was so motivated when I was going through the preop process but since I've had the surgery, he just seems to be getting worse. He's in pain all the time and he complains about his weight so I know it's something he is aware of and wants to improve.

It took up till just here recently for mine to get better..3 1/2 mths out. Eat super slow, lay off anything that is greasy/spicy and take a prescription for it if your dr will write one up for you. I take nexium and zantac.

Going way out there but turkey has tryptophan in it which will make you sleepy if you eat it on an empty stomach..carbs will do it too. Make sure you are drinking lots of water, if you are even slightly dehydrated it will make you feel sluggish and tired.

here's lilmissdiva's tutorial:http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/13516-ticker-tutorial-for-vst-lbt-with-pictures/

Well ok then!lol I made the change and am very happy about it I made sure to state it is my highest weight. Someone had mentioned about newbies getting the wrong idea about start weights and such..and it made sense. I don't want to try and cheat my weight..that serves no purpose.

This was mentioned on a post so I thought I'd bring it up. I have a highest weight of 298,,which was in November of 2011. i lost 9 pounds between then and my preop diet which brought me down to 289. I lost 16 pounds on my preop diet which took me down to 273 but then a week after surgery,,I got that leak..and during tpn I gained 13 pounds. When I went off of tpn I lost the 13 pounds again and an additional 27.2 pounds which brings me down to my current weight of 245.8. So where should I begin??,,this may seem petty but since I readjusted my ticker to reflect my preop diet weight,,I'm really missing those 9 pounds that I worked hard to get off..it was the first time I had really tried to get going on this whole journey. Just something I'm pondering on and wondering what others think.

Had a crappy moment and posted it here and wish i hadn't,,i sound like a crazy mad woman. I am having difficulty eating the right things and I'm tracking nothing..not sure why..but I'm still losing. I also head for protein first but if I crave carbs,,i've been eating them,,then it makes me sick. I'm working out but still falling into some of my old habits,,I wouldn't mind feedback if anyone wants to offer suggestions.

If your temp goes up or you have other symptoms that seem out of the norm, only then would I be concerned.

You're such a pretty girl,,the last pic is gorgeous. Congrats on your success and thank you for being such an inspiration.

I don't think anyone here was trying to help her make a decision. She simply asked about info so we told her how to get it. Rootman,,you could be a spokesperson for the VSG..or for any surgery for that matter.lol I might mention, even though I had complications I'm at the point that I can say I don't have regrets.

I've had complications as well. If you do a search on leak, infection, tpn, picc line, abcess..those keywords should find some info for you.

I'm 3 1/2 months out. I had complications so things are a little mixed up and I've never been "on track" since. To calculate my weightloss, it's been difficult because I gained a bit being on tpn from my leak so I had to lose weight twice. So I decided to calculate from my all time highest weight, which was in November. I've lost 52 pounds from my highest weight. My leak really messed up the process for me, I can't really enjoy the loss of what I have had since surgery because I gained then had to lose it again,,it's just messed up. I'm having a hard time and keeping it quiet out of fear of being lashed with a whip...I have a hard time hearing the truth but I consider myself a positive person most of the time. I don't track well, I'm losing weight but I eat what I like,,but lay easy on carbs..breads and pasta and such. I excercise like a maniac. I got fussed at by the doc because I haven't been tracking my protein, water or anything. I joined myfitnesspal but only logged 3 times. I'm not good at tracking at all. I'm in therapy we discuss my disorganization as well as my head hunger. I have a tendency to overeat just because..it's not that I'm still hungry because I'm full,,I just can't keep my brain from telling me to eat something again. I am struggling and have decided to come clean in hopes to get support. I consider myself a true addict of food and before I mess this up, I really need help. I know what I need to do but am having such a hard time with motivation or something. I can't figure it out..the answer is simple but I ignore it. Any suggestions would be so helpful.

You could try making your own drinks like tea and kool aide with truvia (made from the stevia leaf),,it is made with natural ingredients. Not to suggest a soda but you can get sprite with truvia as well. You could mix things up a bit..try boosting your calorie intake and increase excercise to more than 3x per week and see if that increases your weight loss. Good luck.

That's a great article Beth-n-e. My husband used to be a massage therapist and right before he quit he was learning techniques with deep tissue massage that helps with cellulite.