SuzyB

Call your dr. Sometimes they get samples. Or maybe try a generic.

Like this but I toss the cooked sprouts with caramelized onions and bacon or pancetta.

Hadn't realized, really how thinish I've gotten. My mother gifted me a business suit in a size 12. Now this has no stretch so I was like that's not going to fit. She made me try it on, reluctantly I did and it fit like a glove. At my heaviest I was busting out if a size 24 so I'm super stoked.. I think I'm at a good spot after a failed lapband and then being converted to a sleeve a year ago I can finally say I'm at goal.

My king soopersnow carries flap jacked pancakes.
pancake. I made them into waffles this morning by following the pancake recipe and using a waffle Iron. It is higher in carbs than what I usually eat for b-fast but I plan to stay very low carb the rest of the day.
They are expensive. I paid 3.00 for the smallest package and it will feed me for 2 meals.

Yesterday, some guy "got distracted," ran a red light, and plowed into my van. He impacted me so hard that he pushed my left-turning vehicle back to the right and several feet towards oncoming traffic. I had my four youngest children with me, so the whole experience was extraordinarily terrifying. We spent the afternoon and evening at the ER getting all checked out. I'm several days into my pre-op diet (was set to start Tuesday, but started Sunday instead), and when we left the ER, my husband commented that the day was so stressful, he wanted to stop and eat something awful. Two NSVs happened: (1) The Hubs respected the pre-op diet and all the work I've done so far, and he didn't pressure me to "cheat," and (2) I DIDN'T BLOW MY PRE-OP DIET!! This is HUGE for me, because I'm the queen of starting over tomorrow, and typically after a super-hard, intensely stressful day like yesterday, I would have noshed on all kinds of high-fat, high-sugar soothers. Instead, I came home from the ER and had a Protein Shake for muscle recovery and drank lots of Water to begin moving out lactic acid. Feel better today muscle-wise than the ER doc told me I would.
Taking this thing one day at a time, and anxiously awaiting my sleeve December 3. Celebrating the fact that I didn't blow it!!

I am 6 months out. I find that some foods are trigger foods for me. And trigger foods don't just cause cravings for that food. When I eat a trigger food like a refined carb I suddenly find myself wanting other refined carbs. So for me it's best to abstain. My life is much easier that way.
So, some good news: I have found that my tastes have changed and yours probably will too. I no longer want things like bread, Pasta, crackers etc. I gave up sugars many years ago, and I no longer have a taste for sugar.
With the sleeve, I can truly say I eat to live, not live to eat. It's a constant Quest to get in enough Protein to keep my body strong, enough Water to keep my body hydrated, enough Fiber to keep my digestive system working. There really isn't room for anything else and I don't crave it anymore.
Good luck on your journey. It's going to be amazing!

My information was submitted on Thursday and I just got my approval! Beyond ecstatic! Much to do.

Most dr I read say a stable weight for 12 months.

I cannot see the new content . I get a list of Lapland new content but Bdo see a list of sleeve talk. And right now I can't even see my my typing.

Now I'm choked up. What a great guy. Is he single, I'm lookin'.

Good memory gamer girl. Yes I was sleeved 7 weeks ago. I put my starting weight as the day I made the decision in June. I have a feeling I will move my goal weight lower when I get there, but right now I am just focusing on following the plan.

Don't deprive yourself because you'll break and binge. Be honest and eat sparingly. It helps to record what you consume in an app. I think, anyway. Good luck and don't let the season get to ya!
Also 6 weeks is soon for solids, even melty ones like chocolate, be careful!

Good luck. I have a bc/bs plan and my approval was very smooth. First appt in late July, approved late August, surgery in September.

Do not over buy Protein Drinks. Your tastes may change. Heating pad is awesome for gas pain. For me, recovery was fairly easy. I did have pain with esophageal spasms, but there are meds to help with that. Good luck

Went and picked up my records and brought them to my surgeon. Ran into my nurse clinician that I've been seeing throughout the process and she went back and talked to my physician right away. He said that it all looks good and we're going forward. While there is no guarantee that it didn't heal weird and create problems he won't see until he gets in there, we're moving forward expecting it to all work out well. So, I'm all set for November 21st and just hoping for the best! As the nurse reminded me, I have an excellent surgeon who will certainly do the surgery if he can do it safely. And if he can't, I really don't want him to anyway.

I have two little 5 lbs dogs, Piper and Trigger, who both like to sit on my lap at the same time. My scale informed me this morning that I lost 30 lbs in 5 weeks. That makes me very happy but it got me thinking- I have lost 6 dogs!!!! I tried to imagine where I could fit 6 dogs on my body at the same time and it made me giggle because the thought is so ridiculous.
Let me know what you have lost.
I am really enjoying this sleeve thing

You won't feel hungry after surgery. I am 5 wks out and I have to remind myself to eat. It's great

You won't feel hungry after surgery. I am 5 wks out and I have to remind myself to eat. It's great

My dr ok's coffee in moderation. Also teas.

(This post shows up a little better on my blog because I can intersperse pics with the narrative, so posting the link in case it's easier to see there: http://sleevers.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/when-it-comes-to-weight-loss-trends-matter/)
I woke up a little anxious today. I’ve been obsessing about this whole weight loss thing. I’m counting calories, Protein, carbs obsessively. I’m so hungry that I’m hangry (hungry + angry). I’m worrying about whether I’m eating too many calories even though I’ve stayed under 800 calories. Every half pound up or down on the scale is driving me crazy and I’m taking it personally.
So I decided to do what I do best, which is to look for trends in numbers and to use numbers to tell a story. There are three pictures below.
The most depressing is to look at my weight over 7 days. Oh, see the stalls! Oh woe is me! Clearly I’m failing! oh no! I cut 85% of my stomach out and I’m failing!

I take a deep breath and look at my 30-day trends. Hmm, maybe it’s okay? I still see those flat lines that look like stalls. I dunno. But hey at least I see some drops. It’s looking a bit better.

But I wonder what it looks like at 90 days? After all, I’m in this for the long haul and so perhaps I should have a longer-term perspective. So let’s look at a 90-day trend.

Whoa! What do you know! All I see are steady declines. I don’t see the stalls that much anymore. Rather what I see is a line that consistently goes down. Perhaps I’m doing okay after all. I now see a trend line that is reassuring, that is different from what I’ve achieved before, and that I believe will continue for a while.
Now to keep this perspective throughout the week ahead and not get frustrated. I need to do this because I'm driving myself (and my husband) nuts.
What does your trend line look like? If you're on MFP or any other app tracking your weight, do this and see for yourself. Would love to see them posted so we understand that success isn't a straight line down, it's a line that generally trends downwards.

I weighed myself today which was a cheat for me lol bcuz I usually only weigh on fridays. I had made it to the 50 lbs down mark this morning. I was so ecstatic when I saw the numbers on the scale. I am 3 mths po & I could not be happier with my progress!!! Congratulations on your NSV today!!!! It truely is an awesome feeling seeing the weight come off & noticing the little things

Yesterday I went to the yearly Ham Festival with my two kids. They had so much food that I would have normally tried to eat, but I was so busy enjoying all the compliments about my more than 30 pound weight loss and telling everyone about my amazing surgery that I really wasn't tempted. My kids had funnel cakes, fried pickles and even tried deep fried Oreos while I sipped on Water. I was so good to be able to walk up and down the hills without needing even one sit down break.

After about a year of contemplating WLS (and 10+ years of battling with my weight) I'm now starting my journey of getting my life back and lightening my load in many areas of my life (pun intended). I have my first appointment with the surgeon and nutritionist on Thursday, 10/17/13 and I'm an emotional MESS! I'm scared and excited both at the same time, it's crazy! My niece (who is a hair stylist) had to talk me from the edge about an hour ago because my latest "thing" is what about Hair loss? She said, "Auntie, you getting healthy and having you around for a long time is more important than you losing some hair. I can fix that, I can give you some hair and it will be beautiful, it's what I do, but I can't get another YOU and I need you! If you lose your hair, I'll cut mine too! Just pray on it and don't worry about stuff that hasn't happened." Well, after that I cried and laughed at the same time. Cried because it meant a lot coming from her (she's like the daughter I never had), and laughed because I could picture both of us with heads shaved looking like twins! lol Anybody else going through this roller coaster ride, or am I alone in my feelings???

Try and get up and go for a walk for 10 minutes today. Depression can take over your life so easily and it is important not to let. Even a little walk will help.

This morning, for giggles, I tried on the last pair of jeans I had left from my lapband losses, a size 10 from about 4 years ago, and they fit! Whee. That was after grabbing a pair of size 10 skinny jeans at costco yesterday so I'd have something to aim toward, then finding they fit when I got them home. They don't look stretchy, but they must be.
Last night I went through a big box of workout clothes and pulled out a bunch of tops that I think are still tight, but got the green light for their appropriateness as gym clothes. And after what feels likes a month I finally stopped the up/down/up/down/up to land on a new "down." Does this coincide with me upping my Protein? It could be, and it is certainly an incentive to keep at it.
OK, enough bragging about myself, but I just had to share.