twoboysandagirl

Happy anniversary...great to hear from you!

Yeah you are moving in the right direction!!!! Look forward to seeing future post and continued healing.

Sounds good to me...gonna give it a shot some time. I always need breakfast/brunch items to take to church for ladies group. thanks for sharing...

Welcome...try a medicine cup at a time...I actually bought those disposable bath cups. Keep on sipping:)

I used to find them every where and now I cant find them very often. Wonder why?

I just typed up my first 7 weeks for another sleever on the site...pm me your email and I will be happy to email it to you...It has the recommended vitamins and diet guidelines I followed on it. But it is several pages long and from others comments I believe she is very strict...but it worked wonders for me.

Not to rain on anyones parade but I was warned not to eat pickles or to "skin" them until i was at 6 months...I would just suggest you check with your nutritionist or doctor. I was told the skin is hard to digest and like apple skin I shouldnt eat it until 6 months post op. Now I love to wrap up a pickle with a little cream cheese or some laughing cow and a piece of turkey.

You look great! Thanks for sharing your success!

That is a great NSV!

Bonnie our states were similar... I am 5.3 but was 226.5 pounds when I started the work. Had to lose 10 pounds prior to surgery. Now I have been at or below goal for 8 months now. Your are so right....listen to you doctor and follow the plan and I believe with your attitude and determination you will be here where I am in a year! Great to meet you. good luck on your journey.

Good Luck....praying it goes well...let us know what you find out.

Look at those pictures girrrrl....look at the sleeves in the first they were tight by the current they are baggy.

Great to hear from you...I am glad they are watching you and helping you along with the nausea...

Any religious sleevers out there done the Beth Moore Esther study? I am on week 2 and in the lesson today she quoted a women that took a poll for her...she said for women "sometimes there is nothing that make you happier than seeing a close friend gain a couple pounds". Got me thinking...I dont ever want to think that way about other people....I wonder how many people feel that way about me? What do you think? Do we (especially women) feel that way about others? I want to be happy for others who work hard at taking good care of themelves in an effort to be healthy. But am I disgracefully feel a little good when I lose more than someone else or make a goal first. Gotta work on that right....we are all headed in the same direction. Just some thoughts...wondering if I am alone.

At about 4 weeks I started to get sick to my stomach every afternoon...I didnt want to eat...the thought of food made me want to vomit. It turns out it was acid reflux...I began to have a choking feeling at night. I would wake up suddenly and have to sick up or even stand for a while. The doc changed my meds and I was good to go...I wonder if you are experiencing to much acid? Are you on a ppi? I took prilosec before this happened and now I take nexium. Let un know what you find out.

Oh man you really have been through ringer...poor thing...take good care of yourself and listen to the doctors. Look forward to your post while you heal.

Praying all goes well with you all...the Mag will kick in soon....it is bad at first but doesnt last too long. Remember and get up and walk as soon as you can tomorrow and sip, sip, sip. I look forward to your "after" posts.

Well dying to know how your night went...I had the stomach flu about 1 year out and it was HORRIBLE!!! I had my husband use the snow cone machine and I ate ice like crazy. It was wonderful. Watermelon was my first fruit too. It was super yummmmmmy. Still my favorite. At 1 year out it is one of only a few fruits I will eat FYI cantelope was 2nd.

I was instructed to stay around 600 calories a day until I hit goal...but most days I was a around 400 and that was only after I got to mushies. That said if your nutritionist told you to hit 1100 then you should contact them and see what they suggest. For me it was 70 grams of protein, no more than 30 carbs 600 calories. Good luck to you.

I began making my protein with milk once I hit goal. But i did eat cottage cheese, cheese, cream cheese, yogurt, pudding at the mushie stage. I used mayo to mix my tuna and chicken salad. I used to have an allergy to milk so I expected to have problems post op but I do not and now I drink a protein shake a day and I use milk everytime. I am glad that things have gone well for you. It sounds like you know all the right things to do...good luck on your journey...cant wait to read your posts inthe future.

So glad you are doing so well...just keep walking and sipping!

Very concerned for you...if you dont go to the hospital (which is my advice) try to fill a syringe with vitamin water or G2 and try to just get one syringe down at a time. Please keep us posted.

Feedyoureye...happy anniversary to you! You have such a wonderful attitude about life and it shows in all of your pictures you look amazing!

Yeah Yeah Yeah!!! That is wonderful. Great Job.

I had dreams before and after surgery that I would eat or drink (soda) something that I shouldnt. I think it was because I was so careful not to fall into a trap by trying those unhealthy foods and drinks again that I thought about them all the time. A couple of times while cooking for my family I tasted something and immediatly spit it out...It was just a habit for so long...I dont have trouble any more. I have three children too. A little older than yours. They were 9, 3, and 18 months when I had surgery. My husband stayed with us 24/7 the first week and the second week he went back to work only in the afternoon after the two little ones went down for a nap. My 9 year old came home from school in time to help me when they woke up and the really the only thing I couldnt do was pick my daughter up out of her crib, we changed diapers on the floor and it was no biggy. My kids have always offered to share their goodies with me and I just tell them no thanks that would hurt my tummy. They always serve protein when they play resturant now:)