AnneG

Congratulations- you look amazing and very healthy. Way to go!

I drink a venti skinny peppermint mocha 4-5 times a week and have since about 8 weeks post op.

I can eat most everything but I've found that heavily breaded items like breaded shrimp from tgi fridays and heavily breaded chicken are hard on my stomach- makes me nauseous.

I've been using the sugar free french vanilla by international delight since about 4 weeks post op. I'm nearly 7 mos post op - no problems staying low carb- I use it nearly every day- several times a day- liberally even.

fantastic!

Awesome! Congrats! :wub:

You look fabulous!

I got to 3 months post op and thought maybe I'd bypass the hair loss- but by 4 months it started falling out. Not in chunks or anything but I suddenly noticed a lot of hair accumilating in my hair brush and when I washed my hair I noticed that more than a few strands came out in my hands. I'm 6 months out and still losing- my thick curly hair is much thinner- and duller looking. I'm taking iron, biotin and b-12 and a multivitamin along with additional suppliments. I expect it will stop in the next month or so. In the meantime I've just been enjoying being able to more easily style my hair in the straight flat hair do that is popular right now- and I don't wash it every day like I always have- I go a day or two between washes- and use the dry shampoo to freshen it up- to try to keep from tugging and mussing with it so much.

Praying for Sleeve4me!

Congrats! :wub:

Congrats on getting to Onederland. I just hit there myself this week. Feels great!

Beautiful! You look great!

I was a pepsi addict before surgery. Haven't had a single one since last summer- however, I did come down with a tummy bug some weeks before Christmas and I had some flat diet ginger ale- I really have never cared for any kind of diet soda pop but my stomach did ok with the diet ginger ale and I felt better the the next day. It's not something I would encourage others to do but for me- it was ok and I think it was better to have something in my stomach that I could keep down. My normal daily beverages consist of alkaline water- I prefer the Evamor and a morning decaf coffee or tea with stevia sweetener.

I don't often feel hunger- but I can tell when I need something to eat- I feel a bit dizzy or light headed. I eat about every 3 hours, high protein, low carb food such as 4 pieces of shrimp, 3 hours later about an ounce and a half of chicken breast or steak. For a snack I might have a few pork rinds. I drink mostly water but on occasion I have decaf tea or coffee with stevia and sugar free creamer. I can eat more if I eat slider foods or carbs but those tend to have a rebound effect of increased craving for more. If I stay on track tho, I'm very satisfied with my mini meals even if they aren't complete meals by most traditional standards.

Today is my 3 month surgiversary- if I include the weight I lost with the pre op diet the week before surgery- I've lost a total of 68 lbs in 3 months. I do mostly low carb but treat myself once in a while to a bite of whatever I want.