Georgia

Whoo hoo!!!!! Glad you are in the house.aube we need to get a new PUSH going in our 5:2 group. I need to get back down at least 5 pounds.

Oh, and one other thing, I really like Gamergirl - glad she showed back up. You know she is who Laura and Butter got into it with. They rubbed each other the wrong way constantly. Ha! Miss Laura and Butter. GG is quite brilliant, I beleive, and I always enjoy reading her info - like her kinda caustic responses (because I relate! LOL) I don't see what she would gain by us adding her to THIS group, though. She is not a year out yet - still in loss period for her VSG and hasn't ever done 5:2. Like others have said, maybe she/others need to start another group and "close it".

Florinda, good to hear from you and even though all is not great, it's good to hear about your "friend!" Sounds promising. Wishing you the best outcome with your doctors. Have you tried calling and seeing if they will fax/ email you some test results/diagnosis?

Wanda, on the book stuff - it sounds just like what most of us do anyway. To really lose the weight I stringently watched fast days, sometimes 4:3 and on non-fast days ate VERY CLEANLY at a lower calorie count overall most days. It does make a huge difference, I think that you really, really watch it on ALL days if you want to make the scales move more frequently. Now, as for me right now - the scales are moving - just in the wrong direction. LOL I've been eating WAYYY too much junk for the last couple weeks or so. And not exercising except for some walking sporadically either. Just cant seem to get myself focused right now. On another note - I have spent the last three Mondays going to doctor visits of all kinds. First, my PCP ran my labs - of course, Vit D waaaay low - now on a regimen to get that up which I'm told also decreases your ability to absorb calcium properly. So then bone density test, (another return to PCP) in stages of osteopenia, I believe like 1.2 or so - 2.2 is osteoporosis itself! So now I'm starting Boniva once a month. And let me just tell you, like they said drink with a FULL glass of water, don't eat, don't drink anything else, dont lay down it will give you STRONG reflux. I did all that and for half a day, I had horrible reflux anyway. THE FIRST PILL THE FIRST MONTH. It's settled down now but... Kinda scared me, though, to have so much show up on my bone density test when my last one about 5 years or so ago was fine. Now I'm kinda freaked about whether or not my surgery has played a part in this. I know I have not taken my calcium and vit d supplements as regularly as I should have but I eat lots of cheese, etc so I would think my diet would have been giving me plenty of calcium. Anybody else had issues like this. I am 60 but I'm a YOUNG 60! I, certainly, don't want to have these types of issues continue. Next, I went to foot doctor - have a large ganglian cyst that just keeps getting bigger on the side of my right foot - got to have that removed the end of the month. Dermatologist - had some places burned off pre-cancerous. And on and on and on! Ha! Also, got the shingles shot script to get the vaccine. And they gave me a tetanus-booster yesterday. And I'm then going to get the Hep B series (3 shots) DEAR. LORD. LOL I feel like my mother!!!!! I DID let it all pile up and now getting it all done at once and in the process, changed/found doctors in my immediate city versus where I had lived prior to moving 6 years ago so that started it all off. All in all, most things good - my cholesterol was slightly elevated but my PCP said my GOOD was so high that I was in good shape and just try to cut back somewhat on fats etc. Well, now you know what I'VE been doing for the past couple weeks! HA! Sheryl, I also have been having more "stomach" issues and some pain - I'm hoping it is because I'm tihinking about it more (if you know what I mean) I'm going to watch it. It could also be because I've been eating poorly.

CGJ So, I got private messaged from someone going over the edge... regretting surgery and afraid all she will ever be able to do is sip water and eat 1 spoon of mush at a time etc. Seriously, she writes like a person on the verge of insanity. I feel like i don't have much to offer - I mean I so far have never regretted it. She weighed under 200# at time of her surgery and honestly, 200# was my success mark - if I made it under that surgery was a win for me. so, it is hard at times to relate to someone who started UNDER my initial goal. I sent her some encouraging words because I try to be a good person, but lord no wonder people like tiffykins and others moved on from here.... i HAVE TO KNOW, SHERYL, was your PM from hope1212? I got one too (she weighed 194 @ surgery crying about fact she couldnt drink water and would she EVER be able to go out with friends, etc. Sounds like same person. I responded - tried to be as helpful as I could but I wonder why if she has been on any of the threads which deal with this stuff (there are LOTS) she feels the need to PM folks. Just a thought... don't mind answering them but seems like a waste of time for her when she could read the same stuff elsewhere.

^^^^ what she said. . And as a note, when we "sleevers" say "feast days as mentioned it's just a normal 12-1500 calorie day or less! I, personally cannot eat over 1350 on any given day without gaining. As CGJ also said, I've been maintaining my RELOST pounds for about 6 mos and staying within my 3-5 pound bounce zone but like yesterday did full on fast day since coming off 9 day vacay and up a couple. It works great for me and easy.

True. I MAY have 5 bites on any given meal but not all the time!! .

Well, finally managed to get in a good solid fast day yesterday after a couple weeks or so off track. I'm within 2 pounds of high bounce so all is good. Having gotten the "sugar" fix somewhat under control Im feeling better about myself. Ha! Whoever said sleep is restorative is a crock! LOL. I was extremely tired after going back to work after being off for about 9 days. Full day of dealing with STUFF. went to rest lying on my bed watching a little tv and went sound to sleep at 6:45!!!!!! Didn't get up til 6:20 am! I still feel tired! LOL. Have a good day, my Sisters!!!!

You know, Kim. I was thinking the exact thing. I probably my don't get nearly enough protein either. Worth a shot.

Oops, quoted Sheryl as not wanting to be in charge and it was you, my friend! TOTALLY agree. LOL

I actually didn't have a true support group offered except one that was mainly Bypass at time of my surgery. Always wished I Had had one but like you, Sheryl, don't want to be responsible for one every week or everytime it meets.

Not to throw a wrench into things, but anybody heard about the "5 bite" eating plan? Based on RNY and the way WLS patients end up eating. Saw it on dr Oz. Kinda interesting

All of what Gamergirl said!!! 4 years out. Below goal, STILL have to really pay attention and use 5:2 to keep it off. IT IS A TOOL. NOT A MIRACLE! Work it!!!!! (

9 days at the beach and weighed the se so I'll take it!!

I have lost and lost and lost! I can see scalp from the from to the back of the top of my head! Nothing helps. I finally resorted to Joan Rivers powder stuff that you brush in that camouflages somewhat.

Sheryl, I think they always measure bigger cup size than we realize. I am a 36 D ( small D now) and I still wear the minimizer type because I don't like big boobies. . Anybody heard from Florinda lately or did I miss it?

Sarah, thinking about your hubs today (and YOU!). Hope all went well.

I assume you've all seen by now Alex responded to the thread and closed it. Don't blame him. I realize Susan is in bad shape and stroking out, rightly so. I do feel Alex is above board on everything and have never seen anything or questioned his judgement on management of this site. As said earlier, the Dr was highly recommended and has completed thousands of successful surgeries. Who can really know what will happen in any given day? I know it makes me think MUCH more about the "what ifs" for future of me and my sleeve. I, thankfully, have no symptoms unless I abuse it.

Whoo hoo, Cathy! Glad it all finally was accomplished. Have fun (as I am NOW) at the seaside!!! It will all be waiting on you when you return.

Updated. 5 apple 4pear 5 hourglass 4 banana

Okay, I'm late AND on vacay so I'll be starting in actuality on Monday, the 5th. Hopefully, I'll do better this time! Goal - 140-142.

Oh. Yes! I change positions so many times if sitting it's ridiculous. I literally almost lay down in some chairs or couches because of the pain. I can, literally, feel my tailbone sticking out. No padding at all. I'm afraid I'm going to become a "donut" woman and have to resort to those pillows they use for hemorrhoids!! Lol

Many vets here have Extreme GERD and other reflux symptoms. I have the sleeve and am fortunate to not experience any or rarely but I would be concerned if you already have some issues because research does show that the sleeve is not a good option for those people and can also increase it. I'm sure you don't want to hear this but I would be aware and weigh the choices very carefully. Search the site for other threads. Good luck and let us know how it goes for you.

Can't wait to see the pics! Whoo hoo!

I found this interesting. As I have always had a very keen sense of smell anyway it only increased my objection to certain foods after VSG. Weight Loss Surgery May Change Sense of Taste and Smell April 25, 2014 Weight loss surgery patients reported a change in their sense of taste and smell, according to a recent study conducted with 103 British patients. The patients all underwent Roux-en-Y (RNY) gastric bypass surgery. Forty-two percent of patients reported a change in their sense of smell after surgery. Seventy-three percent reported a change in their sense of taste. In addition to change in taste, patients reported development of a dislike of food they previously enjoyed while others reported a new aversion to some food. Researchers also found that patients who developed a change in taste and smell, or aversion to foods lost an average of eighteen more pounds than those patients who reported no changes to their senses. However, the study does not indicate a direct cause and effect, the results could be due to other factors. Did you experience changes to your senses after surgery? Source: Preidt, R. (2014, April 18). Weight-loss surgery alters sense of taste and smell, study finds. Retrieved from CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/weight-loss-surgery-alters-sense-of-taste-and-smell-study-finds/