kellyw74

I totally felt the same way about protein drinks. They made me GAG so bad and the smell and taste were just NASTY. Until I met Pure Protein Vanilla mix it is THA BOMB. No protein smell or taste. It is great. I mix 1/2 water and milk and it is not too thick. Sometimes, I add a banana or peanut butter and it is great. They also have RTD ones. The Strawberry Cream is SOOOOOO good and so is the peanut butter! You should try it. Vitamin Shoppe has the RTD ones and Target nad Walmart sell the powder! Kelly

I will go if I know where I am going. Like have a physical address and can mapquest it and such. I just need to know that and I will be good to go. I can put in my location and that location and it will give me turn by turn. That is how I go anywhere I don't know! LOL I guess you all will update on the Nor Cal page when it is all planned? Hugs, Kelly

Good luck! You will do great! Kelly

Awww Honey, you are doing great! 33 lbs in in 31 days...are you kidding me? That is FANTASTIC!! You step back off that ledge my friend. You should not be ashamed of your acomplishments at all! Did you take measurements, I bet you will find you are losing a lot of inches if you are doing all of that work in the pool and walking!! That is awesome Meggie!! Good for you to be so diligent. When have you ever lost 6 lbs a week on average? I bet probably never!! Pat yourself on the back and be proud. You also have lost more than me since our surgery day! I am not losing like I did a couple weeks ago, but I am fine with it. I would rater lose 1-2 lbs a week instead of a day. That was freaking me out to lose weight like that! I didn't think that was healthy. I lost 14 lbs in 7 days. No way could that all be fat!! You also could be gaining musle working as hard as you are. That will reflect on the scale too! If you are really worried about it, eat a little more. Like a extra shake or some cheese. I am not talking like a pizza (yum), I mean like a couple hundred calories for a couple of days and see what happens. Your body probably just thinks it is starving and needs a little more food. The scale will eventually move. It has to. You can not keep doing what you are doing and not lose! It is impossible! Hugs, Kelly

i have read that there is a common 3 week stall. a lot of people seem to have it. don't worry, do what you are suppose to do and it will break. keep you chin up! Kelly

I am not sure that I know where Hayward is. I got lost trying to go to the mall for our last meeting. I am not originally from here and don't ventrue out of my comfort zone too much. I would love to go if it is in a place that is easy to find!! Did we ever decide on a place? If we haven't, please try and make it easy to find for me! Kelly

Thanks Meggie!! Hugs to you too! I know, it has been rough, but it does get better all of the time. It just seems like when one thing gets better somthing else goes wrong! Like now, I am able to eat more, but have this acid crap! WTH?? It is fine right now, but we will see what this afternoon brings, that is when it has been flaring up! I tried chicken salad today for lunch. Not Costco's, just Bumble Bee. They make the cutest little cans 3.5oz with crackers. I didn't eat the crackers, but the chicken salad was good. It didn't get stuck this time!! So, I guess I will get some from costco this weekend! I am so excited!! I also had 1/2 of a banana and a cheese stick. Not all at once, but that is what I have eaten so far today! I am getting better with my food intake as you can see! It just goes on and on! When the acid is not going on, I have a lot of gas in there and I gurgle like a drain and have a lot of pressure in my chest. All in all tho, I would not take it back! I really love my sleeve even though it is giving me fits sometimes! Hugs, Kelly

I got mine, but have not tried it yet. I will let you know when I do. Kelly

I didn't really have pain from the surgery except for GAS!! That pain was HORRIBLE!! I did not even take pain meds after I left the hospital. I did experience some abdomial soreness for about 2 weeks, but it was more like I did an extreme workout and my abs were really sore! No big deal. I sneezed one day and pulled a stitch and that hurt for a few days, but really no pain to speak of. Kelly

You are doing fantastic!! Just keep doing what you are doing and you will get there!! CONGRATS!! Kelly

Yay, congrats!! I will save a spot for you on the loser's bench!! Kelly

You are welcome!! Glad to help! Kelly

Um Yeah, that crap doesn't work for me! LOL Kelly

So, for the past two days I have been getting really bad reflux. I had been told that my refulx issues could get worse after surgery and that was a big complaint among sleevers. I had not had any problems until I started eating food. When I was on liquids I was fine. Started soft foods on Monday and BAM! I was so sick yesterday, I thought I was gonna lose it in my car on the drive home last night! It was that bad. I take 40mg of Nexium twice a day too. I am starting to feel like that again right now. It feels like I have pepper stuck on the back of my tounge, that is how it starts. I never felt like that before surgery. Then the burning in my throat and almost like I am having chest pains! OMG! I go on the 16th to see my Dr. for my first follow-up. I sure hope he can give me something else to take. This is awful! I could understand if I ate something bad, but all I have had today was some cheese, cottage cheese and a couple slices of lunchmeat. UGGG! Kelly

Hello everyone!! Wow!! We now have 14 members! That is fantastic!! Kelly

I find it terrible for searching. If I have a question, I just ask. It is much easier than searching in my opinion! Don't be afraid to ask a question, most people are friendly and will give advice! Kelly

I take Nexium twice a day and still feel hungry. I don't think the hunger is as bad as it was pre-op, but I do still get hungry. I go to see my Dr. on the 16th for my follow up appointment and will let him know. Maybe I need to take a different PPI?? Kelly

I had pain, but it was all GAS!!! That gas pain is NO JOKE!! I felt fine other than that. I was on diluad for most of the morning and then switched to liquid vicoden in the afternoon right before I went home. After going home, I did not take pain medication because the only pain I really had was from the gas and that lasted for about 3 days. Then I was just sore, kinda like I did too many crunches. My abs and obliques were so sore for about 2 weeks, then I was fine! Good luck to you! Kelly

I am just a little over a month out and just now am figuring this out! I was so afraid of overeating in the begining that I only took a couple bites of anything for fear of doing too much! Just within the last couple days I have gotten brave and eaten the full amount my plan calls for. Right now it says to start with 1/4 c and if you feel like you can do more go to 1/2 c. Depeding on what I eat, I can get a little over 1/4 c and sometimes 1/2 c. But, when I start to feel full, my chest and troat grugle alot. Like a drain, almost like I am going to burp, but I don't! And, if I don't stop and eat another bite or two, I get a stuck feeling in my throat and sometimes it hurts. Almost like a pill is stuck there! I believe for me, that is my full signal! I usually stop when I start to gurgle. I also get that when I drink too fast. WEIRD! I think everyone's signals are different tho. What works for me, might not for you. Good luck! Kelly

Liquids will not give you any satisfaction as they will run right thru you. You will feel better restriction as you move to solids. However, I am on solids and although I do not feel as hungry as I did on liquids and puree's, I do still feel hunger. That, for me has not went away! Good luck to you! Kelly

How big is a serving?? Kelly

MMMMMM! I love Costco's chicken salad!! I wonder if I could eat it??? I think I might have to go get some this weekend and try it! YUMMY!! Good job on the exercising Meggie! That is great. At this point, I am only allowed to walk. I have not seen my surgeon for my follow-up yet and don't until the 16th. At that point, he will release me to do other things I am sure. Yeah, were is Michelle? I don't think I have read anything from her in the last day or so! I hope she is o.k. I think tonight I will do leftover roast, gravy and potatoes. Then tomorrow try something different. It is so nice to FINALLY have variety!! :D Hugs, Kelly

Yeah I had them one time at a party! They were different and at that time, I was not a huge hummus eater. Now, I love me some hummus!! I make terrible deviled eggs anyway and this is just easier, healthier, and taste better! Kelly

I had a hiatial hernia repair as well as my sleeve. I didn't tell people about my vsg surgery, but instead when asked about my eating, told them my hernia repair would not allow me to eat for a while. i had to allow it to heal in there first! Worked like a charm!! Kellyl

WOW!! that is insane that you dr. just took your word for it that you did not smoke! By the time I was ready for surgery, I had been a non-smoker for over a year. But, my dr. made me take a nicotene test. It was a urine sample test and took a week to get back. He said if it was positive, he would cancel my surgery and would not be my dr. anymore!!! I never wanted to have RYN, but he told me that he would NEVER do that surgery on ANYONE that had ever smoked. He said that most smokers will smoke again and if you have RYN and smoke, your chances of living on a feeding tube for the rest of your life are 80%. NOT GOOD! He made me pinky swear to him that I would never smoke again....and I won't. I am done, but he showed me pics of people's stomachs that do smoke after surgery and it was NASTY!! Kelly