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Yay!! I am so happy that you finally made it!! Let me know after you finish your orientation and find out who your surgeon will be!! Exciting stuff!! Kelly

You are doing so AWESOME!! Congrats to you Diva!! You are such a great inspiration to us all! Hugs, Kelly

That is AWESOME!! Keep up the good work! Kelly

So yesterday was my one month surgeriversary (or how ever you spell it) LOL!! I was so busy at work and after, I did not get to post! First of all YAY ME!! Second, my nut called me and I officially get to eat soft foods!! YAY ME again!! This makes me soooo very happy. Just much more variety there and NO MORE LIQUIDS!! I wanted to tell ya'll what I got to eat. Now, I have always loved food (obviously), but never been so excited over the things I got to eat yesterday!! I had the following: B: 2 slices chicken lunchmeat & 1 slice swiss cheese S: 1 light string cheese L: 1/2 c. Wendy's chili (YUMMM) S: 35g Pure Protein drink D: 1 boiled egg hollowed out with hummus in the middle I drank all of my 64oz of water and I feel AWESOME!! However, when I weighed this a.m., I gained .8 lbs!! I am not an obsessor over my weight, but I wonder if it could be from me actually eating food now? Salt maybe? I am not too worried about it, as it could be it is about a week from TOM!! BOOO! I am happy that in a month, I have lost 22lbs from my surgery and 77lbs since my pre-op diet! I really think I can do this! Just thought I would share my great news! Have a geat day everyone! I will! Hugs, Kelly

YAY Andrea! I am so glad that you were able to find the site I sent you and get signed up!! Welcome!! Kelly

I think my mom said it best. A while back, I was watching The Price is Right and saw how much weight Drew Carrey has lost. I said to my mom that he looks kinda sick and is "too skinny" She told me that she didn't think that at all and that he is probably a pretty normal weight. We are probably just so use to seeing him so BIG that he looks too skinny. I bet that is how people see us when they say we don't need to lose any more weight. They are use to seeing us one way and when we get so much smaller, it is weird for them and they think it it too much! Even though we are normal or get approaching normal. Make sense. There are other nay sayers that are just jealous and don't want us to be successful, so just want us to stop so we don't make them look bad! I have those too! kelly

i got to go to soft foods today too! this stage makes me very happy! ground meats salmon tuna meats cooked in slow cooker (gravy to moisten) soft cheeses cottage cheese eggs refried Beans mashed potatoes hummus ricotta bake (eggface recipe) deli meats thick chunky soups (beef stew, chili) baked potatoe banana watermelon cantalope no skin or peels these are just some of the things in my plan Kelly

How wonderful!! You look beautiful!! Kelly

My second week, I gained also. That was the week that I went to full liquids and it was the salt, i am sure in the creamed Soups. I lost it in a couple of days. You will too, don't worry! Kelly

LOL!! I love pork! that totally just made me spit my tea! It is true tho, if you compare your weight loss to something, you really get a feel for how much you "REALLY" have lost. You might not think 50lbs is a big deal, but go lift a fifty pound bag of dog food and see how heavy that is! Or a ten pound bag of potatoes, it really does put it into perspective! Kelly

Sending good vibes your way!!!! Kelly

How far out are you??? Should you be eating Pasta?? My plan doesn't allow pasta for 4 months!! And really discourages it because of the carbs anyway! You should not mess around with the dehydration. Maybe you should get some fluids by IV if you can not stay hydrated. I will call your dr. and let them know how sick you are! Feel better!! Kelly

You are welcome!! I know what you mean! Sometimes, 200 people will look at what I post and maybe 2 people will respond when I know there are more out there that know the answer!! GRRR! Kelly

RTD=Ready To Drink Kelly

I have tried so many Protein drinks and powder and I HATE almost all of them!! I can not stand the protein taste! However, I just recently got turned on to one that is REALLY GOOD and the protein taste is totally undetectable!! It is called Pure Protein and you can get it at Walmart or Target. It is only like $18.00 for a huge thing of it. The vanilla is what I got and it is soooo good!! There is also 26 g of protein in each scoop. When I mix it with my soy milk it yields like 35 g of protein! KILLER!! They also have RTD cans with all different flavors at Vitamin Shoppe and Absolute Nutrition. You can also get them at Amazon.com. The strawberry Cream, Vanilla, Cookies and Cream and Peanut Butter are the ones that I have tried and they are all THA BOMB!! There are 35 g of protein in each RTD shake! They are by far the best I have tried and believe me I have tried a lot. They are not too thick and taste amazing! I drink one everyday! They are soooo good. They sell them by the 12 pack and single cans. Go get one today!! Kelly

that is true! I use to love yogurt. I find it is so nasty now. could not stand it on my full liquid stage...made me gag! LOL It will be interesting now that I am on soft foods to see what else I am going to not like! Kelly

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

GOOD JOB RAINE!! KELLY

GOOD LUCK!! Kelly

I have lost 77lbs, 55 being pre-op. However, everyone just goes on and on about how skinny I am!! I DON'T SEE IT! I still see me as being 280lbs. I mean, I know I look a lot better, but I sure don't see a skinny person! I am tall 5ft 8 and have always carried my weight well, but I just don't see skinny. I have gone from a tight 22/24 to a 12/14 and always think that when I pick up that size it will not fit me. I still go to the women's section at the store's when I go to get something new! It is weird what our minds do to us! Kelly

I too am from Tha Haute!! I moved away in 2003 and live in California! Good luck to you! Kelly

Yay Horray COOPS!! I did that the other day with a pair of jeans. Thought no way in hell are those going on my fat butt! Put them on and they were almost too big!! That is a great NSV!! Keep rocking that sleeve!! kelly

I am a month out today and YES I do still get hungry. I am hungry almost all of the time! NOT HEAD HUNGER, I never had that!! My stomach growls all the time! And yes, I do take a PPI, twice a day. I am hoping that once I am able to eat more solid food, it will subside. This was the biggest hope for me pre-op that the hunger issue would go away and so far it has not! I hope it does for you! Kelly

Hydrating yourself is the most important thing at this point. You are NOT going to be able to hit those Protein goals this early in the game! So, don't even worry about it. Focus on water! You don't want to be dehydrated. I am a month out today and am still not getting all the protein in I should and I am fine! The more you are able to consume later, the more protein you will be able to get in. Don't rush yourself. Take your time. You will get there! Kelly

Hey Michelle and Meggie, Wanted to let you both (and everyone else) know that what I ate for dinner! I cooked some cross-rib roast in the slow cooker all day with some sliced onion with garlic, salt and pepper. It was super moist and tender. I made some mashed potatoes and brown gravy. I took a little less than 1/3 c of the roast and smashed it real fine with my fork and put some gravy on it and about 3 TBSP of mashed potatoes with gravy. I only ate about half of what was on my plate, but BOY OH BOY did I ever think I was in HEAVEN!! It was so nummy and I really think I am starting to feel more "NORMAL" everyday!! I am taking the rest of what was on my plate for my lunch tomorrow!! I am really starting to love my sleeve!! Hugs, Kelly