italianlady13

I found my collar bones again!!!! When I look in the mirror I can see them without adjusting my shoulders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAYYYYYYYY

You look beautiful! Yay to you!

I am from ontario.....what about ohip? I hear that if you qualify you can have it across the border in the states.....I had mine done over seas and paid way to much for it but it was worth it

tell them that your doctor put you on a special diet that is just for you and is being over looked by a nutritionist (this is not technically a lie) tell them that you are on 5 small meals a day and plenty of liquid and since you need your Proteins you have your liquid shakes to boost your Protein and yeah you wish you could eat more but the diet is definately working and since it's coming from your doc and a nut then hey they can't be wrong...then jokingly ask "so I didn't know you guys completed your medical school....great job" Make them shut up a little bit. Everyone thinks they are an authority on diet and excercise because they watch doctor oz and the doctors......

wooooo whooooo good for you! When I went down on the bmi scale I was so super excited as well. Keep it up!!!!!

I'm 8 weeks out and I went to mass this morning and took holy communion with the wine and just one sip made me feel like I would vomit. I was uncomfortable for about half an hour and then it passed. I actually had the hot flash and spinning head, crazy after just one sip! Of course I was never really a drinker before so that probably explains it. I find the foods I ate alot of before I can tolerate just fine now (salad). When Most people eat salad at my stage they say the lettuce doesn't agree with them but it does me just fine. I have always had a difficult time tolerating coffee and I tried a cold coffee the other day and it too made me feel bad. So maybe if you drank socially before and tolerated your alchohal before you will be ok....just a guess.

I'm seven weeks out too and it's been difficult but it's like taste here and taste there and see how it goes. I'm a salad LOVER. Not being able to eat salad the past few weeks was horrible. So I decided last week to give a nibble and it went down just fine and I'm eating it with no problem (some people can't eat salad until a few months after surgery but it all depends on the person). Tonight I made braised lamb shank so it was nice a juicy and fell right off the bone, fork tender and went down smooth.

I have been eating deviled eggs (made with greek yougurt and fat free mayo), peperoni sticks made from turkey (chew chew chew), cheese sticks, roasted veggies (eggplant, zucchini, asparagus , put on a baking sheet lined with foil and spray the foil with non stick spray, place the sliced veg on the foil, use a pastry brush and brush on olive oil infused with chopped garlic, sprinkle with salt and put in the oven for 12 minutes or until brown at 450 degrees)

I have been eating lots of chili and Pasta fagoli....and yes I'm keeping the carbs low, under 40 grams per day and I'm not getting in enough Protein but I just can't do those shakes, they make me gag.

I ate rice for a bit but I was in a 4 week stall and I began to eliminate the carbs and DRINK DRINK DRINK. The stall went away and I lost another 5 pounds like magic.

Make sure you keep your carbs low, you drink over the 1.5 litre limit (go 3 litres if you can squeeze it in) eat your yougurt, cottage cheese, and fat free or low fat dairy and TAKE YOUR VITAMINES. Make sure you get your Protein in first but don't skip your veggies either......I hope this helps:)

Also I began walking with five pound dumbells in each hand to avoid loose skin. oh yeah I almost forgot.....DRINK DRINK DRINK!

I have been stalled for about three weeks now and it's killing me. I began to monitor my carbs and am keeping a food diary but I just want to start dropping the weight again!!!

Ingredients

1 cup cauliflower, grated

1/2 cup shredded light mozarella cheese

1 egg

1 tsp oregano

2 tsp basil

2 tsp parsley

1/2 tsp fennel

1 green pepper

1 onion

1 Tomato

Garlic powder, to taste

Directions

Chop pepper, onion and tomato. Set aside. Steam the cauliflower, let it cool and then grate it.

Combine grated cauliflower with the mozzarella and egg in a large bowl. Spray a circular or rectangular metal pan with cooking spray before spreading the dough evenly. Sprinkle the dough with fennel, oregano, parsley and basil. Add garlic powder.< /p>

Bake at 450° F for 12-15 minutes. Remove the dough from the oven and sprinkle chopped green pepper, onion and tomato, as well as the remaining mozzarella cheese on top. Return the pizza to the oven. Turn the heat up to broil and leave in until the cheese has melted and the crust is crispy.

i was always calling my doctor asking about this same thing and yes it is normal. I would agree with amanda that it's not really hunger but acid and to take an anti acid or ppi. Don't worry once you start eating soft solids or solid foods you will definately feel the restriction and then your biggest problem will be how to know when you are indeed full! It's all a learning process and you will learn and YOU WILL LOSE!

my doctor said Calcium will cause kidney stones.....so Im waiting until week four which is next week and we shall see.

I'm having such a difficult time eating slowly. I just want to gobble like I did before and I end up eating super fast and it comes right back out. This has been happening since I started soft foods and I'm getting so depressed, I just can't take a half hour to eat half a cup of food. My jaw gets tired of chewing and then my mind is craving the next bite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Um I think it would be best for your health and the health of your child to wait at least a year. You have to make sure you can get the optimal nutrients to your baby and for your own sake as well because the baby will drain everything from you, I also did the surgery for this purpose but it is best to wait it out a bit for your sake and the sake of your child. You were only sleeved in April. I know it's hard to wait but it's worth the wait to see your beautiful HEALTHY baby in your arms that you can kiss and hug....*sigh* I can't wait for that day either!!!!!

excellent job go you you rock. You were a cutie THEN and you are now, so don't be shocked by the female attention, just now you have gotten your self esteem back and the ladies like that!!!!! Good job!

I was good as well. hormonal but good. don't drive for a while unless you have to. I'm three weeks out and I STILL get dizzy

it stopped for me after the first week,,,,,now I have the opposite problem

could someone who knows medical speak translate that into english for me? LOL

Also, the ass is not flat, it's the baby tummy that creates the illusion that the ass is flat or places emphasis on the smallish bottom. You look good.

If you notice, my ass is still flat, my hips have widened, but I'm still wearing a size small maternity pants, or a size 4/6 in maternity pants. I have one pair of 8's that are "skinny" maternity crop pants, but I'm having trouble finding a good fit in maternity pants since I'm carrying so much of the weight in my stomach, but I'm still narrow in the butt and thighs. Cheers everyone. . . 3 more months, 3 more months, 3 more months ! ! !

Good God you are hard on yourself!!!!! You look fantastic and those "flabby arms" are not flabby! I hope that someday I will look as beautiful pregnant as you do. You have "the glow"!

For those following the pregnancy, super quick update. Tatum is perfect, I've gained a solid 18-20lbs, and the ob told me today that I needed to hide the scale, focus on getting my Protein only because I told him I was having mad cravings for red velvet cake, and then told me to indulge in as much red velvet cake as I could get my hands on.

I still struggle with the physical changes, and to some degree weight gain, but it's getting better every month.

I also get a lot of questions about my skin after losing 140-145lbs so I decided to be brave today, and share some fully sleeveless pics. Personally, it doesn't bother me. I have an aversion to armpits so I don't wear sleeveless shirts. I think armpits are repulsive, and I have zero desire to show mine off. Plus, I suffer from Brandilynn's razor line of random underarm hair that I miss occasionally.

My home glucose monitoring was perfect, textbook numbers, zero chance of gestational diabetes WOOT WOOT ! ! ! I go back in 3 weeks, a growth scan will be done, and we'll get new pics of Tater Tot then, she's stubborn, and is not cooperating at this point for pictures.

As you can see, I have flabby arms, but considering the amount of weight I lost, they could have been worse. Also, remember I've gained back over 10% of my weight lost, and some of that has gone back to my arms, my arms are normally thinner at the top. If you notice, my ass is still flat, my hips have widened, but I'm still wearing a size small maternity pants, or a size 4/6 in maternity pants. I have one pair of 8's that are "skinny" maternity crop pants, but I'm having trouble finding a good fit in maternity pants since I'm carrying so much of the weight in my stomach, but I'm still narrow in the butt and thighs.

Cheers everyone. . . 3 more months, 3 more months, 3 more months ! ! !

there was no blood draw at all, he told me to start again at 4 weeks, but that I would over saturate my body with Vitamins and cause it to stop absorbing....he said that with this surgery it is not as necessary to take vitamins as with the bypass or switch. he's not a big advocate of vitamins and says that they are marketing of doctors trying to sell vitamins....doh!

I had my two week appointment to remove stitches and he told me not to take any Vitamins because my fat reserves have enough for the time being. Anyone else told that???

THAT is the truth!

wow I think i would find another gastrointerologist! Holy moly

SABBATOGE (sp?)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My husband's best friend brough chocolates to the hopsital after I had my sleeve. Wow thanks guys! I can't eat them but surely I will look at them and cry. My husband hid them until the last day I was in the hospital and then donated them to the nursing staff...................

where do you get these bariatric Vitamins? Do you have to order them online or can you get them at GNC or Walmart? ???