SeattleSue

ooh ooh ME TOO! reeds001 (those are zero's)

Welcome Tina!! Not long until your sleeve date! Wishing you the best... Susan

Congrats!!! Can't wait to hear the good reports!

Oh, let it be!!!! I'm freezing...always a tell-tale sign that I'm losing If it turns out to be my period or something else, you will hear me scream from Seattle!!!!

BAH Hahahahaha

Oh Lord help me. I need to learn the lesson now...because I found out a food devil lives in the dorito bag. 3 servings of dorito's yesterday...now I know what a slider food is. WHY??????? Why??????????????????

Swizzly, do they make a doll version of you? Genie in a bottle? Woman, I need some of that!!! hahahahaha

LoL Or maybe I'm just a whimp!! hahaha Mines been gone for 2 years this March--and I'm thankful that my sleeve surgery was much easier to recover from!

Right on!!! You are amazing!!!

Could happen immediately because of rapid weight loss from pre-op dieting. Keep an eye on it. I don't remember much at all being 'mild' 'dull' or just 'achy'. An inflamed gallbladder feels like someone is stabbing you through the ribcage with an ice-pick. Gallstones felt like someone was tazing me on the inside...and passing a stone made me induce lamaze breathing, I turned white, I was shaking with pain, and perspiring with "contractions" that wrapped around my body in waves. Yeah, not pretty.

Dito to the pills. Was taking them 1 day post-op (my meds)...and I don't mind the chewables, so I'm going to continue on the supply I have. As for getting all my Protein in...at about 5 weeks I am able to get all my protein in just with food. I have to say I TOTALLY agree with Douceur72 about the Protein shake being a good quick sub... 1 week without them and it seemed my calories went up almost 200/day. That's fine and all...but sometimes it's just nice to be done with it. This morning I had a shake for the first time in about a week and it was nice to have 27 grams off my radar. Meat/cheese/egg didn't sound appealing this morning. I can't even believe I said that out loud BAHAHA

GO TO YOUR ROOM AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE!!!! Then congratulate yourself on how far you've come, pick yourself up, tell yourself you CAN and you WILL do this. You will finish strong!!!

I was on 50 mg lisinipril and within a week needed to reduce, I am now down to 30 mg. At one week post-op my BP dropped to 90/50 ish... I adjusted (self directed) to 40 mg and monitored for 4 days, never getting above 97/70...at 30 mg now, my dizziness is gone and I'm averaging about 110/75. I haven't lost any weight per se since hitting my 3 week stall, so the bp has also stabalized. Understand, it's not just the weight loss...but the severe reduction in food and sodium. lol

Hey TM, Instead of the instant coffee cold frapp, try a cup of strong coffee (I LOVE my Keurig..sing cup, but you could use reg coffee or even a press.) Let the coffee cool cool below 130 since that is supposed to clump the Protein. Add your vanilla protein powder (if it's the skinny vanilla you like, don't add any other flavor). YOu can add any SF syrup (in a very small amount to avoid that aftertaste- 2 capfuls is plenty for me) and give a quick blend. I don't know, it's really a taste preference.

Frame size and bone density, muscle mass...all these things will play a part. I'm 5' 7" and the last time I was 160 lbs (yes, decades ago) my father told me I looked ill. I was too skinny. Of course, I'm large framed, but I also must have extremely dense bones and a lot of muscle mass. 180 lbs is a size 10 for me... All that to say, it's fine to set a "goal" but you will find even the most experienced sleevers have had to make adjustments to their "goal" when it becomes a reality. LilMissDiva is a perfect example...muscle mass to the max. I believe, a size 4 at the moment. Amazing transformation... And she's just one of them on this site. Obviously on this site, you are going to find that we are "sleeve" minded for a reason. For me, it was THE only WLS choice. Best of luck. Don't give up...be proactive and call like someone already suggested. I'm SO thankful for my sleeve and my new life.

YAY Mrs. Lopez!!! How sweet are you??!!

At the mushy stage...perhaps a meatloaf, but it depends on what Proteins you've tried I guess. You may not want to try something for the first time away from the safety of your own home and bathroom! lol A baked potato may be good...depends what kind of restaurant it is; there could be numerous options. I actually had to "plan" how to eat a Soup because of the combo with liquid. You don't want to put meat and veggies in the bottom of the "funnel" and then pour liquid on top...so I actually think that soup is more difficult than you probably want when trying to be social. :-)

I say BRONZE IT baby!!

How exasperating...maybe I'll go 2 weeks before weighing!! I feel for you... The stall is bad enough. Are you exercising Nancy?? Just curious. I hit my 2 1/2 week stall, and it's been almost 2 weeks and I am "staying the course" but it is so tempting to change things up; but I really think it's too early for my body to have gotten complacent, you know? Maybe at a couple months, but not 2 weeks. Sooooo, wisdom has to prevail!!! Hang tough lady. PUt the stinking scale away if you have to because it's totally fickle right now. We can bring it back out and dust it off every once in a while, and maybe in a couple months when our body stops throwing it's tantrum because it's accepted that THIS time it is NOT going to dictate to us...maybe THEN we can take it out of time-out and return it to being part of our culture. Nancy, this flux is NOT reality...it's just the waring of the shock and awe phase!!!!

Gorgeous!! Look at you...how thrilling! Great job.

That is just WONDERFUL!! Good for you going back to finish your degree, too! Proud of you! (had to giggle at the Wii pic...Wii say's it "can't find me" because I weigh too much, how ironic...I'll get there!)

Thanks Darlis...this post is a couple weeks old. I was doing all those things you suggested, getting at least 70g Protein per day and taking all the Vitamins, including sublingual B12. I think it was just normal "jet lag" so to speak, from the detox, low low blood pressure (didn't see the drastic change happening so soon, because I didn't factor in the 'no sodium" affect of my diet...duh!!), the remnants of the anesthesia...and probably the "exhale" from having this climatic event over in my life. Anyway, for anyone else following the thread, I feel fantastic. I am starting week 5 post-op as of Thursday, 8/4/11.

Hey Peppercma, I have sort of drawn middle of the road between the two. Firstly, I listened to my bod though. I had FF milk on day 8, and on day 13...I had Protein shake...and I think that's the day I started runny cream of wheat. The next day I had runny mashed pots...I never had an issue as long as I listened. I sort of took week 3 and had thick liquids, ricotta bake, all the way to puree style stuff. By the end of my 3rd week, I had tuna salad (pretty mushy and done in the cuisinart); my thickest food yet. It didn't move 'great'...but chicken salad did. I also had scrambled and soft poached egg that week. The beginning of the 4th, I had meatloaf (OMG) and strangely, beef moved better than tuna. Chicken, baked fish, they all are a "go" for me. I'm 29 days today, just starting week 5...that's where I'm at. I think I am about 4 day's ahead of the fastest schedule? Anyway...that's just me. I really didn't see much difference between "thick soups" and purees except the content of such. I'm almost hitting 90 oz Water daily too. How are you doing hon? Susan

HAHA I thought this was going to be a post about before and after PS It will be 4-6 weeks before I'm sure they release you to lift heavy stuff. A lot of us are drinking fluids like "normal" at about 3weeks post. We target 60-90 gr Protein per day to protect our muscle, but you would probably need more. Good news is Protein shakes = Fluid = hydration. Check with your team of professionals...that's their forte. Good luck.

Congrats, you are the picture of health!! It must be a great feeling to wear a size 4, pregnant. That's crazy!! haha