USMCwifeandTEACHER

So... This is frustrating. Has anyone else been caught in this pattern of losing, then stalling, losing then stalling, etc...? I know my caloric intake is 600-800 per day. My body is holding steady at my current weight. After the last stall, I have only lost 5 lbs. Now I've been sitting at this weight for 1.5 weeks. Maybe I need a little more patience but my university homecoming is in October and um... I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to go up near the same weight as I did last homecoming I attended in 2005. I'm tired of this... is this typical or do I need to just be patient with my body?

You look amazing girl, thanks for the inspiration.

My son loves popcorn as a snack. I get him the 100 calorie bags. Im six weeks out and I've had it. Although I haven't really had any complications either. Four days after surgery I was shopping so... I may not be the best gauge but if you can't hold on, realistically speaking, break the shell husk part off and eat the part without it. Happy Birthday

Supper congrats to you. What an achievement.

Thank you guys. Tiffykins, you have brought great perspective. Realizing I've lost 29% is a great perspective. Hmm... okay, I'll stop whining.

I bought the Sweet Tea flavor and the Fruit Punch. I mean it does literally look like you are putting dye into your water but the water still remains somewhat translucent. Anyone tried any other flavors. What are your thoughts on this product?

Hey there all, Shrimp and Scallops are a great protein. Very filling and not as fatty. Anyone have any great things that they do with these ingredients?

So, despite my brain telling me not to, I jumped on the scale this morning. I look down. What do I see? -2 lbs. Could that be right... no way! I step off, get back on, same thing. WOW! I'm days away from being a month away from my surgerversary and I think it takes time to for your mind to catch up with what your body is doing. I'm happy on this journey now. I'm more present. Not having food on your mind is so freeing. I feel free. In retrospect I can see just how obsessed I was with food, how much it occupied my thoughts. Its working. You guys were right.

While husband didn't say anything negative about my surgery, he freaking buys fast food all the time and eats it right in front of me. He's NEVER been overweight (although I'd love to see what his LDL levels are). I think this is majorly unsupportive... Since the surgery he's been in the car with me and purchased fast food and eaten right in front o me. He could buy food, or I could cook something but he doesn't like what I like. So if I make something then he'll just complain. * sigh* Am I wrong to feel this way or am I just being a spoiled brat?

Being an almost former type 2 diabetic , I can say that Boost and Ensure have too much sugar and not enough Protein for our purposes. When I would drink boost, it would raise my blood sugar high, and then drop it and I'd be hungry again. I think Pure Protein is tasty, is packed with protein and gets the monkey off my back (term I use for being hungry). Have you tried it?

I like them. THe Sweet Tea flavor is subtle, I like that. THe fruit punch is a little too sweet for me... artificially sweet... I'll check out other flavors but it does help with the water consumption.

While I've struggled with food choices, I'm no where near consuming what I consumed before. I know my calories per day have been 800 calories MAX and the scale hasn't moved for me in weeks. You're not alone. They say we all go through this. Its hard to tell unless you're a year or more out. We have to be patient. Not say you aren't, but its just a reminder.

So... I finally got my magical date and its kind of anti-climatic. I'm so friggin scared. Not only that I think I've got a sinus infection. My voice is all raspy and and I'm coughing. Also... if you're not supposed to eat Clear liquids two days prior to surgery... well I blew that. I ate Chinese food leftovers. In typical fashion of me, I'm sabotaging. I want this so bad. This has been six months in the making so why am I so afraid? Any wise words would be appreciated.

So... I was sleeved at Naval Medical Center, San Diego Monday morning, May 16, 2011. I wasn't really ready mentally I think (even though I jumped through all the hoops.) I woke up in the Recovery room with five incision holes, a lot of pain, nausea and barely able to sip anything. Time is moving by so slowly. I came home and all I can notice is that the house is a mess. Hubby was home with our two boys while I was in surgery. All I want to do is eat a burger. * sigh * I thought my cravings would go away right away. They haven't. Its easy in the hospital. But now that I'm out, I want the real deal. Anyone else feel or felt like me?

I don't, this site isn't the easiest to navigate in my opinion, lots of info overload. At first I thought you meant to people read and search to respond to damn near everything. I appreciate answers but it seems as though some folks have way too much time on their hands when it comes to responding to almost everyone's post like a subject matter expert. :-)

I don't feel like my sleeve is working. I didn't know about bougie sizes or anything like that before having the surgery. Obviously this wasn't an impulse decision because we all have hoops to jump through in some form or fashion. While I do feel the restriction, my head hunger hasn't gone away. I can graze with the best of them. I am stressed about a lot of other things too, but this is just the pits. Truth: I'm not working out. Truth: I'm not following the post-op diet to the "T". I can eat celery, apples, carrots, etc... I haven't had anything too crazy. I've tried a slider burger and salmon that I cooked too long and I vomited because they got stuck. Truth: The scale has been sitting at the same friggin weight since last week. Actually I gained two pounds, still having "woman" issues too. * sigh* I didn't put this as a pity party but I'm just wondering why I never thought to google "sleeve didn't work for me" before having this surgery. LOL! Its like, if I'm going to stay overweight, I can't even eat the crap I used to want to eat with enjoyment now.

I think I'm still processing all of this. The stress I think is causing me to want to go back to food because that was like my only reward. I'm a full time grad student in a rigorous program, two kids under the age of four, and am searching for a position for next year because my husband is exiting the military due to injuries sustained in combat. I've been in counseling for a long time now. I'm dealing with an abusive childhood. I didn't realize my childhood was abusive until I started talking about it and people would stare at me like... "that's not normal." So... there you have it. All of these demons are being purged at once and its hard. I really like the fact that people are willing to respond and say "you can do it." You all are so very helpful. I really appreciate that. I'm going to go to the park today and walk. I think I should leave the house today and break this love/hate relationship I have with my laptop.

I feel the same way. My mother's words are haunting me... "nothing feels as defeating as having your stomach removed and still not being able to lose weight." I'm sure she's like "I told you so" right now. The scale isn't moving. Its been stuck at the same weight for nine days. I'm getting my protein from real food now instead of shakes and just mushies. I think I healed amazingly well. That or I'm slowly becoming bulimic. Like I can tell I can't eat the same amount of food as I did before but I can surely graze all day long. Maybe I'm unable to be cured of fat thinking.

So... yeah, bean and cheese burrito from Taco Bell (Toxic Hell) and it was soooooooo good. Then hubby and I went out and today . We went to a Russian restaurant and I had the Varanenki (Perogi). I ate like six. Potato cheese dumplings with a butt load of sour cream and caramelized onions on top. I feel like a failure today. Why did I do this to myself? I think it was the 14 day of clear liquids that did it to me. * sigh *

Okay, just to clarify. I mostly ate the bean and cheese, highly salted, highly bad for you center of the burrito. Also, those things are not that big. I tore away all the extra tortilla because I just didn't want it. As for the perogi, There were six total served. I had about three, ate one before bed, and ate the other two the next day, cold. I don't think I went balls to the walls cheating and like free based lard or a big mac or anything, it was just the desire that made be think... hey, isn't this why you had the surgery to begin with. I appreciate all the "pick yourself up and tomorrow is a new day" suggestions. You're right. I will be more present and am thankful I've got people who are like "WTF are you doing to yourself girl?" LOL! Yesterday I did much better. I had pureed salmon and pureed cauliflower. Could barely finish. How was the holiday for you all?

Is my sleeve, sleeved? I mean, I'm only 11 days post op and today I drank an 11.5 oz Muscle Milk and I chugged it. I felt a little lump but it was only after I shook the container and realized there was none left that an alarm went off. Did I just drink all of that? OMG, maybe my sleeve isn't working anymore. Anyone else experience this?

Ladies, let me hear from you. I was nursing my 11 month old but chose to stop because of the surgery and because dad was a little jealous that he couldn't soothe our second child like I could. Four days post op, my period started. I assumed it was due to my milk drying up but I see there is a correlation between this and being post op? Do tell please.

I was so desperate for something with FLAVOR. Something other than broth, friggin Protein shake or Jello that I literally slicked a couple of slices of cheese off a black hubby was using for a dish he was making, put it on a plate, put in the microwave for 30 seconds and ate that cheese like a steak. I couldn't finish it all but 14 days of Clear liquids is just plain hell. It was so good. It was Colby. The salty flavor was devine. I did have a little pain afterward but all in all I'm okay. I'm craving salmon now like a muther.

Two questions, 1. Taking 300 calorie shakes with 42 grams of Protein in them is bad, right? I just realized that drinking these may be counter to why I had the surgery in the first place. I had my surgery on Monday and I'm down seven lbs. already. Pretty scary but I'm getting past the food cravings and wanting food. Today, so far, is the first time I woke up and I don't want pancakes. I even remember passing a sign advertising a hotel's Breakfast buffet here in San Diego. I was looking at the picture thinking... geez, who can eat all of that? 2. Has anyone tried Miracle 2000? I guess I've figured out that I think I know more than the doctors know. My post op sheet clearly says "NO Vitamins until after your first pre-op appointment." Well screw that, why wait? Not only that I was starting to get this furry white coating on my tongue. I figured my mouth was just dry and I was getting dehydrated. I researched on the internet and found that a deficiency in B12 can lead to that. I don't want that. I want to curtail hair loss as much as possible. Any thoughts from the pros?

Anyone ever done this? I'm craving Protein like a muther. Steaks, Chicago style Coney dogs, and Big fat hunks of grilled salmon are all I can think about. DH brought home a pulled pork sammie. It was sitting there, mocking me. I took a bite, savored the flavor and realized this just might freaking kill me (can you imagine how humiliating that headline would be?) I spit it out. * sigh * Day 6 post op sucks.