USMCwifeandTEACHER

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.

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?

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.

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?

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?

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.

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?

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?

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 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 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 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.

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?

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 *

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?

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.

I like that.

I'm sure I'll be just like that. No big deal, tomorrow is a new day. One stumble means nothing girly.

I've heard (by heard I mean something the nurse said in the pre-op class we all had to take, LOL) that when you lose weight at a rapid pace your body burns ketones and it makes food taste differently. I'm sure I'm putting info together that doesn't all fit perfectly, but if I remember correctly, I think that's what she said. LOL!

I will have to do that. Did you use pork shoulder in a slow cooker?

You're impressed with that willpower, thanks! Silver lining indeed.

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.