Smoggy

I have a very old friend who is a runner and health nut. He has always been lean. Whenever I have lost weight he has admitted he finds me hot which just made me furious. Just recently he was talking about a friend's Mom who lost a lot of weight with Lapland surgery. He was really disparaging and said she cheated and that he thought she had butchered herself for vanity's sake. I was appalled and argued with him that her circumstances were personal and who are we to judge. Needless to say he is someone I have NOT stayed friends with him and it is because of judgmental shallow people in my home town like him that have made me decide to keep my surgery to myself.

Primary school Visual Arts teacher at an International School in the Middle East here!

I'd love the answer to this- I really want to try some sashimi when I'm onto soft foods.

Great news! Well done!

I'm baking this right now in preparation for my mushy foods phase which starts tomorrow. Looking forward to it!

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This is another version of this recipe that I found in a low carb cookbook. No processing necessary. Parmesan crisps A piece of good parmesan, (and a bit of cheddar too if you like). Parmesan is a great source of Protein so choose one which has a lot of it. Pinch of cayenne pepper. Thats it. 1. Preheat oven to 190 deg C or gas mark 5 Cover a baking sheet with bakingt parchment or those clever silicone non-stick sheets. 2. Coarsely grate the parmesan and/or cheddar. Add a pinch of cayenne if you like a bit of heat with your crunch. 3. Pile the cheese onto the baking sheet in little clusters. Obviously they are going to spread as they melt and so make sure to space them far apart. 4. Stick them in the oven and watch them like a hawk, they only take a few minutes.The idea is for the melted cheese to spread and go a little crispy. 5. Allow crisps to cool and peel off. If they're melted into one big sheet, break it apart. Depending on which type of cheese you use, and how much, plug into MFP or similar to find nutritional values.

I kept my protein up with shakes, and isopure clear diluted half/half with crystal light. Then I made heaps of pureed low fat soups (using stuff like LF cream and yoghurt instead of high fat stuff) like Thai broccoli and cauliflower, cream of mushroom, cream of tomato, spiced pumpkin, split pea and ham. I also got into using the fage 0% yoghurt, good source of protein and can be made sweet or salty. Pureed avocado with lemon juice, garlic and ff mayo is good too! Using my fitness pal helps to track everything and keep carbs as low as possible, I just started using it, and it's brilliant.

Hi, I'm almost 3 weeks out. My surgeon said no strenuous exercise that can jolt the body (such as ball sports, running etc) until I was onto solid foods (2 months out). He encourages walking, and I've been cleared for swimming and I've discovered on MFP that it burns more calories than jogging, who knew?

Classic extra virgin olive oil and balsalmic vinegar dressing is still a winner in my book.Good fats, lovely taste. I had some with a little avocado recently, but it was a really small amount.

Hi angie pang- well done you! Good luck in your journey. I'm at a similar weight as you, and you are one of the few on here who I see work in kg's too! Join our July sleevers thread or our fb group if you like- lots of us there for support! What kinds of protein shakes are available in Oz? I'm interested as I may visit a pal in Geelong sometime soon. I've been following an Australian girl on tumblr who has had an amazing VSG journey- her blog is really fascinating. Her tumblr name is treadmillionaire if you're interested. Welcome to the losers bench!

Go onto the July sleevers thread here http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/40085-july-sleevers/page__pid__416393__st__400#entry416393 and follow the instructions on post #406

You are very likely to not feel real hunger post-surgery (I haven't yet) and this helps hugely. Being anxious is normal, but it will be FINE. Don't mourn what you won't be able to have- you WILL be able to eat the things others do at dinners and so on- just in a few months,and in small portions. Think about seeing someone to help you to talk through your food issues, and that will help too.Your energy will be likely low until you can get enough protein in, and exercise, or perhaps it is a side-effect of the glums. Best way to get rid of the glums in my book is go for a walk.. Now think of it this way- this process is a small price to pay for your health isn't it? Good luck with the surgery! You'll be on the losers bench in no time- rocking that sleeve!

Welcome to the July sleevers losers bench. You'll get lots of support here. Check out the July sleevers thread- we also have a private fb group if you want to join!

Don't be scared thin soon! We are all rooting for you!

How wonderful for you! Congrats!

Best of luck to fbelle29, MsE, ko22 for today's surgery!

I have a weird "dent" right underneath the right-hand side incision. The doc said they do quite a bit of internal stitching when closing and you are obviously lying down when this is done. Depending on your musculature and where the incision is, there may be a change with how the internal stitches pull everything together when you are upright (hence the dent ). It is something they can't really predict and can change from person to person. I don't care- I'd rather have a dent than all the blubber.

Update! July sleevers surgery dates July 1 2 Smoggy, Patrick Curl, Faganberry, sleevertobe, ChristineS NY, ladyarwenrose, emptynesterpam, Milca, Pattyhdz, Bigdogkc, BeatrizS1974, khernandez72, Nettle, justme360, deetaylor, kia, 4myfamily, 3 Nabird77 (Gena) , StarshineMama, letsdothis!!!, Christylove, z3djinn, gingersnap70, dar1983, 4 5 tonileebre, 6 Mishy, Beth-n-e, 7 mizzliz83,Sweetsusie, joyfuljoy,LzL1958, 8 9 Shangefan, Gisele3264, ~Donna~, mel2643, Argnewcan, Twhite, jason, vsgchichi, NuStyle, 10 lacie1221, tjloser, KSDallas, bmooney364, lizzybeth, LauraTarry, aranda510, k8tie1, mary101678,victoriatxgirl, 11 Mimismom, thinmomsoon, biggiesmallz, DelongH, lowe1961, SkinnySmurf, soontobe1/2ofmyself, JenniJune, stephyfly, JenniJune, canidothis?, Love1296, Tameka, Island Girl, 12 wyattgsmommy, GI283, Paulson1304, Danielle Beadle, phillygirl8133,vhoke1, 13 LizEac, juliewantstbthin, 14 lorijo67, 15 Mrslittle (Sharnae), 16 Amyl219, laragarza, Marty McSkinnystein, geno5150, lovelyladynhouston, want2bfit, 17 misschris, purplekt, lynnz, RainyGirl, evelynvsg, 18 aleach0003, momoffive, prisytomboy, ButterflyAngel, cindyintenn, juicyr3d, Rafter Jones, Sparky79 19 Minnie Me, Sleeva, Mommy2three, 20 fbelle29, MsE, ko22, 21 22 23 PhoenixFire, Texarkolina, Mamaof8, StrangelyNormal, dixienms, 24 kimbernada, Red597, skowronski777,Red597, mickey1, Trcyprkr70, thin soon, milkD, KS Fort Worth 25 Tinker, kilzanich, Butterfly7, Jlewis229, justchristy123, CBT 26 Jrabbit81, Purpleswirlie (& my BFF who isn't on here I don't think) 27 Ymabme, Vegassleeve,loveoften 28 29 30 newmrsL, Born 2BFree, JaciBear, slim lady, smartypants,KikivonMoonshine, luckylady131 31 Lovemeifyoucan, Carey, PLEASE ADD/ CHANGE YOURSELF AT WILL Just copy the list, paste into the reply box, add yourself to the appropriate date, and post. There is another list in the "Hey July sleevers!" thread and it would be great if you could add to that one too. Thanks everyone!

I have a weird "dent" right underneath the right-hand side incision. The doc said they do quite a bit of internal stitching when closing and you are obviously lying down when this is done. Depending on your musculature there may be a change with how the internal stitches pull everything together when you are upright (hence my dent and maybe your knot). It is something they can't really predict and can change from person to person. I don't care- I'd rather have a dent than all the blubber.

Great list- THANKS!

Update! July sleevers surgery dates July 1 2 Smoggy, Patrick Curl, Faganberry, sleevertobe, ChristineS NY, ladyarwenrose, emptynesterpam, Milca, Pattyhdz, Bigdogkc, BeatrizS1974, khernandez72, Nettle, justme360, deetaylor, kia, 4myfamily, 3 Nabird77 (Gena) , StarshineMama, letsdothis!!!, Christylove, z3djinn, gingersnap70, dar1983, 4 5 tonileebre, 6 Mishy, Beth-n-e, 7 mizzliz83,Sweetsusie, joyfuljoy,LzL1958, 8 9 Shangefan, Gisele3264, ~Donna~, mel2643, Argnewcan, Twhite, jason, vsgchichi, NuStyle, 10 lacie1221, tjloser, KSDallas, bmooney364, lizzybeth, LauraTarry, aranda510, k8tie1, mary101678, 11 Mimismom, thinmomsoon, biggiesmallz, DelongH, lowe1961, SkinnySmurf, soontobe1/2ofmyself, JenniJune, stephyfly, JenniJune, canidothis?, Love1296, Tameka, Island Girl, 12 wyattgsmommy, GI283, Paulson1304, Danielle Beadle, phillygirl8133,vhoke1, 13 LizEac, juliewantstbthin, 14 lorijo67, 15 Mrslittle (Sharnae), 16 Amyl219, laragarza, Marty McSkinnystein, geno5150, lovelyladynhouston, want2bfit, 17 misschris, purplekt, lynnz, RainyGirl, evelynvsg, 18 aleach0003, momoffive, prisytomboy, ButterflyAngel, cindyintenn, juicyr3d, Rafter Jones, Sparky79 19 Minnie Me, Sleeva, Mommy2three, 20 fbelle29, MsE, ko22, 21 22 23 PhoenixFire, Texarkolina, Mamaof8, StrangelyNormal, dixienms, 24 kimbernada, Red597, skowronski777,Red597, mickey1, Trcyprkr70, thin soon, milkD, KS Fort Worth 25 Tinker, kilzanich, Butterfly7, Jlewis229, justchristy123, CBT 26 Jrabbit81, Purpleswirlie (& my BFF who isn't on here I don't think) 27 Ymabme, Vegassleeve, 28 29 30 newmrsL, Born 2BFree, JaciBear, slim lady, smartypants,KikivonMoonshine, luckylady131 31 Lovemeifyoucan, Carey, PLEASE ADD/ CHANGE YOURSELF AT WILL

Sleeved July 2 Height 5'3" Starting Weight 255 Surgery Weight 238 Weight Today 219 Goal weight by Surgiversary Goal weight - 132

Update! July sleevers surgery dates July 1 2 Smoggy, Patrick Curl, Faganberry, sleevertobe, ChristineS NY, ladyarwenrose, emptynesterpam, Milca, Pattyhdz, Bigdogkc, BeatrizS1974, khernandez72, Nettle, justme360, deetaylor, kia, 4myfamily, 3 Nabird77 (Gena) , StarshineMama, letsdothis!!!, Christylove, z3djinn, gingersnap70, dar1983, 4 5 tonileebre, 6 Mishy, Beth-n-e, 7 mizzliz83,Sweetsusie, joyfuljoy,LzL1958, 8 9 Shangefan, Gisele3264, ~Donna~, mel2643, Argnewcan, Twhite, jason, vsgchichi, NuStyle, 10 lacie1221, tjloser, KSDallas, bmooney364, lizzybeth, LauraTarry, aranda510, k8tie1, mary101678, 11 Mimismom, thinmomsoon, biggiesmallz, DelongH, lowe1961, SkinnySmurf, soontobe1/2ofmyself, JenniJune, stephyfly, JenniJune, canidothis?, Love1296, Tameka, Island Girl, 12 wyattgsmommy, GI283, Paulson1304, Danielle Beadle, phillygirl8133,vhoke1, 13 LizEac, juliewantstbthin, 14 lorijo67, 15 Mrslittle (Sharnae), 16 Amyl219, laragarza, Marty McSkinnystein, geno5150, lovelyladynhouston, want2bfit, 17 misschris, purplekt, lynnz, RainyGirl, evelynvsg, 18 aleach0003, momoffive, prisytomboy, ButterflyAngel, cindyintenn, juicyr3d, Rafter Jones, Sparky79 19 Minnie Me, Sleeva, Mommy2three, 20 fbelle29, MsE, ko22, 21 22 23 PhoenixFire, Texarkolina, Mamaof8, StrangelyNormal, dixienms, 24 kimbernada, Red597, skowronski777,Red597, mickey1, Trcyprkr70, thin soon, milkD, KS Fort Worth 25 Tinker, kilzanich, Butterfly7, Jlewis229, justchristy123, CBT 26 Jrabbit81, Purpleswirlie (& my BFF who isn't on here I don't think) 27 Ymabme, Vegassleeve, 28 29 30 newmrsL, Born 2BFree, JaciBear, slim lady, smartypants,KikivonMoonshine, luckylady131 31 Lovemeifyoucan, Carey, PLEASE ADD/ CHANGE YOURSELF AT WILL