Pookeyism

LOl - if you enjoy it go with it! don't forgrt alot of the protien powders go good with milk. you can also add artificially sweetened syrups and such and make wonderful milk-drinks. Mootopia can be found at most HEB's and is 50% less sugar, lactose free and has 12g protien for 8 oz.

Yes, even our yoga class is meeting at 6 am & 8 pm - and sometimes not at all (it's an outdoor class).

I don't know how fast I go, but I have one word of advice for motivation: Zombies!

Go to the meeting, start your planning, and start dieting...if you find you do need the surgery, you are on your way, if not, it was worth the gamble - you should be going to the doctor if you are on a diet, anyway. I started a diet in January '11 "the final one!!!"....abotu 7 months later I had lost a bit of weigh, but not much, and a little bit more and a few months later I was diagnosed with at tumor in my tummy - so my decision was helped somewhat - but I had already begun to realize I needed help. This isn't the crazy-big step so many people attribute to it - you would have to do everything we are doing. and do it for the rest of your life in order to keep the weight off - with the exception we have a couple of years where there is a strong change in our anatomy and we have to adjust - but change after awhile becomes normal, if you work at it - NOT effortless, normal - the effort is normal, the trials and tribulations - normal...the healthy day to day feeling, taking our lives back...normal! Good luck in your decision - I wont try to talk you into it our out - but I would be glad to talk to you if you need it.

I think you are maybe confusing some things, so calm down, and stay calm, and get clarification - get it on an email so you can reference it again and again - to keep yourself calm. It sounds like you may have to take Heparin or something similar, it is not terribly uncommon, given certain medical histories. The bag is not medicine, I think. I think you are referring to the JP drain or similar, and it is put into your abdomen at the time of surgery to assist in fluids draining and to help catch leaks...the doctor may have even mentioned food coloring your Water blue and such - it becomes very readily apparent if you have a leak it you see blue Fluid in the drain. Your doctor seems to have prescribed several precautions for you - to make you safe, comfortable, and stay that way - just talk them over with him...and breathe! You are on your way!

Don't be afraid to pack your own, I have some beautiful bento boxes and soup cannisters now - to me it makes it feel less improvised. Let Hubby order, and sip away, or ask for a bowl...

I was a controlled diabetic for 4 years prior to surgery, and had dropped almost 40 lbs before surgery, so we (endo, surgeon and me) decided to take me totally off my injection 3 days before and stop by metformin the night before. I have never took either since, and rarely go out of 70-120 range (I dip low a bit, however). The doctor said part of it was my bone/muscle density, and that my weight was centered in my abdomen, and I had lost alot ot the "center line". I had fought to keep my a1c below 6.2 and it was usually in the 5's, so all of this contributed, I think. I am in complete remission, per my doctor's explination, because I am not just under control on a real low carb diet - I can eat a regular amount of carbs and be ok (ugh - but really don't like the way the carbs makes my tummy feel). If you do not have an actual endocrinologist (sp?) you may want to gather your records and see a good one.

OMG, can we stamp this on half the people I know? Right.on.their.freakin'.heads.

This is really brief, and by no way intended to be something you rely on BUT: You need to step back - seriously. I have seen this is in so many people, and it was one of the major factors in me avoiding surgery for years and years. You are going through a narcissistic phase (I am NOT A DOCTOR OR COUNSELOR) that I have hear referred to as "if I had always been thin" - it is OK, you can't help but be overwhelmed, but you should, especially since a child is involved, step back and recognize that YOU and HER are overwhelmed - you lost weight, she held a fertilized egg in her uterus, developed it through to a baby, went through an incredible amout of hormonal change, gave birth, and her body will be regulating for months. You dont have to react to her berating, just pay attention to the dynamics her father and her have and avoid those triggers - also - get the hell out of that house. Don't make any life decisions yet. oh, yeah - the affair you have either had or are seriously thinking about having - don't.

o_O hmmm - let us know - can you take a pic?

Your body will decide your final goal, in my opinion, much more than anything you do will. Don't set a final goal weight, set it a bit higher, say 230, and evaluate it from there...also, it amps up your motivation to hit goal, and then have a lesser goal, not as far away. Take pics now, buy a tshirt too tight but tight enough to wear, keep it as you lose - in my opinon my tshirts have been better than any tape measurer or scale.

I have hit major stalls, much longer than what most will (I have a genetic metabolism issue) BUT I have learned to just distract yourself during the stalls and focus on what you enjoy, and we have the tool to wait out these stalls! Take time to read and educate yourself, make sure you hav ean understanding if what head hunger is, so that you can recognize it. Break your old habits, and yes - log your foods so you can make sure you are getting enough calories. Good luck!

Wonderful progress, and I promise I will do my best to stay in touch with everyone via the forum long after I reach goal (whatever that turns out to be).

I can't give you any insurance advise that wasnt offered, except to say insist on corresponding through emails, and when you DO talk to someone over the phone send an email "to follow up on what was said". Get reciepts!!!! I am challenging abotu 2500$ in bills right now either due to them trying to double dip, or my surgeons office error.

Also, please consider reading "The Power of Habit" by Dughill...it is eye opening.

Well, definately hope it is not your gall bladder, as long as it is nothing WORSE than your gall bladder... Prayers to you - strong green energy headed your way!

There is a good chance your hair is going to thin. It is just a natural process in all of this, but it will recover: A little twords understanding cycles: http://www.dermweb.com/hairnailsmucousmembranes/growth.htm http://www.hairfolliclecells.com/hair-growth-cycle.php keep in mind not all hairs in the anagen stage are in the same growth cycle. basically when we underso surgery, and the "shock" to the system of anestisia, among other things, the hypothesis I think best represents what is happening with most of us is thus: we create a situation where the Anagen stage is shortenened in one round, and begins to "club", since there are many rounds, this first shortened cycle may not experience much damage - so not alot of excessive shedding. The next cycle is going to have more, and more, while the "club" hairs in the telogen phase are taking longer to renew once the hair falls out of the folicle - so for awhile it seems like you are losing all your hair, but you probably aren't. The amount you lose will depend on everything from overall health and the abitlity to rebound, to drugs taken and foods consumed - your grooming habits I feel play a role too - healthy, chemical free hair will just weather this better. A good cut helped me sooooo much - there are better and worse ways to wear your hair when it thins...get a good sylist - someone experienced in customers that have thin hair can be very helpful. I went to sports clips - a guy's salon, and got a pixie cut from a young lady and I pay with a good tip 30$ now, as opposed to my previous which was, well, alot more... I am also using a bar of "scalp soap" from Lush (I get it a Macy's) called "NEW" it makes my scalp feel so good, and I think it helps make my hair look fuller...no kidding.

Fright Fest? What is that?

I kinda can, but really prefer not to...My fav sushi place makes me this kinda thingy, Nina calls it "deconstructed roll" its just all of my fav bits layered and molded pleasantly with my sauces on the side...almost total protien, so a little goes a long way.

Morgan - get on the victoria's seceret list if you aren't already - about twice a year you get a free panty coupon, and more if you buy more (I buy for some friends here a bit). For the very first time EVER I will be getting the free panties for myself, rather than passing it onto a friend...my panty NSV!

I have done this, but I am doing it with groupons, and living social, etc..(not much of a girly girl, sorry!) I am buying discounted "to-do's" and keeping them in a folder... I have: paint ball kayacking and canoeing imax events wine and paint classes paleo dig (but hubby is actually hosting that, lol) festivals and concerts haunted ghost tours scuba diving classes mud bath 1 hour 'couples' massage flight school hang gliging tandem AND solo skydiving ice skating tattoo removal and I have already purchased my 1 year sleeversary gift - I am running the 5K "Run for Your Lives" zombie run!!!! WOOT!

Lol - I like unjury...never tried the nectar.

Yes - specifically this was posed to me by a friend's daughter that has been following my journey with increasing interest - to the point that her Mom thinks she may change her major...she has to write a paper this fall, and she thought it would be interesting to report on people (not statistically but individually) that have been able to re-enter the workforce after WLS - or will enter it for the first time. I told her I would see what info I could get.

People do experience issues but they tend to be able to address them. Earlier stages are harder than later stages, and lack of nutrition can be compensated by taking it easy and letting your nutritional needs come before exercise. You don't start exercising until you are eating enough to sustain your body and the many, many needs your body has for the nutrition that is amplified while working out. I see alot of people jumping into the exercise while they are still on earlier stages of food, and are aware they are not getting thier protien needs...it isn't the best thing to do. your post should generate a lot of responses and if not "search" your topic...

Contact him again - and have him explain it again to be sure there was no misunderstanding - have him explain, spcf. how he could make your sleeve too thin if he is using a bolus (tube that goes down your throat that is used as a guide - and why woudl that create a need for bypass, even if it happened? Yes, I agree with above posts - in the meantime get some sugestions on another doc.