Ms skinniness

I really liked that stuff! It was great. Wouldn't want to do it all the time though. LOL

I read that you have 2 children that are under weight and that you have to have junk food in the house. Is your doc telling you that kids are under weight or is that your interpretation bc they are skinny? If the pediatrician saids that there too thin, then whey not give them a healthy snack like a protein drink for kids instead of junk food. Get them eating healthy now so that they don't develop bad eating habits that will cause them a lot of grief in their future. These are just my thoughts and I am not judging you in any way. I wish I would have done this when my children were small. I totally believe in healthy eating habits for life.

I will. I need to get rid of my nibbles on things. Today I thought was going to be the day I started back, but had some nuts. Tomorrow is a new day and a great day to start anew. I'm in. Good luck!

Coops: We all have a lot of lumps and bumps that we hide with our clothing. i really do want to see a bigger pic of you and your friends beautiful dress on! Sexy! I do believe that you will lose more weight. You are very determined and very focused. Your body is just resting for now, and btw, you just got back from a wonderful vacation that was fabulous. I know that when I'm focusing on not losing weight, my food addiction kicks in and before you know it, I'm not eating healthy anymore. I am eating more now and am totally blown away by it. Shocked actually. So now it's time to reign myself back in and focus on today. I would love to meet you someday in person. Actually, I probably will meet you some day. It's a very small world. I've missed you!

Thank you for sharing. After reading these studies, it is always going to be hard work to keep our weight off. It will take focus and conquering our food addictions. we will have to learn coping skills to address or head hunger. In short. We have a baby stomach right now and it will stretch and hold more foods as time goes on. It's good to know this.

Wow! 2 more days and your be joining us on the BIG LOSER'S BENCH! CONGRATS early. Let us know how your doing and if you have any questions! "HUGS"

You can have Chinese food later and besides, it won't taste the way that your thinking it will taste. LOL Think of all the $$$ we are saving in not eating all the expensive foods now.

If your hubby isn't treating you with love,honor, and respect, he really needs a reality check. I like that your focusing on you and getting your health back to A+ standing. You will rock that sleeve!

Forensichick: CONGRATS! You have worked hard for this and have never given up! So proud of you. You look absolutely beautiful!

I think we all will be testing ourselves with eating stuff we are not suppose too. I would usually suggest getting the junk out of your house so that your not tempted, but this was just trying a bit of something you will be able to eat further out. If you believe that you have a food addiction, like the majority of us here, then this is the time to get proactive like Butterthebean did. For me this is a life style change and even though that's where I am, I still will have something like pizza once in a while. So now it's time to get back on the band wagon and eat as directed by your doc

When I take my omeprazole 2 times a day, I have less hunger. Mostly i forget to take them and end up hungry and eating more than I want too.

Sad you have all these complications! It will get better and be so worth the weight loss and you will end up looking so hot and sexy! Sending healing energy your way!

Hey Coops! I love your sexy dress! Looking good! I second Swizzly's request for a larger pic! I really want to check you out! Sexy! Yep, that's what I said, "Sexy." I have also gotten to a point where I get to 146 lbs and then bounce back up to 151 lbs and then I freak out. I just want to get down to 145 lbs now and be happy. I'm exercising every day by walking think I should start going to the gym again and build muscle up. I believe that our bodies will tell us when we are at a good place. Maye this is just our resting points for the next weight loss!

It wouldn't hurt to ask her in private. and if she doesn't feel comfortable sharing, then that's ok too. She might be dying for you to ask her but doesn't know how to come out and say anything. I'd ask.

Cowgirljane: Do you have any links for the studies you read by any chance? It would be interesting to read. Thanks....

Pureed meats sound really gross to me! Yuck! I just sipped on my protein drink (Premier). Ate low fat light yogurt, sf jello, sf pudding. It will work out! CONGRATS!

Yep, this is our life now. Down, then up, then there's that pesky teaser of going down maybe 1 lb. However, this is probably going to be our hard work beginning now. That means, increasing exercise, eating healthy, oh an let's not forget to have fun and show our beautiful bodies off! Yep that's what we do. Shannon: where are you in needing to lose more lbs? Are you close to goal? Do you have 100 lbs to lose? I agree with shaking up your diet, eat more calories or decrease calories. Ditch the junk food if you have any and eat protein first, veggies and some fruit. You will move, it just takes longer now.

It's so frustrating to have an expectation of losing a massive amount of weight right after surgery, and then to lose only 15 lbs in 5 weeks! LOL Actually you are doing great! Right on track! Instead of worrying about whether or not you've lost enough weight in comparison to others, try sitting back and enjoy watching the inches just disappear! That's exciting, especially when you can get into way smaller cloths. It's going to happen whether or not you obsess over it or not. So please just let it happen and enjoy each day with this wonderful tool called the sleeve! YOU ARE DOING GREAT! Keep it up.

My PCP told me that this is not a cure for diabetes. This procedure is a treatment for diabetes that I choose instead of taking medications. It could be forever, and it might not be. Either way, I really want to take advantage of where I am today. I am making the choices to eat healthy and try to eliminate all the poor food choices that are sugars. I do know that from lab tests that when I have not had anything sugary my A1c dropped to 6.0. Then when i started indulging in some mini candy bars, it shot up to a 6.3. When stopping the indulging in mini candy bars, my A1c went down to 6.1. I was also drinking G2 gatorade and I'm going to take another blood test to see where my A1c is then. I suspect G2 gatorade because it has sucralose in it. Anyway, sorry for the massive post.

Congrats! Enjoy your pain meds! LOL

Looking good!

Yes, you can drink too much water and it can deplete your electrolytes. The best thing would be to ask you doc how much water is too much.

I've dyed my hair numerous times without any dilemmas. What's going to fall out, will fall out no matter what. It does grow back. Enjoy your weight loss.....

This is the greatest thing you will ever do for yourself. God's speed in recovery!

Don't forget to ask for some meds for your nauseousness. CONGRATs! Keep it up.