Ms skinniness

My PCP, surgeon, and bariatric doc at Kaiser told us no NSAIDS period. Even with a heal spur I was told no. So I take tylenol.

Brandy I am so sorry your Dad passed away! this is a really hard time for you and when feeling really down and out, write him a letter. Big hug right now.

Ashley, so sorry your having this complication. Glad they found out you have a leak so they can put the stint in and it will heal. Hopefully soon you will look back on this and have little memory of it. This journey is well worth the little stuff too.... You are going to Rock that Sleeve.

Bemabound: I had similar thoughts also. But then I asked myself this question, "how do normal people eat?" Who is to clarify normal? So i look at my family and they all eat really fast, and way too much food. I look at people in restaurants, and wow, they eat way tooooooo much! I was at souplantation and 2 guys around the age of 30 had a table full of plates of food that they had consumed. I was totally shocked by how much they ate! Plus they wasted a lot of food also. One guy had at least 12 bowls of soups and pastas. I look at friends eating and they eat a lot too. So what is normal. I try to eat slow but struggle with slowing down. I have never gotten sick from eating too fast, at times I have been uncomfortably full. But that's it. I can eat more now, and that really scares the hell out of me. Anyways, sorry for the rant. But what is your normal?

Humm, I would like to get to 145 lbs and be able to maintain said weight. CW: 148.6 GW: 145 TL: 3.6 Also: continue eating healthy Protein's first Eat more veggies Low carb (from veggies only) No Chips (cheetos especially) Increase exercise we can do this!

The A1C is a test for how much glucose is in your blood after fasting for 12 hours. People that have diabetes are diagnosed by the A1C level. Normal range is under or at 5.9.

I had started eating 3 mini hersey bar's and found out my A1C went from 6.0 to 6.3. So had to quit. It is addicting!

I get a sensation in the back of my throat when I eat 1 bite too many.

I took about 1 week off. I have a job where I sit so it was approved by my surgeon. She just wants everyone to get up and walk as much as possible.

It is very exciting and frightening at the same time. Can't wait until your on the other side of the loser's bench. XOXOXOXOXO!

No, not really. I am 9 months post op and I have not had any complications. I do have some acid in my stomach, but it is managed by my PPI. No problems.

He's doing great! His recovery will be easy too! I love his positive attitude. XOXOXOXO

You will be on the other side before you know it! Enjoy your evening! XOXOXOXOXO!

Drink as much water as you can! This will pass. Let us know how your doing!

Life does change after our wls. your hubby has a habit of sleeping in the other room, so that may just be a habit. Also you said your hubby has a brain injury. Has he had his testerone tested. This hormone can effect his libido and he might be a little embarrassed or not realize that something is off. Oh and plus there is quite a culture shock going on for both of you. Things have changed in all areas of your life. This would be a great time to sit down and talk about what's going. This is a beginning for the 2 of you.

My surgeon told me 8 weeks. Don't want to risk damage to my staple line.

I struggle with this periodically and I take Colace when constipated. I hate the feeling of being constipated.

I have no repercussions when I eat more, and I can eat more than before at 9 months post op. But only on some days. I just choose not to eat that much more because of my fear of gaining weight and going back into my old habits. I am so fortunate because i really don't like bread that much and I try to avoid it. I have chosen not to eat pasta's and rice also. I am working on fighting my head hunger. I really don't need that much food to survive. It's just a habit that I have and an irrational thoughts that I want more food, even when i am full sitting with the plate in front of me. Now when I have a small portion in front of me, I am now stopping when I'm full and discarding the left overs. Fighting the belief that I have to clean my plate. It is a battle but with developing new habits, I will over come that.

Now this is a fabulous transformation! Take it in and enjoy! Keep Rockin that sleeve!

CONGRATS! You are doing a fantastic job! Keep it up and let us know how your doing. We love to help.

It is really normal to be scare at this point. We all had buyer's remorse, but soon when things got better, we succeeded at losing our weight and we now love our sleeves! This is a life changing transformation that we are all going through. You have done great and have been struggling with hormonal changes which is quite normal. it will pass and you will be feeling better, getting more protein in your diet and will be embracing your transformational changes really quickly. Hang in here and post what ever is on your mind. You are on course and blooming! CONGRATS!

Yes, it does get easier each day. Are you walking as often as possible? Are you getting as much water in as possible. Water use to hurt my stomach so I switched to low calorie gatorade diluted with water and for some reason, my stomach was more receptive and I was able to get more water in! Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! You are doing this and BTW, Welcome to the BIG LOSER'S BENCH! Looking forward to hearing more from you.

It is somewhat disappointing when we go out to eat with family or friends and we can't eat the foods we love after the surgery. I went out to eat with my family and was so looking forward to vegetable beef soup broth at my favorite restaurant only to find out that they didn't have it on the menu that day. I was totally lost. I ended up drinking some au jus and that was so unfulfilling. I was actually drooling over my hubby's hamburger. I was in a state of panic at that time! Of course it was all in my mine. Now I can eat anything I want but in smaller portions. I eat about 1/4th of a meal served at a restaurant. Now I'm going to just be ordering off the side menu as an add on to my hubby's dinner or lunch. Yep, that's even tooooooo much! I love it though.

Coops: I am LMOA! Thank you so much, i will have to visualize that! I am making strives at recognizing that I think I'm hungry no matter what my stomach is telling me. This has always been a problem for me. I know that I have a core issue when it comes to shopping for food items. Now I buy food and it just spoils because I really don't eat it. Lots of stuff to work on. Thank you for my new coping skill of visualization of you in your full boxing kit, "slaying my nasty dragon." Hope things are going better for you my skinny friend! You are very tiny! Yayyyyyyyyyyyy! Let's rock these sleeves!

When you are 3 weeks post op, your stomach is still swollen some. This is quite an adjustment for your stomach getting different textures of food. You will be able to eat more as time goes by and depending on whether it's a dense protein or not. Not rush it,you are doing just fine. It is frustrating to not be able to eat more of your favorite foods, but it's well worth it. Keep up the great job! And you will love your skinniness when you are near goal.