Ms skinniness

This is a catch 22. I know that with Kaiser they insisted on losing 10% of your weight. I did not lose 10% of my weight and I still got a referral to my wl surgeon. however, I did lose enough weight where the surgeon's office was questioning and was going to deny my surgeon because I was under the BMI. If it wasn't for my comorbidity of DB, I wouldn't have been sleeved. Another person went through the program too and she didn't lose her weight either. Both of us had surgery.

This is a time when your body is healing it's self. Your stomach is swollen and retaining fluids which is really a good thing. Are you getting in as much fluids as you can? That will help release the excess fluid and reduce inflammation of your stomach. The weight will melt away like previous posters mentioned. It is all of our experience and fears from failing in the past surfacing. Your emotional side is activated right now. So do some self soothing and tell yourself it's normal for this and it will go away and the lbs will start to just melt away..... This is true.....

You have continued to do a grate job in getting off those pesky little lbs....... I love how you just keep plowing through, non stop.... So proud of you! Oh thank you for sharing the info with us. It is a great idea because it gives me examples of what I can choose. If it's free, I will use it to broaden my food for thought and portion size.

Last night I went out with my family to dinner and order very well. Outback brought the bread I used to love and I allowed myself to have a very tiny piece and it really tasted awful....I ordered a cadillac margarita and was surprised because I could actually drink it. I ordered a steak dinner dinner and ate a very small amount of the steak and a bite of veggies. I looked down at my stomach and I thought wow, where did my body go, it is really small.......Surprise, I'm skinny.....After dinner I started feeling like my stomach was getting bigger. I felt bloated. I was bloated. Then my head gets wrapped up in all the loose skin I have and I feel fat again. I even see my stomach as fat too. I really can not have a margarita. My fat thoughts take over. I need a TT and a face lift with arm, thigh, and back makeover. Gesh, I have a lot of work to do.... today I've lost 1 lb from yesterday. Not sure where my emotions are with this these days.

You have a great start and I know you are very determined to get to your goal weight. This is a fantastic hard journey that we have all chosen to take and it is a lot of hard work.

what some of us have to do is up our calories which results in weight loss..... perhaps eat some yogurt and or sf pudding, sf jello, peanuts, protein shakes...... Do what you need to do so that you do get your nutrition in. are you taking your vitamins? All these things are really important...............

Stop it! You are not going to barf! This is a wonderful journey you are about to take and it is so worth it.... Take some deep breaths, hold your breath for a few seconds and then exhale! You will be fine. The needle is just a prick, the doctor is there for your best interest, he is your friend, and the hospital is a clean environment to launch you on your journey. You will be in the hospital for a very short period of time. In fact you are so lucky, you will have a pump that gives you morphine when you need it. Morphine helped me sleep pretty much the whole entire time I was there. I was very comfortable. In fact, I pushed that button every time I woke up......

Did your doctor send you home with any diets? Most people are on liquid diets right now which is broths, jello sf, soups with no chunks in it..... If you don't have a diet plan, please let us know so one of us can post it here for you.....

Are you taking anything for acid reflux? Are you hydrated?

This is really early out and your stomach is still really really swollen. Take sips all day long if you have too but keep the water going. Try diluting gatorade with water and it will go down more easily. You are probably dehydrated right now so you really need to do 1 of 2 things. 1st go into the urgent care or ER and get an IV if you get worst, 2nd start sipping, sipping, sipping, sipping every 15 minutes at least. You don't want to be dehydrated it's misable.

CONGRATS on losing 70 lbs. It is frustrating when you can only eat 3 bites of something. Have you spoke with your doctor lately? BTW my weight loss slowed way down at around 7 months so don't be discouraged if it happens to you. Just keep doing what your doing now.

This sounds good. Are you talking dense Proteins? I eat less dense proteins than when i eat soft foods. I don't eat foods that have high carbs and I stay away from foods with sugar bc I'm addicted to sugar. CONGRATS! You've lost 88 lbs! That's fantastic! Keep ROCKIN THAT SLEEVE!

From my experiences it has been wonderful. I love it when men look at me, in the past I would get really upset....Now it's like, bring it on....LOL It is so much easier to get around and go do things without carrying around all that old weight. My body is much healthier and my blood values are all in the normal range. This is the best decision I have made for me. I've also had no complications at all.....so I feel very fortunate. i live one day at a time.

I'm hoping that everything is going much better for you. I know you are going to do just fine. The weight will fall off in no time flat and you will be back to normal......what ever the new norm will be.

It's exciting to have a newbie on the board. i love new perspectives. This is a fantastic journey to be on. It is scary the not knowing but you've done all that's required and have the application for approval. you will do fine. What is your BMI, starting weight, and how do you want to lose. This is exciting.

It's a side effect of ketosis. This happens to me at times also I find myself starring off to no where land too... LOL Also sometimes I have struggles with my words coming out correctly. Then I know I need some carbs.

I still shovel my food in at times with no consequences :ph34r: . I am so lucky that it doesn't cause me to throw up. I do get frustrated when eating with family because I finish my meal quickly and then have to watch them eat their food.

i am so thankful that I didn't have any problems with gas after my gallbladder. I was lucky it was a piece of cake. When my kids were small, I was always thinking about them even when i so needed it. I still do today even with my children being young adults..... It will get better for you. take it easy and focus on healing your body. At least there's no more pain from the gallbladder.

The coughing is clearing your lungs of stuff.....walk, sip, sip, sip, walk and repeat. Challenge yourself to get in more water.....

Sometimes upping the calories isn't such a bad thing after all....It causes an increase in Leptin Hormones which can help with our fat burning. tomorrow you can do a fast day an it will fall off. You got this......

This is a wakeup call for me too. i know that if i had those bad foods in my house, I wouldn't be able to resist eating them. They are toxic for me and I am a food addict. I can never let myself slip and my 2 years is just approaching. So this post and all others keep me on my toes and not slack off. I do have a trip coming up in 10 days, I'm driving to Oregon with a friend and will try to keep my meals high protein with veggies, but also know I will probably slip some. I have to remember this is the way I eat always and not be tempted by the sugary and high carb foods. This is hard work....I have been doing the 5:2 diet and I will continue with it for the last couple of lbs and in maintenance. I can't relax because that is what I did in the past, I let my guard down. A big difference for me is that I do not go to fast food restaurants at all.....So that is a big change that I've made. I can't stand the site of them anymore.

That's great! Almost to the maintenance part of our journey....

Coops so sad that your going through this right now......I'm am also a little relieved to hear that 3lbs of it was Fluid retention. The other 3 lbs will come off quickly but meanwhile it is hard emotionally and I too have the fat lady syndrome come up when my scale fluctuates. My dam scale teased me the other day and said I weighed in at 137.2 lbs. I got on a third time and then reality showed up, I weighed 145.2 lbs. for a while. I realize that I'm never going to be happy with the # on the scale. I know this is different for everybody. This is a hard struggle. I am taking the weekend and eating regular where I eat high Protein and veggies. this is my rest period..... Monday and Wednesday I will fast. I haven't fasted yet and kept it at 500 though, I seem to hit 600 calories and I still loose. It's working for me so far.... I believe you have 3 more lbs of water retention and it will come off really soon..........

Good Job! Now when ever you think of them, think of evilness coming from the bag..... Pure evilness! That deliciousness is worth at 2 lbs you've worked so hard to get rid of..... So proud of you. That made me break out in a sweat.....LOL