Ms skinniness

I was told 85% of my stomach was taken out. I can drink an 11oz protein shake or 1 quest protein bar. I can eat 2 oz of dense protein with a couple bits of veggies. Love my sleeve. My head hunger I do not like very much.....I can eat every couple of hours and try not too. I've heard of the sleeve being the shape of a banana, not a the size of a thumb..... LOL

I had my surgery in Fountain Valley with Dr LePort's office but I live in Fullerton, next to Brea.... What a small world...

Why would we need a Fobi Ring? I have the vertical sleeve gastrectomy and from what my doc said, it doesn't stretch because the fundus was removed. How did they fit it to your sleeve? Just curious.......

I gave up fried chicken....The other day my cousin's husband was eating a piece of fried chicken and we discussed how it was par fried before reaching the restaurant and how they refried the chicken. So i told him that was fat on top of fat and a lot of salt.....He still ate the chicken. I won't, I don't need it.

CONGRATS! In a little bit, your be sitting on the BIG LOSER'S BENCH next to us! Yep, and on your way to a new healthier life style with the fringe benefits of being sexy and skinny!

This would be a good time to call your PCP and ask to have some blood workup done. Bruises can be a sign of something being off. So I believe it's better to get it checked out......

I tell everyone who asks because I know that I get really angry and offended when someone lies to me and besides if you have gone down in 2 to 3 cloths sizes, those people will put 2 and 2 together and know anyways. What if what you did to better your health can help someone who is struggling with their health and weight make a decision on wls. Wouldn't that be awesome. And the nay sayers, well they can just go to he**! We got this and will be so much more healthier to boot!

I try to buy the nuts in portion size packages because i can eat way too many nuts. The portion size bags work very well for me. I buy salted nuts because of my low blood pressure. The salt helps retain water which keeps my blood pressure up.

I'm finding myself buying a lot of TV's lately on ebay. I just bought a 50" Samsung with wifi and I really want to put it in the front room but my hubby will oppose due to some stupid big TV cabinet we have that it won't fit in. LOL But I am thinking about putting it above the fireplace and removing the cabinet anyways........It will make my front room look so much more spacier......Oh and couches, I am collecting couches......Of all things.......I need to stop this.....LOL It is still better than eating, just more expensive.

I just lost my cousin and my daughter in law's father had a horrible accident and was found dead. My client is having a really hard time and I am trying to get her to go to the hospital. So I have been eating due to emotional stress and have gained a couple of lbs too. So tomorrow it's back to proteins and Fiddleman's 12 day challenge to help gets me back on track. I have to leave my work at work and not turn to food.

I totally happy withy weight loss. I would five or a 10. I love eating some amounts. I have a 10 even though it really sucks dealing with the head hunger. But I got this.

I am on my iPhone so will look at pics tomorrow. Thank u so much for all the help. BTW congrats on ur success!

Ok I really need to kick my a** and Start tomorrow however can we drink premium proteins and peanuts. Oh and what about the quest bars. Can't wait.

Yep, I take it all the time. I take B1, B12, Bcomplex, and coq10 daily.

I believe that cereal is cr**. I personally will eat eggs, sausage, cottage cheese, greek yogurt, or a protein shake. I do not like foods that are processed with a bunch of chemicals to preserve them. But that's me......Best of luck with cereal....

What a beautiful transformation! Good job........

Well it sounds like you have learned a hard lesson. There's really now too much I can say right now except that it will pass with time. The reason the surgeon's don't want you to have those foods is because it can cause your staple line to have a leak. Your stomach is not healed yet and very delicate to solid foods put in your stomach. I am hoping that you have been lucky and urge you to drink liquids for a couple of days. If the pain doesn't stop,go into the ER to have it checked out. They can do a CT. Please baby your stomach right now by liquids......

GT I am so afraid to up my calories like this. I have just gained a couple of lbs. I have been eating more and when I do eat more, it is painful on my left side. I've had it checked out by a bariatric surgeon when having my GB taken out and he saids there is nothing wrong, it most likely scar tissue. So I have decided not to eat too much now. but am going to cut the protein shakes out of my diet for awhile... I can't wait to see how you do.....Wishing the best of luck...........

I actually knew that wls is not a magical cure. I did know that I didn't need all the food I was eating post opt and that the weight would come off sooner or later. I know that this is not the easiest journey for us. we are learning new eating habits and changing our life styles and reaping the benefits of good health, less medications, and we do eventually lose weight and become skinny and sexy. I believe it's all worth it in the end. I wasn't the quickest loser and at times, I was at a stand still and stalled and it did drive me crazy for awhile. But I noticed that I was losing inches during those periods and that became more important than lbs coming off.... You will reach the end result and love it...........

Let's reality check this...... Your 59 years old and ready to check out? I don't think so. Heck you are in the prime of your life right now..... How cool is that.... I am 57 years old and since losing my weight I feel really good. I love being skinny finally. It is so much easier to get up from a sitting position, I no longer get diarrhea after eating a meal out and having to keep close tabs on where the restroom is and then apologize to my dinner guests. I am no longer diabetic. The only down side I have found to this surgery is that I had to buy a new wardrobe. The other dilemma is, I will only buy myself clothes that I really love now and not settle for what's on the clearance rack. Our life isn't over because we hit our 50's. It's really just beginning. I am doing more traveling now and I'm more energetic. I have lose skin but I look extremely sexy in my clothes. And I do have lose skin on my face but I will have that taken care of really soon. Oh and not to mention how people are actually a lot nicer and respectful to me now.........Yep, I love every minute of this and I am a beautiful person! We all are....

I know for me around the 5 month post opt things started slowing down.... I learned to just be patient and the weight did come off a little bit at a time..... Now I'm pretty new to my personal set goal and very happy. I even forget that I had the sleeve and am quickly reminded by my restriction...... I am very thankful and grateful for the changes in my body.... And just as a reminder, my cousin passed away yesturday and she was extremely obese, embarrassed to seek treatment, and developed four tumors that were cancerous. The blessing here is that both her daughter and myself had weight loss surgery and I believe that has saved our lives. I am very blessed to have this sleeve as a tool.....

i would have learned to love myself sooner and opted for the sleeve even if I had to pay out of pocket for it....Now it's PS.

I do have cravings for carbs right now.....I am gaining some weight right now and it's driving me crazy. When I don't have carbs my words don't come out correctly and it drives me crazy. But I do need to get a couple lbs off. I find myself eating just to be eating. Not good. Bad habits coming back so thank you for the encouragement.

I also notice that they cover the left over food with their napkin so they don't see it and nibble on it. I like these practices.

I am going to do all liquids for a couple of days. I was concerned for a bit bc we always go out to dinner on friday nights but then realized that I can have soups and a salad also. It does help get us back on track and the sugars out of our systems.