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HA! Tell them "RESPECT THE SLEEVE!!!" I like it!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! That's awesome.

I start from my pre op diet weight, because if I did not have the surgery scheduled, I would not have lost that 15 pounds beforehand, so I count it as "surgery" loss.

Don't feel bad. I've been stalled for five weeks! I'm about to scream!! Today, i think I'm actually down... It's terrible thinking you've had surgery to lose 45 pounds when I need to lose 200! I know that's not true though. Your upcoming trip will undoubtedly take a few off of you. It's hard to keep up with your intake on a trip.

I don't want to get too excited yet, but I THINK.....after FIVE weeks of nothingness...I may be down a few pounds. I'm holding my breath the next couple days to see if it's real! I really scaled back on my intake and logging, and I think it's doing something...

Yep, slow and steady....keep grazing on the Krispy Kremes around the clock. Invest in the finest, highest fat chocolate and nibble away. One ounce at a time. No need to even stretch the stomach. Forget the protein, go STRAIGHT for the refined, white flour items. Especially ones that are sugar laden. That's how I put it all on the first time. Bleh.

Stacy, I know how you feel about the coffee!! My surgeon said I can have my coffee in moderation- One cup a day. Some days (rarely) i do have two. You have to try this: "SO" makes a coconut coffee creamer. It comes in plain and two flavors. Don't get the flavors, they have too much sugar. The plain does NOT make your coffee taste like coconut. It just tastes creamy and delicious and there are NO carbs and only 10 calories!! It is awesome! I use either Truvia (made from stevia, but tastes MUCH better and still safe) or one spoon of organic sugar. That's only a few calories in the grand scheme of the day too. (my one sugar indulgence).

I will try this too!

Interesting. So some days you do really low carbs, then a day or two you throw some more in? Dang. The weight is FALLING off of you Capt Derel!! Something's gotta work. I'm starting to despair. I think I'm getting myopic about it though. Thanks for the advice. Will try that.

I'm two months out also. I eat right. I go to the gym 3x a week. I've been stalled for five.......long......weeks. I'm convinced I'm never going to lose any more weight and I will forever be 300 pounds. My measurements are not going down any more either. It's really weird.

My whole first week post op, I chewed on ice. It just felt really good. Ice was my best friend that week. I still prefer the cold stuff.

Ok- well, look at the Cadbury egg example (from the OP). One delicious, caramel or chocolate filled cadbury egg in a blue moon might not hurt any. HowEVER..... Before surgery, I could have eaten one after the other. NOt all at once, but let's say, several in a day spread out. That adds up to a LOT. I could never sit down and eat a whole pizza at one time, or any large quantities of food, because my stomach was not that big to begin with, BUT if you nibble here, and have a cream filled donut or two there, a handful of this, a handful of that....HELLO 340 lbs! And you're looking around saying "how the heck did THIS happen?!? I can't even eat that much!" It's my hope that the lack of Grehlin (hunger hormone) will be my saving grace of this surgery. (of course, the decreased capacity as well..) It scares me because I know exactly what to choose that is delicious and fattening, but small. I do not want to fall into that trap any more.

Try some Unjury chicken broth flavored powder. They gave it to me in the hospital and it went down really well, so I ordered some. There is lots of protein in it. They have unflavored too that maybe you could add to some clear liquids. If you need to stay on clears a little longer, then do it. No harm in that.

Oh LORD, strain the fat out of that juice first!! It will make you sicker than a DOG!!

That sounds like a very reasonable attitude. I get hung up on every ingredient. I do need to relax about it. Here's what stinks...before surgery I could only hold maybe 2 pieces of pizza and part of a small salad. I managed to slide all the evil down my throat in small but dense quantities. That scares me a little.

Redhead, If we still had perfect bodies, I'd be worried. However, we are in bondage to sin and decay. We are all dying and our bodies are failing. God has given us the tools, and the doctors to combat this in whatever way we can. We can do this to the glory of God. We don't have to worry about messing up what God created. Adam and Eve did that for us. I'm glad you've come to peace with this. It's a good thing.

I could have written this post myself!!! I'm at week 8 tomorrow, and I've been stalled since week three. I'm about to tear my hair out thinking I'm going to be at 300 pounds the rest of my LIFE and I had surgery to lose 44 pounds. I know that's not true, but it sure feels that way some days. I went to a restaurant tonight that I haven't been to since January. I did not fit in the chairs back then. I had to perch at the edge of the chair. Tonight--I FIT!! That was some consolation.

PAAHHH!!! I've been stalled for 5 weeks. I've raised my calories, I've lowered my calories, I've exercised more, I've exercised less, drank more Water, less water, stood on my head during a full moon and counted to 3,000. So now I'm just following the rules.....and waiting. Everyone assures me it will happen. So....I .....will......wait. Grrrr.

If I'm using the mobile app for iPhone, how do i switch it to the full version? I did it on accident today, and now I can't get it back. I like the full version.

I don't know. I am FREEEZING!! Up until surgery, I couldn't GET cool enough. I'm in menopause too! I think there are some temperature regulation issues after surgery. I don't remember the explanation for it though.

Nope. Hernia won't affect that at all. My surgeon uses an endoscope to size the sleeve and see it on the inside at the same time. It's equivalent to a 34, and he uses it with a hernia or not. I had one repaired.

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OK. Cool. Thanks all. I just wanted to make sure I'm in the "normal" range. Whatever THAT is!!

Yep. NOT worth the risk.

OOHH!! During my Protein shake and cream soup phase--I took the cheddar cheese and lightly swirled it into some an herbed tomato soup! Tasted like pizza soup!