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I confess...
*My eyes are still bigger than my stomach so many times I end up with a plate full of food I can't eat.
*Stalls scare the crap out of me. I feel like a failure and my thinking gets skewed and I binge...well as much as my sleeve will let me.
*Im mad they came out with all the "good" food after I got sleeved. pizza on garlic bread? !?! That's freakin genius! Lol
*I fall in and out of love with exercise.
*I downplay my weight loss to my friends who are overweight or who I know are jealous.
*I hate when people ask me about health/nutrition and I know theyre not serious. Why waste my time? And don't "act" serious about weight because the fat girl is getting ready to pass you up.
This feels good. May be back lol.

Posting new pics to Facebook so that your friends "might" recognize you on the street. Oh, and walking right by my ex and him having NO idea it was me!! Lol
Lissa

When using a public restroom, I won't have to stand on the toilet to get the door open and closed.

When was your surgery? Fried food is the same as any other solid food. Won't hurt you if you chew it up really really well and is allowed in your food stage. You are told to avoid fried food because it is high calorie, high fat, high carb and usually not much to it nutritionally speaking. I have nibbled on a few fried things since surgery. My sleeve was fine with it, but my calorie counter was not. lol

I confess...
*My eyes are still bigger than my stomach so many times I end up with a plate full of food I can't eat.
*Stalls scare the crap out of me. I feel like a failure and my thinking gets skewed and I binge...well as much as my sleeve will let me.
*Im mad they came out with all the "good" food after I got sleeved. pizza on garlic bread? !?! That's freakin genius! Lol
*I fall in and out of love with exercise.
*I downplay my weight loss to my friends who are overweight or who I know are jealous.
*I hate when people ask me about health/nutrition and I know theyre not serious. Why waste my time? And don't "act" serious about weight because the fat girl is getting ready to pass you up.
This feels good. May be back lol.

Pre Surgery Weight: 375
Day of Surgery 4-24-12: 370
Today 8-16-12: 276
down 99 lbs!
These pictures are before surgery, and today.

Girl, you cut to my heart with this one! lol Growing up I always wanted multiple children but as I got older and realized how much work and energy goes into it I knew I couldn't handle it. I barely have enough energy to take care of myself. Furthermore, I knew at my (old) weight it would not be healthy to carry a child. The past few years I started telling everyone I didn't want kids. I think I started to believe it. Now I don't know what I want or believe but I'm letting the idea creep back into my head a little bit. It's scary, I know.

I confess...
*My eyes are still bigger than my stomach so many times I end up with a plate full of food I can't eat.
*Stalls scare the crap out of me. I feel like a failure and my thinking gets skewed and I binge...well as much as my sleeve will let me.
*Im mad they came out with all the "good" food after I got sleeved. pizza on garlic bread? !?! That's freakin genius! Lol
*I fall in and out of love with exercise.
*I downplay my weight loss to my friends who are overweight or who I know are jealous.
*I hate when people ask me about health/nutrition and I know theyre not serious. Why waste my time? And don't "act" serious about weight because the fat girl is getting ready to pass you up.
This feels good. May be back lol.

Yes. Yes. And yes. I may be mourning my clothes more than food.

I'm 9 months out, down 108 pounds with about 50 to go. My weight loss is slow...about a pound a week but I'm still losing!! I'm super active because I've been doing triathlons and I train a lot. I currently take in anywhere between 1400 and 2000 calories a day. I know that when I don't get a least the 1400, I stall. The body is like an engine....you have to feed it fuel in order for it to burn!!!!

I think calorie cycling (low-low-low-high-low) is a good strategy. In the past I've been able to break stalls by having one big ol' carb fest, then resuming a sparse diet.

I've wondered the same thing, my nut never set a calorie goal just a protien goal , make the food choices etc etc. I'm always under 1000 calories, and according to myfitnesspal that's too few. I also exercise about 6 x a week. I've never had a 2-3 week stall but my weight loss has been slow. Some people say the starvation theory is a myth ... ??? Idk but im ok if I keep moving, though slowly, towards my goal.

Good for you! I think if she was cleared for full diet she did pretty good. A taco, meatball, egg roll and quiche. At a month out I know for certain I had meatballs and quiche. We all know our docs and NUTs have different progressions. If I wasn't at full foods by week 6, I was expected to contact my NUT or doc to figure out why I was having issues.

Hey everyone! Im new to this site and live in michigan...saint johns...small town 30 mins. North of lansing. I haven't had my surgery yet its going to be on september 24th. Also just wanted to let everyone know there is a walk for obesity at potters park zoo in lansing on september 22nd if anyone wants more details on it if ur interested in walking in it. You can do 1,2, or 3 mile walk and its thru the zoo...u can register online but im not sure what the cut off date is online or pay ten dollars more to register tht day. Its 25 or 35. But what it does is helps raise money for people like all of us that need these kinds of surgeries done but cannot afford it. Let me know if anyone is interested.
*Jess*

Out of interest what were you told?
For me I was told low carb and fat high Protein but I was never told how much of anything I was meant to have.
Like I wasn’t told less than 40g carbs or how many calories I was meant to have per day just the protein I was told to try and get between 60-100g of protein a day and of course I was told protein first.
But that’s it I wasn’t told anything else as far as guidelines and how much of this or that I have to have.

Should you? No.
Would I? Possibly
Can you have a little & not derail yourself? I think so.

Good for you! I think if she was cleared for full diet she did pretty good. A taco, meatball, egg roll and quiche. At a month out I know for certain I had meatballs and quiche. We all know our docs and NUTs have different progressions. If I wasn't at full foods by week 6, I was expected to contact my NUT or doc to figure out why I was having issues.

Almost 5 months out and I can't chug. I don't have to sip but if I drink Water too fast I feel kinda sick for a few seconds.

Just a short update after my doc appt. Doc was happy to see me, first time I've seen my reg doc since she did my initial paper work. She looked at my ankle and said it should be fine. The swelling and pain are mild and I was able to walk on it well today. The best news is....she took me off of my blood pressure medication!!!! YAYYYYY!! I told her I had some light headedness after exercising and standing up quickly. She took my blood pressure and said I didn't need it anymore. I now do not take ANY medications (well except what my surgeon has me on). Lastly, I got the ok to re-start my hormone injections to slow this Red Sea down!!! LOL! Thanks again everyone!

I had complications with my procedure on July 12th, was released from the hospital on July 25th (spent 11 days in ICU). Basically, my surgeon took out the lap band, attempted to give me the sleeve (which we both agreed was best for me), HOWEVER, because of severe scar tissue from 2 c sections, prior abdominal procedures, the sleeve did not take, & my dr converted me to a gastric bypass (roux n y). in addition, I encountered a bowel obstruction which had to be surgically fixed immediately, & am now home on the mend, & with a feeding tube directly to my new tummy(to give it time to heal, it will be removed next week by my dr).
Although I did not expect any of this, & it was a HARD road traveled, it is what was laid before me and GOD brought me thru it....comfortably on the mend...

Yes, it must be weight distribution because I'm 5'8" and at 344lbs I was in a size 28 and it wasn't loose! But I'm very hippy and bootylicious.

Drink some pineapple juice or some canned pineapple. It will help it slide through and digest.

My hubby suggested I get on top
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When I'm in the shower and I look down and I can see my...... Well, you get what I mean :-)
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