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Everything is cooked already. I just microwave it for 2 minutes when I want to eat it. I should specify that it takes COOKED pureed chicken.

Congratulations, Kim! How are you feeling? How is your recovery going?

Microwave for 1 minute if you don't want it hot (like the pumpkin ricotta) or 2 minutes if you want it hot. To thaw the chicken on its own I would freeze it flat in a zip loc bag, and put the bag in cold Water for 15 minutes to thaw.

No I didn't watch it, but the Australian media is so harsh on obese people in general. We listen to the ABC all the time and every time there is a segment on the "obesity epidemic" I feel like obese people get all of the blame and shame. I feel like in Australia, anyone with more than a 30 BMI is considered huge. It really brings up a lot of mixed feelings for me. I'm glad I am losing weight and will be a lean person, but I also feel ambivalent about conforming to society's expectations about my body! I hope that doesn't sound crazy to you guys. I hope I do better on meal timing today. I'm also thinking about next week. My husband will be out of town. Being alone at home is a huge binge trigger for me. I physically can't binge right now so I'm just wondering how I will cope? I guess I will go for a walk if the urge strikes!

I had this for lunch. It is a bit bland but it's still nice to have something that's not a sweet liquid! I found it very soothing. Careful though, some of the corn from the vegetable soup did not puree. I just picked it out and didn't try to eat it.

I'm eating it RIGHT NOW and it is so good. It's so nice to be on the puree stage and have some savory foods!

This puree stuff is so weird. It is strange to actually not be able to finish 1/2 cup. Also, I screwed up and lunch got way delayed so now I have no idea how I am going to get in afternoon snack AND dinner. I am running outta time.

Welcome to the thread! I haven't had any back aches but my incisions were sure tender for the first few days. You have lost an amazing amount for less than a week sleeved!

Liquid calories will go right through you and not fill you up. Drinking liquids with your meals will make your stomach empty faster and you will be hungry faster. That's why you are supposed to wait 30+ minutes before and after meals to drink. Some people have been told 45 minutes or an hour, even.

Are you drinking with your meals? Are you getting many liquid calories?

Sleeves May 14. I have lost 6 kg which is about 13 pounds. No pre-op diet.

Not WLS. It's abut changing your emotional relationship with food. It's not a diet book.

Awesome. Let me know when you guys are ready to discuss step 1. I will say I have already used some of the advice in step 1!

I lost another 1.5 kg! That's 6 kg in two weeks! BMI has gone from 43.6 to 40.1! Almost out of Super Morbidly Obese! And I go to purée today! So many exclamation points! I have band practice tonight so I will be lugging a trumpet, music stand, and music. We will see how this goes! It also means I will probably be having a shake for dinner just because I can't work out the logistics of sitting down to a meal. This morning I am having a really thick leftover smoothie that I made last night (you can eat it with a spoon). I think I managed about 1/3 last night, will have another 1/3 now, and still have some left over. Maybe I will eat it when I get home after band. It is really nice. Has banana, pumpkin, applesauce, a little yogurt, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.

Also for the facial hair, I had better luck with electrolysis than laser and its cheaper. Laser can burn your face. Waxing or plucking makes the hair grow back thicker. This means that if you accidentally pull out peach fuzz it will come back as a true hair. If you can't or won't do electrolysis the best thing to do is shave. There is a great forum for hair problems called Hairtell. You can google it.

Check out this thread: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/22573-success-with-pcos/

The real savings is the possibility of living longer and in better health. How many truly obese old people do you see out and about? Not many! They go to church and that's all they can manage. I don't want to be like that. Tomorrow is my second at-home weigh in. I'm excited to see what it will say. It's not going to be another 4.5 kg loss but I hope it's a good one to make up for the third-week stall everyone seems to have!

I started at 98 kg. that shirt I was wearing is pretty flattering to my shape but I should have my husband take a photo from the side. My stomach and butt are the same size and I have an upper and lower belly. For some reason I am drawn in right where my navel is. I hate it. It didn't go away when I was around 70 kg which was my lowest adult weight (in 2003 after a year and a half of Weight Watchers) but I am still obese at that weight. My goal is 50 kg which will put me at 22 BMI. I'm very short and carry all my weight in my middle. I actually have great legs for my size. If it wasn't for my waist I would be in size 14. I am in size 18 and the legs are always huge. I did already have to tighten my belt a notch! I have to wear a belt because I am very high waisted and all the jeans are so low they give me muffin top. I hope my waist migrates down a bit as I lose weight.

The One has both of those features plus an altimeter for tracking how many floors you have climbed. I love it!

Too sad about the girls. Mine will probably be at my waistline! Two-week follow-up went great! I weighed 93 with clothes and shoes on. Not bad! Incisions are healing nicely. He wants to see me again in two weeks. He also said that when I am around 70 kg we will start talking about plastics because he thinks I will have a big belly apron!

The only time I had a facelift it was awful. They used this hook thing to remove blackheads from my nose! I have never been in so much pain. I think they were also just seeing freckles and trying to remove those too! I swear. It was horrible. About the opposite of relaxing, and it was really expensive. Do your homework! Retinol is one of the few compounds that can actually give you younger skin, because it stimulates your skin to regrow faster. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/30/fashion/30skin.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 I have rosacea (just redness, not the sores thank god) and it really helps me.

That is superb, Lissa! Congratulations! I realized that I also have my follow-up with my surgeon this afternoon! I think he will be pleased with my easy recovery so far. It will also be a nice excuse to skive off early from work. Everything is fine at work but I have to admit I am a bit tired! I have mostly just caught up with my email and chatted with a few of my employees, so it has been a pretty low-key day. But still, I feel a bit wiped out! Drinking my optislim shake now, and I feel a little self-conscious about it. I know that is silly, but it is what it is.

Awesome. It seems a bit "pop-psy" but sort of makes sense to me so far. I have to admit I already flew through principle #1 and am reading about #2 now. I have a feeling I may have to wait some time to put these into practice since I am still so soon post-op. I'd be interested to hear what you think, as someone who is already at goal.

First day back to work today! Lets see how this goes.