Sha0717

I hope that one day not sure when but my body will look and be as healthy as it needs to be..Ps. Started at 185 last thursday yesterday was 180.2. Couldn't wait till this morning to be a hair under 180. Lol 181.2. Must be swollen....lol

I have a history of skin cancer and can tell u the best way to keep a scar from getting thick is the me-derma strips, Walmart cells them..cut to fit place on and forget it all day of course not now, must be totally healed first...i recently had surg in face. This stuff saved me,,,with the acceptation of needing some cover up for a bit of redness it is now as flat as the skin around it.

As very nervous....its only been a week..,ive lost 5 lds yeah,,,,but really misss my girls and going out ..so tonight Feeling great and having tolerated ....string cheese ,soups,guacomoli. Hummis, i decided ill try..the girls do not know...they think I am on a medically supervised diet....we went for chinese...i ordered won ton soup. Drank half the broth was fine,,,,then ordred diced beef for lettuce wraps.....I never ate the lettuce....just put some on my lettece and ate with a spoon...i chewed and chewed. Went down fine...once or twice felt like it was a bit much....but all went well...no alcohol of course

Today i could start the following string cheese. Of course i cant bite into it lol..its pulling off a thing string chew chew chew till its nearly gone then. Swallow...took like half an hr to eat. Beef that is ground up to nearly puree or diced up small,,,,,,both them chewed to nearly gone...it was fine but ate maybe an1/8 of the serving....i am also now allowed guacomli...greek yogurt...,and egg.....didnt like the egg ....,.that along with my protien shakes.....broth, jello pops and jello. Im eating about 700 cal ..prot ave 50 g. 2-3 bottles of water...i wk 5 lds lost.......i now have enough to not feel bored with prot shakes....and although can progress to cooked veggies and oatmeal week 3. Im holding off to maybe a month...i have enough to stay healthy satisfied social and loosing.

Woohoo. 179.6. I broke into 170s. Next big stop. 5 pounds of 40 gone in a week. Next stop 160. Slept 12 hours last night yeah.

So tomorrow its a week post op.....i feel much better...sore yes...hurts to cough or laugh,thats really all thats left A bit bummed Scale read 180.2. Now last two days since im getting most of water and more prot and about 700 calories in it settled to 181.2. So that is 3.2 lds first week... Seems a long way from goals. First goal 160....25 lds. 2nd goal 145. So yes I have a way to go..But even if I lost 2 a week,thats 8 a month.so before end of summer I could hit goal! Xxx fingers. Next stop breaking into 170 s .

Post op day six pain just below rib cage on left side hurting worse today...sitting bending. Coughing.,want to travel for mommas day hope its all aok by then will bringing lots of protien shakes

Mine is when i bend or laugh.....on a better note starting to get bored of shakes jello and broth. Just found in cosco. Greek yogurt guac By foods..12 in box 8.99. Protien. 2g..,yummmmy. Also cosco ind hummus 120 cal 4g prot by hannah...shareing hope it helps

For that matter cells in a business for personnel use SHOULd b off

I egg beater with 1 piece cabot cheese melted in. 12 g prot. 110 cals 1 protien shake 150 cals 14 gr 1 protien shake 110. 23 grams 2 ice pops. 95 cals 1 string cheese 50 cals 6 g prot Hummus. 70 cal 6 g prot 1 Jello. 10 cals 3 bottels Water Total. 595 cals. 61 gr prot. Getting there. Dr says 800 cal by day 7

U will do just great!

Poor thing. This two shall pass we r rooting for u

Keep up the great work..we all need to egg each other on

For what its worth. Last year my bmi was 3o. I weighed170. Mind u ive been obese always...205 at age 21. Ik 5 ft 4. But menapause has reactivated my weight gain with a vengeance..yep im on thyroid meds...so i go a year ago and talk to a Doc hear in Va who says why to thin,,,,great. Could go to mexico. But just not for me...so here i am a yera later now 185 still being told u r too thin to qualify. So 12,000 later and a trip to NC and Im sleeved..for me it was the only option.,! At worst Ill stop gaining at best ill get healthy under 150 Keep tuned in

Never even considered that reducing the stomach by 80 percent would result in being hungry..but here i am day four ..and hungry....my reason for doing this surgery was so. I could cut my calories and protien without being hungry. And loose the weight ive gained 40 lds,,,,..today I had An egg.,,a protien hot chocolate..,a protien shake...a protien soup...ice pop, jello. 2 botteles of water.2 ..Tabelspoon of rigotta cheese. hungry. Its only 630 at night and im hungry. Sipping black coffee. .,im so worried if this continuees i wont be able to maintain 800 calories. Any advice

Obesity kills...even if its just 40 lds ....ive been 75 lds over weight. Now im 40. This year,,my knees back hand and feet are filled with arthritis....not tot mention I am hyperthyroid..and am on cholesterol meds..two years ago I was 20 ponds thinner...at 57. U can figure out what my health destiny would be if I didnt take this journey. At best ill meet goal 145.....stop cholesterol meds..,and take the pressure off my limbs..,at worst I will have stopped the progress of a higher bmi. Higher weight and improved my quality of life..win win. i think. But hope for my goal weight!

12,000 self pay.

I spent nearly a year deciding if I should pay to go to Mexico...I have heard great story's about the Drs. .but ultimately my hubby and I were not comfortable with the distance..,not comfortable with going to Tijuana. In the end for me I made the correct choice..I did end up traveling 5 hrs to save 5000-10,000. I did spend twice what mexico charges.......But it was in the Usa. And a car drive for check ups a few times a year.

My biggest issue is letting it happen in good time..,,,i need to just slow down. If im hungry sip another shake rather then goi g thru the phases too soon..,,im starting to think positive,..im getting past can i do this..its just a matter of waiting and slowing down for me...reteaching to sip not graze. Use my jellos and ice pops for the i need something now. Heres hopeing we all get our dream of health

I have always been a gulper trying to hard to sip slow...otherwise i get pain under rib cage. Retraining myself

But hungry waiting on dr to call back about that..may get me to next phase sonner..also when can u start exercising..i had a hiatal hernia as well.

Dr tood me get in 4th shake a day that hsould take hunger away,,,,then thursday start pureee greek yogurt. Hummus. Rigota cheese..soup no lumps...

Ive been belly sleeping no prob. Only pain is upper left of belly when coughing or getting up and down..,keep the faith. I also had a Bm yesterday feels so much better..stomach very little swelling left...

Have 40 lds to loose. Age. 57. Tuff to loose hypothyroid. Would love to exchange info and support.

4 days post op coughed yesteday now terrible pain where repair was done when i sit stand or cough. Sound ok. Im. 5 hr ride to dr. Cant just go have it checked