lauramomof3

i waited almost 3 months. i LOVE salads. they are so good. almost have them everyday for lunch or for dinner. hope everyone is happy with their sleeve...

okay i am sick of this freakon stall i am on. i am so depressed to the point i don't even want to eat one bite of food all day but i had an episode this am where i was so dizzy feeling, felt like i was going to puke and when i ate some cheese eggs, bacon and a graham cracker i felt better. i felt like i had been on a 7 day drinking party!! i think i know what happened but it still didn't make me feel any better about myself. i am so down about the weight loss and it sucks a big one!! i hate feeling this way. thinking about not worrying about carbs and doing a low fat plan. not real sure but not losing this way. barely eating, low carbs and still not losing. SUCKS A BIG FAT TOE!!!

i am 3 1/2 months out and i weighed 210 this am. which i have been at now for 3 weeks. so i am so sick of these stalls that i keep having. wish i could just keep losing weight but i am afraid that my body is done losing. i eat hardly nothing and i still don't loose!! hw 284, sw 266, cw 210. i wish that my body would make up it's mind. please help...

i have just the opposite on the snacking thing. my problem is at home!! i see my kids snacking on items and then i want to snack too. i am not sure if this is going to work for me to get to goal like so many others have. well we will have to see.

that is very exciting. yea for you girl. you deserve to be happy!!! go try on a pair of blue jeans just to see what size you in!!!

i really don't know why this happens but it is very uncomfortable until you wither burp or get it out. i guess that is why they tell us to sip very slowly and to not drink while eating. good luck everyone..

so now that i am three 1/2 months out i could try using a straw? i think that would help alot to get in all of my liquids. thanks guys. i love talking to you tiffy and deedee. you guys have alot of good info.

smelly melly- yes you can buy them on-line. amazon.com has quite a few different flavors that you could buy. you could also take like craft sticks or freeze the cystal lite kool aid mixed with water in ice cube trays to make some icey pops. they would be better than the store bought kind. good luck. you can probably buy ice cube trays online. let me know if you need anymore help..

:confused1:does anyone know when and if we can ever drink from a straw? there are some days that i want to drink from a straw. it helps wiith getting liquids down quicker and also helps with teeth staining. please let me know if anyone has any thoughts about this. help

i am so sorry you and your mom keep hurting each other. i know for myself, i couldn't do without my mom in my life. wish that i had more time to talk with her everyday. i work from 9-5 monday thru friday, then when i get home my kids pull me in so many directions and then when i do finally get to sit down it is after 900 pm and i hate to call her that late.

last week i picked up some calcium citrate at gnc. they are really good and chewable. they are a little big but they actually taste really good and i don't have to swallow a horse pill... good luck

you are doing great. take some measurements and then take them again in about 3-4 weeks to see how your body is changing. stalls and little weight loss is very discouraging for everyone on this forum so please don't think you are alone. we have all gone through lots of pain over the years and we want this to be successful. none of us went through surgery to be a failure so we all just need to keep our chins up. good luck and you are doing so well..

you are so funny tiffy. glad you had a good time parting with your friend. i am so glad you didn't have any episodes. you are amazing..

congrats. you sould like you are enjoying your sleeve alot. that is very nice to know because i wanted a margaritta this weekend and didn't get one cause i didn't know how it would affect me. didn't want to spend that money and not be able to drink it..

:thumbup:do you have some blue jeans and tops that are size 16? if so i could use them..

:biggrin0: he was happy that i had lost 53# in 3 months and had not lost a whole lot. he said if i had lost alot he would be concerned with malnutrition. so i guess i should be happy with that if he is. also he asked me if i snack and how often. i do usually have some kind of snack in the afternoon. whether it be a fruit, peanut butter, cheese stick or a protein shake. he also wants my cals up to 1000-1200 per day. that is insane, even with the protein shakes i would have to drink 3 of them. how the hell can i do that when i can barely get in 50 or so of water. then he wanted to know how often i was exercising. i told him 5-6 times per week. it is not quite that but i was not in the mood for another lecture. already got one about the snaking!! well i guess that is enough blah blah blah... well talk later. going for a weekend trip with the in laws. wish me luck. first trip since surgery and hope it goes well. had to pack quite a bit of stuff just to be able to make it through the weekend.

well for some reason i am just stuck!!! i am only 3 months out and i currently only lose 3-4# a week if that. it is so frustrating. on monday i weighed 214.2# and then this morning i weighed 215. what the hell. i am so sick of this weight loss up and down!!! i can't just seem to figure all of this out and what my body is wanting and not wanting. please help me Lord!!

tiffy, i am so glad that you went to your pcp. i am also sorry that you are having to go through all of this. hopefully they can figure out what the heck is going on. please keep us posted and i will keep you in my prayers. keep your chin up girl and take care. lol.

way to go girl. you are really working that sleeve in more ways than one. way to go on the new job.. hey were is goodlettsville, tn? i live near chattanooga, tn. can't wait to hear your progress. talk soon.

try some sf chocalate pudding, the sf cadies are nice too. sometimes we just need that little bit of a normal life!! don't beat yourself up over it if you end up having a little bites of it. good luck girl..

$8750 is a great price. mine here in the states was around $30,000 and thank goodness my insurance pays so i am ending up paying around $2500-2800 for mine after insurance paid. and of course i only got one nights stay in hospital.

congrats on the loosers bench!! there is lots of room on the bench. welcome and see you when you get home. be sure to start taking measurements...

good luck girl. keep us posted on your surgery and how things go.

you could water the fize out. i had a sprite last week half sprite and half water. it still tasted good.

wow you are absolutely right. no one knows how it is until they walk one day in our shoes as an obese lady!!! amen lady