Queen of Crop

Hi Sannah.....not sure why it won't work....you can click on my signature below, or on my blog link under my photo, or try clicking on this QUEEN OF CROP That will take you to my About page which will then give you the option on whether or not you want to read the blog from the beginning or start recently. Thanks for asking!

Hi Sannah.....not sure why it won't work....you can click on my signature below, or on my blog link under my photo, or try clicking on this QUEEN OF CROP That will take you to my About page which will then give you the option on whether or not you want to read the blog from the beginning or start recently. Thanks for asking!

Just remember the first few weeks can be a bit surreal...I agree, the protein options are not great, but every day your options expand and things get better. I opted for yogurt drinks and stirred in some unflavored protein; that seemed to help. Then I just started putting it in oatmeal, malt-o-meal, creamy soups, anything to help me get it in; but I never got over 35 grams. Some people will tell you that you MUST; but all I'm saying is that I never made it and things have worked out just fine. Try making some Jello or jello pudding too. And be sure to walk to help the gas. Remember, you just had major surgery. Soon you will start seeing the rewards...honest!

I posted the TOP TEN things that were the biggest parts of my journey on today's blog; plus two passport photos taken a year apart...even if you don't read the blog, these photos say it all! I wanted to thank Alex and all the people on the VST forum who have followed my year long journey on www.queenofcrop.com; you have been an inspiration to me every step of the way! Mahalo, thank you, Dankuwel, etc....

Great post TJMom! It's been wonderful following your progress...for me, today is exactly one year that I started writing my Sunday blog on my journey which started in Amsterdam, took me to 7 countries and had me ending up back here two weeks ago! Today I posted the TOP TEN things that were the most important to me in the last year...maybe a different prospective from someone who can only belong to this thread one more year...I turn 59 next week! It's been a great group for sure....I think 50 something is the new 30 something because of our sleeves!

I have been in 7 countries in the past year and have lost 83 lbs and reached my goal weight. I posted the TOP TEN things that were the biggest parts of my journey on today's blog; plus two passport photos taken a year apart...even if you don't read the blog, these photos say it all! I wanted to thank Alex and all the people on the VST forum who have followed my year long journey on www.queenofcrop.com; you have been an inspiration to me every step of the way! Mahalo, thank you, Dankuwel, etc....

I have been in 7 countries in the past year and have lost 83 lbs and reached my goal weight. I posted the TOP TEN things that were the biggest parts of my journey on today's blog; plus two passport photos taken a year apart...even if you don't read the blog, these photos say it all! I wanted to thank Alex and all the people on the VST forum who have followed my year long journey on www.queenofcrop.com; you have been an inspiration to me every step of the way! Mahalo, thank you, Dankuwel, etc....

Congratulations on your weight loss! I am almost one year out and was definitely on the 3-5 day poop plan for a while and there were times that I felt nothing would come out! I started eating one small box of raisins every day and now I am fairly regular (at least every other day) and things come out text book perfect. Try that and see if it helps!

Great news buplee! Keep us posted and hope the approval process isn't too painful; I am so grateful I didn't have to go through that; I understand the need for it, but it sounds so bureaucratic and painful and long. So hang in there! QofC

Mine is Oct 20; I'll be 59 but I feel 39! But hey the 60's are the new 40's; right? qofc

Wow....and my BD is Oct 20!!! I'll be 59! How interesting! qofc

Good morning.....now i remember! I'm laughing because I'm 5"31/2 and often say I'm 5'4" too! I'm just about to turn 59; was sleeved last year 5 days after my 58th BD. I just hit my goal weight yesterday! (Posted that and my moment of truth story on my weekly blog: www.queenofcrop.com It's the top of the range (141 according to the CDC) but my real goal is to make it into the 130's and bounce around in there and use 140 as my cut off weight....if I hit that I need to cut back, exercise more, yadayada.... Keep in touch....how interesting that you will be sleeved the same month as me too! Good sign! QofC

Aloha Debin AZ: Wow not only are we about the same height and the same weight when I went into surgery but our surgery dates are almost the same too...(but one year apart!). You're in for such a great year! QofC

I took some clothes to the tailor last week and I asked her to take them in fairly tight....she said, "what if you gain weight again?" I said, well, I don't think that will happen and in fact, I'll probably lost 5 to 10 more.....such a nice feeling. Oh, and I reached the top range of my goal weight yesterday!

I am so happy my surgeon talked me out of the lap band and into the sleeve! I was sleeved 11 months ago (at age 58) and today (exactly one year to the day I signed up for this forum!) I hit goal weight! I've never looked back and have never been happier. If you are on the fence, keep reading this forum, asking questions, reading one or two or three blogs regularly and then at some point, you will know you are ready or if it's right for you. For me, there was no other option and I have just had the most fascinating journey of my life. I wrote about it on my blog today. Yes, only you can decide, but I can tell you, I was ready long before I decided and once I did there was no stopping my enthusiasm for this wonderful choice we now have presented to us. It's a gift for a better, longer life.

Aloha Tipntx: Not yet; we leave Hawaii next Sunday to relocate to Amsterdam permanently. Are you there?

Thank God I was talked out of the sleeve by my surgeon. I was sleeved (at age 58) 11 months ago and just reached my goal weight today!!!!! Good luck to all of you.

If you are on the fence whether or not this is right for you, then i strongly encourage you to read as much as you can on this forum and then pick one or two or three blogs and follow them. I signed up for the forum exactly one year ago today and it has been my lifeline. A month after reading the blog I had the surgery and now 11 months later, today in fact, I have reached my goal weight after losing 82 lbs! I am 58 years old and now in great health. No more high cholesterol, no more HBP, no bad knees or feet and perfect lab work. It was because of this forum and a blog I found that I was encouraged to have the surgery and write my own Sunday blog www.queenofcrop.com/about It's been the best year of my life. What are you waiting for?

AND IT HAPPENS THAT I SIGNED UP FOR THIS FORUM EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO TODAY! Thank you to everyone here for helping me through the past year......it has been the most exciting and wonderful year of my life.....I posted what was happening with me a year ago this week on my Sunday Blog.....an interesting story that I'm sure most can relate to. Mahalo nui loa to all the readers of my blog and for all the members here for your continued support and inspiration!

How interesting is this....I woke up this morning, weighed myself and saw that I had reached my goal weight (meaning according to the CDC I am of NORMAL weight) and then I logged on to my email and received a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY email from Alex here on the forum.....I had signed up for the VST talk exactly ONE YEAR TO THE DAY I REACHED MY GOAL WEIGHT! And 11 months after surgery.....This week last year was the most humbling, difficult week of my life.....I posted the details on my Sunday blog today; it was my final AHA moment.....check it out if you want to see how I started the most interesting year of my life....just click on the link below my signature. Thanks Alex and all of you on the forum for being there for me this past year!!!

Just the fact that you are here makes you fabulously interesting!!!!

When I read interesting posts from interesting people, I always like to know more about them....so I go to the profile and it's amazing how often (I would say 8 or 9 times out of 10) that people here have not completed their profile or added photos....not trying to be nosy, but this is interesting stuff and I feel like we are a hui (group) of people with common interests, challenges and questions. This forum has helped me beyond my expectations (I was sleeved in Germany and have been living in Hawaii.....so not exactly convenient), plus I never had a nutritionist. So I come here for lots of information. Have 'friended' many but it's just nice to know where people started and see a photo. So just my little request....that and also, be sure you have your SIGNATURES turned on (if you are not seeing my signature and link to my blog below then that means you aren't seeing anyone's signature or ticker tapes....I had mine off unknowingly for a long time). Go to your name/settings/NewsFeed and check the box towards the bottom that says Display Signature Changes. I love this community and just want to know more about people!

Aloha SummerGirl.....congratulations on your 34 lbs! That's huge. I know when I was at 193 I was feeling pretty svelte.....everything is relative; I thought that if I could just get in the 150's I would be in heaven...and I was, but then I got into the 140's and now I think the 130's are very doable. Take your time; I have been blogging every Sunday for 11 months and it has taken me this long to get to goal....(almost there, within 1 lb.....could happen this Sunday!!!). It you average my weight loss out it comes to less than 2 lbs a week and that has worked out well for me! Eating 8 oz though does seem like a lot; I'd check with your dr or nut about it. I still can't eat that much and I certainly couldn't at 3 months out.

YESYESYES!!!! It might go away! Mine did.....my 'AHA' moment was exactly one year ago this month when I was in Amsterdam (where you walk everywhere and the women are stunningly beautiful). I was over 200 lbs, I had PF (had to ice my feet every night) then my hip went out, my knees went out and my husband flipped OUT wondering how he ended up with the fattest, limping woman in Holland! One month later, on Oct 25 I was sleeved in Germany. Today I have no feet or knee pain (some arthritis in my hip) and I just hit my goal weight this week. So so happy I did this!!!!! I write about it each Sunday so if you want some inspiration, please visit my blog; I am happy to say I am a success story! A year ago I was a MESS!!!!

That's GREAT news!!!! Good for you. Anytime can work for me. I am downtown...where are you? If you want to come here, I'll make you one of my good protein smoothies. QofC