prettysleeved1

Why are you eating so little protein at 6 weeks out? Try fish, ground meats (beef, chicken, turkey), even Beans.

You do know that Water is not a snack, right? You should be getting your water in throughout the day. Also, how much Protein is this menu?

He's just a boyfriend. If he were your husband I'd have a longer response.

Yeah. While I was in the hospital, I did a barium swallow to check for leaks and I could see the picture. It looked odd but very small.

I think you should make sure that you can get a payment plan (if you need one) before you cancel the one you already have scheduled.

In my case, only until I can get it from food. My doctor didn't say either or but my requirements are 60-80g/day. If I can get that through food (which I am), why would I continue with the shakes?

Period? Maybe you need to get checked for fibroids, endometriosis or cysts? When you were 400, did you feel "it?" In other words, did your weight keep him from going all the way in? If so, it could be the hymen issue but the thing is that when I lost my virginity, there was blood but not so much that it came out on its own. I only saw it when I wiped and it was one time.

Although I really want to give you a silly picture, I'll be serious this time: Getting "drunk" is not good for anyone, sleeve or no sleeve. Every time you drink, the ethanol is having an effect on your central nervous system. Alcohol diffuses (spreads out) to your body tissues. It also thickens your blood, hence the post-drunkenness headaches. You are only 5 weeks out. You don't want alcohol entering your stomach that has recently been cut. While I have no fundamental objections to alcohol and before the sleeve was a rare drinker, you being anxious to get drunk is no bueno. Dang...that was hard.

It's common and due to the hormonal load that fat cells carry. It'll settle down eventually. Your body is just trying to get you to a new normal.

I think he should at least stay until he is able to speak with the doctor and make sure you're okay. Once you get to your room, he can come in, give you a kiss and go take care of the children if he needs to. Hopefully you can just find someone who will watch the children for at least a few hours.

I got dermabond.

I am officially 6 weeks post-op today. I lost 5 pounds between today and last Monday. I'm at the post-surgical point where I am allowed to eat whatever I want except raw vegetables and I wanted Chinese food; namely sweet and sour chicken. Since this dish is usually batter dipped and fried, going to the local Chinese restaurant wasn't really an option (I vowed not to consciously go off plan until 6 months out). So, I diced some chicken cutlets and stir-fried them using Pam and a little olive oil. For sweet and sour sauce, I just made my own. The recipe I used is pretty good for those of us watching our carbs. The recipe makes so much that you shouldn't have to worry about the carb load unless you plan on using the whole yield in one setting. Plus it's thinner than the kind in the restaurants so you're really just getting a light flavoring instead of a sugary, bulky condiment that sticks to your chicken. Today, we grilled shrimp, swordfish, and hamburger patties. We used the sweet and sour sauce and Tai curry seasonings for them. Not being able to eat raw fruit and vegetables is bugging me so I threw some pineapple on the grill because I needed something other than meat. The upside is that I can only eat four shrimp and about an eighth of a the hamburger patty so we have food for days now. Anyway, it's a beautiful day today so get out and do something; even if it's just sitting on your porch.

Where was she bragging?

Another issue could be the amount. I think our parents and grandparents had it right when they made us eat cooked food at home more than eating out. These children are spending their formative years on McDonald's, hot Cheetos and milkshakes and by the time they start school, the damage is apparent. I taught Kindergarten and they were already totally zombie'd (coined) out. The food you eat, fuels your brain. I had a student with Asperger's that was really bright and was able to function reasonably well, but after lunch (school lunch), it was like he was in a parallel universe. Once he had to take his afternoon pill...terrible. Part of the problem is that doctors don't really learn anything fecund about nutrition outside of what we all were taught when we were in 1st grade. The worst part is that there are bunches of people getting rich off of it (ie. pharmaceutical industry). Back to conspiracy mode, the better foods are usually in the more affluent areas. I'm fortunate that I live down the street from a Whole Foods, a produce market, and another holistic grocery store. But, there are people who don't and are being shortchanged because of it. Even Wal-Mart is shameful (which is why I avoid it). If I had it my way, fast food would be the most expensive food item one could purchase; not fresh meat and produce. The Big Mac would be $20.

There's an article online where her friend says that she started her weight loss after she had her baby. It took her 20 months but since she wasn't in the public eye like that back then, the general public thinks it was overnight. Weight Watchers wouldn't risk a false advertisement by using her to promote their system when she really had weight loss surgery. I'm sure they gave her all kinds of scans before they wrote her an endorsement check.

Ya'll know what? I used to teach years ago and I always told my co-worker that there must be something in the food because children these days are different emotionally and intellectually. It had gotten to the point where I could tell a student, "take this paper and put it in the trash" and by the time they walk to the trash can, they've forgotten what they're supposed to do with the paper. They are having trouble focusing, learning, with fine motor skills, I am not exaggerating. I also have to wonder where all of these developmental issues are coming from all of a sudden. I'm only 31 and when I was in school, we didn't hear about ADD/ADHD/Autism. The main issues when I was growing up were Down Syndrome and physical disabilities. We already know our food supply is more chemicals than food these days and I'd really like to see some research on the issue. While I think that these diseases have a long history, I have to wonder why they went from being rare to rather prevalent.

Based on my own body chemistry, I count carbs. Carbs hate me so I have to watch out for those mofo's.

Another issue is money. If you knew weighing 50 pounds too much would cause you to lose a $10M check, I guarantee you'd have it off within a month. You'd wire your jaws shut and just drink Slim Fast through a straw if you had to. J. Hudson has always been an excellent singer but she got no acknowledgement after American Idol until Dreamgirls playing the chunky one and then lost weight and now she's everywhere. She's a smart one too because she got the weight loss and the endorsement checks in one swoop. The misery comes with trying to keep it up. They say Karl Lagerfeld hooked himself up to a Diet Coke machine and he has kept it off but if I had to live on 300 calories/day and Diet Coke FOREVER I'd go insane. Then, there's the ever-popular crack-cocaine diet that is used often in Hollywood as well.

I don't think Jonah Hill had it because he never got to an "ideal" weight and then started gaining some back. Someone brought of Octavia Spencer and I feel the same way about her. She's never been small and is still not small. I'm thinking she would have been way smaller by now. As a side note, it says something when weight loss these days is indicative more of WLS than the traditional method.

I think contractually, it would preclude her from being the spokesperson though.

Sounds like they have a problem keeping their paperwork together.

Keep contacting your doctor until he responds. My question is why let your family pressure you into eating when they didn't support you to begin with? You know they aren't doing it out of love or concern so why play along? It's like playing William Tell with your arch enemy and you're the one with the apple on your head. I'm not a doctor so, again, keep contacting your doctor and more importantly be honest and when you finally get him.

I've had Louisiana hot sauce and it didn't bother me but it was hotter than I remember it being.