PerfectlyImperfect

I do not use drugs in any form...I'm just not that person. However I was reading the discussion and wanted to say there is no proven fact marijuana does or does not kill brain cells.
I have my BA in medical science, one of my main studies has been chromosone research. One of the last studies I did was the effects drugs have on your body and brain. With that said....
Marijuana's active ingredient is THC (much longer name I wouldnt be able to spell out using my iphone keypad). THC is what makes you "high" it will bind with certain receptors in your brain and interferes with normal brain function. Thus the feeling you/some get of being off balance, sleeping, hungry etc etc.
However THC does become inactive. It does not "kill" brain cells. It temporarily alters them. If you (you being a blanketed term) did full research you would know the entire idea of "killing brain cells" started with a compaign to end teen drug use. It did not start in the medical field.
I'd also like to say Pinky's ex husband didnt sit on his behind smoking all day because of weed, he did so because he was lazy.
In the end its your body and you can do as you see fit with it.

I do not use drugs in any form...I'm just not that person. However I was reading the discussion and wanted to say there is no proven fact marijuana does or does not kill brain cells.
I have my BA in medical science, one of my main studies has been chromosone research. One of the last studies I did was the effects drugs have on your body and brain. With that said....
Marijuana's active ingredient is THC (much longer name I wouldnt be able to spell out using my iphone keypad). THC is what makes you "high" it will bind with certain receptors in your brain and interferes with normal brain function. Thus the feeling you/some get of being off balance, sleeping, hungry etc etc.
However THC does become inactive. It does not "kill" brain cells. It temporarily alters them. If you (you being a blanketed term) did full research you would know the entire idea of "killing brain cells" started with a compaign to end teen drug use. It did not start in the medical field.
I'd also like to say Pinky's ex husband didnt sit on his behind smoking all day because of weed, he did so because he was lazy.
In the end its your body and you can do as you see fit with it.

Your stomach can and will stretch. It's a muscle. However it wouldn't happen over a short time of a vacation. You gained weight from bad food choices not from stomach size.

That hostess won't be around for long? Lol. I LOVE their orange cupcakes. One of my biggest down falls in my pre sleeve days. Every time I walk past them in the store, I cry a little inside.
Now they won't be tempting me from the shelf much longer. Those pesky, yet oh so yummy treats.
....I do however feel terrible for all of the people who will lose their jobs and pray they will find something quickly.

Not at my incision sites but all over the rest of me. I looked like I was in a really bad fight. Lol

Mentally I'm still the same. I want to eat but I can't eat. Emotionally also the same and it's worse by not being able to when I want.
BUT then I remember the nearly 50 lbs I've lost in 6 1/2 weeks. And the clothes I'll be able to buy, the more time I will be able to run around with my daughter
I am the same person just with a smaller stomach. I will be starting therapy for my food issues amongst other things next week.

Mentally I'm still the same. I want to eat but I can't eat. Emotionally also the same and it's worse by not being able to when I want.
BUT then I remember the nearly 50 lbs I've lost in 6 1/2 weeks. And the clothes I'll be able to buy, the more time I will be able to run around with my daughter
I am the same person just with a smaller stomach. I will be starting therapy for my food issues amongst other things next week.

It sounds like low sugar. I went through something similar lasted a week. I had to had a form of sugar to my daily diet. I added OJ. I started feeling better after a few days.

ok if anyone has been reading my postings it shows how down ive been about my new stomach and my success. well i spoke to my nut today and told her whats been going on and she looked at my stats and said i am doing great. she says the average weight loss for sleeve is 30lbs in 3 months and im down 29lbs in 2 months. she also said to hide the scale because i obess with it daily.
so for those that feel like it aint working, its working. i feel so much better now that i spoke to her.
also i know we are here to support each other but some folks can be very judgemental and thats not cool. no one here is perfect and to come down on someone here is not nice. its cool to suggest and give positive advice but some ppl here are like police patrol. so before you are quick to judge anyone think about where you came from and ask yourself have you had any struggles, some ppl vent here because they have no one else to talk to and the last thing a person needs is someone judgeing them. i just wanted to say that.

Every Sunday morning. I weigh in, measure as take a picture. The weekly change is crazy.

I slept on my side and stomach night of surgery. Dr told me if I was not in pain then I could. There's a lot of cushion between my actual stomach and my skin. Lol

That's great. I'm looking forward to the VS bra. That's probably one of my great milestones

That's incredible. Congrats and keep up the amazing job

That's great. I'm looking forward to the VS bra. That's probably one of my great milestones

I've been thinking a lot about things I want after I lose the rest of my weight. Hoping I don't have serious loose skin. I want a boob life and possible reduction if they don't go down more. And since I'm part of the no booty crew I'm seriously considering butt implants. Everyone thinks I'm crazy but I want curves not a board lol.

I weighed every day my first week and realize how bad it was for me emotionally. Although I was losing if I didn't lose as much as I wanted I would get upset. Now I weigh, measure and snap my progress pic every Sunday

Just saw my nut who said coffee is ok. She told me to start with half caf half Decaf since I haven't had any caf in over a month. As soon as I leave my dr office I'm getting some coffee.

Just saw my nut who said coffee is ok. She told me to start with half caf half Decaf since I haven't had any caf in over a month. As soon as I leave my dr office I'm getting some coffee.

Sitting at the dr now waiting to be seen. Was sleeves 10/2 and I'm down 43 lbs. just saw the Nut before this appt and was told I'm now allowed all foods.

That's a "big" plus.

Wow you look great. Way to go