nursemom0430
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nursemom0430 got a reaction from amberosia02 in Eating Out -- What Do You Eat?
I eat off my three year olds plate. I am way too cheap to pay for a meal that I can only eat a few bites of. I have actually saved so much money. Before surgery I would eat out almost daily on average ($7.00) a meal... so that's about $50 a week and almost $200 a month back in my pocket. :-) Extra money for those new clothes I'm going to be buying soon and also helps out with Christmas right around the corner.
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nursemom0430 got a reaction from amberosia02 in Why Are We So Embarrassed?
I tell EVERYONE that I had weight loss surgery. All the girls (even guys) at work ask me almost daily how much I have lost and I LOVE the compliments that I'm starting to recieve. However, I have a friend that did not tell anyone except her husband that she was having the sleeve surgery, not even her children. She was afraid that something would go wrong and people would tell her she shouldn't have done it or talk down to her for choosing this journey.
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nursemom0430 got a reaction from amberosia02 in Eating Out -- What Do You Eat?
I eat off my three year olds plate. I am way too cheap to pay for a meal that I can only eat a few bites of. I have actually saved so much money. Before surgery I would eat out almost daily on average ($7.00) a meal... so that's about $50 a week and almost $200 a month back in my pocket. :-) Extra money for those new clothes I'm going to be buying soon and also helps out with Christmas right around the corner.
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nursemom0430 got a reaction from xavtay2 in 4 Weeks Post-Op...tired!
I had the gastric sleeve on September 14th 2012. I tend to be ok when I'm at home, but when I go to work I am absolutely exhasuted. I'm a nurse and I'm on my feet all day long. I find it miserable at times and I just have to go sit down because I feel so weak. I can only eat about 2oz at a time, Water gives me awful heartburn and I am unable to drink Protein shakes without throwing up from the taste. I'm trying to stay hydrated at best as possible. I'm taking a multi-Vitamin, max strength pepcid, d3 2,000 iu and 5,000 mcg of B12. I don't get hungry so I have to force myself to eat throughout the day and I stay thirsty!!
ugh.. I just wish I could pop open an ice cold bottle of Water and chug the whole thing to quench my thirst. I'm down 32lbs so far and I'm thankful. It's just hard adjusting to.