Nicolanz

I've gone through a 2 week stall and a month long stall and I'm only 5 months out! But I've lost 65 pounds! So I'm happy.

Y'all are so lucky to live somewhere cool! I'm in Houston with flat land covered in buildings! Haha. I wonder if anyone has gotten to goal eating no bread, rice, or pasta, then added them back in during maintenance. Did they keep the weight off? I've done no carb diets several times and as soon as I ate them again, I gained weight. For me, I know I can't live the rest of my life without those foods, so I never gave them up after surgery. I eat sandwiches, wraps, and grains. Try to stay away from white carbs but still have them every now and then. I agree with a previous poster, it's all about portion control and maintaining a way of eating forever.

I'm 5 months out and eat 1000-1300 calories a day. I've lost 65 pounds. For yogurt I eat Chobani greek yogurt with fruit at the bottom. It has 120 cal and 14 g of Protein. The Dannon light and fit taste better but has artificial ingredients. I only snack between lunch and dinner and maybe after dinner if I have the calories. I don't eat anything packaged because of the sodium and preservatives. If you've eaten too much calories before dinner, shrimp or fish is very low in calories with lots of protein. Super fast and easy to make too. I got up to 1000 calories pretty fast after surgery. I've shocked my body enough before surgery with all the failed diets. I want to sustain a healthy lifestyle. Through trial and error you'll find what works for you.

Yes! Nobody is in critical condition anymore, thank God. I just remembered that I was signed up for the 11 o'clock class because the teacher I wanted was full. I just happened to check again a week before classes started and he had an opening for 12 so I took it! The stabbing started at 11:20! God is good!

Thanks everyone. I feel so horrible for those attacked. I'm not sure what class but it started upstairs in the science building and he ran to other buildings as well is all I've heard. They locked down the school so I was stuck in the parking lot while my friends were updating me on Facebook.

When I pulled up to scool today, there were police cars, ambulances, people being pulled out on stretchers. There was a mass stabbing on the floor where my class is. Someone was running around with a box cutter slashing people's faces and necks. If I had been there 15 minutes earlier, that could have been me! I pray everyone is going to be okay. So scary!

Donutology. That's hilarious!

Yea, the lotto is based solely on luck and gastric sleeve results depend on you.

I just want to add that eating healthy doesn't have to be expensive! Buying meat and produce may be more expensive than a frozen dinner but it can make more meals, so in the long run its cheaper. Crap food being cheaper isn't true. At least not where I shop. I don't buy anything "specialty " and get Protein from food, not shakes. As far as regretting surgery, I don't at all. I don't miss eating a ton and feeling like crap!

I tried cereal last night with milk and it was very uncomfortable. I'm thinking maybe because of the liquid with solid food. I'll have to try it with Greek yogurt. Thanks!

She's tiny! And oh so beautiful! Congratulations Mrs. Gman! You both look so happy. Y'all are my inspiration! I started at a size 22 as well.

Woohoo! Congratulations! You look great!

Giiiiirl those look delicious! I'd probably rip everyone's head off if they brought those around me!

Giiiiirl those look delicious! I'd probably rip everyone's head off if they brought those around me!

I'm so envious of my husband. Yea he can eat a lot and eat the wrong foods and still be down 3 pounds by morning. But he doesn't really care about food. He can go all day and forget to eat. It's not constantly on his mind. He eats when he's hungry. Maybe his childhood of not knowing when his next meal was going to be trained him for that. I would love to be at a point where I just didn't care about food. My name is Nicole, and I am definitely a food addict!!

I could see that being the case during the first two months. Once everything is back to normal and you feel better, you should be fine. I didn't get anxiety, but I was on edge and had no patience. I'm 5 months out now and happier than I've ever been! I'm even more outgoing! This is the best thing I've done for myself!

I'm addicted to caffeine. If I don't have it, I get headaches and feel nauseous. I don't commit felonies, lie, or steal. I just need my coffee! I guess we should determine the difference between obsession and addiction. Does the difference really matter? With food, it all leads to the same results. I LOVE doritos, I don't care about them if they aren't around but if they are, I will think about them until I have one. Maybe that's an obsession because I don't have any other physical affects from being deprived of doritos other than thinking about them and not being able to refrain from eating one. Funny, but true and somewhat embarrassing as well. Maybe instead of using the word addiction, we can just say we have a lack of control over food. I don't think one can get to be morbidly obese with or without medical conditions if they have complete control over food. Overweight definitely with medical conditions, but morbidly obese? I don't think so. I could be wrong though. Great post, Laura!

I drink vodka and fruit punch crystal light. Its delish! I don't know what I'd drink if I was out though. Vodka and cranberry maybe? Its a lot of sugar though.

I don't do shakes anymore, but when I did I drank one between lunch and dinner. It gave me a little boost of energy. But if doing a shake after dinner keeps you from making bad choices, that's perfect!

I understand where your hubby is coming from and to be honest I wasn't successful at convincing mine either. Only after surgery was he on board and supportive. Maybe you'll just have to go against his wishes if you absolutely are ready and prepared for this surgery.

I think we're just brainstorming about why people would regret surgery after the initial pain and "food stages" are over with. No need to get defensive about MX. I got mine in MX with no follow up. Everything is working out great for me. Not only did I spend a year researching the sleeve, I've spent the last 10 years researching nutrition. I just couldn't stop myself from overeating. The sleeve fixed that for me and I'm thankful. Everyone deals with things differently. Maybe food wasn't as much of a crutch for me as I thought. Maybe it is for someone else. Or maybe they thought this would be a lot easier than it is. Maybe they just did attain all the knowledge they should have. I do hope those struggling find peace and get excited for their new shot at life!

It's probably the lifestyle change. It is hard but I personally was fully prepared and ready. I haven't really had any issues.

5 months out and lost 65 pounds with a month long stall and a 2 week stall. I'm the smallest I've ever been as an adult.

Congratulations!!!! I'm almost right there with you! I'm 233 which I don't even remember the last time I was this weight!