Mini Me Wanna~Be

Pinky Green I am very interested, however i have not been sleeved yet so im just at the beginning of my journey so im not any help to you :{

So glad to hear you found out what was wrong and it isn't super serious. I hope the flare doesn't last long and your road to healing doesn't have anymore rough spots. I haven't yet had my surgery but I agree with you, there are a lot of very special people on this site who love each other and have never even spoke to one another let alone met. My prayers are with you for speedy recovery :}

Sending prayers your way, Keep us posted on how your doing and what they say :}

Congrats, that is so awesome. I cant wait to be able to cut up "My Big Girl card" as my brother calls it....lol I haven't yet had surgery my consult apt is Dec 3rd, I have been doing alot of research and reading about the sleeve and am excited and scared with the journey im starting. Again im very happy for you, congrats on your victory :}

fyre_storm Thank you very much, I will check it out :}

Can you tell me the author of that book please? :}

I have not had surgery yet and my Consult apt. isn't until Dec 3rd, but i'm trying desperately to get the hang of all this and start getting in more Protein and get the hang of the shakes and stay within the calories, fat, carbs, sugars etc allowed. I am starting to experament now because I am a planner and get bored very easy if I have to eat/drink the same thing over and over. So today I made a Protein shake and wrote down all the nut info and this is how it went: chocolate EAS Protein powder ~ 1 scoop Cal130 Fat2.5 Carb3g Sugar1g Protein23g Sodium50mg Silk vanilla Almond Milk sweetened ~ 8oz Cal90 Fat2.5 Carb5g Sugar15g Protein1g Sodium150mg PB2 ~ 2tbsp Cal45 Fat1.5 Carb5g Sugar1g Protein5g Sodium94mg Total for shake: Cal265 Fat6.5 Carb13g Sugar17g Protein29g Sodium294mg Does this seem right or are these too high? I don't know what kind of numbers i'm supposed to follow. Please, any info/advise is welcome. Thank you in advance Katrina :}

Maybe that was the issue then, I had been having issues and thought I was a dummy.....lol Hey did you & Dr U talk about removing or not removing your gallbladder?

@Mamma: I just started a fitness pal account and am trying to figure out how the heck to use it. What is your name on there? Mine is MiniMeWannaB I'm not sure how to request you as a friend so if you can request me I will accept.

@Mommasmelting: I have my consult on Dec 3rd with Dr. Umbach at Blossom also. Do you live in Vegas? I live in Mohave Valley, it's near Laughlin, NV. :}

Don't look at it as "I only" lost 40lbs, look as "I LOST" 40lbs....... In your past how long has it taken you to lose 40lbs and how long did it actually stay gone????? A lot of it has to do with THE WAY we look at things. You should totally be celebrating your 40lbs lost........... You should be very proud of yourself for all your hard work :}

UTGal: Unfortunately I live in a town that has none of those, we have a couple grocery stores, Sam's and Wal-mart. and so far Sam's has been the cheapest for a lot of things Ive heard y'all talk about on here other that ordering online. I plan on going to those type store's when I go for my consult apt in Las Vegas on Dec. 3rd. Heck I'd even be happy if we had a Trader Joes ..........LOL :}

Where did you find the best price if you don't mind me asking, I got some at Sam's club but they had limited SF flavors. :}

Welch's has 100% juice's with no added sugar here's where I found it: http://www.welchs.com/products/100-percent-juices?utm_campaign=PGJ_NB&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_source=Google&utm_content=&utm_term=100+juice Hope this helps you find what your looking for :}

My understanding of drinking soda be it diet or regular is the carbonation is NOT good for the sleeve, it causes it to expand and can stretch it out if it is a routine drink. Also on newly sleeved it causes tummy troubles from all the bubbles in the carbonation. I have not had had my surgery yet but I feel ya, I have recently quit drinking my crack..... oh I mean Diet Pepsi and I want one on a hourly basis but I'm quitting now so hopefully I will be over my addiction to my Diet Pepsi before surgery. I wish you the best of luck in your journey :}

Thanks for posting these sites, will come in handy when I get to that stage :}

I'm sure that's the reason, I downloaded it yesterday. some good stuff in it. Hey Alia, been wondering how ya been. Send me a msg sometime. I hope everything is well with you :}

It's at the bottom of HeyBigMan's post. I passed it up the 1st time too :}

As a diabetic when my sugar goes low I have alot of the symptoms you are describing and my husband is hypoglycemic and he gets light headed, shakes and tunnel vision also. But if it were me I would definatley call my Dr 1st thing in the morning. Good luck I hope it's nothing, take care :}

I'm so glad your appt. ended up on the positive and you heard what you needed to hear. I haven't had surgery yet so I don't yet know what it feels like to be in your shoe's, I can only imagine. I do agree with you that everyone here has more of an understanding than people on the outside and to have someone judge you can be horrible, I always like to hear a positive over a negative but unfortunately sometimes we need a little negative to get us back inline. Again i'm very happy all is going well for you :}

I haven't had surgery yet but I know this is one of my worries, I have bought a couple toddler plates and silverware and plan on taking those with me when I eat at others homes or restaurants at least until I get the hang of it all and can eyeball what is too much. I don't know if the people you are spending the day with are aware of your WLS but I hope this helped and congrats on your surgery and your WL journey.

Awesome, congrats to you. That is one thing I know im going to have problems with after surgery. My parents all my life, even now im 41 "finish whats on your plate" I have already bought some toddler plates and silverare, just have to practice chewing 40 times and to stop when i need too. If you discover any new tricks let me know. :}

I haven't had surgery yet, the only thing I really know about watermelon is there is alot of water in it so it can cause diarrhea. Im thinking if that is all you can handle maybe throw some unflavored protein powder in it so at least your getting some protein. I would for sure call my Dr as there may be some other things going on. Good luck keep me informed on how your doing. Best wishes and prayers sent your way :}

ShrinkyDinkMe22: Thank you so much now maybe I don't have to bug ya'll with all my ?'s :}

Thanks sarcasm, a lot of help to me :}