TheCurvyJones

5,000 mcg Super potency capsules

I've watched a lot of people lose their weight and most of them say the belly is the last to go!

Very exciting! I'm going thru that too. I'll be three weeks out on Friday and down 13 lbs, but I'm wearing a top I haven't been able to wear for 2 yrs. Jeans I couldn't wear a month ago slide right on. I'll take it!

am so excited. So the lbs are coming off slowly, but DEEZ INCHES MAYNE! I am wearing a top from DOTS that I bought and thought I could wear and HAHAHAHHA! NO. My boobs and gut said NO MA'AM! Today? it's on. it's buttoned. IT'S CUTE! Also, the coat that I talked about in my week two update video that would not button? BUTTONED TODAY. Can't tell me nothin' today!

:wave: Hi all!

Mine is coming off more slowly than i expected but I was losing absolutely ZERO before surgery so I'll take it. I can't get used to not preparing so much food. I brought some chili for lunch today and I was thinking 'that's too much....' then, 'nah, it's fine...' It was too much. Guess I'll have the rest of it tomorrow. :/

You usually see your PCP for followups. If you don't have one or are interested in changing it may be good to locate your new doc now and set your post surgery appointments. As for following up with my surgeon, he checks in with me weekly via email and he's active on social media so if I have a question I tweet or facebook him. I also have his email address and mobile number. The MX surgeons are wide open to their patients.

I changed probably 4 or 5 times. I used to wear big bulky things to hide the fat. I don't want to wear that stuff! I want people to be able to see the waist line I've got going on! I need new shirts at least.

Sometimes I just lay back and listen to my body work. I was never this LOUD before but I feel like I hear everything. Eating is especially funny because it feels like.... suction? I guess? A little goes down at a time and I hear that "creaking" sound. It's just funny to me. My boss asked me if anything felt different. I wanted to tell him it was like that movie Alien, but i didn't.

Yep, we got one night two so we could sleep.

Oh my. I have had some of that tea in a drawer for years and have never taken it. I'm scared. I started incorporating a daily dose of Colace. It has made "going" SO MUCH EASIER. I bet tomorrow is a better, lighter day. ((((gentle hugs))) Relax for today, you've been through an ordeal!

Lol I automatically try to figure out how I could make it lowcarb.

I'm an every day weigher. I need to know the number. It doesn't make me freak out, but a rise of 4lbs overnight has me wondering what I did the day before. I get the vent and I'm not going to pander with advice that I know you won't follow cause I wouldn't either. Things I review are-- did I drink all my Water? Did I hit my Protein goal? Did I eat late, or have something carby after 7pm? Did I have anything salty? Did I...........Go? Did I exercise? If I did everything right and all my answers are satisfactory to me, I shrug it off. It's how our bodies are and if I am going to weigh every day, I get to see this kind of stuff. If I find something that I probably mucked up, let that be a lesson to me to stop or start doing it. Biggest culprit for me is making sure my bowels move and getting in all of my liquids. Don't stress... review. And if you're TRULY doing everything right, let yourself off the hook, give it a few days and you'll see the scale go back down. For me, that number is instant feedback on how I lived life the day before. Sometimes it gives me a clue. Sometimes it's just my body being my body. MOST times, there is something I need to pay more attention to, even if it's just a hint that Mother Nature is about to cop a squat.

I could have gone to work on day 7, but didn't. I went back around day 12. I used the Christmas vacation time for my surgery. I really recovered much more quickly than I expected to.. Except for a few days where I was really tired and run down and dealing with constipation, I felt like a million bucks.

I was also sleeved on Dec 21st. Per my doc's schedule I don't get to purees and soft foods until next week. I did see a small bump up last week. Discovered that I wasn't 'eliminating waste'. I had to get some colace to take care of that and then I saw it go back down. There may have been an adjustment from Clear liquids to full liquids to purees as well. You know it isn't fat, so track back and make sure you've hit your liquid and Protein goals, you're 'going' at a reasonable clip-- not every day but every few days- and that you're not eating foods high in carbs, fats, or sugars. I know people like to think they can eat anything they want, but we really do have to watch certain things. Well some of us do! I do see better loss when I hit my protein goal.

Thanks for the kroger tip! Ill look for it tomorrow!

I looked at ratings and wanted a doctor that was not in Tijuana. I picked Dr.A because of his qualifications and the strength of his patient reviews. When I was trying to get approved for financing, I tried to make myself choose a lower priced but just as qualified surgeon.... No go. Dr.A and Susan made me feel comfortable right away and I hate going to the doctor so that is no small feat.

I get a bubble in my throat and I feel pressure in my back. Never in my chest.,

By Day 7 I was feeling fine. See how you feel.

Too sweet for me. I get queasy when I have one.

You should be getting in protein any which way you can. If you can't do the shakes, try Isopure or a plain protein powder mixed in with Crystal light or coffee or whatever. People drink the shakes because they're a good source of protein to help us achieve a daily protein goal.

Nope! If you have a history you might want to let your surgeon know, but I didn't get any of that.

I follow a gal on Facebook that has learned she is lactose and gluten intolerant since surgery so instead of using whey powder, she uses soy. Have you tried that? I know we need whey, but if your body can't handle it....

Day 3 because I traveled from MX to San Antonio to Houston to Atlanta. LONG day and I was tired but not in any pain. Aside from that day 2 kinda sorta sucked. Lots of gas working its way out. I had the hiccups and I wanted food and all I got was ice chips, LOL. Better every day, very very little pain. More tired than anything, but nothing that is impossible to handle. Two weeks out today and I feel normal except Jelly making all that noise every time I have something to eat.

Dr Alvarez said he has a video prepped to post next week on this very subject!