Lisa'slosinit

omg .....i feel really embarrassed asking this but what does NSV stand for ???LOL ! cuz i can absolutely relate to everyones posts !!!!

i meant to say GOOD LUCK TO ALL U NEWBIES!!!

hey everyone ! i was sleeved dec 8 2012 and just wanna share a pic !!!the first one is me yesterday at 188.8 lbs !!!!!the second is me last year at my heaviest of 257 !!!OMG!!! i am just now beginning to realize and see my weight loss !!! i have gone from a 3x top to an xl top and a tight 22 jeans to an ALMOST 14 jeans, ! i still have a ways to go , but i sure am enjoyin the journey !!!!!! :)GOOD LUCK to all u nebies !!!You will get there !

i am sure we have at some point thru our journey have had something happen to ourselves that have made us feel good. I have had several so far.I was sleeved on Dec 8 and have lost 40 pounds since surgery and 29 before surgery . almost 70 pounds !!!!I would love to share a few moments with you and would love to hear the stories of others !!!!!! 1) a few years back i had bought about 10 bath sheets , just because i love to have one wrapped around me when i get outta the shower, lord knows ,a regular one sure dont fit !!i will be pitchin them all soon as a regular ol towel is beginning to work just fine !!!! 2)i am a hospice aide ...providing personal care for terminal patients. i had been taking Fluid pills and would have to use this lil ol ladies potty everyday.she had a commode riser on her potty with bars on each side . everytime i would sit, my big ol hips would squeeze against the sides and bruise . oh... how i hated that potty but didnt have a choice! well ....i cut back on my fluid pills since surgery and last week used her potty for the first time in months . boy oh boy!!! my butt fit that seat just fine !!!No more rubbing of my hips whatsoever !!!!....with an inch to spare !!!! 3)just yesterday my fiance yelled to me from the other room. he held up my new size 14 jeans and said ARE THESE YOURS?????I JUST PUT THEM ON AN THEY ARE TOOOOOO SHORT !!!! it really made my day! considering two short months ago i was a sz 22!!! 4) a month or so ago my mom had moved the buttons over on one of my winter coats , it was getting tooo big .actually i kinda forgot about it and this morning i pulled it out and holy smokes !!!!!It wraps around all the way to the middle of my back!!!!!! those are just a few !!!Thought it would be fun to hear others !! here is a pic of me just yesterday at 188.8 and the other is last year at 257 !!!!!

i was looking over an insurance EOB this weekend . i had my surgery on Dec8 and was surprized to see a charge of 3800 for hernia repair surgery!!! The surgeon DID NOT EVEN MENTION i had a hernia !!!!Even at my 2 follow up appointments!!!i called the surgeons office today to see and the answer i got was ..........." yes you had a hernia repaired and 80% of patients have hernias" ....i asked why i was not aware of this and why wasnt i told , and even at the follow up appts ???? her response was "I'm sure he told you in recovery, and u dont remember " my fiance was with me and NOTHING was mentioned regarding a hernia!!!......should i be upset about this ????? I do know that tommorrow am i am going to medical records to see if it was even performed being it was not mentioned to me !UGH!!!!!am i overreacting or do i have a right to be mad ?has anyone else experience d this ? again ....i am not upset he did the repair ...im upset i WAS NOT notified !!!!

u look great and i bet feel even better !!!! i wish i was 6 mos out !!! i was sleeved dec 8

for one, i was never too much of a water drinker ....so i'm guilty there ! as far as loggin in i dont do that either ....i am just not one to jot stuff down...too aggravating and time consuming!!......i make sure i have 3 premeier protein shakes (30 gr protein there !) a day ,and at least 4 days a week ill have a tuna or ckn salad kit for lunch...other than that ill snack here and there but make sure its protein.so ......i do feel i am getting in the protein . on my surgery day dec8 ..i was a tight 22 and now im a loose 16 !!!So ....i have definatly dropped sizes but get discouraged gettin on that scale !!! i have a problem with fluid retention and retain fluid in my chest and lower legs . when i do take a fluid pill ...1 strong one every 7-10 days , i lose literally 8 pounds overnight!! ive been at 192-195 for like the last 3 1/2 weeks and have not taken a fluid pill in a good 2 weeks ..so ....tomorrow i am gonna take a fluid pill and pee it all out !!!.......i have also been snackin on alot of cashews ........think that could be my prob???i do know theres alotta salt !

i'm not talkin about a stall ..........i'm talkin about losing their weight all together!! 3 months out today and feel like the scale is not doing ANYTHING and tired of it bouncing back n forth!!!I feel like i've been stalling more instead of losing these few month and wondering if my weight is what it will be for the next several years ?

i was sleeved dec 8 and was wearing a tight 44 DD .....now almost 3 months later i am a 33DD. After about 3 weeks out my fiance told me my tummy was not lifting up my boobs anymore...LOL!!! He seriously is looking into surgeons / costs for a boob lift when im thru losin.i definatley can tell they dont feel like they weigh 30 lbs a piece anymore!!!!i never really thought about having to go bra and panty shoppin as well .....but girl ...i cant do saggy draws !!!!

1 week and doggie worked well for me !!!!

i realllly used gas x strips alot my first few weeks out !!!They are a godsend ...lil strips that dissolve on your tongue .........they also helped with shoulder pain which i know was related to anesthesia !it WILL get betta !!!!!

The dress looks awesome on u!!!! I am not a dress person at all but that dress was made for u ,I do believe!!!!! And it really defines your body! Makes me wanna go buy one!have fun;)!

.......does it ever go away????I am 3 mos post op and wondering if it truly goes away or am i gonna be stuck with dimples forever ?lol

Walgreens has em on sale this week for 11.99 ......they are sold near the fiber powders .......tried em today !!!Interesting!!!!

premier drinks are the way to go !!!!!I was at walgreens yesterday and found a 4 pk of the chocolate ones for 7.99.............if anyone wants to try it out first . I kept my money and went to Sams and got my 12 pk for 18.88!!!........just throwin that out there !!! also the 30 gram Protein bars are great too!!!!!!!.........just think 1 bar and 2 shakes and u got 90 grams !!!!i noticed a new product as well .......premier bakery bars .......they are like soft candy bar / brownies at sams as well ..........but they only have 17 grams !

sounds like u may have hit a stall!!!!! i was sleeved december 8 and lost steadily the first few weeks ...it was soooo exciting!!!!and then boom!! the scale stopped !!!! BUT where i wasnt losing pounds , i musta been losin inches , cuz i went from a tight 3x top to a xl top .....and a tight 22 jeans to a 16 !!!In just a month!!!!!:)here it is feb. 25 and i havent lost much more ...........my weight the day of surgery on dec 8 was 228 and as of today i am 192-196 on any given day. i feel stuck and feel like im not gonna lose anymore ........my nutritionalist says it usually happens in 3's ..........like 3 weeks, 6 weeks ....3 months ....6 months....i have learned to quit beating myself up over it , and from what i understand , the weight will come off in the course of 18 months ........so ....we have a loooooong way to keep losin!i just hope that is true and i havent quit losin all together !...and im sure u feel the same way !!!! know we are not alone !!!LOL!!feel free to ck out my gallery pics !

i have two best friends i have had for over 20 yrs .They were there for me 100% during my surgery . one of those friends had facial reconstructive surgery 4 days after me and because she couldnt really talk right after, we would communicate by texting. after about 4 weeks she let me know her feelins were hurt because i had not made it a point to come see her ........she lives 45 mins away from me .....and i supposedly showed that i did not care ?! well...........my other friend has a 93 y/o grandmother that is in a nursing home over 1000 miles away and was told she has less than a week to live. she told me this yesterday on the phone , and apparantly i wasnt sympathetic enough because she just called me to let me know she was hurt that i did not show any remorse ( i am a hospice care technician)....and all of the focus has been on me !!!!!! my first friend as mentioned in the 1st one above ......has a sister who had a bypass 3 yrs ago in another state and my friend would let me know that all thie weight loss had gone to her sisters head and hoped it would not have the same affect on me ( she told me this several times back in october ) so ............i am thinkin that since losing my weight and feeling proud.........which anyone who has had wls would understand...my friends should continue to be happy for me right ?????i do get excited when i keep droppin sizes and pounds and want ppl to be excited for me..., my friends should understand that i am not gloating, i am just happy !!! i have offered to take them out to dinner several times this past month , but have not found a good time for all 3 to do so ...so now , i have both of my best friends pissed at me, who think i only think of myself (not true ) , and i am not there for them ............ugh !!!!just had to vent .........

i loooooove my OSTER brand blender!!!! it is basically a sports drink bottle that you make your shake in , screw the blade on turn upside down on the base , twist and 2 secs ltr u have your shake already made up!!!!!Unscrew the base and screw the drinkin spout on and u are good to go !!!!....i got mine on sale at target for 20 bucks .i think they are 30.....and the individual sports bottle is 8 bucks !(if u want another one , it already comes with one )........i use mine religiously every day !!!!!!1

.............omg !!!!!U definatly do not look like the same person!!!!!!!!!!!how much weight did u lose ???? any pointers for someone 12 weeks post op ???LOL!!! i think i have been stallin thru this whole process .........

so ............what is everyone basically eating now ??? I was sleeved dec 8 .i am basically having 2 premier shakes a day , sometimes 3 ....and a ckn or tuna salad kit for lunch and a handful of cashews at night. i do not even wanna think about food and just remembering all the cookin and baking i did so religiously makes me want to puke ...............i am down 33 pounds since my surgery date and 59 all together. i hate being a slow loser , but can definatley see it in my clothes !i have hit so many stalls , it pisses me off ...just gotta accept the fact that it will come off on its own ...( hopefully)...but get scared that this is all the losin i'll do .....:(so ......when do ppl basically stop losin all together ?

a week exactly ....and that was doggy style o-O !

i went out with some friends at 8 weeks and had THREE mixed drinks ....a bay breeze, coconut rum n pineapple and a bahama mama. the first one went down really well and 1/2 way into the 2nd one i was feeling great! When starting to drink the 3rd one i was well lit !!!needless to say , i had acid reflux for three days and did nothing but worry .....afraid i burnt up my insides !I am at 11 weeks today , and plan on waiting awhile before i attempt again !!!!To each their own!!!

i had my surgery dec 8 and my boobs were a 44dd ........i counted 28 lane bryant bras i can no longer wear...most all within 8 months old ...at 35 - 40 bucks a piece ! ugh !!!!I soooooo cannot find a good bra that fits , but did find a cpl at walmart ..40 dd, so i am shrinkin .....i sooooooooo cannott wait to get a real VICTORIA SECRET bra!!That will be my new addiction !!!! on another note ......my fiance has been checkin into boob lifts and when my weight finishes droppin , i am gettin me a boob lift !!!To be thin again with perky boobs ..........ahhhhh ! I cant wait !!LOL!!!

i was sleeved dec8 and sure enough i started the day before also!it wasnt soo bad, but like ya said kill 2 birds with one stone !

lol !!!!i think that feeling is normal !!i feel like that too!lol!!! i feel like i spend forever at the grocery store and proud of the things i do find , when the rest odf the house can eat ANYTHING they want!makes u kinda want to put it in a box with a lock and key and say THIS IS MY STUFF DO NOT TOUCH.........LOL!!! i feel like i am always always trying to find something i CAN eat that i put so much effort into it that then i dont wanna eat and grab a protein drink ........................i believe what u are feelin is normal ......i was sleeved dec 8 and lost 57 lbs total