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Booney

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    Booney reacted to luckysmomma in How do you respond... Your loosing weight? What are you doing are you ok?   
    I told no one about my surgery. I tell people I am doing Weight Watchers (and I do go weekly for scale accountability & support) for the gazillionith time and going to the gym again (which I am)...my health is really nobody's business is how I look at it.
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    Booney reacted to freshstart_25 in Protein Shake Blues :(   
    I was wondering if anyone had some good ideas on how to spice up my Protein shake routine. I am having trouble getting in all my Protein but I am so tired of the same old shakes. I love iced coffee and I had to give that up but I heard there is a way to make some using Protein powder...I also heard of making ice cream?? I am a newbie to all this and was hoping to get feedback.
    Thanks in advance
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    Booney reacted to fluffylibra30 in hair loss   
    I did every single thing I read in here, everything the doctor said to do and I still lost 1/3 of my hair. I used to sob in the bathtub holding it in my hands. It started about 3 months and went in strong for about 4 months. It was hard cause no matter how fat i got my hair was my pride. Now at 1 1/2 years out it is all growing back its about 4-5 inches long and all silver. How's that for irony? It seems every new hair came back grey.???? But it is very healthy and strong cause if the Vitamins. Not gonna lie it was a hard depressing time losing my hair and DDs at the same time.
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    Booney reacted to No game in hair loss   
    Umm I'm almost 47 I haven't lost a ton yet but there will be flappy skin for me. I was cleaning my coral tanks yesterday in a tank top.. can you say bat wings !
    Haha! that's a pretty picture! Bald and flappy
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    Booney reacted to lilstyler in My friend keeps calling me a "Cheater"   
    Omg, you literally made me LOL, I mean really loudly too! Love it!
    I already had the surgery, March 7, down 32 lbs. You can definitely tell. The last time I saw her she said, "I guess I can tell in your face, but everything else still looks the same." Ha! Such a witch. I'm becoming more at peace with this day by day. She is NOT a friend and I don't think she ever has been. She's a miserable person and I'm not. I think that's her main issue with me. Adios bitchacho! Ha!
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    Booney reacted to cerenatee in My friend keeps calling me a "Cheater"   
    I had a friend like this. I've had numerous friends like this my entire life. I have a tendency to be codependent and I attract users. I've always been the support system for others but they have never been a support system for me. You sound a lot like me.
    Thankfully I just don't have the time for those kind of friendships anymore. I let the last one go a few weeks ago. I thought she was my best friend but really I was her best friend. I was there when she needed me and she was never there when I needed her. It never got to the point where she was verbally or mentally abusive because I have a short fuse and stopped that quick the first time she tried to be nasty. But she was still a selfish @itch and I was a giving fool. Now with her out of my life I've had a chance to focus on more positive people and build some positive relationships. It was hard at first but it was necessary. I still think of her sometimes and I wish her the best but that's as far as it goes. I use to try to help with all her life problems but she has a God, just like I have a God, so it's not my place to fix her. I'm loving her from afar.
    I'm glad you've been able to back away. That's a great start to completely ending an emotionally, mentally, and spiritually-draining relationship.
    PS Congratulations on your weight loss! You've worked hard for it, you deserve it, and now you can reap the benefits from years of frustration. Hugs.
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    Booney reacted to gmanbat in My friend keeps calling me a "Cheater"   
    Cheater? The last time I checked, life is not a board game. Ask her for a copy of the rules and ask her to highlight the one about weight loss surgery.
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    Booney reacted to SleeveandRNYchica in My friend keeps calling me a "Cheater"   
    Wow, some friend. To me she sounds very jealous. She is hating that you finally made this decision. I think it is totally not cool that she even has her daughter calling you that! My daughter is seven and she doesn't even know I had WLS. You may just need to tell her that her support is not needed and her opinion not welcomed. Please do not let this one person make you doubt your decision. WLS is not an easy decision. If you are any thing like me you beat yourself up without needing outsiders beating you up. Good luck and congratulations!
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    Booney reacted to enigmachik in My love affair with food is FINALLY over!   
    Sorry, it was kind of a debbie downer post. I wasn't trying to dampen your excitement. It IS very awesome to be satisfied with only a few bites! I was just trying to inject some reality because in the first few months many many people feel they have conquered their love affair with food, but very often when they are further out and can eat more food...especially when you become aware of your slider foods...you realize that your love affair will rear it's ugly head again if you aren't very conscious about keeping it in check. I say it because knowledge is power. Knowing it will help you to conquer it. but yes, being satisfied with only a few bites is a wonderful thing!!
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    Booney reacted to Susmcmur in something apropros Oprah said once--re: "the easy way out"   
    I appreciate your frustration with the idea that someone "needs" WLS. I can only say that I gave many other methods many, many years and my very best effort and I was still a failure. The "reset button" is a good analogy. The first six months or so was a white knuckle flight of following doctors orders to a T. I was so worried about getting sick, throwing up, dumping, developing a leak, that I developed a whole new set of habits. Add to that the immediate physical response that comes from eating even one bite too many and you have dome pretty powerful biofeedback. Now that I'm almost a year out, I've relaxed a bit, but I'm still cautious and mindful of every bite.
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    Booney reacted to MomOf2Boys in January sleevers......what's your weight loss so far?   
    Highest weight (7/10/12) - 276
    Surgery weight (1/21/13) - 243
    Current weight (4/2/13) - 215
    Fast or slow...I'm just glad I'm losing weight and feeling great!
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    Booney reacted to Success2013 in January sleevers......what's your weight loss so far?   
    surgery was Jan 21st. I've lost a total of 27 pounds. starting weight was 232. I've been stalled at 205 for a couple of weeks. playing with 1-2 pounds up and down. I was getting discouraged and indulged in foods I shouldn't, but my mind is back on track. I WILL SUCCEED! maybe not at quickly as I planned, but I will get there!
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    Booney reacted to newat52 in Wrong of me?   
    With all due respect, most obese know that there is weight loss surgery. Unless you are living under a rock, most people know about it through their doctors, families and friends.The question, is are they ready? It's not a magic bullet. How would you have felt if someone had come up to you and starting talking about it before you were ready? I would have felt humiliated and mortified as would most people.
    Yes, as much as this is a gift for us and and we are thankful for it, we didn't do it until we were ready to make the life changes. While intentions are good, I would think it would be the same as someone saying how much better your life would be if you just lost weight. How did that work for you when someone said that?
    Sometimes as much as we want to shout it, folks really have to come to the conclusion by themselves.
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    Booney reacted to joatsaint in OMG Carb Free (!) Pasta (Chicken)   
    The original recipe page does not load for me, so I had to use Google cache to get the recipe off Rachael's site.
    Watch the video, use this link:
    http://www.rachaelra...ta-al-pomodoro/
    Rocco DiSpirito's Pasta al Pomodoro
    Aired on: April 1, 2013
    Before:
    17 grams of fat
    840 calories
    After:
    6 grams of fat
    133 calories
    Ingredients
    3/4 cup cold Water
    2 tablespoons egg powder
    6 ounces cold chicken breast, cut into 1 inch chunks
    1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
    7 cloves garlic, sliced thin
    1 pinch red chili flakes (pepperoncino)
    2 cups whole fresh ready to burst ripe tomatoes, cut into large dice
    Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
    1 ounce Parmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated
    16 leaves of fresh basil, torn by hand into small pieces

    Yields: 4
    Preparation
    Boil 4 quarts of Water in a large pot. Once the water is boiling add 2 tablespoons of salt. Preheat broiler. Place the water and the egg white powder in the beaker of a blender, and blend on low speed until all the powder has dissolved, then add the chicken breast and blend on high speed until smooth and glossy. Place the contents of the blender into a squeeze bottle and set in the refrigerator.
    Pour the olive oil into a large nonstick sauté pan and then lay out the garlic slices in one even layer over the top of the pan. Place the pan over medium to high heat and cook the garlic until it begins to brown, then move the pan to the middle rack of the oven under the broiler to continue to brown the top of the garlic, about 1 minute. Place the pan back on the stove and add red chili flakes and half the basil leaves, cook for 15 seconds and then add the tomatoes. Cook the tomatoes over medium heat until the sauce comes to a simmer and let cook until the sauce has slightly thickened but still loose, about 2 minutes. Add half of the cheese and stir it completely into the sauce and turn off the stove and season lightly with salt and fresh ground black pepper.
    Turn the boiling water down to low heat and squeeze the chicken mixture out of the squeeze bottle in a steady stream into the boiling water into strands the same length as spaghetti, about 10 inches until there is no more room on the surface of the water. Let the noodles cook for 30 seconds then remove them with a strainer or spider, set them aside in a bowl and repeat until all of the chicken mixture is used.
    Add the noodles to the pan and turn the heat to medium high heat. Toss the Pasta to coat evenly with a heat resistant rubber spatula and cook until the sauce begins to cling to the noodles. Add the remaining basil and check seasoning. Plate the pasta on four separate plates and sprinkle with remaining cheese.< /p>
    Tip: Use a store-bought, fat free, no added sugar marinara sauce and you can make this meal in less then 10 minutes.
    Per Serving:
    133 calories, 6.17g fat (2g sat, 3g mono, 1g poly), 6.25mg cholesterol, 114.75mg sodium, 4.575g carbohydrates, 1.1g Fiber, 13.05g Protein
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    Booney reacted to ChristieK in I got my first...   
    And it was from someone I consider to be a very close friend. But that is the main reason I decided not to tell many people. Thanks to other friends who knew and family, it seems like everyone already knows. Do people not realize if I wanted it blast everywhere I would be the one shouting it from the rooftops? Don't post on my Facebook wall "hope your surgery goes well". Now I have everyone saying, what surgery did you have. Why didn't you tell me. Are you ok?... I feel like saying, no, I'm dying, iv only got 3 weeks to live, now leave me alone. Lol. Sometimes people only understand rude.
    Sleeve Date: March 28, 2013 Weight on surgery date: 281 First Goal 50lbs: July 13, 2013 (231)
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    Booney reacted to frumpynomore in What I Really Want To Know About A Tummy Tuck   
    O.k., i'm 49 and had a TT 2 months ago!!!! I am not too old to enjoy it! TRUST me, i've already experienced some things behind closed doors that were unimagineable before!!! Give it to the starving children you ask? I give, give, give all the time and think if I would have only given to myself more i wouldn't have gotten in to this place I'm in! Giving isn't always monetary so give to the needy your time if you feel compelled. I don't think that I could fully appreciate my thin self without removing the skin. I WILL BE WEARING A BIKINI THIS SUMMER IN ALL MY GLORY OF BEING THIN....Your friend asked you "what's it matter anyways and who is going to see you in a bikini? the answer is........ME!!!!!!!!
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    Booney reacted to pantala in Told the rest of my family - I am in shock!   
    Ok, when I scheduled my surgery I didn't even notice on the calendar that it was Easter weekend. No biggie, we are not a religious family. I also wanted to keep it as quiet as possible as I really didn't want to put up with the negativity I was sure would come my way so only my husband and sister have known.
    But now that I am four days away and leaving town on Tuesday, I figure I would just suck it up and let everyone know why I wouldn't be around for Easter dinner. I am quite grouchy from the pre-op diet and not ready to have long drawn-out discussions about this.
    So, it turns out that my mom and middle son are actually very cool with this!!!! You know what they said? They trust my judgement!! Whoa, NOT what I expected!
    My daughter, who I sort of thought would understand is quite certain I will die. That's what she said: "So basically, you're saying you might die." NO, that is not what I said but it's what she heard so whatever. My oldest son used to live near the border in TX and is just not comfortable about me going into Mexico but otherwise is ok with the surgery. My daughter-in-law is miffed I will miss Easter dinner.
    I know they will gossip about this on Easter but at least my mom and one son will buffer the remarks. Not that I will lose sleep over it. And I feel better about being open at least with my family.
    Still feel no need to share with co-workers.......
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    Booney reacted to JerseyGirl68 in how long after surgery did you go back to work or travel?   
    I was sleeved at the Valley Hospital in NJ. It was a very good hospital experience overall. All surgical patients are in private rooms, they don't bother you in the middle of the night and the floor I was on was mostly patients who had some sort of Bariatric surgery. The nurses were very in tune to what our needs are. I highly recommend the hospital overall, very good reputation. I was very pleased with the doctors also. Dr. Bessler was the other surgeon I was looking into, when I was researching. Good luck!! Please feel free to ask any specific questions.
    Chris
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    Booney got a reaction from shandytx83 in NOT DOING WELL   
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    Booney got a reaction from anayortiz in Isolation   
    I also choose not to tell anyone at work for this reason and because it's none of their business. Since I never opened the conversation with them they realize that it's not a topic for discussion with me. Will they talk behind my back? Yes...but they were going to anyway. Now I just don't have to be part of it.
    Don't get me wrong..I have some good friends at work who would be supportive, but they are outnumbered by gossiping women who are in everyone's business and I don't partake in that b.s.
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    Booney reacted to JuliannaJ in Any advice or tips to keep from having saggy or loose skin?   
    Genetics mainly as well as your age (younger skin bounces back more) and how long you have been heavy.....can't really change those things but also sun exposure damages the collagen in your skin....pretty much though you are dealt the cards you are dealt....blame your parents if you sag and then guilt them into paying for your plastic surgery )
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    Booney got a reaction from shandytx83 in NOT DOING WELL   
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    Booney reacted to Pixie Dust in Isolation   
    ...and the last few posts is exactly the reason why I am not sharing my decision with anyone, except for my husband, my BFF (who lives out of state & is so very supportive) & another good friend who had a similar surgery. I'm still hoping I won't have to tell my boys. Was thinking on just telling them I'm having hernia surgery or something. I just know there will be people in my extended family who would be chomping at the bit to know this & be ready to gossip or wait for me to fail. Katsnirvana ~ hang in there & just tell those that ask how much you've lost already that it's a personal question.
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    Booney reacted to TerryBelieves in Isolation   
    the how much have you lost is getting old. I think I am going to try and answer I don't know I haven't weighed lately. Will find out at my next dr. appt....I think thats my plan.

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