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kulita

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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About kulita

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    Bariatric Evangelist
  • Birthday 08/02/1978

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    I love to sing and Dance
  • Gender
    Female
  • City
    San Diego
  • State
    California
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    92110

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  1. kulita

    Return of the Libido

    I think I noticed a significant improvement around 6 months.
  2. kulita

    Post-honeymoon hunger

    I am in the same position as PLaywithworldchamps. My hunger came back right away, only now I was better able to control it. Before I was like a horse with a feed bag on and going to town with my food. I literally inhaled my meal in less than 10 minutes!! Now, when I am hungry I am able to nibble on a cheese stick and not have to worry about becoming "hurricane hungry" eating everything around me. Another thing is that often time when we think we are hungry we are really thirsty. I know my dr said to drink 64 oz of Water per day, but my body wants me to drink about 90 oz a day. When I have drink an adequate amount for my body I know that I am doing good with hunger. Each body reacts differently and I have noticed that when I was heavier I needed more water than I do now. Another thing is head hunger. If you know that you are satisfying yourself nutritionally, then head hunger is probably rearing its head and now, you have to be able to be stronger willed than your brains automatic desire of wanting to grab more food or junk foods. Are YOU in control or are you putting your body back on auto-pilot?
  3. SUPER NSV! I was a 24 and since then been wearing my clothes making it look like rags draped over my body. I went shopping and realized that I have lost 10 dress sizes!!

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    2. Miss Mac

      Miss Mac

      Amazing...that's a lot. Good for you.

    3. Carlotta1

      Carlotta1

      Omg.. 10 dress sizes. How amazing.

    4. kulita

      kulita

      I know that I NEVER imagined that I would have lost this much. I feel like a butterfly that came out of her cocoon.

       

  4. I hope that you did not invest too much money into these shakes. I always tell people that I see/meet to get samples. You are going to have to live off of this stuff for awhile so you want to make sure that you can tolerate it right? Spend a few dollars and go with unjury or Syntrax nectar (not their juices)
  5. kulita

    Post-honeymoon hunger

    Have you advanced onto soft foods yet? Sometimes this hunger is also a cue for your dr to advance you if you are doing well on liquids and such
  6. kulita

    Must Have Items for After Surgery

    Stock up on Protein shake samples! You taste changes after surgery and what you like now, you may not like so much afterwards. Also, You may want to get some soft things like yogurt, cottage cheese, creamed Soups (not chunky). I think I lived on String cheese and eggs for awhile, lol. I agree with the Crystal lite too. it will help improve your Water intake but watch out because it is often called Crystal Crack for a reason... It becomes addicting. Good luck to you! I will be looking out for your future posts.
  7. After reading some of the threads, I understand that it is for Vets. It doesn't hurt to prepare though right? 1 Year for me is right around the corner...... Gotta read up if I ever need to use it. Also I found the links.
  8. kulita

    Questions for those One Year post-op.

    You can STILL eat many of the things you love.... just a lot less of it. I am almost 1 year out and I will answer this to let you in on how I am doing. Can you eat a whole apple? Yes Can you eat rice and Pasta without discomfort? Yes, I can eat these, however, eating too much of it is not good for weight loss. I know of some people who can not tolerate these foods with the sleeve and some that can only slightly tolerate it. Then there are others, like me who can eat this just fine. Do you ever have the occasional glass of wine with dinner? I am not a drinker so I no wine for me, but I do have drinks with my meals. Is it a no-no? I think this is dependent upon who you ask. Also, I have noticed that when I do have drinks with my meals it fills me up faster so I dont eat as much- but then I do get hungrier later on. How have your close relationships been effected by your weight loss? Everyone around me has been real supportive. I have been honest with those close to me as much as I wanted them to know without becoming the 'food police' over me. My relationship with my husband has improved and so has our late night activities Are you able to quickly drink a glass of Water on a hot day or after a workout? I can down a 16 oz bottle of water in 10 minutes. A glass... maybe 5 min If you were an emotional eater, what behavior have you replaced the emotional eating with? This is a good one. I am still struggling with this. As I ate out of boredom, stress, excitement, and sadness. The boredom usually exists when I am at the computer typing and that is here to stay. I have to always have something to drink next to me, and I am not talking about Crystal Crack (Crystal Lite). The a drink like water with frozen blueberries often will fill me up and keep me hydrated. Do you have any sadness associated with the inablilty to eat a large portion of something incredibly delicious? Oh boy! I did at first. I was a huge foodie and loved really good foods. In fact Food was often seen as a good friend back then. It really hit me when I was able to move into solid foods and hubby started making Texas sized steaks (that cover the whole dinner plate) and I looked at it as if I could still eat it all, but physically i couldn't and it didn't quite register in my brain that it wasn't possible. When Fondue night came around a buffet of little delights was all around me and all i could do was nibble on a few things while everyone else was gorging themselves full with delight. I WANTED TO BE LIKE THAT at that time period but ONLY in that moment. That was when I realized that I did have an eating problem and I let my emotions take over me. Not only was I eating HUGE portions but I would often eat to feel happy. I think around 5 months PO I became more settled with the thought that this was indeed permanent and old behaviors fell to the way side and new behaviors kicked in.
  9. What is this 5:2 plan that I keep seeing? I can't find anything on it.
  10. I am almost a year out and I have hit my goal set by the NUT, however, my own personal goal was number based (150) and I think it is still seen in my ticker. That was set when I was in pre op stage. Now, that I am almost a year out, I can write WITH CONFIDENCE that the 150 mark doesn't even matter to me anymore. I have been able to do so much more than I could before and I am VERY happy with that. Now my goal has moved into something more challenging and meaningful like hiking the next mountain, playing baseball with my sons, or shopping with my daughter and being able to try on different clothes without feeling like 'every stores doesn't have my size'. I think the goal set forth should be about perspective. Yeah the # part helps to keep you in line, but it can also cause so much stress when trying to solely focus on just the % of amount lost.
  11. fell off the wagon and now I am kicking my butt and moving back onboard

    1. Carlotta1

      Carlotta1

      Yes get back on board and u will be happy u did :)

       

    2. kulita

      kulita

      I had to watch the wagon pass me by, LOL. No regain, but no real loss either :(

       

  12. UPDATE on my clot. It has been almost a year and that red streak over the top of my arm goring from my wrist 1/2 way up to my elbow has now turned a brown tint... sort of like melasma but in a line. The antibiotics did help clear the infection to the point where my body could try to break down the clot. About 6 months out, one of the clots in my wrist went away another one traveled up and planted itself in my elbow. Oh the aches this caused! Eventually that turned into an abscess and I had to have 2 rounds of different antibiotics when that occurred. Other than the clots, and some hair loss (yes I have so much Protein and biotin) I am really healthy. Thank you for all of the concerns and hopefully this thread will serve as an information point for another person in a similar situation.
  13. kulita

    Cleaning Tongue

    put some salt Water in your mouth and then with a clean toothbrush start brushing the very back while keeping the saltwater in your mouth. Also, some Probiotics helped to clear up the funk n gunk that accumulated
  14. kulita

    Protein drinks

    that was supposed to be hearty

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