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Bella, your symptoms are pretty alarming. What does your dr say? Constant period is not normal at all.

Anyone else found that they are fitting into tiny sizes that are much smaller than you know you should be? Check this out http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/04/daily-chart-1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity_sizing When I was 20 and 140 lbs at 5'6" I wore a size 12. When I was 35 at 140 lbs I wore a size 10. Now at 53 and 145 lbs I'm a size 8. WTH? Anyone who uses patterns and sews their own clothes sees this - those patterns use the old measurements. On the Simplicity site I am a size 18. Of course, my favorite store is Chico's because their sizes are 0, 1, 2, 3. Read that as small, medium, large and xl. This is the only time I will ever be a size zero lol. Ah....vanity sizing!

Caramel is good, too, and lemon or orange...

Yes, 1 cup ricotta, one egg, and torani. Taste it for sweetness. It's easy to put in too much torani. When you can tolerate fruit, try a half cup of blueberries and even a bit of lemon zest in it. Put it in a microwavable dish and cook for a minute or until it no longer jiggles. Makes 2 servings (or maybe more if you are eating tiny amounts still). I eat it hot or cold.

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Try ricotta cheese. You can eat it plain, or with a bit of pasta sauce and mozzarella, or make a "cheesecake" by adding an egg and a tbl of sugarfree vanilla syrup and microwave for a couple of minutes. You can get ricotta in fat free or low fat. Very high protein.

You may not need surgery at all, many people don't. You can also get a lift without augmentation if you choose.

Stop freaking out Weigh yourself weekly or less. You will lose. Your body just needs time to figure out what the heck you did to it.

You are quite the pioneer LOL. Glad you learned from this and are willing to share your experience. It's so hard in the beginning figuring out what works. When I ate out early on it was eggs, cottage cheese, egg drop soup, and a bit later on I could handle refried beans, chili, sashimi (no rice like sushi,) mashed cauliflower and the like. Best of luck to you.

Well, since you asked, why have surgery and then stop before you are where you want to be? It's your body. If you are satisfied where you are now, by all means go into maintenance. You look great. But if you think you would like to go lower, I say go for it. Heck, you can always gain it back if you don't like it. I have a small frame at 5'6". My bmi is normal, but I still have a fat waist leftover from my giant jelly belly, so I'm going for a low bmi, but that's just me. My dr supports a bmi at the low end of the scale.

Yes, very very common. Stay the course and it will pass. Read the link in my signature.

Oh yes. Wrinkles! Ick. I use Roc products from France. I get them at Costco. Microdermabrasion helps and chemical peels.

Mine went from 9 1/2 Medium to 9 1/2 Narrow. I am literally walking out of my old shoes, my feet slide around so much. Also, before I only wore slides with a nice soft thick sole. Closed shoes or very flat shoes were too uncomfortable. Now I wear little short booties most of the time. And very flat thin soles are OK.

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I had it after surgery during liquid stage, it was great - tasty and soothing. The sodium probably isn't great if you add a touch of soy sauce, but I didn't care and it did not hurt me.

This is a pretty common response. You can probably do a search on "freaking out" and find a ton of posts. It's normal. You'll do fine. Best of luck to you.

If you are cleared by your doctor for all foods, it's probably fine. The pearls are just a type of tapioca. But, beware of the sugars - those teas are very high in carbs and even if you get sugar free, the pearls themselves are very caloric. Probably not a good choice for losing weight, IMHO.

Syntrax Matrix Peanut Butter Cookie is great. I aad an extra spoonful of PB2 powder to make it more peanuty.unjury chicken broth flavor - great alternative to sweet Protein shakes.Isopure Protein drinks, sort of a gatorade-ish type of liquid. Most people like one flavor over another (so experiment) and some people add 1/2 Water to cut the intensity of the flavor. You can also freeze them into ice pops. They are expensive, but you can buy one bottle at GNC to try it out. Amazing Meal hemp and pea Protein Powder (Whole Foods), they have a number of flavors. Very different than your whey Proteins, has a nutty grainy texture. I like the seasonal flavors (they had pumpkin last fall).Last, any of the vanilla flavors are a good choice, as someone mentioned. Besides Torani syrup (my cabinet looks like a barista's - a dozen different flavors LOL), but also plain old extracts work great (almond, lemon, orange, etc.). I also sometimes add cinnamon and nutmeg to vanilla - tastes like Horchata.

Early on I had 3 meals and 2 Snacks a day (since my meals were very small). I was able to get in all my Protein, but I usually had two protein shakes a day and high protein snacks. You really have to work at it to get in all your protein. It's still something I have to focus even 7+ months out.

Can you give us more specifics? Also, have you measured or gone down in your size? age (makes a big difference - I can't lose on 1000 calories - at 4 months I ate around 600, but I never did Crossfit) average daily carbs, fats and protein in your diet for the last 30 days (use a spreadsheet for best accuracy) Hopefully with some more info we can help you figure out what's going on. Lots of smart people here

BMI is such a stupid measure. It is so vague. My measurements and the caliper pinch test show exactly where I have excess fat that needs to go, but even those measurements aren't perfect.

That's hilarious! I can totally relate.

Stalls are very common and happen to practically everyone. Losing weight is a stair step, not a continual line. Be patient and stay the course, all will be well

Nothing wrong with you. While some people still feel some hunger, the majority don't, or it is a pale shadow of its former self. You are doing great! Hunger in some form may come back as time goes on, however, so build your good habits up now.

Here's another perspective that just goes to show how people are going to say their stuff whatever the situation. So I have told no one outside of my husband and grown kids about my sleeve. But my friends have obviously noticed I've lost weight. Because I am a slow loser, no one suspected WLS. I get "advice" from my friends that is so silly, but I just smile and nod. "You need to stop losing! You need to eat more!" And this is just for being on what they think is just a diet. Yadayadayada....can't imagine the rhetoric if I had told them about the surgery.