Lisa O

Yes, everything seems heeled then I will get a pain or feel like ,t clothes are sticking to the area where my drain was....each day gets better but irs weird...looks like its healed....I have noticed if I put a dab of antibiotic cream on my wounds...they feel much better!

Hi! If I'm having just an ounce if Greek yogurt I throw in just a tsp. Of unflavored Protein powder. Same with cottage cheese and other things like that. It doesn't add a ton of protein each time but during a whole day it helps me get my protein in. I don't like gritty....so for me I just started out with a half tsp....saw it wasn't bad...then added another half....I actually like the Isopure unflavored protein powder. Many do not...but I mix mine with skim milk. And add an once of toscana sf syrups to give it a different flavor each time.....I try to start my day with the shake and it normally takes me till lunch to drink the 12 oz. But that gets me my first 60 in for protein...then for lunch I have Greek yogurt...that has 13 grams of protein per 5 oz, plus I add the protein powder that (for 5 oz I usually put a tsp per oz). So that gets me a little more protein....then for dinner usually chicken....and safe my sf pudding for my dessert, but still add a tsp per oz of protein to that too. It becomes a game with me....how can I sneak my protein in with this? I am having a hard time with liquids...working so hard on the protein...always full....gotta wait to drink.....a vicious cycle! I was sleeved on June 24th and down 23 pounds. My Dr told me I most likely will not lose much between weeks 3 and 6 because thus is about the time body says hey wait....is this just another diet or is she really making good choices? We've treated our bodies to so many yoyo eating habits....doesn't know the stomach is not the same etc.... I thought that was a great way to put it! Sorry for the book!

Hi! If I'm having just an ounce if Greek yogurt I throw in just a tsp. Of unflavored Protein powder. Same with cottage cheese and other things like that. It doesn't add a ton of protein each time but during a whole day it helps me get my protein in. I don't like gritty....so for me I just started out with a half tsp....saw it wasn't bad...then added another half....I actually like the Isopure unflavored protein powder. Many do not...but I mix mine with skim milk. And add an once of toscana sf syrups to give it a different flavor each time.....I try to start my day with the shake and it normally takes me till lunch to drink the 12 oz. But that gets me my first 60 in for protein...then for lunch I have Greek yogurt...that has 13 grams of protein per 5 oz, plus I add the protein powder that (for 5 oz I usually put a tsp per oz). So that gets me a little more protein....then for dinner usually chicken....and safe my sf pudding for my dessert, but still add a tsp per oz of protein to that too. It becomes a game with me....how can I sneak my protein in with this? I am having a hard time with liquids...working so hard on the protein...always full....gotta wait to drink.....a vicious cycle! I was sleeved on June 24th and down 23 pounds. My Dr told me I most likely will not lose much between weeks 3 and 6 because thus is about the time body says hey wait....is this just another diet or is she really making good choices? We've treated our bodies to so many yoyo eating habits....doesn't know the stomach is not the same etc.... I thought that was a great way to put it! Sorry for the book!

Today makes a month since I was sleeved and I've lost 22lbs!
HW - 319
SW - 274
Post-op appt - 264
Today - 252

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Oops..stupid fingers on a tablet! Down 16 lbs! Healing nicely. No pain with coughing or sneezing....and no hiccups. So sad so smooth.....fingers crossed.

I'm glad not just me. Next week I go in for another checkup....can't wait to see if I have lost more. I can't bring myself to weigh at home yet! I'm off work for another month. How long are you taking off?
I am on soft foods, but really have to measure! Cottage cheese yogurt and refried Beans have Ben the easiest. I had split pea Soup yesterday, but really had to put through the blender....still good though... Chunks of any size give me small issues, but I stop immediately when that happens!

Tomorrow is my 2 week..surgery was June 24th. I feel like I'm getting everything in....but still worry about eating too much like before.....how is everyone else doing with the old vs new? I KNOW I am eating less than before...but then I still feel full. I lost 16 lbs in the first 10 days. But am waiting to weigh at my 3 week checkup...and don't feel like the he lost anything....argh! The fears are starting to show!

Jason. I'm sorry tho hear you were laid off. Hopefully this will allow you to tasks care of you without worry and into your next job as the new and improved you. Pleased let us know how you are doing!

Do you have cable? On demand has some really great easy programs. I also gave a Wii....I intend to start my workout there.

Oops..stupid fingers on a tablet! Down 16 lbs! Healing nicely. No pain with coughing or sneezing....and no hiccups. So sad so smooth.....fingers crossed.

My dr gave me a schedule to follow and its been great so at least getting the minimums in! Yay!

Bit sleeved on Monday. That was a rough night. Had dry heaves all night....kept going to the bathroom to pee but couldn't-----beers time I heaved----peed my pants! That was unexpected. Argh. Home now. Set my phone alarm for every two hours to make me get and walk. I feel better laying down than sitting up, but really not too bad! Trying to get liquids down but its hard.

Thank you Camella. Right now I feel like I am doing something for me...I'm reading all these posts and they help me realize I am never alone....even when I can't slepo!

Thank you Camella. Right now I feel like I am doing something for me...I'm reading all these posts and they help me realize I am never alone....even when I can't slepo!

I added the vanilla bean torte to a package of sf vanilla pudding tasted like cake batter mmm

Wow, you guys are all very brave to really look at what you want in life!! It has motivated me to sit down and think of all the changes I want to do and make. I want to be Active. Plain and simple. I have dreamed of going on a zip line or sky diving.... but over the weight limit..... my husband and kids are so active... I just want to join them. I tell my kids to live life freely... and yet I don't. They travel all over and while I do travel, I freak out before a flight because I wonder if this will be the flight that I have to ask for a seat belt extender.........I want to live life freely.

Oh its a glorious thing.. I have hit several of those mile stones in my journey.. the one that excited me the most was.. going on a trip.. flying..and not having to ask for an extender.. I have one of my own. and I took it with me.. my hubby insisted that I didnt need to bring it.. but I did anyway..and didnt need it.. in fact there was lots of the belt left over after I buckled it... And I found some cute clothes at old Navy.. ive never been able to shop there.. but now I can totally shop at all the stores I stayed away from.. like macys. and Im not winded taking the stairs.. and Im no longer afraid to sit in a booth cuz I totally fit.. with room left over.. all these things that might not mean much to them..but for those of us on this journey.. means everything to us..and I did buy a cute bathing suit top to wear with my flowery Hawaiian shorts I have.. never thought I would do that..and looking around after I went in public with the suit on.. Nobody stared nobody laughed.. it was like I was this normal person... it was so totally cool... I just wanted to cry also.. very emotional times for me.. keep up the great work everyone..

I made this list a while back of all the reasons I hate being fat to refer back to if I ever try to convince myself to not go through with the surgery, or start regretting having it afterwards. So I guess you could say I can't wait to NOT have any of these issues!
[ ] I can't tie my shoes on the top, they're always on the side, and even that is hard to do.
[ ] I exceed the weight limit for pretty much anything there is a weight limit for.
[ ] I can't use regular towels because they don't fit around me
[ ] I have terrible balance due to too much weight on my knees and ankles, I get nervous carrying my two toddlers.
[ ] I always slow everyone down wherever we go because they have to wait on me to catch up
[ ] My thighs rub together when I wear shorts or a dress. It's like I'm starting a damn fire with them.
[ ] Thinking about food all the time. It controls my life. I'm ready to take control back!
[ ] I want to shop in a normal store where I can buy cute clothes that are a reasonable price. Decent looking plus size clothes are outrageous!
[ ] I don't want my kids to remember me this way
[ ] I want to walk my dogs without getting exhausted
[ ] I don't fit (easily) into movie chairs. I have to squeeze in.
[ ] Moving around in this body is difficult
[ ] I feel like I'm much older than 29.
[ ] My doctor doesn't take me seriously, his solution to everything is "lose weight" which I know I need to do, but that's not the answer to everything.
[ ] I feel trapped in a body that holds me back so much.
[ ] I feel like I'm sitting on the sidelines watching the people around me enjoy life, but I'm too tired to join them.
[ ] No energy to play with my kids (ages 1 & 2 so I need the energy!)
[ ] I'm a terrible role model for my kids and students
[ ] I'm a kindergarten teacher and I want to be a fun one, not a lazy one.
[ ] I have very little energy in general
[ ] My husband and children are thin, I hate being the fat one. NOT that I want them to be fat! Lol
[ ] I have no sex drive, and on the rare occasion that I do, sex isn't enjoyable because it's so uncomfortable
[ ] I can't take baths in most bathtubs
[ ] I can't paint my toenails
[ ] I can't cross my legs
[ ] I'm close to being too big to shop at Lane Bryant, currently in a 26/28. And I am too big in my stomach and upper arms to wear a dress shirt, because the largest size doesn't fit
[ ] I am the heaviest person I know
[ ] I don't fit in regular bathroom stalls
[ ] I don't fit in booths
[ ] I burn up in the summer because I hate wearing tanks and shorts
[ ] I don't take my kids swimming because I don't want to be seen in a bathing suit
[ ] I never feel feminine because I can't wear cute clothes and I sweat all the time.
[ ] I got married in a courthouse and would love to have a vow renewal ceremony, but right now the thought of everyone looking at me in a giant plus size wedding dress looking like a human marshmallow is not pleasant.
[ ] I don't fit in roller coasters or any amusement park rides, and I don't even have the courage to try an airplane
[ ] I can't walk up a single flight of stairs without struggling
[ ] Constant lower back pain
[ ] Severe flare ups from my hydradenitis suppuritiva, causing bad skin infections in skin folds
[ ] My lower arms don't actually touch my body when I put my arms by my side because the amount of fat on my upper arms pushes them out so much
[ ] Laying on my back and feeling smothered because the fat from my chest and neck make it hard to breathe

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