mrs.petethecat

What do the dots mean??????? :ph34r:

Has anyone else had an issue with Crystal Light?? I was doing great up until two days ago. All the sudden it's like my body turned against it and doesn't like it very much. I guess I just have to drink my Water with no flavor.

I used to drink Crystal Light non stop but find I no longer like the taste. Don't know why but just can't stand it. I am using Mio and Publix brand. Seem to like these better. Funny how things change especially when you have a pantry full of something!

I think the premise of the diet, is that when you chew and swallow food, it inflicts excruciating pain.

Making it only possible to do a liquid diet...

Yeah, Can you say milkshake?

This made me laugh out loud!

If you are the kind of person who likes company, I would not hesitate to have someone come and stay for a couple of days as long as they understand that you may be "in and out." Snoozing, resting and maybe not always wanting to be social. My hubby cared for me, getting things for me, helping me shower, and getting my fluids and shakes. I really enjoyed having someone there. Good luck and best wishes to you. I am sure things will go well for you!

Which hospital did you guys have your surgery at?

MiDoctor

Will swimming help with this??? I am also interested in this topic.

If you can bring a small pillow to put between you and the arm of the seat. Some people use it to put between the seat belt and your incisions. I flew from San Diego to Tampa with a plane change in Denver. There was a LONG walk to change gates. Make sure you allow plenty of time if you have gate changes.

Best wishes to you!

I had surgery with Dr.Lopez on 6/17/13. He and his team were great! I booked through A Lighter Me and was well taken care of. I found them all to be very thorough with each of four doctors going over my history before surgery. Very happy with the outcome...33lbs in 6 weeks. May not be as much as some peop0le, but for me ( typically a very slow loser) this is great. Could not ave done it on my own! Good luck to you. Any questions email me.

Oh! Just wanted to add....I had Dr. Lopez as well and you are in good hands!

You probably will not be hungry after surgery. I had a nine hour flight back and did not want anything, just Gatoraid. I took sodium citrate 3 days before and everything happened over the next 2 days so flying was no problem. Wishing you well with your travels, surgery and recovery!

Great post! Relevant every waking moment of everyday. Thanks for putting it all in one post!

Yes, you can...and so can I. You look great!

People supporting everyone without negative opinions? Wouldn't THAT be something. I can give a big f you to people who wanna try to cut me down. Everyone who's been sleeved knows how ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING this process is. Surgery is scary no matter what, but a 2 hours surgery topped with months of PRE surgery and months of healing, and truly never being "the same" again? Anyone who can submit themselves to that is ALREADY strong. I've been attacked for even asking questions about OTHER people's cheating, I haven't even thought of cheating yet because fricken Popsicles hurt still!!! So who are these 3 year veterans to judge me and say because I WASN'T self pay that this surgery does mean as much to me?!?! HOW DARE THEY. I started pursuing this surgery in January of 2012. I had to see a nutritionist for 12 months and lose a considerable amount of weight, I had to see a psychologist for 6 months and have my brain and insides picked apart by a judgmental stranger. I think the world is full of hateful, vengeful, and rude people and what better place to find them than hiding behind a keyboard? If they're so insecure with their AMAZING weight loss than go ahead and cut other people down, but in the long run, your the one who will die alone because you've alienated yourself from every friend you had.

Note: no one on THIS blog has been so harsh but I woke up this morning to multiple personal messages from some HATEFUL people and I'm speaking out for all the people who've been attacked!!!!!

Thanks to those who HAVE been supportive. When I'm laying on the bathroom floor wanting to polish off a bottle of Vicodin, YOUR the people who are going to lift me up and brush me off.

SW: 324 DOSW: 322 CW: 309 surgery date-7/10/13 Sent from my iPhone using VST

I am sorry that you have received messages that are not supportive. This journey is a personal one and each of us has to find our own way. Hopefully we will encounter others who will inspire and offer support to us on our way but the bottom line is that we have to find our own path to success. There are many people on this forum that are positive, optimistic, brave, and nurturing, but as with any "community," there are the "others." Find yourself some of the many positive voices on this forum and hitch your wagon to those people for your personal journey. You will be fine, ignore the nay-sayers.

Thanks! That is great to hear. Did they prepare you for the post-diet (including supplements info)?

When Dr. Lopez visited me the last evening before I went home, he talked to me about taking Vitamins, diet, and making sure I got enough Protein. My coordinator sent me the post-op diet instructions before my surgery.

Me too! Weighed the same as before my pre-op diet when I came home. Took about 10 days to come off, but more came off with it.

I had surgery with Dr. Lopez on June 17th. I thought his whole team was wonderful. Before surgery, I was visited by 4 doctors who all went over my history with me. I had minimal pain and the follow-up care was great. The A Lighter Me team in Mexico was very good as well...nice people. I am down 29lbs. Best of luck to you!

I will be 3 weeks post op on Tuesday. I have been on liquids since surgery and can advance to soft solids on Tuesday. That means for Proteins i can have eggs, soft fish and ground meats. My husband is on his own diet and only drinks shakes for dinner. have been trying to wrap my brain around cooking for one. Then it came to me. I remembered seeing an egg pan somewhere and I thought it would be perfect for any portions of eggs or ground meats that I would be making for myself. Here is the link if anyone else is interested. Any one else used the egg pan? And did it help you not over portion your food?

http://www.amazon.co...eywords=egg pan

I also got a small turner as well.

How cute!

TES,

Thanks for the interesting article. I always knew there was more to the idea that a calorie is a calorie!

I was sleeved at MI Doctor on June 17th. My room had 2 beds and my husband slept in the other bed for 2 nights. Spent 2 nights at the Marriott (1 pre-op and 2 post-op). It was included in my package.

http://www.ketogenic...toacidosis.html

TES

Thank you so much for that article! I have been so confused and this explains everything!

Can someone please tell me why a Type II Diabetic should not be in ketosis? I have done the Atkins diet many times before being sleeved. It was successful short term but it was always difficult to get into ketosis. I have seen several posts that say diabetics should not get into ketosis because it is dangerous. Can anyone explain. Thanks for your response.

Thanks for posting. Will watch impatiently for your next post! The obit for your sister brought tears to my eyes.

Thanks for this post. It is full of interesting suggestions!

Almond flour makes awesome pancakes and is low in carbs. There are several recipes on-line. Also check out this website: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/

It has lots of ideas.

I flew from San Diego to Florida, and really had no problems. When I boarded the flight, I let the attendant knew I had just had surgery and she was very attentive to my needs. I was on a very long flight, and they were even willing to heat up the broth I brought with me on the plane. I would suggest a small pillow to place between your tummy and the seat belt. Someone recommended that to me, and it really worked well for alleviating the pressure of the seat belt on my incisions, and since I had told the flight attendant I had surgery, she was very accommodating about it.

I agree with Susan. I flew from San Diego to Florida and used a small pillow between me and the arm of the seat. Got lots of walking in due to long walks getting to my flight and between gates on the change over. Best wishes to you.

So, I just thought I'd update my status on this thread. I reached goal yesterday. It took 2 years and 23 days, but I finally hit 225 pounds lost. I started at 375 and now weigh 150. Slow? I guess that depends on how you look at it. I didn't lose it all in a year and I didn't stop when it got hard, but I did it.

Candy reached goal weight by CandyTX, on Flickr

OMG! You look fabulous! I am so excited for you!