sheilarae

What I really want to do is chug down a glass of cool water. I miss being able to do that! And of all the food there is, I miss my daily diet dr pepper the most!!

Someone should open up a used clothing store where you bring a blouse and take a blouse etc !!

I haven't had any hair falling out...6 1/2 weeks out. I'm going to try making sf pudding with my EAS protein drinks. I like the idea of mixing the chioc with skill. Thanks for that idea... It's alo more fluids.

I thought I was going slow. I guess after swallowing ill count to 30 or something!

I'm the same. I never had trouble losing weight but I could never keep it off. I decided I needed the surgery if I was going to be healthy the next 20 or so years of my life. I'm 62. To be honest, I didn't want to live like this Amy more..,I'd rather be dead. Was sleeved 6-24, have lost 25 including the pre-op diet. I don't think it coming off vet fast. 20 came off before so only 5 lbs in 6 weeks. Yuk! Yesterday and today every time I ate or drank I had a terrible pain...like I needed to burp but couldn't. What's that mean?

Many people made faces when I told them about the surgery. 6-24 was the date. I am 4' 11" and weighed 200. I don't know where I packed it. Now I weigh 175 and people tell me I should stop loosing!! What's the deal??

Try EAS advantage carb control. I love the chic and vanilla. If you don't like it Walmart will take it back. Also like Nectar by Syntax. The Roadside Lemonade and Fuzzy Navel. I mice a flavor packet with it. Like Crystal Light or Hawaiian Punch.

Tanya2244, have you tried drinking diet fruit juice? Welches has a good peach juice and I also like cranberry lemonade. Baby food might stay down easier because its smooth ( other foods are bumpy and may irritate your stomach) and its nutritious. I had the beef in gravy and the chicken in gravy. Also carrots, green beans, sweet potatoes, and peas. At first I could only eat 1/2of each jar. Then I could one jar meat and one jar veg. Hang in there!

I had Dr Fox in Dallas do my surgery. He has a great after program. He is very caring and sits quietly while I ask my questions.

I basically stick to foods I know I can eat. That does give me a very big choice. I wondered too about if it was a good idea during the first month. . I'm 6 weeks out now. I decided to think of the positive reasons I did it. I can't go back so pushing forward with thoughts of being in less pain and being healthy. I hope you can focus on the positive. At the end of the day find 5 blessings you've had that day and write them down. Do this everyday and you can read it when you are second guessing yourself. You deserve to be healthy !!

Meemee, good luck to you. I got all my ducks in a row too. Even got baby food for first "solid". It made things a lot easier! Let us know how it goes.

My body had been changing fast too. I'm worried that I won't be able to get all the loose skin into a blouse sleeve. My arms are really gross. Out one day and a little kid said "Look mommy. That lady had Popeye arms!

EASalso has bars that are pretty good

I like EAS Advantage choc and vanilla premixed. Ne sure to get the carb control. Im thinking of using the to make sf pudding. I also like Nectar roadside lemonade and the fuzzy navel. Sometimes I add crystal light or Hawaiian Punch flavor packets.

EAS Advantage can be found at Target and Walmart. I by the premix chocolate and vanilla and love the taste. It's about $1.25 a can. Be sure to get "carb control". There's about 100 calories and 17 gm protein. I also use crystal light to help get more water in. I love the " peach tea". Also Hawaiian Punch has flavor packets in many flavors. I sometimes add one to my Nectar by Syntax protein drinks to make the flavor stronger. Since I can't have my diet dr pepper any more I started drinking diet Snapple peach tea. Yum! Hope this helps!

My dr told me a couple tiny sips with meals is ok. I don't tho...doesn't seem to bother but I am thirsty all the time. Before surgery I drank 12 cups of water a day. No I'm not diabetic just thirsty.

I know you didn't ask me, but wanted to share. I use EAS drinks and bars. I also use Nectar by Syntax Roadside Lemonade and Fuzzy Navel. I usually add a flavor packet like Crystal Light or Hawaiian Punch flavors.

Try sugar free puddings and jello and pop cycles. I also did well with diet or light apple juice and cranberry lemonade. Welches makes a good diet peach juice. My first solids were baby food. Went down easy and stayed down.

Don't I know it! But I'm not throwing them away. Ill go back to Centrum Silver chewables and continue D3 and B that dissolve. They're better for you. I take a lot of other Meds in the am. I take two sets of vitamins. Am and pm

Having trouble with ground beef. It hurts my stomach after I eat it. Once I threw up. Now I really don't want any more. I like grilled chicken and am getting protein from other things...chick peas, black bean soup, lentils. I eat about 15 bites and then I'm not hungry any more. Actually I'm rarely hungry.

Look in the vitamin section at Walgreens. I use gummy multiple, gummy D3, dissolvable B (think its Vitamelts) and a sugar free calcium.

June 24th. Feeling great. Down 25 lbs!!

I'm 62. I was going to wait until 65 so Medicare would pay for it...my ins wouldn't. My dr said I'd have diabetics by then. I've had many surgeries...run over by a dump truck, head-on collision , rear ended by a semi, 3 C-sections, a virus killing my platelets , a brain hemorrhage , one hip replacement, injections in my neck and back. Needless to say I paid for the surgery myself...6 weeks out...and did it for my health...I have too many scars to do it for looks. I just wanted to be healthier. Im 4'11" My highest weight was 265. I weighed 200 before the surgery and have lost 35 lbs. there comes a point in ones life where you gotta do what you gotta do! I stayed in the hospital 2 nights, stayed at a friends house 1night. And then drove 90 miles home. Don't let fear steal your dream.

EAS has good protein drinks. I like the choc and vanilla and buy them premixed. Also Nectar from Syntax is good. I like the roadside lemonade and the fuzzy navel is wonderful.

Yes, walk, walk, walk. I walked all over my house. My dog thought I was nuts! Just thought...you could freeze protein drinks in ice trays and suck on those.