Jerzygurl

Hello Troops...
HW 348
SW 330
CW 294

Try pureed egg whites. They are a good transition food. I've graduated to adding onions, baked chicken, grilled steak, baked ham, little bit of peppers etc to my egg whites. I put everything in my magic bullet and let it rip. It purees it so well, when it's done it like liquid. Put it in the pan and then scramble the mixture up..when its done add a TSP of mild salsa and a sprinkle of low fat cheese.. Yummmmmy!

My trainer said if you increase your Water and your Protein, you will lose at a steady clip, working out or not, But if you're working out, you need even more protein so you don't go into starvation mode. My Nut said the same thing.
If you are stalled read this thread about increasing water and protein intake and/or the amount of weight loss or scale movement by doing so. Very informative and interesting.
http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/237658-increased-waterprotein-11pound-this-week/

I have milk on my Cereal and drink it at the same time...Otherwise I would not get the Protein I need...I don't do it any other time of the day...But we all eat Soup and not think about the juice...K

That's good to know thanks

Hey yall, I was Sleeved on 12/9 ...
HW 234
SW 214
CW 201
Super excited

--Thanks for the tips jerzy girl -- not sure how I will react to the salsa, I hear the acid doesn't sit well with many folks ... Perhaps I'll just try the whites and cheese as a start and see how I feel
So nervous but I have to put my big girl pants on now!!

It does get frustrating with getting on the scale and it's not moving. But yet I still get on and weigh myself everyday. I just came off and almost a week stall at 297.

Welcome. I was sleeved on the 18th and this thread has been full of information, support, and words of encouragement. All two hundred pages are worth the read.

Welcome to the stall Sandi....come in and join us...you're among good company! I was sleeved 4 weeks ago today, and today is day 8 of my stall. I feel thankful that I knew ahead of time that this would happen or I would have been really, really upset and frustrated. This too shall pass, and the we'll be right back at the losing!

You look great. But I'm not confident enough to post a pic..lol At least not yet. But you definitely inspire me. You can see the difference....it's a big one too.

Milk of Magnesia works great!!

I am a 30th sleever too! I know what you mean but I have found this thread to be the most helpful to me because these people are experiencing it at the same pace we are instead of remembering from years back... Good luck!

Hello All. Today was a pretty good day thus far. I slept well last night:) my doc wants me to drink a liter and a half of liq, which he says includes at least 1 1/2 Protein Shakes and broth. I can tolerate all temps, I drink Atkins choc, which I better tolerate than the boost vanilla they tried givn me, vanilla really upset my stomach. I can do the hello very well too. I feel like I'm drinkn all the time but its out of the 1 oz med cups they gave me. He wants me to get in at least 4 oz an hr. It's doable and somtms I've done more. He gave me liq colace which literally burned the heck out of my throat, any1 else exp that? I will NOT take it again, that was my only issue today, still Buns a little:( I'll start m.o.m. instead. No incision pains at all and Praise God no spasms unless I swallow too much at once. Well I pray that u all are feeling a day closer to gr8 and I'll b checkn in on you. Njoy ur day, and chat soon:))))

You look beautiful! Great job!! Feel proud of yourself and all the effort and determination you have to make this dream a reality! Thanks for your inspiration!

Amazing pics MsCognac....well done!

Omgsh, our first pic and how AMAZING U LOOK!! CONFRKNGRATS!!!

Sharing my first comparison photo.
HW 347
SW 327
CW 295

HW: 267 SW: 245 (12/18 ) CW: 223 22lbs since surgery 40lbs total since May!!!

I'm officially in the middle of a very frustrating stall. However, to date, I've lost 20lbs.
Surgery weight: 251.3
Current weight: 231.2
Frustrated - I've showed 2 gains on the scale this week, but I'm holding out for next week, and staying positive, dammit.

HW 334
SW 310 12/24
CW 292 - 18lbs in 15 days - holy crap
I actually giggled and felt guilty when I saw that weight pop up. Reweighed twice more to make sure it was real.
So of course I am now waiting for the stall to come.

Ik uve all felt like me first day home, I'm weak n restless but reading all of ur well wishes for me, I'm so puffed up w joy that I couldn't go to bed wo telling u all that I sincerely Love you all! I don't throw that word around easily. You're an amazn bunch of troopers and u say how strong I am but I've drawn my strenghth not only from God, but from each and every one of you. I thank God for each of you and we are going to be some kinda healthy lookers n 2014! You too, stay positive, stop worrying over stalls and remember, its been years since we've lost weight. So don't fret stalls, we have the rest of our lives to get our own weight off! No time limit, no rush, no comparisons...only our individual journey that we can share w each other. I am soooo amazed and proud of this Dec 2013 group!! We have n continue to support each other threw it all. From Dec 1 to Dec 31, we've had each others back. Now we share a bench that's getting lighter n lighter. Plz read this posts as I've written it to each of you. Threw my struggles, I read ur posts tho I cudn reply, YOU, helped me keep the Faith. Again Ty and you all are an amazn group of individuals. To Atl nd Mn, you both did an awesome job keeping up w nearly 300 people, thank you. And to those who stepped in when the two had surgery, Ty as well. If I had a wish, it wud b to meet you ALL:). So, I'll shh now, may b the meds, lol. But let me end by sayn, God bless you all, thank you all, and we are on our way, we will get threw this. And hmm, who'll b the first to post pics?? I can't wait. Gn my life long friends:)). Dee Dee

After nearly 3 weeks of not being able to get to the gym, I made it there this morning. Feeling very sore right now and I am treating that as a good thing.

I went to a support group meeting tonight (they are held twice a month by the NUT and the Nurse). This question came up tonight..and they explained your body is adjusting. It has gone through trauma, has dumped its Water weight and now must shift into burning actual fat. This causes it to pause and say hey wait a minute this is something new and I have to take a minute and reconfigure myself. For later stalls, it's just a matter of the body again catching up and readjusting itself.
Ultimately it breaks though. The advice given was just continue to work the program, make sure you're getting your Protein, Vitamins and water in and the scale will eventually move again because it is not possible for it to stand still forever with the amount of food you're taking in (if done properly and you're not in starvation mode). Myself and several others asked about upping our calories because we're working out 4-5 dyas a week and the NUT said you absolutely must. (okay so my trainer was right..lol..still glad I asked though) He said, if you're eating only 700 alories and burning 500, you're going to put your body in starvation mode and it will hold onto every thing. He also said the ceiling for those working out should be 1200 calories per day because as you gain muscle it will continue to burn calories 24 hours a day. Otherwise you will get weak and tired.
Sorry about the ramble..but I really enjoyed the support group, got a lot of info and made some new friends, locally.

Get a head of lettuce and peel the lettuce and Into slices and use that as a bun or bread really yummy substitute