Miss Mac

Me too.....30 minutes and scrape the plate.

November 26 will be your new birthday, then......so Happy Birthday!

Had mine out back in 1973 (I was 21) when they still cut you half in two, and I was in the hospital for eleven days. Have not missed it since! I would think that if you have both of your surgeries at the same time, how covenient is that? One hospital stay and you are home and done. You won't miss that thing at all. Good luck with your surgery.

Oh yeah.....I keep a stash of Chocolate Smooth Move on hand. I put it in my hot chocolate at bedtime. Gets the job done.

Did you have a hiatal hernia repair with your surgery?

I managed to give up my tea and am drinking decaf which tastes like twigs and grasshoppers. It is a better alternative than green tea which tastes like feet. I would be really hard pressed to give up artificial sweetener. I have given up everything else. The sweetener will go kicking and screaming.

That's not a tear....just something in my eye.

My year is three weeks away, and MIss Tummy is still very noisy when I am drinking fluids between meals. It sounds like a dinosaur fight.

My year is in three weeks. At this point, I have not had any issues with motion sickness. I hope you can get your issue resolved.

I am required to take the Bariatric Advantage AE stink a** horsepill multi. I pulverize it with a mortar and pestle and hide it in one of these: strawberry applesauce Greek Yogurt with a tablespoon of sugar free grape or raspberry or strawberry or apricot jam Peanut Butter with sugar free chocoate syrup (so kinda like a Reeses Cup) Apple Cider made with a sugar free cider packet Sugar free cran-grape juice. They are too big to swallow whole or halves or even quarters. I have to disguise it in something - it is so disgusting.

I am retired and housebound, so I am able to check several times a day. It keeps me out of trouble.

My high weight was 235 and my goal is 135. I am three weeks from my one year and have lost 65 pounds. That's my 60% plus five. I have been on a long (three month stall), but I am not stopping with 35 pounds to go. I am doing everything I am supposed to be doing. I am sure what is holding me back is the fact that I have orthopedic issues and nerve damage that make sustained exercise painful and difficult. However, I have my one year visit with my team on December 18, and I am hoping they can give me the boost that I need to lose weight as a 170 pound woman who needs to lose 35 pounds. My understand of how this works is that the higher you start, the more quickly you could lose a significant amount. For example, I needed to lose 100 pounds to reach goal. Someone who weighs 400 pounds and needs to lose 250 pounds may lose their first 100 pounds right away. Just consider how your health will be in five years if you don't have the surgery and how your health will be in five years if you do have the surgery. 250 pounds would be like having two ponies and a bale of hay for a belt. Here is a list of what things weigh. I got it from Spark People It is very interesting. I hope this helps to give you a nudge. http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3421351

Gonna eat turkey and green Beans, maybe a deviled egg later. No dessert, but Monday December 1st is my birthday, so I am going to have 1/24th of a New York Cheesecake, about 110 calories.

Mine are the Chewable Calcium + D, Walgreen's "Well" house brand.

I agree with elode. No more food Network for you.

Welcome. It looks like someone besides me is up thinkin' when they ought to be sleepin'. I started at 235 also, with the same goal of 135. I had a three month supervised diet during which I lost 22 pounds. I have lost another 43 since then, but came to a screeching halt three months ago. I am not giving up. 65 down and 35 to go. I can't imagine having those 65 pounds back. My first year is coming in close - just three weeks away. What a year it has been. I have gone from a size 24 to a 12/14 and had three closet flushes. I can cross my legs. Not only do I sleep better, but my bed feels larger! Good luck on your journey. Six months is going to pass whether you have surgery or not, so enjoy the ride. It will go quickly enough, and you will learn new skills along the way. I have (in the past) let newbies know that opinions and tact vary. Just take what you need and throw the rest away! I wish you good luck and good health.

Gag........I was provided with them in the hospital......some kind of peach flavor that tasted more like motor oil..........blech!!!!!....could not get it down.

When I gradated high school in 1970, I was a very anorexic 108 pounds. Back then it was called "she eats like a bird". I would avoid eating with my family or would put food on the plate and scrape most of it into the trash. you look in my gallery pictures (click on Betty Boop and open up 'gallery'. You can see in my wedding picture one year later how skeletal my arms were. If you look at the older coupe sitting on the couch, that is my folks. In that picture Mother weighed 320 pounds (she was 5'2"). She died shortly after that picture was taken of an abdominal aortic aneurysm). Most of my family was large like that, and I say was because most of them are dead already or very ill from the consequences of obesity. I did not want to be like them. My first daughter was born prematurely in 1976 and I had only gained 15 pounds. My second daughter was born full term plus a week 1978 and I had gained 70 pounds which I never lost. Divorce, re-marriage, divorce, and menopause later my weight hovered around 185. When I had a botched knee replacement in 2007, I was sedentary for a long time and gained another 50 pounds. All the while, I just yo-yo'd around losing the same few pounds over and over. When I had a stroke in 2010, at the age of 59, I was scared sh**less into doing something about it. More diets failed, so on 12/23/2013 I got sleeved. I lost 65 pounds very quickly but have been on what feels like a terminal plateau. Well, I am not stopping at 172. I am not giving up yet.

Oh no!!!! I am so sorry to hear about your hubby. No wonder you had to dial back for a minute. Hopefully you can have some time a couple of times a week just to stay in touch. The fellowship of this community can help keep you going. I have a couple of questions. Do you have any support nearby from friends / family / church - anyone? Did you get both knees replaced at he same time????? OMG.......II had one done in 2007 and the other in 2011. I just can't imagine the bravery and mental strength it would take to get them both done together. My dear sleeve sister, I did miss you and wish for comfort to come your way. Here is a hug from Miss Mac in Chicago.

I had no complications with my sleeve surgery nearly a year ago 12/23/2013. I was only sick for a couple of days and then it was manageable. After the second day home, I did not even need pain relief although my incisions itched like crazy. I could have full liquids as soon as I got home, and went to purees at two weeks. At three weeks I could have soft foods, and at 4 1/2 weeks whole foods with caution. On the way home from that appointment we stopped at Wendy's and I ate 1/3 of a small chili and a couple of Tony's fries. I have had a few stalls, and have been on a long stall for over three months. In spite of avery noble effort, I keep gaining and losing the same three pounds every couple of weeks. When I have my one year appointment, I will ask what they want me to do to restart my metabolic furnace. 80 grams of Protein and 80 ounces of Water and an agressive weight training program and walking every day are having no effect now. My primary told me to eat more and to have a carb now and then. So, still optimistic and glad to be down 65 pounds. I can't imagine carrying 65 pounds of potatoes wrapped around my waist! And I do feel better in many other ways. My body and internal systems thank me for the outstanding nutrition they are getting. I may not be the most mobile person I know because of post-stroke physical challenges, but I betcha I am the healthiest person I know. All this past year I have not had so much as the sniffles. I hope your surgery goes well. Good luck!

Anytime I eat carbs with my dinner, I will gain three pounds overnight. Ironically, it takes me three weeks to get those pounds back off. Ugh! I went to the bariatric clinic at 5'4" at 235 pounds....BMI 40.1, and I had many co-morbidities. The bariatrician told me that no matter how much I lose on the three month supervised diet, they will record my beginning weight when the submit my packet to the insurance company. Here is a list of co-morbidities that insurance pencil pushers look for: Obesity Comorbidities To follow is a list of comorbidities (additional conditions or diseases) related to obesity which may help you in qualifying for weight loss surgery. It is from nih.gov Family history of heart disease Family history of stroke Family history of diabetes Family history of heart attacks Hyperinsulinemia Diabetes High blood pressure Coronary-artery disease Hypertension Migraines or headaches directly related to obesity or cranial hypertension Congestive heart failure Neoplasia Dyslipidemia Anemia Gallbladder disease Osteoarthritis Degenerative arthritis Degenerative disc Degenerative joint disease Recommended joint replacement from specialist Accelerated degenerative joint disease Asthma Repeated pneumonia Repeated pleurisy Repeated bronchitis Lung restriction Gastroesophageal reflex (GERD) Excess facial & body hair (Hirsutism) Rashes Chronic skin infections Excess sweating Frequent yeast infections Urinary stress incontinence Menstrual irregularity Hormonal abnormalities Polycystic ovaries Infertility Carcinoma (breast, colon, uterine cancer) sleep apnea Pseudotumor cerebri Depression Psychological/sexual dysfunction Social discrimination Premature death in the immediate family

Hopefully after you have your surgery and a good recovery you can focus on finishing out the fight against nicotine. It does not make a whole lot of sense to go such drastic measures as bariatric surgery and then pick up the smoking habit again. You clearly want to be healthier; that is why you had the surgery. You may as well get heathier in any way you can. I have my vices, too. If my doctor insisted that I stop consuming so many articial sweeteners, I would have a very hard time of it. Anyhow, I do hope your surgey goes well.

Yeah, call your doctor because the stuff won't do you any good if you can take it.

I could feel the difference at first because of all the gurgling noises and small capacity. Now that I am almost at my one year, I do not notice it at all. I just have keep measuring my food so that I don't serve myself more than I should be able to eat. You will learn a lot of new coping skills as you progress.

It has always been a good idea to pay attention to what your body is trying to tell you. That also means that you should not minimize your symptoms. My primary doctor told me one time that I had a severe case of "Google-itis" and to always call if I was not sure about something. He also does like diagnosing over the phone. I called him one time complaining about back pain near my shoulder blade. He insisted that I come in the next day. Guess what? It was the shingles and I was putting Ben-Gay on it. So yeah, I agree with the others that you should give your doctor a "heads up" about it in the morning.