GotItDoneInHarlem

I take TINY TINT sips and drink a bottle over the course of three days to make sure I'm good.

Anyone getting cramps? I'm left arm and hand have been cramping to the point of looking distorted. Today was my first day at the gym and I also didn't many carbs today, so I think that may be it.

So I've been a good drinker since my sleeve. Was worried I was drinking too much. My doctor says I'm lucky and to stop worrying. On liquids and for most of purees I haven't felt the full restriction of my sleeve. So I was having some dinner and "eyeballed" my measurements. I have tablespoon fatigue and was grumblier than usual. WHEN THEY SAY THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "HAPPY SLEEVE" AND "HOLY S*IT WHAT HAVE I DONE" IS A SINGLE BITE, THEY ARE NOT KIDDING. They also say you usually only make this mistake once. I can reassure everyone that is highly likely. WOW. Just, wow.

When you discuss your goal weight do you give the number that your doctor said, or do you give your PERSONAL goal number. I find that I have higher expectations that my doctor. Like my weight in 2005 when I was most comfortable, healthy, and happy. You?

Sodium comes in many forms, but table salt is #1! An increase in sodium causes you to retain Water.

You're going to do great! Keep your eye on the prize! Time really does fly by!

This is the age old story of risk management. Laura sees this as a dangerous path. Gone sees this as an opportunity to educate people. Both have their merits; however, I absolutely agree that it has no place on this forum unless we see some serious Gone credentials. Nutritionist? Doctor? Medical professional? If people seriously want a guide on how to chew and spit they can go to plenty of the pro-anna and pro-bulemia sites out there and read up all they want. You're assuming that people on this site are so stupid that they ONLY come here for ALL their information. 99% of posts I see on medical issues from member start with "I'm not a medical professional and I suggest you contact your's, but this is my experience..." I come to this site for support and help. When I clicked the post I honestly wasn't sure what "chew and spit" was until I read it. That's why I clicked it. This is not supportive of the pre and post op community. This is not healthy. Any guide on unhealthy habits is not welcome in my eyes. I'm sure that you're more than welcome to post this garbage on the forums of pro-eating disorder sites, so leave it there.

Welcome to the boards! You're going to find a lot of positive support on here and people who feel the same way, think the same way, and go through the same things you do. It's so good to not feel alone in this journey. Walk walk walk. Sip sip sip. And post post post. You'll get to know the veterans quickly and the long timers are AWESOME! Congratulations on your decision!

I wear the Spanx for men. With the Spanx brand you should buy the size of what you are wearing. I wore an XL when I was XL and continued wearing it as XXL. Now I'm back to XL and it's still great! Take care of the collars especially with the tanks. Getting in an out of them is like wrestling an anaconda and you can blow out the elastic if you're not careful.

I received the news today that I've been doing well enough on my own getting in my 60-80 grams of Protein that I am no longer "required" to drink a shake. This means I have: 30-40 EAS No Carb AdvantEdge shakes (Fudge, Dark chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and Cafe Caramel). Unopened, some still in the 4 pack packaging. I paid through the nose for these. 8-10 Isopure Zero Carb 40g of Protein in a CLEAR "sports"-like drink. Various flavors. I also have a HUGE tub of Isopure unflavored protein which I have used ONE scoop of before sealing again. ALL OF THIS IS FREE TO THE FIRST TAKER. Since it's gonna be heavy and I have to ship ground UPS because USPS won't let you ship liquids, I will ask that you paypal me the cost of shipping ONLY. That's right. ALL the protein you can handle for FREE at only the cost of shipping. I did the same with some protein shots that were disgusting and that person was a happy camper, so you can ask for references if you're worried I'm a protein pushing creep First to private message me gets the lot. OH YEAH! And I'll front the cost of shipping so you can see the actual cost of shipping and not pay a dime more for it. No cost for handling or any of that nonsense. I'm not one to rush to the post office, so you'd need to give me a few days, but I REFUSE to let this go to waste. HAVE AT IT!

I'd go with no. It has lumps which are a no-go.

I assume they gave you omeprazole or another PPI heartburn medication. Are you taking it as prescribed? Call your doctor. Your tummy is gonna rumble for a long while, but the heartburn can be treated now. Add some Gas-X for grins. It helps.

BRAVO!

Mantra: Walk, walk, walk. Sip, sip, sip.

Ok, I know, 60-80 grams a day as per my NUT. HOWEVER, do I HAVE to drink a shake? If I'm getting my Protein in can i skip the same shake. I'm SICK of them.

Congrats and welcome to the forum!

I found that a hard pillow held tight along with light but multiple coughs worked the best. I had a little cough afterwards that I thought would kill me. Your stomach and incisions will be fine but it hurts like hell.

There's a good chance it's just me, but I imagine others have felt the same way. I'm worried a out scarring. I'm worried about loose skin. I'm worried about hair loss. Do you think that we, as obese/ former obese people are more vain than others? Do you think that our perceived failures pushed us further into obesity? Have our personal desires, realistic or not, led us down a path? Feeling philosophical.

Suddenly paranoid about leaks and staple lines. Besides major accidents and unlikely stories of binge eating after being discharged from the hospital, what can we actually do that can harm our stomach/staple line/cause a leak? Vomiting? Carrying too much? Straining? Or is it much more difficult than this? I know that staying on the post-op diet is a must and I've been very good with it, but I've got strange anxiety that every day things are now suddenly going to cause harm. Such is the nature of anxiety.

Does straining to have a BM put pressure on your sleeve? Basically, can it hurt my new stomach. I'm guessing no, but I've really been avoiding bearing down out of (unfounded?) fear.

So my steri-strips were peeling very badly and I had been told that after about a week and a half I could just remove them if this happened. So I peeled them off after a shower and the scabs in my incisions (I am ABSOLUTELY blown away with how small 4 of them are. How and what tool of any use went through there? Amazing!) had stuck and peeled off with them! It didn't hurt as they were moist and peeled right out, but now all my incisions are mostly healed but not flush with my skin and missing scabs. I'm going to scar more don't you think?

Protein Protein Protein I'm not looking forward to shedding hair BUT IT COMES BACK so it's okay by me.

Wrong gender to be officially weighing in on this, but I vote "go with what you know." Now's not the time to mess with forgetting your BC and if you gain 2 pounds in Water weight once a month then so be it. Chances are you'll be 100% compliant on Depo but chance missing doses on the pill. I hear the ladies become insanely fertile because of all the hormonal changes, so you don't want that.

There a lot worse ways to cheat! Eat them more frequently so you can kill the craving and still get your Protein in. Win win.

The beginning was the worst. As surgery gets closer it becomes much easier. You're out of the worst of it now!