Everything posted by Lou:)
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5 months post before and after
Wow you are doing great. I'm almost two months post op and have only lost 28lbs. What are you eating? Or how many calories do you get per day?
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April 2013 Post-Op Group
I met the devil this morning. It is a fit blonde girl that runs boot camp.... I hurt...
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how long did the revision surgery take?
My revision took 6 hours.
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April 2013 Post-Op Group
I have also only lost 28 lbs in almost two months. I'm joining a fitness bootcamp Monday. Hopefully it will kickstart faster weightloss.
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Tired of eating the same foods
There are crackers called nut thins. They are made from different nuts. There is a place here called my fit foods and they have a meal with 6 nut thins and egg salad. I love it!
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Crushed pills
My doc said I can swallow any pills about the size of a tictac and crush or cut anything else. I tried cutting a women's one a day to take for a multivitamin last week (six weeks out) and threw up violently for several hours because it got stuck. I have had no issue taking my Prozac though which is a capsule a little larger than a tictac.
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Discouraged ...
Yeah. I am wondering if mine has to do with the depo shot. Next month I'm going to try to get mirena
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Discouraged ...
I'm almost 7 weeks out and have only lost 3 pounds since week four. I'm down 26 lbs total. I had a follow up Wednesday and they said I should have lost at least 10 more than I have. I did not like that news... very discouraging.
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April 2013 Post-Op Group
Lol. I'm in the same boat. I haven't worn my ring for a few years. I know I need to just hit 200lbs for it to fit...
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Alcohol
I have had whisky sours and skinny margaritas (less sugar). I also tried warm sake but that got me buzzed very quick. I don't think I'll be doing that again.
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Body image
If mine are still a d after weightloss I will likely get a reduction and lift that way insurance will pay for it. If you have back pain and are willing to get a reduction with your lift your insurance may pay for it also.
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Body image
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I also always saw myself as not being as big as I am. I always thought I looked better till I saw myself in a reflection. I was mortified when I took my pre op pics. At my pre op appointment though there was a lady that definitely looked bigger than me. She just openly asked how much weight did I need to lose. I said about 100lbs. She didn't believe me. She asked me to stand so she could see. I was embarrassed but did it anyway. I told her I weighed 260lbs. She was in complete disbelief. That made me feel good. I feel I have been well built for my weight because I am thick but don't have any rolls. I'm worried about what I will look like thin because I have 42ddd boobs and no butt.- How about some NSVs!?!?
I see everyone talking about wanting to keep their boobs. I definitely want mine to shrink but I'm worried they will look like pancakes. I am a 42DDD right now...- April 2013 Post-Op Group
I have not been good about taking my vitamins recently because I hate the taste of the chewable tablets. I bought the women's one a day to try to take instead... it's too big, so I cut it in half, but then the taste of it cut made me throw it back up. What multivitamin are you guys using? I would prefer one I can just swallow.- Alcohol
It's not that fun being the only sober one. I don't want be drunk, just have a lil buzz when I go out to liven me up. If I don't drink, I'm unamused with everyone's drunk talk and I get really sleepy early and just want to go home...- Smoking
I was always a casual smoker. Normally just when I go out. If I don't go out I don't smoke. My doc did not tell me I had to quit since I'm not a regular smoker. I still have one or two a week if I go out with my friends but that's it.- April 2013 Post-Op Group
You don't want this.... I promise. Every few hours I spend 30 min to an hour on the toilet... usually right when I wake up it starts... sometimes it wakes me up at night.- April 2013 Post-Op Group
My husband is also a corrections officer so I know how that goes. I'm not getting sick other than I have the runs all the time sorry tmi. No matter what I eat it goes right through me. I'm down 25lbs now. Just got past a stall. I'm just so unmotivated and don't know how to move past it...- April 2013 Post-Op Group
April 8- Alcohol
I am young as well. I started drinking again a week ago... 4 weeks out. Everyone said it would effect you differently but not for me. I can't seem to get anymore than a slight buzz. I can't drink fast enough to feel it. I'm fine with that though. I used to drink 7double whisky and cokes plus a few shots when I would go out... three times a week. So far, I have gone out twice and had just two single whisky sours. My doc recommends to never have alcohol because of cross addiction and empty calories, but I don't think it will be a problem for me.- breaking out... bad!
Yeah... I'm trying everything. I have never broken out so bad in my life! And it's not going away....- April 2013 Post-Op Group
I saw some of yall posted about being unmotivated... I'm having the same issue. I don't want to do anything, cook, clean, shop, shower, work. I work from home and I find I'm just not working. My boss has noticed and said I may need to talk to the short term disability people if this is a medical thing. I don't want to do that, but I don't know what's going on. I'm already on Prozac from before the surgery...- breaking out... bad!
I ladies. I'm about five weeks post op. I have been on the depo for five years. I had bad acne before the depo. I am 24 and now after the surgery I am breaking out like I'm 14. Its really bad. I have lost about 23lbs. I am getting cramps and spotting also. Do you think my depo is not working? Should I switch birth controls?- April 2013 Post-Op Group
My survey date was 4/8 so I weighed this morning and am down 23lbs. I'm now 237. I am band to bypass and the lowest I got with the band was 214. I feel I won't be super happy till I'm below that... - Body image