MisforMimi

I've never taken narcotics and was afraid. Got some drug addicts in my family tree. Let me take that back. I have taken Adderal for ADD treatment in the past-never felt addicted. I think you have to view it as medicine. I had dilaudid in PCA and honestly it was helpful. I had some real pain after surgery. I did not think it was addicting and it didn't make me loopy. These drugs are so different than street drugs. They were effective and went straight toward pain. They could have been more effective if they didn't make me so sleepy so that I could have stayed on top of pain. The pump delivers such a tiny amount of the drug, addiction would be odd unless you've have issues in the past. You can press the pump every 8 minutes so it's a dose divided significantly. I needed it to stand, get out of bed etc. I was sent home with oral oxycodone and took one.

Keep up the good work! You are almost there!

Would you eat after dinner if you weren't hungry but hadn't met your protein goal? I'm a month out and for some reason I'm like 25g under my average. Oh well, in too tired to go to the kitchen. So that settles that! Lol

38. One month postop! :-)

I have been absolutely complication free since surgery. I stayed 3 nights and 4 days. It's my doctors practice. I was happy as a lark! I lucked out and got a private room.

Get it, girl!!! :-) :-) :-)

My mother has the deposits, her insurance would pay for their removal and she refused. I have huge thighs but no hips to speak of or butt. When I lost 140# about 10 years ago, I was definitely considering plastic surgery. My thighs deflated like balloons. This time around, I will be getting a thigh lift and a breast lift and augmentation. No question.

Yes! Keep up the good work. And you know your skin will thank you for a steady and measured weight loss!

I meant jello pudding...

The Dannon yogurt has 12g protein and the fage has 18g. Can't beat that!

At 3 weeks, you are still fairly limited. What helped me, was adding fage nonfat Greek to a smoothie with Protein powder. It takes a while to get it down. Sometimes the powder was unflavored and I would add a fourth cup of fruit. What the yogurt did was add protein and give it some bitterness so it wasn't all sweet. Also, try making egg drop Soup with the soft poached eggs and I would add

Something like this. Moving toward the lymph nodes on the body

Build muscle?

Dry skin brushing definitely helps the sagging skin and dimples.

Definitely one of my favs!

I just bought these yesterday! Lol thanks for the review!

My blood pressure is 120/80 down from 170/100! Clothes fitting better When I'm tired, I'm not craving sugar and simple carbohydrates

Good Luck finding someone. Hi from Seattle.

Thanks @@JamieLogical and @@AvaFern! I would not know what to do with myself if my boobies were perky!!! I'd haveta be dragged from the mirror! Or if my inner thighs didn't resemble cottage cheese for that matter...That's what they looked like before when I lost weight. Thigh and boobie plastic surgery for me!

@JaimeLogical, what is the substance being used in breast implants these days? Just curious? My breasts came in sagging DDs at 9 years old! I'm definitely perking the girls up at the end of this!

I know I know. I will keep walking. I'm trying to walk to things that I wouldn't ordinarily walk to. Like I'm walking to get a pedicure after work. And I have a treadmill and music. So no excuses there. LOL I'm just ready for something to switch it up with. But I will trust my surgeon. She has a good track record with her patients and complications. So maybe she knows what she's talking about. ha! What I really want to work toward is a team recreaction sport like soccer. I just want exercise that looks and feels like a real departure from exercise right now. Just me.

I did a baked low fat ricotta bake. You can get recipe from the blog the world according to eggface. I topped it with pesto and parmesan. I did a corn and shrimp chowder. Egg drop soup. Split pea soup. I prefered not to purree meats because it just reminded me of cat or dog food. Everything I ate was light in color.....

When were you cleared to do exercise other than walking??? I'm a month out and my doc said another **MONTH** before I could do classes...I forgot ask about Water exercises. That's probably OK. But I'm feeling good and ready to hit it....

@@12thman, cool. I'm in the Pinehurst neighborhood. I'll keep you posted on area Bariatric Pal support groups! :-)

I would run to have it. Co morbidities resolving. I'm almost a month out and ice noticed I'm a little tired, but somehow I'm not craving simple sugars and carbohydrates to boost my serotonin levels. My body is just dealing with and managing with out food. Unbelievable!