SandeeD

Has anyone experienced thyroid issues AFTER having sleeve surgery?

Catherine, I see that your surgeon is Dr. Boynton. He was my surgeon and he's awesome! Chris is amazing as well. I have nothing but good things to say about them!

Do you have a yearly physical? If you do, your doctor should be documenting your weight and bmi. I freaked out because I totally forgot that my pcp kept track of my weight and bmi each time I see him. He actually had 7 years documented for me. What about your previous pcp, can you get your records?

As my one year surgiversary creeps up (2/25/15) I just think about how thankful I am for the opportunity to make such a major change to my life! My health is no where near perfect, but I cringe when I think about where I was almost a year ago, and where I would be now if I didn't take that leap of faith and have this major surgery. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF US!!!!!

I'm interested in my own herb garden too! lol Since I now live in an apartment, I was looking into indoor/year round herb gardens and this is what I found www.aerogarden.com

I still love to cook! I actually think I'm a better cook since having surgery. I was responsible for all of the desserts for Thanksgiving dinner...I made lemon meringue pie (for the firs time), sweet potato pie, apple pie and red velvet cupcakes. It's comforting to know that I now have the ability to eat what I like and be able to stop eating when I'm full. A few bites and I'm full. I'm eating leftovers today, then I'm done with it! lol My fridge is now empty (I never buy regular groceries close to the holidays because I know there will be so much leftovers from the dinner). I will go to Wholefoods on Saturday and pick up my regular stuff. I'm always looking for new healthy recipes to cook. Since I live a lone, I reduce the recipe to 4 servings and put the rest in zip lock bags and freeze it.

So do you Krystal!

I LOVE your video girl, very informative! You may want to remove the music though...maybe it's just me, but it's a little distracting and takes away from what you're saying.

Yup, Goodwill is my go to. I have to go there tomorrow and find some pants because my size 14s are getting ridiculously baggy. I've found quite a few new items too for great prices! I bought 2 Jones of New York suits - BRAND NEW for $10 each. They are a size 10, but I know that I will shrink into them too! lol I also love the Ross Dress for Less clearance racks. Putting forth a little bit more effort will get you some great bargains!

I love my Weight Watchers digital scale.

Hey guys, thanks for your feedback. I think I'm over the hunger hump. I'm feeling back to "normal" now. I think it was head hunger. I'm back on track now.

I'm now 7 months post-op and just as my doctor warned me, the hunger is returning. I've been in a stall for a few weeks, which is fine because I had some weeks when the weight was just falling off. The problem now is that I'm feeling real hunger more frequently. I'm continuing to make healthy choices and being more diligent about tracking what I eat. Any other suggestions on how to control the hunger beast would be appreciated!

I LOVE sushi. I've been eating it now for about 25 years, so at this point, I've tried it all. When I was 4 months post-op I sat at the sushi bar and asked the chef to make me a roll without rice. He made a roll using the cucumber as the shell, put salmon inside and sliced it into the regular 6 pieces. I ate 3 pieces and saved the rest for dinner. I didn't even miss the rice, it was delicious and I was satisfied. Now at 6 months out, I'm anxious to have it with rice again...yum:)