BladeFox

Good to hear that,

Thanks blade me too!!! I don't really track my food I probably should??? I also have lost a dress size???

could it be water weight? Maybe watch your sodium intake.

Relief57, that may be it too. I have high blood pressure, the kind that likes to retain water and I have been eating a lot of beef sticks. All processed meats has tons of sodium in it so I am gonna try to go 'clean' and see what happens. I love a beef stick when I'm running to meetings and don't have time to eat. Geez, this is hard.

Girlie, I am dairy intolerant and can only have mozzarella cheese-interesting. I still can't eat salmon or talapia which is killing me. Then if I reach my calorie limit for the day, I get sick. Love my sleeve, but man oh man!!

Tell me about it. I think I am dairy intolerant like that too, cause I can eat cheese but milk and ice cream oh gosh it kills me like I get a wicked stomach ache that makes me feel like I am dying?

Tell me about it. I think I am dairy intolerant like that too, cause I can eat cheese but milk and ice cream oh gosh it kills me like I get a wicked stomach ache that makes me feel like I am dying?

@BladeFox I'm with you!! Have very low tolerance for annoyance & teens right now the other day my man had to gently let me know "it's not them, it's you" cause I was complaining about my kids, people at work etc... I'm 2.5 weeks out

StayingStrong, I know that it's me too. I've been exercising and thinking that will alleviate some of my stressors, but now I'm thinking it's a chemical imbalance that's making me edgy*

@BladeFox but its a little bit them too Hopefully we will settle in to this and be back to our charming selves. Battle on sister!! This is an amazing journey!

I did 1Day1, I did and very proud of myself. Thank you!

Sometimes a jump in weight occurs when u eat unusually salty foods. Great that u lost those extra pounds .

Sorry hun but had to tell you!!!

Make it burn girly, thats when you know your doing it right!!! hahahaha, lol have fun!!!

the payoff with be worth it

I know it will be worth it, but today is my day to go and I can feel every step - geez! LOL

Woot woot, you go girl!!!

Good for you. As long as we have the will power to get back on the wagon when we fall off, we'll be ok...

I got on the scale today and lost another 3lbs??? Normalsy is what we need???

Do it now it case you need to get back on track. You probably did better than you think you did.

I almost had an episode yesterday when I ate some beef medallion smothered in a mushroom sauce. I chewed soo much and still it got stuck. Had to excuse myself and go to the bathroom where I was sounding like a beached whale, burping crazy and loud and jogging in place to help it to go down or just move. Goodness gracious alive!!!!

Ok then I must confess, I ate a bag of chips today. I chewed well and it took most of the day to get it down. Lesson learned.

Yeah I have not had any success with beef or hamberger except I had made Shepard's pie the other day and that I was OK with? Well hope your doing OK today!

Have a good time, I hope you get a lot of good walking in too!!! You know what you can and can't eat, just follow your guides. You have the tools that are going to help you now to not eat uncontrollable!!!

don't forget you have a secret weapon now its called a sleeve you probably can't overeat even if you tried. Lol

Hang in there Blade. Is she one of those bosses that can't stand to have you miss a day because she'd be lost without you? Just think of it as job security. You must do good work because she didn't pass it off on someone else. And just think tomorrow you'll be away from the office, away from the boss and enjoying some (hopefully) downtime. Hope the conference is interesting. Be safe,,,eat safe.

Our entire team is going, including her.. No peace for the weary, but a lot of good food that I probably can't eat.

Cute....

I'm still having problems eating, I made scrambled egg whited and could only eat a couple bites? Its killing me!!! I am so ready to feel better!!!

Oh I am feeling sad that you're going thru that pup. I haven't tried scrambled eggs yet. Hope you get better soon.

Thanks blade

We have a blast on here me and blade, right??? We had surgery the same day so it's great talking with her to kinda have someone that knows what I am going through at the same time it helps so much!!! I am glad I have her to talk to!!

yep, this forum has been a great source of information and smiles

The Bestest!!!

I'm glad I live close too. I had to take a shower and change. Horrible~. Pup, it happened to me before too so I thought this wouldn't happen again! Maybe I need to carry around some Imodium AD

Omg. It happened to me the other day. Cheeks tight did not work.. At least I was home when it happened. Well it just did not happen once. I am taking probiotics. Maybe when I eat something that it is not good for my tummy. My stomach rebels and then the explosion happens.

Yea, it may be the veggies that I ate. It's good to know that I am not constipated but to have this is horrifying. What if it would have been while teaching a class or at a meeting...geez!!!

Me either I love fish!!! I love all seafood???? I have been dying to get a lobster and cook that up and yum yum!!!

I get so jealous of you people that can have fresh seafood when you want it Pupi! We have to pay so much for things like that. When I used to live in Texas, it was seafood and anything else anytime - miss that!

Where do you live? Oh trust me the seafood here is not cheap either, I don't get it very often, Shrimp is my biggest expense, I don't live near the ocean where you can get it cheaper? I wish I did, I would have it everyday?

Good Girl, experience new things its the only way your going to know what you can and can't do???? Thats how I see it. I am very excited every time I try new things and they work out for me. I make this great seafood casserole with haddock, scallops and shrimp and mix it all together with a little crab or lobster stuffing on top and sprinkle it on and bake it, oh yum and fish is so good for you!!!

wow it sounds sooooooo good!! Yes I am no longer a fan of cabbage since being sleeved

I can't wait until I can eat food...

LOL, that is what I have noticed too, I actually had baked chicken breast yesterday a small portion, and some potatoe saled, which was so amazing!!! Also this weekend I tried shrimp, and OMG it was great!!! I could eat about 5 medium shrimp. It tasted so good too!!!

I haven't ventured to the wild side of eating like you with the chicken breast and shrimp (HA). I have tried chicken thighs and some beef. Beef is a bit harder however, so I have to be careful and everything MUST be moist. Don't want another episode that I had last week. Maybe I will give shrimp a try. Is it broiled or grilled?

I just did the cooked shrimp that you get in the seafood counter at the grocerie store, didn't do anything else with it, just cocktail sauce and the shrimp!!! I had a bite of my hubbymans steak this weekend, and it was nice and juicy and soft and it just melted in my mouth so I was ok, but if it was tough and hard to chew then I know I would have not had a good time with it?

I started ignoring the "no straw" rule recently, with no problems.

I use a straw with my breakfast Latte every morning. Why not? Much easier & not so messy. The drink is pre-measured and the calories are logged in on myfitnesspal.com.

LOL, I drink from a straw all the time with my ice coffee, and I haven't had any problems since about a week out of surgery with straws, I know we aren't supposed to use them but I'm not drinking my ice coffee from a cup?

I have a stand that I pulled out my some of my size smallers by 1 and 2 sizes for now, cause the size I was and am wearing is starting to get baggy!!! lol, Its crazy!!!

I actually fit into some of my size 22 clothes and some skinny jeans, so that's great. My regular jeans have that horrible bagginess in the ass that I hate and I keep pulling them up. I have size 18 and 20 clothes to wear for the summer so I'm hoping I can comfortably wear some of those.

I started in 22's and now down to 20's but I can still fit in some of my 22's you know how some jeans are made all different? Infact I went through all of my cloths yesterday and I found a pair of 22's that are made really small I can't fit into them? I did have to toss alot of cloths though?

I am so scared to try foods like that since I had the Slimies/Burpies the other day. I will live vicariously through you Pupi LOL!!!

lol, I swear the burps I have now are awful, I sound like a man sometimes???? LOL the guys at work laugh at me, cause I sound so lady like. lol???? I can't help it????

Well, don't get sick like I did because you will not care the noise that comes out of you. Trust me Ha!

Feel better soon and realize that this is just one of the many steps to reaching your long-term goal of being healthier and happier. i really depend on feedback like this to help me to stay focused when I get to this stage so I appreciate you for sharing the good and the not so good...lol!!!

I consider it my responsibility to share in hopes that it helps others.

I appreciate it as I'm sure everyone else does too!!!