BladeFox

Alright everyone it's a date. Wednesday, June 18, @ 6pm at the Olive Garden in Maple Grove. A table for 4 or more. Ask for 'baby' (as in baby sleeve). See you all then!

If you are a grown a--woman, then do the latter. I would only share it with her if you don't have anyone to support you and if you knew that you could trust her to keep it private. Good luck with your decision.

Go for protein first, it will keep you full for much longer. Make the stuff that you are eating your snack foods in low quantity and that should do the trick. Good luck. BTW, this is something that you will always have to be reminded to do when you get stuck.

I drink coffee, do you? I know that it is an addiction and we are told to not drink coffee after the sleeve because it could cause ulcers. I have also read that when that happens the doctors will recommend a bypass surgery because the sleeve is damaged. What have they suggested?

There has always been truth about whether a person is small, medium, and large framed. You can find a measurement scale to find out for yourself on the web. I recently found out that I am medium framed when all along I thought I was 'big boned' HA! Same as you, I don't want to be skinny, I like curves, so the chart says I should be around 165-170 at my frame and I'll be happy around 180-185. You do look absolutely fabulous!

Water!

Time and date.

I am open anytime, thinking Maple Grove is a neutral place between champlin and golden valley. How does the Olive Garden sound. We could do appetizers - not that expensive if we share it. Or even soup. I'm flexible with date and time right now.

I miss sitting down with my family and others with a full plate of food, talking about what taste good and enjoying fellowship without the chance of getting sick. I still have a hard time with that and taking in too much air or swallowing food too fast without chewing while socializing over a meal. Panic sets in and I'm right...there goes the good times. I'm truly hoping to master that art one day.

Doesn't your body stop organically?

Look, when we reach another diet stage we begin to test the waters. I remember trying pretzel chips and beef Jerky bites. Ok, not trying them, but it was a love for weeks. I could eat 'real foods!' I couldn't understand why the scale wasn't moving anymore and I was gaining 2-3 pounds. So, I stopped buying that stuff and went back to the original plan and slowly the weight started coming back off. Your weight gain could easily be from salt intake or adding crackers and stuff like that. Go back and read what they say about other food types and make sure you are drinking your Water. Good luck you can do this!

Your neighbor, what's up with coffee? Let's do this!

I keep it real simple as a somewhat minimalist. Jay Robbs whey chocolate Protein, mixed with cocoa powder, soy-lactose free milk, and stevia and about 8-10 cubes of ice. Blend and voila~

I have been enjoying iced coffee soy latte with sugar free carmel flavoring. Very low calories. I am in HEAVEN! I just don't know if I can do without my coffee. I tried and just didn't feel right to me. (2.5 monts post op.)

I was very athletic as a kid and teen, with a small waist, long shapely legs and lean muscle mass. Never skinny but very toned and tight. I remember being 165 lbs in 12th grade and when I had my first child, I gained 65 lbs but lost down to 185. Thinking I was fat at 21. I never felt small after that in a size 16. WOW! It wasn't until I had my second child at 37 that I began to pick up weight. Things just kinda changed with age and metabolism. I think it was also moving from a warm weather state to a cold weather state as well that did it for me. I can't say having two kids at a later age did it because I only gained 20-25 lbs with each. It was a life and territory change that did it for me.

Don't worry about it and enjoy the inches that's coming off. When the scale doesn't move, the inches will and vice-versa. Congrats on your weight loss!

I am 2.5 Months out and I started eating Skinny Pop Popcorn about two weeks ago. I chew it up really good and no problems. It's my pacify go-to food.

Your body is in a state of SHOCK and needs to figure it all out. I am stuck too, but I believe it will kick back in sometime and hopefully soon In the meantime, I stay focused and do what I do. Don't worry!!!

Dear Father, we lift up LeighAnneF's husband to you and ask that he recovers from this condition and be returned to perfect health. We realize that you died for our sicknesses and diseases and by your blood he is healed and restored. In Jesus name, Amen!

I spit a lot when I have reached 'full'. Are you sure that you aren't drinking too fast or too much in one sitting? When I reach over capacity for 'baby', that's what I call my pouch, I get very mucousy and spitty. Try sipping and taking it slow. If that doesn't work, then be persistent with your doctor to find out what the problem is.

I didn't have a swollen stomach. My doctor said that he tried to express all the gas out before I went to recovery. So glad that he did that.

Before the surgery I was LI but in denial because I love everything that is lactose . Now after, I have been eating less and trying to stay from those triggers so I eat babybel cheese, silk milk (lactose/gluten) free, haven't had ice cream, lactaid cottage cheese and I watch for these foods when I eat out. Before the surgery, I would have gas so bad AND diahreah with it. I thought it was IBS but found out that I don't carry the lactose antibody that some have to prevent attacks. Trying to live a lactose free lifestyle with my new baby pouch, however, I love a Dairy Queen small cone, so pray for me this summer

I wish I had the tome to prepare a smoothie in the mornings, I would do them everyday. However, when I am around one I will go to a Jamba Juice and order a mango peach protein boost smoothie. So good!

Did you get a hernia repair also? I have found that people that had an additional surgery procedure have more problems than people like me that didn't. Sometimes it takes time to get it together or to figure out what your triggers are. You may need to stay on liquids longer. Good luck!

Alls I can say, and hear me loud and clear...begin this process NOW because if you wait until August or September, others that start NOW will go before you for the year. The doctors push through those that must get their claim into insurance by the end of the year. They won't tell you this and will delay processing paperwork, or processes and make you go through mental hoops to hold you off for the next year. At least this was my journey at my clinic. I feel it really depends on the insurance you carry. Total time through my process was: 8 months. Either way, extremely happy