DaddyMarie

30 lbs down as of today!!!! 252-222!!!

You go chica! Woohoo... I'm 243 so I'm down, -28! This definitely a journey! I've been trying little stuff, but then my stomach be like, I'm not ready and I have to run the bathroom! I find myself snacking a lot, I guess because I'm not getting full meals! I snack on fresh fruit though.... I love me some Publix fruit, cut fresh! That's definitely a change for myself, because it use to be Publix cake! It feel so good to walk by that section and not be bothered! Oh yea... So DaddyMarie, what does your food schedule look like?[/QUOTDiva, That's awesome! Congrats! Isn't this fun! Lol!!! I went back to work on Monday and I work around a lot of men an they were all eyes. I have gotten tons of compliments. Ok a typical day is like this:Breakfast: Protein shakeSnack: string cheese with a slice of turkeyLunch: shredded chicken with edemame or quinoa. Snack: apple slice with almond butterDinner: a protien an a veggieThat's about it.

I just gave my girlfriend 30 pairs of big girl jeans!!! I have lost 30 lbs and went from a size 18-20 to a 14-16!!! In just 5 weeks! (7 if you count the preop diet)

30 lbs down as of today!!!! 252-222!!!

Woohoo!! Congratulations lady!!!! How many weeks out?

Have read a few posts on the slimes and am having them now along with aweful reflux! It started when I took my nightly meds. I totally forgot and swallowed three tiny pills at once. Now my chest hurts, I have heartburn and the slimes! Make it stop!!!

30 lbs down as of today!!!! 252-222!!!

Now that I am sleeved and have lost close to 30 lbs. I have a ton on my bucket list but my first is to learn to surf!

Hello! I was sleeved May 7th and I feel awesome!!!!! I am down 28 lbs and I'm blazing my trail!

Reading my original post was a little bittersweet. Goodby old Steph hello new Steph!!

So I finally had my post op appointment today and it went awesome. My Surgeon was very happy with my weight loss and how much progress I have made. He have me a clean bill of health and all is well!.

After my husband and I left we were both kinda hungry. It's inhaled to find healthy fast food but I did it! CHICK FIL A!! Grilled chicken bites and fruit. I could not even finish the tiny cups they came in.

Um take the pain meds? They don't prescribe them to you for just in case. You just had major surgery and if your not comfortable and the pain is not being managed then you won't heal right! Take the meds!

Here's a before and after

I hope so! Good luck on your sleeve! It's really not as bad as some make it out to be

Wow that really sucks. Everyone has a different threshold for pain. I thought it was way easier then expected an took full advantage of my beautiful Norco!

Are you taking pain meds? Are you walking for 30 min a day?

I Know there are probly lots of threads like this but I'm sick of reading and reading and reading.

So here it is. I'm irritated. I had my surgery on May 7th which puts me at 4 weeks out tomorrow. I am down 18 lbs since surgery. I feel like it's so damn slow! Especially because I have been at a stall for about 2 weeks!!! I get plenty of Water and 70 grams of Protein, plenty of exercise and am eating good home made healthy soft foods. A normal day is like this:

Breakfast: scrambled eggs, (with Pam cooking spray) with zucchini and mushrooms. About half a cup.

Snack: Protein shake

Lunch: tuna with light mayo and avocado

Snack: Protein Shake

Dinner: garden burger patty with mozzarella cheese or soft grilled boneless skinless chicken with steamed veggie

Lots of water throughout the day

What gives?

Like half a cup maybe a bit more.

when was your surgery

I grilled zucchini last night and diced some up with my egg this morning and added some crab meat and like a tsp of smoked mozzarella. YUM!!!

how much do you eat at a time

Then have your cup of coffee. Really. Some doctors say no coffee and some say no restriction. No idea why there is a difference other than superstition. Coffee is a daily staple! The caffeine from coffee also is a mild thermogenic and will metabolize fatty acids in the blood stream -a fat burner.. There are many benefits to coffee. Just don't overdo it because dehydration is no fun in more ways than one.

Thank you! I ha a half cup and it was heaven!

<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(249,249,249);">I started drinking Decaf a few days after surgery, then real coffee again (the leaded stuff, no decaf! ) at about 5-6 weeks.</p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(249,249,249);">I'm a little over a year out and I now drink about 6-8...sometimes 10 cups a day. Splenda, a little Hershey's cocoa powder and/or sugar-free vanilla Coffee-Mate. I know, I know...that's a lot of coffee and it's really bad for me and my heart will probably explode and it affects global warming and...whatever! I enjoy it and thus far it hasn't had a negative impact, so I'm drinkin' it! </p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(249,249,249);">Some folks tolerate it fine and others have issues.</p> <p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(249,249,249);">Good luck and Godspeed on your journey!</p>

Wow thank you! Your hilarious!

Thanks ladies!!

I grilled zucchini last night and diced some up with my egg this morning and added some crab meat and like a tsp of smoked mozzarella. YUM!!!

<p>I had coffee 3 weeks post op when I returned to work! I just had to! But I'm not sure what the rules were about coffee post op. Do you have any post op instructions to follow? Maybe someone earlier out will remember. Sorry I'm not help!</p>

I just made a half a cup with powdered non dairy Creamer and that Torino (or whatever they call it) sugar free hazelnut Syrup. It. Tastes like liquid gold!!!!

I'm right there with you sister! May 7 (as you know) started at 253 and I'm at 226!!

Ok am sure there are dozens of posts in this and I have skimmed through them but since this is an open forum I will ask again..

When the eff can I have REAL coffee. Decaf is not coffee. I had my slithery on May 7th, so I am almost a month out.

The tomatoes made my tummy bubble. 'Twas good though!

Ok today I started soft foods and what do I make?! CAPRISE SALAD!

I have had green chile flavored refried Beans and it went down and stayed there fine. I use garlic, onion not so good, really repeats on me.

Onions $uck me up now! And I LIVED them before!!!