kyleebean

I love the cookie and cream and the cinnamon roll

I tolerated Peanut Butter fine, and still do. The only thing is it causes me acid reflux but I take Prilosec everyday anyway.... but if I forget and eat Peanut Butter, it's like a fire in my esophagus. That said, it's also a trigger food for me....so I have to be super careful.

I am right now.... I always seem to loose hair after having anesthesia. I had surgery in November and again last month.... It's an embarrassing thing, but there doesn't seem to be much I can do about it.

I had revision from band to sleeve on 11/27/13 and down 82 pounds. Everyone is different~ that said, you had a lower starting weight than I did and you certainly weigh less than I do right now!!

I've had a rough couple of days and have wanted to eat everything in sight. I haven't been emotional or particularly bored but I have been grazing since yesterday. Yesterday I ate around 1200 calories and I did the same today. Now, I realize 1200 isn't the end of the world and I didn't eat anything that was super bad... I just ate more than I should. I've been finding myself obsessing about what I can eat and when. I thought planning my meals and Snacks ahead of time would eliminate the obsessive part, but it hasn't. I just find myself having to add to my food log when I eat something that wasn't planned. I'm wondering if anyone has any advice or strategies for dealing with this.

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There are a lot of things I miss.... That said, I do occasionally give in and have a bite of whatever (cupcake, chocolate, etc). What I have found ( and I may be in the minority here) is that having the bite or two eliminates my obsessing about a particular food. Additionally, a lot of times I take a bite and I expect it to be so fabulous and I frequently find myself thinking "eh, this wasn't as good as I remember, or I could live with out having another bite" honestly, a lot of things just don't taste the same.

What's the name of the show?

Isn't that a great feeling! I'm on my 2nd set of smaller undies.... It's getting kinda costly, but it is a lot of fun!

I actually mix about 2-3 tbsp. of fage to the dannon greek light and fit vanilla. Boosts up the Protein with very few extra calories/carbs

I did this a month or so ago. It was fun and the pictures turned out beautiful. I did tell the photographer I did not want a close up or any kind of photo that would show my "wings". It all turned out good. I was really uncomfortable during the session but the photographer was really good at putting me at ease. I recommend this to anyone!

I love these boards because they help me feel like I'm not alone in a very personal struggle. So I want to thank you, everyone, for the community we create together.

That said, I have seen some hostile and mean posts/responses recently and this is really disappointing and hurtful to see. I know everyone has their own issues, their own opinions and their own ways of doing things. However, we ALL have to respect and hold each other up with kindness. I'm not saying we should sugar coat anything, but rather we should come from a place of empathy and understanding while giving ideas, support and community to one another. Why would we want to make this journey any more difficult for anyone than it already is.

Luckily I have never had a problem getting fluids in.... If I try. I can easily get 80-100 per day. That being said, if I don't drink enough, I feel extremely light headed and dizzy. Sometimes, It feels like I'm going to pass out. I never had this prior to surgery. Do I think drinking helps my weight loss, eh, Maybe. However, I do know I don't feel good if I don't drink enough.

CW: 236

goal weight for memorial day: 228

235. It's been and up-down, up-down, up-down kind of week......

OMG, I feel you.... I'm almost 5 months out. I ate a half cup of chocolate chips. (I have done this more than once) and each time I feel like crap. I feel nauseous and I get acid reflux from it. I don't usually have any kind of "bad" food in my house but I did have these stupid chocolate chips because I was baking something for my mother in law and needed 3 TBSP of mini chocolate chips. If I do this again, I'm throwing the rest away! But why have I ate them more than once? I have no idea, except, I feel the damn chocolate chips are calling my name and drawing me in with a magnet. I feel weak during these times and have to find a different way of dealing with it.

I love this thread... We can all use something to compare our diets to.

I saw you use EAS shakes, and I do too, but I use the EAS Carb Advantage~ 100 cal, 17gm of Protein.

Breakfast~ weight control oatmeal

morning snack~ Eas Carb advantage shake

lunch 2oz nonfat, plain greek yogurt mixed with dannon light and fit vanilla greek yogurt

1/2c blueberries, 1/2 c. Strawberries and 1/2 oz sliced almonds

Afternoon snack~ either EAS Carb advantage shake or Grande Skinny Latte

Dinner: Tonight it's chicken lightly breaded with panko, mozzarella cheese and Pasta sauce and a small spinach salad on the side

Evening Snack: sugar free/fat free pudding

I usually average 1000 cal per day and 80 gm of Protein

I drink at least 80oz of crystal light per day...

I had band to sleeve revision on 11/27/13 and Honestly, I didn't start feeling like I had more energy until late February. I have fibromyalgia so I am tired often, but after Feb/March, I found I was the one wanting to go for a walk or do a household project. Give it some time. Some people don't feel more energized for up to 6 months....

Any pain in your back~ like radiating around to your back? Could be trapped gas or twisted bowels, could be your gallbladder or could be some serious BM..... But if you are in that much pain, you are wise to go to urgent care.

I have a ton of clothing (casual and business casual) ranging from size 20-26 (some 30/32 shirts) that I have to get rid of. If anyone is in the Milwaukee area and is interested send me a message!

I've been off of work for two weeks for my gallbladder surgery and am returning to work on Wednesday. I thought I would go out today and buy some new clothes for spring and well, because I just don't have a lot that fits right now. So, I head to the local Avenue and Lane Bryant and try on some cute summer dresses and such. I ended up asking the sales lady (who was maybe a size 2~ why she is working at the big lady store, I have no clue) to give me an honest opinion on the two dresses I picked out. She looked at me like I was out of my mind but said I looked nice. I wasn't super convinced so I asked a fellow shopper who also said it looked a little big.... I had tried on a 18/20 dress thinking my "girls" are huge so a smaller size wasn't going to fit. Well, the smaller size did fit. So I bought them.

I also realized, I am at the SMALL end of the big girl stores..... I still can't wrap my head around that. How do we come to terms with our new bodies when our minds have not caught up to the physical transformation? It wasn't too long ago I was buying shirts in 30/32 to try to hide my size~ I don't know what I was thinking, except I felt more comfortable in them and well, some of the shirts really did need to be that size.

Today was a good day.... and hopefully the last time buying clothes before I can buy them at a "regular" store.

My doc only required a preop diet for 2 weeks and it wasn't liquid, but it was very high Protein and very low carb. (and obviously, I couldn't eat after midnight the day of surgery) The point is to shrink your liver to make surgery easier. If you aren't eating snickers bars and are eating healthy Protein, I wouldn't sweat it at all.

Our minds play such dirty little tricks on us..... When I was 315 pounds, I knew I was fat but I still thought I looked good.... Until I would see myself in pictures and ask my partner, "Why didn't you tell me I was this fat?".

Conversely, now I have lost almost 80 pounds and think I still look the same as I did 80 pounds heavier. I know I don't fit into my old clothes, I know I have bought sizes way smaller than I thought I would, I know I am more physically active and comfortable.... But I can't wrap my head around the fact that I shrunk (shrank?)...

Aside from the head games, when I look at your profile, I wonder if you have excess skin that could account for the weight you want to lose? Maybe your body is where it is suppose to be?

Either way, I am in awe of your accomplishments and think you look amazingly beautiful.

236.... Passed my goal

OMG I love pancakes...... I will try this. I make a ricotta pancake that's pretty good and super simple. It's 1 egg, 3 tbsp. whole wheat pancake mix, 1 TBSP sf butterscotch pudding mix, 1 TBSP of Torani SF Syrup (Caramel or cinnamon and brown sugar are good), 1/2 c low fat ricotta. Mix together and fry up. They are super fragile and sometimes come out looking like "scrambled pancakes" but they are sooo good. Top with sf jam or sf syrup.