StephanieRR

Way to go!! That's awesome! Keep up the great work.

I would ask your nutitionist. I do know that sugar free popsicles were allowed. I loved them. They helped get me through!

It will be soooooo worth it!! I'm so happy for you!! YAY!! I wish you only the greatest success! Fear not the liquid diet. You make it through that and you are through the toughest part. just remind yourself it is a temporary stage toward your permanant goal!!

It only takes a spark to shine bright in the darkness!! I agree he has started a great source of support for people like me! I enjoy reading and sharing with everyone. Extremely encouraging!!

So happy for you! I love reading people's success stories and postings! Very encouraging!! Keep up the great work! You have done fabulous!

More than likely it is the blood pressure medicine. When I went off mine, I couldn't believe the energy I had. I hope all goes well. You are doing great!

Please do not be discouraged. Look at your overall weight loss! That's incredible!! You should feel really good. i understand your concern, but lets look at it like this..Suppose you only lost 6 pounds a month for the next 6 mo. That would be 36 more pounds!! Dwell on the good and remember, the pounds lost is just a number on the scale. It doesn't reflect inches, behavior changes, making wise and healthier choices, loose clothing, compliments, how much better you feel, etc... Stay positive and hang in there. I think you are doing awesome!! Focus on your Non-scale victories! Keep up the great work

Oh my goodness!! You look totally amazing!! I am down from a 28 to a 22 and I'm excited about that. To see you from 22 to 14 is soooo encouraging! Thank you for sharing!!! Keep up the great work!

I feel for ya. That first week of clear liquids is a toughy, but you'll appreciate the pureed foods once you are past this stage. I was allowed to have sugar free popsicles and that helped alot. Those were the most flavorful things I had all week. Maybe those will help sustain you a bit. Stay positive and Best wishes for success.

I found the liquid diet the hardest part. 1 week of clear fluids the first week post op. Once you make it past that, it gets way better. I also will warn you that I did not do well with the anisthesia. I was sick my first 3 days. Once it wore off I was super! Absolutely no pain at all. Best wishes to you!

Too Funny! Congrats on your new journey!! i wish you great success!

Praying you will have a speedy recovery and all the success your family has had will continue with you. I'm so excited for you!! Enjoy your new journey!

Praying for accuracy and a speedy recovery! Congratulations!! How exciting for you!! I'm sure all will go well. Wishing you great success. Just make sure you follow their instructions and you should be fine.

Well this may put your mind at ease. My nutritionist set a really crazy goal for me to meet before I could have my surgery. I only had 1 month to lose 27 pounds! Needless to say, I did EVERYTHING she said and I only lost 20 during that month. I was so upset I cried the day of my appointment cause I felt like I failed. When I got there, she acted like I did super de duper!! She was excited for me and said that took real committment. Needless to say they let me proceed no problem. I shouldn't get your hopes up, but 1 pound does not seem like it would be a show stopper. Praying for a positive result. And don't worry over it. Stress can lead to hunger and only make it harder for you. Stay positive!

I had the sleeve so I can only speak for myself. I have found that I am so satisfied and full most of the time that I do not have cravings for anything. Hopefully that will be the scenerio for you as well. Good luck and I wish you great success!!..PS. I was a big fan of the peanutbutter chocolate mix myself!!

I'm happy that you recognize your behavior. Please just do NOT make it a habit. You have worked waaaaaay to hard and I'm sure adopted a healthier way of life by now. These changes are imparative to be sucessful. We are human and we all fall short at one time or another. However, I know you can turn away from these kind of situations. i only go to a restaurant now if I am with a social event, and even then I choose extremely wisely. High protein, lo carb & water. Drive on by those drive thru's and remember they are probably a big source of what put us in bad shape to begin with. I'm wishing you continued success and wise choices. You are not alone on your journey. Look at all the support you have been given just on this thread! : )

Congrats on your new journey!! Just make sure to follow your nutritionist's guidelines and you'll do great!!

I hope everything goes smoothly for you. All in good timing. Sometimes our timing isn't God's timing. I will tell you this, even the 6 months will have passed quickly in retrospect when you finally get your surgery. I started my pursuit in August and didn't have surgery until January 23rd. Even though I thought it was taking forever, now it seems like it was really quick. Chin up and stay positive and keep after your goal! i'm excited for you!

Hooray for you!!! Just knowing serious help is on the way can do miracles. Wishing you great success! It looks like you have already been off to a great start! Keep up the hard work.

So sorry to hear this. I have had nothing but good since my sleeve. I pray that the spasms stop and you will be able to enjoy the benefits of success. I would also keep in close contact with your surgeon if the pain persists. I'm pretty sure this is not normal.

Thank you for sharing!! I love encouraging posts like this!..And Congrats! you are very successful!!

Just my thoughts on this. If you were cleared for talapia I'm thinking you could possibly have pureed sides. No RAW Veggies. I can't even have those yet, but I do run cooked veggies through the puree cycle. Sometimes I will have just a couple bites of Protein and then a couple bites of veggies just so I feel like I have variety. Just a suggestion... I too miss salads. Never in all my years of dieting did I ever think I would!

I'm a firm believer that people come and go in our lives for a reason. Sometimes we are the support and sometimes we are the supported. Friendships are funny things. Some friends I may not hear from or talk to for years, yet we can pick up over a simple phone call like it was yesterday and have great conversation. It doesn't mean we'll go back to best friends,but it shows we still care even if our lives are "too busy or moved apart". I feel for you that you are hurting, but be sure you are not overlooking close friendships who are there for you now while you are trying to recapture the friendship you once had. Send your letter and pray for the best or you will always wonder. Wishing you well.

I've had this very similar situation myself. I was so worried about the scale since my co-workers would say, "so how much wight have you lost now?" It was like they were waiting to hear some astronomical number!! I almost felt like I was disappointing them if I said 12pounds etc.... I discussed this the last time I went to my nutritionist and she wasn't happy with my thinking. Here was her tips: 1. it's no one's business how much you've lost. #2 Everyone is different and we all have our own journey. She said I'll be losing for the next year to year and a half so what's the rush. Do it slow and healthy. Enjoy it! #3.and the most painful in my book..Stop weighing myself everyday! Only weigh once a week tops. Go as long as I can without weighing. She said I will be forced to enjoy how I feel and my accomplishments without the dreaded numbers on a scale hanging over my head.... She was sooo right! I haven't weighed since that visit on 2/21/14. I go back on 03/28/14 and I can't wait! She is going to be so happy for me. Plus I feel sensational. I'm not worried about my weight cause I feel so incredibly good and my clothes are big! ...I hope the best for you!!

This is me personally...I was sleeved this January, and honestly, I wish I would have done this 2 years ago when a doctor first mentioned bariatric surgery. I was stubborn and thought I could lose the weight on my own. Obviously I couldn't keep it off or I would have never ever been in the shape I was in when I finally decided to go for it! Above someone mentioned the first 2 weeks being the hardest and I totally agree with them. Once I was off liquids, I was overjoyed to get pureed foods and I did quite well! I'm in stage 3 and I feel better than i have for years! I am pulling things out of my closet I haven't worn for 4 years and I am walking soooo much better.(bad knees & back). Oh, I am also off my blood pressure meds!! I have NO regrets. Social events eating out is tricky, but so worth the extra effort to follow our new way of life!!