CheleLynn45

I have been trying out some of the Quest bars, some are good, some are just ok. But with anything you don't know until you try them. The one I was most disappointed with was the lemon one. I love lemon stuff and it just had barely any taste let alone lemon. I did like the chocolate chip one and one of the double chocolate or chocolate fudge I can't remember exactly the name. I found a brand called thinkthin High Protein bar at Whole Foods. The one I had the other day was called Brownie Crunch and it was delish. Now they are higher in calories than the Quest bars, This one had 230 calories, 20g protein, 0g sugar. I ate it for lunch after I had gotten home from the gym so the extra calories were no big deal for me. They are available on Amazon and I heard possibly Target. So far the two I have tried from this brand have been yummy. I am definitely keeping some of these on hand!!

I also use Genepro regularly. I have not had any trouble mixing it into stuff either. Not sure where you paid $50 bucks for it I believe on Amazon.com I only paid $35ish with my prime two day free shipping. This has helped me so much I would be lost without it!!

Congratulations that is GReeeaaaattt!! I cannot wait to be able to post this!! Keep up the good work and before you know it you will be posting GOAL!!!!

I'm not a cinco de mayo sleever but I am a cinco de mayo baby!! LOL Your topic name caught my eye thought I would just stop by and say Hey!!!!

Good Luck tomorrow!! I hope everything goes as well for you as it did for me with my surgery!!! Tomorrow will be 11 weeks post op and I cannot believe how fast time flies!! Definitely keep us posted!!

@@MS_Science_Sleever Way to go!! I can really hear the excitement in your post!!! Whatever you are doing keep it up it is working!!!

This post makes me smile!!! I have a ton of support and feel so blessed. I am glad your parents are on board and supporting you in this journey!! You will definitely need it, sometimes more than others. My mom was so excited for me but I could tell she was what I thought was nervous? Turned out once I really explained things to her, information was just what she needed. Now she is so supportive that when we went out to eat last time she was here (she is losing weight also, using myfitnesspal) she ordered something off the menu she normally would never just so I could have my 3oz of Protein. Love her!!! Keep us posted on your journey!! Good Luck!!

LOL I have the same problem with drinks. We were out the other day and I even had the manager come by and ask why it was my server didn't bring me a drink. haha. My husband said you should just ask for a Water and leave it, but I hate to waste. One of my favorite eats out is Cracker Barrel. I get 4 grilled chicken tenderloins (these were a favorite of mine before surgery too) and I can only eat two very slowly, and then take the other two home. Both times now I can see the waitress/waiter with a weird look on their face. LOL I don't care!!

I will be 11 weeks post op tomorrow. My docs plan has me on two shakes and one meal per day, no snacking. So far it's been going really well and I am not missing my Snacks. But am interested for future reference on responses to this post......bring them on!!!

I consider myself very lucky with the support and encouragement I have with my husband and daughter, my friends and co workers. My 15yr old daughter was like "aw mom I feel bad eating in front of you!" in the beginning. She is so sweet. I told her and my husband that I cannot expect them to eat like me or to never have things that I cannot or should not be eating. But that being said if something they brought into the house bothered me so much they would remove it, or eat it and not do it again. I knew going into this that I would be around food and have to be around food. Now that I am almost 11 weeks out I do find when I smell something really good I get that Mmmm that would be good. But I don't have the hunger that I did so it is easier for me to not eat it. Me and my hubby were at Whole Foods the other day checking it out to see if they had some cool and different stuff for me to try. We got chicken Florentine hamburgers, some other kinds of greek yogurt, some chocolate covered animal crackers on clearance, some new Protein bars to try and some vanilla mini cupcakes. A little bit for everyone. If you think he is purposely trying to bring food into the home to sabotage your efforts that sucks. With this journey and all its up and downs we need support, and support from those closest helps the most. Have you tried talking to him openly and honest about things?? When he brought that stuff into the house did even bring home what you asked for?? If not then there is a real problem. I wish I could help you out more, I had posted about how sad it makes me when I see posts where people do not have the support they need. Try to stay strong and remember why you did this in the first place!! Good Luck!!

I can't do artificial sweetners either but I have found that I can drink Premiere Protein RTD shakes with no problem, no aftertaste and no headaches. Not sure what kind of sweetener is in them. I would have to go take a look. The back says sucralose?? I am just glad the don't bother me cause it is mostly what I use for lunches. I also use GENEPRO (an unflavored protein powder) in my decaf tea in the mornings. I use Splenda in my tea and again no problems. I can't use any of the Water enhancers or sugar free syrups because I cannot take the aftertaste and the headaches I get. You will get a lot of great answers on here, that's one thing I love about this site!! Good Luck!!

I will be 11 weeks out on Monday and I am keeping an eye on my hair everyday. I have not noticed any extra loss either in the shower or styling it. But I am 1 week and 1/2 from the 12 week mark so I am watching. I have an apt on Saturday to highlight and cover my lovely grays so I am hoping that doesn't bother it. I am knocking on wood that what I lose will only be noticeable to me and not everyone else. But the way I feel already with my 57lbs lost I will deal with hair loss if it comes my way. Especially since most is temporary!!

At my heaviest my bras were 48DD and they were tight around me. I am only almost 11 weeks out and just bought a 42D. I really need to get fitted but I am waiting a few more months (if I can) to do that. My weight is dropping pretty regularly still so once it slows down a bit I will. I do have to say my new bra is rather pretty and uplifting.

I have never been a fan of yogurt period. And it sucks now cause the greek yogurt has so much Protein but no matter what brand I buy it's a no go. My husband and daughter LOVE yogurt, I just have never been a fan. In fact just the other day I tried another brand, and was like nope. I figure I can eat only such little amounts that I am going to eat food I enjoy. I am almost 11 weeks out and I think I have done pretty good so far without the yogurt. Grant it it would be nice because of the smooth consistency and high protein, but I just can't. Good Luck with your yogurt, I hope you find something that works, there are a lot of great suggestions on this thread already!!

I don't remember doing any leak test with my surgery???

@athena3127 good for you for taking the step for exercise!! Careful I find when I am going regularly I crave it more!! LOL I'm just back to the gym this week since not going for two weeks and I can feel it in my shins, but I ended up doing more miles in less time so I was happy.

@@October Sleeved Indy Thanks!! I am so trying to work this sleeve for all it's worth during these first 6 months.

@@October Sleeved Indy Hi Sleeve Buddy!! I was also sleeved on 10/27. As of this morning I am down 57.5lbs. @@Thumper79 Definitely try to get your Protein in. I really think it is important Remember to make yourself a priority. Your health is important. Take care of you or you won't be able to take care of anyone else. Good luck with the rest of your journey!!

I rested, walked and focused on getting in all my Water and Protein. My mom was here for the first two weeks, and my hubby was off the first 8 days with me. When I felt up to it he took me to store, did a little bumming. I LOVE being home. I was off work (I only work part time) for 5 weeks. I shopped online, my surgery was 10/27 so I was getting ready for Christmas, I posted and read a lot on here, watched some movies, Good Luck! And I am sorry you are feeling bored, but at least that means you are feeling good and that is important!!!

I haven't used anything on my scars and they are teeny tiny. I think my doc did a great job. The worst one in in my belly button so you don't really see it eiher. I already had a scar running from above my belly button all the way down to my pubic area from a previous surgery where I was closed with 5 staples But my scars from my VSG looks great. I have one on my left side that we put a band aid on cause it was open longer and I have never had any issues with bandaids or latex before. Well the band aids left marks on my skin. And since we put band aids on both ways it now looks like a flower LOL It's kinda cute.

I didn't go with the the one thru my surgeons office it would have cost me $350 out of pocket and I had already paid $150 for a consult with the NUT that I found to be a waste of my time and money. Everything she went over I already knew, but oh well I had to do it. So we found a psych thru our insurance and only paid the $35 co pay. I have to say it was a very bad experience for me until I met with her. Unbeknowst to us the offce this lady worked out of was mainly for people with no insurance, no homes, no money etc When I arrived there the door had to be unlocked and there were quite a few very unstable people in the waiting area. I was very uncomfortable and almost left. It was so not what I was expecting. When she finally called me back you had to go thru a keypad locked door and it was like entering a whole different rhelm LOL Her office was nice and quiet and comfortable like I expected from the beginning. I could tell she didn't do to many of these pre surgery evals cause it took her awhile to find the form she needed. She asked me questions about my family, how I would handle the process after the surgery, very generic questions. She then said I see no problem with your having this surgery signed the form made me a copy and got the hell out of there. Went directly to my surgeon's office to hand in the form since it was the last piece we needed to submit. Approved about 10 days later!!!

I chose the sleeve because it seemed like a less evasive surgery. I didn't want my innards re routed. I also didn't like some of the side effects of the bypass. I had to do a 6 month supervised diet for insurance approval and in that time I researched and learned what I would have to do to be productive after the sleeve. I knew I could do it and I am doing it. My recovery was wonderful and nothing like I expected. I kept saying this is weird everytime I didn't have an issue or problem with something I tried. I have not had any dumping or throwing up issues, but I also have followed my surgeons orders pretty much to the letter. I really believe that has made the most difference in where I am today. A friend at work had the bypass around 9 years ago, she said she still throws up all the time. YUCK, But it is because she eats things she shouldn't and she does drink alcohol here and there. So I think with any of the surgeries if you do what you are suppose to 90% of the time you can avoid things like this. Just my two cents!! Good Luck with whatever you decide, make sure to let us know!!

@peki31 You should always follow your doctors orders, but it does surprise me that they don't want you using Premiere? So many people on here use them with great success. When I used them on my pre op surgery they were to thick and sweet for me so I cut them with oz of skim milk, even my frist couple weeks post op I did this. But now they go down easily all by them selves and I use one pretty much everyday for lunch. My doc has me still on two shakes a day and one protein filled meal. At my 8 week check in I can start adding vegetables if I have room but usually I do not. But this is working for me and I have been losing consistently so I am sticking with it.. That's what I mean about following your docs orders, everyone seems so different it is kinda interesting to see all the differences . Good Luck on your journey!!!

That's awesome!! I love the part about your daughter being so happy for you too!! My daughter is really enjoying this journey with me. She is 15 1/2 and has never known me at a smaller size, I have always been overweight, it makes my heart happy when she gets so excited with my progress and I LOVE shopping with her now for me!! Keep up the good work!!

I was up and walking very shorty after I got to my room. And then every hour after that. Everytime I walked I went further until I was doing laps. And once I was home I walked three times a day to get in my hour, and as I could I went to 30 minute walks.