Inner Surfer Girl

Frankly, this is the first time I think I have seen your name. I don't read every thread so it really may depend on when and where you post your threads, how clear your topic titles are, and whether I think I have anything to contribute whether or not I read or respond to a topic. All I can suggest is that you be patient and keep participating. The whole WLS process takes a great deal of patience, polite persistence, and perseverance. This is a great place to start practicing those things. Best of luck with your surgery.

Stay off the scale! Embrace the Stall http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

If you have lost 7 pounds you aren't experiencing a stall. None of us lose at a constant or steady rate. We all experience stalls and slow downs and just about everyone experiences a stall about three WLS after surgery. Just follow your program, make sure you are agreeing in all of your Protein and fluids, take your Vitamins and supplements as directed, make sure you are eating enough to support your exercise level, stay off the scale, and Embrace the Stall http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall.

No, I haven't had any carbonation.

How are you doing at getting in all of your Protein and fluids? What are you eating? Are you exercising? Are you following your program? Without more information it is really hard to know if you are experiencing a normal stall or what. Embrace the Stall http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

I ate shrimp for dinner this evening. Strange advice.

Thanks for your response. I moved away from my hometown when I was 20. So I haven't seen most of my friends or family in up to 7 years. Back then I weighed about 190. I don't really post body pics or selfies on social media, so they haven't seen that I've gained more weight. but the last time I did post a body pic, I was about 180. And that was a few years ago. So, I think they might find exercising believable. The nutritionist told me yesterday that I would never be able to eat asparagus again. It was surprising. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App Why no asparagus? I eat asparagus all the time.

You haven't had time for a stall! You are still recovering from major surgery, are swollen, and may still be full of fluids. Just follow your program, focus on getting in all of your Protein and fluids, and stay off the scale! Embrace the Stall http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

The early shows followed a much longer time span, but the latest episodes seem to be more current so less time. They do go back and revisit some of the people in the Where Are They Now episodes. I find that depending on where I am on my journey I get different things every time I watch. Definitely go back and watch some of the older episodes. It has been interesting seeing Sr. Now's treatment evolve. He is finally on board with Protein and does more sleeves than he used to.

Mine is Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice.

Stalls are a normal, natural, and necessary part of the process of losing weight. Everyone experiences stalls and just about everyone experiences a stall about three weeks after surgery. Just follow your program. Focus on getting in all of your Protein and fluids, and stay off the scale! Embrace the Stall http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

I forgot to take one to the hospital and wound up sending my sister to a drug store to buy one. I used mine 1) on my shoulder due to gas pain and 2) because I was freezing.

I agree. It's ok to express your feelings and emotions. Just see if you can do it in healthy ways. What you are going through now is the primary reason I weaned myself off of caffeine pre-op. You can do it!

If you measure a portion and don't finish it, do you finish it later? If so, then just track the portion you ate based on what you measured. For instance if you eat 1/2 a Greek yogurt then record the 1/2 serving and then when you finish the other half record the second 1/2 (or 1/3 or quarter or whatever).

Just make sure whatever you choose it is calcium citrate and not calcium carbonate.

If food was a true comfort, you are a member of a minority. When most people, me included, finally take a hard look at overeating, it becomes apparent that comfort had no place. What I got was numbness, a turning off of what I wanted to be comforted against -- usually boredom, occasionally a response to an incident. What are some things that give you real pleasure and a sense of freedom? Singing, painting, gardening (well, not right at eight days after surgery), bike-riding (same temp prohibition), watching yourself with one eye on a mirror as you read Andrew Marvell aloud, making out (which knows no season)? Turn to whatever it is that makes you feel satisfied without putting you in a stupor. Maybe there's something you've been wanting to learn because it excites you. I'm talking real, soul-satisfying excitement and fulfillment....whatever makes you feel alive, creative and connected to the universe. I agree so much with this. In addition to the physical requirements one of the major critical success factors for me is doing something creative every day (or every chance I get). Photography, writing, art classes, etc.

Believe it or not, you might actually have fun!

You don't have to have WLS. You could choose not to have it. Or, you could choose not to have it now. If you do postpone, just keep in mind that you may have to redo much of the pre-op testing, etc. if you wait a while. It is up to you.

It's actually offered via the surgeon's office. So, if they don't offer it I would definitely look more carefully at the surgeon.

I was at a local restaurant today and apparently, they had one chocolate cookie left (I hadn't noticed). They offered me the cookie and my first response was "no thank you". No thought, no desire, no regret...before WLS that would NEVER have happened.

Why not build muscle? Muscle is what burns fat. You definitely want to do some sort of strength/resistance training. My exercise of choice is swimming. I swim laps, do Water aerobics on occasion, use water weights, stretch, etc. --- all in the water.

If, in fact, she is threatened by your weight loss it might be a good idea to talk to a counselor or therapist about how to set boundaries with your mom.

Pay? I don't think so. I didn't.

No, I don't have nausea or dizziness. Has your mother talked to her surgeon or PCP about her issues?

Eat slowly and really pay attention and you will start to know where the fine line between satisfied and one bite too many is. Some signals for me are: runny nose, sneezing, burping, or just discomfort.