motherof5

Hey I am from Norfolk VA. I was just down there in August!

It really is. I was sleeved on August 26th and I haven't put a dent in towards my goal weight, lol. I am still learning my new tummy. What it likes and dislikes.

Ahh yes, the infamous EGD. I had it done twice before surgery. The first time I was in the Matrix (not fully there). I was awake fo rthe whole process. The nurse was surprised. I didn't feel a thing but it was a weird experience.The second time I was out like a light. They will administer meds for you to go to sleep. They may offer you a spray to numb your throat(I highly suggest it). They will insert a tube like the size of a pen into you rmouth and down to your stomach. It will be painless and hopefully you will be asleep. It will be okay.

I agree with the previous posters. I think sometimes we get so caught up in what the NUT or the surgeons expect us to lose and it drives us crazy when we don't get there. As long as you are gong down it is a good thing. Some people do not reach their goal weight until 1 or 2 years out. My surgeon wants me to be 150 pounds. Being African American and with my shape, I will look sickly.lol

Was feeling so BLAH yesterday. I was pushing water and Activia to get things moving. And had some Miralax. I spend the evening in my bed. I got up this morning and felt a lot better but still no movement. The first thing I had to drink was my Miralax. After I fixed the family breakfast, it kicked in. AHHH, much better, lol. Todays agenda is to push my proteins and water. Took my vitamins already and I am good to go. Later Losers!

I agree with the weighing thing Mskeisha. I decided that I was going to take that approach. It gives me motivation. It also made me push harder when it came to my workout times.That is the same thing I did pre-op when I was on the supervised wt management kick. Thanks for the motivational speech and there is only one way to go and that is down. I have my 4 week checkup on Monday and I hope everything is good, especially my BP.

Thanks for sharing your story with us today. Very encouraging.

Agreed. i am going on 4 weeks post op and that incision hurts me as well. I know for sure that I am doing too much around here and need to slow it down some, lol.

Ohio medicaid here. I had to do a 9 month supervised visit with my PCP.

Thanks for sharing this. I also bookmarked the homepage. I have been thinking about sauces to make for my meats. I am in love with the spicy mayo sauce that they use on sushi. Thanks again.

The only vitamins my surgeon have me on right now are the Flintstones Completes. I will ask him Monday about lab work.

Awesome! I have yet to do any exercises. It is my intentions to start this Sautrday morning. I am have a probably withthe number two issue but I am pushing Activia. Feeling a litttle BLAH today, so I am going to take a nap.

It's me ,Motherof5 checking in. Yesterday was soooo bad for me. I felt like I had a ton of bricks on my stomach. I tried to push the Protein drinks but I could not. I ate pureed meat yesterday and it was not a good thing. I felt like my tummy ws about to explode, really. Going to push the 2 Protein shakes today with Water and maybe do my kupta(meat) meal for lunch. I also have some Activia that my hubby just purchased for me and I will have some of that as well. Not going to play that game again. I was so miserable that I went to bed around 9 pm, lol. Other than that I am feeling well. Still have this little hole at one of my incision sites but it does not hurt nor does it show signs of infection. I decided to let it get some air today. I am just very surprised that it has not closed yet, weird. Later Losers!

Ha ha. I understand about the stop eating thing. Especially when it is tasty. I get mad cause I can't overindulge, that's crazy. But it is a good thing for us.

I agree with Bufflehead. Call your surgeon ASAP.

With my plan I am not allowed raw veggies only cooked. So far I am just doing the creamy peanut butter. I did put a small piece of banana one time. My NUT suggested a little pineapple in my cottage cheese.I did puree a little piece of chicken with some cream of chicken soup and it was good. I had to add more broth because it was too thick.

Welcome to the losers bench Floridagirl!

Same here. I use the Nutribullet for everything. I am currently in the puree stage and it works perfectly. I also use it for my chocolate peanut butter protein shakes.

I agree with the previous posters. I was like you, afraid to go under. Fear of the unknown. The assistant gave me something to calm me in the pre=op area. They will monitor you the whole time. It will be okay.

congrats!

Its awesome when we finally get it figured out, its it? I was a confused person in the beginning, lol. But Yay for the bra hooks and the BMI. I hope you did well at your gathering last night.

I can't even get 1 ounce in right now and I am almost 4 weeks out. Yep, its called dumping and I did it and I did not like it, lol. I had my episode after drinking some undiluted Powerade by mistake, totally forget. But mine was accompanied by diarrhea. Lesson learned, I hope. I was chewing on some gum the other day and was experiencing a lot of foam in the back of my throat. I didn't throw up but it was weird. I will stay away from that too.

Awesome achievement! You look great now and was cute as a button back then.

welcome to the losers bench. It will get better.

The protein shakes will get you nice and full along with the water intake.