Crystal88

Prunes all the way!! I never had a desire to eat them, but they are my friends now. I will usually eat 4 to 5, and within a couple of hours, I have a BM.

14 pounds in two weeks is amazing, congratulations! Some folks might disagree, but from what i've seen with my own eyes, the bypass people i know lost their weight SO much quicker than the sleeve patients and guess what...those bypass people look SICK as in, they are ill. The sleeve people don't look horrible, because their weight loss was steady. It's why i decided to go with the Sleeve, even though my surgeon seemed to want to lean me towards the bypass. Something tells me had you lost 54 pounds in two weeks, you'd probably be posting on here about it being too much in too little time. Again, congratulations. It's a life long journey, not a quick fix.

I agree with you on everything, BUT #4. I haven't tried Protein bars, but i love my chocolate Protein shakes. If I wasn't drinking 2-3 of them each day, that would just mean more room for things that I SHOULDN'T have but do, like you said, chocolate.

Hi fellow 10/31er, I wish I could find the 'cure' for these flabby arms, but I have a feeling it won't be happening. I'm much heavier than you, so I wouldn't be surprised if I have to resort to having my arms done, God willing my insurance approve it.

I'm only 6 weeks post op, but have you done anything to change your routine up? Increase calories? Change exercise routine?

Premier Protein all the way! $25 for a 18 pack at Costco or Sam's Club. 30 grams of protein in each 11 ounce serving.

You are definitely not alone. I'm going to sound totally vain, but I seem to either attract 60 year old men, or forty-somethings with a lazy eye who are also missing some teeth. NO JOKE!! I'm 26 years old, so I think I deserve someone closer to my age and slightly more attractive. It's just yet to happen..

Good luck ladies!! Who is speaking at it? Dr. David spoke at the group Nutrition class I went to, and everyone had a great time. He is a great person to be around!

Bad: Sugary items - sugar LOVES my body, and it loves to turn right into fat and latch onto me. I had too much Cheesecake during Thanksgiving, I'll just leave it at that. Water intake - I'd say the most I've taken in is 46 ounces. There have been days where I drank so little, that I felt light headed. Good: Vitamin intake - This is actually much easier than I thought. I wake up, put the B12 sublingual under my tongue, half hour later have my chewable Multivitamin with yogurt, then an hour later take my first tablespoon of liquid Calcium Citrate.

I'm doing very well!! I struggled remembering to take my Vitamins during week 2; i didn't even really start until week 3, but I've been good about that. getting my Fluid (mainly water) intake has been a challenge. They will tell you that you need to take in 64 ounces of fluid, but I have yet to achieve that. On a good day, I get in about 46 ounces; on a bad day, about 8 ounces. And during those bad days, I feel light headed. I've lost 26 pounds so far, which I think is amazing for being a month out!

My pre-op was on 10/28. I met briefly with Dr. Boone and he confirmed I was getting the gastric sleeve surgery, told me what he was going to do, and how long it would take. He will also give you a chance to ask any questions you have. Then I headed downstairs to the Diagnostic testing office and had blood drawn, and they provided me with a wash that needs to be used the night before and morning of your surgery. My insurance was billed, but I still received the bill in the mail. They are VERY good about letting you know if you have to pay anything out of pocket. My entire process - all the appointments and the surgery- cost over $70,000 and I paid less $100, which was $25 here and there for office visits

Good luck, Rose marie!!!

I had been constipated about 4 days when I went to see the Nurse Practitioner this past Thursday, and she recommended chia seeds in plain greek yogurt..IT TOTALLY WORKED!

Amazing! Great job! I wish I would've taken measurements too, dangit!

I'm a Weigh Master at a large cattle company, and I was READY to go back!! I have a Wednesday-Saturday job, so it seemed like I was away from work for 2 weeks, but it was actually 6 days. I didn't have any issues. My boss asked me everyday how I was feeling and if I was ok; mainly because two former co-workers had weight loss surgery too, so he knew what to expect. I guess one of them still had discomfort when she went back, but it's been the opposite for me. It's been pretty busy, with a steadiness of trucks showing up, but I've done fairly well.

They are WONDERFUL!! I went to the seminar and group nutrition class at the hospital. I love how everything is done within the same area!! The only appointment I had to make myself was with my gyno, and I did that in Hanford since it's closer to me than Fresno is. Dr. Boone is a great surgeon (easy on the eyes too), and I've heard nothing but great things about the other surgeons too. My night and morning nurses were so sweet; I loved them.

I'm going to have to try this, because I have been thinking about pizza!! I regret not eating any before my surgery.

I am single, but pre-op and now, I seem to get comments from people telling me that I'm gonna get all skinny and forget about them. So ridiculous!!!

There's this new commercial Taco Bell has out, it's like a quesadilla with shredded pork or something, and it looks so disgusting!! There are a lot of local doctors here who are no longer prescribing pain medication because so many people are addicted to them, and I was telling my mom that people need to also be worrying about getting rid of all these food commercials because people are so damn fat and unhealthy.

I have purchased some smaller sized stuff for cheap. Found $15 capri jeans at WalMart that were $5 on clearance, found some tops and jeans for $4 to $6 at various other stores like DD's Discounts.

I'm a fast eater as well, and it's been a work in progress. I've gotten some stomach aches as a result of eating too quickly, and they aren't aches I want a visit from again. I seem to also struggle with the 30/30 rule; no drinking 30 minutes before or after eating. Struggles all around for this girl!!

I noticed my mother has asked me "are you allowed to eat that?" and included a "look" with it as well. I just say, "I dont know, but I want to see if I can handle it". A co-worker of mine who had gastric bypass 8 years ago was trying to tell me what to do as far as walking. She said I HAVE TO get up and walk every 2 hours; that's what she was told, so I should do that too since I work 10 hours. Umm, no lady, I don't HAVE TO do that. I don't like when people try to tell me anything about my surgery or how/what I should be eating, especially when they've got a snickers bar in their hand.

I finally had a banana today, and had no issues. I still have to remember to take small bites and eat slowly; and I also shared it with my doggies.

Head hunger is one of the things I've been struggling with. I'm not sure if this is even helping me at all, but when I have a specific food in my mind, I google pictures of it and look through the various pictures of that food. I notice I have been watching the Food Network more often. Like I said, this probably isn't even helping me, but I dare to try to eat the stuff I've been craving...like pizza!! My brother brought home pizza last week, and I wanted some so bad, but I stayed away. Liquids...well, I can't help you there either!! Gee, I'm not very helpful! I used to be able to drink 80 ounces of Water during a 10 hour shift at work, and now I can't even get 30 ounces in in an entire day!!

Surgery was 10/31 I have no idea how to go about having 3 meals a day!! I feel like its this huge struggle or something. I'm such a grazer, which has always been one of my issues pre-op, but I'm still doing it now. I'll have a popsicle at let's say 11am, then some pudding at 12pm, then some broth at 1pm. I'm thinking I'm really gonna have to sit down and PLAN it out. I also don't know what the heck to have as my meals. Any advice would be appreciated.