carolinda2815

I got what I thought was my period 12 days after my surgery. I was pretty excited cause it was so light and only three days.
Well, surprise surprise 15 days later I have it again and all HOLY HELL it is heavy. (sorry if TMI) It is finally slowing down and I hope will be done soon.
But on a positive note, I did lose 4.8lbs this past week. And in the past I don't normally lose when I have my period.
I am hoping next month will go back to being lighter and more like they were before surgery.

Ironically while my hair is fine, my fingernails are horrible. They only grow out a little bit then chip & split. I hate fake nails & overlays but I may do that to see if I can grow them out past the splitting point.

I've been very open about it because nobody slims down so fast without surgery specially being very overweight. To each his own but I'm happy and proud of saying it because I took a conscious decision and improved my life. Like I call my scars my battle wounds because at the end of the day it was a healthy decision and not vanity. I feel amazing and I'm happy to share my journey. It depends how close you are with your family but I've been very open with mine and they've all been very happy for me. I understand strangers but family is there to support you. And hiding that may cause unnecessary drama. That's my opinion.

Thank you for that. Very nice. I've been very careful with my sleeve and follow doctors rules since day one. I'll be 3 months 4 days before Halloween. I've been awesome controlling my eating and I'm crazy scared of eating greasy or bad food. I don't drink a lot and I think I'll be ok with one drink. Haha even then I'm scared. I'm just super careful with my sleeve.

Hi Carolinda, There is another whole thread about this titled 'Alcohol intake'. There seem to be 3 schools of thought on the subject. In a nutshell...
A. The Carrie Nation school of thought. "Do not let alcohol pass your lips, least you become a drunken alchoholic!"
B. The Play it Safe school... "I will do what my Doctor says to do."
C. The Your'e Ok, I'm Ok school..... Which I subscribe to, wherin, an occasional drink isn't going to hurt me and moderation is the key.
You chose... remembering that alchohol is empty calories and can lead to poor food choices. But only YOU know your own body and weakness's, so if you can go out and have a good time and have a drink and not overindulge in chili cheese fries, please do so. I certainly would!

I have to eat every 3 hours. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner.
That makes my day and that's what my NUT recommended. And cero calories liquids between meals. I always drink Water tho. Not a juice fan.

I have to eat every 3 hours. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner.
That makes my day and that's what my NUT recommended. And cero calories liquids between meals. I always drink Water tho. Not a juice fan.

I have to eat every 3 hours. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner.
That makes my day and that's what my NUT recommended. And cero calories liquids between meals. I always drink Water tho. Not a juice fan.