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I know this doesn't have much to do with wardrobe advice- but I just wanted to say I am so darn proud of you @@Inner Surfer Girl!! Getting back into the workplace is a huge change and I know you will be successful. It's a NSV!!

I know this doesn't have much to do with wardrobe advice- but I just wanted to say I am so darn proud of you @@Inner Surfer Girl!! Getting back into the workplace is a huge change and I know you will be successful. It's a NSV!!

What a great experience!! Congrats to you.

I know this doesn't have much to do with wardrobe advice- but I just wanted to say I am so darn proud of you @@Inner Surfer Girl!! Getting back into the workplace is a huge change and I know you will be successful. It's a NSV!!

I know this doesn't have much to do with wardrobe advice- but I just wanted to say I am so darn proud of you @@Inner Surfer Girl!! Getting back into the workplace is a huge change and I know you will be successful. It's a NSV!!

I know this doesn't have much to do with wardrobe advice- but I just wanted to say I am so darn proud of you @@Inner Surfer Girl!! Getting back into the workplace is a huge change and I know you will be successful. It's a NSV!!

I know this doesn't have much to do with wardrobe advice- but I just wanted to say I am so darn proud of you @@Inner Surfer Girl!! Getting back into the workplace is a huge change and I know you will be successful. It's a NSV!!

I know this doesn't have much to do with wardrobe advice- but I just wanted to say I am so darn proud of you @@Inner Surfer Girl!! Getting back into the workplace is a huge change and I know you will be successful. It's a NSV!!

Working all night long does bring its challenges. I work 7p-7a three nights in a row. Here is what works for me:
Before I get dressed to leave the house I eat a high Protein meal such as fish or even a 30gm Protein Shake. Then, by the time I get dressed I can drink a bottle of Water on the way into work. So by the time I arrive I already have around 20-30 grams of protein and about 20 oz of water. Then if I am really busy for a few hours I don't fall to far behind. I usually eat one meal and one or two high protein Snacks such as Greek yogurt or a Protein Bar. Usually be by second or third night I am slightly hungry becuase I have been sleeping all day and feel like I am in a food deficit. On those nights I may have an extra meal of a 3-4 oz of lean protein like fish or chicken. I try to sip water through the night. Can you have a bottle of water at your desk? That will make a big difference.
Then on my way home I drink another Protein Drink or I will wait until I get home and have scrambled eggs before going back to sleep.
It does get easier with time as you are able to drink a little faster and hold more food.
I am over two years post op and on my days off I rarely drink Protein Shakes, but I utilize them a lot on the nights I work because they are quick, easy, and pack a big protein punch.
I also try to plan ahead and on my first night back I usually cook enough for two nights- like grilled fish, salmon, baked chicken, etc. that way I have something ready to go. I even stop at a local BBQ place frequently and get smoked turkey or chicken. That's helps when I am too tired to cook.
I also log all my food and what works best for me since my schedule is crazy is I consider each day from 7a-7a. I know on the fitness pal after midnight it goes to the next day, but what I eat after midnight I log on the previous day. Seems to work for me. Others may have better suggestions.
Good luck and congrats on your surgery.

Just read this entire thread and all I can say is WOW. Why would someone get so upset over just some helpful comments and suggestions.

I actually gained nine pounds my first week post op. Then it began to come off.
Try to have patience and just stay focused on healing, staying hydrated and sticking to your plan and the weight will begin to come off!!
Congrats on your surgery.

When I was taking Biotin every hair I had grew crazy wild... EXCEPT the hair on my head. It did nothing for me so I quit taking it. The razor industry couldn't keep up.

No idea, I was trying to heal and I was too happy I wasn't dead.

I actually gained nine pounds my first week post op. Then it began to come off.
Try to have patience and just stay focused on healing, staying hydrated and sticking to your plan and the weight will begin to come off!!
Congrats on your surgery.

I had the surgery a month ago and I've already gone on vacation with friends, partied all night at a music festival, gone out to group dinners and a couple of cocktail parties....and at each one I felt more fabulous, energetic and confident than I did before. Seriously I can dance all night all of a sudden. I don't think people really notice who is eating/drinking what at parties.

For the last few years I have made the trek back home to visit my family. Last summer I was an emotional and physical mess. I looked horrible, felt horrible and really didn't want to go because I was so ashamed of the way I was. This summer, almost five months out from my surgery (febuary 8) and about 75 pounds down, I made the trip. While I was there I lost more and even rode bumper cars and go karts. I wouldn't have fit in either one last year. My dad just kept saying that I could do so much more than I did last year. He's right, I can. As I close in on my first hundred pounds gone and I get back into the swing of things on the homefront, I keep thinking about the evolving me...I really am doing it and I'm going to whatever it takes to get to my goal of 140 (started this at 344). Current weight is 253!
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Just read this entire thread and all I can say is WOW. Why would someone get so upset over just some helpful comments and suggestions.

Just read this entire thread and all I can say is WOW. Why would someone get so upset over just some helpful comments and suggestions.

Just read this entire thread and all I can say is WOW. Why would someone get so upset over just some helpful comments and suggestions.

Just read this entire thread and all I can say is WOW. Why would someone get so upset over just some helpful comments and suggestions.

Just read this entire thread and all I can say is WOW. Why would someone get so upset over just some helpful comments and suggestions.

Just read this entire thread and all I can say is WOW. Why would someone get so upset over just some helpful comments and suggestions.

@@Dub Great post at 4:31.

I wish I knew what hospital; I'd call the OR, nurses stations and admins to alert them: Buckle up and hold on! Dang.
PS [7:35 PM]: After reading the OP's response to me [5:55 or so] and others, I will now add to the above...an English/spelling book; a book about proper syntax; and most importantly, a STAT psych evaluation immediately upon the patient's arrival.
The non-medical person in me is cracking up: are we being punked? (Didn't Alex just post something about this approach?) But the physician/surgeon in me says serious "psychochopathology," maybe borderline personality/emotion dysregulation? And we don't even have to be a medical person to consider that.
Y'all have fun here.

Here's hoping that your life continues to be felled with joy and positivity.

Consider taking some nice gifts for your hospital caregivers, too. Something tells me they are gonna earn them.....

Well, there is always Penny!
Don't be Penny.