Luna222

BREAD!!!! YESSSS LOL. One of my biggest cravings as well. I just want a King's Hawaiian roll with a little butter lol. Today was not a good day with my cravings. I started a new job today, had to leave at lunch to go to the dr for my knee (had this appt for 2 months!) I forgot my lunch at home and the only thing around was a McDonald's. So...I got one of those new artisan grilled chicken sandwiches, and free fries w a coupon. Figured I'd prob eat a little of the sandwich and a few fries...I had 6 fries and 2 bites of the sandwich. But it wouldn't go down. It was stuck, and I ended up throwing it up. So went back to work. I left work, went out with my cousins to a drive in place. Figured I'd try a hamburger without the bun. Ate half of that and a few of the kids onion rings. Got so nauseous on the way home. Idk if it was cuz I was hot in the backseat of the car and getting carsick, or if it was the grease from the rings. Either way, it sucked...we got home and I threw it up again. Took a Zofran and I'm good now. My body is rejecting the garbage lol, seriously!

You look great!!!! I love that dress! :-) I get the same way sometimes. My scale doesn't like to move much lately, so I will go to the mall and just wander for hours, trying on clothes and taking pics to compare to my before pics. It makes me feel much better!

Totally there with you ladies and the PMS! I try to have a fiber one brownie to curb my craving gs during that time. But lately I've been craving chocolate and pasta. Two of the worst things lol. And right now, my period is a week late. Ay. 6 month appt is next week, so I guess I'll find out then what kind of progress I'm making

Lol I'm totally like that with shoes too! I love cute shoes, but I'll wear the same one pair til it's worn out and my feet can't do it anymore lol.

Thank you!

I found some pictures of me on my parents computer today, back from 2010. I was so much bigger then than I was last yr before surgery. I think in this one, I was about 295. It's funny because I happen to still have the outfit I was wearing, which was clearly very tight on me. So I put it on and did a side by side. I showed my bf, and he was like, that was you???

Hey everyone! It's been a rough week, but I'm back, five less teeth later lol. I called and they fit me in for Wednesday...it was terrible, I couldn't eat or drink anything that morning, or take anything for the pain. I got there and I was in tears. But the bad teeth are gone, no more infection. I feel soooo much better. Still very sore, but nothing compared to last week! I'm on a soft food diet right now, liquids also...so I think it's kind of helping me get back on track with my pouch too which is good. I ended up gaining 4 lbs last week, probably because the only thing helping the pain was clove jelly beans lol. But I am back down, 198 now...and no more jelly beans!!! @@Beni I hope you are feeling better girl! I absolutely feel what you are going thru though, I'm sort of there myself. It's up and down. I just laid on the couch tonight and cried. I'm so emotional lately. We'll get thru it! Chin up, positive thoughts :-)

Thank you! I did some research, and unfortunately I didn't have any clove oil or a few of the others recommended, but I did try some of the Doterra On Guard oil that I have. It gave a little bit of relief....but honestly, and I KNOW this is so bad lol....but jelly beans is what really helped me thru lol. I had some spiced ones, and they have the clove flavored ones in there, so between the pressure from chewing that texture, and the clove oils in the jelly bean, it would help for a little bit. Luckily I can handle sugar for that reason alone! I was desperate! Lol. Thank goodness it's over tho, cuz I didn't want to eat another jelly bean! Next month's order is definitely going to include some clove oil tho!!!

Yes, I have tried every kind you can buy lol. They only relieve SOME of the pain, and only for about 10 min. I tried calling, and unfortunately with ny insurance, they all need a pre-auth. I can't go a whole month like this tho, there has got to be a way...I'm thinking hard!

I'm in sooo much pain! Not anything to do with the pouch, but I have a really bad infection in one of my teeth. I've been thru hell and back trying to get this thing taken out. I went to the dentist a couple weeks ago. He gave me a script for clindomyacin, said the pain should be gone within a few days. It helped, I was doing ok, and now it's killing me again. My gp gave me some tramadol to take for pain, and I did, and it made me soooo nauseous and dizzy for 2 days. I stopped taking it. Now I have no idea what to take. Tylenol doesn't help at all. I can't handle narcotics at all. The antibiotic isn't working now. And I can't really take NSAIDS. I broke down a few hrs ago and took an Aleve, because my gp AND surgeon said it was ok to take an anti-inflammatory once in a while, due to my RA and migraines. As long as it isn't frequent. But the pain is coming back. And I can't take the Aleve every 4 hrs until April 29! That's the soonest they could get me in for oral surgery. Any suggestions??? Anyone know of any natural anti-inflammatory? This sux :-(

Hey everyone! I'm happy to report that I've finally broken my stall! 199.0 this morning, I'm finally in onederland lol. I tried upping my calories, with healthy foods etc, nothing was happening. I went to Olive Garden on Sunday night for dinner (I was 203 that morning), I ordered grilled chicken with mashed potatoes and broccoli, but hardly ate any of it, because I had a breadstick with alfredo sauce and some soup. I think the fat in the alfredo is what helped, as crazy as that sounds. I ended up having to use the bathroom like 4 times during the night, but since then, it's been coming off. On Monday, I went to Old Navy, just to try on clothes...I haven't shopped there in yearsssss. I automatically grabbed the XXL sizes and some size 18 pants. They were huuuge on me. So I went back for xl and size 16, and threw in some large and size 14's for the hell of it. Low and behold, I am now able to wear some 14! Mostly 16 tho...but still! And shirts, depending on the style, some large, some xl. Yay! I also went for a jog last night. I've been using the treadmill at the gym, but usually it's just fast walking, I haven't tried the jogging yet...because my boobs are so floppy now lol. So I jogged a mile up the road, and halfway back. My chest was burning soooo bad, and I was wheezing for hours after, but I felt good otherwise. The scale better not be an April fools joke lol!

Hi everyone! How are you all doing?? It's been a crazy couple of weeks for me, my cousin has been in the hospital and I've been running back and forth taking care of his kids and whatnot. But I'm still so frustrated!!!! I am still stuck. Hovered at 200/201 for almost a month and a half...weighed myself yesterday and I was 204! This morning back to 202, but it's been like this for weeks...I can't seem to get out of this 200 - 204 slump....I'm only 5'3, my body is not built to be big, yet it won't let me get smaller I've been doing my morning workouts, I've been walking like crazy between all of the errands and walking around the hospital and such. I haven't been eating horrible. I try to have my protein shake every morning to make sure I get enough protein, I carry protein bars around with me in case I can't have a protein rich dinner or lunch...I don't eat fast food, I don't really eat junk either...here and there I'll have a few m&ms or a few gummy bears, but nothing crazy, and def not daily. I also feel like I can eat way more than I should be able to sometimes too. Last week I made spaghetti and meatballs, and I sat down to eat, took 2 bites of meatball and I was so full. But then I made pulled pork and potatoes, and I felt like I could have kept going. I've been trying to really pay attention to my stomach and throat gurgles, because that seems to be how my body tells me I'm done...but idk. I'm wondering if I should call the surgeons office. my primary seems concerned that I haven't lost anything really since February. I've also been having horrible mouth pain, I have an infection in a tooth that needs to come out. In the meantime while the insurance takes forever to approve it, I'm on an antibiotic. My Dr gave me tramadol also because the Tylenol wasn't helping the pain, but it made me super sick, nauseous and dizzy for 3 days....so no more of that! My body can't handle any kind of pain pills anymore. It used to make me sick to take just hydros or oxicontin, but now tramadol too. And obviously I can't take ibuprofen or aleve. Arghhhh! I'm just so down about it all :-(

don't panic! I did panic lol....I was 17 lbs heavier the day I came home! I freeeeaked out lol. Then they told me it was the fluids and gas...I needed extra fluids, so that's why it was so much. It will go down, promise

Luna! You look amazing!!! That shirt is too big now!! :D Thanks! Lol yea it's a lil loose now, but fits pretty comfortably

Luna you look absolutely gorgeous. But you were gorgeous before so thereThank you!

Last year I wore this shirt, it barely fit over my belly and it was so tight on me. I kept my big frumpy fleece on to cover up. This year, I took my hoodie off and froze my butt off til my sexy leprechaun friend went by lol

It has worked like that for me in the past, but lately it isn't happening. Idk, somethings gotta give! I do have my period right now, but I just got it. This morning tho, I was 200.4, so it moved a little! We'll see tomorrow...I need to start keeping better track of my calories and such too, I've been slacking big time because I've been on the run every day lately

Ladies (and gents?), I am still stuck at 201! I wonder if I go back to a liquid diet for a few days it will break? It's so frustrating this can't possibly be it for me, I'm 5'3...actually maybe even 5'2 now, cuz about 5 people in the last 2 weeks have told me I look shorter...my aunt who is 5'4, looked taller than usual next to me. I want to go back to the surgeon's office, I just want someone to help me, and to know that my pouch is ok, to know that it's not stretching or anything, to know what my levels are...but I can't make an appt unless there is a problem. I'm thinking of just calling and saying I've been having pains or something, maybe they'll see me. As for counseling, I need to call and make an appt tomorrow. The good thing is that the counselor I have thru bariatric office, had gastric bypass surgery herself a few years ago. So she'll understand me more

Lol I've thought about that! I don't know if I'd have the guts to do it tho lol, I'd be afraid they'd catch me!

I'm stuck I've been teetering between 203 and 201 for like 3 weeks now. It's so close to onederland! Ugh! I get so frustrated and I wonder if I'm done losing. Gosh I hope not! I do need to workout more often, maybe that's what it is? Traveling down to stay with my bf on the weekends puts a damper on it too. The closest location for my gym is 20 miles from him. And he won't go with me, and if I try to go he has a fit because he wants to spend time with me. I would love to be able to spend a couple of hrs there on Saturday and Sundays. Idk what to do! And now I'm craving jelly beans and tacos! Whaaat is going on!???

You look amazing right now! As you've said, you are tall, so idk if 46 is too much? Just take it day by day, see how u feel about it after 10, and so on. You look so awesome tho

Yes I feel that way too! It scares me. I went to a dinner tonight, I had a small salad and a roll, then maybe 45 min later, dinner came out...I wasn't able to eat the whole plate thank goodness, but I did eat more than I thought I'd be able to. I also find that I've been grazing more lately. Not good. I feel like I am falling off the wagon I don't eat like I used to, but sometimes I feel like I could if I wanted to. I don't like that at all!

Ahh, I so know what you mean! I didn't have dental work done, (yet..I really need to) but the last few weeks, off and on I've had a wicked toothache on one side, and a broken tooth on the other...so my chewing has been not so great on those days...and a few times I ran into that issue, didn't chew good enough so I was rolling over with nausea :-/

Awesome! Yea I love the little town, just not crazy about all the college kids lol. My mom was always like that too. She's not skinny skinny, but she's never been as big as I was. We really didn't have sweets a lot growing up, but it's the Pasta and bread, cheese and creamy Soups, stuff like that we always had. She would make comments about my weight, but make spaghetti for dinner. Still does lol. I live with her right now, and it's like every night that I'm actually home for dinner, it's pasta or pizza or something of the sort. The days I'm not there, she'll cook steak, chicken breast, veggies, pulled pork...what the crap ma!? Lol

Oh no, are you ok??? Eat eat eat! I know, easier said than done lol. I totally agree, I miss my butt sometimes! It hurts, I drive from Albany down to New Paltz every weekend, and the drive kills me now...my tailbone is boney lol. I have to constantly adjust the angle I'm sitting. I asked my skinny friends how they deal with butt pain, and they looked at me like I was crazy lol. They don't have issues. It must be cuz it's so new to us, we've always had padding lol