BLERDgirl

I've never had egg beaters, is there a reason why he doesn't want you to have regular eggs? Also with the sleeve the eggs need to be soft and moist. Add a bit of milk or greek yogurt or even cottage cheese and cook them slow, stirring frequently.

Congrats on the good work. You just reminded me I've been meaning to take my measurements. Adding that to the do to list tomorrow.

You will be fine. It's easier than you think.

They don't specifically list their ingredients on the website. I don't trust products that don't provide ingredients list. Usually a product that claims to be all natural uses stevia to sweeten. While stevia is a natural product I am allergic to it. ETA: I emailed the company. They do list the ingredients and best of all they don't use stevia! The ingredients look similar to some of the vegan protein powders I've used in the past. I may give this a try.

Eat super slow. Literally one bite, chew until it dissolves in your mouth. wait 2 minutes then take another. Try that app everyone keeps talking about Eat Slower

As a vegetarian I'm not a fan of PETA, but I support my local SPCA. They do wonders in my community. Stormie was spayed & microchipped for free thanks to them. She gets her yearly vaccinations for just $15 thanks to them.

Woot! Congrats!

I didn't try salad until 6 weeks out. I too was craving one like crazy. It's just that early out it may be challenging for our still healing tummies to digest raw veg. Give it a few weeks.

I think you'll be fine. You have youth on your side. The only recommendation I would give is to wear compression yoga wear when you work out. Follow your doctor's program, drink your water and you should be okay. Congrats on the surgery!

Nutritionist. I agree with @@samuelsmom - See if you can call the nutritionist and speak with them about what you need to do to get back on track. If you aren't already working out take advantage of the new years sales and join a gym. Re-commit to doing what you need to do.

I'm the cat lady. I know how you feel my 20 year old buddy Aloysious passed away a year ago. A month before a tiny white ball of fur appeared in my yard with no mama or litter. I took Stormie in because she was so tiny and look like she only had one eye. I later found out her eye was just crusted shut. She barely weighed a pound. Stormie saved me from dying of a broken heart when Aloysious died. Our furbabies are truly blessings to us. I'm glad you and Isaac found each other.

You'll be fine. You'll go in there, go to sleep and wake up a new person! No need to worry.

Have the surgery. Stop talking about it. For some people they need to see you living the talk so to speak. Number one determination comes from within. If you are determined to make this work they will see it in your actions.

Are you on any type of stool softener? If not you may want to try something to help you go. Smooth move tea, milk of magnesia, colace, benefiber, and prune juice are some of the things people have found helpful. Are you walking around? That also helps get things going. If it worsens call your doctor.

I'm not sure, but I know that I don't lose as well unless I am eating right AND exercising. For me it has to be a two prong approach. I recall before my surgery I was eating 1200 cal, 50gm protein and 4-6 glasses water a day plus working out 4 -5 days a week. As long as I maintained that I was good. So when I got sick and couldn't work out I would either stall or gain. That's been the bigger benefit from the surgery for me. For whatever reason my allergies have not been acting up.

@@jnfisher - Sorry to hear that. At least they can get you hydrated. Hope you feel better soon!

Fortunately the people I call my friends don't do that and anyone else doesn't matter to me. Perhaps I have just reached the age where I don't care what others think. I enjoy being with my friends socializing, occasionally that does include going out to eat. I've been out to restaurants 4 times since being sleeved and never once felt uncomfortable. I still enjoy eating, just in smaller portions.

Oy! I was being factitious. I was hoping you would see that not drinking a margarita was not worth not going through with this. Of course eventually you will be able to eat pizza and drink a magarita, but you want to get healthy now so they need to be shelved for a while. The surgery is not that scary. You will be fine.

I take two 5,000mg pills a day, My hair seems fine. My nut has no issue with me taking it and it's not a very expensive pill so I think I'll stick with it.

That's fast but if you're self pay I can see why. I would still be a bit concerned about the pre-op testing. It was my understanding that those test weren't just to satisfy insurance regulations but also to make sure your body could handle the surgery. Although if you are self pay I guess you could get the test done in a week.

I seem to remember reading something about constantly feeding the metabolism so that it's always burning. However that only works if you feed it the right things

You're worried for nothing. And honestly would you rather be a healthy weight or eat pizza & drink margaritas until you die?

One thing I discovered when I changed my eating habits was that once I face up processed foods my craving for sweet things decreased dramatically and I could actually enjoy the taste of water

That first big weight loss within the first 2 weeks post op is mostly water weight. It's not uncommon to see big crazy numbers.

Some doctors allow coffee but most US docs do not. I was told no caffeine. I have been having the occasional cup since my 6 week f/u but I'm not a daily coffee drinker