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ga_crystal

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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    ga_crystal reacted to LipstickLady in The Gastric Sleeve CANNOT be stretched to original size!   
    Big problem with that article? Sleevers don't have pouches.
    But at 2.5 years out, I still can't eat more than 1/4 - 1/2 cup of proteen (sic) at a sitting most days so I agree with the idea that sleeves don't stretch.
    And yes. I drink carbonation every day. Through a straw!
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    ga_crystal reacted to bellabloom in stretching the pouch!   
    I drink carbonated drinks all the time and have super tight restriction
  3. Like
    ga_crystal reacted to JamieLogical in hot coffee   
    I grew up in Ohio, so definitely not the south, but I was drinking coffee for as long as I can remember. I remember ordering it at a restaurant once when I was about 6 and the waitress looked at my parents like "WTF??!?!" My dad literally put Pepsi in our bottles when we were babies, so I was hooked on caffeine from a VERY early age.
    BTW, my parents are the best parents in the world, contrary to what this post might imply.
  4. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from HapyTrls in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  5. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from HapyTrls in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  6. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from HapyTrls in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  7. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from HapyTrls in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  8. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from HapyTrls in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  9. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from HapyTrls in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  10. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from HapyTrls in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    "O, I bet your husband is just tickled to death with your weight loss".....
    "I bet you can't keep your husband off of you"
    Ummmmmm.....
    So, apparently some people think that being "wanted" by my husband only comes with weight loss. Huh?? SMDH.
  11. Like
    ga_crystal reacted to 4MRB4PHOTO in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    I have been lucky, almost everyone has been supportive. "
    The worst (pre-WLS) was "Why do you want to get surgery? You aren't that overweight."
    I guess they were trying to pay me a compliment, maybe for a small Pygmy Hippo I was at a good weight, but not for a 6' tall man.
  12. Like
    ga_crystal reacted to Awjones28 in Stupid things people say when they find out you've had surgery....   
    ...and go!!!!!
    Does your stomach grow back?
    You're going to gain the weight back plus some!
    I know a few people that are bigger now than before they started.
    It just never ends!
  13. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from jane13 in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

  14. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from jane13 in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

  15. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from jane13 in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

  16. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from jane13 in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

  17. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from jane13 in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

  18. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from jane13 in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

  19. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from jane13 in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

  20. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from jane13 in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

  21. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from jane13 in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

  22. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from jane13 in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

  23. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from jane13 in Brave enough to cut hair SHORT now!   
    Hello ladies! I wanted to see if women who are losing/have lost weight after WLS are now more brave about cutting their hair! I know for me, I always felt like my hair was my curtain. I always hid behind it because I am a natural blonde, and therefore no matter how BIG I was I always felt like atleast I had pretty hair! HA, sad way to think I know. Anyways, I am ALWAYS hearing people say that they could "Never pull off a short hair cut" because their face is not made for short hair. My hair has been short for a few years now, mainly because I have two small children and it's SO much easier...but I also cut it when I was at my heaviest. I now have a short pixie, and I feel liberated!

  24. Like
    ga_crystal got a reaction from MrsSugarbabe in Coming out of my cocoon   
    That was a great way of explaining the process! Congratulations and best of luck to you on your journey!
  25. Like
    ga_crystal reacted to brmbrown in 50 pounds lost- 2 mo postop w/pics   
    Sarahbeth, wanted to know if you have any tips or special things you did. I feel as though I'm at a plateau already, just had sleeve on 4/23, on surgery date was 265, today at 252.8, I'm walking 2.5 miles at least 4x a week.. Not eating over 500-600 calories a day. Do you have any advice

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