Sharon1964

@@winklie I live in a no-fault divorce state - you don't even have to have the other person's agreement (which is why it makes me crazy when movies use the "he won't sign the papers" line). I forget sometimes that it's different in other states.

I was going to suggest this, but I would be even more direct, "do you want to be married to me?" If he says yes, ask him why. What does he get out of the marriage that he wants to continue getting?

Strong coffee may help. Or a fleet enema.

I aim to please!

I know, right??? I'm so close to 100 down I can taste it, and it does NOT taste like a chocolate bar!!! LOL!!!

My program says 1/3 cup of food at each meal. Most of a scrambled egg. Half or so of a container of yogurt.

I've been selling candy bars at work for a while for a fundraiser for my daughter's field trip. They really haven't tempted me at all. Until today. Today the doctor was out of town, so there were no patients and few phone calls. Mid-afternoon, I was bored. That used to be a trigger to eat. So here's how this conversation went down: Me: Mannn, I just really want to lick that chocolate bar. Girl#1: Yanno, I used to lick stuff and spit it out, it's not as good as when you swallow it. Girl#2 (who couldn't stop giggling): Yeah, it's never as good if you just lick it and don't swallow it. Girl#3: Y'all are GROSS!

Positive vibes headed your way.

Most people with sleeves don't have dumping problems. You're not going to be eating high-carb or high-sugar items for a very long time, if ever.

You don't HAVE to have Protein shakes after surgery. My surgeon discourages them. He says not to worry about protein until you're at the regular food stage. Perhaps your surgeon can modify his typical program for you.

You're not a hog. You reacted to stress the way you have for years. It takes a while for the old habits to be replaced by new ones. Tomorrow is a fresh start. You'll be fine.

Have you checked with your insurance company regarding a therapist that specializes in weight loss issues? Their provider list should have specialties. If not, if you PM me your city, I can probably help you find someone. I worked in mental health for about 14 or 15 years before switching over to pain management, so I may have a trick or two up my sleeve to help you out.

I don't order that much differently than I did on Atkins, I just take a whole lot more home for several more meals. Had awesome filet mignon kabobs at a work get-together last week, took the leftovers home for 3 more meals. I asked for extra vegetables instead of the bulgur they were serving with it. Oh yes, we also had Oysters Rockefeller for an appetizer, and I had a couple of those. Last night my mom wanted to go to her favorite Chinese buffet. She hasn't been there since right before my surgery. I tried telling her it would be silly to pay for me to eat there since I could hardly eat anything, but she said she didn't care, she wanted to go and would pay for mine. So I had four baked mussels, one roasted chicken wing, and a little bit of miso Soup. I thought the honey walnut shrimp would be hard to resist, but it wasn't. It used to be my favorite thing there. I already have my annual summer birthday trip with my best friend planned for next year, and it usually involves several nights of all-you-can-eat crab legs and sangria. I plan on just ordering an appetizer or an individual order of crab legs and taking the rest back to our hotel and cooking it up in an omelette for breakfast (our hotel room has a full kitchen).

Didn't you all get handouts of what was allowed at each stage?? The first real food I had was mashed potatoes but it definitely wasn't in the clear liquids phase!

liquids have little to no calories. Anything else is food and is not unlimited.

The hospital will contact your insurance company with the information necessary to get approval for the second night. I would not worry.

@@WLSResources/ClothingExch I gotcher back, jack!

@@WLSResources/ClothingExch Ah, I get it now. That group is restricted to those 50 and over, and either you are too young or you don't have your age in your profile.

If you're talking about the Social Groups, you have to click on the PORTAL link in the group description.

While I'm in the weight-loss phase, the only carbs I am having (at the moment) are vegetables and the occasional greek yogurt. 1/3 cup of Protein at each meal plus a couple of bites of vegetables. Maybe in another 3 months it will be different, but right now, I don't have room. What carbs are you eating?

That's the thing Amanda, if it's enough calories for a meal, then it's a meal! Now I'm 3 1/2 months out, I've lost 90 pounds, and my hair isn't falling out. I don't drink Protein shakes. For Breakfast I have either a greek yogurt, a homemade smoothie (frozen blueberries, lactaid milk, greek yogurt, splash of sugar-free vanilla syrup, ice), or one scrambled egg with cheese. For lunch, I have dinner leftovers. For dinner, I have about 1/3 cup of meat. Tonight it was "puffy chicken" (chicken breast baked with a mixture of mayo and parmesan cheese on top). Yesterday it was pork chops, the day before that it was meatloaf. I usually also have about 3 bites of vegetables. After dinner I have a sugar-free popsicle. My labs right now are fabulous, I have energy and I feel great. I have a feeling that may change at some point, and then I plan to add in Protein Shakes.

Remember, just because you CAN have it, doesn't mean you HAVE to have it. During my soft foods stage, sometimes I just had liquid. My NUT stressed that each phase included everything in the phase before it, except the five days after surgery. For my surgeon, that five day period is cranberry juice, white grape juice, or apple juice diluted with Water by half - that's the fluids portion, 60 ounces per day of it. After that, they don't want you on the juice. My surgeon doesn't like Protein drinks.

Applesauce (the no-sugar added kind), hummus, I think scrambled eggs were allowed in my phase 2, pureed chili. Yanno, being bored with what you're eating is a good thing. I'm at the point where I no longer look forward to eating (except my sugar free popsicles which I have every evening); it's now just something I have to do every day, like taking a shower and getting dressed.

I'm so sorry you're having this difficulty. Do you see a physiatrist who is Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehab? Have you been diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)?

So you have hypertension but you're not on any medications for it? No one is tracking it? Get thee to a physician!