Nicole Chavez

You look great!! That's awesome

Oh my gosh! Only 2 months? What a difference. Congratulations.

I was 285 on the day of surgery and now I'm down to 241! I'm down 55lbs since pre op! I'm 5'3"
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3 current weight as of 4/5/13 : 252!!! yay me

I was 285 on the day of surgery and now I'm down to 241! I'm down 55lbs since pre op! I'm 5'3"
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3 current weight as of 4/5/13 : 252!!! yay me

I was 285 on the day of surgery and now I'm down to 241! I'm down 55lbs since pre op! I'm 5'3"
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3 current weight as of 4/5/13 : 252!!! yay me

I was 285 on the day of surgery and now I'm down to 241! I'm down 55lbs since pre op! I'm 5'3"
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3 current weight as of 4/5/13 : 252!!! yay me

I was 285 on the day of surgery and now I'm down to 241! I'm down 55lbs since pre op! I'm 5'3"
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3 current weight as of 4/5/13 : 252!!! yay me

I was 285 on the day of surgery and now I'm down to 241! I'm down 55lbs since pre op! I'm 5'3"
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3 current weight as of 4/5/13 : 252!!! yay me

I was 285 on the day of surgery and now I'm down to 241! I'm down 55lbs since pre op! I'm 5'3"
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3 current weight as of 4/5/13 : 252!!! yay me

I was 285 on the day of surgery and now I'm down to 241! I'm down 55lbs since pre op! I'm 5'3"
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3 current weight as of 4/5/13 : 252!!! yay me

Yay glad you are okay ! Stay hydrated now!
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3 current weight as of 4/5/13 : 252!!! yay me

Here is a pic of me making it lol
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3"

That does sound delish! Thank you for sharing!

I really hope everyone becomes happy, confident and are able to embrace their nakedness. I can't imagine...but this is a judgement free zone.
I can't wait to meet my Mistet so I can be named around him Lol
I'm that baby that never keeps her clothes on...just 35 years older

I just made the most delish low carb zucchini lasagna! You just use strips if zucchini instead of noodles! It was so good and my family loved it!!!
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3"

Brown up a pound of ground beef. Add onion and garlic and sauté for a bit. Add can of spaghetti sauce and season with salt pepper oregano basil and bay leaves. Simmer as you prepare the rest.
Peel and slice thinly your zucchini and set aside. Use a container of ricotta cheese and mix it with an egg and the same seasonings as above minus the bay leaves.
Get a rectangle baking dish and scoop some of the meat sauce on and spread it around and the layer with zucchini. Spread the zucchini with the ricotta cheese and then layer with meat sauce. Add another layer of zucchini and repeat. I did three layers. On the last layer top it with mozzelrella cheese and bake. 400 for 15 min and broil for 5min.
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3" current weight as of 4/5/13 : 252!!! yay me

I had pain all over my abdomen and nausea immediately upon waking. The gave me anti nausea and morphine but I was still nauseous, so they switched to dilaudid. After that no pain and no nausea. I was on a pain pump where I could push the button for more medication ever so otter and I just would push it when ever. I never really felt pain just in general but I would if I tried using my stomach muscles to get out of bed or go to the bathroom. I just had to be careful. I never had any gas pain. I was lucky.
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3"

I have way too many pictures that are my worst lol but this is one of them

Oh yea purée and mushies go down great. It's the Protein that's going to give you restriction.
But that's a lil further out for you.

I don't agree with everything in that article as I believe she is arguing against one extreme viewpoint while ignoring the in betweens....but this paragraph is dead on the money so I'm reposting it here for all to read....
"In the end, it's important to consume enough calories that you have the energy to perform the daily activities you want to and to keep your body healthy. Otherwise, it's self-defeating. After all, the point of losing weight is to be healthier and to get our lives back. It's not to starve ourselves to the point of malnutrition and have so little energy we can't go out and do fun things."

Great article!!

I've always been perplexed by those who start a diet, and 3 days later claim "starvation mode!" Yeah, your metabolism will slow down, but you won't just stop all digestion and body functions on the stop when your body feels threatened it may lose its weight. Good article. There are a ton of other scientific articles about too.

http://fattyfightsback.blogspot.com/2009/03/mtyhbusters-starvation-mode.html?m=1
Interesting article. I always wondered about that.
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3"

http://fattyfightsback.blogspot.com/2009/03/mtyhbusters-starvation-mode.html?m=1
Interesting article. I always wondered about that.
VSG Date: 2/13/13 SW:285lbs HW:302 5'3"