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Im in tears reading what happened to you, I'm so sorry you were made to feel that way, i just want to give you a massive hug.!!

I am a little perplexed with answering this one to be completely honest. What is it that you think he is jealous of? Is it that you had the surgery and he didn't? Is it because you are taking charge if your health and finally taking care of you ? Is it because you are starting to look amazing and he is jealous of others looking at you? Have you changed in your behaviour ie more confident etc? A bit more info would enable us to give you some advice. For all we know it could be your fault in not involving him in the process etc, i cant and wont pre judge his actions when we don't know what has caused you to think he is jealous etc. sorry :/

262 lbs this morning! Have a great week everyone

@@CanyonBaby oh I definitely will.. I'm just waiting to lower my supply of quest bars, once I'm ready for my next delivery I will be adding these crackers to my list . Thanks again!

@@Smye sushi was great! Will make it again

@@Swampdoggie it was gall stones, they were actually stuck on the wall of my gall bladder which infected it, therefore only option was to have it removed.

You go girl!! That is a fantastic effort . Well done !!!

Hehe i think to be honest, that all of us were and still are forum stalkers!! and like others have said, keep on stalking! There's so much useful information here and should you have any questions, just ask away, someone will respond and try to help where they can . This stage you are at is, i would say, the most difficult, it does get better . Wish you all the best with your weight loss journey xox

I have only tried the fuzzy navel flavour, i mix it only with Water, i really like this as a kick start to my day. I make it the night before and leave it in the fridge so that it's nice and icy cold. This flavour tastes like a watered down orange juice. I mix it in a blender and it goes all frothy like, but by the time i drink it it all settles down and is quite delicious on the palate. I was lactose intolerant for the first 6 months after surgery, therefore this was a perfect option that suited me and my lifestyle. I will continue to have this for the rest of my life .

Another option is Syntrax Nectar, it mixes really well with water and there are a tonne of flavours. I think they had recently a sample pack for US citizens for 15.99 of all their flavours BUT you have to call them, the details were on their website. I use the fuzzy navel flavour it tastes like a watered down orange juice (quite nice), i make it the night before and leave it in the fridge for the morning to take with me on the way to work.

I have quest bars, string cheese, nuts and jerky and today i found some awesome crackers at Costco today, they are fairly large crackers brand is called Dr Kargs organic crispbread, 116 cal per piece and one piece is definitely enough, it has 3.5g of protein per crispbread for the classic 3 seed crispbread and 4.9 g of protein in the emmental cheese & pumpkin seed crispbread.

WLS chicken salad 1¼ lbs cooked chicken, shredded (about 3 cups) 1 cup celery, chopped ½ cup walnuts, chopped 1 cup grapes, halved 1 pink lady apple, cored and diced (squeeze lemon juice over apple to stop any oxidization) ¼ cup onion, diced ¾ cup light mayonnaise ½ tsp black pepper ½ tsp onion powder These ingredients make up 8 servings. As an addition to this you can easily add some string cheese to your serving to up the caloric intake etc. As per My Fitness Pal this recipe has the following: Nutrition Facts Servings 8.0 Amount Per Serving calories 187 % Daily Value * Total Fat 8 g 12 % Saturated Fat 1 g 6 % Monounsaturated Fat 2 g Polyunsaturated Fat 4 g Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 61 mg 20 % Sodium 70 mg 3 % Potassium 298 mg 9 % Total Carbohydrate 6 g 2 % Dietary Fiber 1 g 5 % Sugars 4 g Protein 23 g 47 % Vitamin A 2 % Vitamin C 3 % Calcium 3 % Iron 6 %

Hi @@Janex43 I had my gall bladder removed 3 months after surgery, scared the living daylights out of me when I fell suddenly violently ill with extreme nausea. Was rushed to hospital on a Friday afternoon, that following Sunday, the gall bladder was removed, am now feeling fantastic and ever so glad that it's out!

Great topic! My reason for WLS was to assist with controlling my Lymphoedema which i have on both lower limbs. I was finally diagnosed back in 2009, the plan the specialist suggested was to have WLS, back then the two options were Lap band OR have a bypass. I had heard about all the "success" the lap band was having and the fact that it was reversible got my seal of approval. The bypass was just too extreme for me at the time. I had lap band surgery in 2010 and I lost 80lbs with it, but it was a very very difficult journey for me. There was not a day that went by where i was not vomiting. By 2013 i gave up, i stopped seeing my surgeon for fills as this was not the way to live, i put on all the weight i lost back on slowly. By early 2014 i was having major problems with my right knee, putting on this excess weight back on caused early OsteoArthritis, this was devastating news. The knee specialist said i was too young for surgery @44 and that i would have to go back to my WLS surgeon to see what can be done with regards to my lap band to assist with losing weight to help alleviate the pain in my knees. Went back to my WLS Surgeon, had a gastroscopy done and confirmed i had formed a pouch above my band, plan to remove the band asap and either replace it with a new band OR have vertical sleeve gastrectomy. VSG scared me, i didn't know enough about it, and i definitely didn't want to have another lap band. I asked for some time to do some research, i was to meet back with my surgeon in 2 weeks with my decision. After scouring the internet reading and watching a tonne of videos, i was certain VSG was for me, thank goodness for the internet! Had my revision in Oct 2014 and its been the best decision I've made! Surgeons goal for me is to get down to 200lbs, but i know i wont be happy there, i honestly will be extremely happy around 176lbs but i would still be classified as overweight, hence i have my stretch goal as 165, if i get there fantastic, if not, and i get to my mini goal of 176, it will still be fantastic I'm not going to stress over it, as long as I'm never 383lbs again that is all that matters to me.

Ooooh yes! Both suggestions would work perfectly fine with this salad . Its very versatile and quite a refreshing yummy salad

oooh found Doctor Kracker pumpkin Seed Cheddar Crispbreads @ vitacost! I will be getting some for my next delivery thanks again!

oh goodness they sound delicious - going to see if I can find them here.. I recently found Kii Natural Crisps Goji berry and Pistachio, they are omg yummy they aren't huge but they are not tiny crackers either. Sometimes you just need something with a bit of CRUNCH factor and these fit the bill!. These are from Canada, was surprised to find them down here in Australia Nutrition Facts Serving Size 20 g Servings Per Container 7 Amount Per Serving Calories 70 Calories from Fat 0 % Daily Value* Total Fat 1.5 g 2% Saturated Fat 0 g 0% Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 160 mg 7% Potassium — — Total Carbohydrate 12 g 4% Dietary Fiber 1 g 4% Sugars 5 g Protein 2 g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 4%

Im backing what CanyonBaby has said 100%. Get back on track, you can do it! Wishing you all the best with your weight loss journey xox

You can respond, yes ive lost a lot of weight then look at them sternly and say but unfortunately your manners are still very ugly indeed! Then just walk away, if that doesnt stop them then im afraid nothing will! Best of luck to you

That's a pretty awesome nsv! Congrats you put a smile on my dial today keep up the great work, all your efforts are slowly coming into fruition . Thats a very cute outfit by the way!

Im a Quest bar fan, i have tried cookies and cream(my favourite), white choc raspberry (mmm delicious), apple pie (lots of cinnamon, but its also yummy), and choc chip cookie dough (not for the faint hearted, massively sweet). I try to have one bar a day which helps me keep regular.

Thank you for the excellent advice. My wardrobe, my taxes/paperwork and most importantly my pantry all got a makeover since i lost my first 100lbs and it feels just absolutely wonderful! I was one that would look at it and close that blind eye and think that it was all too hard, but what i didn't realise was that change didn't have to happen in a single day. it took me a week to sort out my wardrobe doing a bit every day, my paperwork took me a couple of weeks as i resorted it all and started up a new filing system that would work for me and my pantry took me only a day. With your advice i can see other areas that i can definitely improve on and that is my time management, making sure i exercise at around the same time, going to bed around the same time as well as meal planning! Thanks again

If you are heading to Mexico, possibly an English/Mexican dictionary to help with communication.

I have a fitbit one, i clip it to my bra, it nice and small and very discreet. It also measures my quality of sleep (i clip it to my nightie).

I hit 70k steps for the week today for the first time in my life!!! Did I tell you that I love, LOVE my sleeve!! ????