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Calories seem good, try and work on your fluids, i know myself this is easier said than done! Wishing you all the very best on your weight loss journey xox

In in the same boat as you, i have tried to eat more but it just doesn't want to stay down. I also cannot eat meat unless its in jerky form so i end up having fish or shrimp. I havent been active at all this week as its been miserable and very wet here. I need to work out a way how to kick start the loss again as this is driving me batty!

@@BLERDgirl you could actually do without the noodles all together, the broth it just so lovely and aromatic

@@tanichaphillips hi im almost 6 months out and i actually put on 2 lbs this week and this is due to TOM, i have struggled for about 2 weeks with no real loss. Having said all that, i know this is my own fault and i recognise that, i do not eat or drink "enough" to lose the weight and im working on changing it, its not easy but i know this is the key to losing it. Are you eating / drinking enough? Calorie intake should be around 1000 i believe - someone pls correct me if i'm wrong!

Gained 2 lbs 277 today

Another meal I have tried and again, simply delicious and low calorie Servings 4 Ingredients 3 1⁄2 cups vegetable stock 1 3⁄4 cups light food processor pulsing several times, until smooth. Heat a wok over medium-high heat, add the spice paste and stir fry for 30 seconds. Pour in the stock and coconut milk and bring to a boil. Add the mushrooms, tofu, and tomato paste and season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to the package directions. Divide among four large Soup bowls. Ladle the spicy broth over the noodles and serve immediately, garnished with scallions. Nutrition Info Serving Size: 1 (280 g) Servings Per Recipe: 4 Amount Per Serving Calories 515.9 Calories from Fat 318 Total Fat 35.4 g Saturated Fat 20.9 g Cholesterol 36 mg Sodium 97.3 mg Total Carbohydrate 42.6 g Dietary Fiber 4.2 g Sugars 4.7 g Protein 13 g

I thought I would share a super low calorie meal that I found online and tried it out today and I felt the need to share this with you all as it was simply delicious! I did change a few bits of the recipe as this is what worked for me (note, I added lemon juice, garlic and used raw shrimp - they have no caloric difference in the end result). Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Yield: 4 servings Serving size: 2½ cups Ingredients Optional*: 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 6 oz dry quinoa 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth/stock 2 small zucchini, halved lengthwise + quartered 2 summer squash, halved lengthwise + quartered 6 cups spring mix (leafy greens) 1 lb shrimp, peeled 2 tsp minced garlic 2 cups tomatoes, diced 4 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 tsp sea salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 lemon freshly squeezed ½ cup reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbled Instructions Using mesh food strainer, rinse quinoa with cold Water. In a saucepan, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Add quinoa and toast 2 to 3 minutes, stirring until golden brown. Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes, until quinoa is tender and liquid has been absorbed. Transfer quinoa to a large bowl and set aside - keep it covered. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil on medium heat. Add shrimp and garlic and cook until shrimp changes in color to pink. Remove shrimp and place aside. Place skillet back on the heat and add zucchini and squash, saute until slightly tender, about 6-8 minutes. Add the squash mixture to the bowl of cooked quinoa. Add spring mix, cooked shrimp, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Toss until well combined. Plate 2½ cups of salad and sprinkle with 2 Tbsp of crumbled feta. Note: This salad is delicious served warm OR chilled. Additionally, feel free to swap the shrimp for chicken. Nutrition Information Per Serving: 2½ cups Calories: 334 Calories from fat: 50 Protein: 22g Fat: 12g Saturated Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 91mg Sodium: 930mg Carbohydrates: 36g Fiber: 7g Sugar 13g Calcium: 7mg Iron: 18mg

Wow! You look like the daughter of the woman in the before picture! Congratulations on your weight loss success this is truly inspirational, thank you for sharing

@@liannatx do you have the cuppaccino flavor with milk or Water? I am curious as i miss my coffee but i cant drink that much milk otherwise it sends me running and i would love to find a replacement for it but don't want to hand over that much money if i cant drink it.

ok reporting in for the Cookies and cream flavor .. and I can honestly tell you this is YUMMMMMMMY!!! I love it, I know this is a flavor I definitely will be buying again, its not overly sweet like the cookie dough, I think its got the balance right with the sweetness on this. Has some "crunch" in it along with the softness of the Quest type bars. I will be trying other flavors once im done with these two boxes lol and I will report in but having said that .. I believe cookies and cream will be a staple!

Firstly i am truly very sorry for your loss. Secondly the symptoms you mention, re being tight one day and different the next is similar to what was occurring to me when I had the band. I gave up on my band and stopped going in for a fill as all i was feeling was this. I was finally forced to go back to my surgeon to see whats going on. Well i wish i had done it sooner, i had a gastroscopy and it was found that I had formed a pouch above the band which was causing the strange tight one day, and oooh so very loose the next! I had the band removed and was sleeved 10 wks later as the band failed. Please try and go back to see your surgeon and get this looked into. I wish you all the best with your weight loss journey xox

I have been open and honest with the people around me that matter the most to me (hope that makes sense). For those around me that are just acquaintances, i haven't said anything, however if they ask, i will let them know. Having said all that, i lost my job a month before my surgery last year. I have taken time off to recover and re-charge as i also had my gallbladder removed 3 months after my sleeve. In total i have been unemployed for 6 months, i just started looking for work last week. I went for an interview on Monday, and the company is very keen to have me join them, however it dawned on me that no one there knew me when i was huge at 383lbs, no one there knows i had problems walking for so many years, no one knows i have Lymphoedema and all i could wear on my feet were flip flops as all other forms of shoes were painful, no one knows I've had WLS! Do i tell them? Does it affect the way that i can work? No! Im at a crossroad and really don't think i should, as i can now walk without any assistance, i fit into a chair comfortably, my Lymphoedema is almost non existent and i can wear normal shoes!! I personally don't think i want to advertise it, should something happen, then and only then will i share that info. Best of luck to you with whatever you decide to do, i wish i was in your shoes as i would love to tell the whole world, but reality kicks in and tells me that for me that's probably not a wise decision.

Dr Stephen Blamey @ Cabrini Hospital /Victoria AUSTRALIA. Excellent care from Stephen for the many years i have known him. We initially met 2009 and in 2010 he was the surgeon i chose to be banded with. He removed my band in 2014 due to complications and i had the vertical sleeve gastrectomy done by Stephen 10 weeks later. I fully entrust my life with this man.

You too Prada, i wish you every success with your weight loss journey xox

Hi @@Prada-Savassi, welcome to the forums . This has been answered in numerous threads, you may want to utilise the search feature and type in "gallbladder", it will bring up a number of threads which you can get a lot of information from By the way, i have and i was 3 months after surgery when mine was removed.

Congratulations on your success! You look amazing

Sorry to read that you feel so strongly about forum etiquette on a forum where people are meant to come together to support one another for their weight loss surgery issues. The last thing most people are thinking/worried about is "omg did i spell that right? OR omg I should have used a comma" (just examples). Has it occurred to you that maybe, people are used to using text lingo because they may be using the mobile app and as such it's a lot easier to do? As well as other reasons given by other posters ie some people are not computer savvy, english being second language etc. I personally think that you are sweating the small stuff, if these little things bother you "that" much, maybe take a little break from the internet and go for a walk, get some air /shrug.

My delivery came today and first flavour I'm trying is the choc chip cookie dough and oh my goodness its good, sweet, but good!! So if you have a sweet craving , this would be one flavour to try! This would definitely nip that craving in the butt????. Tomorrow i will be trying Cookies and cream, will report in tomorrow on what thats like . Oh and both flavours have 21g Protein. I got mine from vitacost.com they have free shipping in the US, im in Australia, shipping was 15.99 ????

Im in a very similar situation as the OP, and yes i am definitely not drinking enough fluids! I will be trying to force myself to drink more. Also my surgeon wouldn't classify this as starvation mode for me personally as i still have a lot of fat on my body to burn off as im only half way done, and i know its due to lack of water intake.

Good morning, 275 again /sigh i need to drink more water to help flush my system! Anywho, thank you Susan for updating the spreadsheet.

You look simply amazing!! You go girl!!!

Wish unjury was available here in Australia /sigh. Back to topic i recently received Syntrax Nectar - fuzzy navel flavour and i like it a lot! Tastes like a watered down orange juice. It mixes well with water which is why i decided to try this as I'm lactose intolerant since being sleeved.

Yes if course! The more the merrier

@BLERDgirl I will try that out when I feel comfortable enough to be seen out in the public with a swimsuit on

I have pretty bad knees and all i can manage at the moment is walking, i dont think ill ever be a gym type of person. I walk outdoors as well as on my treadmill on days when its miserable outside. I received a fitbit for Christmas and i absolutely love it. It motivates me to get up and go for a walk. Theres a few threads on here where people have added one another as fitbit friends, if you end up getting one also, join in, we would all love you and anyone else who wants to join us to join in on the fun! Its honestly a wonderful non invasive motivational tool to help you get your fitness on track. Always have to remember, go at your own pace and take it one step at a time