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pgarcia0812

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  7. Posted

    @@TXMissy yea im def keeping up my Vitamins i just think its crazy that with the amount of Water and no soda (thats when i use to get a pimple here or there) that my face has done this but then again major surgery i guess can do that with the amount of changes our bodies are going through. how far out are u?

    @@SMBFLORIDA HAHAHA i totally feel the same way about the never breaking out when younger! I see we had surgery around the same time..how are you doing?

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    @@jennn0218 Yea i had my surgery in march as well and i still get that feeling but i def have to force myself to eat, im never hungry but i know i have to get at least my Protein in. It is def a juggling act with the not drinking with meals, i def have to make sure im watching the clock. I am the same way with my Vitamins i take those religiously and have never had a problem with those. I hope your doing well! Let me know if you have any questions :)

  14. Posted

    Thank you :) & that's totally fine as long as i can stalk yours lmao!

    I was in the hospital for one night, didn't need anything longer than that. I was literally doing laps in the hallway (walking that is) you want to walk as much as possible to alleviate the major gas pains you'll have (from them pumping you with air)

    I was out of work for two weeks, if i didn't have the issue with Constipation i think i would've been fine to come back after the first week but id suggest if you could take the time off take it just because you will be very tired and still healing. Im not sure which line of work your in and if its a physical job or not but me i sit at a desk and get up and down throughout the day to file charts. I couldve taken off a month but i knew that we didnt have anyone in our office that was going to do all my work and the longer i was out the more it piled up lol.

    Protein shakes....i went with the Premier Protein for a while but i soon became tired of those esp vanilla, you may be different but they were delicious to start off with ( i liked the chocolate one more, it reminds me of chocolate milk) I have since bought the big container of Syntrax nectar fuzzy naval ( fuzzy naval is the flavor) its ok, not too bad its tolerable but i know for the nectar brand you can go on there website and try sample packs ( you do have to pay for them) but that way you dont buy something and not like it. The premier Proteins can come in packs of 4 pre made at like Walmart and then they have bulk at like sams club or costco (not sure if you guys have these places where you live but you guys should have something similar)

    My diet now...Im pretty much back on everything but everything is very minimal. I can make a whole can of tuna (with light tuna of course) and eat on it for days. I have to stay away from raw vegetables right now just because they can get stuck. and i have to make sure that if i do a meat that i chew it super well otherwise that can also get stuck.

    liquid/puree stage... i didnt really puree anything except for Beans, i lived on Beans for awhile along with all my liquid stuff: broth, sugar free Jello, sugar free pudding, yogurt, cream of wheat or cream of rice. YOU WILL GET TIRED OF ALL OF THIS STUFF, but once you start having solid foods again my doc told me to cut all of that stuff out completely except i could still enjoy some yogurt (high in protein)

    As far as the loose skin thing, were young still so our skin is more elastic compared to if we were to do this down the road so m hoping that with continued exercise that it wont be as bad but im sure its somewhat inevitable just because of the amount of weight were dropping in the period were dropping it.

    Have you bought all of your Vitamins yet? Do you have any issue with taking pills now?

    And its no problem about how many questions you ask im just glad i can share some stuff with you :) to make it hopefully an easier transition.

    http://www.premierprotein.com/

    powder?csrc=GPF-PA-Sports%20%26%20Fitness-893912123536&ci_gpa=pla&ci_kw=&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=893912123536&gclid=CKmOu-OwisUCFVGUfgod0IoAKg" rel="external nofollow">http://www.vitacost.com/syntrax-nectar-whey-protein-isolate-powder?csrc=GPF-PA-Sports%20%26%20Fitness-893912123536&ci_gpa=pla&ci_kw=&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=893912123536&gclid=CKmOu-OwisUCFVGUfgod0IoAKg

    ive put links to the Proteins, hopefully they work

  15. Posted

    I've lost 20 more pounds on top of the 33 before surgery, i wanted to lose more in my first month but i was (like mentioned above) severely constipated and i think that was a big factor in me working out so i didn't start fully working out until about 3 weeks out ( i was walking before then, just nothing intensive) only complications i had was the Constipation. I have kaiser and they required me to lose weight before hand it was like 24lbs but i lost 33. I wasnt hungry at all, to me its more mental than anything. Like the smell of fast food or the smell of someone cooking something yummy i wanted it but i knew i ultimately couldnt have it. The first couple weeks were the hardest but once you get pass that it seems like a breeze (food still becomes a problem every once in awhile) but im happier and im already down a pant size. I love hearing "OMG YOU CAN TOTALLY SEE IT" the weight loss that is. Now im back to solid foods and i literally have to force myself to eat and when i do i have like 2 bites and im done.

    Keep me posted on how everything goes for you

    & let me know if you run into any questions and i can give advice on what i did if i ran into it

    youll do great! im so happy for you :)

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