alilove2631

Silly me. I clicked on this bc I think coffee may be my transfer addiction. Man I feel old. And clueless.

I actually just brought home workout pants from Old Navy in 2X hoping they would fit and it took me two step classes to realize why I had to keep hiking them up--they were too big! I feel kind of bad that old navy got this place of honor though--they aren't always so good to the big girls!

I have a hard time with before--especially if I'm cooking--I just sip while I work in the kitchen. But it doesn't surprise me that an hour might be better than 30 minutes. Even after my timer goes off sometimes one sip will make my stomach feel super full--ie it's still in there! On the same note, sometimes a small sip (which salty food does sometimes prompt me to indulge in!) will turn the restriction feelers ON.

I would add, I was very active for my size right up to surgery but it took like 5 weeks after for me to have any interest in more than kinda trying to get my Fitbit steps up--I did 10k only sporadically. Then all at once all I wanted to do was move. (Probably being 40 pounds lighter!) I love it Now but was not sweating it (hehe-literally!) in the early days when I wasn't feeling it. One thing I've heard: you can't really exercise weight off, but exercise is the biggest indicator of maintaining weight loss. So think long term of building in an active lifestyle. But you probably aren't going to do anything more than your newfangled stomach and starvation diet are doing for you right now!

I love love love aqua aerobics! If you don't do anything else, do that. It is amazing to feel that good in you're moving body not only after years of being heavy but also the weirdness of surgery.

Oh big time. Pre-op it could be 7-8 pounds. Now 2-3. My last baby I remember getting scolded one month for gaining 10 lbs in a month and then getting scolded the next month for "dieting" and losing 11--it was just afternoon vs morning appointments but no one believed me!

Ufff! I'm sorry! It can't last forever and the rest of the rough days will almost certainly pass so much more easily when it's done.

Arg! I got the flu with I think an infection week three as well. I still have the worst cough ever (just crossed the month-line). I found cold medicines with how little food is in my stomach AWFUL. Between pain meds before and cold meds this last week I haven't had a clear head since pre-op and I miss the few days in between when I was just in pain! BUT it's getting better now and the rebound is amazing! I feel great about everything all at once and plain old recovery discomforts don't bug me now. (For what that's worth!)

I'm about three weeks and I'm planning on starting a new batch of Sauerkraut this weekend so it's ready when I go to soft foods. I also saved old jars of kimchi so I could dip the brine in the meantime. There's a lot to suggest probiotics give a huge advantage postop. I was disappointed my surgeons office didn't pursue that. (Of course their handbook recommends margarine so....)

In general there's still this hot stiff feel in there. Then there's a long line of tenderness and pain down the front right of my belly button. And then a sharp pain on the left. Tylenol helps a little bit at a rate I worry for my liver!

Hi! I had gastric bypass on May 26--so three weeks out now. I am really surprised how much pain I am still in. I had two surgeries previously--one on my knee even!--and I don't remember true pain for so long. And I'm not TOO big a baby--I tried to walk myself to the recovery suite after my last baby only a year ago! (Man did I get in trouble with the nurses!) I'm beginning to worry that I'm not just an outlier but that something is wrong. Anyone else feel very badly this far out?

I'm sorry! I didn't mean to be mean. I just meant if I or a loved one WERE going to eat something like that than I would want it to be at/from some awesome burger place that specialized in that sort of stuff and was going to really make it worth the gluttony!

I probably could not have eaten that even pre-op but my husband could and would. He runs, he bikes, he's this perfect physical specimen. (Darn him) It would be a pleasure to see him try and tackle that on Fathers Day if he wanted to. My concern is that it probably wouldn't be that tasty because it's not a chain known for great quality!

Americas test Kitchen has been doing more Southeast Asian recipes the last few years and some of the Thai ones are SO easy but tasty--better than most cheaper restaurants. They also adapt for easier to find ingredients. Basil chicken and pork lettuce wraps are especially good

A friend's daughter is trying to start an Arbonne business and I really wanted to be supportive but the nutrition stats just weren't there.