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usedtobeaskater

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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About usedtobeaskater

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    Senior Member

About Me

  • Gender
    Female
  • Occupation
    Director of Religious Education
  • City
    Amesbury
  • State
    Massachusetts
  1. usedtobeaskater

    Have to Brag

    Wooooooow. That is fantastic!!!! Good Luck in 1/2 Marathon!
  2. usedtobeaskater

    What are your favorite exercise videos?

    I too have knee issues and LOVE Hip Hop Abs. There is a girl, to watch. In the DVD who modifies and does the lower impact. I have bought all three DVDS in the series and knees are getting stronger and losing weight
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    Hemorrhoids after Gastric Sleeve?

    YES, I had hemroids. Witch hazel put directly on it helps, lots of water and 4 Colace helped "move" things along
  4. usedtobeaskater

    fiber supplements?

    Miralax at night Colace during the day helps. I have had many constipation episodes since surgery 10-15
  5. usedtobeaskater

    Freezing

    Had surgery 10/28/16. I am freezing most of the time. Is this normal? Down 75 lbs since surgery - 110 since this journey began.
  6. usedtobeaskater

    sleep

    So true. Pretty bad when I go into work and the first thing I hear "Geez, you look awfully tired". THANKS like I don't know that. I feel great otherwise but to get rid of this raccoon look and a good night sleep would be fantastic I tried melatonin - puts me to sleep fine but does not help staying asleep ????????
  7. usedtobeaskater

    Exercise

    FYI: there is jumping around involved BUT I do the modified version for my knees. So when they are jumping, I am not and still getting a good workout
  8. usedtobeaskater

    sleep

    I have been that way since surgery in October. It stinks. The bags under my eyes are scary. Surgeon doesn't know why. I would be so happy to sleep over 4-5 hours
  9. usedtobeaskater

    Exercise

    Just finished a month of Hip Hop Abs. If you have not tried it I highly recommend it. My knees are the worst and I was able to do it all. It's a fun workout! Waiting for the second edition I just ordered. They only cost $19.99 online compared to when it first came out and cost $$$ Never finished a workout plan before and am happy I followed through with doing this DVD this past month. Lost inches AND weight! Also just bought a Kettle Bell. Happy I am able to type this but not sure I can lift my arms tomorrow! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK EVERYONE! You are all amazing!! "Remember to be AWESOME!"
  10. usedtobeaskater

    Failure

    Yeeeeeeeaaaaaa!! So happy for you. Keep up the good work!
  11. usedtobeaskater

    People Suck!

    You all are AMAZING! Thanks for letting me vent and your support. I am going to keep fighting and working hard on my weight loss. I LOVE this site and all you extraordinary sleevers!
  12. usedtobeaskater

    People Suck!

    So I am feeling great about myself. Working out hard, eating what I am supposed to, no cheating, and thinking I am looking good after 3 months post op and down 50 lbs since surgery AND THEN...... I just got back from a wake and my husband and I ran into someone and the first comments out of her mouth to my husband she says "You look great!" To Me "Gee you're fat!" REALLY????!!!! That is not okay. I am not a mean person, I just do not have it in me but I wanted to say "Ya, I'm fat but you're ugly inside and out and I am losing weight! What are you going to do?" But I didn't. I have not wanted to cry in a long time and I feel like I was kicked in the stomach. Why are people so mean and say things like that? My husband says to let it go and ignore her and I am trying but darn it that hurt! Like I don't know I am fat! I will overcome this but I'm mad!
  13. usedtobeaskater

    Failure

    What a JERK!! Sorry you were treated that way. It is disgusting. Regarding stall with constipation my nutritionist said to take Vitamin they want me to take (Opurity) one day and next day a Multivitamin with low to no Iron. Keep doing this and it worked. No more constipation. We figured it was the iron and once constipation ended the weight stall ended. Another thing that helped constipation is lying in bed, rub your hands together to warm them up and then rub your stomach in circles, starting around belly button and then get bigger around whole stomach. Do 50 circles total. Be firm but not too hard and this helped me as well. Sounds silly but it works. I hope things get better for you but DO NOT let the Dr discourage you and keep up the good work!
  14. @ididit34. WAY TO GO!!! Keep up the awesome work. We will be looking fabulous in no time!
  15. I have so much energy! Learned I really need to slow down while eating. Twice I was starving and ate too fast made me want to be sick. Down 50 lbs - could not exercise for over a month due to an injury but back at it and LOVE IT. Who knew? lol. How are you doing?

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