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I make my own pizza with either fat head crust or flatout wraps. Pizza isn't really my thing but I try to have it every now and then to add variety to my food choices so I don't get bored. I use turkey pepperoni, and chicken Italian sausages. I also use a low carb pizza sauce. http://mycadia.com/product.php?p=Food&c=Staples&s=25276#!/197442 http://www.flatoutbread.com/products/flatout-wraps/flatout-proteinup/low-carb-flatbreadcore-12/

@@sarah7 Please wait. Babies will always get their nutrition, they will leech it from your body. You don't eat and have good nutrition for the baby, you do it so you stay strong and the baby doesn't leech it from your bones and the rest of your body. You risk mainly your health in this situation. You need a lot of strength and stamina to deal with newborns, infants and toddlers. Wait until you are fully healed. I am almost a year out and the way I feel, how much I can eat, and my energy at 11 months compared to 4 months is massive.

I don't think any doctors use stitches that have to be removed. My incisions were held together by glue.

I spent $50 a month on Vitamins, in all fairness I spent this amount on vitamins before surgery. I take some specialty hair vitamins, that I have taken for years. My other vitamins are like $20 a month and I spent that before surgery also anyway. I don't use fiber supplements, I tried them and they gave me the worst constipation I ever had. I don't need Protein anymore, I use it for emergencies or if I am behind but I can get all my protein from normal food. I spend $40-60 on protein convenience items, but it could easily be $10. I just choose to buy some items because I want to, like my protein brownies. I used to spend $20-60 a day on food and coffee because I ate out all the time. I spend $50-60 a week on groceries. It really could be much lower, but saving money isn't a goal. I just get what I want.

@@reachbree Ignore them, and focus on yourself. If you are on your liquid diet, you really don't need this drama. Good luck and update us after surgery

@@JamieLogical I'm surprised so many people comment on how you eat or you running. When I am in your neck of the woods, it seems like so many people are active and eat healthy. When I was in the Finger Lakes there were so many good low carb options at every restaurant and so many people seem to lead active healthy lives.

@@gpmed I have read WLS forums off and on for 10 years or more and so many people actively hate themselves it amazes me. This isn't just me inferring it, they say it in posts. Some times it is more passive, like they just gave up, no reason to put lipstick on a pig but there is a lot of out right hostility that people have towards themselves that baffles me. I got fat indulging my every single whim because I felt I deserved it. Fried shrimp, steak and cheesecake? Why not. My experience was kind of like yours I really love myself and I had to stop abusing my body for temporary pleasure of food. I felt like losing weight was the ultimate in self love. Although I will totally admit I would still be fat and eating whatever if I could do it and be healthy. Health is wealth though and I want to be healthy.

@@biglady904 That BMI puts you in super morbidly obese, you don't need illnesses at that BMI. With BCBS that BMI is basically auto-approval.

@@Daisee68 You can live entirely without a stomach in the worse case scenario. If something goes wrong with your intestines it is basically a death sentence, either short or long, but no matter what it is horrific. Even Drs say the worse thing about RNY is touching the intestines, that basically you should never touch healthy intestines. The Dr on Fat Doctor talked about it several times. It is also "cleaner" because the intestines aren't cut, with the sleeve the stomach is cut and sealed at that same time. RNY involves more cuts and more stitches, creating a greater margin of error, and again, cutting into the intestines.

@@CAmom2016 I didn't really lose weight on my pre-op diet. Mainly because it was like 100 degrees the whole time and I was retaining Water. If you really aren't eating carbs, your liver is going to shrink. I lost less than 7 pounds pre-op and my liver was fine.

3 bites is not a scientific measurement. What is 3 bites in ounces or grams?

I purchase this at Whole Foods. Lamb broth

@@talkysfunny Thank you for sharing and responding to everyone. What is your BMI? Do you know if Dr Miami has different BMI requirements for post WLS patients. I know in general his rule is 32 BMI.

I just discovered the Uncured Turkey Hot Dogs. They are the first hotdogs I have seen with decent macros. 2 of them are about the calorie and Protein equal to steak. Most hot dogs are high in calories and low in protein. These also have the benefit of tasting good. They plump nicely on the grill. Broccoli cole slaw is also a nice choice at TJ. It is just dry greens. I added walden farms calorie free cole claw salad dressing. Perfect cole slaw, about 14 caloies for a bari serving, 25 calories for a normal serving.

@@BariBlanca Oh Yeah One are my favorite and I feel they have some of the best marcos. Quest bars don't have 1/2 the flavor these bars have. The best Quest bar imo is the apple pie because the taste is the most authentic and it can fill the fruit void. What Protein bars you like are person choice. I hate chocolate so a lot things that people like, are chocolate based, which is like licking trashcans to me.

The reason people are asking because there is no way a 20 ounce steak should even be in front of you. I wasn't even cleared to have steak until 6 months. And now at 11 months, I eat 3-4 ounces of cooked steak, that's it. I know that is how much I eat because I weigh it before I eat it, I would never put that large a portion in front of myself. At the end of the day you are over eating and blaming it on your sleeve. Even a person with a normal stomach shouldn't be eating a 20 ounce steak. A proper portion of meat is 3-4 ounces.

You guys doing it without Protein shakes are the real MVP. I couldn't do it. I was having a Protein shake every morning for years before surgery just so I wouldn't skip Breakfast. My program moves you off them as you can eat more food, but they are encouraged in the beginning so you don't starve. If you are starving you won't lose weight, and your hair, skin and nails will be affected. Add some softer foods, like a really moist baked fish like swai or cod. Salmon can be tough. chicken is another thing that can make it hard to get enough protein in. Good luck.

I spent yesterday working all day, looks like I missed the fun. In a land (WLS land) where so many people really ******* hate themselves, it is rare to find people that actually like themselves. The people that do, stand out so much.

@@reachbree I hope you are keeping a notebook with all of this. You are going to need to make a trip to HR before Christmas.

@@WitchySar I knew my boobs wouldn't go anywhere, even with all these people telling me that you lose your tits. Most of the women in my family have had reductions. When I was "fat" in middle school at 135lbs and 5'4 I was a D cup. I wore a training bra for like a month, then I was a C cup. I was a D cup all through HS and College. I too like having big boobs, the extra money I spend on good bras pays for itself in free goods and services with my big titty card. I always liked how I looked for the most part. I had friends of all different weights and heights and I knew that no matter your size, clothes and mirrors aren't magic and most women have a hard time finding things that fit them how they want and they also have things they don't like, so at 365, I didn't feel like my issues with clothes were just weight based. I was just discussing with a friend that lost a lot of weight that right now I feel less confident in my looks than I did before. Simply because before I was a BBW with the face of a 10 and I really stood out as being a very pretty large lady. Now I am like a regular fat chick that looks like she just let herself go a little, it's not the same thing. I was a big fish in a small pond and now I am a small fish in a big pond of regular chicks. You are focusing on your physical attributes that your husband might not like after surgery, but it might not be the physical that he has an issue with. If you really adopt a healthy lifestyle and get into healthy eating and being active, will he like that? Will he be down with eating differently? Will he be okay with you eating differently than everyone else in the house? Will he accommodate you the first few months post-op when surgery is the hardest? Will he like you working out? How about just walking a lot in your neighborhood? Will he think you are too visible to other men? Will he be okay if you keep your big boobs but end up with a small waist more dudes are checking for you? Those are the things I would be worried about if I had a man, more than if he will still be physically attracted to me.

@@WitchySar I started off at your height and weight. My start weight when I saw the Dr is not my highest weight. First of all, just because you lose weight there is no guarantee you will lose your boobs. What size were your breasts in middle school and high school? I started off a 48-50 DD, and now I am a 40G/F depending on the cut, on my way to a 38?? My breasts have not changed, just my band size. If you have a legit large amount of breast tissue, it is not going to go anywhere. I have batwings from hell, the stomach on my skin is wrinkly. I'm not done losing yet. One thing to keep in mind is, that it changes almost daily. My body is changing up and how my body and my skin looks change all the time. I think in the end, it won't be that bad. I can point out all my flaws in my full length mirror when I don't have clothes on, but with clothes on I look like a curvy dream. Men like it. I'm not in a relationship but I have no problems attracting men when I am out. I have dated since surgery, and like I said clothes off, you can definitely tell I have lost a lot of weight and I have wrinkly skin on my stomach, but men don't really care, not one has ever commented about it. Men see T and A. and they don't care too much about what is in the middle, especially if you have other attributes. The last guy I told I wanted a boob lift said his hands could do that for me The health benefits of losing weight far outweigh my skin issues even if I whine about them all the time. Like @@AvaFern, I am shallow and vain but I never worried about lose skin when starting this process, because I knew that was fixable in the end with a lot of different things, but I didn't have a lot of options when it came to high blood pressure. I also really wanted to lose weight fast as possible so I could reap the benefits. If it takes me years to work on the skin it doesn't matter.

long term it really doesn't matter much, short term it does some. I always knew sleeve was the only thing for me. What are about the 2 surgeries is making it hard for you to choose?

@ I always post on here that my surgery is a secret, but in reality that isn't true. All of my real close friends know. I don't tell strangers, just like I don't tell strangers a lot of other things about me. Unlike what a lot of people who post on forums encounter, I don't have a lot of people asking me questions about how I lost weight. They say congrats on the hard work. I'm single, don't live near my family and don't have co-workers so I don't have that many people to "hide" it from. At almost 11 months out, I feel more comfortable about telling people if I wanted to, mainly because I feel totally like a normal person. When I was eating 600-700 calories a day if someone had came at me sideways talking crap about me having surgery, I would have probably hit them upside the head with a tire Iron. Easy way out my ass.

I get Danskin compression shorts from Walmart. They come right above my belly button, and hold all my jiggle in. I also always go a size down in that stuff and that helps keep everything in. They stretch out fast anyway from you working out in them. You also won't roast alive in them. Depending on what size you are and how much you want to spend, Nike and Athleta are options

Have you called your insurance to check your coverage?