Pinkgirl1234

I've been on a Quest to find Jerky that I like. I've tried all sorts and I always give it away because I don't like it.
I finally found one that I like. It's very toothsome but really good. So if you live in TX and have an HEB near you check it out.
Let me know if you have any other brand recommendations. I've tried all the major brands and think the flavor is too strong.
 

Hi Mike
You are on your way....welcome aboard!

You look fantastic.I love the blouse.

No diarrhea...hope you are better...the band causes complications during surgery.I am glad you are better.
No diarrhea...hope you are better...the band causes complications during surgery.I am glad you are better.Its a relief it's out.They should not perform lapbands anymore.

I'm 51. On 2nd month out of 6 diet. Had physc eval, don't think it went well. So I'm nervous
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I've had GB in 09...and have had 2 strokes since...Gained 30lbs since the last stroke....gonna start BOT, today
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Wow!Congratulations!

If you wouldn't hand over your Social Security number and bank balance on a first date, there's no reason to discuss surgery with someone who really is a stranger. Whether you blurt or simply/casually work surgery into the first few dates just for the sake of full disclosure, you're really confessing what you see as some sort of sin or shame. No one is so defective that he has to 'prepare' the other party. There is no need to apologize for having had surgery or having been obese. There is no need to ask, in effect, if you have the right to live or are acceptable to another person.
Tell someone when it feels right. Trust your instincts. We make too big a deal about it.
@@Christinamo7 --
"Yes" to the part about letting someone know in advance about the skin. It's tricky, though. How to say it without being apologetic, yet take care of ourselves enough not to see a jaw drop when all is revealed? It's a tough topic, but the important thing is to learn to view ourselves with dignity and acceptance. It's about us, not whomever we may date.

No bread ,no pasta....once in a blue moon I have lentil or black beans.....but i mostly stick to Paleo diet.

I would stay on purée an extra week or two to give your to stomach a much needed time to heal.
I would stay on purée an extra week or two to give your to stomach a much needed time to heal.
I would stay on purée an extra week or two to give your to stomach a much needed time to heal.

I would stay on purée anextra week or two to give your to ache a much needed time to heal.

Best decision!

We are in the same boat!!! The only thing I know is that we are losing weight even if it's slow. Can you eat everything? I have no problem with anything. It's kind of unfortunate but it is what it is! I do enjoy more healthy foods now. bread is a once a month of that splurge! Keep up the good work and it will show at the end!!!!
We will get to the 80 and or 90 just slowly!!!

Your not alone I had my surgery on 12 18 and only lost 45 pounds to date myself! The dietician said I should have lost a bigger percentage of weight! I was speechless! Losing slow and at a turtles pace but in reality it's more than I have ever done on my own in such a short while

Stop reading negatives..,If you had WLS to begin with it means you are morbidly obese.The sleeve is a great "tool" to lose weight and that's why I assume you opted for the procedure.You are talking about Gherelin I assume.
The biggest worry is not losing the weight and taking care of your health while you are young.I had bypass and my hair is thinning as well but at least I am not gaining weight....I am taking my Vitamins and feeling better...trying to stay positive..,that's why we are all here to help you.We are all going through something....
You will be able to have kids and all the good things...your future is ahead of you!

A good read.

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea because they require a sleep study.I still have my cpap machine 3 months post op.I actually like it.It has a built in humidifier....

You look fantastic!!!Stop worrying about a number and look at how much you have achieved.If you want to lose mor e it is the same as before....you know how...cut out carbs...load up Protein and get started....you know how to do this...100+ pounds...worth of knowledge.

Be warned (not for sure, but better than 50-50) that your morbidly obese dear friend wants you to remain like her -- obese and unhealthy.
That's a lonely place to live by yourself.
Just sayin'.
Very, very best to you!

The reason people gain weight back after having WLS is simple. They expected to have the surgery and continue doing exactly what they were doing that got them fat and unhealthy in the first place. So they don't change anything themselves.
My experience is with the gastric sleeve, so the following is from that viewpoint, but even if you have a bypass, the basic features are the same.
The surgery's success is because it performs two functions: first, it has an immediate effect of reducing portions. Portion Control is also one of the only permanent features. This works for the rest of your life.
In the beginning, you lose the overwhelming hunger too, as the main portion of the stomach that produced the hunger hormone is gone. The hunger will come back, but for the first 6 months to a year, you won't register hunger the same as before surgery.
What this means is that you get a period of time where you regain control over your body and can change your habits and see real results.
During the "honeymoon" time of roughly 12-18 months, you are supposed to throw out everything regarding how you relate to food. You get counseling or try to work through any psychological issues/attachments where you use food for comfort, for reward, whatever - replacing these habits with new healthy ones like exercise or other hobbies. You are relearning how to eat, what to eat and getting used to small portions of food. You make better choices and get your healthy Protein and veggies and complex carbs as your primary diet established and even if you have an occasional treat of a slice of cake or a piece of pizza it won't be something you gorge yourself on let alone even eat regularly any more.
The ones that regain? They are the ones that never really used that honeymoon period to their advantage. They treated the surgery as a cure-all instead of seeing it for what it really is - a tool they needed to pick up and use properly and continue to use for the rest of their life. It requires a total mindshift to be successful long-term.
My doctor said that anyone can lose weight for the first year even eating absolute crap. But once the person's metabolism catches up and resets to the amount of foods they eat, especially when they eat primarily crap foods or slider foods like ice cream or simple carbs - then they'll start regaining, and say that the surgery didn't work for them... but the fact of the matter is that they failed, not the surgery.
I used to say I was happy at the weight I was for quite some time. I was even a "healthy" fat person - no high blood pressure, no diabetes, no cholesterol issues whatsoever. I looked perfect on paper other than my weight. But I knew that wouldn't last and I also knew that my world was getting smaller since there were so many things I know longer could do without feeling self-conscious or needing special accommodations... so I stopped doing them. And it took a death in the family for me to see that I was allowing my weight to rob me of living my life. I made the appointment with the doc and got surgery 3 months later and the only thing I regret is that it took me so long to do this. The years of my life I lost to being morbidly obese and unhealthy... just such a waste.
I won't lie; this was and will continue to be hard work for the rest of my life. But I'm worth the work.
So the real question here is - do you think YOU are worth it? Do you want to get free of the hold that food has over you? Do you want to give yourself a fighting chance of living a good, long life doing whatever you want to do?

This is s crazy amount...post 3 months op!
I can't believe how much hair I am losing...it far exceeds the weight loss for sure...

Thanks...it's very difficult but I am staying positive.

Man, I feel your pain! I also have PCOS and lost soooo slooowww in the beginning. I think I lost basically what you did! then by month 4, I picked up to about 20 pounds a month, sometimes a little over. I have never in all these months come close to losing 30 pounds in one month. And yet... 8 months and two days post op and I've lost 141 since surgery, averaging 17 pounds a month. It ain't over till it's over! And it really does all add up and even out in the end. Don't get discouraged and bogged down by the negative, it's bad for your health.
Seriously though. Don't even worry about it. You have no idea what's around the corner, and in a year you'll think you were being silly about this. I know I definitely do!

Fantastic!
Hop to it!