mishi

You look amazing! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Sounds like Isopure is the one to try. Thanks you guys!

I've become interested in protein water as another source of hitting my daily protein goals and found a couple possibilities. Anyone tried protein water? If so, what brand, cost, and place of purchase please?

I haven't had a blockage but I know it's common. I've had the beginnings of ulcers, which caused hard core dry heaving and vomiting. This was miserable enough, I can't imagine how difficult a time you've had. I wish I could give you some great advice or lessons learned to help. Does your hospital or surgeon facilitate a local support group? If so, that might be a great resource for you. Mine has been invaluable for me. Just talking to others who can relate to what you're dealing with and how you're feeling helps so much.

Down more than 100 lbs in such a short time! You rock that! My recommendation would be getting together with a personal trainer (or someone you know AND trust that is a weight lifter) at your gym to discuss proper weight training techniques, mainly so you can learn to properly lift weights. Weights will truly help some of that, you just want to take it easy and don't over do it! It might be a little pricey, but well worth it to tone/sculpt. Dead lifts can do some magic of their own, as well! But proper technique and knowledge for weight lifting/weight training is essential. Good luck!! Good ideas! I've worked too hard to have a setback now. I definitely don't want to hurt myself.

Thanks for the replies! I'm going to do some research on exercises specifically for the upper arm area and try to minimize it, but it sounds like the only way I'll ever really get rid of them is surgery. I have saggy skin other places too, but my arms seem to look the worst and cause me the most trouble (shirts that fit me everywhere else but the upper arms). Oh well, getting closer to a healthy weight is worth saggy upper arms.

If you're hungry, eat. Just make it lean Protein cooked in a healthful manner. After a million meals and Snacks of chicken breast, you might not feel like eating so much as starting a 'Save the Chickens' campaign so you never have to look at a chicken breast again. Also, if I'm hungry between meals I'll drink lots of Water. Getting in all my water is something I have to work on and when I do, I feel less hungry.

Protein coffee mixed drink. Yum.

Keep it simple. Implement one post op rule at a time and build. Put out more than you take in. That's my goal every day. I'm only 5 months out and have lost 100+ pounds but I have slow or no go weeks and have to give this advice to myself to get the ball rolling again. Btw, congrats on your weight loss and you inspire me to keep working because here you are years later and you're still fighting the good fight! You're awesome! Don't ever forget everything you've already accomplished! You've already proven to yourself that you can do it. You've done it. You can do it again. xoxo

Ok so there's my arm which looks skinny and then there's this sagging blubbery hanging cow utter attached to my upper arm. Any advice on minimizing this non surgically? I have recently incorporated some arm exercises into my workout routine but really don't know what I'm doing. I keep my exercise simple w/ walking and some stair stepping. Now I'm over at the weights completely clueless! Help! PS: I've hit the -100 lb mark! Hooray!!!

For the first few months I stuck to this rule like crazy. Now I'll have a small sip or two with my meal if I'm eating something thick or kinda dry. I still stick to the no water 30 before and especially after. It makes a big difference in staying full longer.

I handle corn chips just fine but tortillas come right back up just like bread. It's interesting what does and doesn't work for different people.

I've had the same issue and found that it's a lot like quitting smoking. Even after all the nicotine was out of my body my mind still craved cigarettes. Every day the craving became less. It took a long time but I'm coming up on my 5 year anniversary of quitting smoking and could care less about cigarettes now. I'm 4 months out from gastric bypass surgery (lost 72 lbs) and still have sugar and white flour food cravings, but as long as I eat 3 Protein first meals a day and drink my Water, my mind doesn't tell me I'm hungry as much. The false hunger is less now and I think/hope over more time the false hunger will go away completely. Also distraction helps. When my mind tells me I'm hungry but my body is full, I distract myself with anything that works. I text a friend, clean, do chores, suck on a piece of sugar free candy or chew a piece of sugar free gum or drink a cup of decaf tea. I'd like to say I run out and exercise to distract myself but that feels more like a punishment. ???? Just know it gets better. The more you focus on your health, the less your mind will sabotage you. You can do this!!! ????????

I use honey in my tea and have no issues. I don't have it every day and I don't use much honey. Just enough for taste. Everyone is different. I would say try it and see.

I didn't dye at first because I was worried about my hair falling out. It's falling out anyway. I just colored my hair last week and haven't seen any difference at all in the amount of hair I'm losing so I will continue to color my hair. I figure if I'm going to have to live with super thin hair for the next several months it might as well be the color I like. Also, I use permanent not semi so it's harsher than yours.