VanessaVSGforme

Hello ???? If you like pudding, I found a really good flavor. "Dulce de Leche" sugar free...fat free...a spoon of that will take away my sweet tooth. ????

Thank you everyoneeee!!!!! ????❤ xoxo

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I definitely will!!! Thank you so much!!! I feel beautiful...inside and out and I can't wait for what the future holds for me. Getting back to work and feeling GREAT (not like death) is what means the most to me...the weight loss now is just a BONUS!!! Every day there's another NSV and keep em' coming!!! XoXoXo

Thank you!!! You're words mean SO MUCH too!!! I read your very long yet so inspiring response to Bellaboom's thread just a few minutes ago...and YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD!!! You're awesome!!! Love your words of encouragement and I appreciate YOU!!! ????

Just thought I'd post a little update. June 5, I was at my heaviest 410 pounds. I felt like DEATH...literally. I had SEVERE sciatica which caused me to go onto disability after working for YEARS...I couldn't walk. I couldn't stand. I couldn't sit. All I could do is LAY THERE and cry because of the nerve pain down my left leg and lower back. It was either back surgery or weight loss surgery. Since I also HAD high blood pressure and PCOS plus VERY obese and the severe sciatica...I thought weight loss surgery would be my best bet. Plus, healing would be 2837739354928 times harder if I were to under go back surgery at my weight. Dr's told me over and over again that losing weight may or may not help my bulging disc which was in turn causing the sciatica but I went for it and just hoped for the best. Day of surgery 9/2, I was 367 pounds (I went on a damn strict diet) and today...I am 314!!! I am also BACK AT WORK with no more sciatica pain what-so-ever!!! I'm off all meds for high blood pressure and I'm feeling fanDAMNtastic!!!!! I love the way o feel and more so, I LOVE ME. I've never been one to post pics....but here we go. Not ready for the whole "body shot" because this girl is under construction but here goes nothin!!! Top picture is day before surgery...the collage pic on left is last month and on the right is yesterday! I drink 64oz+ water each day...and always try to get 90g of protein...even if I finish my day with a premier protein!! Alot of you girls and guys on here don't know how many of us look forward and look up to your updates and advice...@Babbs...@Elode...@InnerSurferGirl...all 3 of u girls I look up to and I cannot wait to keep on keeping on. Thank You from the bottom of my heart!!! -Vanessa

I was sleeved 9/2 and sugar free trident ROCKS MY SOCKS!!! I love it!

I'm a 9/2 girl here!! I've lost 71 pounds since June 5. Since surgery 9/2, I've lost 37 pounds. I'm doing great. Only meats I really like/have tried are chicken breast. I've also tried turkey/beef jerky and I chew it to a purée and I love that too. Still do not feel hungry at all and have to remind myself to eat. As for "soft" things, I like yogurt, scrambled egg, quaker oats "weight loss" low sugar and fat oatmeal, cottage cheese, lentils, pintos n cheese from taco bell, string cheese, SF popsicles and jello. Liquids, I do 64 oz + a day of mostly pure water because I love water and also diluted powerade zero. I will not be having any bread, rice, pasta or fried foods AT LEAST until I'm where I want to be weight wise. My new miss. Tammy keeps me in check! Although, I haven't gotten sick or thrown up NOT EVEN ONCE!! But I also chew VERY WELL and eat VERY SLOW. So that's a big help. Very proud of no puke since I am frightened of it touching me or getting it on me. It's a fear!

Awesome Kalira!! I've lost 71 pounds since June 5. Since surgery 9/2, I've lost 37 pounds. I'm doing great as well. Only meat I like is chicken breast. I've also tried turkey/beef jerky and I chew it to a purée and I love that too. Still do not feel hungry at all and have to remind myself to eat. As for "soft" things, I like yogurt, cottage cheese, lentils, pintos n cheese from taco bell :-P, string cheese, SF popsicles and jello. Liquids, I do 64 oz + a day mostly pure water because I love water and also diluted powerade zero. I will not be having any bread, rice, pasta or fried foods AT LEAST until I'm where I want to be weight wise. And yes, miss. Tammy keeps me in check too! Although, I haven't gotten sick or thrown up NOT EVEN ONCE!! But I also chew VERY WELL and eat VERY SLOW. So that's a big help.

I was sleeved 9/2 and there's no way I could take in over 1000 calories. Heck, I can't even take in 800. I'm having a premier protein 30 g protein for breakfast, string cheese snack, usually some type of beans with some cottage cheese for lunch, nectar syntrax for snack 22 g protein and for dinner...if I'm feeling ok, then some chicken breast...if Miss. Tammy is NOT feeling good, then another premier protein!! I change things up every day but ALWAYS 64 oz of water/powerade zero AND 60-70g protein. Food isn't even on mind. I'm not hungry AT ALL. I have to remind myself EVERY DAY to eat something. I love it! At the same time...I dont! I need nutrition!!

I just want a more natural way to sweeten. That's all. I don't know which is "healthier" sugar/fat/carbs wise. Raw honey? Regular honey? Agave? Raw Agave? Plain old shurgar? Brown shurgar? Notice I spell sugar like shurgar because that's how I say it. LOL

Also, with my leftover Mongolian beef, I mixed a couple pieces with some lentil beans for lunch....and they are amazinggggggg. Gives the lentils some flavor!!!

I'm 4 weeks and 5 days. Wednesday will be 5 weeks. The only thing I use it in is usually oatmeal/cream of wheat, plain Greek yogurt, decaf green tea or black tea. All I use is just half a packet of sweet n low or Splenda in each. I guess I should've added with the powerades, I have to dilute it half water half powerade. Still doesn't really make sense though. Also, sugar free pudding and jello upsets me. Sugar free creamsicles. Last night I bought a quest bar...I was craving peanut butter and regular PB is filled with fat so I had a TINY bite...I mean pea size bute...of a peanut butter supreme quest bar and YUCK. It tasted like artificial WAX. I will not be eating those. So as of today, I'm cutting out all SF "sweets" and sweetners and just going to drink/eat things the way they come.

Thank you...I'd almost rather have 1/4 tsp of the real thing instead of the horrible taste and upset tummy I get with the artificial sweetners.

Well, I've come to the conclusion that I cannot tolerate artificial sweetners any longer. I've tried Stevia, Truvia, Splenda, Sweet and Low and various others. What can I use to substitute or add a little sweetner to things??? Honey? Agave? Raw honey? Should I just use less than a tsp of regular sugar?! I'm totally fine with Powerade Zero which has sucralose in it...Not sure what exactly is going on with these taste buds. I'd almost rather just have everything unsweetened than to taste those yucky artificial sweetners. Help!

Elode was who recommended smooth move for me!!! I drink it just once a week, and I am moving along!!! Love it!!! I also love it without any sort of sweetner too!! Just sayin'!!

Hello! My surgery was 9/2. I'd love to chat with you as well!

Hey There!!! I tried this one today and it was DELISH!!! I have to say that it was a little bit too salty for our liking so next time I'm going to add a little MORE Water and a little LESS soy sauce!!

Welp, didn't like COD. I think it's all in my head. I just can't. ✋

Hello. I'm also a little over 3 weeks post op. I'll try and answer from what I'm experiencing. 1. Water is a difficult thing. I still sip sip sip but I have noticed my sips have became bigger and more frequent and way easier. It gets easier every day. Sometimes I feel like I'm actually "almost" drinking like a normal person...just not gulp gulp gulping the whole bottle down of course 2. I bought Celebrate Multivitamin with Iron and also the calcium tablets. Right after surgery, I tried taking them and got VERY nauseated VERY quick. So per my nutritionist, Flinstones Vitamins for now and I just take 3 a day. Nothing else. Although, I do have a call into my nutritionist because I feel like maybe I should be taking other vitamins too? But not sure which ones. Be careful taking multivitamin WITH iron and calcium together. From my understanding, you need to take calcium a couple hours in between the multivitamin w/ iron. 3.) I saw my surgeon 2 weeks after surgery and he cleared me to exercise. All I am physically able to do right now is about 15 minutes on a stationary bike. I'm VERY proud of myself because I could hardly even walk before surgery. While on the bike, I just toss my 50 oz filled water bottle back and forth between my arms and try to keep them moving...sometimes even pretend there's a punching bag in front of me and just punch away who cares...no one's watching lol 4. No regrets! Although it's completely normal (in my opinion) butt the worse part is over! I cried and cried for a good 10 days in a row. Sometimes I cried because my favorite TV show was over. LOL. I think it's hormonal changes! Welp, that's all I have for now! Keep on keeping on! Stay off the scale and if you come to a stall, keep following ur diet and EMBRACE it because it will be over before u know it!! xoxo ❤

I haven't did it yet! Lol. It's still in the freezer! Maybe tomorrow! I have to get courageous!

Hi. Sorry to butt in. Do the isopure teas (green and black) have caffeine in them? Just checked the website. The green tea and black tea with lemon do contain caffeine. The coconut and fruit flavors do not. I have no negative reactions to caffeine and I can't have the food dyes that the other flavors of the No Carb protein drinks come in. I was told no caffeine till I can meet me 64 oz of non caffeineeted preferably water goal each day...that might be a lil while lol. I'm still very new. thank you!! I'll just go pick up a couple more flavored ones!

Hi. Sorry to butt in. Do the isopure teas (green and black) have caffeine in them?

Thanks!!! What do you use for the liquid? Water?

Thank you!!! Time to start sip sip sippin' away!! ????