Tssiemer1

I'm pre op and purged ALL of my bad food. I only have healthy things like sugar free Jello and pudding. Wheat thins. Protein Bars and shakes. broth. Stevia. Spices and seasoning (because I can only eat plan grilled chicken so much). Low sodium soy sauce. And then A TON of 4 ounce containers for mean planning and Portion Control. My doctor put me on a diet eating 4 ounces of good Protein and healthy food every 3 hours.

Uuuuuugh. I talked to someone I work with who had a Gastric bypass and she said I'd need at least 3 weeks off. I was hoping to go back in one. I have a desk job but a lot of client contact and stress sometimes. Uuuuuuuuuuuugh.

Can't we all just get along?

I think people are being a little judgey here, can it not be a mix up at the lab?

Just another thought, if you work at a drug rehabilitation centre, could your drink/food have been spiked with whatever it said you tested positive for?

I would wait and see if your surgeon even mentions it.

Can't we all just get along?

@@Nylaj I havent gotten there yet. I will be on Beans next week. I miss my red Beans or white beans on Monday. I wiil not be able to add rice but when I do, it will be brown rice in the future.
@@Tssiemer1 I was told NO GRITS!! I am allowed Cream of Wheat.

Ok lol. I was like "this is not a plus size girl who's plus size?" I get it now.

Mines with a licensed social worker (like myself) at the Bariatric Center. I might look into this as a career move some day. I do assessments now for drug and alcohol related problems at a Rehab.

Can't we all just get along?

Can't we all just get along?

I would eat the red Beans without the rice. In fact one of my favorite meals is Beans topped with a sunny side up egg. Good Protein, plenty of Fiber and filling.
You should check with your nutritionist. I could have grits once I hit purees, but I didn't do it often because there's not a lot of Protein in it and it wasn't worth it to me. I made my own bean Soups because they were allowed during all liquids. I puree cooked beans then strain out the skins. If I needed to I'd thin it out with a little vegetable broth. I'd serve it with a tiny bit of Fage 0% greek yogurt (similar in taste/texture to sour cream) or a sprinkling of shredded cheese.

Can't we all just get along?

That is what I am worried about, I have a lots of clients that rely on me and no one else I can do my work. It's going to be difficult to take time off work because my clients need the job done. That's why I'm trying to get a sense of the range of time that each person takes off even though I know it is individual I at least need to have an idea of what the general range is.

I used to be pretty too. :-/
Don't mind the 2000's style glasses. Lol.

I used to be pretty too. :-/
Don't mind the 2000's style glasses. Lol.

Uuuuuugh. I talked to someone I work with who had a Gastric bypass and she said I'd need at least 3 weeks off. I was hoping to go back in one. I have a desk job but a lot of client contact and stress sometimes. Uuuuuuuuuuuugh.

Ok lol. I was like "this is not a plus size girl who's plus size?" I get it now.

16 weeks post, I have lost 78 lbs so far and I feel great. Today I put together 4 pictures of me from the beginning till now and when I saw the final product of the four pics side by side, I burst into tears. Serious hurt and sadness for the sad person staring at me in the first two pictures. Ugh, a weight literally and figuratively. Really made my heart ache. I am so happy I made the positive change for my life!

Mines with a licensed social worker (like myself) at the Bariatric Center. I might look into this as a career move some day. I do assessments now for drug and alcohol related problems at a Rehab.

Diet and exercise with monthly weigh ins. I feel like gaining more weight is asking for trouble.

I love fair life milk.

So this morning I was looking in my closet trying to figure out what to wear to work when I saw "the dress." I bought "the dress" back in March for my birthday from Old Navy (I bought it online). When it came in, it didn't fit. Not, just barely didn't fit, but like really didn't fit. I had to un-button all the buttons to get it over my head, the elastic band around the middle was stretched out all the way, and then I could only re-button about 2 of the buttons and they weren't attractively buttoned either; don't even get me started on how the sleeves fit. I never returned it, it just sat in a bag at the back of the closet (eventually I hung it up).
Well, this morning, I saw it hanging there, and there weren't any other clothes that I really wanted to wear this morning, and so I thought I would just see how it's fitting, knowing that I had other dresses I could quickly put on when it didn't fit. I undid all the buttons, stretched out the band as far as it would go, pulled it over my head, and began to button. Then I realized that it fit. The waist was cinched. The buttons buttoned. The sleeves were loose. The chest of the dress was loose. I began to tear up. I ran to the mirror to see what it looked liked and it looked great! I couldn't believe it. I know I had the surgery to better my life, but this part is definitely nice too.

@@Tssiemer1 - welcome!