theantichick

Oh my dear, things are about to become great! You will be so amazed at how those foods that you loved before no longer have that draw.

I can't wait to hear from you after your surgery! This is, other than marrying my husband, the best thing I've ever done for myself. I hope it's the same for you!

I'm excited for you!!! You're going to kick ass at this!!!

LipstickLady - I just thought you were being ironic. LOL

I'm not a big fan of pumpkin spice, actually. LOL I'm waiting for Starbucks to put the Christmas menu out because I'm all about the peppermint mocha - though I'll have to see if they can make that skinny now. LOL.

HA! I am not a fan of pumpkin spice either. But I do love my yoga pants. And I hate honey buns. My youngest works at Panera after school and brings home pastries a few times a week. If I was a sweets lover, I'd change the locks.

Starbucks has a new Mexican hot chocolate with or without espresso that I can't wait to try.

Antichick, I was told that when it snowed years back in Chesapeake (near Norfolk) Va., people were so unaccustomed that they drove off the roadway and into ditches (no sewer system there at least at the time). It has snowed in Texas, y'know. Alaska? Really? I did major armchair travel there to the point that I had a mail subscription to the Sunday Anchorage paper for a few months. Because of the ad circulars, I mail-ordered moose cookie cutters from one Allen & Petersen (I think that was the name). You're from Alaska, which makes you exotic & a romantic heroine.

I was 8 when we left, and always said I wanted to move back. But I blew the one chance I had before I got married and had a kiddo with a Texan. Then I was stuck here until the custody agreement expired. At that point I'd married another die-hard Texan and developed auto-immune arthritis and lost my tolerance for the cold. So I guess I'm stuck here. LOL.

Methinks you've been indoctinated, given your screen name. (I've been curious about since first time I saw it and just googled. The Bush-Maines connection? Or is it really Antic Hick? Ha, I just saw that possibility.)

I better catch up on buglegate. Some of these people are just crazy!

Oh, I had therapy last night, so I haven't seen what happened since about 5pm CST. I'll go catch up now. LOL.

Buglegate....ha! This place is a TRIP sometimes!

How about making some bone broth, adding some nutritional yeast to increase the protein, then drinking it either hot or cold?? Might be a nice savory change.

I used to drink the Unjury chicken broth a lot as well. It was a nice change from all the sweet protein drinks. I still drink it once in awhile.

The Unjury soup was ok, but not great, and I ran out of my samples. We're working with different methods of getting protein powder in broth or boullion, that's better but it's tricky with the powder. I picked up some premier protein, it's better. I'll get through it.

You were great on the vaping thread, BTW.

I didn't do it. For the record. I DIDN'T DO IT.

Come on in. The water's fine!

I'm pretty convinced it's inevitable and unstoppable. The amount of hair between my fingers, stuck to my back, all over my bathroom floor, clogging the drain, all over my pillow, car, carpets, coats...it's stunning. I check for thin spots very, very often On the positive side, my humongous head of hair is somewhat manageable these days!

yeah, I agree it happens or it doesn't. The supplements and stuff can't really change the underlying situation that the body is dealing with a trauma, and one way it does is to recycle hair and skin cells. It's more of a PITA with the drains than anything else. My daughter has Alopecia Totalis (entire scalp bald), currently in remission... so I know how bad it CAN get, and am just always grateful when it's not. LOL

like the OP mentioned mine fell out the most around month 3/4 thru month 8/9 (also when I lost the most).

its coming back, just got thinner at my temples and with the grey hair it seemed more obvious.

Thinking about you @theantichick and hoping all is going well!!!

I hope everything went well!

YAHOOOOOIE!!! Waiting to hear from you!!

Yeah the chronic pain is the worse kind. I had to go off Celebrex and baby aspirin 7 days before surgery. Oh my the fibro was horrible as well as every arthritic bone in my body! Even the liquid vicodine didn't help much except for the incisions. Wish I would've done this before all the chronic pain set in!

It is not fun that is for sure. I am finally off all the crap they had me on for the last year trying to deal with my spine pain. I have Oseteo Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthrits. They had me on a fentanyl patch, desiprimine, Lyrica, Cymbalta, cyclobenzaprine all at the same time. I was drugged out and barely functioning yet my pain was still severe. I decided enough of this crap and made them start weaning me off. I have been off all of it besides the muscle relaxer. That is the only thing that actually helps my pain.

Now i see a new pain specialist on wed they are talking about trying Botox in the muscle below my right shoulder blade. Anyone tried that?

It took me 3 months to wean off of all of it too. I still have severe pain but at least I am alert and semi functional. I spend a lot of time in the swimming pool because I don't feel pain in there. I wish I had a job that I could swim to. LOL. For me, no work until they get that pain resolved at least to a tolerable level

I agree, OzRoo!

My butt hurts now.

You must be doing it wrong, LL.

I hope you have a great deal of success. I have come to believe I do not like fish due to all the PCB warnings about not eating fish when I was a little girl. somehow I got that groove stuck in my brain. as an adult I try different seafood when my husband has it, but I really don't like it. I keep trying though.

Yeah, I try but I physically gag with most non-starchy vegetables, and can't force myself to swallow without puking. That's the reason I started seeing a therapist, I needed to fix this whether I had the surgery or not. She's not a huge fan of WLS, but respects my choice and approved of the thought I had to use the post-op food progression as a sort of re-feeding/re-parenting kind of experience to try and reset my taste buds and deal even more with the food reaction.

You are going to do great!!

@theantichick, First....don't talk to me about the cold. It has been in the negative temps here is Wisconsin but only after dumping about 10 inches of snow on us.

Secondly...I would really like to figure out why I am getting so many migraines. i too have been on a run for the last 6 weeks. I am using my Dihydroergotomine too often and its so expensive and hard to get that I wish it would stop. None of my usual stuff is working for me.

@Djmohr ... yeah, but you CHOSE to live in the Tundra. LOL. I grew up in Alaska. I used to miss the cold. Until I developed auto-immune arthritis. Now it can suck it. LOL. My abortive (Maxalt) works fine. I just need to get them to stop happening so often. I gave up and went back on Topamax, but we're just starting out at the low dosages now, so it'll take a while. Sigh.

@theantichick I am right there with you in the ridiculously cold weather for us Texans! At least the sun is out today and warming up.

If you can find a salt water pool, any money you may have to pay extra is well worth it. I did all of my PT and exercising in such a pool. It was wonderfully free feeling and effective.

Valentina, I'm lucky to find an indoor pool within 15 miles, period.

Living in the Catskills, I know what you're talk'n about. I have to drive 80 miles to reach the salt water PT pool, but I do it because I feel I can do more and feel better when I do. With my Fibro, OA, RA, and DJD, I consider my pool time as my treat to myself. Good luck with your exercise program. Be kind to yourself as well as "work'n it".

Yeah that is a big thing for me after surgery. Unless I think something is delicious, I'm not eating it.

I absolutely agree! I don't waste space on anything that I don't truly enjoy.

That's exactly how I feel about food now. I'm not eating anything that's not WONDERFUL.

None of the sweets I used to crave taste as good anymore since I stopped drinking Diet Coke. I consider it a bonus. :-)

Congrats!

Congrats!!!!! Wonderful progress!

in 10 years time you may wish to be 47 again

Happy Birthday for tomorrow.

Happy Birthday!

Belated, but happy birthday!

The first time I had refried beans after my surgery was heavenly! Enjoy!

So glad you are doing well!

@MrsSugarbabe - I am back to full days. I am in IT so it's not a physical job. I worked all last week from home for comfort and the ability to lie down or take a break as needed. My department has partial work from home, I am in the office MWF and work from home TTh. They just started that the week before my surgery, so it's going to help me transition back.

Awesome! Congrats on your excellent progress, and now on to refried beans

@Christinamo7 Tell me more about this touchdown taco dip. Where can I find the recipe?

Yes! real food for me was the big turning point for me....It all gets better from here!!

I have auto-immune arthritis. I can't pull the foil seal off of the coffee creamer. LOL. I've had to have my family open bottles (pop top and screw top) for a couple of years now. I need to get some arthritis helper gadgets around the house, but part of me feels that's giving in. LOL

My sweetie has Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and Raynaud's disease. How do you think that I felt when she had to open my stuff? It certainly wasn't manly! Two weeks of the grip thingies and all is well again

LOL. Yeah, I can see where that would be concerning.

This was full-on "I'm going to puke" complete with chills/clammy feeling. I ran for the bathroom, I was so convinced it was coming. I was able to stand and deep breathe and move past it without puking (I despise throwing up and will do anything to avoid it) but it was about 15 min of is-it-gonna-happen and another 15 before I felt OK again. Weird thing is, since I have to get carbs in, I've eaten stuff with a LOT more sugar content than the tiny bit in the tiny bit of sauce I put on the chicken. I've also had pork and chicken crock potted in that same BBQ sauce since surgery with no problem. This was just the first time I had it straight out of the fridge on food. BBQ sauce is already cooked, so I wouldn't think cooking it more would change any of the components, but maybe it makes it blend with the meat somehow that doesn't happen as a dipping sauce? Now I'm leery of ketchup or anything else along those lines.

that's exactly how felt after having something with monkfruit. I didn't realize that was the cause initially, until it happened again the next day. When I need a "dip" for meat and don't feel like my usual greek yogurt/herb concoction (or if I don't have any), I use mustard. Super low cal/low carb as condiments go, still provides some moistness to help the meat go down and strong flavor. I find some days I just need something with a strong flavor to it

I dump randomly. Almost always if it's something rich like a cream based soup or ice cream. Hot sweat/cold chills/stuff coming out of both ends at the same time. Sometimes (usually) it's immediate, sometimes it is 20 minutes later.

I have to get it out because I am dizzy, weak, and hyperventilate until it passes. It's horrible.

I missed the one you're referring to, but know your intentions and style from others. You do good things here. I, on the other hand, am fed up. Too long a time and too much misplaced effort.

Oo-o-o-h, there it is! Might it be copied over into a forum that's less busy so that it has a longer shelf life? Maybe it can be preserved as an easily found reference somewhere else on the site?

yeah, I wish I could "save" posts I like, like yours

Ok. Ok, get your slimming arse up off of the "Losers' Bench" and get on with the rest of your joyful life! You have SOOOO got this I'm surprised you were allowed to sit at all on "The Bench". With your attitude and determination you will probably become the new "poster gal" for WLS. You've worked hard ---learned hard and seem to have more common sense than anyone in my family . It will be a joy to follow your journey. You're off to a wonderful start! Congrats!

Happy recovery! Keep well

Here's to a smooth recovery!!! Cheers!

WOW!!! I still am on 3 BP pills...but it is less than 1/2 of what I did take. I really wanted to get off of them but I really don't know how to LET IT GO!!! If you figure it out please let me know!!! The stress is gonna kill me. LOL

Getting off or even decreasing meds is one of the greater thrills. Great news.

Congratulations!!! What a wonderful and healthy result! Good on you

Yeah... I'm down to the point that I have to hit a resale shop or something, Virtually every top I have is almost ridiculously huge. I'm lucky that I hung onto pants/jeans because I've always been AWFUL to fit in pants... VERY curvy with a HUGE difference between hips and waist, in addition to being tall. So I'm set probably until I get pretty close to goal for bottoms, but tops are much more of an issue than I'd thought they'd be. LOL. I HATE clothes shopping. But right now I have almost no clue what size I'm wearing or what will look good on me, so I guess it's to the shops I go.

Wow! You look great! And I mean that in the most platonic way possible. Keep up the good work.

you look great! i didn't have the balls to do the bra and shorts pic. even my hubby said I should wear the same thing in every pic for my progress photos...oh well.

I'm trying to somehow rhyme the "anti" part with "skinny." It ain't happenin' but it is for you. Go!

It's all about the inches! Congratulations

And centimetres ..... Congrats!!!

Shrinking is Good!