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I've noticed this week I'm able to drink and eat more. Anyone else?

I totally understand.

My insurance contacted me today and said my doctors office did not file my claim and that I should. They are reimbursing me 80% of what I paid since my deductible is met. So I got the following as a result of self pay: Points on my credit card 18 months no interest on the balance And now 80% cash back And a new life God is Amazing!!

Any updates? How is everyone doing?

Awesome!

So glad you are feeling better I'm down 23.4 pounds am crazy amazed I'm in the 170s as of this morning!!! Yes, thank you feeling so much better. Awesome job on your weight loss. I'm happy for you!!

Good Morning 2/9 Team. Today marks 5 weeks since surgery!!! Lost 5.4 this week and down 25.8 since surgery! How are y'all doing?

Hi everyone! Thank you for the well wishes. Feeling much better and ready to go back to work in the morning. Wishing everyone a great week!

Daughter with flu last week. I'm sneezing, weak, and have diarrhea, and unable to eat or drink. Geezs the worst day since surgery... I think I'm catching or have the flu!

Soft foods. I just need to buckle down and keep reading and listing to good suggestions like yours. I will not drop weight without protein, vitamins, and water!

2/9 Team, I can't drink the Protein Shakes anymore. I gag when I try and get really sick. Called my doctor and the nurse asked me to lay off and have the following daily: 2 teaspoons of Peanut Butter Grilled Salmon Quest Protein Bar AM and PM All the Water I can get down with MiraLAX to keep everything flowing. I'll let you know how I feel after a few days on this. Thinking of those drinks...

You will get there!

I'm going for a size 8.

That's awesome! I'm so happy for you! Keep it going!!

You too! Let's stay in touch:)

I have lost 22.6 pounds in 4 weeks. What about you?

Things I've noticed 4 weeks after surgery: 1. As my body shrinks, I kinda have a butt now. 2. I'm slowly able to put clothes which are too big in a bag to donate. 3. I make time to get 10,000 steps per day. 4. Finally considering a personal trainer. 5. I sleep better than before. 6. My shoes fit better than before. 7. My face is slimmer. 8. I smile a lot more. 9. I am more conscious about how I look when I leave the house. 10. I have no regrets about the sleeve. Best medical decision I have ever elected to do in my life!!

It's our 4 week anniversary!! Hard to believe 4 weeks ago I was in so much pain with the surgery! We are here now, pain free and I am 22.4 pounds lighter than the day of surgery. That's on average 5 pounds + per week. I will take it! How is the rest of the 2/9 team??

It was hard last week, but I had a guy next to me for three days that are my food. I kinda grazed my fork over soft stuff and tasted here and there. Just act uninterested in food. Also, take shakes and packages tuna for your hotel room. You can do it!

Amen

Travel for Work I left home for a business trip on Thursday and will return home on Sunday. I didn't think of Breakfast, lunch, and dinner with conference settings before hand, which made it very difficult for me. Meals all 5 course at a table of 10. Water, tea, coffee, salad, dessert, and gourmet main course is NOT all on my "can eat list" 3 weeks post surgery!!! I sipped on the liquids and took small bites of mashed potatoes, asparagus, carrots, and grilled chicken over the past 4 days. People were okay with me not eating and didn't really comment much, but it was very hard for me to just sit there and play with my phone instead of eating. Mind you I'm not hungry either. My saving grace was packing 4 Premier Protein shakes I kept in my hotel room fridge. The other thing that was new... No scale to weigh everyday!! I have no clue what all of this did to my body until I get home today... Can't wait!!!

Love chic fil a! Thanks so much! I can't imagine eating 4 nuggets right now. That would take all day LOL!

Hey @It's Time - a day in my pouch is basically like this.... Breakfast - a protein shake in the morning using lactose free skim milk, scoop of GNC Pro Performance Whey Protein (currently Cookie N Cream) sometimes a splash of sugar free flavor syrup and other times 2T of PB2 so my protein shake is usually 32-37g of protein. (Takes me about an hour to finish it though) Lunch - flavored tuna pouch mixed with a little plain Greek yogurt or a portion of Shelly's Ricotta Bake Mexican Style so lunch is 14-16g protein Dinner - this one really varies as I try to have something very similar to what I fix for my family mine just gets dumped into my NutraBullet first and I skip the carb heavy stuff like mashed potatoes so dinner is around 16-26g protein. Example last night I made Shepard's pie from Friday's leftover crockpot roast with potatoes & carrots. I shredded the roast, drained the carrots and potatoes then skinned the potatoes tossed both in the food processor with Greek yogurt & seasoning to make the "mash" for the top. I added the roast to the juices I drained from the veggies, added a splash of Worcestershire, 1c shelled edamame (they don't like peas) and some salt & pepper. I filled individual ramekins with the meat filling (tossed mine in the NutraBullet with a little beef broth first) then topped theirs with the mash, mine with some fresh parmesan! In the oven and BLAMO awesome dinner for everyone and no one even realized it was reinvented leftovers. My portion had 26g protein! Snack - this one is my favorite. PROTEIN ICE CREAM!!!! I have 1/2c-1c of this awesome yumminess depending on what my protein was for he rest of the day. I try to get 90ish grams a day. 1/2c of my protein ice cream is right at 20-21g of protein per serving and it goes down really easy. I even invested in a new ice cream maker just for this daily dish of awesome - I got it free using my credit card points (from being self pay) on amazon.com heehee Last but not least I usually have 1 piece of Russell Stover plain dark chocolate - it even has 1g protein so I savor it! Today is my birthday so I'm going to try playing around with making a 5 minute microwave high protein cake and see how that turns out and how many grams of protein I can squeeze into it! So everyone - please tell me how its going! Are there any food type things I can help you with or experiment with to help you get to a better you? Let me know!!! Happy Birthday!!!!

3week post op weigh in Down 20.2 pounds!! Beyond excited!!!

I agree. All in time right?? Right!! Thanks! I am going to order from kids menu when im ready to venture to restaurants. Went to movies for first time since surgery. Nothing to snack on.. but then realized i could have a hot herbal tea and that brought comfort. I'm starting to realize that the choices I made before werent the best, but this is now my opportunity to live the best life ever. iamsafe69 surgery 2/8/2016 Good idea to order from the kids menu. Thanks!