Scotchjade

I am at 242 this week. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Oops, forgot to post yesterday. Down to 244.

Weight loss mode CW. 247.8 GW. 237 Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I am in, weight loss group. Will post starting weight and goal on the 22nd

Are you on a PPI? Your hunger pains could actually be acid.

One of the Chinese buffets around here allows people to do takeout from the buffet items and it is priced per pound of food in a takeout container. We went there for Father’s Day and they let me do takeout and eat it at the table with everyone else. I was careful to choose only protein that was not breaded or deep fried, and had minimal sauce. I enjoyed what I had and it only cost me $4.

I will ask him to do this instead. I don't buy the chips since I don't eat them, he will go out and get them himself. I like the small bag idea. Kale chips I have done, and they were more effort than they were worth. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I kept telling myself that I didn't look as big as I actually was, that I carried my weight well. Now, only 3 months after sleeve, I look at the pre-sleeve pics and realize how wrong I was. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

For the love of the gods, husband, if you insist on buying chips, keep them on the top shelf where I can ignore them. I have asked him nicely, more than a few times since being sleeved in March to put that stuff where I can't see it. Instead, he leaves the open bag on the bottom shelf of the cupboard with the plates and bowls. I go to get my little plate on which to put my 3oz of chicken, only to be greeted with the aroma of deep-fried goodness in the form of a potato. No, I don't believe that he is trying to sabotage me, he just truly has no comprehension of my deep-seated issues with potato chips. You see, chips and I, we were BFFs. But alas, no longer. Husband looks at me like I am crazy when I tell him to put the bag out of my sight, until finally I ask him, "Would you leave alcohol out in the open in front of an alcoholic?", and I see the light bulb go on. He sorta gets it. And the chips are moved. One step at a time, my friends. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Have you tried the shakes at different temperatures? I found that I could only tolerate mine at room temperature. Others could only tolerate them warmed like hot chocolate, etc.

I am late to the party, but here is a pic of Newfoundland ponies (yes, they are real animals) for @@KindaFamiliar

I started out weighing daily but realized that I was obsessing too much about the number and becoming worried when my weight loss wasn't as much as others here at BP. I am now not weighing myself at all. I get weighed at my appointments with the Nurse Practitioner. I just had my three- month post surgery check-up, and will have another appointment in another three months.

My Nurse Practitioner allows for non carbonated alcohol at the one month mark, in moderation. As I am not a drinker, it is a non-issue for me, but yes, some programs allow for it.

costco and Walmart carry some, but I buy mine online at vitacost. There are Canadian online companies that also carry Protein powders. Lowcarbcanada and thelowcarbgrocery, for example. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I found a free app called "Time Your Bites". You can set the amount of seconds between bites and have your phone buzz or make a noise when it is time for another bite. This app has helped me slow down considerably.