finding_onederland

@LynnM. I am right there with you. I am not even two years out of surgery and have gained 20lbs from my lowest weight. It is very scary, yet I have not been able to get my head back in the game. I know it is a matter of getting back to basics. Protein, Exercise, Water. Easier said than done though, right?

My FIL asked my husband about my loose skin. Uhm, ew, why would he care?

Thanks - how about the Vanilla? Is it good too?

Is the caramel shake as sweet as the chocolate?

the tool is awesome, is it not? Glad you are seeing and feeling success!

now THAT is a true leader! Popcorn and Fish in the microwave should be prohibited.

I am 4 weeks post - op and usually eat between 800 and 900 a day.

How hard is it to cook this properly without letting it burn and stink up the whole office? I am pretty sure every bag now says "do NOT use the popcorn button". I think this is grounds for termination. Vent over. I feel better.

Wavy and Thick

Am I better off having longer or shorter hair when the hair loss starts? Ordinarily I wear my hair pretty short. My hair now is in an inbetween phase and it's driving me nuts, and now is the time when I would go and cut it all off. But since I will likely be dealing with hair thinning in the coming months I am wondering if I should wait.

The first thing I ate was a scrambled egg. My first week I did greek yogurts, finely chopped chicken with light mayo, homemade black Beans, Ricotta bake, egg salad, baked sweet potato. My sleeve has tolerated everything very well. (I am eating very small portions, no more than 1-2 oz at a time)

I was feeling pretty normal around 10 days post op.

I second "This is Us". I watched Grey's last night - i Have to say that I am impressed. They have done a good job keeping story lines interesting.

Hey @@JonteRaynal ! I was sleeved on 9/6 - so far I have tried scrambled eggs (with a little cheese), black Beans, refried beans, Teriyaki chicken meatballs (very soft, but I still ground it up), soft cooked sweet potato, homemade chicken brunswick stew and ricotta bake, and of course low sugar yogurts. My sleeve has tolerated everything very well so far. If you google "world according to eggface puree" there are lots of good tips there.

I love this! I had intended to tell people when asked that it was surgery to take care of an ongoing issue - but I was kind of stunned that someone asked me outright.