Casey1985

July 6 in memphis
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Me too!! Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

I tried the Premier chocolate and didn't care for it. The vanilla is okay. I bought some Mio drops to add to it for a change of pace, kind of creamsicle-ish. The Atkins chocolate is pretty good. My physical therapist suggested adding peppermint essential oils and ice and making a chocolate mint shake, which I am going to try later this week. I also have ordered Syntrax nectar in grapefruit and fuzzy navel...should have done it sooner so I'd have it now, but this week snuck up on me. Are you on all shakes, or do you get any solids?

Painting my toenails... Tying my shoes

Shopping somewhere besides Lane Bryant for work clothes.

Getting under 200 lbs.

My surgery date is 7/7/2016....

I can only hope for a July surgery.....I have my 5 hour block appointment tomorrow for all the testing, if all paperwork is good and insurance says it's a go, how long after your testing did you have to wait to schedule surgery?

I've got my surgery date for 7-18-16. Nervous. Anyone else have a July surgery date scheduled?

I like Premier Protein ready to drink, GNC Lean shake 25 (made with water), Syntrax Nectar (made with water), Unjury (made with water), carnation no-sugar added Breakfast essentials (made with 1% milk), Quest (made with water).

Muscle milk is good but thick ... premier Protein shakes vanilla are nit bad at all. They have 30 grams of protein Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

Muscle milk is good but thick ... premier Protein shakes vanilla are nit bad at all. They have 30 grams of protein Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

I pray that you are doing well

Hi all! My husband and I will be relocating to Memphis, and I'm wondering if there's a support group or others in the area who would like to get together and chit chat. I was sleeved almost a year ago on May 30, 2012 and have lost 140lbs, going from 325 to 185. I've been at a stall for close to two months due to traveling and poor food choices, but I'm looking into joining ATC Fitness or Planet Fitness in Bartlett with my husband to get back on track and would love to have someone else to work out with. As far as a support group goes, I have not been to one and am struggling with the mental and emotional issues of losing so much weight and also finding who I am again since I had behind the "fat girl" all throughout my life. Any feedback or friendships would be greatly appreciated!

I'm having surgery on May 22nd, Dr. Woodman is doing my surgery! My wife juts got sleeved on May 13th so I've been watching her, so I know what to expect ha! Looking forward to my surgery ready to get it over with! I was told to lose 18lbs and I've lost 32lbs, at times I think man I just lost 32lbs without surgery do I really need this, but then I'm like yeah might as well do it that way I don't relapse ha

I have july 6th ???? Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

I have july 6th ???? Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

I had mine on the 16th of May and have been stalled since last Friday I lost 20 pounds . But in reality that is a lot of weight for a month and one thing I have learned is put the scale away!
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Measure your portions and stick with that as a guide. Don't rely on "full" to tell you when to stop eating. It's a very bad habit we all learned too well. Eating till we were full is how we got fat in the first place. And as for feeling hungry, like others said it's probably acid or thirst. Take a PPI (or increase your dose), try chewing tums or Rolaids when you think you are hungry, and drink more.

depends on your surgeon but mine would not allow anything by mouth until they did the leak test the next day.....so that night in the hospital until they did the leak test the next morning was tough! I don't think my mouth has ever been so dry!!! If your doctor does the the same, mouth wash helps....the hospital staff kept bringing me these little bottles ....lol I think I went through 4 bottles.....also brushing your teeth will help too.
once I passed the leak test they brought me a tray of liquids.....I sipped on everything and it all seemed to go down fine and then they released me to go home...........
Home was another story! It was like as soon as I got home EVERYTHING tasted terrible!....I couldn't take my pain meds, because it tasted too bad, gas x strips tasted terrible, my nausea medication were these little pills you had to let dissolve in your mouth....well those made me want to throw-up..I had to resort to using a suppository! .LOL.....even tooth paste was awful!.....it was very bad I couldn't drink near enough Fluid and no Protein at all............this lasted until day 5.....On day 6 it was like a miracle! I woke up and everything was back to normal. During this time I was in close communication with my nurse coordinator and she had me focus only on Fluid for those days.....she told me to just sip as much as I could and to keep an eye on the color of my urine and to not let it get dark.....that was easier than trying to get in a certain number of ounces...
But like I said day 6 everything was back to tasting normal and I was able to drink 64 ounces of fluid and close to all my protein....took me a couple of days to build that up.
I didn't really start feeling good and more like myself until I was able to eat real food....pureed Soups, and yogurt....tuna salad........Real food makes all the difference in the world!!!
Good luck with your surgery! Feel free to ask me any questions!

11 months out.
5'7"
Highest Weight: 358
At start of pre surgery diet: 338
DOS (5-18-12): 288
Currently: 193 (been at a plateau since 2nd week of January)
Kristie

I decided on the sleeve because it doesn't involve cutting the intestines. less surgery time, less down time

Thanks for sharing the great information!