PorkChopExpress

Wow, fantastic!

Congratulations!

Congrats!

Congratulations

woohoo! fantastic milestone!

Thanks all...feels good

yep that is a major NSV!

One of my favorite restaurants recently renovated, and now the booths have so much extra space that it's TOO much for me. Can't win, LOL.

Good for you!

YAY!!!!!

That must be a great feeling!!

It's funny though, because I have never worn my pants right...they're always way too low, because I didn't really have a "waist" to put it around. So I'm punching these new holes, but I know at a certain point I'm going to have to start bringing my pants up to my ACTUAL waist, and then go back up a bunch of notches. I'm already doing that with my jeans...but the good thing is, at my actual waist, I'm on the same hole I was on when I had them much, much lower at 385lbs. So that's a good NSV too

Yay!

Happy Thanksgiving!

back at ya dude, hope you had a great turkey day - gobble, gobble - kathy

Thank you, Pork Chop, but they're not really so tiny. I wear size 9.

Welcome back. ^^ Sleep well tonight when you do. hehe

That is one by bucket list items. I want to go to the testicle festival in Clinton Montana and have a ball!

There used to be a restaurant on Hwy 24, east of Colorado Springs in Divide (I think) that served fried testicles. They're very chewy

WEST of Colorado Springs.

leaving sun and fun? Colorado is nice too!! buy a warm nice jacket - and ear mufflers too!! LOL - kathy

Yeah, and with less "natural insulation" now, that cold is going to BITE me Living in LA never really connected with me. I like certain things about it, but not enough to stay forever.

I really like the Perky Turkey Jerky brand. It's much juicier and softer than other kinds of jerky I've tried. 2-3 oz works as a portion for me. It's pretty much all the carbs I'd like to have in a day though so I just keep an eye on that.

I went through a jerky phase...yum! Its out right now with my stomach being such a jerk, but in my head I still love it!

I'm glad it went okay with my stomach! It was just one of those "I'll give it a try" things, now that I'm free to try stuff.

The obese mind is a tricky little devil. It tricks you into desiring bad food and disguises boredom with hunger. Post surgery, the real you kicks in takes the wheel (I stole that from Blizair here on the boards). The real you presents hunger in a functional way, simply to fuel the body. I think it takes us a while to figure that out.

How do you figure it out wo eating tge house?? Lol but seriously, I feel hunger pangs frequently and they are intense. The sweet cravings I figured are psychological because I tried something sweet and hated it!! So happy but feel like food wise, my sleeve is not providing enough fullness... certain foods fill me like an egg but mist foods don't and thus worries scares me!! I'm only two weeks out and still having issues getting all of my water in si maybe that's key but I'm definitely meeting my protein. I'm sure the lack of carbs or I call it carb detox us contributing to my frequent desire for food! Any advice or tips?

@Butterflywarrior Sugar-free Popsicles are what I've used to satisfy my desire to eat when I didn't really need to eat. But I think just being aware of what you're really feeling is the key. That bite in your stomach is acid and the incision line healing, it's not hunger pangs...because you probably notice you get that feeling AFTER you eat, too. Trust me, it all gets a lot easier when you are able to eat more normal foods.

I'm finding this to be true as well. I used to just want/need food, didn't care if it was high quality or not. Now, I'm not even interested in crappy food. If I only get 5-10 bites at a meal, I want them to be GOOOOOOD bites!

I totally agree. Sometimes I find myself trying something, chewing and deciding its not worth it and spitting it into the trash. Gross I know, but I want every bite to be quality and count.

Agree. We have this tiny sleeve that craves the absolute most nutritious food to survive. The body is an amazing thing if we really listen to it.

I can tell you what it used to be for me - double plate entrée with white rice. I'm good with the smallest container now

Mine was triple entree with chow mein, maybe a chicken egg roll, and an extra large Pepsi. Seems so obscene now lol @LipstickLady I think it's awesome that whereas I used to end up spending $12-14 on a meal, it's now like $3. That's awesome. I'm not to where I can eat enough to do the kids' meal, but I suspect after a few more months, that's what I'll be doing, too!

I can't eat an entire kids meal. Fortunately it's already packaged to go!

Wow, that's fantastic! Congrats. Keep up the awesome work!

Yeah they really sit in our stomach for quite some time. They are a great source of protein though . I love pistachios but the calories add up for me hehe.

It is amazing isn't it? those little things are why this is so worth it

All the little things that will add up to a great new life. Congrats! :-)

Little things but so so so awesome things. I slightly remember having serious knee pain. I totally forgot about it, and then someone would ask "How's your knees?" Ohhh yeah.

That's good to know in case of an emergency

Yeah I was running late last night and couldn't pack my food for work. Ran over and just asked while I was ordering pintos, whether they would be able to sell me a little container of steak and he immediately said, "No problem." I guess they actually have it in the register. Must be a bunch of weight loss surgery patients out there who just want the protein

hehe I'm sure there are a LOT of us out there. That is really good to know though!

Yeah I've been reading about it online, it appears to be a fairly common thing. I guess there's all kinds of changes happening chemically in my body right now, it stands to reason there's going to be some weirdness.

Pay attention, but don't freak. On the other hand, there are some really cool advantages from a hormone surge if your able to tap into Adolescence part II. It can be fun now that you know what to do with it.

Doesn't feel hormonal, I'm not any more "charged up" in that way than usual. It's just being "awake" - but last night was the first time it's really happened to me. I'm assuming it's related to metabolism.

As long as you're looking forward to the move, you won't mind putting on another layer or two. Where in CO, if you'll say?

Arvada, it's where I grew up.

I don't actually know, I haven't weighed since my last doctor's appointment, which was a little over two weeks ago. I will record my weight again at my next doctor's appointment, whenever that is The scale has always been my enemy when it comes to weight loss, it affects me mentally too much. So I'm not in any hurry to weigh!

I understand.

Whole pieces of meat? Raw, no doubt. I sense the approach of a raging lion.

Hope you get to feeling better soon!

Are you eating mainly protein? If I go into ketosis, I get super sluggish and tired after about 5-7 days of it. I add some carbs in until I start feeling more energetic.

My meals are generally split between protein and carbs pretty well, I probably get 1 1/2 TBSP of carbs (usually some kind of potato) per meal. Haven't really been able to do much in terms of fruit, though. I may need to up the carbs just a tad and see if that helps. I've just been trying to put more emphasis on protein from meats.

happiness is what its cracked up to be - keep UP the good job - and DOWN with lbs - kathy

Wonderful! As soon as I was cleared for any food. Beef and pork was the first things I tried.

It's just nice to not have complications, to feel somewhat normal...even though the amount I'm eating certainly isn't normal. But I can have things that taste good, which I enjoy, and my "new" stomach isn't pitching a fit about any of it. Unless I put too much in it, which has only happened twice.