Everything posted by Travelher
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Where is Lipstick Lady when I need her?
Crap Odie this comfort food post made me suddenly think about Pouding chômeur...argh! And Swiss cheese fondue (a Christmas Eve tradition in our house)
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Revision
Revision band to bypass oct 4. 51lbs lost so far
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I'm calling BS
I wouldn't recommend it. We waited 5 days, one of my staples snagged on the sheets and my scars were left feeling a bit like rug burn. It was a few weeks before we went there again.
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Did You Change Your Weight Loss/Maintenance Goals for the Holidays?
I was sticking to my goals. I've been good, no sweets, nothing but my 10 day stall is causing me to revise my goals anyway. Really annoying since I haven't indulged in all the temptations been on vacation for 4 days now. This is when things get really tough...when I want to say f-it. I might as well have some...
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I almost have a surgery date but don't know which surgery is right
Sounds like the right choice for you. Good luck. Trust me it is so worth it.
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Lap band to RNY
Had mine on October 4. I had no real scarring so was done in the same procedure. I found the recovery easier than the band. I also found that warm liquids worked best. I also discovered my hunger pangs were actually acid and that I needed to go on a ppi
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Had my first puréed food, somebody talk me down!
For me it is all about speed. My protein shakes make me dump if I drink them too fast. Now I nurse my shake over at least an hour...
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Head Cold
Tylenol cold or something like that should be fine. Stay away from ibuprofen
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Feeling kinda down
Wow, that is astounding I've never met anyone who has lost that much so quickly on a diet. Fastest weight loss most people achieve is 10 lbs a month and usually just at the beginning. No wonder you have such high expectations. I could literally eat nothing and not lose that quickly.
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Band to RNY 12/6....scale hasn't moved
You will lose. The first couple of weeks you are swollen etc. it is all water retention etc. very common. nothing to worry about. It will start coming off.
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Lettuce, raw veggies
I will have salad as a garnish..I'm 10 weeks out...honestly after my protein there isn't much room for salad yet
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Drop those pics like you dropped those pounds bypassers!
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Surgeon Recommends Full Bypass
My doctor suggested a rny. Mine was a revision to a band. He favours rny because it is the only one with truly long term results right now. Also I had gerd with the band so I agreed it was my preference. I'm just over 2 months out and no issues. nothing I haven't been able to eat, but I have not really tried sugar other than a taste of my hubby's dessert. Sleeve was the backup if there was too much scar tissue for the rny.
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Large bone structure? Not even close.
Weird, I just looked up a frame size calculator. It put me at large, but the weight range it gives me looks right. I have just always assumed my frame size to be small.
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Reason for Sugar Free?
I'm also not a fan of artificial sweeteners. And Im not eating sugar. I'm not eating sweet foods in general. If you feel the need to sweeten things I suggest fruit. In the early stages when I was on purees I would use puréed berries to sweeten cottage cheese etc.
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Premier Protein question
I've added pb2 to both vanilla and chocolate. My morning fix most days is the chocolate with a shot of decaf espresso. It is like having a mocha. I have also done the vanilla with some pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and some cream cheese for a pumpkin pie flavour
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Why is everyone converting from band to sleeve?
I revised to rny...mine worked for 4 years and then misbehaved after pregnancy and then just broke completely at 11 years.
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SURGERY EVE: emotions running wild, jitters, sadness, confusion, scared, alone
You've got this! Good luck tomorrow.
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Reason for Sugar Free?
Sugar is bad for losing weight as well as a lot of other things.
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anyone not recognize you after weight loss?
My son! I've showed him pictures of me thinner. I asked him who that is and he said "I don't know".
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Is it just me?
Someone should ask why they have a lactating boob when they are advertising vitamins. I hope they didn't pay a lot of money for that image
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Meat hurts
Agree, some doctors have a stage for plant base during proteins before introducing meat at a later stage. They recommend beans for protein.
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protein shakes ?
I've never been a fan of chocolate either..I added coffee to turn it into a mocha or PB2 powder to vanilla to make it Peanut Butter. I've also added pumpkin and cream cheese and pumpkin pie spice to vanilla to make it taste like pumpkin pie. (This is premier protein) also you may want to freeze them into popcicles and see if that makes them more palatable. I've also added unflavoured powder to Soups etc to up my Protein.
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Foodie Life Post-op
Well if we are gonna turn this into a food porn post, I will see your mac n cheese and raise you a nice buttered baguette freshly warm out of the oven...oh and mmm maybe some baked Brie, a little pâté...
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PMS Cravings - will they go away?
One more thing..the hormone reduces hunger...NOT cravings those are all in your head so surgery won't fix that. I still want to murder my husband when he eats popcorn in front of me. (My kryptonite). I have a very good friend who has been eating fudge and Cookies and all that stuff at this point post op...because it is in the house...(her husband bakes). What will be very helpful is that both you and your hubby will be sleeved and can support each other in better food choices. Oh and I had my son at 41...they wrote "geriatric mom" on my hospital admission form...