angie311

Update: I'll be 15 months out on the 26th wanted to post another progress pic!

It's been a while since I've been on here and just wanted to share my progress. My starting weight was 314, I'm currently 196! I'm amazed at the difference and progress I've made! I wish anyone thinking about surgery or just beginning their journey the best! This was the best decision I've made and it has truly changed my life!

Looking good Dude. Great job. Sent from Larry's S7

I took a package of Gas-X strips with me to hospital. Helped with my gas a lot.
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I took a package of Gas-X strips with me to hospital. Helped with my gas a lot.
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@@angie311 Thank you. I have no idea what it is. I found it on the web. Isn't is a great picture?

I am about 7 months out from rny surgery. I had to have a tooth removed today because it cracked after a root canal. The oral surgeon told me to 'try' to do a soft food diet for a day or two, if I can. LOL....two days of soft food? Buddy, I did two weeks of liquids and six weeks of soft foods....two days is no big deal.
Made me smile, so I thought I would share.
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Thanks a bunch. I feel so good to know I'm not alone. I feel foolish for posting my personal business but I was so lost at that moment. I'm looking forward to my beautiful new life!! Sent from my Y538 using the BariatricPal App

Hope it's just a bug and you perk up really soon. BTW, what kind of animal is that?
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Well...I'm not sure lol. Likely a combination of both. Definitely do NOT feel hunger on any regular basis. Early on, if I was "late" for a meal, and got too far out, and then went to eat, I'd be in pain. Odd thing isn't it? And again, I do not think that was a normal reaction. I learned that if I found myself in a situation where I was going to miss a meal, and knew I'd end up in pain then as soon as I COULD eat, having a Protein shake was a better choice than, say, meat and veggies. I also found that if I was experiencing actual PAIN from not having eaten, a simple forbidden pretzel or cracker chewed well was able to quell it. Those were the few only times I ate carbs... And I'm not prone to being a binge-eater, so I could literally eat just the one or two. As soon as my pouch settled down, I'd have my yogurt or cottage cheese. Most meats, on most days, still do not set right with me. I'm more likely to have a triple zero Oikos (15g protein) with a scoop of Protein powder added to it (20g protein) for most meals... Boring, but I hit my Protein goals, and today I hit my goal weight. 132 lbs lost since my surgery date.
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Little Bill I'll be stalking you around. Don't won't to miss any of you stories. To heck with the surgery stuff. LOL
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This is a great read. Little Bill, where are you from that you live on a farm in a 200 yr old house and it's too scary to hunt? Just curious. I live in the sticks myself in East Texas. I love the stories you tell. I also think you'd be a great writer. ????
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Again....I love your posts. It's as if I'm right there the way you tell your stories. Would love to sneak a peak at your FB page too.
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I made this meal 5 days after my surgery. We had 12 or so people here. I didn't miss a thing. I did this partially to prove to myself that it really wasn't a big deal. Most of this surgery is mental.

A little birthday cake, shrimp, a little alcohol, drinking less than 20-30 minutes after eating, on a rare occurence?
Shame on you Mister! You need to turn in your BariatricPal card.
In all seriousness, you did a great job. You are enjoying life post surgery, very mindfully and intelligently. Kudos to you.
From the title of the post, I would have thought this involved hookers, cocaine and a bottle of Jack Daniels.

Do you know how to make a hormone? Don't pay her.

I was prowling about the store on the site here a few days ago, and came across Click coffee Protein mix. I like coffee, and I like chocolate, so I ordered a canister of their Double Shot Espresso Coffee mocha. It arrived today as the saga of the squirrel was winding down.
I had been out in the cold all morning long, so I thought this would be a great time to try the stuff out. I made up a cup according to the instructions, and it was very tasty. But then I got to wondering. Is there caffeine in this stuff?
Naw, there couldn't be, right? It's supposed to be good for us, right? They probably sucked all the caffeine out of it, right? So THEN I decided to read the label. Wrong. They did not suck the caffeine out of it. So I will be staying up late tonight. At least I have a good book. And of course, I can always come here and look for trouble.

1. Not have to buy 2 seats on an airplane
2. Be able to shop in a regular store.
3. Go zorbing.
4. Do Aerials.
5. Be able to walk as fast as my friends so they don't have to keep stopping or slowing down for me.
6. Do more traveling.
7. Not have to buy handicap seats at shows because I can't fit in a seat with arms.
8. Be able to get up and down off the floor like someone my age (30)
9. Be able to ride the rides at amusement parks
10. Be okay with having my picture taken.
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My goals are....
1. Return back to cycling class at gym
2.wear a 2 piece bikini when I go to islands for my 40th bday
( Barbados or Virgin Islands) I'm 38 now so I have a little time.
3.get rid of Cpap machine due to I will no longer have sleep apnea.
4. Weigh 150 lbs and have no comorbitities.
5. Go into a regular store without getting looked at like "lady you can't fit these clothes" and pick out a size 6/8 and fit in them with no problem.
I plan on reaching each of these goals.

Cross my legs..... I could never do that! lol

I love @@LittleBill post????☺????
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@@Treadmillwalker we're in the country too, but a main trunk goes right in front of our house. We've never been out more than 48 hours, and that was in Hurricane Isabel back in '03.
We have a 19th century approach to this stuff. For short stints, the generator will keep the house warm and the food cold. We have an outhouse, a hand pumped well, and an outbuilding (now squirrel free) where we could live for an extended period of time without electricity. A whole house generator would cost us 10 times what we spent for our current setup, and all those lights on would only draw the neighbors.

I wanted to share this pic.
The left is from August
Surgery was Oct 26th
If you are doubting whether to have this surgery.....just take a look
No I'm not close to my goal but seeing change is so motivating! Do what's best for you but the results are amazing!!
HW 268
SW 259
CW 227
6 weeks!!!
Have a great day friends!!

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Today we decorated the house for Christmas. By "we", I mean Mrs. LittleBill decorated, while I hid out up in my shop. We are minimalists for this event. It has a very deep meaning for us, but we choose to avoid the popular culture when it comes to observation. Our tree is a small plastic tabletop version, complete with lights. There are a few decorations on it. One important one is a Santa given to me for my first Christmas back in 1958 by my grandparents. But anyway...
We had a sort of interesting event during today's decorating. I was happily working away in the shop. It is a wood shop. It is stuffed with wood of all sizes, from 4' x 8' sheets of plywood, to boards of every sort, scraps, and of course, piles of sawdust. All of a sudden, the door burst open, and Mrs. LittleBill appeared, clutching a wooden, painted Father Christmas.
"Can you find a small piece of wood to glue to the bottom of this? It is missing a part and it won't stand up on the mantel the way it is."
As soon as I saw it, things clicked. About six or eight months ago, I was cleaning out the bed of my truck, and I came across a small block of wood stained with a red stain. It had the notation "From Mom and Dad, Xmas 1988". I could not toss it out, although I had no idea what it belonged to. It sat in the shop for months. Apparently it had broken off when a plastic tote in the truck overturned, spilling its contents. That happened because I put the stuff in there to move to our barn, and then forgot about it.
I took one look at the figure and realized the block it needed had been up here the whole time. I walked over, picked it up, and sure 'nuff, it matched. All it took was a few quick air nails, and it was fixed. It should last until one of our descendants inherits it now.