mrsdaniel2013

When a regular sized bath towel wraps around you WITHOUT any gaps! That has to be the best feeling. I realized this last night when I got out of the shower.
I even wrapped it past the gap about 7 or 8 inches. HOW FREAKING AMAZING!!!
Kelly :) :)

This is fun. When bras from Walmart actually fit well.

When you can look down and see your feet

When you lay on your side and you can feel your knee bones rub together for the first time and it feels weird so you put a pillow between your legs.

When your sister in law that hasn't seen you in months (lives out of state) walks past and didn't reognize you.
Also, when you actually default to going into the "normal" stall in the public bathroom instead of the handicap stall.

Your old boss walks right past you not realizing who you are. Happened to me last week.

I got my instant pot from Amazon too... Here is their website though.
http://instantpot.com/recipes/

On my pre- op we were allowed smoothies made with up to a quarter cup of fruit, almond or soy milk and Protein Powder.< br>
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Did you already get a slow cooker? If not- go for an Instant Pot instead. It has a pressure cooker feature that is fabulous and you can make your own yogurt! Do a google search on Instant Pot recipes. There are a lot!

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Sort of like this, except sugars are carbs, and should be as minimal as possible.
The problem with smoothies is all the carbs (sugars) what the liver treats virtually the same. It first stores it, and when the storage within the liver cells is filled, it then converts sugars to fatty acids, sends it back to the bloodstream (generally toward adipose tissue), the pancreas detect that high amount of sugar in the blood, release insulin, send the sugar (along with fatty acids) through the bloodstream back to the liver, and it becomes far more likely the liver becomes overwhelmed and absorbs it within itself, promoting fat within the liver (leading to expansion of the liver and death of liver cells) and fat on the outside of the liver. As the liver becomes wounded due to fat infiltration the body's wound-healing mechanism only makes it worse by directing more fatty acids toward the liver.
tl;dr -> Since the goal of the pre-operative diet is to shrink the liver, having food rife with carbs is counterproductive to this.

The liver shrinks from low carb food. It depletes the glycogen stored in your liver.

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I made a big pot of Soup and pureed it well. It is a pea soup with some lactose free skim milk, chicken thighs and spinach. Seasoned with curry. Yum!!

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The amount of time you can eat only small amounts of food is very short.
I know this before surgery, but you don't really know it until you have lived it.
And you can chug Water again. I was more sad about not being able to chug water than anything else and by 1 year I could chug down water again without taking a breath like a champ.

The liver shrinks from low carb food. It depletes the glycogen stored in your liver.

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so much yes!!! If you had a surgical cure for diabetes wouldnt most people do it? Oh wait... For some this is the case!!!!

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so much yes!!! If you had a surgical cure for diabetes wouldnt most people do it? Oh wait... For some this is the case!!!!

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I treat my WLS like it was a life saving operation.
I view this surgery no different than having heart surgery or any other high risk surgery to save someones life. I see no embarrassment or issue with telling people "I had weight loss surgery because I was getting far too heavy and unhealthy."
The stigma needs to stop -- this surgery should be treated no differently than any other surgery.
Remember, this isn't a "solution" it's a tool to help you survive.

broth with some Better than Bouillion base mixed in...it is super flavorful and helped me through the liquid prep stage. I thankfully didn't have to do 2 weeks before. I feel for you!!! The two weeks after were bad enough.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Lol. Mine are going to be non existent when I am done... At this point I can already practically roll them up....

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Wonderful and inspiring!

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I'm 332 and my surgery date is may 28th! I was starting to feel like a whale seeing people who are 180 and wanting the surgery lol!

I was 432. Had surgery on January 30th. Down 100 lbs

I did mine for 21 days. It was intense. Are you allowed Protein Shakes? One of the things I did was mix a Protein Shake with sugar/fat free Jello pudding. Infound it quite filling.

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I lived on Campbell's Chunky Soup, chicken and beef broth, and associated meats for extra Protein. For example, bought split pea and ham soup, toss in a half cup or so of ham cubes, some chicken broth to thin it all down, and blend, blend, blend. Didn't look very good but taste was awesome.

They make a peanut butter flour that is called "defatted" - essentially the yummy Peanut-Ness without the calories/fat. I've had it mixed with Greek yogurt or to flavor smoothies.< br>
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