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HeatherS.

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  1. Sleeve1stFitNext

    4/27 - Went to see my PCP. I weighed in at the same weight lol. She said it was actually okay due to me having ate and drank during the day.  My blood pressure is normal and my sleeve is doing amazing. Today I cooked the following:

    1) Cauliflower cheese sticks (reduced fat cheese) - I did not like it. I will not be making that again:(.

    2) Steamed shrimp with zucchini noodles, with (1 TSP of Alfredo sauce from whole foods). The zucchini noodles were not good :(. I keep my food separated when I eat which is awesome.  I ate my 6 of shrimps and lightly dip it in the Alfredo sauce.  That was delicious. 

    On Saturday, I am thinking steaming me a tilapia. I went to trader joe's and purchased a wild tilapia. It is costed some money but it will be worth it (I hope). The only fish I have ever eaten that was not packaged is fried fish. 

     

    1. HeatherS.

      HeatherS.

      I only ever cook fish en papillote ("in paper" you can use parchment paper or foil, but the paper is better). It's foolproof and always comes out moist, and the tilapia ends up tasting like what you put in with it. Here's a basic version:

      In the middle of a square of parchment paper, place three slices of lemon (seeds removed). Place tilapia over the lemons, season with salt and pepper, and add 1tsp of high-flavor butter on top of the fish (only adds 33 calories, but a lot of flavor and good fat to help your body absorb nutrients. Trader Joe's cultured butter is the BEST for this).

      Fold the parchment paper. You can find a bunch of ways on Google Image with the words "en papillote folds". Much easier than me trying to describe it.

      Then bake for 10 min at 400 on a greased baking sheet and you're done. It's seriously easy.

      To sum up:

      paper

      lemon/vinegarette/tomato slices/Dijon mustard

      fish

      seasoning (salt, pepper, herbs, garlic, whatever you like)

      tiny bit of fat (butter, olive oil, mayo, etc)

      fold

      bake 10 min at 400.

      Foolproof.

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  2. HeatherS.

    I know my surgeon said to wait a long while before buying clothes, but my pants are already falling down, and my bra is so big in the band, I'm not sure it's actually doing anything. 😅

    1. HeatherS.

      HeatherS.

      That's what I've been doing, and already they're too big. :o

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  3. Bel503

    I'm new to this site. I live in Portland Oregon and I'm looking at getting the gastric sleeve surgery. I have a feeling my PCP will not want me to do this based on other weight loss convo's we've had. She feels I need to work harder at losing weight. I work a desk job 10 hours a day, ALL my blood tests look great (except for my Vit D levels are too low). My tests (including cholesterol, blood sugar/glucose, thyroid, etc) all looked great because I eat healthy, I workout regularly but CANNOT drop weight (5'8" & 300lbs) I don't have high BP or diabetes but I have back issues and sleep apnea. Every year that goes by I'm steady gaining 10-15 pounds no matter what I do. And that's when I'm watching what I'm eating! I have tried every program, diet, pill, etc. I have dual coverage, Providence Health Plan and BCBS. Does anyone know if you HAVE to get a referral from your primary or are there other ways of getting this done? Also I need a surgeon who will do the surgery without making me sign a consent for a blood transfusion. Anyone with dual coverage that can tell me what their out of pocket expense was? Thank you!

    1. HeatherS.

      HeatherS.

      Now that I can see your whole status, I'm not sure how helpful this is but there are a lot of independent bariatric surgeons you could try (and pay out of pocket). I have Kaiser and was not made to sign for a blood transfusion.

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  4. Bel503

    I'm new to this site. I live in Portland Oregon and I'm looking at getting the gastric sleeve surgery. I have a feeling my PCP will not want me to do this based on other weight loss convo's we've had. She feels I need to work harder at losing weight. I work a desk job 10 hours a day, ALL my blood tests look great (except for my Vit D levels are too low). My tests (including cholesterol, blood sugar/glucose, thyroid, etc) all looked great because I eat healthy, I workout regularly but CANNOT drop weight (5'8" & 300lbs) I don't have high BP or diabetes but I have back issues and sleep apnea. Every year that goes by I'm steady gaining 10-15 pounds no matter what I do. And that's when I'm watching what I'm eating! I have tried every program, diet, pill, etc. I have dual coverage, Providence Health Plan and BCBS. Does anyone know if you HAVE to get a referral from your primary or are there other ways of getting this done? Also I need a surgeon who will do the surgery without making me sign a consent for a blood transfusion. Anyone with dual coverage that can tell me what their out of pocket expense was? Thank you!

    1. HeatherS.

      HeatherS.

      Welcome!

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  5. Brit in Oz

    2 weeks post op, Strictly on 700-800 calories per day but not a single pound lost in 1 week. Is this normal?

    1. HeatherS.

      HeatherS.

      Post-op swelling? I went in at 261 and came out at 272.

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