Sweet as peaches

Just now, Apple1 said:

Well thank you @Sweet as peaches. We have been married 30 years. He was my high school sweetheart. I still believe there is someone out perfect for you and when the time is right you will find him. Single is good also and I can where there are some advantages to just worrying about yourself.

You're welcome. The thing that I do most if I see or here something great about someone I always acknowledged them. Because with so much negativity it the world we forget to give people credit or praise. If i see a man doing the right thing by his kids i will say great job. Same thing if a woman raising her kids i definitely will say something honoring. I love seeing and hearing bout beautiful things. It makes me proud and happy.😎

2 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

We are bad influences..lol I go back on Tuesday and I already know I will be missing my time on here.

A little bit of an influence.😍

6 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

There are THOUSANDS of great men that can be great husbands out there! I'm assuming you're single based on your post. So, with that...you have it best really (in my opinion) to just really truly focus on yourself. I think you have children too? Older? So, yeah, enjoy your time. Take care of you. Live it hon. A good man can come along...have faith.

I'm good. Actually retired from dating and can't wait to start going places with my pre-teen like when she was younger. I definitely enjoy being single it is less stressful. It was just a acknowledgement cause men sometimes aren't the best so im just congratulating you guys on your husbands.

4 hours ago, Diana_in_Philly said:

Look in the baby section of the store. I remember having one of those when my girls were about 6 months old and starting on solid foods. Walmart has this one. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lansinoh-mOmma-Warm-Plate-BPA-Free/20216240

I remember those. I also had a bottle warmer. Couldn't he get a thermos as well.

2 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

I keep forgetting to wait 30 minutes after eating to drink. I think it is because I was on liquids for so long and it didn't matter. I think I will set a timer starting today.

I'm guessing you food stays down. Fingers crossed.

6 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

We're just about in the same boat still...except the cook part. LOL I do the majority, but he gets the itch to grill or cook eggs and bacon, like last night.

So, since I have my counter...I told him yesterday, "Let me know if there's anything you need from the store. I'm going to make a list." He says, "What?! I don't have to eat frozen food anymore?!?!" LOL poor thing (and kids).

You guys have the sweetest husbands you make feel that there is hope for me to find my true love. Unless someone broke the mold of great husbands.😃

4 hours ago, Newme17 said:

Yesterday I was sluggish. I'm equating it to the lack of liquids. I didn't really focus. So, I went to bed early, slept for about 8 hours. I'm finishing up my bottle of Water now. Got to get that first one in, before I start my coffee. My kid's last day of school was yesterday, so I'm happy about not having to get them up and ready for a couple of weeks until camp. Now, it's time for me to start getting ready for work.

Oh, I flexed my arms yesterday, I was happy to see my muscle doesn't look like it's too far gone. Can't wait to get back to the gym. LOL

Ya'll have a beautiful and blessed day!

Sorry for late posting. I ate some deli slices of turkey and some cheddar cheese. It's going down well but its been a half-hour now i can drink Water.

4 hours ago, Apple1 said:

My house is crazy this morning. Getting a new roof installed. I can't believe we have been in our house long enough to need a new roof...lol 25 years. So I am leaving for a little while gonna hit the grocery store.

Wow that's crazy. Nice house btw.

3 hours ago, Dawn Rae said:

I just had my sleeve done in April. I'm already down to 271lbs and I promised my grandfather that I would get to 250lbs by my birthday (July 21st). After that, I'm going to work towards 200lbs and my main goal is to land somewhere around 189lbs.

What are your goals?

Small goals are great my bestie bariatric pal @Newme17 taught me that. I'm 361 so I want to reach 350 no time frame though just little by little. Smaller ones are more easier to get through because they are not far out of reach. So small ones are great. Maybe 260 in June then 250 by July step by step. I know it can happen.

9 hours ago, Apple1 said:

Goodnight @Sweet as peaches. I am sorry I missed you tonight. I hope you had a good day!!

It is o.k. I was missing you as well. I tried new things and I see you tried the cottage cheese and it held down. Spectacular job @Apple1. Keep it up.

4 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

You did good @Sweet as peaches. We are all learning how to listen to our new stomachs.

I made it to 64g Protein and 500 calories today.

Thank you so much. You did great I'm so proud of you. Looking at you getting those Protein Shakes in.👍

Everyone I'm going to go nighty night. Enjoy the rest of night. Keep striving until next time.

1 minute ago, Newme17 said:

Good for you. Glad it didn't do anything after that. I think it's neat that we are all having to really listen to our bodies. This is a great tool!

Thank you so much that is the way. I forgot to mention I did wait 30 minutes before drinking the Water. I wish you guys continued success.

47 minutes ago, patty0715 said:

Yes I did burp and I stopped. At that point I had eaten maybe 1 bite of the mashed potatoes I just couldn't take another bite. I went back to my Protein Shakes and Water for the rest of the night but I have been in the bathroom with the runs for the past 2 hours...on the bright side I'm not constipated

Hope you get better.

33 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

@Sweet as peaches, how was your day hon?

I have been o.k. thanks i decided to make some eggs with sliced turkey and cheddar cheese. I had three forks of it then i stop. And one piece of carrot mushed. I felt a sharp pain and that summoned me to stop. Then like it was about to bubble up then i said whoa. Discarded the meal and went to drink Water. Nothing came up or out. Thank God. I had 50oz of Protein today.

3 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

I just drank another Protein drink and had some chicken bouillon. I picked up my daughter from school and went straight home to get a cheese stick to nibble on to go pick up my youngest from her school. I was fine after that. I didn't get hungry again until maybe 6:30ish. So it was approximately 3 hours in between. Had thinned out black Beans AGAIN! Lol. I love that stuff. My husband made eggs and bacon, he was so grateful to be able to cook again. So I had him throw a tablespoon worth of scrambled eggs in other my Beans. Listened to my body, wrapped the rest (breakfast tomorrow), and went for a walk with my two youngest girls. I feel great. 😊

That's great.

11 minutes ago, patty0715 said:

Maybe I feel horrible....I'm not throwing up but am in bathroom....feeling pretty crappy

Oh I'm so sorry you're feeling crappy.

1 hour ago, patty0715 said:

My first full day on purée and I can't get anything down. I had 1/2 scrambled egg and 1 tablespoon of mashed potatoes earlier (not together) and now the thought of food is making me nauseous...do I need to ease myself into this stage? Did anyone else have this issue? Not feeling all that great today...

I am guessing you been away from food for so long your body might think it's foreign. Don't despair it's only the first day.

55 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

Mistake: I'm hungry. I came to work with no food, just Protein Drinks. They're not satisfying me at all. I really think my metabolism has reset!!! YAY! Now, I've learned my lesson....bring a cheese stick. LOL

Wow!!!! That is great for metabolism. How many hours till you go home to get a cheese stick?

4 hours ago, esaad said:

Hi All! It's been a busy couple of days. Yesterday was my first day back to work, and it went great. I got all my walking in at work and started to get back into my normal. I'm feeling great right now. I'm noticing that I'm slimming down already, and the food is getting a lot easier for me to accept. All of my incisions are itching, so I'm taking that as a good thing! I'm behind on all of my school work, so that is a little stressful, but I know I will catch up, especially if I still want to graduate in November. Have a great day!

I'm so glad you're back to your regular routine and doing well. Education is something i love you will be there graduating. Continued success.

15 hours ago, Apple1 said:

I keep googling recipes for puréed foods..lol.. and also for ideas on healthy foods to replace my favorites that I really shouldn't eat anymore.

I love crackers and I found a recipe to make cheese crackers with just sliced cheese.

@mishyk I love your profile pic. You are beautiful ☺️

It is so amazing how we seem to love the same things. I am so in awe.

8 hours ago, Short N Sweet said:

So I had my surgery and got released today. It was as bad as I thought, the gas pain in my leg is awful! The doctor said he could only do the sleeve portion and couldn't do the reroute of the intestines, something about the instruments were bending. I had to spend two days in the hospital and I was going stir crazy. Right now i'm walking and I even showered today which felt great. So i'll see how everything goes.

Wow, so are they going to do another surgery later or that is that? Oh definitely everything feels great after a shower. Hope everything works out?

7 hours ago, Newme17 said:

I did!!! I actually braved bean and cheese again! Haha. This time I added mushroom broth to the bean to thin it out a bit. I walked around while eating it (seems to help). Once I felt a burp coming on, it was time to stop! I had almost 2 tbsp worth. There was just one tiny bite left, and I knew it wouldn't be good just finish it. So I stopped. This will take some discipline to not finish everything on the plate. I'm pretty good with doing that when it's more than a few bites left, but it was kind of hard seeing one bite left.

Oh yes!!!! I'm so excited the successful bean feast. Way to go!!!!!

7 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

Mine did too,but I felt full pretty quick. As soon as I started burping I stopped eating. I can see how it would be easy to take one bite too many and feel sick.

Oh yes!!!! A tell tale sign it was going to come up. Hope it wasn't to bad after you stopped.

1 minute ago, Newme17 said:

I found myself having head hunger. Although I suspect it won't be long till I am actually hungry. Usually gets that way a little later.

Oh the dreaded head hunger. I hope you try to eat something else besides your string cheese?