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TammyA

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  3. Posted

    I'm following this thread, and horrified that it applies to me as well! I was sleeved in August of 2017 and lost about 85 pounds. I never got to my goal weight. At my lowest I was 237 (started at 328). I am back up to 250. I need to get back on track, and I'm so scared that this slippery slope will be impossible to stop. I still get full, but I can eat more than I could right after surgery. It's going to be harder now that I don't have the benefit of that full feeling. It was a huge decision for me to have that surgery, and I feel like I wasted that opportunity. I'm feeling really defeated.

  4. Posted

    On 3/8/2018 at 8:12 AM, KateBruin said:

    I get peeved when people say you’re melting, you’re half a person, or my favorite...do you eat. My BMI is 28. I’m still overweight so eff off assholes. Learn how to compliment in a kind way.

    Bahahaha! This cracked me up! I was in the grocery store and someone said, "omg, what happened to you? You shrunk!" I stood there for a minute not quite sure how to respond. Thank you wasn't appropriate. Why do people do that?

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  5. Posted

    On 12/23/2017 at 8:48 PM, Allie589 said:

    We can do this! We are not failures for getting off track. We are winners for learning and teaching ourselves that we can have something that’s not on our plan during this time of year but eating what a normal person would, normal meaning someone that has a healthy relationship with food. I hate the self hate and shaming. I am my own worst enemy and I am trying so hard to focus on winning!

    Thank you for this. I feel very disappointed in myself...feeling like I should have lost so much more by now. Reading this helped. And you're right. I am winning. I never gained back so I didn't really get out of control...and now I'm losing again so that's a huge improvement from what I've done in the past. I'm making progress.

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    On 2/6/2018 at 7:44 AM, XYZXYZXYZ1955 said:

    guess what I really have to share is this: It doesn't matter if you slip or make some bad choices along the way. Every day, every month is a new chance to do better. That's where I am now.

    I love this philosophy! I feel like I'm very behind where I should be. I was sleeved on Aug 1, and I'm down about 72 pounds. The holidays were a real challenge and it's taken me some time to find my way back. I didn't really gain weight back but I stopped losing for at least a month. I feel like being on here helps to keep me focused so I'm going to try to check in more regularly. I have gotten back to the gym and I'm tracking everything I eat so I feel good that I'm back on track. I regret the time I lost, and I wish I was further along, but I guess this is a learning process. It's very mental/emotional for me. Being Italian with 4 kids the cooking is non-stop. I have to really work on my self control and the struggle is real! If I had Iron will power I wouldn't be in this situation in the first place so it really is all about winning this battle in my mind first.

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  8. Posted

    8 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

    I doubt they gave any/little thought to how their position would or could impact those pursuing WLS decisions. You know? But hey, I'm probably wrong about that! :D

    You're probably right! I guess it hit a chord with me because I feel like it's the best thing I've done for myself and they made it seem very scary and risky. I've never seen bariatric surgery featured as a story line on a tv show, but you're right. They probably only thought about how it advanced their story.

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  9. Posted

    Hey everyone! I've been MIA for a bit. The holidays were a real challenge for me. Home with my 4 kids baking cooking and making gingerbread houses and all the things we love to do. I decided to give myself a bit of a break. Ate some Cookies and enjoyed the holiday. I didn't lose anything but I didn't gain either. Happy to say that after the 1st of January I got right back on track and am down 2 pounds...

    Having said all that...my daughter and I did some binge watching of This is Us over the break. I was surprised at the Kate story line where she considers having bariatric surgery and then decided not to because it was too risky. The doctor talked about an intense Vitamin regimen and all the things that would be potential "problems" with having the surgery. The character, Kate, decided to not to go through with it because it was so terrifying. Now, I know this is just a tv show, but having just gone through this surgery a few months ago I was disappointed they showed it in such a negative light. Of course, everyone has to do what's best for them personally, but I wonder if anyone watching the show was considering surgery and had second thoughts.

  11. Posted

    1 hour ago, FluffyChix said:

    This is the original cauli crust recipe from Cleochatra. Then she was ripped off a million times. :( I sometimes add about 1/4c of almond flour and adjust for moistness if necessar with egg whites. (Bob's Red Mill).

    Ok, someday when I'm dying for pizza I'll try this! It looks good in the picture :) My kids love cauliflower so maybe we can make it a fun Friday night and they can help me cook and choose their own toppings!

  13. Posted

    1 hour ago, Berry78 said:

    How about oatmeal with raisins? I hate for people to resort to white flour (pasta), but that is just me. There are whole grain pastas though. 2 cups of potatoes.. 1 white and 1 sweet would hit half your goal. So this is very do-able.

    berry, have you tried the pastas made from chick peas? I hear they're very good...I haven't indulged yet. Also, there's a frozen Pizza Crust made from cauliflower. Being Italian I have these things tucked away for when I really need a pizza/pasta fix. (I haven't gotten there yet but I guess I like knowing I have the option!) I have eaten very low carbs for a long time. Before surgery I was trying to follow Atkins as closely as I could. Raw fruits and veggies are really the only carbs I eat, but it's nice to know I can still have pizza on a Friday night with the kids if I really want it. :)

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    On 10/24/2017 at 7:21 AM, Berry78 said:

    Ok, it may not be that you are feeling LIKE you are having a heart attack... you very well may BE on the verge of having one. Please don't do any exercise until you get evaluated. Make an appointment TODAY with your doctor.

    Exercise has very little to do with losing weight (for the obese, especially at the beginning of a program). It's all about the calories.

    I'm not suggesting you see your doc. I'm telling you to go.

    I agree with this 100%. Your symptoms sound alarming and you need to get checked out! If your doctor clears you for excercise you think about what Meryline said...starting slow and working your way up gradually. First things first!

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  15. Posted

    On 10/22/2017 at 1:43 PM, Jen S said:

    Yes I have the hunger scale diagram on the fridge. It says to eat till satisfied. Thats about 6.5 ounces for me -7 is full. I must say I am envious of those that are satisfied at 2 ounces

    For me it depends on what I'm eating. Every morning I make a scrambled egg with Tomato. It usually ends up between 4 and 5 ounces, but it's mostly tomato. I use 1 egg each day. At lunch if I have tuna or chicken I can't eat 5 ounces...usually between 3 and 4...I try not to eat carbs like Pasta or bread because it fills me up too much. Also, before my surgery I was an Atkins girl so I think it's partly habit. Are you keeping a food journal? That really helps me to sort out patterns that might be working against me. Wishing you the best!

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  17. Posted

    12 hours ago, Berry78 said:

    Scroll down a bit and put in your preop weight, height, and start off with 65% excess body weight. See how closely the curve matches your current weight trajectory. If you change 65 to 60 or 70 or 100, it'll change the graph.

    That calculator is awesome! Thanks for sharing it. According to the graph I'm running pretty close to 60% right now. That makes me think I need to ramp up my exercise because if I was on the 65% chart I'd have about 2 weeks to lose 14 pounds. Yikes! I know it's a just a guide and everyone loses at different rates, but I've had a few slow weeks and now I want to catch up :)

  18. Posted

    On 9/23/2017 at 8:29 PM, Berry78 said:

    25lbs during the first month is in the top 10% of weight loss amounts for sleevers (which means 90% of people lose LESS than that during the first month postop!)

    Where is information like this found? I feel like my expectations may be unrealistic, but I don't really know what to expect so I don't if I'm doing well. I was sleeved on Aug. 1 so it's 11 weeks today. I've lost 49-50 pounds...but for the last 2 weeks I've been bouncing around 278, 279, and 280. I went to the gym today and had my best workout ever. I'm eating very low carbs...I feel like I should have lost more by now. I understand that everyone is different, but how do we know if we're on track???

  21. Posted

    1 minute ago, njgal said:

    What’s the rationale behind it and have you spoken to your doctor about this?

    I have spoken with my doctor. He said he recommends the nasal spray, but my insurance wouldn't cover it and it's over $500 a month. I couldn't afford it. He said he didn't know much about the patch and wanted me to take injections, but I don't like injections. For some reason he said the pills don't absorb well after the sleeve surgery and I just wondered if anyone else took the pills and had success.

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  23. Posted

    51 minutes ago, oopsydaisy said:

    What am I missing here? I feel so agitated by it that I don't want to include him in anything else.

    I struggled with this when I decided to get sleeved. I told my mom, my brother, and my best friend when I was going to the consults and pre-op appts. I didn't tell my husband, my sister, or my other friends. For me it was about telling people I trusted to be supportive of what I wanted. My husband is a very negative person, and I knew for weeks before the surgery he would make comments and complaints that I didn't want to deal with. When the surgery was finally scheduled and approved by the insurance company I told him I had surgery scheduled (I only had a week to wait at that point) and explained my reasoning. I told him I wasn't sure it would be approved and I knew we couldn't pay for it out of pocket so I had chosen not to say anything until I was sure it was going to happen. He understood that and was mostly quiet about it, but at that point it was already decided.

    Once the surgery was done I waited until I saw my family and friends in person to tell them. I saw my sister a few days after the surgery and told her then. I explained there were other health issues that prompted me to have this done, and that it had gone well and I was excited about it. I felt more comfortable that way. I didn't want to hear people's negative comments before it was done...afterwards there wasn't too much they could say. I only told my two closest friends and my immediate family. One friend recently told me I looked like I was losing weight. I hadn't seen her in several months and I thanked her and said I've been really working at it. Watching what I eat and trying to excercise. She said, That's great! I left it at that.

    Ultimately, this isn't your husband's decision. You have to be comfortable with what you tell people and you have to be comfortable with the people you tell.

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  24. Posted

    On 8/16/2017 at 9:07 AM, jkennon said:

    I am just getting started but at this first support group they had a rep there from a pharmaceutical company. She told us about a B12 nasal spray and said our physician would prescribe it for us and depending upon the copay you might not pay anything for it.

    My doctor said the same thing. I signed up the the mail order nasal spray and it was over $600 a month. My insurance only covers brand name meds at 50% and there is no generic alternative. It was going to cost me over $300 a month out of pocket. My doctor said he isn't familiar with the patch, but agreed to let me try it for 6 months. He said if my labs come back fine I can continue with it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed because I can't afford the spray.

    I ordered a 6 month supply of the patch through this website and it was $100...I'll check out Amazon and the other websites too!

  25. Posted

    4 minutes ago, dreamingsmall said:

    What made you think you were messing up at all

    On the last menu plan handout I got from the nutritionist it said I should eat 1-2 ounces of food at each meal. It wasn't enough for me and I was so hungry so I was eating more like 3-4 ounces. I met with her today and she said that menu was 5 weeks old and I should be bumping it up each week (the paper didn't say that so I didn't know). I'm glad I met with her. She said I should be at 3-5 ounces now so I was exactly where I needed to be!

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