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Hey Everyone. My name is shami. I had my surgery on July 5th, 2017 and I'm down 42 pounds so far. My highest weight was 297 and My starting weight at the hospital was 282 and this morning I weighed 240. I am so glad about that , I am happy and I don't have any problems so far
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Cant wait surgery date is October 16th.... On my dads Bday. he passed away 5 years ago i hope he is watching over me...
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I had my RNY a year ago and lost 120 pounds thus far. I workout daily and love it.
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Thanks! Saving it for my first tofu recipe. 😉

You're very welcome! 😊

I looked to see if there was a thread created for healthy vegan/vegetarian recipes. I didn't see any on the first page, so I created one here. Notice I noted HEALTHY...because we all know there are unhealthy ways of eating vegan/vegetarian diet. We can share our meals and pics (if you have any) with all those who are looking to follow a whole foods plant based diet. Happy sharing ya'll! Don't forget to follow the thread!!!

Today's dinner. Purple Power Bowls YUM
pic is before I poured the lemon tahini sauce on it
https://www.budgetbytes.com/2016/08/purple-power-bowls/

Lol i think doing cardio is cuasing typos [emoji12] [emoji23]

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Thanks i am and i know its all worth it but boy i didn't expect this i am not hungry but i have to drink

Hi, I am so sorry you don't feel good. Just give it a little bit of time. Make sure your Dr knows how it is going. I know this sounds so cliche but it will get better and everything that you are going thru now will be OH SO WORTH IT!!!

Beginning Friday, August 25, I was in my house for SEVEN days without leaving. I was scheduled to go out of town that weekend and it was still up in the air what would happen in Houston once Harvey hit, so I didn't bother to do any grocery shopping. Well, that was a mistake. My new motto - ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR THE UNEXPECTED! I ended up not going out of town because of my pups (who were being watched by my neighbor) because I didn't want to leave them "alone" for too long and wasn't sure if I could get back into town. Okay, that was a good call. I literally sat in my house by myself (with the exception of an evening with neighbors to watch football) for seven days. Everything was closed so I had to live off of what I had and donations of my my sweet friends because of my lack of preparedness. Due to stress of the hurricane coming, preparing my house, worrying about my family in Corpus Christi where Harvey was to hit, I barely slept. Being tired, anxious, and bored is not a good combo for dieting. I literally ate all day long, everyday. The good news, is it would be a few almonds, a few grapes, a piece of cheese, etc. Then I ran out of the good options and was resorting to crap food - popcorn, crackers, etc. Fortunately for me, the anxiety of the event led me running around the house, up and down stairs, etc., constantly checking to make sure nothing was leaking or Water wasn't coming in. I cleaned all my closets and got rid of all my old clothes, put shelf paper down and cleaned out my pantry, cleaned the house two or three times, did some mending, and had a couple of solo dance parties. The aftermath of being home for 10 days was not being on my eating plan, and not doing my routine exercise. I'm fortunate in that I only gained one pound. As of 3 days ago, I am back on my eating and exercise plan and am so HAPPY!! I have never missed "normal" so much in my life. I also feel like I won the lottery; I lost neither my car nor my house while so many others suffered so much.
Those in the path of Irma are in my thoughts and prayers!

Congratulations on your amazing journey! I take your story to heart as I am a high risk going into this surgery. But much for feeling is, and my doctor concurs, I am a higher risk without the surgery! I know that my faith has been tested through all of this, but I believe that God has my back at every turn congratulations on all you have done, and thank you for sharing your story. It gives me hope that even though I am not an amazingly physically fit woman because of a broken neck I can still lose weight!

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Sir, you are awalking mircle and a inspiration to us all!! Thank you for posting your AMAZING Journey!! Please keep us all in the know!! KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!

So inspiring! Thank you for sharing your story. Life is precious and the opportunity to take control of our health is a gift. I hope to have my body be useful for decades to come. Best wishes and keep on going !

Thank you for sharing. God bless u . Ur right we did not come obese overnight ..hence patience n following the post-op rules are crucial. Keep it up!

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I hope so ... I finally saw a tiny break tonight and my blood sugar was 199... first time it's been under 200 for about 3 weeks now

Following. I'm scheduled for RNY October 30th and can barely keep my BS levels in check with insulin and an almost all-liquid diet. Someone in this forum said they took a few weeks but finally did go off insulting so it may not happen right away

*insulin not insulting haha!

It sounds like you are just one of the unlucky few hopefully even if your diabetes isn't cured, it will be easier to manage...
How long have you been diabetic?

that's a good idea!

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Patients not parents[emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]

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I bought baby forks and spoons. It really did help a lot too

My advice is to practice now. Really. I've had countless times where I've ate too fast and ended up eating too much and having everything come right back up. It's not pretty. Lol. But after awhile, you do get into a routine. You can do it! [emoji4]

Welcome Stephers.
I hope things go smoothly for you
I too was scared by the surgery you are having.
I was sleeved 20 days ago.
It has been very hard adjusting to life without all the food I used to abuse.
I miss eating away all my stress, but I know that had to stop if I want to live.

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I feel your pain when it comes to the staring part. It makes me so mad. I opted for it because it has a high weight loss and keeping it off success rate.