Creekimp13

I'm so sorry you're so stressed. Try not to freak out until you make actual contact with actual people. Be patient.

Well Done! Wishing you a quick recovery and a successful procedure:) Sounds like you're doing great.

You've lost like...93 pounds in 8 months! That's amazing! Be patient, you'll get there. The home stretch is hard. If you want to up your game a little...add more exercise. You got this!

What was your starting weight?

Department store brand "comparable to Flinstone's Complete" chewable kids vitamins. 1 per day Department store brand "comparable to Citrical" Calcium Citrate 2 tablets twice a day Nature's Way B-50 Complex Nature Made B12 500mcg Generic Vitamin D 5000IU (cause I'm deficient living in a dark cold state)

I will not be that girl. For one, she's a religious loon and ya know i'm SO not. Bahahahahaha! For two...her little boy is adorable and I want to shake the crap out of her for minimizing the toll her choices are having on him. For three...her poor dopey husband is so kind, I just hate her for how she treats him. Then again...he's an enabler from another planet...so what can you do? It's like she had all the right answers....until after the surgery when she turned into a snarky twit. And her telling the EMTs she's lost three hundred pounds! What a freakin liar. She's nuthin' but a bad Penny. Adjust Your Crown? Please forgive us for our side rant. LOLOLOL. Your post was awesome:)

I'll let others more informed than I give you advice. I just wanted to say I think you're brave and really cool for putting yourself out there and doing this:) Good luck!

Wishing you a safe effective procedure and a quick recovery:) I feel your pain...the struggle is real:)

I put it on when i'm walking laps....somehow seeing those visceral images of the pain and stress of severe obesity gives me the gumption to finish my daily exercise goal. And I love Dr. Now. Like...really love him and want to adjust my "eating habit" to make him proud. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

So....14 Days total 6 days you did ok 3 days you cheated 5 days to go. I think as long as you don't cheat any more at all...and do your last five days by the book...my gut says you'll be ok. (as always, asking your group is the right answer here)

Coco Wheats. 110 calories of chocolate childhood joy. Thinned with half of a chocolate premier protein. 190 calories 16g protein.

Today's lunch: Steak salad with low fat swiss, avacado and egg...with balsamic drizzle:) (and a few croutons...cause I'm bad that way) PS...had half for lunch and half for my afternoon snack.

YES! I want to slap the crap out of Penny.

Ok...so for five days in a row...I was super careful with my diet, walked seven miles a day, and slept at least 7 hours. Weight loss? Nada. Nothing. Scale isn't budging. So I have a bad sleep night, eat a few extra carbs and salt...even corn chips *gasp!*....can't bring myself to walk all seven miles....had a *still legal* but crappier diet day yesterday. Weight loss? Two pounds. Weight loss....you suck. You're drunk, go home.

On the plus side? 60 pounds down....40 to go. I just wish there was more rhyme and reason to it!

One of the bigger reasons I opted to finally do surgery.

My gallbladder surgery was super easy. Had it at 7 in the morning, was home on the couch eating Subway turkey sandwich by 1pm. There's gonna be a little gas pain anytime they inflate you...lol....but walking helps. When my gallbladder was at it's worst, I found that cottage cheese was a safe food...and I never ate more of it in my life. I existed on it almost exclusively for three weeks...ugh! You're going to do just fine. It's not that bad, and you will be so glad to be done with the attacks. Hang in there!

What kind of anti aging cream? I'm mid 40's too, have never been a big make up wearer...and I feel lost looking at the different kinds. Only makeup I've ever worn routinely is a little cover girl base makeup to even out red tones and provide sun protection for my vampire skin...and a very little bit of eye liner and mascara on occasion. I'm looking at entire WALLS of dozens of anti-aging creams and moisturizers and have no clue what I'm doing. Anyone have a brand they swear by? (in addition to the cool face yoga:) )

I'm still looking for a super moisturizer or something... but I will DEFINITELY look at Face Yoga:) Thanks for mentioning it!

Love, love, love your attitude and honesty. Great post:)

What is causing your iron to be so low? Please get to the bottom of this question before having surgery.

Keep in mind that docs have been known to cancel surgery if the liver hasn't reduced on the pre-op diet. Doesn't happen often, but it does happen. It's important to not cheat. If you do cheat, cheat with protein only. (Don't cheat!) The point of the diet is to restrict carbs to shrink your liver. If cooking triggers you...don't cook:) Best wishes on a safe effective procedure! Keep us posted:)

My doc said to just pay attention to my comfort and do what I feel up to sex-wise. We took a couple weeks off, and then made a point to keep things lower key for a bit. Sorry if this is TMI...I thought it was a good question. Anyone else's doc give them different instructions about resuming sex?

Anyone else get one of these? We each got this weird stuffed bear with instructions on how to hold him against our bellies to brace for coughing. He's made to kind of fit against you and provide support. He's kinda fun....wears a little teeshirt that has illustrations of your procedure on it so you can show people with a visual. Weird, but kinda sweet. He has no butt. LOL And he's kinda ugly.