Creekimp13

These days? Breakfast: 1/2 caramel Premier Protien in my coffee. one cup regular, on cup decaf, whole wheat english muffin Snack: greek yogurt Lunch: Oatmeal with chopped dried cherries and pecans Snack: Apple slices and peanut butter Dinner: Steak salad...steak, egg, lowfat swiss, lettuce, avacado, cuke, onion, pepper Snack: frozen greek yogurt pop

This was around 4 weeks or so:

Not a bit:) Some outrageous number like 50% plus of the stomachs they remove for bariatric surgery show signs of chronic gastritis when they send them in to histology. They found chronic gastritis on my endoscopy, too. As long as you don't have helicobacter pylori...there shouldn't be any issue. My doc said I probably got it from taking a lot of ibuprofen. It did not affect my sleeve surgery. Had my endoscopy, and was sleeved 5 weeks later.

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Yep, cricket powder....ground dried crickets. LOL. Not for everyone, I realize:) My kiddo is a microbiologist trying to go to grad school for entomology...she put me up to it. It's not bad!

Two Premier Protein shakes is 60g of protein, and only 320 calories. There's protein in everything from whole wheat english muffins, to oatmeal, to baked potatoes, to beans...to the obvious things like chicken, turkey, tofu, pork, beef, etc. Lots of protein in mushrooms...and as i've recently learned....cricket powder! LOL:) It's a lot easier than it sounds. You'll get the hang of it.

Xanax, generally. LOL:) Took lexapro for a few years and it helped incredibly. I don't take it anymore because just knowing that my anxiety is a chemical spill in my head...helps me rationalize it and cope with it. These days anxiety still can be sneaky....but I usually recognize when it's getting the better of me and have some coping mechanisms that help:) Whenever you want to feel pissed that the rest of the world lives with less anxiety than you....remember that anxiety is an evolutionary advantage to survival. Worriers are much less likely to die stupidly. (even if they do make themselves miserable worrying. LOL)

Perfect labs. That was music to my ears. Perfect normal sugar. Perfect normal cholesterol. Perfect normal vitamin levels. Absolutely every value was in the normal range. When the hell has that ever happened before? It felt like a huge accomplishment. More good news. Next month I'll be weening off my omeprazole....which will leave me on exactly one Rx medication....thyroid. Perfect blood pressure, no meds. Doc thinks I'm going overboard on walking. LOL. I have a little back and hip pain (greatly improved, but still reminds me its there from time to time) that he thinks would benefit if I cut down to 12,000 steps a day. I might bump up my swimming...which he thought was a fair. I'm currently on a stall. Probably menstrual bloat. Doc is satisfied with my weight loss, thinks I'm doing great. Saw nutritionist, too...no major changes. She laughed at my new love of oatmeal. Best news of all: No more appointments...for three freakin months!!!! Whew! Man, that feels good. I feel like this year has been one constant doctor's appointment. Feels good to be free of the poking and prodding for a while:)

I didn't mind my endoscopy. They used propofol (milk of amnesia). I do have two vague memories of gagging on the scope and the nurses patting my back and telling me I was doing a good job...but other than that, just a sore throat for a couple of days. Woke up fast and went to lunch with my hubby. Thai food. Had no issues.

I did! It wasn't bad at all, but it was a little gritty. I made the chocolate banana shake, and it was delicious. There was a nutty mild flavor to the crickets that surprised me. I expected them to taste nasty bitter and strong. I could easily eat cricket powder in lots of things I make. Gonna try it in black bean brownies.

Endoscopy was a piece of cake. Does make your throat hurt a bit! But you wake up and feel pretty normal within an hour. (I did, anywho) Funny I should remember this, but I had my endoscopy on October 31st. I remember it was Halloween. Surgery turned out to be December 5th. So...for me...about five weeks.

Sorry Alex. That wouldn't been fun to hear about.

80 calories. 6 grams of protein. A sensible amount of naughty with some decent nutritional value. https://yasso.com/products/bars/chocolate-fudge/ Maybe for when the rest of the fam gets ice cream on a Friday night:) Sort of a special occasion treat that won't sabotage you. Or a household replacement for ice cream. Kids will love these things. They're delicious.

Yes, yes, you can! And lose weight. And feel terrific:)

Average progress has been studied. There's a ton of data out there, and you're significantly ahead of the curve. You're 5'6" tall. You have a normal BMI at 154 pounds. I know you prefer to weigh less, but we're talking about "excess weight". If on the day of surgery, you were 202, and at 154 you have a normal BMI....you have 48 pounds of "excess weight". The average weight loss in the first month after surgery is 18% of excess weight. Which, in your case would be about eight and a half pounds. You've lost 13. You are losing WAY more than average. Count your blessings. Sounds like you need to work on consistency and patience. Be patient. You said you regained weight in the past "out of frustration." Sounds to me like you regained the weight by getting impatient and going back to bad habits.

I used to hate oatmeal. Like...sincerely, truly hate it. From it's slimy dischargey goo, to it's bug-like bits....oatmeal just sucked. I wouldn't touch it. Today, I love oatmeal. I'm not just saying that. I'm eating it right now for lunch. Steel cut oats with a little splenda, a few chopped dried cherries, almonds and pecans. often, I have it with fresh fruit. Bananas, strawberries, blueberries, peaches, apples....it all works. I would rather eat this than most things in the world....and that baffles me. I thin it with a little premiere protein and have a yogurt chaser. Can easily upgrade it to a 20g protein meal this way. Yep, it's carb heavy. But they're low glycemic carbs that don't cause spikes and it boasts lots of fiber to support good gut bugs. And I love it. Did I mention I love it? Who knew I'd be an oatmeal eating fool? Yay Oatmeal! LOL

Wow, Handsome! Well done!

Made more sense for us to send hubby in for the big V. Now, he says if I get pregnant... "Lucy, you got some Splainin' to do!"

We will all have to diet. Forever. Sucks, but it's the truth.

I likely got mine from horse riding. Not the riding itself...the flying off and landing on my back like a dropped sack of flour when a horse refused a jump....that might have had something to do with it. Splat! Must have done that half a dozen times in the past decade. Knocked the wind out of me horribly...so painful.

My surgeon said he wouldn't operate until I lost 10% of my body weight. At 270 at the time....that was 27 pounds. Took me about five months...but I got it done. Gave up soda, kept a food journal. Walked daily. Worked really really hard. I know some programs don't lean on you to lose. Mine did. Best wishes to you! Baby steps!

My experience....is that Infidelity, by itself, is almost never the integral issue. Infidelity is a symptom of a bigger underlying problem in a marriage that isn't working. People in happy marriages don't cheat. Not to say there aren't marriages and couples who survive a bout of cheating...but it's a huge red flag that more is wrong than meets the eye. Without addressing the underlying issues, the marriage becomes doomed. Remember that 85% of people who get bariatric surgery get divorced. If you're "happily married" and cheating...you're either a massive narcissist, or are in serious denial.

I had a big hiatal hernia. They fixed it during surgery. I had a super easy recovery. If you get pain in your shoulder...I've been told it can be deferred nerve pain from the hernia repair.

Nice work, Beautiful!

This is a bizarre question to me. I really don't understand superficiality. I don't consider other people to be meat. Or sex puppets. That's the most simplistic silly view I can imagine, and I wouldn't want to live a life so limited. The most attraction I've ever felt for people in my life has been based on their minds, their creativity, their passion, their confidence, their sex appeal, their kindness, humor, decency. I can find about anyone incredibly attractive. Seriously. Physicality is insanely diverse. If you're limiting yourself to any particular type, you're missing out. I can find about anyone incredibly appealing. IF their mind is outstanding, if their ability to express themselves is immaculate, if we have commonality and trust. Finding someone with an amazing mind is so much harder than finding someone with an amazing body. Amazing bodies are a dime a dozen. So much of our perception of what's attractive...is informed by the people we are most impressed by and feel love and trust for.