KCgirl061

I did it a couple weeks before starting my liquid diet. My husband and I went out on a nice dinner date to a Brazilian steakhouse - where they bring all the nice cuts of meat to your table on skewers. I enjoyed that we splurged on a nice meal.

I had to buy my preop liquid diet from my surgeon too. Did not care for it. Still have pouches of the crap sitting in my pantry.

looking for inspiration...

My surgery weight was 202 and I'm 5'4". So I'm looking to lose 60-70 pounds. I've lost 55 pounds so far and am 5 and a half months post op. Its been 10 pounds a month pretty consistently.

I highly recommend taking some gentle laxatives like Smooth Move tea and Miralax before you get backed up to the point of impaction. That is NOT fun to deal with.

I had the sleeve. My goals are to get a minimum 60 grams of protein and 60 fluid ounces a day. For vitamins I take 3 calcium/vitamin D chews during the day, one multivitamin with iron at bedtime (Procare Health). I also take 10mg of biotin at bedtime and a high dose B12 twice a week. Sorry I cant remember the dose of the B12. Hope that helps.

That's a huge accomplishment! Congratulations!

I always think of clean eating as eating things that don't have ingredients but that ARE ingredients. Lean meats, fruits and veggies, milk and unprocessed *real* cheeses. Things you find on the perimeter of the grocery store and not in the aisles.

I threw on one of my 12 year old daughter's tee shirts for fun the other day! Being a preteen she was horrified of course!

Getting through surgery and that first month is the hardest part! Soon the weight will be falling off and you'll be like the rest of us raving that it was the best thing youve ever done! Good luck!

Thanks everyone! I'm feeling much better!

Well I didn’t behave over my holiday break. I went to visit family over New Years weekend and didn’t self monitor my fluid intake. I leisurely sipped on coffee and maybe a glass or two of water. After 5 days I returned to work and promptly got hot, dizzy, and lightheaded. Tried for a couple days to catch up and it happened again. So today I get to go get 2 liters of IV fluids. Keep up with your fluids peeps! Especially when you change your routine.

My physician didn't want me to have the surgery. He said that its too permanent and that there were too many sacrifices I'd have to live with the rest of my life. He then went on to say I need to diet and exercise and that I just needed to make life long changes to my lifestyle. So I told him I'd rather make the changes and sacrifices that lead to EFFECTIVE LONG TERM weight loss. It was a long, frustrating appointment. There were tears. But I finally got him on board. Thank goodness I did tons of research myself before approaching him and had an arsenal of information all ready to go.

The worlds largest ball of tape

I do 2 things to help curb the nausea with my multi. I make sure I eat something right before I take it. Usually its a rice cake with peanut butter. And I take it right before bed. That way I'm laying down not moving or anything if I get a little nauseous. Usually only lasts 5-10 minutes this way.

Absolutely! Shopping is a lot more fun! Looking forward to getting some Christmas cash to get those new outfits!

Thank you!

So I've reached my first goal. I didn't really have a number on the scale in mind, but a jeans size in mind. I want to be at a size 8 and can finally now fit in them. I'm only 4 months out and hope to still lose some weight because of the statistics of people who regain a little. I want to lose more so I when my weight settles, it settles at the weight I'm at now and not 10lbs and a jean size higher. I love my new body and vow to take better care of it from now on so I don't go back!

I've seen that, I just have trouble paying $42 for them. I know they are 18 packs but thats still $2.33 a shake and pretty expensive.

Thats been my problem too, I've been using the vanilla but don't like it as much.

So Sarah, did any of those tips help last night? How did you sleep?

That's a good idea, I'll have to order some!

aw man you hardly ever hear of people MISSING the hospital bed! Sounds like you might need to sleep in a recliner for a while?

My surgeon recommended one, but I haven't gotten it. Not sure I ever will honestly.

I have a rant. A big one. The dang Premier Protein class action lawsuit that apparently caused ALL THE GOOD FLAVORS to disappear from shelves! I'm aware they have to reformulate and re package. But it doesn't make me happy about it! I know they issued a statement that they are continuing to produce their most popular flavors Vanilla and Chocolate. UH HELLO.... every protein drink company and their dog makes Chocolate and Vanilla! Its the only stupid flavors I can find anywhere in ANY BRAND! I miss Peaches and Banana and Caramel and Cookies n Cream! Wish I could go back in time 3 months and buy a bunch up to get me through this "difficult time"