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Everything posted by BostonWLKC
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Getting in over 60 grams of protein
Lean meats. 4 oz of ground 99% lean ground turkey is 28 g and 3 oz of grilled chicken is 26 g. They make turkey jerky too which is like 9 g an ounce
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Seafood
I’d ask your nutritionist . With my plan I ate haddock with no problem. I just this week tried shrimp at 7+ months out and it went ok but they were the really small mini shrimp. I’d be hesitant to eat lobster or mussels etc just because they’re hard to chew to mush and I’d imagine them getting stuck Good luck
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Holy Freaking PAIN!!!
Hang in there.... you’ll feel better around day 5
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I'm in a Size 10! woot woot!
Nice! Happy for you!
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Feel like I should have lost more weight by now
Don’t stress! And you’ve lost over 30 lbs in just over 3 weeks!! That’s 10 lbs a week!
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I'm Normal.
Woot!! Nice job!
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Is it possible to stretch your stomach again
I went to soft food a few days out of surgery- you should be fine. Just be careful it’s really soft and it’s mostly about letting your stomach heal at that stage and not popping staples or whatever they use inside your stomach. Get all the yucky yummy food out of your house lol. This is hard enough without temptations around
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weight loss halt while still overweight
I guess it depends on what your goal is or how much you want to lose? I chose bypass for max loss quicker ( although sleeve can slower people have lost equal weight in long run), also BC I had reflux . I also saw many converting from sleeve to bypass and I didn’t want two surgeries to be a possibility at all. So I guess it depends on your preference and medical factors. Plenty of people with both surgeries here with a lot of success. Good luck with your decision.
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8 days post op & barely feeling the restriction I felt even two days ago. Normal?
It’ll change once you’re on food. We all freak out a bit ?
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Poop post op
Stuff works wonders in a few hours :)
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I gave up my sugar free in 5th day post op
What everyone else already said. Be careful with your high sugar intake.... really is a bad idea and I’m sure there are other alternatives your can try? Hate to see you have surgery and then go backward after hard work. Good luck
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3 month stall?
What Matt said ! ☝?
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I am bout to b 10 months post op with pics
Congrats! Hard work paid off -and you look amazing !
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Victory Dance - pinch me
It’s bad Kay lol like concave ?butt. But I’ll take it over fat ass ?
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Having my surgery today
Good luck ! Get up and moving ASAP when it’s over! Helps!
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Getting nervous
Good luck today! It’s over before you mow it and by day 4 or 5 gas pains etc are gone -ish and you’re on your way!
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Food Before and After Photos
I’m just over 7 months. Hang in there- it’ll move quickly and it’s fun figuring out new foods !
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Food Before and After Photos
Ate one of these for dinner. Ridiculously yummy. Zucchini slice on bottom... chicken, tomatoes, onion, spices (like a spicy chicken salsa) on top.
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Hit the 100 pound mark today!
Congrats!! Nice job!
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Victory Dance - pinch me
As most of us do too often.... needed to shop again today for pants!! (Suffer from noassatall disease) To my shock.... a TWO in pants and s shirt??!!?? Holy crap! Never did I think I’d see this size ! ☺️?
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Stupid stall
They stink but just try to remember that they break eventually and usually with a decent drop . Hang in there!
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BCBS waiting time
Hi. I waited about 5-6 days. I had my dr office try to reserve a surgery date too. I was approved in like November ish but wanted surgery in late December.
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Newbie
Congrats and welcome!
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Aha now i know
Wait til you get to solids. Small bites and slow! Glad you’re feeling better
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Parting Advice :)
Thanks for the thoughts over the months Creek. Be well and enjoy!