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Ughhh Lane Bryant bras are so expensive, but they are the best (that I’ve found at least!). I picked up a few 42DDs from there when they were having a sale, $20 a piece for cotton bras! However, the one area of weight loss that is bothering me (loose/saggy skin wise) is my side boob-under arm area. I wish I knew a way to tone or like, smooth things out there!

Yeah- I did the liquid Tylenol, too. But make sure it’s the adult version, because the kids version is loaded in sugar and so sweet. I know Rite Aid has the adult kind in their generic brand..

Crazy suggestion, but if the remedies suggested do not work, it may not be a cold sore. For years I thought I had an awful problem with cold sores... I tried everything. Prescriptions, home remedies, abreva, lysine supplements, etc. You name it and I tried it. Come to find out, I really was dealing with various forms of cheilitis caused by a variety of things like food allergies, sunburns, chapped lips, licking my lips, etc. Once I figured out what caused my flare ups, it got much easier to prevent them/heal them.

Awww I wouldn’t stress out too much! That little amount of gain could be hormonal, retaining water, or just a bit of constipation. My weight fluctuates about a pound throughout the week. I weigh myself every morning. After strength training, I’ll see a small weight gain the next day. Then it will go back down. Then after a cardio day, it’ll go down a bit more. But it is not consistently going down every single day. Just stick to your plan and it’ll come off!

Just noticed this was the sleeve forum! So my phases are not applicable! Whoops!

Soups. Chicken that’s not breaded or fried. Still early for me. Mexican food has been okay.. beans and meats.. no rice, obviously. Tapas style restaurants are good- cause you can share dishes, so you feel less wasteful.

Congratulations!!!! As someone who kicked both in the last year, quitting soda was muuuuuch easier than quitting smoking! So you’ve totally got this! I basically just weaned myself off of Coke Zero before surgery. I’m sure I drank some during pre-op, but I knew post-surgery I could not have it... and I haven’t touched it so far! :)

I am a crazy cat lady. Here is my cat child making my lap hot as heck when I got home from working out today. She is 8 and a bit of an ahole, but- I wouldn’t trade her for anything.

Started at a 48DD, now wearing 42DD. I try to hit up sales. I’ve been in the 42DD for a little over a month. Only the leisure one is getting too big. But yeah- bras are super expensive. Especially when you have a larger cup and can’t settle for a lot of the cheap brands, as they lack the structure you need!

So- my stats.. highest weight: 380. Start weight: 340 surgery day (7/17/18) weight: 302 Today’s: weight: 254 lbs. My goal weight is 189, but my personal goal is 170.. so here’s hoping I can keep this up!

Salt and vinegar almonds are life changing.

I guess that’s the trouble. I know the indica strains help nausea, but also increase appetite. The sativa strains are more energizing, better for depression, etc. Maybe if you do try- aim for some sativa and hopefully it won’t lead to sweatpants and cheatos. ?

I was so worried about transfer addictions after surgery.. but thankfully- I’m now 10 months smoke free. I know if I make it a year, statistically the odds of me starting again go down drastically. I hope it worked out for the OP!

I went to the seminar, then to the first appointment and after that, went to see my primary for a letter of medical necessity. She was super supportive of me doing this. My insurance did not require six months of supervised diets, but between all the appointments to check for co-morbities and meeting my pre-op weight loss percentage, the process was about 6 or 7 months. My point is, do not let 6 months of supervised dieting discourage you from trying to get it covered, because it will likely take that long to get through all of your pre-op testing anyways. Even though the surgery is less expensive in Mexico than it is to private pay in the US, it still would save you money if your insurance would cover it here, because your out of pocket would hopefully be much lower. But heck, if you’re sitting on a pile of cash and want to see Mexico- then do what works for you.

Velma. I have no idea what they’re talking about! ??

You haven’t messed up your chances of getting surgery, but it is best to try to stick to the diet as best you can!

I know someone who used it for chemo nausea with great success. It gave them 6 extra months of life, because they were able to keep their strength up. Not sure how it’d work for this. I know the zofran I had in hospital was pretty darn effective!

That was my plan!!! However, I’m a dummy that ripped a patch out in the back somehow that left a nice little bald spot (not surgery related)... so sticking with a short bob instead.. ??

So before surgery I went and got the Kyleena IUD put in, because I just didn’t want to deal with remembering to take a pill or put something in my hooha. It hurt like a b$&ch to get it put in and I have wonky as heck periods now, last months was 4 days and was super light... this month has been 1.5 weeks so far and has gone from light to heavy to light to heavy. Not sure if this is a winning decision, but I haven’t gotten pregnant so I might as well stick with it at this point... ?

I am just about 3 months out. Certainly noticing an uptick of hair coming out in the shower and it’s feeling a bit thinner. I started biotin back in January. While this has improved the health of my hair strands, as Matt mentioned, it doesn’t do anything to combat telegon effluvium... The good news is hair loss does stop eventually and will grow back (to varying extents).

I went for a stroll with my coworkers and didn’t hate it, kept up, and wasn’t a hot, sweaty out of breath mess after! Also- I wear a men’s tee shirt size that’s smaller than my husbands! This hasn’t been the case since the year we met. It’s things like the above that keep me motivated and going!

As far as protein goes- try a few brands/kinds but do not overbuy, as your tastes may change post-surgery. I loved Premier cookies and cream shakes before surgery, but after, the taste made me gag! I still liked the other flavors- but that one just makes my stomach turn now. So find a flavor you like- buy enough for a few days (3 or 4) post op and hope you still like the taste of it. ?

As an aside, you probably should wait until you’re at least a month post-op, or cleared by your surgeon) to do them. And once you can hold for 2 minutes, you can start modifying them (side planks, up downs from high to low plank etc.) to get more out of them. ?

1 procare 1 a day chewable multivitamin in the morning. 1 tums in the morning, 1 tums at night 4,000iu of vitamin D 10,000mcg biotin

I got the shots while in the hospital- but didn’t have to do them after that. My surgery buddy who is 20 years older than me ask only received them in the hospital. The bruises from the shots were a bit nuts! My surgery buddy is much fairer skinned than me and their poor belly was a rainbow of blues, reds, purples, and yellows from the shots! Okay- so the bruises look bad, but the shots themselves weren’t that bad. I was sore enough from the surgery that I barely noticed them doing the shots! Now for smells- I haven’t noticed any body smells, but I do have stank breath. I still have this close to three months out. I think it’s all the protein. I keep a toothbrush and toothpaste in my cubicle at work to try and combat it, because I’m horrified by the thought of other people noticing my stank breath!