Avery's Mom

Yep I have met my collarbones! and my knees and my shoulders. lol My butt bones hurt if I sit in a hard chair for a bit lol

I TOTALLY DO. But it is a mindset. I have celebrated every tiny victory. I waited so long for this and now I don't want to miss a minute of it! I wish so much I had taken a before pic on surgery day!

I love lifting but cannot get to a gym right now. in my 20's I was an amateur bodybuilder. many moons ago. I hope to get into a seniors weight class!

I am really struggling with my stomach. so saggy and loose and seems nothing I do is helping to tighten it up. I kow some of this is genetics and the amount to lose/lost, etc.

WHAT are you go to ab exercises. what has worked for you?

I was running and had to stop several weeks due to my stupid dog braking my toes LOL I just started again. hoping that helps

I was running and had to stop several weeks due to my stupid dog braking my toes LOL I just started again. hoping that helps

My puréed Foods were things like yogurt, ricotta cheese, applesauce (unsweetened), non-chunky Soups, thin cream of wheat... I never actually puréed anything except canned peaches and pears.

I'm preop, but had mine removed already in anticipation. Mine was really bad, although I had only had 2 painful issues with it. For me, it was quick and easy. I had it removed on Thursday and back up and out on Friday. I experienced no real pain, only used Tylenol about 2 times. However, that's my experience.

22 pounds yes
22 pounds of fat, no
Water weighs around 8 pounds a gallon and is the first thing you lose
we carry so much water weight but as you eat less you hold onto less water.
good luck going forward
just as a side not i looked up my first 30 day weight loss, 42 freakin pounds from 8-1 to 9-1 post surgery
9 pounds the next month.
stay positive when it slows down dont let that scale mess with your head

Looks like I'm going to have to have it removed. has anybody else had this issue post op? is it common? I started throwing up out of nowhere last week. and I have NOT thrown up at all since my sleeve surgery in December.

what was your down time like? recovery? time off work?

the timing could not be worse! I am supposed to start a new position on August 15th. I may now miss out on this opportunity. UGH

Holy moley that's a lot! But I guess it's just liquid so it's no big deal. I was eating two a day after surgery.

Remember of the 4g of carbs 2g are sugar alcohol. So you can deduct that from net carbs but the sugar alcohol can also mess with your gut. I eat about 3-4 as a snack maybe 2-3 times a week, especially since its summer and hot.

VEGETABLES AND SALADS
Sometimes when you have more capacity to eat you need to eat less calorically dense foods to balance it out.
Try switching your snack sources to vegetables to see if your hunger decreases
Btw just because you indulged once does not mean you failed or it has to happen often.
Good Luck 💜

i’m 6 months post-op and for the first 6 months i was barely eating. i got really full really fast but i never questioned it because that’s how it’s supposed to be, right? your body TELLS you when you’ve had enough, and i felt full and healthy so i never really thought twice.

i went on a REALLY long stall (over a month), and i only started to lose weight again the week of my birthday when i just said f*ck it, it’s my birthday and i’m going to indulge! it sort of kick started my weight loss again, but i think it triggered my old bad habits of eating. i feel hungry all the time now, and i’m scared i might be over eating. i find myself snacking every few hours, and it’s not always a healthy snack.

i feel like i know what i have to do but i just need some reassurance and i need someone to tell me this is going to be okay because i really, really don’t want to mess this up. i really need this surgery to work.

overthinking is making me crazy.

ok your title LITERALLY made me LOL and I am at work!

ok your title LITERALLY made me LOL and I am at work!

So not really a victory BUT I had to put on a wetsuit yesterday and I was not embarrassed. we swam with the manatees!

to me it feels like a panic attack. I have had it three times.

I ate raw celery yesterday. I threw up six times. I hate this because I love celery so much. will I ever be able to eat it again? maybe it is too soon?

Hernia repair.

forgiveness starts within - forgive but don't forget.
hope you have a better day going forward.
when you have a quiet moment see if you can find the reason you "lost my dam mind". was it an event or some other external pressure. You may not find the reason but at least look back and see if the trigger is there.
wishing you well

Put it in the past.. you are different now, no longer will a slip define you or lead to regression ... forgive yourself and get back on track and don’t look back !

I know exactly what my trigger was... anxiety. And what better way to handle that than eating, right?!
I've talked to my husband about it so he can help me refocus and calm down. Anxiety is a trigger for me and I know yet. Yesterday it got the best of me, but it's not winning today!
Thank you all for the support. My punishment continues today as the scale is up almost 2 full pounds overnight (I'm a daily weigher) as I retain Water and my body revolts against yesterday's torture.

Has anyone else had this experience? I’m two weeks post op and have noticed what I guess is my own smell of ketosis which is really icky but omg. I was in the grocery today and passed a guy in the produce department and nearly threw up. He reeked of something so offensive I thought I would gag. Then a woman with perfume on. Then today, my son breathed on me after he had spaghetti and I almost threw up. That’s the smell that nearly made me crazy in the store. It was garlic. But it was beyond gross. Like the strongest most rancid smell I’ve ever smelled. And the other day my MIL smelled like rancid onion. After several incidents, i don’t think it’s these people as much as it is me. Did anyone else develop the smell of a bloodhound? This is worse than when I was pregnant🤢🤮

Hi, so what ive been told the best ways to help your skin right now is too moisturize with lotion and put sunscreen on when ur outside and keep your body well hydrated. When you can start exercising toning your muscles few times a week and even with that if anyone has been obese like myself i know i will have alot of lose skin on my stomach hoping my arms wont be a problem and my thighs. But will see. I started at 245 heaviest and before sleeve surgery i was 237 and i just had my gastric sleeve done last week and weigh 233. My skin is very thin and i feel like with my genetics im screwed with how my families skin bounces back. Age, skin damage, and how much u stretched ur skin all take a play in it. So i know when i get under 140 one day im getting a mommy makeover and getting my tummy tucked and my boobs put back where they go. I wish u the best!