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So I came across a recipe and it's really good. I thought it wouldn't be but it was. 2 bananas mashed mixed with rolled oats. I added walnuts in it also. Baked for 10 minutes. Just in case you wanted something different.
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I'm only 2 months out but no regrets here. Sure I have had my days where I say to myself why did I do this. Then I remember I was on the road to diabetes, had high blood pressure, depressed, and in pain all the time. I'm still new to this so still working on the emotional part but everything else is gone. That is not to say this isn't hard, in fact this is the hardest thing I've ever had to do.

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Sorry your going through this!! Hope you get well soon.

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What can I do for Constipation. I'm miserable!!!! Please help!!
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What can I do for Constipation. I'm miserable!!!! Please help!!
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I do find it disturbingly interesting how much friendlier people are to me now and how many take time to say hello or whatever where in the past most of the time they never said anything! This includes retail workers, wait staff, or just the random person at a convenient store. Kind of sad but whatevs.

Weight loss going great. Down to 202 from 252!! A tight size 20 to a 14!!


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Weight loss going great. Down to 202 from 252!! A tight size 20 to a 14!!


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Weight loss going great. Down to 202 from 252!! A tight size 20 to a 14!!


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Have you ever caught yourself watching TV at night and feeling lonely, bored or sad? Your partner may be sitting next to you or in their favorite chair, but you get up anyway; making the routine trip to the freezer to fix a bowl of ice cream, which will provide the comfort you are craving. It may not be ice cream; your comfort food may be a bag of Doritos, a pizza delivery, or a can of coke and leftovers from dinner. You aren’t really hungry, you may feel miserable, but the effort it would require to hug your partner, or become intimate with them isn’t as easy or comforting as food. People who struggle with weight often times struggle with intimacy as well. This struggle extends beyond their family, and affects their personal friendships as well. Eating for comfort may lead to more isolation. The more weight people gain, the less they want to mingle and the more they worry about what others will think or say.
Have we become a society of people medicating with food in order to feel better? Have we stopped turning to loved ones for support and comfort in lieu of food? Yes and no. Although overeating has always been a problem, the stress of technology speeding up our lives and forcing us to bring home more work, or never leaving work at work, we are all working more and more, and feeling less and less connected with those we love most. We return home feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. Rewarding ourselves with food is a lot easier than becoming vulnerable and open to criticism from our partner or friends. There are other reasons more people are turning to food for emotional comfort rather than a relationship.

You don’t have to leave your home to get comfort. Food delivery is available within blocks of our homes.
Food is easy; you don’t need to invest any effort or time.
You don’t have to get dressed to enjoy comfort food.
You don’t have to look handsome, desirable or pretty for food.
Food doesn’t judge you, leave you, or criticize you.
Eating a delicious dinner is longer and more enjoyable for many people than sex (the average length of lovemaking is less than ten minutes).
Food doesn’t cheat on you.
Food is available anywhere, anytime, and for any reason.
Food may be tied to memories of love and childhood which makes you feel loved.
Food doesn’t require a partner.

So is it a bad thing if we prefer gourmet truffle macaroni and cheese along with a filet mignon and a fresh garden salad with gobs of ranch dressing? Is it bad to add chocolate mousse if you’ve had an especially rough day and need an additional reward? It’s not a judgment call of right or wrong, but it can be adding to your unhappiness and health. Intimacy with another is important. When you are intimate with someone they want you to be healthy; choosing food for comfort rather than reaching out to them would be hurtful or a sign of rejection. There are other reasons you need to find comfort in one another rather than food. Below are a few.
Intimacy shared with another gives you a deeper connection.
Intimacy doesn’t leave you with guilt, feeling disgusted, or body hate.
Intimacy helps you lose weight, not gain.
Intimacy lowers your heart rate.
Intimacy lowers your blood pressure.
Intimacy won’t cause diabetes.
Intimacy is good for your heart.
Intimacy improves your thinking.
Intimacy is exercise and exercise is good.
Intimacy won’t leave you feeling isolated.
Intimacy doesn’t take your mobility away.
Intimacy doesn’t cost anything.
Intimacy doesn’t make your hips, knees or ankles hurt.
Intimacy makes your brain work better.

Everyone understands the feeling of working and having a bag of chips or a package of Cookies nearby only to realize at the end of their task the bag or package is completely gone. They were eating them mindlessly. Eating to calm anxiety is more and more common. The primary reason for relationships growing apart is due to couples choosing other vices to fill the void they feel. Becoming aware of your behavior and what you are eating, as well as writing down what you eat (we forget) is a good way to begin eating less and becoming more in touch with the emotions you are repressing with food. A simple practice of not eating past 7 or 8 pm can help you lose weight, and communicate more with your partner, family or friends. Breaking the habit of turning to food is not easy, but with practice it does work. Intimacy and sex are better for you than food!
–Mary Jo Rapini

Ive pretty much told everybody i was doing a weight loss surgery. My husband mentioned to me yesterday that on a conference call for work a bunch of people asked how my recovery was going and if im doing ok. I was like ooh u told them he said yes they ask how u are doing all the time.. all i can think is dang it now i have to be the ones that loses the weight and keeps it off just to prove it is successful.. i guess its alittle motivating knowing i dont want to be that person who screws it all up and does it all for nothing.
WLS is not a easy way out what most people think.
My sister knows a few people, personal friends who had a WLS and gained it all back soo i have promised myself i will not be one of those people. Im a month out weighing 209, day of surgery 237 so think im doing good cant wait to be under 200..
I hope sence everyone knows i had this surgery in time i can be more help to people who have weight issues. who can learn from what ive done and be inspired so to speak.. will see i have a long way to go
relating to my first post above. I do kinda wish my family didnt know so much because some say its not them judging but them being helpful i guess but i feel like the way my family is there just super judgie with everything. Everyone asked me for the fourth of July do u want me to make sugarfree or some artificial sweetner lemonade slushie for u sence they were having the good stuff i said no im good thank you i just had 2 sips of my husbands it was good! I dont want to feel different or that people need to alter recipes for me. I had a bite of bbq rips wish i could of had more but new better.
Before i did this surgery I hear from my sis that my good days looking good are behind me to embrace my (fat) body cause ill never look as good as i once did. I hate what she said and normally it would make me depressed and wanting to binge eat which at the time i did and was sad but because the weight is coming off now on the scale im using it to motivate me to stick it too her and show her i can be just as cute and sexy as i once was. Lol. Ive become more competitive with myself.
If only i had a time machine to go back and change so many things. Did it done it, theres nothing i can do about it now. Oh well!

I see 2 issues here.
Them telling you that you couldn’t eat it and you eating it as though responding to a dare. You need to be careful doing that it could lead to issues.

I am sooooo glad I told no one except my husband, 2 adult kids, my brother and a nurse I needed to change work days with, and she was sworn to confidentiality. I didn't even tell my own parents. I needed a small group that I knew would be supportive and not judgmental - people who have seen my struggle over the years and would stand beside me in this surgery.
What I am really getting tired of is people continually coming up to me and asking what I did to lose the weight. Why is MY weight loss their business????? I tell them that I have made some major lifestyle changes in diet and exercise, which is perfectly true. If they ask for specifics, I tell them, "No wheat, no sugar, no caffeine, no soda (diet or regular), no juice, no alcohol, no processed food, no artificial colors/sweetners/flavors, intermittant fasting, and a lot more exercise." Their eyes glaze over either with the sugar or the alcohol. NOT A SINGLE PERSON HAS ASKED ANY FURTHER - THEY WALK OFF. EVERYONE WANTS A MAGIC PILL. If there was an obese person who was sincerely looking for answers and was willing to start making serious lifestyle changes, I might consider offering WLS as a suggestion to investigate. But I have not seen that person yet. It makes me realize that we here are a very small group of brave, courageous individuals who truly are willing to put it all down, make the sacrifices, and do the hard work for lifelong changes and health. We are few, I believe, when considering the general population.

So sorry it's so hard for you right now. Just know that it gets easier. I'm 4 months out and just now starting to get a handle on things. For the itching I used some Neosporin. Worked wonders. And if you keep your incisions covered it will help to not have scares. I cried alot and thought I did the wrong thing for a while. Once you start to see the outcome of being healthy and feeling healthy you will see it was worth it.

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So sorry it's so hard for you right now. Just know that it gets easier. I'm 4 months out and just now starting to get a handle on things. For the itching I used some Neosporin. Worked wonders. And if you keep your incisions covered it will help to not have scares. I cried alot and thought I did the wrong thing for a while. Once you start to see the outcome of being healthy and feeling healthy you will see it was worth it.

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I'm starting to think my sleeve is a bit bossy! Now if its empty or I guess I'm hungry I'm so nauseous, especially first thing in the morning. It also "talks" or growls alot. So, I'm like.wait a minute I have a new Boss.in my life? Think about it it dictates what we can and can not eat, how.much we can eat, and what it does and doesn't like! More like a dictator lol. Anybody else feel.like a "subordinate" to their sleeve?
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So what I don't understand is do people get a revision because the first one didn't work or because a few years passed?

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I used to have substantial boobage… before the wee-lings were born and now with some significant weight loss, not as much. I'm only a month and a half out from surgery, but I've already lost enough from the girls that I needed new bras. I'm still a D/DD depending on the style/manufacturer. Yes, they're saggy and not very pretty looking any more, but to be honest they weren't looking that great at my heaviest either. A good bra can perk up even the saggiest chest, but don't spend a fortune on new bras until you are in maintenance.
I also suggest a serious heart to heart with your hubs about the subject. Be honest about what he can expect about how your body is going to change, and how you feel about that. Let him know you're struggling with the unknowns of how you'll look at the end of all this, and your concerns about still being attractive to him. I'm sure he loves you and that your health matters so much more to him than your cup size. Sometimes we just need to hear that spoken aloud.
Hang in there!

I love love love Baritastic. Geared for wls.

Thanks everyone. Going to try this.y husband has stated be doing squats with a deck of cards. We'll see how that goes

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I'm in Ypsilanti!!

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Awww hope you're all recovered and rocking that interview 🌟

That is awful , sometimes it really sux when we can’t tolerate an old food which we once considered healthy and get sick . At least you know we get it and you can vent. Good luck with the interview, let us know how You did !

I had my surgery in March I'm about 8 weeks out. I can start to see the loss. Just wish it was going a little faster. I hope the slow lose means no lose skin.

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Like you I was diagnosed with bipolar years ago. The mental evaluation is want pushed my surgery back 5 months. So to move things along I did what my husband told me to do. I just went in played like I was happy and agreed with everything they said. Made sure I was early to all the appointments and answered the phq9 and gad7 like I had no worries. It's dumb that they think just because you want to help yourself get healthier something is wrong with you. Good luck. The only advice I can give you is do not go in there and spill your guts because they use it as a reason to say no or push thing back even more.

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