Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

mali

Gastric Sleeve Patients
  • Content Count

    21
  • Joined

  • Last visited


Reputation Activity

  1. Like
    mali got a reaction from Bee kami in What do you wish you would have known more about before WLS?   
    I had a great experience- the only thing I’d do differently would be to push myself more not to cheat at all; sugar, snacking etc… during the first year when you can lose the most. I would have liked to reach my goal. I’m almost there and I know I could reach it but at 18 months out it’s already slower
  2. Like
    mali got a reaction from Bee kami in What do you wish you would have known more about before WLS?   
    I had a great experience- the only thing I’d do differently would be to push myself more not to cheat at all; sugar, snacking etc… during the first year when you can lose the most. I would have liked to reach my goal. I’m almost there and I know I could reach it but at 18 months out it’s already slower
  3. Hugs
    mali got a reaction from JessLess in Dreaded hair loss - question   
    I’m actually going through this Hair loss cycle for the third time in a year and a half. It basically happens anytime your body experiences a traumatic/ hormonal change and in the last 18 months I had a baby, got Covid and then had the sleeve done. Each brought on the hair loss so as an “expert” I’ll tell you that though it’s distressing, for most people it slows and then stops. When you start noticing fuzzies around your hairline you know you’re on the rebound. Good luck!
  4. Like
    mali got a reaction from ShoppGirl in Ice cream - Sugar free   
    Sucralose is splenda
  5. Like
    mali got a reaction from ShoppGirl in Ice cream - Sugar free   
    Sucralose is splenda
  6. Like
    mali reacted to vikingbeast in Any FRUM sleevers? How do you do shiurim at the sedarim? (Jewish orthodox)   
    (I am not Jewish, but have Jewish family and have been immersed in Passover for decades.)
    It would depend how far out from surgery you are and how strict your particular observance is.
    If you follow a rabbi who insists on five kezeitim during seder, you might have a lot of trouble fitting it in. But Halachic observance does take second place to medical reality, which is why the very sick (or those who would become very sick) are not allowed to do ta'anit on Yom Kippur or Tisha b'Av.
    At six months out, I would be able to eat five kezeitim, but not much else. I am not sure I would be able to eat an entire Hillel sandwich, for example, not with maror and karpas and extra charoset and all the rest of it. If I drank arba kosot, I'd be drunk off my tuchus.
    But if you are willing to abide by the Halachic spirit if not the strict letter of the law, you could use a thimble-sized glass for the arba kosot, you could eat a small Hillel sandwich and a total of two kezeitim during Seder and have room for bites of other things depending on your tradition (Ashkenazim would have things like beitzah and gefilte fish).
    You should have a serious discussion with your rabbi about it, because your interpretation and mine are probably quite different, and it's your observance, not mine.
    Explanation for those who are scratching their heads at the random Hebrew sprinkled in these posts:
    The OP wants to know how a religiously observant (frum) Jewish person who had had a sleeve surgery would manage to do the required eating of the unleavened bread (matzah) during the Passover seder. Some rabbis say that Jewish law (Halacha) requires that every person eat five pieces of matzah during Seder, each one being about 26 square cm or 4 square inches (kezeit). Some require two kezeitim. Some have different requirements depending on what the matzah is made out (you have to eat more if it's made from oats and wheat, less if it's all wheat). And some don't have any minimum amount required. There are also other things required—dipping herbs into salty Water (karpas), eating bitter herbs (maror, usually horseradish), making a sandwich out of matzah and fruit compote (charoset, called a Hillel sandwich), eggs (beitzah), etc., and you must drink four cups of wine (arba kosot), though they can be very small. Ta'anit means fasting, which happens twice a year for Jewish people, on Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av holidays.
  7. Hugs
    mali got a reaction from JessLess in Dreaded hair loss - question   
    I’m actually going through this Hair loss cycle for the third time in a year and a half. It basically happens anytime your body experiences a traumatic/ hormonal change and in the last 18 months I had a baby, got Covid and then had the sleeve done. Each brought on the hair loss so as an “expert” I’ll tell you that though it’s distressing, for most people it slows and then stops. When you start noticing fuzzies around your hairline you know you’re on the rebound. Good luck!
  8. Hugs
    mali got a reaction from JessLess in Dreaded hair loss - question   
    I’m actually going through this Hair loss cycle for the third time in a year and a half. It basically happens anytime your body experiences a traumatic/ hormonal change and in the last 18 months I had a baby, got Covid and then had the sleeve done. Each brought on the hair loss so as an “expert” I’ll tell you that though it’s distressing, for most people it slows and then stops. When you start noticing fuzzies around your hairline you know you’re on the rebound. Good luck!
  9. Like
    mali got a reaction from GreenTealael in I hit goal today!   
    Amazing post and awesome results!!
  10. Like
    mali got a reaction from GreenTealael in I hit goal today!   
    Amazing post and awesome results!!
  11. Like
    mali got a reaction from SleeverSk in This surgery is bullshit...   
    I find the same thing happening with me. I’m 4 months out and sort of stalled at 50 pounds.
  12. Like
    mali got a reaction from Cynkentayjus1 in Dumb   
    Definitely!! It’s a hard process but don’t buy into the all or nothing thought process. It’s a slip but if you move on it won’t make a difference to the overall process
  13. Like
    mali got a reaction from Cynkentayjus1 in Dumb   
    Definitely!! It’s a hard process but don’t buy into the all or nothing thought process. It’s a slip but if you move on it won’t make a difference to the overall process
  14. Like
    mali got a reaction from Cynkentayjus1 in Dumb   
    Definitely!! It’s a hard process but don’t buy into the all or nothing thought process. It’s a slip but if you move on it won’t make a difference to the overall process
  15. Like
    mali got a reaction from Summermoose in Three month stall   
    So guess what? After three weeks on the same pound the scale finally started to move again!! For me I think the trick was eliminating carbs to shock my system and drinking a lot. I also added a probiotic and stool softeners to get my digestive system back in order. Hoping I could ride this wave for a while now! Good luck to all of you!
  16. Haha
    mali reacted to ms.sss in GENEPRO GEN 2 PROTEIN COUNT EXPLAINED ONCE AND FOR ALL!   
    Ok, i wanna play too.
    To the OP: WE DO NOT CARE.
    I’m gonna go for that walk now

  17. Like
    mali reacted to RunningGranny in Things You Can Never Have Again With Sleeve :(   
    Love this!
    And I'll add:
    Never being concerned if I fit in the turnstile
    Never needing a seatbelt extender on airplanes again
    Never being afraid to sit on someone's dining room chair
  18. Like
    mali reacted to BrickHouse in Things You Can Never Have Again With Sleeve :(   
    Shortness of breath from just turning yourself over in bed
    Arms that are too short to clean yourself properly
    Clothing sizes that begin with X
    Shame when you hear the whispers and giggles behind your back
    The appetite of three people

  19. Thanks
    mali got a reaction from River Moon in Vitamins?   
    I wanted to use the Patches but my nutritionist said there’s no research on them and strongly recommended not using them
  20. Thanks
    mali got a reaction from Grace85 in Surgeon in New Jersey?? Plainsboro or New Brunswick   
    So I’ll be honest- I’m just three weeks out so i only had one post op visit so far. I only met him once before surgery. Otherwise I addressed concerns to dr antoine who has the most amazing bedside manner. I’m not sure if it was robotic but I will say that i had an amazing quick recovery. With a large hiatal hernia I barely needed pain meds and was back to normal a week later except for lifting. Three weeks out i can eat everything, my incisions look great and I’m lifting my twenty pound baby. Most of his patients had similar experiences. I know some practices might have more of a focus on education which I found lacking here. I did a lot if my own education
  21. Like
    mali reacted to Ashley_vsg_2021 in Husband refuses to drop me off or pick me up from the hospital. Now what?   
    I find it super annoying that people need to stress how supportive their spouses are obviously knowing yours is not. Literally no advice, just a boast on “my husbands better than yours” pretty much .. anyways .. understanding that your husband is unsupportive, I really stress to please try and find a support system! Even if paid, you will need support. Not to mention your hormones will be everywhere and that alone is a big one post surgery!
  22. Like
    mali reacted to jess9395 in Food Before and After Photos   
    5 oz plain Fage Greek yogurt with macerated strawberries in balsamic and swerve fake sugar with almond slivers. I will snack on this all afternoon till I finish.

  23. Like
    mali got a reaction from Candace76 in July 2021 Surgery People!   
    I’m scheduled for July 21! So excited but getting very nervous that I’m not properly prepared with my Vitamins and for the liquid diet and the prospect of never eating and drinking together again
  24. Like
    mali got a reaction from Candace76 in July 2021 Surgery People!   
    I’m scheduled for July 21! So excited but getting very nervous that I’m not properly prepared with my Vitamins and for the liquid diet and the prospect of never eating and drinking together again
  25. Like
    mali got a reaction from Candace76 in July 2021 Surgery People!   
    I’m scheduled for July 21! So excited but getting very nervous that I’m not properly prepared with my Vitamins and for the liquid diet and the prospect of never eating and drinking together again

PatchAid Vitamin Patches

×