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I am no veteran but when I find myself in group settings with lots of food I just go for the protein first and maybe a bite or 2 of something else. I try to eye ball a few ounces of the proteins and just stop eating when I get the slightest bit of full. (I am pretty good at eyeballing, I eyeball then weigh at home to keep myself tested. lol) So far this process has worked for me. Good luck, you can do it.

The best thing top do is call your insurance company and discuss it with them. Or, wait for your doctor apt and let them fight the battle for you. Insurance companies are so finicky it is hard to say. Sometimes they deny just for a "code" being entered wrong. You dr. office will know how to enter it and make it clear it is not for WL reasons, etc. Goodluck GERD SUCKS! I had it for years and my gastric bypass has completely resolved it. (I did NOT have sleeve, I went with bypass from the start because of already having such severe GERD before hand.

Whew, glad your husband took you to the ER and they caught that in time to easily treat it. It could have been way worse so give him a pat on the back. Glad to hear you are feeling better, take it easy and give yourself time to heal.

I have went on quite a few vacations or 1/2 day trips since surgery. My first one was about 1.5 months after surgery and I was just getting back to a normal solid diet. We went out to eat once a day and I just ordered what I already knew was "Safe" for me and things I had previously tried eating without issues. Other than that I just stuck to my shakes for breakfast and a small snack/meal somewhere in the day depending on the times we went out to eat. I kind of worked around that. I will say I wasted a lot of food from eating out because I could only eat a few bites. Sometimes I just shared someone else's meal. Having a few bites of theirs was more than enough for me at that time. I am far enough out now, that I know easily what to order when eating out and how it will effect me so I just stick with it. I am on the run a lot and always busy so I eat out more than I prefer but I make it work and it hasn't seemed to taint my progress. Good luck and just stick with your "safe foods" and you will just fine.

Seems more of a lactose issue than dumping. Protein shakes are very low sugars and fats to cause dumping, although nothing is impossible. Also, you don't really get into your symptoms. With dumping you usually get hot like flashes, sweaty, racing heart, and sick. Try dairy free protein shakes and see how you do. Good luck, you got this!

Hello and best of luck!!!

You all make great points. I can easily ignore and move past people's comments, but at that very moment when it happens it annoys me. haha Also, you all reminded me of family and the holidays! UH OH! I haven't seen most of my family in months! I have probably lost around 80 more LBS since the last time I saw them. So, Christmas will be interesting. My entire family is obese, most of them severely obese. So everyone ALWAYS comments on your weight loss. "What's your secret..blah blah blah" Really, just eating WAY less! \ Good luck to everyone through these trying times!

Yes, I do agree. I don't think people realize how things come out of their mouth sometimes. Sometimes, it is just plain mean and they still don't think it is.. those people are dicks. LOL For example I was told "if you loose too much more weight you will be unattractive to me" lol.. ok 1st: it is fine that you like big girls, 2: I don't care if I am "attractive to YOU".. I care I am happy with myself and attractive to my partner. And, honestly.. if my weight loss became UN attractive to my partner.. that wouldn't stop me either it just may stop my relationship.. This is for me.. for just about the first time ever.. it is FOR ME..

smh! Shesh...

Seriously, what is with people of this world. Don't get me wrong, the noticed weight loss and compliments are nice.. to a point. Over the weekend I was at my VFW for a Thanksgiving food drive dropping off some donations and while standing at the corner of the bar talking to a bar tender a guy(who knows me from there and sees me all the time) came up behind me and said "excuse me BIG GUY!" I turned around and said I am a woman. Seriously WTF? My hair was down and it's LONG, I was wearing leggings and a hoodie... I know it was an accident but why "BIG" guy? He apologized and I just went about my day. Then I had someone close to me THE VERY NEXT DAY grab my hip and tell me I need to stop loosing weight, I am getting bony. Again, W.T.F? First off I weigh 260 lbs... not even close to where I want to be... and someone already said I am bony? RUDE! I am 6ft tall so even at 260 lbs I do realize I look bony in areas but I am seriously still chubby and FAR from "bony"! Then just yesterday at work, I was helping this guy understand a engineered drawing and in the middle of me explaining he says "Man Kim you are really slimming down"... Now, had he just stopped there it would have been fine but he goes on to say "I don't know how much you used to weigh but you have lost a lot so it must have been a lot".. ONCE AGAIN!... W...T...F?!?!? I know he meant it as a compliment, but seriously...what kind of compliment ends with you must have weighed a lot? I just said yea I was pretty fat and went back to what I was doing. lol Why can't people just leave it alone, stop commenting on people's bodies. Or, just simply say you are looking good. Or something basic and simple like such? Again, the compliments are nice and build confidence but I think people need to understand what classifies as a compliment and when they actually crossed the line to rude. Rant over...thanks. ?

@GreenTealael Here ya go! Still delicious! haha 287 cal. 24g protein ATE IT ALLLLL ? I attached the recipe also, I actually made a double batch (Fed other people too) but used half the butter required and added baby carrots. I don't think the butter was needed, so next time I make it I am going to skip the butter all together and see how it is. I also used the Au jus mix and not brown gravy mix. Meal prep tip: add some juice to each dish so it doesn't dry out.

I would say just watch the sugars, I don't know how you would know how much sugar actually gets into the water you drink from the fruits. But, I eat fruit so I can't imagine it would be a problem if you can handle eating the fruit. Cucumber water is delicious!

Water bottle that has like a sleeve inside of it to add infusers too like fruit and veggies.

I always love reading your posts! I am going to celebrate that I didn't get a chunk in my shake this morning. haha Not my personal achievement but still a happy one.

Oh my, I am sorry you are going through this. She is clearly a manipulator, for whatever reasons she has came up with in her head. Likely hating herself and trying to bring the people around her down to her. I know it can be hard, balance between not hurting your husband but also not dealing with her ****. Have the BOTH of you sat down and talked to her together and VERY directly? Make it very clear that if she doesn't back up and respect your house, your personal goals and your relationship she will be forced to leave and if she doesn't have anywhere to go it will then be her problem. I don't know if it will help but definitely worth a shot. Then, at that point I am on board with @sillykitty it is her problem. She didn't respect either of you, so she does not deserve the same respect. If none of these things work and you just end up stuck with her, maybe get a mini fridge for your bedroom and put your foods and prepped meals in there? Or be a real d**k back and get a lock for the refrigerator so she can't access it. Then she can figure it out herself. Could even do the same thing with a few cabinets, so only you and husband have access to them. I know it sounds ridiculous but at that point I would say it is desperate measures. I wish you the best! Hang in there.

Each program has it's own set of guidelines for their own reasons. My theory is that if you trust them to preform surgery then trust them to guide you through the process. Follow their plan. My program never limited carbs. As @Tomo said, just get protein in first then some veggies and from there eat what you want while staying within your daily calories. I think other than a single bite here and there I probably couldn't get carbs in till 3/4 months after surgery anyway though. Now, it just depends on the day. Sometimes I eat 30 carbs and other days I eat 150.

You got it!! I will wait till I eat it tomorrow because it looks gross cold. HAHA!

Well that is good news! Good luck with the next step.

No problem! You will find lots of support here. But, also lots of different opinions which could become overwhelming especially in the early stages when you are still learning and getting used to everything. Over anything else, listen to your team and Dietician! You are trusting them with your life while preforming surgery, so you should be trusting them throughout the entire process. And you will soon learn everyone's surgeon and bariatric team have different rules and guidelines.

I suppose! haha I also LOVE roast carrots so I added baby carrots to mine while it cooked! YUM! It is really the only kind of carrots I like. I hate raw carrots and even cooked taste to plain. But whew, I could make a meal of roast beef carrots alone.

Hello, I have noticed a lot of the stuff we eat or drink cost way more on Amazon but it is more convenient. I just thought I would give you a heads up , based on my experience. Your choice, I sometimes just pay it because the free shipping makes up for the cost difference of having it delivered with shipping fees somewhere else too. Sometimes I order stuff from Walmart too, or I go to Bj's. (need membership) Everyone has a different opinion on the SF stuff. I have heard it makes you crave sugar more but I don't have an opinion on that. Sugar alcohols give A LOT of people diarrhea, so you might want to watch that too. I personally don't like SF candies so I just avoid it and if I really have the urge will eat a small piece of something sweet with real sugar. I do drink SF drinks tho and don't mind them so I don't know what the difference is for me. I have never been a sweet drink person so that may have something to do with it. I LOVE SF lemonade! Good luck to you!

Stop weighing yourself everyday. Try to cut back to once a week. Everyone fluctuates all the time, I can easily gain 5 lbs in a day and by the next morning it be completely gone plus some. Also, you will experience "stalls" at times. You won't loose weight and may even gain a couple lbs over a week or so. It also will pass. Just stay focused and follow your plan and you will loose weight. Best of luck to you!

I have no idea, I don't even remember where I saw it. Sorry.

I meal prep my lunches usually. A lot of times crock pot meals, mainly because it is easier. This week I made "Mississippi roast beef" it is the best roast I have ever eaten! I will have to take a picture during my lunch tomorrow and share it. If you look up the recipe- I used half of the butter in the recipe and will likely just leave the butter completely out next time.

My mother had a mastectomy a few months ago, I was in the recovery room when she woke up. The nurse told her she would feel pressure on her chest because they put her in a mastectomy compression bra... my mom's (without missing a beat) says.. "I knew I was getting the feels while I was out... I just don't know if I liked it. I think my missing boob is going to be jealous now"...LOL! The nurse thought it was funny, I just shook my head...