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Holy crap, that's a lot of food! I'm on call tomorrow, so I'll be at the hospital for 26 hours. Hoping that I can get some sleep, but I had to pack enough food to last 26 hours on my feet, and omg, it's a LOT of volume! Things I'll be eating from 5:30 am tomorrow to 7:30 am on Tues: smoothie with 1 cup coconut milk and 1 cup blueberries 2 eggs 1 clamshell of strawberries 1 clamshell of blackberries 6 small cucumbers 8 small heirloom tomatoes 1 apple 1 oz hazelnut butter (NOM! Never tried it before, it's SO good!) 2 eye of round steaks 1 pear 1/2 container of plain Greek yogurt and then unlimited coffee with cream and tea Believe it or not, that ridiculous amount of food is under 1800 calories. I also packed a can of tuna in case I have a major snack attack, but I hope all of the above stuff will be enough! Heavy on fruit, but I'm not a huge vegetable person, so I'm taking it easy on myself in at least ONE department. Dear Lord, give me strength, lol.

I had a legit gastroenteritis a few months ago, and the vomiting was still quite forceful. It's very different than the weird burp-vomits from overeating. I think those ones come just from food stuck in the esophagus and coming back up, and aren't real vomiting.

I'm not gonna lie, planning this several days ahead of time was NOT a good idea....mostly because in the meantime, anticipating the deprivation of days to come, I've consumed every single drop of sugar and bread in the house!

Did Week 6, Day 2 this morning! The first 10-min interval was a breeze. The second one was tough, but I made it without stopping. I covered 4 km in 23 mins (2 10-min runs and the 3-min walk in between). Pretty happy, especially because according to my log, I hadn't run for 9 days!

If you can't take it by mouth, there are various beta blockers that can be given IV, e.g. labetalol. Edit: apparently, there's IV atenolol, also.

I actually read that when a person starts working nights, their metabolism slows down by 10% within 2 or 3 weeks. I do call, so I occasionally work 24-28 hours in a row, with a few hours of sleep at night if I'm lucky. I definitely find that as the night goes on, my willpower drops and my desire to eat whatever increases drastically. Your body is low on energy and is trying to find some, and since sleep is not an option, the next natural source of energy is food.

Yeah, I could see how it'd be tough if you are early out, I personally wouldn't do it if I weren't able to eat a couple of ounces of food at once. And yeah, I wouldn't eat my meat raw, either! I eat carpaccio and steak tartare, and I eat raw oysters and, of course, sashimi, but I just don't feel comfortable buying meat even at the farmers' market to eat raw. E. coli is serious business, and so is cholera! Plus I think raw red meat would be tough on the sleeve.

Anyone? Anyone?!

I suppose it's possible that your sleeve is so narrow, that it's actually able to slip out easier now than your full-sized stomach would before. Technically, weightloss generally improves hiatal hernias, so your surgeon will likely tell you to wait it out and see whether your symptoms improve once you reach your goal weight. I also suspect that once your sleeve stretches out a bit, it might be less likely to pop out through that opening. Alternatively, it can still be fixed surgically, but they use a different (simpler) procedure, where they just throw in some stitches in the diaphragm to tighten the opening, whereas the traditional procedure involves some additional steps, including wrapping the stomach around the esophagus to tighten it.

I just thought I'd share with those who are considering Dr. Aceves for their sleeve - I'm currently doing a rotation in bariatric surgery and the other day, I told my preceptor that I had been sleeved. He (a bariatric surgeon himself) was absolutely blown away by my results and actually called his 2 bariatric fellows to the room just to look at my abs and marvel at the fact that they would've never guessed I had any sort of bariatric surgery and that I could get results like this without plastics. My preceptor kept asking how Dr. Aceves managed to remove my stomach through such a tiny incision - he said he would've never figured I was sleeved based on how tiny my scars are! He even thought Dr. Aceves must've gone through the mouth as opposed to through the abdomen. So there you go, even other specialists in this area are blown away by his work!

Oh man, I haven't run for a week now! I developed a bad cold last weekend, and I was not able to take time off from work to recover, so I just trudged there every morning at 6 AM despite a low grade fever and generally feeling awful....It's been a week, and I STILL have a bad, chesty cough! I was up at 3:30 last night for no reason but just to hack up a lung for half an hour. Today I went for a short walk, and within 4 blocks, I was having a coughing fit, so I'm still not cleared. I'm going to try the gym tomorrow and depending on how it goes, I'm hoping to attempt a run on Sunday.

You can do both at the same time. Your hernia repair is likely to last longer because you'll start losing weight (excess weight is a major risk factor for hernias).

I think it's a good idea!

Lululemon TaTa Tamer. Seriously, end of story (I've tried 'em all!). I'm a DD and it's the absolute best bra; plus it separates nicely and has light padding for more oomph and nip coverage.

I've been lucky; but you're right, it's not uncommon. Unfortunately, you'll have to have it out at some point; might as well do it pre-emptively before you have an attack. It's normally done laparoscopically, although if you have extensive scarring from your previous surgeries, they sometimes end up making a classical incision.

They don't taste that great, either! I'd rather eat a peanut butter sandwich on sprouted grain bread for that amount of calories.

Hey team, I was thinking of doing a short Paleo experiment for a week. For those unfamiliar with Paleo, it's a certain type of eating that's believed to mimic the way our ancestors ate before the advent of agriculture. In its strictest form, it's the raw food diet; the mainstream form is basically lean meats/fish + eggs + veggies + fruit + nuts and no grains of any sort, no legumes, and no dairy; and the least restrictive form allows dairy (albeit organic only) but still eschews legumes and grains. Of course, you are not allowed any sugar or artificial sweeteners, and no processed foods. But there's no limits on fat intake, no calorie counting, and no portion control (not that it's an issue for sleevers!). I was thinking of trying this for a week just to see how sustainable it would be and to see how it'd make me feel. There are all kinds of claims as to improvement in your sleep, digestion, energy levels, loss of cravings, disappearance of afternoon crashes, depression, etc etc, and I basically just want to test that. Anyone with me? I'm thinking of doing the modified version with dairy - just because I'd like to continue with my whey Protein shakes. I'll be using almond milk instead of milk in my shakes, though, but I'll let myself have an organic Greek yogurt or two here and there if I feel like it. I would like to start on Monday, just to make things easier and give myself the weekend to prep some meals, and hopefully find a few people to do this with me for support and exchanging experiences!

Some cheap healthy options in addition to the above mentioned include: canned tuna all legumes nuts oats Peanut Butter (oatmeal with milk, PB, raisins and chocolate Protein powder = amazing) yams apples bananas

Honestly, regret is a useless emotion in this situation. It's been done, you can't reverse it, so why waste time thinking "what if?" Just take it day by day and realize that it's all temporary roadblocks and it will get better.

Based on the location, it could be a bladder problem, some sort of uterine/ovarian pathology, or diverticulitis. You'd need some work-up in either case.

Well, if you decided to shove 9 oz of chocolate into that pouch, I'm sure it'd affect your weight loss....haha

Yaaaaay! Don't worry, I was saying the same thing last year....then I finally became hooked enough to pony up the $100+/month, lol.

I think partaking in races is a great idea! Make your next race an 8K or a 10K, that way you have something to work towards. As you are further out from your surgery, you can also start running - that way you can work on improving your finish times.

I think after maintaining for a few months....I was so paranoid that I'd lose all this weight and then just regain it all right after hitting goal! But just the other day I realized I've been maintaining for over a year, so even though I've had my ups and downs, it really hasn't been that hard and I probably won't be ballooning back to 200+ anytime soon.

Peanut butter!