Sara Ann
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is eating lunch, finishing getting ready, going to buy my dad a new shower head which I will install tonight and then going to get a pedicure at 3
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Update on my cousin: she got her dialysis in the hospital today and they took 4 liters off of her and hope to take her breathing tube out tonight, if not tomorrow. Her levels were way off balance because of all the drinking/eating she did this weekend. She is still in critical condition, but she is improving. I am going to visit her tomorrow after work and will know more then. Prayers are still majorly needed though. Thanks
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Prayers needed ASAP...my cousin Alicia was just rushed to the ICU and is in critical condition with a breathing tube and she's sedated. I don't know any other details since I'm at work.
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is watching the last disc of The Vampire Diaries before bed tonight...what a great way to end Christmas
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my mom just gave us our family gift...we are going to fly to Oregon in April to see my aunt and uncle!! I haven't seen them in almost 3 years!
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I don't go to meetings, but I do the online program. It really helps to keep me accountable for the foods that I eat instead of just eating whatever I want in small portions.
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I am almost 7 months post-op and for the past few days, all I have been eating is chips, crackers..stuff like that and I never feel satisfied of course Any tips on how to go back to low-carb? I feel so gross!
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I had surgery on 3/21/2011 and weighed 250 on DOS. I currently weigh 201 and I have noticed lately that if I do not work out, I do not lose that week and may possibly even gain some depending on my food choices for the week. Exercise is very important in our journey I have come to find out! I have been at a plateau/slow weight loss since about August though, I have only lost about 4 lbs in that time.
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Sounds good! I'll have to make it sometime! Do you know if you can refrigerate it and re-heat it?
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Thank you. I am going to start that in the morning. I need to get away from carb hell as fast as possible!
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I am currently a little over 6 months out from surgery and went to see my NUT and she freaked out on me that I wasn't eating enough! I was eating between 800-900 calories per day and low carb. She upped my calories to 1200-1500 calories per day, 180 grams of carbs max and 70-80 grams of Protein. She said that I am never supposed to eat less than 1200 calories per day and she is telling everyone at our support group meetings the same thing. I could maybe agree with her on the calories, but 180 grams of carbs per day? Doesn't that seem a little high? If you are also 6 months or more out, how much do you usually eat on a regular basis?
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I waited about 6 weeks before I had caffeine and about 3 months before I had alcohol. I have found though that one drink at a bar (probably 2-3 shots worth of vodka) makes me feel good and 2 just makes me unwalkable drunk lol. So be careful!
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My NUT is part of my bariatric package with my surgeon & coordinator also. I can see her as many times as I need FOR LIFE. I'm pretty sure that she knows what she is talking about since she deals with only bariatric patients and nursing mothers. Carolina girl, I think I am going to follow sorta what your NUT said and see how it goes. I am currently losing about .5-1 lb a week and that just seems way too little for being only 6 months out.
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I think I am going to aim for between 800-1000 calories per day max and stick to low carb. I have 50 lbs left to go and don't want to slow down my weight loss by eating more
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I love Chipotle too! I get the burrito bowl without rice, with fajita veggies, salsa, cheese, double steak or chicken and a side of guacamole Yummy! I eat what I can of it, and then I put the left-overs into microwave safe dishes and have it for lunch for a few days
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Just ignore them I get it a lot when I go out to eat with friends but most of my friends know about my surgery so they usually just split an entree with me Like a couple weeks ago, I went to downtown Disney with a friend and we just split a burger..we got a few looks but whatever
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I'm going to start doing C25K on Monday. I am 6 months post-op and need to start doing something other than just walking around the neighborhood or on the treadmill. I have 50 more lbs to lose and I know that running will help make that happen faster than just walking
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20 week comparison photos
Sara Ann replied to PatrickG's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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I am going to aim for 1000-1200 calories per day instead of the 1200-1500 but I am going to cut the carbs down to no more than 60 grams per day. 180 grams of carbs per day is ridiculous and I think all the extra carbs are what is making not lose anything right now. I've been stuck between 215-217 for the past 2 weeks and I just want to move past that already!
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I am currently 3 months out from surgery and went to see my NUT and she freaked out on me that I wasn't eating enough! I was eating between 600-800 calories per day and low carb. She upped my calories to 1200-1500 calories per day, 180 grams of carbs max and 80 grams of Protein. Doesn't this sound weird for me having had the sleeve performed? I still only get in around 1000 calories max but I'm scared that I am eating too much and because I'm not losing anything!
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I saw that everyone has been posting their pre and post-op pics and I love looking at them so I thought I'd show mine also I've lost a total of 41 lbs since 3/19/2011 and while I'm kinda "stuck" at 222.2 right now, I know I'll be losing way more! The first picture is from January 2011 and I was at my highest weight of 263 and the next couple of pictures are from April 16, 2011 at my college graduation. These pictures are actually only 1 month post-op, I just realized that instead of them being 2 month post-op sorry.
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Hang in there, I am going through the same thing but I am almost 2 months post-op and have been the same weight for the past 2 weeks! I think the reason for my stall is that I'm not eating enough protein so I'm trying to up that.
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I think I kinda skipped a "eating" stage
Sara Ann posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I was sleeved on 3/21 so I am almost 3 weeks out. I was on liquids for 7 days after surgery and then moved to pureed foods. I stayed on pureed foods for a couple days and then started incorporating soft foods. Did I mess up by doing that? I've been able to eat grilled chicken, small bites of baked/smashed potatoes, lean turkey deli meat, crackers (only 1 or 2), oatmeal..pretty much any food that I can chew up really well. I haven't had any problems digesting it at all! Did my stomach maybe just heal faster or did I move on too quickly? I feel like I'm eating a healthy diet now, instead of being on just mushies.