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4 weeks today! 20 post-surgical pounds gone! 40 total! I'm cool with that.

Justine: totally agree....eating IS a chore. Can't eat much. I honestly think I expend more energy/calories making my food than the amount I'm taking it after I make it! But my one-egg egg salad was awesome yesterday. And tonight I'm going to be doing the cooking for the first time alone. The hubby has really stepped up his game and made it super easy for me over the last month. Now it's my turn.

Toyboo: You're home from the hospital? And doing better? GREAT!!!

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4 weeks today! 20 post-surgical pounds gone! 40 total! I'm cool with that.

Justine: totally agree....eating IS a chore. Can't eat much. I honestly think I expend more energy/calories making my food than the amount I'm taking it after I make it! But my one-egg egg salad was awesome yesterday. And tonight I'm going to be doing the cooking for the first time alone. The hubby has really stepped up his game and made it super easy for me over the last month. Now it's my turn.

Toyboo: You're home from the hospital? And doing better? GREAT!!!

Yes, I came home this weekend. I'm feeling a little better. I now have to take blood thinners for a year and I'm on pain pills but I try not to take those. Thanks everyone for your prayers. I've been going crazy in that hospital.

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It seems like those that had their surgery late in Sept are losing like crazy. Congrats on that! I'm trying to work on losing the 10 pounds I gained in the hospital. I probably won't meet my goal of 20 lbs lost at my one month. Oh well. I'm just glad to be out the hospital.

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Yes, I came home this weekend. I'm feeling a little better. I now have to take blood thinners for a year and I'm on pain pills but I try not to take those. Thanks everyone for your prayers. I've been going crazy in that hospital.

So happy to hear you are home! I have been wondering about you. Did you switch doctors now? Any further explanation from your doc on why the negligent patient care?

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So happy to hear you are home! I have been wondering about you. Did you switch doctors now? Any further explanation from your doc on why the negligent patient care?

Thanks, I'm so happy to be home. No explanation whatsoever. I called yesterday and canceled all my appts coming up with him. I'm looking now for another doctor.

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Thanks, I'm so happy to be home. No explanation whatsoever. I called yesterday and canceled all my appts coming up with him. I'm looking now for another doctor.

Good for you. Were you recommended to him in the first place? Just curious. And don't forget to find every WLS site out there and give him a negative review plus also on Yelp.com for you area. He should not be allowed to practice medicine like that.

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Good for you. Were you recommended to him in the first place? Just curious. And don't forget to find every WLS site out there and give him a negative review plus also on Yelp.com for you area. He should not be allowed to practice medicine like that.

No, it wasn't a recommendation. I had a list of doctors through research and just picked him. I'll be sure to do that.

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I had my sleeve done on sept.21 so I’m a little over 2 weeks in. I have days that i wake up with tons of energy then about 3 or 4 hr in I’m crashing... I mean I don’t have any energy at all. I’ve only lost 22 lbs in the first week. I didn’t lose anything last week or this one so far. I know I’m not eating right. I have found carbs are so much easier to go down and I can’t seem to eat without drinking. One other thing Im eating that I shouldn’t is potato chips. I was so hoping that was one of the things I would lose a taste for. It’s just they are so easy to go down. If you chew a few times it’s like eating mashed potatoes. Lol… Getting my Protein in is a struggle also. I love coffee so I bought some instant flavored coffee mix and I put a couple table spoons of chocolate flavored Protein Powder in.

I read this blog almost every day to see what everyone is experiencing. Some of you say eating is a chore and I so agree with that. I hate the fact I struggle with food.< /p>

Any thoughts, advice,prayers or scaring me into eatting right will be helpful!

everyone have a blessed and great day!

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I had my sleeve done on sept.21 so I’m a little over 2 weeks in. I have days that i wake up with tons of energy then about 3 or 4 hr in I’m crashing... I mean I don’t have any energy at all. I’ve only lost 22 lbs in the first week. I didn’t lose anything last week or this one so far. I know I’m not eating right. I have found carbs are so much easier to go down and I can’t seem to eat without drinking. One other thing Im eating that I shouldn’t is potato chips. I was so hoping that was one of the things I would lose a taste for. It’s just they are so easy to go down. If you chew a few times it’s like eating mashed potatoes. Lol… Getting my Protein in is a struggle also. I love coffee so I bought some instant flavored coffee mix and I put a couple table spoons of chocolate flavored protein powder in.

I read this blog almost every day to see what everyone is experiencing. Some of you say eating is a chore and I so agree with that. I hate the fact I struggle with food.< /p>

Any thoughts, advice,prayers or scaring me into eatting right will be helpful!

everyone have a blessed and great day!

mommydrysdale,

hang in there. I think the adjustment period is just difficult. Be sweet to yourself. 22 lbs in one week is an awful lot. Maintaining it like you have is fantastic. It's going to be a long haul kind of thing. A lifetime of choices and successes. Maybe go window shopping for clothes. That might bring your mind back around to looking forward to the future and the new you. I find it inspiring when I think about what I'm going to be able to buy and wear.

I am hungry all the time and also experiencing the energy crashes, too, and I am so hungry most of the time. I'll drink something and then 30, 60 minutes there it is again: the siren: food, need food.

Oh well, I digress. I am praying for you. Best of luck.

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I know right. Time has gone by so fast. Hopefully we'll have no more complications.

Yep it has & I pray it's all good from this point out... Wish you many blessing in the future - ik we'll all be fine...

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Yey! We r almost a month <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />. I almost bought a Protein Bar but chickened out because of calories or carbs. I feel like I can eat a lot but maybe I'm not? Yesterday and now today for the first time I feel like eating is a chore. Before that it was cravings galore! Maybe it's out of my system?

Glad you are doing better <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Yep we are... Congrats to us all

I decided not to be scared of calories or carbs, even w/ the Protein bar & taco bake I had yesterday I still didn't eat enough to get to 800 calories... You should try the Protein Shake & think even w/ the carbs w/ everything you might or might not eat you probably still wouldn't go over whatever your carb goal is... thanks glad I'm doin a lil better to... Go back to work 2 weeks from tomorrow so I think I'll be good... Congrats on your success thus far

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Everyone should read a post called 'This Os Going A Little To Well' - it gave me a whole new outlook on everything - what this guy says makes total sense... Check it out

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Everyone should read a post called 'This Os Going A Little To Well' - it gave me a whole new outlook on everything - what this guy says makes total sense... Check it out

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Is that post on here?

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I can't find it. Who is the author?

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Update on my story.. I was doing really well up until friday night.. Started feeling very weak.. Started with diarrhea Saturday continued until Sunday which by then I ended up in hospital... I was dehydrated, potassium and magnesium levels low, low BP, a lot of acid, burning sensation and pain... Been in hospital since then... Drs were concerned bc i lost 30lbs in 10 days.. is this normal? Going home today and need advice.. How does everyone keep hydrated. My surgery was in Mexico so I was wondering What Vitamins are suppose to be taken? Feeling a bit discouraged but not giving up.. Any advice? Thank u in advance

Janie (sent from my iPhone using VST)

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