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Happy 2nd week sleeviversary everyone! It's time to check in to keep us on track and motivated! <br><br><br> Questions:<br><br> 1) height/weight starting our WLS programs<br><br> 2) weight day if surgery<br><br> 3) week 2 post-op pounds lost/gained<br><br> 4) total pounds lost since program began<br><br> 5) current goal weight/ pounds to go<br><br> 6) your biggest success this week<br><br> 7) your biggest struggle this week<br><br> 8) What is a new lifestyle change you incorporated this week?<br><br><br> (Working girl now has to get out of bed and in the shower! I will answer in a bit!)

1. 260 highest

2. 250

3. 5lbs/240

4. 20lbs

5. 160

6. No longer need Cpap to sleep & can walk on treadmill w/o knee pain.

7. Still trying to get 64ozs of Water in a day

8. Getting back into meditating

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Hi everyone! Went back to doctors today for my 2 week check up. All is good! Puréed is good and bad- I want to eat it but my stomach says otherwise! Trying to figure out what my stomach can handle and how much to eat is a challenge but I'm happy to have choices! Here is my update:

1. 5 feet 3inches 251lbs

2. 240 day of surgery

3. 4 lbs this week

4. 21 pounds total loss!

5. Goal weight 160

6. Success- getting my protien in!

7. Struggle- Constipation and bloating

8. I have been walking 1-2 miles a day!!

Have a great night everyone!

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Happy 2nd week sleeviversary everyone! It's time to check in to keep us on track and motivated!

Questions:

1) height/weight starting our WLS programs

2) weight day if surgery

3) week 2 post-op pounds lost/gained

4) total pounds lost since program began

5) current goal weight/ pounds to go

6) your biggest success this week

7) your biggest struggle this week

8) What is a new lifestyle change you incorporated this week?

(Working girl now has to get out of bed and in the shower! I will answer in a bit!)

1. 5'7"/ 236 at orientation

2. 224 day of surgery

3. Only lost 1.6 pounds this week, but lost inches

4. Current weight: 213 Total pounds lost 23

5. Goal weight: 140 , Pounds to go: 73

6. Biggest success - going back to work this week and finding out it wasn't too difficult.

7. Biggest struggle - learning the hard way that while my new tummy could handle those few sips of coffee, my intestines didn't like resulting in diarrhea (sorry, tmi!)

8. Lifestyle change I incorporated this week: packing my lunch and other Snacks for work. The old me wouldn't plan and would eat on the run (fast food and eating most meals out)

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Tangy,

How are you taking the prilosec? I haven't seen a chewable form yet. And the box I got says not to chew or crush.

I have Rx solu prevacid. It just dissolves on the tongue.

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My dr prescribed it in capsule form and told me I can swallow capsules just not tablets. I had to start taking it 2 days after surgery. I never took it before and I guess it's working cause I haven't had any issues ;) maybe your doctor can prescribe it?

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Not having a good day here :(. I have developed this very sharp, intense pain on my left side near my hip bone and it travels down to my groin. It happens every 15-20 seconds and feels like a hot burning wave as it travels down my body. I suspect I have a bad UTI from not drinking enough Water. I have an appointment with my surgeon at 2:30. Please pray it isn't something more serious :(

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Happy 2nd week sleeviversary everyone! It's time to check in to keep us on track and motivated!

Questions:

1) height/weight starting our WLS programs: 5' 7"

2) weight day if surgery: 243

3) week 2 post-op pounds lost/gained: 12

4) total pounds lost since program began: 26

5) current goal weight/ pounds to go: 150ish/ 79 lbs

6) your biggest success this week: finishing up the 2 week clear liquid diet and moving to full liquids today! Woooooohooooooo

7) your biggest struggle this week

8) What is a new lifestyle change you incorporated this week?

(Working girl now has to get out of bed and in the shower! I will answer in a bit!)

Happy 2nd week sleeviversary everyone! It's time to check in to keep us on track and motivated!

Questions:

1) height/weight starting our WLS programs: 5' 7"

2) weight day if surgery: 243

3) week 2 post-op pounds lost/gained: 12

4) total pounds lost since program began: 26

5) current goal weight/ pounds to go: 150ish/ 79 lbs

6) your biggest success this week: finishing up the 2 week clear liquid diet and moving to full liquids today! Woooooohooooooo

7) your biggest struggle this week: head hunger and food cravings

8) What is a new lifestyle change you incorporated this week? Going to the gym, faithfully

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Not having a good day here :(. I have developed this very sharp, intense pain on my left side near my hip bone and it travels down to my groin. It happens every 15-20 seconds and feels like a hot burning wave as it travels down my body. I suspect I have a bad UTI from not drinking enough Water. I have an appointment with my surgeon at 2:30. Please pray it isn't something more serious :(

Sending prayers

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Sending prayers and good vibes your way Bluesea.

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I am doing good happy that tonight I will get to eat a scrambled egg and string cheese. Ah the little things. I feel great honestly and have since day two once I was off the pain medicine I can't wait to start working out more than a mile walk!

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I have a bad urinary tract infection. Starting antibiotics tonight. Just thankful it isn't a leak!!!!

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Good to hear it wasnt a leak Bluesea...hope you feel better soon.

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So........today was my 1st followup since surgery 2 weeks ago. All went well, Dr said Im losing as expected. He did tell me to stop weighing myself almost every day lol So Im going to try my best to only weigh myself once a week as per his recommendation.

He also said since Ive been doing really good with puree foods I can gradually start soft foods next week. I dont know if I wanna do that just yet. I rather stick it out a little longer. If I do try soft foods I wont be eating it everyday. I want to lose as much as I can in my first 3 months. My ideal goal is to lose 50lbs by my bday is August, so Ive 31lbs more to go!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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