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OCTOBER 2014

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misstvb    248

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Has anyone experienced an excessively itchy scalp? No dandruff and the hair falling out has decreased but my scalp itches like crazy.

I eat between 900 and 1100 calories a day.

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ShonIsLove    64

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I have been getting my extra Protein in by eating yogurt two times a day with a scoop of GENEPRO protein added to it. This was the only way that I could get it in. I don't like the shakes or the Protein Bars. I try to eat a little beef Jerky during the day as well. Protein has been a bit of a struggle for me.

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LisaCO    169

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Ok girls! The first pic is the day of surgery. The 2nd pic is this weekend in Las Vegas. 120 pounds lighter. I couldnt stand pics earlier now I love them. :)

Here it is:

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Bronxmerci    312

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geez all of you look so freakin hot, damn!!!! i am finally at a normal bmi, i cannot believe it. I don't think i was ever a normal bmi, sheesh i was even born overweight at 10lbs lol. no more obese, no more overweight, feels good.

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misstvb    248

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Ok girls! The first pic is the day of surgery. The 2nd pic is this weekend in Las Vegas. 120 pounds lighter. I couldnt stand pics earlier now I love them. :)

Here it is:

You look amazing.

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LisaCO    169

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Ok girls! The first pic is the day of surgery. The 2nd pic is this weekend in Las Vegas. 120 pounds lighter. I couldnt stand pics earlier now I love them. :)

Here it is:

You look amazing.
Thank you. I feel wonderful!

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misstvb    248

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LisaCO I always hated pictures of myself before too. Now I am not so resistant to them. I'm slowly gaining my self esteem as I slowly lose this weight.

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Shadow427    272

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I just got back from a long weekend in Maine, then stopped in CT to see my mom, brother, sis-in-law and got to watch my nephew play baseball. It was an absolutely wonderful birthday weekend. And, surprisingly, I lost 3 pounds!

I stayed at my friend's B&B and he is a world-renowned chef. Although he doesn't know the details, he does know that I have lost over 80 pounds. Therefore, he was BRILLANT (he happens to be Scottish so that was my imitation of him) with his food creations for me... Very high Protein... very low (or non-existent carbs)... fresh fruits and veggies. One night, he served all the guests a 7 course Indian extravaganza with wine pairings (yes, I did have wine)... I sampled every course, however, I did not FINISH any course. (I told him in advance and he totally understood and didn't take it personally). Well, I was in heaven....

Given all that, I truly was amazed that I actually lost weight! Must have been the amount of walking and exercise I did. Or, as someone on one of the posts mentioned, "change it up to shock your system"... Indidan food can shock one's system. :)

It was a spectacular birthday weekend!

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PinkPolkadot619    337

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I woke up 2 pounds lighter this morning. I hope this means plateau is over.

I do believe if you have lost, that would be the definition of "not a plateau" ;-) congratulations! 2 pounds is amazing!

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PinkPolkadot619    337

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I just got back from a long weekend in Maine, then stopped in CT to see my mom, brother, sis-in-law and got to watch my nephew play baseball. It was an absolutely wonderful birthday weekend. And, surprisingly, I lost 3 pounds!

I stayed at my friend's B&B and he is a world-renowned chef. Although he doesn't know the details, he does know that I have lost over 80 pounds. Therefore, he was BRILLANT (he happens to be Scottish so that was my imitation of him) with his food creations for me... Very high Protein... very low (or non-existent carbs)... fresh fruits and veggies. One night, he served all the guests a 7 course Indian extravaganza with wine pairings (yes, I did have wine)... I sampled every course, however, I did not FINISH any course. (I told him in advance and he totally understood and didn't take it personally). Well, I was in heaven....

Given all that, I truly was amazed that I actually lost weight! Must have been the amount of walking and exercise I did. Or, as someone on one of the posts mentioned, "change it up to shock your system"... Indidan food can shock one's system. :)

It was a spectacular birthday weekend!

Sounds like an excellent Birthday weekend!!! I am so glad you had such a good time!!

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Beni    1,484

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@@misstvb

Hey, I have itchy scalp and dandruff. My hair is also falling like crazy. I am in the weight stall from hell too. It seems like every pound I lose comes right back the next day. Today I am at the 6 month mark. Shouldn't complain too much because I did lose 84 lbs. It's just in the last month it was less then 2 lbs. I also noticed I can eat a lot more then I used to. For example, I went out with friends for lunch, I had a salad with salmon and usually I could only eat 1/2 of the portion. I ate the whole thing today over 1/2 hour period. It's a reasonable sized salad but that's a new one for me. It used to be I couldn't eat more then 1/4 cup of food at a time.

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Luna222    246

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@@misstvb

Hey, I have itchy scalp and dandruff. My hair is also falling like crazy. I am in the weight stall from hell too. It seems like every pound I lose comes right back the next day. Today I am at the 6 month mark. Shouldn't complain too much because I did lose 84 lbs. It's just in the last month it was less then 2 lbs. I also noticed I can eat a lot more then I used to. For example, I went out with friends for lunch, I had a salad with salmon and usually I could only eat 1/2 of the portion. I ate the whole thing today over 1/2 hour period. It's a reasonable sized salad but that's a new one for me. It used to be I couldn't eat more then 1/4 cup of food at a time.

I have the itchy scalp and sort of dandruff too! My Hair loss is slowly decreasing, but still comes out alot. But the scalp thing is a new thing, I just started noticing it last week. I was in the shower and my scalp felt tingly and then itchy...after that it's like every day I'm scratching my head!

Beni, I have noticed that as well. I can eat way more than I feel like I should be able to. My ditz of a PA doesn't seem to think that's an issue. Idk. I don't like it though. I feel like it's going to bring in old habits, eating too much, always being hungry. :-(

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misstvb    248

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Beni and Luna, I was up to eating about a cup per meal and my PA said she was happy with that. My thought was "no way". I've decreased my meal size and I'm still full and satisfied. I was getting to the point that I was eating because it tasted good and that's an old habit that got me here in the first place. It's a realization that really scares me.

My stall began at the six month mark too, I was October 8th. It's easy to say we should count or blessings but the reality of it is you worry that this is it. That was a constant worry. I'm feeling back on track, at least hopeful that I am.

As for the itchy scalp. Ugh, I try not to scratch in public and have switched conditioners twice. I'm also not coloring. Oh hello grey hairs. Sigh.

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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

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        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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