Hi to us who've made it!! Officially post op and feeling great!

Today I made my first flying trip since surgery and the fantastic news, I could use the seat belt without an extension! Whoohoo!

The not so good news, 4 days ago I had a planned binge on steamed broccoli and it turned out bad. I knew what I was doing, I wanted my old favorite evening activity of constant grazing and TV. Zone out...feel full, some metal hunger that wanted to be soothed. But of course it didn't work. I vomited hard, felt terrible all night and the next day.

The emotional journey with this WLS is hard. The old ways of self-medicating with food doesn't work now. I knew it was not a good choice to overeat any food. It could possibly stretch my new tiny tummy and challenge the new staple line of my new stomach. But I did it anyway, just had to have it! NOT a healthy choice. I did meet with my shrink the next day to work on those old emotional wounds so hopefully I won't have to do that again.

Today I am getting a good laugh at my binge on BROCCOLI!! It tasted so good it could have been ice-cream. Only fellow WLS folks to relate to this. (I HOPE!??) A "normal" eater just wouldn't get it.

Anyone else having some emotional challenges now that we can't eat our way through them?

Stall over I guess....I lost one very precious pound.

I'm depressed with anxiety but I don't feel it is linked to food

@@Eli Alexander Yea I did talk to my nut. she has access to myfitnesspal app. I know I need to intake more protein but she said otherwise my food intake was really quite decent. She does want me to up my protein a bit. It is getting hard for me to do so cause of two reasons. One I can't STAND the taste of those shakes anymore. Not even ones I make. Two. I can't even eat that much meat unless it is fish and I can't eat all fish cause I hate the way it taste so I'm relying on alot of vegan food which is taking some getting use to. I hope this stall truly does end soon.

Im a newly addicted to orange juice! I binge like its pop. Its crazy I never like oj before! Im on my fitness pal 360% vit c

And down 55lbs )

Im a newly addicted to orange juice! I binge like its pop. Its crazy I never like oj before! Im on my fitness pal 360% vit c

And down 55lbs )

Congrats on the 55!! I am down 50! My nut said I couldn't have oj because of the sugar. ???? I don't like g2 or crystal light I would really like some oj or something different

Hi everyone!!
I haven't checked in, in forever! I have been following everyones posts and am glad to see how well everything is going. I had my surgery on January 29th and it went really well. I was a revision from lap band to sleeve and the surgeon found some issues with the lap band, but was able to clean everything up and perform the sleeve. I have never felt in such control of my food choices in my life. No cravings, no binges...just normal eating (well, if 1 oz is normal). I can go out to dinner with friends and not be concerned about how much of my favorite food I will eat. It is such a freeing feeling. I started this journey at 350 pounds, 325 on the day of surgery. I am now sitting at 295 and am losing consistently...so 55 pounds gone so far. I will never see 300 again and am only 95 pounds from my goal (which is anything under 199). I am glad to be back here and watching the success everyone is having!

Jennifer

@@Eli Alexander Yea I did talk to my nut. she has access to myfitnesspal app. I know I need to intake more protein but she said otherwise my food intake was really quite decent. She does want me to up my protein a bit. It is getting hard for me to do so cause of two reasons. One I can't STAND the taste of those shakes anymore. Not even ones I make. Two. I can't even eat that much meat unless it is fish and I can't eat all fish cause I hate the way it taste so I'm relying on alot of vegan food which is taking some getting use to. I hope this stall truly does end soon.

Well it sounds like you are doing everything correctly, I'm sure your stall will break soon.

The fish part made me laugh. Ron Swanson on the comedy Parks and Recreation says Fish is basically a vegetable. I kind of feel the same way, although I do like it, it just doesn't seem like the same category as real meat.

@@Eli Alexander Well maybe talking was my good luck charm cause I FINALLY broke it this morning with a loss. Only 1 lb but I will take it cause it is a loss not a gain. Yay! Ugh I cried on that scale! Oh and the fish does NOT keep me full. It is crazy I eat til I'm full then in about two-three hours i'm hungry to I feel like I'm snacking or picking all day. @@Aprilhoffman78 I def can't drink OJ or any juice it is so loaded with sugar and carbs that I had it ONCE and my nut gave me a scolding like I was my 2 yr old. Mostly cause I'm diabetic but I'm jealous. All I drink is crystal light, diet decaf tea and water. Pretty boring really!

Edited March 14, 201511 yr by Veronica Page

@ Veronica page its so weird how are bodies react, crystal light, decaf tea, Gatorade burns my new tummy congrats on getting thru the stall. Heres my updated skinny face, people are starting to notice my weight loss, when all i can notice is in my face some days lol

Edited March 15, 201511 yr by Aprilhoffman78

So great to hear everyone's journey. I'm not losing the way Id like...I feel like my tummy is a little smaller but not much....I think I may be snacking too much. Not having trouble with too many foods...only thing that doesn't agree is tuna and eggs...which is sad because they're both good sources of protein.

Edited March 15, 201511 yr by Redefined

OUCH is all I can say today. It is really weird how we truly do not use every part of our body daily. I have been going to the gym-3-4 times a week mostly doing aerobic to get my heart rate up and try to burn some fat. So last night I thought I have been lightly going the weights and my trainer really hit me hard with those workouts last night. I'm a hurting today, it is a good pain but geez crazy to think that I have not used those muscles on that level in I don't know how long. I was down two lbs but this morning I woke up again up one so bleh forget it. I'm just going to throw that scale out the window and weigh in once a month. It is driving me nuts!

Veronica, congrats on the loss! I'm helping my brother right now watching their kids. It's fun, but not good for my diet, it seems like I'm cooking for one of them every hour and I'm a nibbler.

April, awesome pic, nice knowing others can see all the changes. I've been getting tons of comments recently cause I'm traveling and seeing people I haven't seen in months. The people you see daily can't spot the weightloss like others can.

I'm a nibbler too which is why I have premade bento boxes ready for me when I cook for them. It is hard with kids not being an eating schedule. All I guess we can do is have our own lil snacks handy for those times. I have a slice of cheese or a roll of deli meat or a hard boiled egg no whites cut up! Good luck and I love when people notice that I have lost weight even if it just my family.

So close to onederland! Weighed in at 200# on the dot. Was stalled for 3 weeks then dropped 5 lbs in a weekend. Surgery was 1/7. I just upped my walking time from 30 min to an hour+ a day. I can eat anything I want. Usually 3-4 meals a day, protein shakes in between. I try to think of meat/protein rich sources first. I've got a college diet. Yogurt, tacos, chicken nuggets, etc. Cafeteria food = fast food. I try for a portion of protein and some carbs. Probably up to 900 Cal a day. I weight train maybe 2-3 days/week. No issues with hair or skin yet. Knock on wood. Good with liquids, bad with vitamins. Either they're horse pills or taste like hay.

Oh but I am having new issues with acne. Went from mild to moderate these past few weeks. Nodules on face and scalp. Never had scalp issues before. Ick. Looking at Accutane for treatment.