I finally made the thread for those of us who are scheduled for May 15th. It'll be fun to hear how all of us are doing during our journeys. Feel free to share!

There are many of us on pre-ops now and some have a few days. Just about a week left!!! How awesome and exciting it is! ?

Dont forget to FOLLOW the thread!

1 hour ago, Apple1 said:

Babies always look like peaceful angles when their asleep ?.

They do. Something about watching them sleep is just beautiful. I picked up my youngest from her school yesterday, earlier than usual, the kids were all down for their nap. I just stood there watching. Such sweet blessings children are....then they wake up! ?.

Your grand baby is a darling.

Edited June 25, 20179 yr by Newme17

I hope everyone had a great weekend!!

I was so busy I don't feel like I had 2 days off..lol... we took Malaya home around 9:30 and have been working hard all day. My dh decided to power wash the siding on the house. While he was doing that I did household chores then I decided it would be a good idea to go by some more flowers to plant in the yard.

I just finished up outside and I am beat.

so no lentils today. We are gonna have something easy, probably an omelette.

I realized just how easy it is to overheat now when working outside. We can't hydrate quickly enough. I had to take several breaks just to cool off and focus on getting fluids in.

I hope you all had a good Sunday!!

Hello ladies...so I had a NSV today....guess who bought shorts in a size 12 ???? I was a 16 just 1 month ago.... wooo hooo I also bought 2 medium size shirts I was an XL looking forward to buying more clothes but not to much right now lol

3 minutes ago, patty0715 said:

Hello ladies...so I had a NSV today....guess who bought shorts in a size 12 ???? I was a 16 just 1 month ago.... wooo hooo I also bought 2 medium size shirts I was an XL looking forward to buying more clothes but not to much right now lol

That is awesome patty.

I thought maybe I ate one too many bites of a hamburger patty last night. Felt a little different than usual after eating. So I decided to finish the rest of it for tonight's dinner. No where near even 2 oz and I feel really gross. I don't believe hamburger meat is sitting well with me right now. Thankfully it's one meat I really don't care for or crave, so I'll be good for another year without a piece of hamburger!

4 hours ago, Apple1 said:

I hope everyone had a great weekend!!

I was so busy I don't feel like I had 2 days off..lol... we took Malaya home around 9:30 and have been working hard all day. My dh decided to power wash the siding on the house. While he was doing that I did household chores then I decided it would be a good idea to go by some more flowers to plant in the yard.

I just finished up outside and I am beat.

so no lentils today. We are gonna have something easy, probably an omelette.

I realized just how easy it is to overheat now when working outside. We can't hydrate quickly enough. I had to take several breaks just to cool off and focus on getting fluids in.

I hope you all had a good Sunday!!

The water intake is crucial for us during these summer days. I feel like I need to focus more of that than eating right now.

So, if you were hungry and thirsty at the same time. Which is more important? Drink or eat?

2 hours ago, patty0715 said:

Hello ladies...so I had a NSV today....guess who bought shorts in a size 12 ???? I was a 16 just 1 month ago.... wooo hooo I also bought 2 medium size shirts I was an XL looking forward to buying more clothes but not to much right now lol

Say what!? A 12!!!! Oh how nice! Congrats on that! ?

I'm trying to still wear some stuff I have, don't want to spend money on stuff so short term, but they're starting to look a little ridiculous. Lol. There's a really cheap place here and my church has a (free) store. I think I'll hit those up after our 2 month post.

7 hours ago, Newme17 said:

Say what!? A 12!!!! Oh how nice! Congrats on that! ?

I'm trying to still wear some stuff I have, don't want to spend money on stuff so short term, but they're starting to look a little ridiculous. Lol. There's a really cheap place here and my church has a (free) store. I think I'll hit those up after our 2 month post.

I'm the same I'm not trying to buy a lot of clothes either but my shorts were looking funny and my shirts were really big but I'm waiting to buy more pieces.

8 hours ago, Newme17 said:

So, if you were hungry and thirsty at the same time. Which is more important? Drink or eat?

I had that exact problem yesterday. I chose to hydrate. I think I was functioning on a negative calorie deficit before dinner based on how much energy I was expanding.

I ended up with 600 calories for the day, but I probably burned 300+ with all I did.

This experience will have me thinking twice about working that hard outside in the heat of the day. In the future I will plan projects like this early or later in the day.

8 hours ago, Newme17 said:

Say what!? A 12!!!! Oh how nice! Congrats on that! ?

I'm trying to still wear some stuff I have, don't want to spend money on stuff so short term, but they're starting to look a little ridiculous. Lol. There's a really cheap place here and my church has a (free) store. I think I'll hit those up after our 2 month post.

I am having this problem with my church clothes. They are all way too big, but I don't want to spend a lot of money yet on new things. I might go to Goodwill and look around.

8 hours ago, Newme17 said:

I thought maybe I ate one too many bites of a hamburger patty last night. Felt a little different than usual after eating. So I decided to finish the rest of it for tonight's dinner. No where near even 2 oz and I feel really gross. I don't believe hamburger meat is sitting well with me right now. Thankfully it's one meat I really don't care for or crave, so I'll be good for another year without a piece of hamburger!

I have noticed little changes lately with how my sleeve reacts to certain foods. I think part of the problem is me forgetting to eat slowly. I am beginning to forget my stomach is smaller and still healing and eating mindlessly. At first I was hyper aware every time I ate something and now not so much.

42 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

I have noticed little changes lately with how my sleeve reacts to certain foods. I think part of the problem is me forgetting to eat slowly. I am beginning to forget my stomach is smaller and still healing and eating mindlessly. At first I was hyper aware every time I ate something and now not so much.

Same here. I, too, am forgetting to eat slowly as well. It's almost as if I had nothing done, in my head because of feeling physically normal now, but I've got to focus.

1 hour ago, Apple1 said:

I had that exact problem yesterday. I chose to hydrate.

After I had posted the question, I had made the decision to fulfill my thirst first. Humans can go without food for so long but cannot go without water/liquids at all.

56 minutes ago, Newme17 said:

Same here. I, too, am forgetting to eat slowly as well. It's almost as if I had nothing done, in my head because of feeling physically normal now, but I've got to focus.

Exactly!!

Hey ladies, it has been awhile since i been speaking with all of you. I'm getting noticed of my weight loss and I just smile and nod with a modest thank you. Be glad when I'm able to cross my legs. I'm actually walking really well and just weighed myself scale said 340 I am down from 379 my surgery weight and 14 from my last weigh in on june 6. Hope all is well. I always read the post in this thread. I miss and love you ladies.