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Thank you! I am trying really hard! I know, I felt so silly saying "only 55 pounds" ! Thank you! And good luck on your journey!

I use a resident program called Nutribase, which is a slightly lightened version of what they sell to doctors and RDs (lightened mostly in that it can only handle a few "clients" rather than hundreds) as any of the online apps when we started this around fifteen years ago sucked, particularly when trying to handle menus for more than one person. These apps are only as good as the databases they use, typically USDA and the manufacturers, (Nutribase also draws from Canadian gov databases, as well), so one product is unlikely to be any more "accurate" for what you are looking for than another. If you are worried about how net carbs are being calculated, you are way overthinking the problem, as that has virtually no impact on your WLS success. The fiber is important to keep track of to help keep things moving and the overall calories largely govern your loss rate. For the rest of it, learn to eat good quality food and the rest pretty much takes care of itself. With things like carbs ( and fats, when that was the big diet thing) quality is a lot more important than quantity. 60-70 g of high quality complex carbs from fruits, vegetables, whole grains, etc., is a lot better for you than 20-30 g of junk carbs from artificial sweeteners and frankenfoods. Note - I never worried about carb and fat counts and still had to slow down my loss rate as I got to the six month mark.

The catheterization was done yesterday! No stent needed! So now the cardiologist has to give the OK & I’ll get a new date for my VGS. Here we go (again)!

Stress eating is real! I have been going through some relationship issues myself, and I really turned to food. I love chips, and wow...can I eat a lot of them! For me, the key was just being honest with myself. I had to stop and ask myself if I was really hungry, or if I was eating just to eat. It is much harder than I imagined. I have also learned that I need a real lunch, or I will graze all day long. Eating something more substantial for lunch definitely helps me get through the day without snacking. I have gone back to a pretty strict schedule in terms of eating. Breakfast - Protein Shake - Lunch - Afternoon Snack - Dinner. Without a meal built in over lunch, it is more like breakfast - protein shake - graze all day - dinner. Another thing that has helped me, probably more than anything, is getting back to the gym. I am getting 1 hour of cardio in 5 days a week, and 1 hour of weight lifting in 2 days a week. The exercise has helped so much because it has replaced my stress eating, and it has just made me feel more normal again. I feel like I have really started to lose myself if my current personal situation, and this is making me feel like my old self. I think there are major changes coming for me soon, so I really want to focus on staying healthy and positive. Anyhow, good luck with everything! You look great by the way. 😀

I haven't tried salad yet for fear my stomach isn't ready for it. I had a soft tortilla yesterday and almost got "the foamies" as my stomach still can't handle it.

Thank you. I’m thinking the gastric sleeve.

I enjoyed my house slippers over those I'll fitting socks. You'll be walking a lot. And make sure whatever you're wearing there is nice and loose. Sent from my SM-J737T1 using BariatricPal mobile app

Nice Looking, and it works well too? Maybe I need to fix up another BP store order!

Willingness to treat you and follow up after out of the country surgery depends on your doctor, and does vary greatly doctor to doctor. You need to consult with your primary care physician to see if they are willing to do this, and if not, find a different primary care physician before your surgery.

I sooo agree I have three kids who are autistic and I have to travel a half hr every 30 days per child so I make 6 round trips a month for prescriptions for kids at that all bc of drug addicts and pill abusers I think they need to punish those offenders and not everyone. I could go on and on about this subject. It's bad enough the money you pay for prescriptions let alone the gas you pay going back and forth for them. I could maybe even somewhat understand if the meds were pain meds but they are nothing but pills to help the moods with autistic children. It's an absolute shame. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App