Oregondaisy

Yeah, I am really lucky that my legs and tummy don't look bad at all. I don't know if I would have had a face lift if I would have known about all this numbness and no feeling in my face.

I really wish the numbness in my face would go away. It's been 5 months now and my face is still so numb. I hate it when my grand son kisses my cheek and I can't even feel it. I am really afraid I will never get the feeing in my face back. I didn't want to do Juvederm because I didn't want to have to go back and keeping getting it done. This will last forever, but I am afraid my numbness is going to last that long too.

It's a lot harder for me these days. I wish I got full from the bad foods as quickly as I do from dense protein like steak. It takes a lot of willpower to not eat everything that everyone else around me is eating. If I gain 2 -4 lbs from over indulging, now it's a lot harder to take it off . Thank God for the sleeve. I know I would have gained all of it back without it, but now I have to really concentrate on not letting a few extra lbs back on because next year at this time, I could add on a few more and pretty soon I'd be fighting 25 instead of 5 all the time.

Do you mind telling us how much that E Cig costs? I have a friend that really needs to quit cause of copd. They don't have a lot of money so I was wondering if it's something they can afford. I know cigarettes are expensive but they do buy the tobacco and make their own.

I do pretty well most of the time. I have to weigh every day. There are some days where head hunger really gets to me and it's aways sweets that I crave. I have to watch my weight cause if I gain a couple of lbs from overindulgence, if I stick to Protein and veggies for a couple of days, it comes right off. Please share whether you're struggling cause you can't stop losing, or do you go up and down and give yourself a few lbs cushion?

You just have to make up your mind to eat Protein first and some veggies and if you snack between meals, it's with protein. nuts are okay, and I will sometimes have a cheese stick with a few Fiber one crackers . They aren't very bad as far as carbs go and I only need about 3 with a cheese stick. I allow myself one snack in the evening like a sf pudding or a ww fudgesicle. Lately I have really been enjoying plain greek yogurt with coconut sf syrup mixed in. pretty yummy!

it's really hard when head hunger takes over. I have a real problem in the evenings wanting to eat anything I can find. It takes a lot of willpower not to . At the end of the month it will be 2 1/2 years for me, and it's getting harder all the time. I am sure if I didn't work out regularly, I would be putting on weight. I have to watch the scale carefully.

8750 seems to be the going rate. Sometimes there are specials in about August because it's so hot there, people sometimes will choose another month. I have heard he runs specials to get people to come in August. That includes all tests and everything other than the prescription for an acid blocker that you get before you go home. You can get it filled right next door.

You can also get pro pudding by body tech. 25 grams of Protein and 4 carbs. All you do is mix it with Water. It's really good quick and easy.

I went alone and my only problem was I was bored out of my mind! I spent a lot of time walking around outside. I walked several blocks one way, then i would turn around and come back and walk several blocks the other way. I didn't bring my lap top but I sure wish I had. Luckily, Dr. Campos would lend me his every day at around 3:30.

you can get pudding from the Vitamin shoppe that's 25 grams of Protein 145 calories and 3 carbs. It's called Pro Pudding by Body tech. If you don't have a Vitamin Shoppe, you can get it at Amazon.com I haven't tried the vanilla but the chocolate is really good!

I love egg salad too. Boiled eggs light mayo ( I love Miracle Whip) and a tiny bit of mustard. mash it up very finely and it's yummy!

I have some clothes but I would need the money for postage to ship them. You can send me a message if you would like my address. They are clothes from size 24 3x on down to XL. I lost weight with the band, so some of the styles are 5 years old, I'm afraid. I guess I finally realize I am not going to gain it back.

That is exactly how I lost all of my weight . I never lost weight each week, after about the first month. I would plateau for a few weeks then lose 5 lbs the next week. It was maddening, but consistent.

That is really good news Diva! I'm so glad you're doing so well. I wish the feeling would come back in my face

The chocolate calcium at Walmart is calcium carbonate not calcium citrate. Calcium carbonate is garbage and is hardly absorbed.

Look for the recipe for the ricotta bake in the food forum. It's really good. Do you like fish? Soft white fish is really good. I never worried about tartar sauce calories when I was eating so few calories anyway. I love white fish if I have a good tartar sauce.

Just be prepared that alcohol affects us differently now with the miniature tummy. The first time I had a drink , I was really surprised how much I felt it!

I was trying bras on again today feeling totally disgusted. It's a pretty sad situation in the A department. Just because I have no boobies does not mean I want the side of the bra to only have 1-2 inches of material under my arm. Those bras that come in A cups are made for teenagers not someone almost 60! It really doesn't make sense to me that in High School I weighed 110 and had bigger boobs than I do now weighing 130. I would definitely get a boob job if the plastic surgeon had not already told me I would lose nipple sensation. I can't have that!

I take a lot of pills and I don't crush any of them. I am over 2 years post op though. In the beginning, I got chewables whenever possible and all the rest of my pills were tiny.

Sorry to hear of your injury. That really sucks. I hope the anti inflammatories start working fast. I don't think you will gain weight unless you start snacking more. It looks like you really have good control over your calories and carbs so just keep it up and you'll be fine.

I get them from Bariatric Advantage. You have to put them on auto ship to get that price. They charge my credit card once a month. You still need more calcium than 2 of those chews per day though. There is 60 in a bag and I think 2 of them is only 500 mg. and we need more than that. My dr. wants at least 1500 in supplements besides yogurt, cheese etc, because I am post menopause.

Dr. Aceves has his patients on clears for 10 days. It seems like a long time but developing a leak would be horrible. Greek Yogurt is really thick. It hasn't even been a week so I would follow your doctors orders or call them and ask if you can advance your diet.

Just make sure you're getting calcium citrate not calcium carbonate. The only place to get the calcium citrate in chews is online. The chocolate ones are really good and I have them on auto ship so it's 9.99 per month. That's only 1/3 of my calcium that I need though . for the rest, I drink a liquid I get from costco. I also take calcium citrate capsules that get from vitacost. You can get sample packs for free from Bariatric Advantage and from Celebrate of different Vitamins and calcium. I couldn't take the chewables from Vitacost any longer. They were just too sweet. The capsules are easy to take. Get the sublingual vit b12 that dissolves under your tongue. It's cheap at Walmart and I am sure Walgreens or anyplace like that would carry them.

Just go slowly. Don't drink too much at once. Wait at least 5 min between drinking anymore.