dramagirl28

Boy have I been excited for this day to come! Tomorrow is my one year surgiversary. I have lost a total of 115 lbs from my highest weight, and 95 lbs since the day of surgery. I went from a size 22 to a size 6 (actually I'm wearing size 4 pants right now, but they're cut pretty big). I don't exercise as much as I should, and I have the flab to prove it, but overall, I have to say, I look DAMN GOOD!! My self-esteem has improved by about a thousand times, and I finally look like the person I feel like inside. I don't count calories or carbs, but I don't eat fast food either. I try to eat like a "normal" person, cooking at home more, choosing light things when I feel like it, but not depriving myself of the good things in life. Life is good, y'all. Good luck to everyone out there.

I have made these before but I think I scrambled the egg instead of leaving the yolk in tact. When you bake them, is the yolk still runny? How well does that keep throughout the week and as you freeze them?

1. This procedure is relatively new so long-term data is hard to find, but check out the pinned topic "Weight Gained Since Being Sleeved." A lot of long-termers talk about their success on that thread. 2. I'm not super awesome about taking my Vitamins. I take them a couple times a week, when I remember. I spent a lot of money at first trying to find vitamins I liked. I bought a few different B Complex ones until I found ones that didn't smell horrible, and I had to buy different Calcium chews because I bought the wrong kind. I don't even notice it in my budget anymore. 3. I'm 10 months out. No psychological issues so far. Nothing but joy, really. I check myself out in the mirror, a lot. 4. I think I got lucky here too. I love shopping now, but my budget helps keep that in check. I enjoy cooking a lot more now, and making "normal" (protein-rich) recipes instead of the low-cal/low-fat/low-flavor crap I was cooking while dieting. I do drink, but no more often than before, and less volume because I get tipsy faster. Hope this helps.

Has anyone ever tried NoOodles? There's a Groupon for them and I'm curious about it. It's basically angel hair pasta made with yam flour and has zero calories and zero net carbs (and is gluten-free for those with allergies). I don't eat pasta anymore because boy-oh-boy does it expand in my stomach but every once in a blue moon it would be nice to have a bite. Just curious if anyone has tried it and can tell us what the taste and texture is like.

Great ideas everyone! I completely forgot about eggface bites! Those would be perfect. Apples and peanut butter also sounds yummy! Thanks so much for the suggestions.

I need some new ideas! I work evenings normally but for the summer I'm working day shifts. I'm not a morning person so I need breakfast ideas I can grab to take with me to work. I am only allowed to have "snack" items at my desk, so nothing requiring utensils. Besides protein bars or shakes, does anyone have any ideas for on-the-go breakfasts with a little bit of protein? I'm 10 months post-op.

It's worth every moment! Right when I woke up from surgery it hurt the worst. I was almost in a panic, but not really from the pain, just from being dopey and disoriented from the anesthesia. They get you on pain meds really quick and you're so out of it that's it's not really that bad. I didn't have a catheter so getting up to pee every 2 hours ALL NIGHT LONG really sucked, but the pain was just like abdominal soreness, like I had done too many sit-ups. I had a morphine drip the first day and the second day they gave me liquid vicodin every 4 hours (and boy did I watch the clock and hit that call button when it was time!). After I got home I continued with the liquid vicodin and even had to refill my prescription, but the pain was totally manageable. And yeah, I'm a giant wuss, too.

Everyone's said it already but bring your pillow! My hospital gave me all the pillows I wanted but the ride home would have been hell without my pillow wrapped around my belly. Chapstick was also a must, as was my cell phone and charger. I wish I would have brought my own towel. Other than that, I'd say pack light. I slept a lot so I didn't even touch my ipod or my book. Good luck!

Considering my meals consist of 6-8 bites of food and every bite matters, full to the rim for me means that if I take one more bite I will be uncomfortable, but I'm not yet uncomfortable. In other words, 6 bites = full, 7 bites = stuffed. Are you guys stopping sooner than that?

This is an interesting thread to read. Thanks for bringing it up. I must be overeating as well then. I use the deck of cards rule as well and almost never eat more than that, but even that much makes me feel full to the rim and even slightly uncomfortable at times, depending on how long I take to eat. I feel like I get "satisfied" after just two or three small bites, but then I'd need to have two or three more in an hour or two and I'm really trying not to graze. I hope more people chime in here. I'm just as confused as you are!

Go for it. Just be sure you're still sipping through it and not sucking it down too quickly. I've also found that I can't/shouldn't drink the last bit from the cup with a straw. When it starts to slurp I take in too much air and that makes me uncomfortable.

Hi there! I'm almost 6 months out and we had about the same starting weight and I've lost 65lbs so far. I know some people consider this slow but I really don't. It sounds to me like you're doing great, eating right, exercising, and still losing. For me, it feels like I had surgery ages ago, and for the most part I feel normal. I tolerate most foods and and don't always make stellar choices with few ill effects, but for the most part I try to do what I'm supposed to do. This is a marathon, not a sprint. It isn't over until we get to goal or give up.

Your body is freaking out and will continue to do so for a long while, so the best advice is to do your thing and let your body do its thing. You'll meet up in the end. It was also helpful for me to record my weight on a weekly weigh-in day. Even though I got on the scale every day in the beginning, recording it once weekly helps you see that you are losing weight even when it feels like the scale isn't moving.

Everyone's suggestions are great. You just have to find something you can tolerate at this point. Keep trying til you find something that goes down easily, which may change from day-to-day. Right now your job is to recover. Don't worry about getting in ALL your fluids, just be sure you're always trying. It gets better.