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Well said Tiff. I would perhaps start looking for other activities you might like to share...movies, art shows, sports, outdoors, walks, games....My husband and I used to read to each other, we would even make up voices for the people in the books... that was a fun "us" activity.

That is really fantastic! Congratulations on that.

May I chime in with avocado as a health (and delicious) fat? really Im chiming in for me... it sounds so good I might just have to go get some today...

I was the same way. Runny food just slides on through for some of us. When the food firms up, you will start to notice the restriction more.

Wow! Congrats on the 110 lbs in 7 1/2 months. stalling for the last month and a half must be so frustrating. I think the other posters are on track, regroup, and try what Eureka-C suggests. The honeymoon is not yet over. Im only 5 weeks out and i have been on a stall for three weeks! Chin up and back on plan if you need to, or stay on plan if you already are......and read and post here... it really helps.

I thought those looked good too, thanks for trying the recipe out and letting us know. I bought a mini muffin tin, and have been looking at the mini donut tin....

I well mix the protein powder in cool soy milk first, then add it to the not super hot coffee while mixing with a spoon fast. It seems like the cool soy helps protect the protein enough to allow it to mix while the coffee cools down a bit from the soy.

Some great Ideas there Mini, I'm just going to go and paste the suggestions here: 1. Rewire your brain. If you know that constantly thinking negatively about your body teaches your brain to focus on the bad stuff, why not flip the script? “It’s absolutely possible to create neural pathways that favor affirming thoughts,” says Kearney-Cooke. She suggests keeping a pen handy to note things you do that make you feel good about your body. “One of my patients is doing this, and she came in so excited to tell me, ‘Look at my list now: It’s so big!’ Doing this puts positive stuff front-of-mind and starts becoming instinctive.” 2. Ask yourself: Is this really about my body? Or am I trying to distract myself from being upset with someone or something else? This is another exercise Kearney-Cooke does with women. “I had a patient who came in and lamented, ‘My body is disgusting today!’ After she stopped to think about it for a minute, she realized it wasn’t about her body at all. She admitted she got drunk the night before and was embarrassed about it. That’s the issue she needs to address—drinking too much—not the size of her butt.” 3. Exercise! Survey respondents who worked out regularly tended to report fewer harsh thoughts than those who didn’t. And it’s not just that being physically active improves your shape and health; it actually boosts your mind-set, too. One new study found that women felt better about themselves after exercising even when their bodies didn’t change, suggesting that the feeling of “That was challenging, and I did it!” played a bigger role than weight loss in boosting body image. “Hitting the gym or horseback riding makes me feel like a fitness rock star. It’s the biggest confidence booster for me,” says Margo Short, 22, of Dallas, who counted four negative thoughts—about two-thirds fewer than the average respondent. (For a workout you can do at home, click here.) 4. Say “stop!”—literally, that word—when your mind goes all negative. “Just imagine a giant screaming stop sign,” says Kearney-Cooke. Emily Catalano, 22, of Boston, who logged just three bad body thoughts, does this: “It’s funny, but it really does shut up that negative voice and clears my head.” 5. Remind yourself that obsessing about what you eat or look like doesn’t make you look any better. Bedford’s study found that young women who obsess over their diet don’t actually weigh less than those who generally eat what they want. “Some women look at a brownie and think: Ooh, that looks good, but brownies are ‘bad’. I wonder how many calories are in that? Maybe I could just have a teeny bite, and on and on. A woman with a healthier relationship with food would either eat the brownie, or not, and be done,” explains Bedford. At the end of the day, both get the same number of calories. The message: Fretting over every bite gets you nowhere. Eating mindfully—enjoying food and putting your fork down before you get too full—feels better and works better. 6. Appreciate your body for what it does, rather than how it looks. In our survey, 55 percent of women had abusive thoughts about their overall weight or size; 43 percent said they targeted specific areas (the most berated: belly and thighs). “Next time you’re, say, cursing your wobbly arms, pause and think of their purpose—is it to make you feel bad? Or to let you hug your friends and enjoy life?” says Wood-Barcalow. It may seem a bit “Kumbaya,” but this mental tweak helped many respondents think less negatively. Jenni Schaefer, 34, of Austin, Texas, who reported only two bad body thoughts on the day in question, points to her ability to “be grateful that I can walk and that my body is healthy.” 7. Finally, play up your strengths. “Comparing yourself with others doesn’t help anything,” reminds Kearney-Cooke. “Focus on making the most of what you’ve got. Hold your head a little higher and walk a little taller: That attitude is absolutely magnetic.” Hear that? You’re magnetic. And don’t forget to tell yourself so, either. We all could use a few more compliments! Page of 3> Read More http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/2011/02/shocking-body-image-news-97-percent-of-women-will-be-cruel-to-their-bodies-today#ixzz1EiIrkUuP

Congrats to you. I had the surgery on the same day as you and feel the same way. I'm still getting the hang of using the tool, but it seems to be going in the right direction.

Just look around the site, there is lots of information to be had. http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/1560-depression-after-wls/

If you see her again, invite her to join this forum! I'm sure we would support the heck out of her.

Isopure is 160 calories per 20 oz. serving.

love it!

Fantastic! Thanks for posting.

Congrats Anna! You have done so well and its nice to see you back... always nice to hear from those further down the road...

Congrats!

My doc said pureed bean soup was fine right away, this was really good, also split pea soup... made a little thin without any chunks.

I hear you. I have been on a few diets that I really thought " I can live like this the rest of my life" but in the end couldn't. I think the sleeve may slow me down though.. And I never liked sodas or milk shakes, so Im hoping this sleeve will slow down the damage of slips enough for me to kick into better eating habits again...before its too late!

I am almost 5 weeks out too... I lost 19.8 lbs in the first two weeks, and then......a very S---l---o---w three pounds over the last three weeks... Dont get me wrong, three pounds is three pounds, but I still think that is a semi plateau. Many of those days I was up as much as 2 pounds.... I'm with ya! Ready for a drop day! I just don't think its possible to eat this little and stay the same forever... hang in there....

What a dilemma! I think telling them you had part of your stomach removed to get rid of an ulcer might be fine since you really did have an ulcer...you can even say that your Doc said he could make the surgery VSG at the same time to help you with your weight and you said yes. I know, this is a lie too... but will get you to the same end of telling about your surgery in a round about way... just brainstorming here..... or and eve more truthful way of saying it would be..."They removed my ulcer and preformed VSG at the same time" That is true.

Fantastic Diva!

In the worst case over time that muscle can be the heart.

Get back on the plan... could be B vits or iron... I would get a blood panel and see whats up asap.

Safeway Supermarket carries Odwalla in their produce department, but I don't know about the protein selections.

My insurance, Western Health Advantage does not require a 6 month weight... They accept what the Doc recommends. The Medical Center I go to told me that they are the best insurance to work with and they never have any problems from them. I have a high deductible plan, but the service was great. The Med center I go to offers WHA to its employes.