Maraki

My doctor did not say this, but just so you know, CALCIUM and IRON supplements must be taken at least 4 hours after taking your THYROID medication. Also with antacids. I just recently discovered that and now understand why I wasn't losing as much. I had been taking my Prilosec WITH MY THYROID PILL!!

Hello Eddie! Welcome to the Florida sleevers!

Oh my God! Can I get some of that cake too??? LOL

Hi my fellow sleevers! I thought this was very important to share since it broke my 6 day stall. I understand that people have different diets according to the doctor who sleeved you, but I think your body also plays a great part in this stall. So you need to listen to it. My doctor's daily diet for me was the following: scrambled egg white (I use eggbeaters) with any veggies fruit in mid morning chicken or fish for lunch with a little portion of veggies or lentil/ beans/ chickpeas Soup yogurt at mid-afternoon 4 oz of Protein shake for dinner another fruit 2 hours before bed I did this to the T and it wasn't working. I had lost 9.8 pounds my first week and only 2 pounds my second week. Now I was stalling. I had read everyone's posts and was ready to go back to my liquid diet as one of our sleeved guys suggested (his dr. or nurse had told him to do that when stalling). But then I remembered that back in the day when the "anti-diet" came along (eat lots fruit only before 2 pm, amongst other rules) and I tried it, I hadn't lost any weight. Every diet I went on that involved too many fruits never worked for me. So, I did what usually worked for me. All protein, all day. I had 3 turkey pastrami slices (they are really small) with a tablespoon of hummus (it only has about 4 carbs) instead of my Snacks and dinner. AND VOILA! I lost 1 pound each day that I did this and broke my stall. I do plan on telling my doctor. But I thought I'd share it with you first. I don't know what he'll say. Maybe you should talk to yours before you try this if you want to try it, but I doubt eating all protein all day is bad for you (if you are having your Vitamins and minerals, etc.). HOPE IT HELPS!

It will come off, something similar happened to me last week, I put on 2 pounds and lost them the next day. I stayed on proteins and low low carbs the day after. From what I understand, since protein is metabolized a lot slower than the carbs you had the night before, your body will try to use whatever calories you still have in your system from the bruschettas and then start using the protein. Let me know what happens tomorrow. Maraki

Congratulations!! Woohooo!

You can do it for sure! Just don't over do it.

I hate pills too. I get nauseous. Try the chewy stuff or liquid ones. I take a liquid multi-vit. 0 calories-0 carbs. Bought it at Costco.