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I totally agree as well! I do protein first then veg then if there is room I'll have a starch or a sweet on occasion. I am not on a diet, if I want a snack I'll have a snack. I can't fit much in there I refuse to feel guilty considering what I used to eat compared to what I eat now. Everyone does it different, who are we to say what works for someone else. As long as we make it to the finish line healthy and fit that's all that matters.

Nope its a common side effect. I'll take bad breath for burning some extra fat.

I was cleared for lifting weights at 1 month. Every doc is different. I would say after a month try it. You probably won't be cleared any earlier than that.

First calm down!! There is no way you will die of starvation. When you get to your goal weight or a little below, you know how to gain. Add some carbs more calories. You will be able to eat more food after a few weeks. And since you have a lower weight you wil not be dropping weight as rapidly. Breath in and enjoy the ride.

I'm taking 2 multi, 2 calcium. Iron once a week and a b12 shot every 2 weeks.

Last year I polished off probably 3 packs of Reese eggs in a weekend, plus jelly beans, cadbury minis, cadbury creme eggs. I refuse to feel guilty over a few pieces of candy. For me this surgery was a way to lose weight and still enjoy life. I also ran 3 miles and did a stair workout. (my hometown was pretty much knocked out of a mountain so there are stairs everywhere)

All those cardio exercises are tough. You need to go on Beachbody.com and do the fit test. You have to be able to do a lot of basic workouts. Push ups, pull ups, squats, wall sits, vertical jump of 3 inches. It's hard work, good luck.

I'm still loving the candy but much better Bout rationing. After this weekend no more candy. Not to much longer till vacation.

Let me give you some words of wisdom. No matter what keep breathing. It takes less than 30 seconds to pull out and doesn't hurt it's just a funny feeling that took me by surprise and I held my breath for a second. Threw the doc off And he said dang it breath out haha. I took a loratab before I came becuse I wasn't sure how it would feel, I don't regret it cause I went home And slept for 12 hours, more than I had slept in a week! It's hard to sleep with that dang drain.

I was hard at it 4 weeks out. Abs, boot camp the whole nine yards. Now at 3 minths out my trainer makes me run with 2 25 pound weights around the track so I will always remember aNd never look back. Don't have the arm strength to tell her I've lotta another. 10 pounds Hhaaaaa.

have some applesauce. the fruit helped me go. i ate no sugar added kind.

This is a lifestyle change. You cant stress over every calorie we put in our mouths. A handful of chips on occassion is no big deal. A handful of chips every day, i would be worried. We always forget this isnt a diet that we will be on forever. how many of us will be able to go without chips forever? not very many unless you really didnt like chips. if you stress over the food, do extra workouts to makeup for it. Please dont beat yourselves up! even if you eat 1500 calories it is still probably 2000 less than what you used to eat!

I never drank coffee but I did drink a ton of mt dew and 5 hour energy shots. Now I drink the decaf ones and they work very good. I could never get used to the coffee taste blech.

The weight is going to come off, how could it not? We Eating a quarter of what we used to. Just get your water, protein, vitamins and workouts in. And put the dang scale away!! You are driving yourself insane!! I know it's exciting to see the scale changing but it's not worth the pain The few times it doesn't. Good luck and happy sleeves.

Yeah I still do it as well. And the funny thing is, we had support group at my surgeons and we all learned to cook a healthy meal then we got to eat, everyone of us besides 1 took way more then we could eat. They guy who didn't has been bypassed for 8 years lol. Think we all do it. A lot of leftovers haha.

My arms are bad too. I've always held a lot of weight in them, they are way outta proportion to the rest of my body. I do all the arm machines at the gym, 15 pound weights, 3 reps of 12. I've decided I would rather my arms look like Hulk Hogan than what I've got going on now. I can see and feel the definition but ive got ways to go.

i just got in trouble from my NUT, i was doing 60 carbs a day and 800 calories 60-70 grams of protein. When she heard i was doing 7 hours a week of cardio/strenghth training she told me to get myself to 90 carbs (HUMRPH) and 1000 calories. I have lost 60 pounds but i started at a higher weight than most of our December sleevers. i can not stress this enough. If you are physically able, GET MOVING! yes the weight is going to come off even if your sitting on the couch, but we did this to be healthier not just to get skinny. 20 minutes of walking a day is good, if thats all you do, try to run for a minute, then walk 5, then run 2. The more active you are the better you are going to feel. I feel better at 230 than a lot of my skinny friends who are unactive. i go to the gym first thing in the morning when i drop my daughter off at school, cause i know if i talk myself into going back home ill be done for the day. I do boot camp style classes, water aerobics, elliptical machine, and i lift weights. My arms have always been out of porportion with the rest of my body so i spend a lot of time on them, i have decided i would rather have muscely arms than big ole flabby ones, cause they look awful! Well congrats everyone we are doing awesome!

Docs are different but mine cleared me for full workouts at 2 weeks.

I am really excited, my surgeons NUT and a local hospital has banded together to give bariatric cooking classes! the classes are fairly inexpensive and will teach us how to cook all kinds of healthy yummy foods that taste good as well. We have a community kitchen that was shown on tv a few years ago (anyone heard of Jamie Olivers food revolution? I live in the unhealthiest city in America) Last night was our support group and they gave us a preview of what the classes will intail. We made roasted chicken with peppers and onions, mashed yams and a fruit parfait. I cant wait. Im not the greatest cook and not very creative in the kitchen i usually cook the same few dishes over and over, i want to get a lot more options in my cooking. Although i got in trouble cause i kept asking, "and how many carbs are in that?" My NUT finally said "oh your one of the carb nazis huh?" HHAHA. SHe told me to up my carbs to 80-90 (GASP) and raise my calories atleast 100-200. I said sure ill eat more calories, dunno about carbs though. Im still on losing 20 pounds a month 3 months out.

i dont drink any kind of coffee but at Panera i eat the chicken noodle soup, it has huge chunks of chicken. ALso the chicken or tuna salad with no bread. They are yummy and full of protein. The chicken has almonds so be careful if you arent very far out.

i was weepy for the first 6 weeks then i started leveling out. Now my hormones are outta control again. Dunno if its the extra estrogen or im exercising and have more energy but i cant keep my hands off the hub! He said he was going to sleep on the couch for some extra sleep haha. I love i am going to feel better at 31 than i did at 21 :wub:

We waited a week, till the drain was out. Longest we had been since childbirth. Lol

Seriously. Easter is the worst for this recovering junkie. I was never a volume eater, never really thought i was addicted to food, but i did love my candy! Snickers, Jelly Bellys, Laffy Taffy, bottle caps. An that little pouch that had the candy powder and a stick you could eat, i was in heaven. Willy Wonka was my hero! When Valentines came around i was still feeling the recovery and was just starting solid foods so i didnt dare try to eat it, but Easter is another story. With the return of the Holy Grail of Candy; Reese Peanut Butter Egg i find myself thinking about candy more and more. "Hello my name is Kista and i am a candy junkie". I have for 99.8% of the time resisted i had 3 jelly beans but my sleeve didnt like them. Then yesterday the Queen of candy (my momma) who can eat a pound of M&Ms and run 5 miles a day, 120 poounds my whole life (grr). Calls me and asks, "Do you want an Easter Basket and what do you want in it" AHHHHH Drug pusher. I told her "no Basket PLEASE!" Im not sure how thats going to go, she has made me a basket for the past 29 years, so i called her back this morning and told her to make me a basket full of makeup. She just laughed at me. Sooooo, i guess we will have to wait and see how this plays out next Sunday, and if i cant resist atleast i know i will be lucky to eat half of a magnificant PB Egg instead of the 6 i usually down on Easter Sunday.