AutumnLily

Congratulations Myori!!! 101 lbs lost is amazing. Keep up the great work.

Congratulations!!! You are rocking that sleeve. Keep up the great work.

Chapstick was a good thing to have. Oh and Gas X as you can not buy it in Mexico, I personally did not use mine and the box remains unopened but most others used theirs. I would think for travel back have something for nausea just in case you need a pill and it would be hard to find that at the airport (or it would be pretty jacked up in price). Comfy pajama's are always high on my list and loose fitting comfortable pants and top for the travel home. Hope this helps a bit.

Just a note unflavoured does not mean it has no taste. It means there is no chocolate or vanilla or strawberry flavour. If you are having problems getting down Proteins due to taste you will most likely NOT like unflavoured. Just an FYI. I like pretty much all the flavoured proteins and am having trouble with getting the unflavoured down. It leaves a weird taste in my smoothies. I think I will just bake with it or something to use it up.

Glad to hear you are safe!!

Try to stay positive as much as you can. Sending all my prayers that it turns out benign. My sister many years ago had surgery and they used disolvable stitches internally. A year or two after the surgery she found a lump in her breast and went off to have it checked out. It turns out the lump was the stitches. Her body could not dissolve them properly and had balled up the foreign material and was making its way out of her body. It ended up in her breast. The doctor went in a removed the lump. Here is hoping for something other than "c".

I had to do a low carb pre op diet of one week so not as bad as your 2 week liquid diet. After surgery I would call my folks to talk to them and they would start describing the food they were eating and would make lip smacking yummy sounds. I had to tell them to stop it. Its almost like if you have a sore arm someone is going to come up and smack that arm kind of thing. Keep positive and you will have started you journey downwards from the pre op diet. So that is a bonus!

As Tiffykins said you can take it but you need to have an acidic environment in your stomach to take it. It is a poor form of Calcium. I hope you find something that works. I have a really good liquid one from Costco made by wellesse.

Love the NSV you are definitly rocking that sleeve! You know that would be the best show middle aged ANTM

Can you give a daily run down of what you eat? Like how many carbs, Protein, your Water and Vitamin intake. Do you have any metabolic disorders that would cause you to be a slow loser? Do you know the size of bougie your doctor used to "size" your stomach? Have you tried the 5 day pouch test? That being said your sleeve will stretch a bit. Sleevers that are over 1 year have said they can eat more than they could at 2-3 months post op. I am not sure about getting resleeved or ways to shrink the sleeve. The 5 day pouch test is more of a get yourself off carbs and kick start your loss again. Have you consulted with your doctor? If you answer some of these questions the veteran sleevers will be able to make suggestions that may help you.

You are looking great! Keep on rocking that sleeve.

I craved cheese also!! I even went to the trouble to chew up a piece to get the taste then spit it out. Liquid phase had me craving foods and the most vivid dreams about food also. It did pass when I got to mushies.

Did you take a left at Albuquerque? That is where bugs bunny always goes wrong Ok enough of my being silly off to find your update post.

I told no one pre surgery and after surgery I only told my immediate family. I do not want the negative ignorant comments from people. I had a friend who has WLS a little while back and the rude comments that were said behind her back (never to her face) just boiled my blood. So they can speculate but several months before surgery I started cutting out carbs, increasing my Protein and talking about exercising. They can attribute all this hard work I am doing without knowing I have one extra very helpful tool. That I am so glad I got it! Everyone is different and so to each their own as to the reasons for telling or not. Hope you find the best choice for you.

You are rocking that sleeve! Congratulations!!!

Here is hoping to a fast and painfree recovery for you!!!

Hoping those white blood cells kick whatever is causing the infections A$$ to the door! Sending my best wishes on a speedy recovery.

Welcome to the group! You have probably read so many posts as a lurker (I was a lurker for a long time). The time will fly by and soon you will be joining the rest of us on the losers bench!

You are rocking that sleeve!! Keep up the great work you will be in onderland soon!

Sending my best wishes for you to feel better soon!

This is my first challenge and not sure if I have under estimated or if I am on the button. I guess I will find out by the 4th of July. SN....................................... Starting weight...........current weight.............goal....................Lbs to goal AutumnLily...........................297.2.............................297.2.........................270....................27.2

Congratulations!!! You are rockin your sleeve and will be in onederland soon. Keep up the great work!

I think most people have their doubts about having the surgery due to the "what ifs". I did until I researched the heck out of the surgery. I reassured myself that this was my best option and that I had to either go through with it and have a good chance at becoming healthy or remain obese the rest of my life. As you can see I chose health. I think it is normal to be afraid. You will do fine. Just remember to walk walk walk and sip sip sip. See you on the losers bench.