Dooter

If you don't use My Fitness Pal, then give it a try. It is very very helpful.

DO NOT PANIC!! I REPEAT: DO NOT PANIC!!! It's normal. Just keep doing what you're doing. I promise, it will be ok.

Ya, just DON'T use too hot of water. It gets....chunky. Kinda nasty. But it's very tasty otherwise when you use warm water.

Good suggestions! Ya, I don't want to do diet pills, don't misunderstand- I just want to jump up my workouts with something non harmful, non addictive....i forgot all about B vitamins, green tea and the like. I love my caffeine too, but trying to be careful...

Ok, so if anyone is around that originally answered this original post..... I have a question- what if....a person wanted a little extra "boost" just to maximize a workout and get through that "I don't wanna workout today" feeling? Is there something natural one can consume to give you that quick "zing" to get a person moving? As we all know, when you reach a certain weight, there is little desire or energy available to exercise. It's all used up just getting your heart to beat and do normal things. I've lost enough that I'm getting past that, but there are SOME days....... ya know???? I'm not "in a hurry" as such, but am liking the workout. Thoughts? comments? questions? Firing squad?

OH, we can have caffeine. Just not tons of it. I was cleared for one cup a day by a very conservative surgeon.

Creamy, liquidy stuff tends to flow on through faster, and you don't really feel restriction. Now....when you eat a few bites of tuna out of the can....WHOA BABY, you WILL feel restriction!!! (of course you must wait for that;) ) As you progress your diet, you will start feeling the restriction.

Well see......I didn't even know they MADE spanx in our sizes. I always heard skinny women talk about them and I guess I assumed...because NOTHING I want comes in my size, so i thought i'd have to get smaller to wear them. Well shoot. Shows you how much I go shopping. Now I have loose "stomachy" stuff popping out of my jeans, I might go find some!

Waiting list??? Where do you live?? OH, HI by the way!!

Hiiiiiii !!! (waving)

OH! I do that too! "They stretched out." Or....the other day, I bought a size 20 Gloria's from costco (I know--Costco fashionista, right??) and when they actually fit me I thought, "well, these are either cut wrong, or their sizes just run really big." No ya dork! You wear a 20!!! SORRY---RABBIT TRAIL!!!

That's great! It WILL be the beginning of your new life! I started at 349 with a BMI of 54 or 55. I did have to do 2 full weeks of liquid diet, but you know what? It's worth the inconvenience. The point of it is to rapidly shrink the liver so it does not get in the way or get damaged by the surgery. If it is not sufficiently smaller, they will just cancel the surgery, or open you up with a full incision. Neither choice is a pleasant thought. It is hard to do for 2 weeks, but keep your eyes on the prize and you will sail through! We're here for you too!

LOL...It's not as bad as all that! Sure, I've had better days, but 5 of my 6 incisions did not give me even the slightest bit of pain. Maybe itching, but they didn't hurt. The big one where he took out the stomach was the uncomfortable one. Even that wasn't bad. Ya, I think he WAS just trying to be funny, if badly so...

Took the words right out of my mouth Pook!! "TOO MUCH!"

I didn't reply because for some reason, I didn't see it until now. It's true, your starting weight is not much higher than a goal weight that I would see as acceptable! That said, if a person starts at a size 2, then 190 pounds would feel very horrible. It's like me starting at a 14 and getting up to a 30. It's all relative. I could see why you would want this surgery, and I hope it gets you back down to where you feel healthy and happy!

Good, good....

Aww man!! Those things are a bear. That was the hardest part of my healing. :s Hope all goes well!

Wow...that's a good thing to keep in mind!

Don't freak out on your first week. I wasn't even allowed protein until after day 7. All clear liquids, and with good reason. Take the pain meds. No points for leftovers. Be patient with your body as it heals. Liquids, walking and using the little breather thingie are the three most important things you can do to help it along. The more you stick to a once an hour walking schedule, the better you will feel at the end of two weeks.

What? Huh? Who? What happened??

DORRIE!!!!! WE FINALLY GOT A PICTURE OF YOU!!!!

This is what I've got going on. It might not look like much, but when i was younger, you could not see my scalp at ALL, my hair was so thick. It shouldn't get much worse....

I'm right at 4 months and my hair is coming out by the handful. I think it may be slowing down. I'm hoping it will start the regrowth process now. I went through this before when I started menopause a few years ago (really young for menopause:P ) and it DID grow back. Here we go again!