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Marykatherine

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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About Marykatherine

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    Female
  • City
    Colorado Springs
  • State
    Co
  • Zip Code
    80903
  1. Marykatherine

    Weight loss and underwear

    I don't know why but I certainly have a good deal of shame regarding the infection I get. I only have one fold of fat so I have to put my finger in my belly button and draw up to find the infection. But after reading your input I am no longer ashamed. Infection happens. I have found that woman within cotton boxers #0014-24697-1305 fit great for me. I've bought them just a hint loose. They allow for me freedom of movement. I can tuck the front of the boxers between the folds and still move. The legs actually are low enough for the wretched skin rubbing together is really decreased. Carry on, sister. There will be a time when these problems will be a thing of the past. Peace!
  2. Marykatherine

    30/60 drinking rule?

    Can you tell me what you mean by 30 /60 rule? I think it just dawned on me what you mean but I like to be as clear as I can.
  3. Love Unjury vanilla and choclate. I add less than a hand ful of frozen fruit some times and the taste is wonderful. Kind of like soft serve or something a bit musher than that. Adding fruit like that gives me time to drink coffee and then drink Unjury. Or add a bit of freeze dried decaf instant coffee. Doesn't stay as cold because no frozen fruit. But can drink regular coffee and Unjury made with freeze dried crystals and drink both as breakfast. Anyway, Unjury is best.
  4. Weight gain after surgery. What to do?

    1. alwaysvegas

      alwaysvegas

      Stalls and small gains are very common. You've already lost 60 pounds! Well done! I had many plateaus/stalls along the way. Check out a graph I did of a year of weight loss. http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/335141-one-year-of-weight-loss-graphed/

       

      Best of luck to you!

  5. Marykatherine

    My 600lb life

    SPenny was a cautionary tale as I watcher it. I am 20 lbs above my lowest weight since surgery. I wonder if penny is me. I feel like I could never go back to my heaviest or more. But there it is, 20 lbs. she did have an excuse for every challenge to her current thinking. I have pledged to use my tool to its best. I know it is not magic, as I guess penny thought it was. It is work, a recommitment whenever needed, asking for help when I am in over my head or close to it. I am so grateful for the tool and the things I have learned to this date. I don't want to die, to put it mildly. Thank you for the show. Not so I can judge, but that I can learn and recheck my own commitment.I hope your wls path leads you to greater peace!
  6. Marykatherine

    I am having a problem

    I want to reply to sooth your suffering. But I can't think of one useful thing to say. Just don't forget to breathe through this whole process. Relaxation helps healing. Good luck.
  7. Please do not freak out any more than you have to. No need. I was very apprehensive Saturday. Surgery was Tuesday. I wondered if I was making a good decision. Did I pick the right surgery, as the surgeon was open to either sleeve or bypass. I thought about dying on the table. No partner, no children. Would I only be remembered as the fat woman who wouldn't lose weight with will power, who died on the table? So much fear. That's why i said only freak out as much as you have to. This surgery is not like getting your nails done. Call in one day get them done on the next. No this is something you have thought about and talked about for quite awhile. Tests, meetings, dr's appointments...you have gone. Through a great deal to get here. Trust your decision and go for it. Take a deep breath. Trust in yourself and the professionals that will surround you before, during, and after surgery. Be at peace. Good luck!
  8. Marykatherine

    First day on mushy phase 2

    Yeah for food and not just drinks! This too shall pass.
  9. Marykatherine

    I have less then 14 hr

    I am so happy for you. It is very empowering to have this tool. Go for it. Breathe and relax, like you said. Good luck!
  10. Marykatherine

    Flipping out!

    I remember exactly the feeling of freaking out before the surgery. Surgery was a Tuesday. Saturday was a very, very difficult day. Was I doing the right thing? Had I chosen the right surgery? Was I going to be one of the deaths on the table? I have no husband or children. If I died, would I soon be forgotten as that fat woman who died because she didn't have will power to lose weight... I got rather morose, to say the least. Tuesday came around. Had the surgery. Never regretted since. I am so happy you are going through with it. Take a deep breath and move on. Good luck.
  11. Marykatherine

    Freaking out!

    So sorry you are freaking out. I have had the exact same experience. I started at 320. Came down to 240. And stopped. And stayed stop. And gained. And freaked. You probably will stay around a weight point. I have. Then I reviewed my program. Congratulations for weighing food and sticking to 3 meals plus one. When I reviewed I had stopped weighing and was snacking often, . I also never got 'into' exercising. I've started that now and the weight gain has stopped and the scale is moving down. Reevaluate. Try not to freak too much. Take a deep breath. Acknowledge you have a unique body. Enjoy the trip! Good luck.
  12. Marykatherine

    Shrimp?

    Buffleheads is right on. Could work or not. Some experience one thing and others another. Talk to dr or nut to be sure. We all can and do listen to each other in a respectful manner. But you and your dr and your nut know your body best. We are here to be supportive and offer our experience. Take it for what it is...OUR experience. Good luck.
  13. Marykatherine

    surgery heebie jeebies

    Dakine183nl you are so close! Don't fear the surgery too much. Surgery does have its problems. But so does slowly losing the use of your body through the yets.... Keep eating and the yets will surely show up.keep in contact with us for support. And ask for as much relaxant as you can before walking into the surgery room. I did and I never regretted it. Let the professionals carry you through the surgery. Put the pillow on your belly for support when wacky friends came by, as mine did. Enjoy...life is a do over now. Use it to the best of your health!
  14. Marykatherine

    I have a date!

    Joyous day. Do what you are told by the professionals around you. Use this sight for support. Continue to nurture those who will support you. Clean house of all the bad stuff you can. Follow the diet. Be nervous, like the rest of us. And celebrate the real beginning of the rest of your life. Yeah!
  15. Marykatherine

    Late night sweet tooth, thanks mom!

    Lark 60, sounds so good.

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