Marykatherine

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

Lark 60, sounds so good.

LFG do you know "God is a wonder to my soul"? I think of the song when I hear of stories like yours. Surgery is around the corner. And health benefits to follow. God is a wonder...

If I eat too late I may get that taste, but more often than not I sleep through the lovely process to the point that I wake to wheezing. It must come up ant then go directly down the other way. No kidding, the day after it happened this last time I had a fever. The next day I was diagnosed with pneumonia and was put on antibiotics and an inhaler...last year the same thing happened. Only this year did I recognize the correlation between eating late and wheezing. What an idiot I've been. Or so deep in denial that I couldn't make the connection. Let's be careful out there!

Congrats! Don't it feel sweet. Enjoy. And miss pearlie is.....?

Glad things in general going well. The only thong I can think of is to listen to your body. Tired? Sit down. Walking is difficult? Sit down. Ice never hurts. If you are really sore tomorrow, can you take time off for a day or half day. Please be careful. No need to be in more pain then necessary. Have a good day!

I noticed a vision change after surgery. I didn't think to ask my surgeon about it (wouldn't that be silly. Actually using follow up appointments for asking questions. ...) at any rate, I got my eyes checked. I didn't wait a full year for the next chekup. My eyesight had changed a good deal. Was it the surgery or being 51. My eyesight has always been good, though. Something to think about.

Don't know what third phase means, but I eat a lot of shrimp. I have different 'fullness' feelings for different foods. Salmon is heavier than trout, for instance in my stomach. Shrimp is heavier for me, meaning I feel fuller sooner than if I would eat another food. For me, I would give it a try. But you are the owner of the sleeve. You are drawing up your own users manual as you go along. Good question. Hope this helps a little. Good luck!

I was terrified, too. And I gained some weight before the fast from food funerals and this will be the last time ever... As endless80 says this is your year. Just go for it and fears be damned. Deal with day by day, minute by minute what comes comes up day by day and minute by minute. You can do this. And yes, this is for your life! Death was around the corner for me, maybe for you, too. Life is what we are fighting for. La Chaim! Remember... You are not alone. Be at peace.

It is 23 months from surgery. I've gained20 lbs. started at 320 down to 260. Still on this whole I'm a winner at losing. I feel a bit discouraged but I am still a loser. My health has increased. Mobility has increased. Objectively I am doing good. Let's keep it at that. At least in my mind. Still open to discussion, though.

Good article and a lot to think about. I sometimes think about what I seem to experience as out of control. But the truth is I need to more fully concentrate on what is in my control. Again, good article. A real thinker for me. Thanks.

Step hi, I am sorry you are having such a difficult time. I am 22 months out with 70 lbs to go. I am scared and a bit depressed. I think I know where you are at. Jenny, your response is a sound one and I need to follow it myself. Any one want to be a mentor for this long time loser?