donna12

Luckily I haven't lost any hair that I've noticed but I go to the salon this Friday and I'm gona ask my stylist if she notices if it seems thinner. I did have a probelm with brittle dry hair and had to order a product for that. I am the world's worst about taking my vitamins and biotin which is for hair and nails, take that. Any multi vitamin will do, mine are gummy fruit flavor but there are ones out there specifically for bariatric patients, just google them. But biotin is for your hair. I'm down 45 lbs since June. Not quite as good as you! but I will get there. Also make sure you are getting your protein in daily. Good luck.

heck yea, its the largest of the incisions scar. Mine is on the left under my breast right above my waist, well between my breast and waist.

I think I'm up to either 5.85 or 6cc's I've lost track and forgot to ask. This morning had cereal, got that down, was scared to eat an egg. For lunch my mom cooked salmon patties, delish but a little on the dry side and I almost got stuck but got it down so I asked her later in the day to make or show me how to make a cheese sauce and we did and for dinner I ate a small pc of quiche which went down ok. I'm scared about chicken which I was able to eat before, of course tiny bites and fish. Got to test the waters again now. Up for the challenge tho. I had lost 8 lbs in a month since I had been in last and got up this morning and had lost 2 more lbs, totalling 45. Never in my wildest dreams would I ever have thought I could do this.

thanks all, I did do liquids the day of and mushies/soft the next day, that's what my doc said for me to do. I never understood the difference in dr's, lol.

hey bigtruk, just cruising the site and the web before bed. how about you?

that sounds so yummy that I'm going to the grocery and get the stuff tomorrow and make it Sunday for all next week to eat on, thank you thank you thank you! I've eaten taco soup before but didn't know what all was in it and I love canned chicken...woohoo, I'm stoked! If I wasn't already in my jammies now I would head to walmart now. ha

I agree, and am looking forward to recipes and I like kidney beans...lol

my doctor wants me to wait one hour to drink after each meal but I'm allowed to drink right before.

thank you daisychains7!

For starters I'm a yr and 5 months divorced from being married to my high school sweetheart for 25 yrs. He totally broke my heart in '09 when he left me for another woman, yes she was skinny! And no I didn't have the surgery for that reason before you judge me. It's been a long hard 3 yrs of separation and divorce and being single at 46 is no fun. So I turned to FOOD immediately. Instead of dropping weight I gained it. I ate my emotions away. How in the world did I let it get this far and bad and why is all I keep asking myself. I have never weighed as much in my life as much as I weighed on the day of my surgery. Every joint in my body hurt, it hurt to walk, bend, breathe, walk up stairs winded me, heck I couldn't do anything. I was eating and eating and eating like there was no tomorrow. I was huge! I bet he got the last laugh when he would see me out and about in our town and see how huge I was and still am. On a positive note, I made a decision to take back my life and have the surgery to save my life and get healthy. I've lost over 40 lbs since June 13th. It's been hard work and a battle of stuck episodes, boy let me tell ya, whew! Still learning to eat and chew. I hope to become a better me with a positive attitude, eat healthy, be active and do things in my life that are on my bucket list. Here's to a better me!

my doctor never told me to count calories either. Nov. 13th I will be 5 mos post op and I'm down 43 lbs, probably should be more but I'm proud of that number. He told me to eat regular foods just in moderation, as in 1 cup. I go this Thurs don't know if he will put any Fluid in or not as I do feel restriction, well, I get full I mean and only get hungry about every 4 to 4 1/2 hrs, don't know if thats normal or not but will ask him. You might just need some more in your band.

oh cool. nice to meet you. its freezing up here right now, down in the 30's tonight. brrr. Well, I'm gona get off here and head to bed. Take care.

you know I'm not sure if its still open but yes it was a great place. I'll have to ask my brother tomorrow when I talk to him,now you got me curious.lol Where do you live?

Bigtruk I live right outside of Ft Campbell Ky, KY/TN border. Yes Nashville downtown can get pretty wild, yes the wild horse saloon and Printer's Alley area, great places to visit if you've never been. I usually go South of Nashville area where all the stars live as I have family there and when we go out to eat we see the stars out eating and shopping.

well since I am an hour and 15 mins from Country Music Capital of Nashville TN yes I am a fan of country music. Just YouTube it and loved it. Made me smile, heck I might have to schedule a cruise when I get some pounds off of me...heehee or better yet hit Destin Fla in the spring, woohoo. Thanks for the uplifting song. Im gona post it on my facebook page. lol

Missy you made me cry, how sweet, thank you. hugs, Donna

I meant to say above even after a yr and half I'm still hurting. sorry for the typos.

thank you all very much for your comments and thank you Bigtruk for your kind comments and I'm sorry if I sounded harsh, I did take it to heart and it hurt my feelings and it shouldn't have. Even after a hr and half I'm still hurting, gosh will it ever end? Am I even worthy of anyone else? Towards the end of the marriage, I'd say the last 8 months or so he started saying things like "hey you ought to look into having weight loss surgery". Well, 5 yrs ago I did, I went to a lap band seminar but just wasn't ready at the time. Little did I know, the girl he's involved with now and left me for had gastric bypass, ha! She actually used to work for him at his work until he fired her for coming in drunk one night, two peas in a pod huh? 2 drunks now!!! disaster...He never abused me but made suggestions like that to me because I was so unhappy with myself and then after he left I turned to food and gained a lot more weight resulting in my life altering decision to save my life after some soul searching and have the surgery. Better days ahead for me, I can see the light. I'm down 43 lbs since June, its been hard but worth it. I can walk more easily and not out of breath. Bigtruk I'm sorry for being so angry or coming across that way, it's not my nature.

One more thing to the rude guy that doesn't care, you've got me in an uproar, I will say this one more thing and stop as this posting is not suppose to be negative. My ex's drinking and partying ways led him to an affair which I found out later. Don't know why I feel the need to explain myself to you but you were so harsh and rude and non-caring. Maybe if you'd enter some info about yourself or post a pic of yourself people may understand you better.

sorry for the misspelled word of sympathy in above statement.

my surgeon said 3 protein shakes a day. I did get sick 2 days and got so weak that he allowed me to eat a protein bar but now looking back it was my body detoxing from carbs and sugars and I just needed to push thru it. Came out ok for surgery tho. Good luck. You can do it.

For starters I could tell you were a guy and yes it is harsh, no compassion but I don't need your simpathy nor anyone elses for that matter, that was not my intention on this posting. Let me shed some light for you. For the last 4 yrs of my 25 yr marriage I watched him become an alcoholic and lose a high paying corporate job due to his drinking and partying ways (he had been at that job for 22 yrs) and throw away an education and wonderful opportunity. Now with that said, I was tired of him coming home at wee hours of the night/morning drunk and me not knowing whether or not he was lying in a ditch dead from a wreck or passed out or out screwing around. We had a great marriage or so I thought but he had to entertain with his job and that came with liquor and he couldn't handle it and thus the drinking got worse. Then all of the sudden in Fall of '09 he came home from work and said I'm not happy I'm leaving, his excuse was I don't drink, I'm a Christian and I don't party and I never go to bars with him well I'm not about to change that now. He had bought a sports car, was out partying all of the time so I think he was going thru a little of a mid life crisis. In hind sight we did get married too young, never got to sew our wild oats but we travelled all over the world together and had fun and a great marriage and wonderful family times. All I was saying is, I miss being married, I miss having someone to snuggle with on the couch to watch TV with, to talk to, to go to the movies with, the companionship of a marriage. Who knows maybe your not married, I don't know. But when you are married as long as I was and that is all you knew since high school, being single all of the sudden is scary. A lot of jerks out there in the world. Not going to settle for just anyone the next time around. And to answer your question about my surgery, I had surgery June 13th of this year and it was the best decision I've ever made for myself. I didn't do it for him or to show him anything I did it for me and my health. I burried my dad 10 yrs ago last month from a massive heart attack from heart disease and being obese and I didn't want to fall in his foot steps and become a statistic so I had my surgery to save my life and become healthy. And to also remark to you, I would give anything to have my husband back but not in the condition that he's in nowadays, he's a drunk and is a changed man, certainly not the man I married 26 yrs ago and I know that is not likely. I'm not bitter towards him, we are actually friendly when we see or talk to each other, afterall he does pay me alimony and we do text/talk/email concerning this matter on occasion. All I was saying is that someday I want to remarry, have a Godly man in my life and one that can treat me like I should be treated. That is all I will say to you on this matter.

thank you all so very much. To answer some of your questions, no we did not have any kids, I wasn't able to have kids. And to the last post, I believe God has paved a road for me and I just need to follow, don't know what that is yet but I just need to trust in Him. I hope to one day remarry, heck I'm only 46, teeheehee, no comments on my age you young things, I know that seems old to you.

something with maybe bacon, eggs, cheese and spinach in it sounds yummy, the only thing is I don't know how to make it...ha Can anyone shed light on it for me??? thx