SouthernSleever

I eat 5x a day if I can 6. Yesterday I had a pretty good day. 1 egg 1/2 ww toast 2oz chashews 1/2 cup roastbeef 3 baked chicken wings cottage cheese (1/2 a cup about) Cashews It seems I have a day of doing well on my protien and then another day where I don't but I get in veggies. You really can't do everything though.

You are right diva, the main thing is to get back on track. That was always my problem before. One slip up and I would be back downhill with a fury. I'm trying to only weight myself once a day but even that's hard. ONCE A WEEK /faint couldnt' do it I'm leaving for Asheville today so lots of eating out which I do a lot these days anyway but water water water is my chant for this weekend. Thanks for all the support gals! <3

I have always been a shopper too but it was for my kids. I'd go to Hanna Andersson or Gymboree and blow tons of money. Now that I've lost weight I could buy so much for myself if I had the money. It helps we don't have any credit cards except for Lbryant (at least that aren't maxxed out). Last week I went into Torrid and just happened to pick up a hat and put it on. OMG I looked so cute. I couldn't ever wear hats before in my whole life because my face was too fat. The girl at Torrid said, "Wow you wear hats well!" I said, "I know right?" and bought 2. Then went over to payless and tried on all their hats when the sales lady there said the same thing. I sent hubby a pic of me in the dressing room (at Torrid) in a new bra and a couple hats to ask if I could have them. Mostly as flirting but of course he said to buy them all LOL So yeah, I could totally turn into a shopaholic!

Finally, a week after TDAY or Toomuch Day to be known from here out, I'm down almost 2 lbs. I'd say a good 2 cups of what I ate on tday was turkey and ham the last 1 cup was probably the mac n cheese/stuffing/sweet potatoes which is why I was kinda freaked about the weight gain and it probably was so much salt cause I know stuffing and mac n cheese not to mention ham have plenty. @Globetrotter That is my single greatest worry right there. That I willl drop my calories down to 600-800 and my body will ajust to that amount. Then if I go back to say a 2000 calorie diet a couple years from now I'll gain tons of weight. I'm trying to shake mine up a bit. One day have 600-800 and then one day have 1200 so hopefully my body doesn't get too used to having so little. I'm not sure what to tell you there but I feel the same way as you.

Yesterday I had a really bad day, ate way more than I should have but I thought I might give an example of a good day and a bad day for me with the sleeve. Even my bad day isnt' close to my average presleeve day Bad day 1/2 of a sausage egg cheese cossandwhich w/o top bun 16oz 2% milk 6 crackers 3oz cheese (just remembered the crackers) 2 slices peperoni regular crust pizza 2oz milkshake 4oz cranberry juice 1/2 of a luna bar Today was much better and more typical of what I eat 1 egg 1/2 piece whole wheat toast 6oz milk 3oz ham 2oz brocolli 1oz cheese 6oz milk later I'll also have a little ceaser salad with chicken probably about 1 1/2 cup all together.

What are your stats/build?

You look fantastic! I love the dress and it looks amazing on you!

Maybe one of their shaker bottles? I never liked their protien powders but I didnt' try them all either.

Dr. Aceves! Love him, great Drs, great nurses, clean hospital. Better care than here in the US. Cost was 8750 for sleeve I think it's a little more for band but he's great with band to sleeve revisions.

I think in any style just being clean and your clothes not wrinkled and smelling nice is what counts the most. Like others said GQ is a good place to look and you can find those same clothes at Ross or TJMaxx. Nice jeans and a teeshirt or a button down with a sweater over it and clean shoes always looks good on a man.

Pft I wish mine looked the like "very loose and saggy" on there. They need a whole other scale for me!

I had mostly turkey a teaspoon of stuffing, mac n cheese, green beans, and sweetpotato. I don't want to get down really low in calories I don't think it's good for long term WLS and I'm nursing a little one. I should be losing plenty at 1000 cals a day. I even had heartburn thsi morning after eating everything right yesterday : / Just don't know.

That is awesome! I can just see your hubby running around the store for you. Congrats!

What a great NSV!

Very exciting! Congrats!

On second thoughts I can think of one body part that might fit down the disposal if he didn't shape up!

Bahahaha Tiff, so true!

Oh Filica, I'm so sorry you have to go through this. I'm wishing you a fast and easy recovery!

Like you, my hardest part will be dealing with the critical eyes of my in-laws. My husband went and told his Biodad for no damned good reason at all. We see the guy maybe three times a year. All of that side of the family is thin. Infact, there is even one aunt who spends each holiday talking about how small she is, how she fits into what she wore in highschool. She's 110lbs and just has such amazing will power blah blah blah. I know his Dad has told everyone and I really dont' want to hear it. Not only that I don't care for ppl watching what I'm putting on my plate or staring at me the whole time. I don't think food will be a big deal there because I spend most of the time chasing my kids around. My inlaws keep random loaded guns laying under couches and on shelves so I'm on my kids the whole time there.

Because it makes you feel terrible. I stay full for the same amount of time but I just feel horrible.

You look amazing and I love your style!

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Went shopping tonight fit into size 16. WHAT? SIZE 16? INORITE?!?! I haven't fit into 16s since High School. I bought size 18 because I needed to breathe I had so much fun trying stuff on. I love my sleeve!! Preop Jeans 22/24 Tops 22/24 3x Undies 20 or 9 Bra 44DDD NOW Jeans 18 Tops 1x Undies 14/16 Bra 42DD

Very nice NSV!!!

Thanks for all the support gals. I'll have to just suck it up and see how it goes. It's one of maybe 3 times Hubby sees his Dad each year. To previous poster I had a few bites of pumpkin pie when I was on purees and lord was it heaven!