LatinCurves76

Hi! I am going to be starting Lil MissDiva's Boot Camp tomorrow anyone want to join in with me and have a support thread to log into these 5 days?

Good Morning! Having my morning coffee, after my liquid diet day yesterday I am ready to do this! I plan to have an egg with chopped deli ham and a little parmesan cheese I will have a little Click after that.

Last year I was less than 1 month post op on Thanksgiving, I told my family I was on a diet but I still put food on my plate and poked at it so nobody really noticed I was not eating. I also made a platter of deviled eggs and that was what I poked at from the appetizers, everyone was so into just enjoying no one really payed attention to me or what I ate. You will be fine, you are losing weight so they will totally believe you are on a diet.

That is awesome Diva! I got in a good amount of water yesterday too. Not doing so good today but I know it's because I am out running errands. So far only 44oz so far. My eating is good, no more headache but I am dying for a cookie :/ Workout wise I am going to be starting the 30 day shred again and will be doing that straight through my surgiversary

Awesome Chimera! Hope you had a great appointment

Sorry I didn't see your question on where to get it but glad someone directed you

Good Morning! Day 2! My headache is gone yay!!!! I am feeling better and lighter but I am not weighing until Friday

Anyone else have a headache? I think I was taking in more carbs than I thought because my head is KILLING me :/

Oh yes Scorpio, in the beginning it is really hard to take in Water. You are doing well for as early out as you are, I just assumed you were further out lol! I can't believe how good I am doing despite temptation EVERYWHERE! I also have myfitnesspal if anyone wants to add me: curvaceous76

Thank you Diva I know we will! I belong to a few support groups on Facebook but FB and shopping had become my cross addiction so I have been facebook free 3 weeks and working on my shopping. I am trying to stick to only what we need and an occasional treat. This is also why I came back to VST (I used to have an account not sure what happened) to get the support (and give) to reach my goal

The water totally fits! I had 106oz yesterday and it fit just fine. However I did do all liquids all day....

I will be 11 months tomorrow and I never had that side effect of not being hungry. It really sucks because I think I would have been more succesful if I did. Every single day I have to fight my appetite, I have thought of ttaking appetite suppressants. I know they aren't a permanent solution but if they could just help me lose these last 50lbs :/

I have never tried the program you are but I did do the 30 Day Shred and I increased my calories by maybe a couple of hundred? Do probably 1100, I will be 11 months out tomorrow and at about 900 calories a day but I still have a ways to goal.

Lol! :wub: It is a lot of water so start off slow, I read somewhere that when trying to lose weight the best thing is to drink 1/2 your weight in ounces of water. So for example since I am 189lbs right now I should drink 90oz of water

You should totally try True Lemon! They have it in other flavors too, I am not big on sugary drinks and True Lemon gives just a hint of sweet tangy taste

How far are you Pinky? We can totally do this! I will post a thread for us in the morning so we can check in through out the day

Pinky I am not starting until tomorrow but I have done all liquids today and so far drank 90 ounces of water! I hate having to go to the restroom lol! I just need to break this crazy stall and the bad habit I have picked up of eating junk again :/ I still have a ways to go and even if I don't meet my one year goal I will do my best to try to keep loosing! Lets see how much we can lose together

I went through that post op, I used True Lemon and it helped me out a lot. I totally hated water the first two months and Crystal Light I felt was too sweet so True Lemon did the job and allowed me to drink much more. It did take a long time for me to be able to drink a large quantity of water but now at almost 11 months out I am pretty close to normal.

Rapid weight loss does affect our hormones. I am 36 years old and dealing with it, I can go from happy to mad to sad in 2 seconds flat. I feel like Sybil! I do think it normalizes after a while though. Because you are in your 50's I would get checked that way if you are beginning menopause you can start treatment to help you feel better. Good Luck hun

Hi! No I never said I HAVE to have junk food in the house but I do. I have two children in the 10% for weight and 2 that are average and one who's weight I need to watch. I have good and bad Snacks for them because that is how I was brought up and it taught me self control. I did not gain weight until age 25. I think if you deprive children of "junk" they crave it more and do not learn to practice portion control when they are around it. Believe it or not in my house with 5 kids we have Cookies and chips go stale because since it's common they don't go crazy when they see it. I on the other hand do reach for it when I am "starving" At this time I am trying to get back into focus on myself...

I would like to find a buddy in my similar situation, I have been successful as I have lost close to 100lbs with my sleeve but I need to lose 50 more to goal and it is not happening. I have been a slow loser since day one. As of today I am on liquids for today and tomorrow will be back to basics. I still don't eat Pasta or drink soda, not much bread and am probably at 1000 cals a day. I am active but don't have an actual exercise routine because it is VERY hard to find the time with 5 kids and school. Anyone want to be my buddy?

Woohoo! Awesome thank you!

I am for sure much more relaxed than I was like 4 months ago but I still don't drink calorie drinks (I rather eat my calories), I don't eat rice or bread, however I will have Pasta or eat a cookie... I am sure now with football gatherings and fall the temptations will be ever present. With 5 kids and 2 underweight there is no way to be temptation free as I have goodies for them plus a husband who has zero weight issues regardless of what he eats :/ IF I decide to use an appetite suppressant it probably would not be long term however I am trying natural methods before I go that route. I can eat a good portion of Protein and be hungry within the hour. For example I will have a scrambled egg and 2 turkey links and hungry an hour later.

Hi! I am with you on being able to fit more in my stomach than most and that is pretty much how it has been since the 2nd month. The capacity of my sleeve is much more than many and I recall asking my surgeon "are you SURE you cut my stomach?" lol You are right though beside the number I feel 100% better than I did at this time last year. I don't have any restrictions on what I can do with my kids and that was one of the main reasons for my surgery was to be active again. Thanks for your reply and good luck to you too, you look great in your picture! Hi! Yes you are right I am the one who makes the decisions and unfortunately depending on time and my stress level those are not always the best decisions for me. I have never had that appetite suppression that many have with surgery so I have always had to regulate what I eat. However I feel that if I have something helping my appetite it would give me more time to decide on a better option than just grabbing whatever is in front of me at the moment. This is probably the reason why I gained over 100lbs in 5 years and why I yo-yo dieted so much after my 2nd child.