delta_girl

This has actually been discussed a lot in various forums. Just about everyone here is a food addict. We all didn't get to be obese because of slow metabolism or thyroid problems. And yet there is a great deal of success post op. Having strategies and plans in place are a huge asset in the process.

It looks like that site has been mega bombed by porn sites and fake luxury good sellers.

Well..this one is not as much fun as some of the others ... I bought a new hat for winter a few days ago. I thought it was cute and sassy. I took a photo of myself wearing it, no makeup, big smile. When I looked at the photo I was shocked. I mean really, really shocked. I have never really had any facial wrinkles before because there was so much fat in my face. Well, after close to 50 lbs of weight loss, there they are. Crows feet, under eyes, across cheeks,...and more crow's feet. Especially with the crow's feet. I have 56 lbs to go to meet my goal weight. I guess that I'll just start collecting these wherever they surface.

Same here. Every time I turn around I'm having to cull things out of my closet. Now I'm down to the smallest size I have in my wardrobe, 14, and after that I have nothing. ...and I'm not even half way through to my goal weight! So far I've removed size 20, 18, 16 pants, dresses, sweaters and tops.

Mine was 9/26/12. I've lost 48 since preop.

Down 41lb since surgery as of this morning.

I'm really happy with my results so far. And I can say that I've gotten out of it what I've put into it. I just want to maintain consistency. Stalls don't bother me, they are part of what is expected.

Pre surgery weight 219 9/26/12 surgery 212 12/13/12 weight 171 48 total loss 41 since surgery within 11 weeks at an average loss of 3.72 lbs per week

I know that some people like to do this, but I can't stand the texture after they have absorbed water. For whatever reason, I don't mind it that much when they still have a bit of a crunch and have just absorbed a little bit of the moisture from the food I mix it in.

I love how you pretty much sum it all up in those words and it gives a very distinct mental image.

...mmm...yeah... I don't think I could choke that down either.

That is a LOT of chia in there! Way more than I would ever use. But then that's me. I had some chia in my Greek yogurt this morning. Probably 1/4 of a teaspoon.

That is a unique viewpoint and worth a philosophical ponder. Hmmmmmm....

I have started to see a pattern in my stalls and what I do when they break. Changing the type and intensity of exercise (much higher in training zone bpm for heart rate) and doubling the time one day, skip a day, then again, is like putting jumper cables on my stalls. Not sure if it will work for you, but worth trying to see what happens in the few days after.

The worst relationship I have ever been in sounds a whole lot like this one. I thought I was so in love and could not think of us not being together. Almost one year after our break-up, I look back and can't believe what I put up with and how unhealthy that relationship was. I am SO HAPPY to have moved on.

Week 11 and I'm getting to join the hair loss club. When it started breaking about two weeks ago I just thought it was due to me using a straightening Iron every day. But tonight in the shower, as I was running the shampoo through my hair, I was shedding like crazy and it just kept on coming out. It would be cool for someone to make an infographic time-line of post-op vsg.

Wow! That is a lot of thinking you have been doing. He does sound immature, insecure, controlling and selfish. Perhaps even dependent. There is always an exception, but for the most part, people are who they are and don't change all that much no matter what you do. Yes, you are very young and you should enjoy your youth before it fades away.

Every time I walk by these somewhere like GNC or smoothie King or the grocery, I feel so tempted. Then I stand there and look at every single nutritional label and put them back one at a time. They all seem to have so many calories or so many carbs in them it is as bad or even worse than the number of calories in a candy bar. Yeah, I know that they are more nutritionally sound and are a good Protein source, but still.... One of the last big diets I was on was TOPS, which really isn't a specific diet. I remember eating Luna bars for lunch very often at that time. 9g of protein 180 calories, 5g fat, 11g carbs. Then I think that I could just make an Isopure shake for 100 calories and get 20+g of protein and 0 carbs. It would be neat if they could do the same with the bars as they do with the shake powder. Low cal, low carb, high protein and decently tasty.

I can just remember how fragile I felt my like my new tummy was. It had been mutilated. Dramatic way to word it, but just think about all of that freshly traumatized and raw tissue, swollen..inflamed. How the first few weeks were so critical to healing and my surgeon terrified me by saying that serious complications and death were possible results of me making really bad choices. Now think about what it would feel like to pour alcohol on a raw, fragile wound that had only just begun to go down in swelling and attempt to heal itself. A little alcohol may help to clean and disinfect a small scratch or minor cut, but for a deep intestinal...well, wound, what might happen? Irregular healing? Additional, unforeseen complications? Additional irritation? I'm not a doctor and I really don't know, but I wouldn't ever risk it so early out. I did have some wine at 5 weeks. I didn't even finish the glass and it took me about 2 hours to drink what I did. It gave me really bad indigestion.

This is a really good one as well. I love the flavors. http://drinkclick.com/

My surgeon cleared me to start introducing salad back in at around the 10th week. I made one using spinach, which I tore into super small pieces. I added in some feta cheese, 1-2 chopped grape tomatoes, 2-3 crumbled pecans, a little fresh avocado and some fat free raspberry vinegarette. It was the tiniest salad I had ever seen. It was almost comical. It was SO delicious. I ate it very, very slowly along with some chicken. What was unbelievable to me was how full I got so quickly. I couldn't even finish my tiny salad. I had enough left over for lunch the next day. My stomach handled it just fine. That was about a week and a half ago. Tonight I came in from traveling across state and was starving. I made another tiny salad with spinach, about 1.5oz chicken, 2 grape tomatoes, 2 chopped pecans and feta. I also added 3 pods of sugar snap peas and 2 pickled okra. I didn't even finish half of it and my stomach told me that I had overeaten. Now I'm uncomfortable. I noticed that this time I ate a lot faster, so I wasn't taking time to pay attention to my stomach's signals. It wasn't the salad itself, it was me rushing. No throwing up, though. Just feeling like a stuffed, bellyaching puppy.

There are a lot of threads on this topic. Search in the box above.

I love edamame and there is an extra firm version of tofu that you can stir fry with veggies. I guess you could eat beef jerky, but it is so high in sodium. Boiled eggs?

I am SOOOOO happy that I went through with this. Pre Op I doubted my ability to be successful, was scared to death I would have some serious complication or might die, was terrified of letting go of food, feared that I would have constant problems post-op since I travel so much for work and food would be difficult to manage the first month.... Leap of faith. I would do it again. I would have loved to have been able to do it decades ago. It has made a huge difference in my life. My quality of life has improved significantly and I am a outwardly happier and more confident person. I actually am beginning to feel good in my own skin.

I have been pretty good with this, but not every single day. A lifetime of cravings is really hard to deny. I also have found that the fewer carbs, especially simple carbs I eat the easier it is. Having sugar free pudding and sugar free popsicles and sugar free hot chocolate helps too. I had a very weak moment this evening at Target. It came out of nowhere and I could just see myself eating a whole bag of M&Ms or a pint of ice cream. I decided to look to see if they had any Sugar Free Chocolate. Something in a very small quantity. After looking through what was there I couldn't do it. The Skinny Cow chocolate at 119 calories a serving just made me wonder if I could eat the whole box. Then I was leaving the aisle and saw the 85% uber dark chocolate. It was not a large bar and it had divided segments with 21 calories a square (Sweetriot brand). I got it and had four squares of it. I was way under my 500 calories for the day and had also done 30 minutes on the treadmill at a very steep incline, so it wasn't a guilt thing. Anyway. It tasted fantastic and I didn't want to eat much of it since it was so strong. I didn't feel tempted to have another taste an hour later. I probably should never have gotten the thing. It really does drive home the point that this is going to be an ongoing effort and I need to make sure that I have some types of plans or diversions in place when those weak moments hit. Ideally those weak moments would go away!!!