greensleeve

All of the percolating, bubbling, burping, and growling in my stomach.

Like right now she's throwing a fit about her homework and it's time for dinner. She's nine but it seems like she knows when I'm upset and she has to throw tantrums.

That sounds very sane actually. For me the problem is when my actual daughter and my inner child both need me at the same time.

I still haven't felt up to it. I'm just not in the mood. I am so tired and emotional, and I can tell my period is coming. Blech!

If anyone has Trader Joe's in their area, they carry Gourmet protein powder. It is excellent.

What kinds of things are you doing for her?

Well I know I shouldn't have done it. I'm not offended. It didn't hurt my sleeve at all, it hurt my esophagus. I had it with Soup and Water and dipped it in the soup so it wasn't completely dry. I don't even know why I did that. It's the first time I have eaten something I shouldn't have since the week before surgery. I felt like it was just sitting there in my esophagus forever. I think I just got scared that my sleeve was already huge and I got soup at a restaurant that came with bread. I tore out the inside and had the soft part too. Well I can say my sleeve is really small and now I'm going to tell them to keep their bread.

I'm three weeks out tomorrow and I was just logging my food on myfitnesspal and realized a small Greek yogurt is 5 ounces. I just ate that in half an hour! Have I stretched my sleeve already? I was drinking water with it (I know, I know). Help please!

I don't know. Just being stupid.

How silly that they deny you based on eight pounds! Id say put weights in your pockets, wear heavy shoes, heavy jeans, and lots of layers. And try to weight during PMS.

Well holy crap! I just had a tiny amount of bread to test myself. Big big mistake. Ouch ouch ouch. Even my back hurts. Wth.

I hope that's it! I just wasn't thinking about it at all. Gee I wonder how I got to be fat. Lord.

Do you live with your boyfriend? What does he do to stop you from going to the gym? Men come and go. Someone who is actively preventing you from caring for yourself and living a long life for your children is not a good partner. I'm sorry to be harsh but my ex husband was like that, and I wasted so many years of my life with someone who only cared about what was begs for him, not what was best for me or our child. Stop letting him control you. You went through so much to have the surgery, you did that for you not for some guy.

I'm in Creve Coeur but I work in O Fallon.

I'll be three weeks tomorrow. I'm having days where I have no energy, I'm crabby, bored and feel like I don't know what to do. I have days where I feel ok. I'm down 32 pounds from February, 17 down since surgery. Working on my emotional and mental issues, really not feeling up to doing any exercise. I'm just so worn out. On a good day I'm getting 800 calories, most days 600 or so.

I just had counseling today. I don't know if this applies to anyone else but I have always had a part of me from childhood trauma who wanted to get control by choosing what she wants to eat and how much (usually a LOT, big surprise). I have done so much therapy and hypnotherapy and as you can guess nothing works. She wants control. It's just that now she has no choices. She can't binge if she wants to. She can't even eat a piece of lean meat if she wants to. I feel like this part of me is sad that she lost the battle. I'm not sure if this makes sense to anyone else. But I have had days in the last month where I've thought "fine, if all I can eat is this protein crap, I'm just not eating." Which is just the opposite reaction to food.

I'm in for a St l group on the West side!

I'll go too!

You should start taking vitamins ASAP! I think our bodies have a hard time adjusting to the huge decrease in calories and processing all the toxins and hormones that are being released by our fat cells. I would start on vitamins and measure your water to be sure you get 64 oz a day of fluid. I hope you feel better soon!

Mine was the same day. I'm still tired as hell.

You look small to me! Not fat at all. How tall are you?

Good luck Maggie! I had a very low energy day today. Spent a lot of time in bed and napping. I just don't get how some people are back to normal and I'm still dragging.

Plus soda leaches nutrients out of your body and we need all the nutrients we can get.

I wouldn't worry about it. It's not like you are eating fries and chocolate. I think most doctors know that some of us are going to cheat, and that if cheating means eating some peas and egg whites that's ok. They know we are food addicts or we wouldn't be fat. The first week I had a little but of chicken breast every other day. The second week I didn't cheat but I was miserable. The weekend before I was basically in bed because I was avoiding anything food related and I felt like crap. Some surgeons only make their patients do shakes and veggies, some only do three days of liquids. You will be fine. It will be ok. After surgery you won't be able to eat anything. You won't want to. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Of course my intestines are a mess for no reason. No nookie tonight. A glass of wine would be nice.