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Kim I rocked my fast!! 420 calories!!! That is until my family wanted me to bake cookies while we trimmed the tree.. They want the "old mom" back this has been their theme since last weekend so baking I did. Two cookies are 160 calories! I ate 1 1/2 .. Our tree looks good though EDIT!! Oh shit! And garlic cheese curds!! I don't even want to know the calories on those.. Dang! Flipping holidays !
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You know the thing about my "goal" weight... It's an arbitrary number picked by me not my surgeon... I have OCD and 100 pounds was a nice round number my surgeon considers where I'm at now goal and thought the 135 might be a little low.. He did this surgery for me so I could get healthy, his goal for me wasn't "skinny" just normal and healthy for a 47 year old woman. I know the nerves! I hadn't lost that much since my last visit but whatever it was? I lost..that's what counts Lol yep the weigh in, usually I'll wear the lightest clothes I can and take my shoes off... But you know, as someone said above are you really going to let 2 or 3 pounds make or break you..
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We can take butter off he won't mind I don't think he reads it anymore. I need to talk to Alex to get my mod status here reinstated so I can get into the workings. And I do t know who that last person is??
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Hi I had my surgery in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lol! most people here learn really quick not to talk to me about bougies I have very strong opinions on making them a factor in a "successful" surgery outcome. They do not do the work at losing the weight, you do A too small a bougie (32f) MAY increase complications (leaks, strictures) . The most common used is 32-40 F The bougie sizes are used as a guide for the doctor when removing your stomach. As far as getting a "bigger" or "smaller" sleeve the difference between the ALL bougies sizes are really very small.. Your doctor will know what is right for you! Everyone's stomachs are different some are small, some are long so even two people using the same size bougie can have different capacities after.. And as far as "getting one as small as you can" If your stomach is made to small there is a greater chance of long term problems. Wow as far as wishing I had done anything different? Not really.. I wish I would learn to love exercise and did it more... The hardest part of this journey will be you head. It takes a lot of work to get your head straight. Most of us didn't eat and get fat because we had extreme out of control REAL hunger. So head hunger is a major factor and should be dealt with in the early stages (first six months) because if not dealt with and relying solely on the sleeve can = weight gain down the line. We have to think long term not just the first year.
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Lol Jane (Sheryl ) I have a friend that's from the same town portrayed in shameless I can't understand a word she says! She's been here two years and it's still bad! I've told her "you are English! how can it be that I can't understand you!" I tried watching that show, same thing. It's a shame really because it's supposed to be really good..
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Ugh my ticker must of vanished again I just put it back up so hopefully it shows up.. But here's a screen shot..
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Lol yes I'm Laura
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Here this is what I started today... 5:2 girls Skinniness= dorrie Feedyoureye= Kim Sarsar = Sarah MG2= Sheila Ccjane = Sheryl Georgia = Georgia Uk Cathy = Cathy Swizzly = Brown= Globe= Susan= Susan
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Haha! Kim (Fye) I started making a list of them today too!! And I thought the same thing what's globe??
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Lol! Good! You know I went into this wanting to be healthy (check) and with the realistic wish to look good in clothes (check) we need to remember what our goals were.. Also as I was thinking on it just now I thought of changing my goal weight on my ticker from 135 to 140.. But I realized that scared me too, because well, first thought was awesome almost there!! second was scared because of all those old goals I've meet before in diets. I'm all to aware taking off was one thing keeping it is another. I've always ended a diet and well.. ate like "normal" because the diet was over!! Yep.. Part of me just wants to live in this limbo to keep me on my toes! Oh 5:2 day! Wow keeping busy helps. I didn't get home until 2:45 so I took my first meal then. Yogurt.. I'm going to be swimming in calories for dinner!!
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I don't know what it is... I know I was talking to my husband the other day and well I said I'm just a smaller version of the same Laura. So I think we see the same basic shape (because let's face it none of us morphed into a different body type like say a super model ) and we see the same things the same potential for those things to be bigger or perhaps they still just look bigger because they are the same shape..., Lol did any of that make sense
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I have to say it again... Sarsar! You are tiny!!!'
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Susan, the re-sleeve I've done a lot of reading here on the forum and the one thing that I notice is that sometimes band to sleeve revisions to seem to have as much restriction as a virgin sleeve? Maybe Jane you can speak to that.. M2G, Ugh two girls sick no fun.. My son is 11 I noticed this girl make a bee line for him last month at the thanksgiving feast... Then I saw her again at his side chatting him up at honor roll.. I ask him about her and said I think she likes you. He said I was crazy hehehe.. But then came home and said I was right hence the new clothes. Now 11 is young for girlfriends but when you kid has Tourette's.... Well they are treated different Oh and size five fingers??? OMG that's small! Oh and thank you guys for the compliments yes looking in that store mirror I wasn't upset and that feels good Oh yes coops I love the green of that sweater too! Cathy, I'm sorry your going through back pain. I think that the worse kind of pain there is there just seems to be no relief Sarsar!! Look at you !!!!!! Tiny and cute Oh I'm an old mom I had them much later..
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When Life Gets In The Way Of The Sleeve
No game replied to No game's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Indigo! I'm In line at Costco.. But just read this and visibly gasped out loud. That person lacks a brain and tact! Move on and spend your energy on someone who counts! -
How did I feel on the second day?? Like dog poop! really the first week or two was in and off feeling bad.. Is think I felt good go to the store and breakout in a cold sweat and need to run (shuffle) to the bathroom and then go home.. Treat yourself well, get rest if you need to and good luck to you on the rest of your new healthier life!!
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This pic is more realistic.. I took it this weekend.. I took it because I took my son shopping because he has a girl!!!!! He wanted to step up his game Anyway I took it because in the past five years or so not only was clothes shopping for me a really depressing event but taking my kids shopping I would sometimes want to die.. I would be sitting either in a dressing room with them or like in this picture sitting outside waiting . But there would always be a mirror involved. Sitting in front of those mirrors made me want to end it all... In this picture I'm sitting in front of a mirror waiting and I see myself and I see normal I was able to be present for my son when he came out. That is success
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No my camera lies!! Really, after I took that picture I laughed because the perspective makes me look skinny.. trust me my husband too one of me a couple of weeks ago and I looked like a little troll It's all angles. So I thought shit I'll hold it out straight and take a full on on my thigh/stomach area (my problem area) SHIT! That looked good too! So I didn't post it to show "reality" I look so much different in life.. But hey then I thought the size of my body now makes it possible to take a good pic.. So I'll take that
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So thankful for this little sleeve of mine :)
No game replied to BlessedBeyondMeasure2012's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
Lol! Now I have.. ♫ this little sleeve of mine, I'm going to let it shine. ♫ running through my head What a great job you are doing! Christmas is going to be good this year. -
OMG floating? I'm scared... If I take a bath it's bubble baths at night with candles so I've not been scared yet.... But, never, NEVER bend over naked in front of a mirror so you see a side view, while putting on lotion, trust me I've scared the crap out of myself doing that!
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Alcohol is a diuretic so sometimes I weigh less after drinking.. But maybe you should track for a day or to to make sure you are eating enough. Shit if I thought I was jipping myself out of food I'd change that in a hurry! Oh yes Jane details on the dates (you too daisy) Like maybe we can see their profile pics so we can live vicariously through you! Lol! you have to give us old married people some thrills
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I think that's the problem I'm having with fluids right now.. Winter. I am very regimented. I drink my 32 oz poweraid zero a day then fill it again with water and flavoring drops... done deal 64 oz and any other liquids I get through the day just put me in a better spot. Well, winter I'm FREEZING! I don't want to drink my cold drinks so my whole tightly wound regiment is screwed up.. I'm drinking mostly hot teas now, but the measuring is not the same and I know I'm not getting in as much as needed because I can only drink so much tea in a day. I think my liquid intake always fell off in the cold months so it definitely a chore to keep it up now.. Ok everything you didn't need to know about my drinking habits
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I don't know how to say it other than just to say it.. Weeks ago I mentioned that we should close the group. I'm happy to have Susan here, and there may be one or two more super vets I see floating around that might be a good fit. But at this point that's about it for me. Vetted, yes Kim. That's what I'm thinking.. Also when we went private it really "hid" our group so not many people even realize it exists here, for instance PDXman asked me the other day if we still exist because he looked everywhere for us. We do have threads on the vets forum helping out people that think they want to try it. They usually fall away after their first rush of excitement wears off. They lose a few pounds, then two weeks later no weight loss so they move on the the next "miracle". Brown, Hang on ok? The cookie thing? You just described me.. But the victory I see there? You not only didn't take them you spoke out loud about your disordered eating... That's a major thing to me, I expose the dirty underbelly of my addiction more and more these days to people and it's giving it less power. Keep talking trust me get it out. Let's get through the holidays brown. I'm holding on for dear life, it's not pretty it's not perfect, but we will get through it. Ok fasting today.. Oh and it's grocery day and Costco day! Lol I'm a glutton for punishment
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she felt that the athletes foot on her husband was beyond unacceptable
No game replied to Madam Reverie's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
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When Life Gets In The Way Of The Sleeve
No game replied to No game's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Well I will say, that the way that was said to you was stalker like. So I would be a little weirded out too.But speaking of the invisible thing? I've thought about that and really I was more visible when I was obese.. I thought I was hiding in plain site but the fact of the matter I was in plain site but not invisible. I think that's why when I started losing weight I felt uncomfortable with compliments.. If they notice then crap! I wasn't hiding they still saw me and they saw me HUGE!! Much more invisible now.. I blend in quite nicely as matter of fact.. RJ you fell into an old behavior for a minute but all is not lost. You are recognizing what got you there today.. now you can work on dealing with it differently. -
When Life Gets In The Way Of The Sleeve
No game replied to No game's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
RJ, I've done the same thing so many times I go out on the world and get good feedback I'm giddy with happiness and I come home and stuff!It took me many years to even recognize that one..I knew I ate to comfort but the joy or happy I look good eating confused me.. I'm having small victories with this one lately and it's a good feeling.