LI Gemini NY

My baby walked B-)

She said on a scale of 1-10, her pain is at a 3....I don't know if she's saying that so that I don't worry. She's that type. She's sleeping like a new born baby now and she doesn't look like she saw the devil anymore. They just moved her up to her room so maybe in a few hours they'll make her walk...idk but I need to see her on her feet for my own sanity.

She looks better now than when I saw her about 45-55 mins ago. She said she feels better too. She's really sleepy though I'm letting her get her rest. I can only see her every hour for 5 mins at a time....I cannot wait 1 hour so I negotiated that down to every 45 mins for 5 mins. My stomach is in a knot right now. But I feel better that she feels better. And thank you ladies so much for replying :-)

I cannot see where I stated skinny people can and like to twist their bodies into pretzel shapes. We shouldn't be ugly by stating that someone stated something that they didn't state. Hmmk? :-D

I boil quinoa in chicken or beef broth. In a skillet I toss in about 1//2 table spoon of olive oil, red onions, garlic and parsley, I then add black beans and roasted corn kernels....the aroma is delightful. Then I throw the boiled quinoa in with the black bean and corn mixture and mix it up...oh man is it good. Eats like rice. Goes GREAT with grilled shrimp!

Are you required to lose anything? My surgeon specifically told me not to lose a drastic amount of weight....

Omg I want to twist my entire body into the shape of a pretzel while balancing on the top of my head...glad to see I'm not the only crazy one around here! * cool aid smile * I'll post a pic right after you post yours.

Don't get a draws in a bunch gals lol. I swear sometimes all the cattiness on this forum makes me wanna eat. Everyone on this forum has a weight problem. If you didn't you wouldn't be getting or have gotten sleeved. Just because you lose weight doesn't mean you don't have a weight problem, just means that you're not a heavy as before. I would stick my neck out on a chopping block that if anyone that's post-op eats unhealthy like some naturally genetically skinny people that they'd gain all the weight back plus some. In addition I would like to say, I started this thread as a light hearted place to vent about societies nuances or skinny people's non-issues! If you don't have anything sweet or salty to add to the pot, there's like a cazillion other threads here, keep the sourness to yourself. Obviously....no one hates all skinny people, that'll take a lot of energy and in the words on sweet brown "AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT" so lets just all unbundle our panties and carry on please. Thanks in advance.

Skinny people definitely have insecurities and such too. Everyone does...it's the complaining about things they i have dubbed "non-issues". You know if you have a weight problem or not. My issue is...if you don't have a weight problem quit acting like you do!! I definitely agree with the fishing for compliments statement because after the girl said what she had to say...everyone was all "oh not that you had 10 pounds to loose" "I wish I was like you" and "u look great stop complaining"... So maybe it's her need for reassurance that he's thin...hmm thought provoking lol

Ok well, there's only two options be safe or be sorry....????

Wow! Thanks for sharing this.

Never heard of 7-up post-op liquid diet. If I were you I would drink something like Gatorade and go to the ER...did you have palpitations/ heart issues pre-op??

I'm pre-op and lost 31 pounds on the supervised diet, when people ask what I'm doing I say I started stripping and chuckle. They are usually too stunned to ask follow up questions. But the people that knows I'm a smart azz just laughs with me B-)

Being a Caribbean native, I was sooo excited about this big coconut water fad that's hitting the US (and some other places). I tried [what seems like] every brand out and I'm beyond disappointed. They are so gross! I don't know if the maker of these things have actually tasted real coconut water but man are they way off! WAYYY OFF! If you can get the real thing that's great, I live in New York and I can usually get real coconut water still in the coconut in Hispanic and Caribbean neighborhoods in the summer.

Doesn't it seem like at the restaurant they try to make us sit in the smallest booths. Seems like i walk past at least 100 empty tables to a small dark booth in a corner somewhere then they point in slow motion and wait for the show! I always say table to avoid the awkwardness.

I hate the type of skinny that's skinny no matter what...like they can eat hot fudge for a week and still lose a pound! And then act like they're cursed!! Also the skinny Minnies that say stupid things like they feel fat...wtf...if your jeans size is 00 just sit down and shut up lol they can't even begin to imagine what feel fat really feels like....not that fat is an emotion anyway :-/

I love cheese too but too much of anything isn't good "they" say. I love the laughing cow southwest ranch spreadable cheese wedge. Yum ! Can you have Peanut butter on crackers or maybe baby food...

I will never, under any circumstances, walk around complaining about losing 10 pounds in 1 day lol NEVER

I'm in NY and medicaid here is handle by private insurance companies like HIP, UnitedHealth, BCBS, etc. 99% of them cover WLS. We don't have straight medicaid here anymore. Everyone that had medicaid had to opt in to their choice of insurance company. I don't know how straight medicaid would work in Michigan. I would assume they would cover it. Can u opt into an insurance carrier?

What state are you in? What kind of medicaid do you have? The good thing is...you can still use all the stuff you've done so far even if you go through a different insurance. Like your pulmonary clearance, nutritionist visits, supervised diet etc. you won't have to do that stuff again.