LipstickLady

Not long. Drink as much as you want, just don't do it during a meal or for the time period after that your surgeon recommends.

I've never cried over food. Seriously. I figured I have eaten enough food in my forty years for at least 3 "normal" people. I did get real bitchy, though. Tired, cranky, I took things personally that I should not have, a total emotional roller coaster for a few months. It's hormonal. It's normal. It's crappy but it's worth it.

Thirty pounds in a month? I'm quite certain some do that, but that would be unusual and borderline unhealthy. It's not a race.

For the record, I work from my car most days. I can eat a "fast food" lunch for a few bucks. Much cheaper than it used to be without the inconvenience of carrying a cooler and ice in the summer. I totally prep and carry my own when it's not so hot.

Chick Filet grilled nuggets. $3 Wendy's Junior Bacon Cheeseburger no bun. $2 A HUGE favorite -- Chipotle bowl, no rice, double Beans, meat, cheese, extra sour cream, all the salsas. Easily 3-4 meals. $8 If I can't take it home -- Chipotle Kid's Taco. No rice, no shells, double beans. You get the meat, the beans, the toppings, a small drink and a bag of chips to give the kids. Still more than I can eat. $4 Any grocery. lunch meat counter. Two or three slices of meat and cheese. They look at you weird, but I'm ok with that. As I am getting so little, I get the good stuff -- Boar's Head in my area. $2 -$3 costco or Sam's. Hot dog. No bun, all the toppings. $1 Or the gigantic pizza slices. Toppings only. $2 Noodles and Company. Caesar side salad with Parmesan chicken add on. $3 One of my summer favorites.

I also love an Arby's Junior Roast Beef. I take off the top half of the bun, load it with horsey sauce, fold it like a taco, and peel off most the remaining bread as I eat it. (Feel the theme?)

Sonic makes a junior Breakfast burrito that is egg, cheese, meat. The eggs are actually light and fluffy and the junior size is more than I can finish -- I would say at least two eggs. The menu says sausage, but I generally ask for bacon or ham and they are happy to do it. My kids say I eat it like a banana, I peel the tortilla off as I eat and dispose of it. Wawa gas station has great options if you are lucky enough to have one. Cups of yogurt, cheese sticks, fresh fruit, cheese and pepperoni mini plates. They also make awesome breakfast burritos all day with any veggie fillings you'd like. Their subs are also very good and you can load them up with all the veggies for free. I order the 4" and remove the top half of the bread. I still can't finish it.

Great article! I have a closet full of classic pieces that are more "high end" from upscale consignment shops. I also shop at Forever 21 and other "junior" stores for fun outfits and trendier pieces that may only last a season. I keep my clothes organized into categories (business, casual, dress up, dress down), too. And arranged by season and color. And then by sleeve/pant length. It's ridiculous.

Sensitive tummy, CHECK! I call my days Feeding Days and Non-Feeding Days. Sometimes I can eat, sometimes it all comes back. I never know which it's going to be until it happens. Still worth it. I poop like a faucet. And when it strikes, I have about 3 minutes to find a bathroom. And I am not done after one round, it is usually 2-3. I have found that Probiotics help. Worth it. No plain water for me. It must have an additive. Butt hurts, always cold, my shoes are too big and I can't drink wine. On the leftovers thing? I had to force myself to think about it like this... It's going to be gone whether I throw it in the trash or throw it down my throat. With the first, I am making a healthy choice for myself, with the second, I am eating unnecessarily, and undoing all the good I did. The whole starving children thing? They aren't benefiting from my leftovers no matter what I do with them.

I used to be able to tread Water effortlessly for an hour easily and often did while reading a good book at the pool. It was my go to fat girl exercise. Now I sink like a stone and I used to life guard!! HA! Another thing related? I was great in the ocean as a fatty. No wave was my enemy. Now, I get knocked around like an empty water bottle. The water is SO much more work than it used to be.

Ya gotta eat BOOBS out so they land there instead.

UH OH!! I've never seen the great unflappable @@Alex Brecher get even a little salty about ANYTHING. Hmmm....

Lipsticklady, you sound like you are from Hermosillo, am I right? Sent from my Sony Xperia Nah... From Ventura, CA.

I'm pretty sure that a Snickers bar WILL undo a sleeve. I know this from my extensive experience with the pouch I've had for 4 months. Because they're, like, basically the same thing. The peanuts will get caught in the sleeve and remain lodged there until a chemical reaction from the chocolate causes them to swell and separate the staple line. Trust me - I'm a scientist. Or at least I took a few classes in high school. Even showed up a few times a week! Actually...you know what? F*ck it, give me some of that Snickers. Just make it the peanut butter variety. I read somewhere that peanut butter cancels out the chemical reaction of the chocolate. True story! And for those who are easily triggered, yes, this WAS a joke. Though I'm told that I'm not good at being funny. And I'm probably too tired to be funny. Yeah...I'm going to bed now. I've heard if you break it in half before you eat it, all the calories and carbs fall out. You're welcome.

I'm not saying you were wrong **for you**. I am simply saying that prefacing your directions as fact is not fair to the people who are looking for advice. And as an aside, your statement that vegetables should be avoided for a year would totally kill off all of my vegetarian/vegan WLS friends.

Wait, whuuuuuttttt?? Another smoker condemning diet soda? Smoking won't undo the sleeve, pop will. Undo? What the heck are you talking about? UNDO? This "debate" was about soda and it's impact on the sleeve. Ok so maybe not UNDO but not help is that better? Jesus Christ go have a cookie the carbs might make you feel less bit**y and defensive. HAHAHAHAHAHA!! So I question your use of the word UNDO (which is absolutely ludicrous, so my question was valid), YOU call me "bitchy" yet **I** need a cookie? MMMM'Kaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy..... SNORT. No I told you to eat a cookie due to your multiple and constant barrage and cumulative posts to anyone that dares to disagree with you. Sheesh still going strong here lol Too funny Uhh.... My post was May 14. Yours is June 3. Tell me again who the problem is again?

Three years out and Water hits bottom like lead. Instant nauseousness. I add a splash of flavor, maybe a bit of Gatorade or a squeeze of lemon. Anything to change the pH a bit.

I'm just getting warmed up.

On a similar note, those who get in their cars but don't actually pull out for-freaking-ever when they know someone is waiting for their spot. I swear it's on purpose.

Can we talk about people in crosswalks or who you allow to cross in front of you in parking lots? Why the #^*%#* must they meander slowly, often looking down and texting, sometimes coming to a dead stop in the middle of the road to check their bag or phone, walking the slowest route In a long diagonal... I let you pass in front of me. Knees to chests, b!tches!!!

Based on some of the things you've stated that your surgeon has told you, I think it might be a great idea to preface your posts with, "My surgeon told me..." or something similar instead of stating it as fact. He's told you some whacked stuff. Seriously.

Whuuuuut?

Oh, now you've got me going. We can talk about dumbsh!ts who walk IN the exit door and out the enter door at Walmart. Presumably they can't read. Or the mo-fos leave their carts in the check out line so the person behind them has to push it through in order to get up to the register. And the idgits who let their pups poop in public places and don't pick it up. PICK IT UP!!!! Especially when it's in MY yard.

And then let's talk about round-abouts. Blend people, blend. MERGE. Don't come to a dead stop unless you have to. Yield is good, merge is better. Going a different way to avoid round-abouts is BEST if you don't know how to f^cking use them!!

OH MY GAWD. Yes, people who stop in entrance ways or exit doors. We just got a new Wegman's and it is absolutely beautiful. The clientele, however, are the biggest collection of dumbasses I have ever seen. They grab a cart, push it right up to the entrance of the store and then stop. STOP. Four or five family members wide. They put their keys away, pull out their phones, look through their wallets, pull out a sales ad... AND BLOCK THE ENTIRE #$%^&*&^%$ entrance. WHY??? And on the way out??? They stop again to pull out their keys, put on some lipstick, fumble for their sunglasses... No one can come in our out while they adjust. I HATE THOSE PEOPLE.