kim2002

Wow!! You look great! Congrats! Must be a wonderful feeling

It is THE BEST FEELING

Looking great! Love the hair

Thanks y'all it feels so good to see those scales move like that!! ONEderland here I come:)

At my 3 month follow up! I will be 12 weeks out on 11-8-13!

Down 51.2 lbs

IM SOOOO HAPPY

I also like the looks I get when I don't order a drink at a restaurant! I usually get a to go cup when we leave so I can have some at my 30 min window!!

Kim

That's awesome:)

Kim

Oh Yeah shakes

Saw these shakes at a convenient store today, 32g of Protein and not much sugar and carbs! Kinda pricey but wondering if anyone had tried them?!?

Kim

252lbs 10 days pre-op

208lbs 10 weeks out

Looking GREAT!! Great job!!!

Kim

Thanks everyone for all the great comments, makes a girl feel good:)

Found an awesome looking recipe I'm trying this week, thought I'd shAre!

http://www.recipebyphoto.com/breakfast-ham-cups/

Kim

Wow! You look amazing!

Thank you:)

The first on was at my preop visit at 252lbs. The bottom pic in the difference in my belly after 6 weeks post op, think that pic really shows how much I've lost in my belly area (the bad Pic was taken the night before surgery) To date I'm down to 209lbs with a goal to be in ONEderland by thanksgiving day.)

Thanks for looking, it's smAll little goals and taking it one day at a time that help me through this tough journey, no one sAid it would be easy!!!

Kim

Doing great and looking fabulous! I was sleeved on 8/8/13 also!! We are sleeve sisters my goal is to be 199 by thanksgiving!!! Your after pic is great, I love the confidence that's written all over your face, keep up the good work

Kim

I'm 10 weeks out and I have the hiccups very often....it's not very attractive when I do it, because it sounds like it comes all the way up from the insides of my gut, and is SOOO loud, its embarrassing but also at the same time kinda funny! If I eat or drink a little fast I will get them!!! But hey everyone that I eat with knows I've had the sleeve and they are use to it now

Kim

I have to wait 6 MONTHS before I can have ANY kind of fresh, raw veggies!!!! I want a salad so bad!!! My NUT told me to stay away from the produce section till then!!!

Kim

I just went through something similar. When I was told at 6 weeks I could a eat a larger range of foods' date=' I quickly fell back into the slider foods I had been eating with my band. One tip that had helped me a lot the last two weeks was to drink 12-16oz between each meal/snack. So now I get my food or snack, wait until I want a drink after eating, at that point I check the clock and add 30 minuets. So usually it's an hour after I have eaten that I start drinking. Then I have to get down the 16 oz Water bottle before I eat again. This has really cut down on the number of times I am eating. And I am really amazed that I seem to be craving less treats, and having less head hunger.[/quote']

I will try this also!! I def need to drink more! Pre surgery I was drinking around 200 oz of Fluid a day! Now between meals and waiting to drink, I'm lucky to get in 70 oz

There is a book called Emotional First Aid. You can get it on kindle. It will definitely help with the head stuff. The book is by Cynthia Alexander. It is a guide for life after weight loss surgery. You will find something in there that will resonate with you to help.

I will chick that out thanks!!!

So I'm 10 weeks out (thought I was 9 on thurs, my bad) anyway since I was released to soft fork tender foods, my head has been so messed up! I've eat more carbs than I should, I have had a few things that were "fork tender" but not really on my plan!!! I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FORM of SUGAR (like cakes, muffins, cupcakes, snack cakes etc......just so we are clear!!! I have not stalled I've continued to loss weight at a steady pace, but I know it could be more! So I'm putting this out there....my head will not win this game, my body and my new sleeve will! I loss a lot more weight when I stick to mostly low carb, high protein!!! So I'm taking my cravings and I'm going to be stronger than them!!! Like I said, steady weight loss wins the game and this is not a race, but I would rather get to the finish line sooner rather than later!!!

Just my thought for the day!!!

Kim

Highest weight EVER 272lbs in 2004 (day I deliver twins!)

Preop weight 8/2013 252lbs (sad I was only 20lbs lighter than I was preg with twins, and I gained 70lbs when I was preg)

Weight 10/13/13 211lbs

10 weeks post op

No my NUT told me not to worry about counting calories!!

I try to stay under 40-60 carbs a day! I will eat a Greek yogurt, an egg scrambled with cheese, lunch meat and a few slices of cheese, Protein bar, Protein shake...all examples of breakfast!

lunch and or dinner...lunch meat with cheese, chicken salad, chili, chicken nuggets, any kind of meat (except steak and pork chops, not until 6 months out) pimento cheese with a few crackers, broiled fish, any kind of chicken, soft cooked veggies...I like green Beans, broccoli, etc...vegetable soup!! I can't have raw fruits or veggies until 6 months!!!

Hope this helps

Kim

Ahhh...yes...that has happened to many a pair of girls post sleeve. While my girls used to converse with my belly button they are now getting to know my kness.......sigh..... I try to stay positive about them and wake up every morning and rolls those little girls up and place them in my bra and they don't move for the day. The upshot is the weight is coming off and I dream of getting those girls lifted and perky although I probably won't. Keep up the great work and good luck with the girls!

Love it!!! You absolutely get it

So I'm 9 weeks out today and I'm down 41 lbs and I think most of it came from top and a little from the stomach (it is a lot flatter) but still, so now it looks like I have these large arms still (bat wings) and these nice big thunder thighs!! But I guess I can say I'm thankful for this new waist that's reappearing!!! Maybe I will go but me a few new bras with padding!?!?! LoL I guess we can't pick where the weight comes off first!! Thumbs down

Kim