Nursebarbie

Curious what everyone is doing to make positive changes in their overall life- not just weight loss related- this week? One thing I'm doing is making a little quiet time each night to read something interesting. Calms my nerves. I also made time to sit out on my patio with my hubby with tea and relax. I'm always moving so fast normally. How about you all?

By the way, it also helps if you ate too much. Surgeon said my tummy is the size of a golf ball so about 2 to 4 oz. And my opening is the width on my wedding ring. So whatever I eat must fit through a wedding band and no more than would fill a golf ball.

Success! Hubby found little prepackaged baby dills for our trip. I was in a panic thinking I would go without them for 4 days.

Mine was an emergency too. So glad its out. I feel 500% better than I ever did with that crapband.

Can't figure out how to link. But basically my surgeon said to sip pickle juice twice a day about a tablespoon each to cut the acid that was making me sick. Its been a week and I feel so much better. I have not taken any nausea meds or reglan since then. Still take the prilosec just because but the pickle juice is the real miracle. I'm taking it with me on my honeymoon tomorrow to Mexico! That's how great it works!

I have two ladies in my office who both had bypass. Started out about same stats and had surgery about same time . One lost most of her weight by 2 years at least 150 pounds. The other one lost 40 pounds and eats like a horse. Both of them were very interested in my lapband and now my sleeve. Haven't been back to work yet but I'm already 28 pounds lighter. Surgeon says people get used to the packed esophagus feeling, especially lapband patients, and keep eating and eating. Weight loss is weight loss be it slow or fast. So long as the number keeps going down and stays down what more could your doc ask for?

Heard on talk radio today that plastic surgery can make you look younger but not necessarily more attractive. In a study they polled people whether photos of plastic surgery patients were more attractive post op. Overwhelmingly they said no. Interesting....

My hubby is out trying to find prepackaged little containers of pickles so I can bring them on our Cabo trip tomorrow. Doubt there are pickles in Mexico.

See my post about pickle juice. "Saved by the pickle". Hope it helps.

yep. Darn starvation mode.

I tried a skinny margarita homemade and did ok with sipping it slow. It was very low sugar which I think helped and weak on the liquor.

Secret info. Some vendors PAY for referrals and if docs order their equipment or products. Just saying. Not ethical but it does happen a lot.

I was on driving restriction for 2 weeks post op. Of course I drove after 1 week. Big mistake. I was so sore in my belly. But many others have no problems driving sooner.

My doc suggested iced tea or flavoring in the water even if it was just lemon. I find it easier to get down.

Wow! More dresses and more dresses in your future for sure!

So I went to the Vitamin Shoppe looking for this glorious Syntrax Nectar mix I've been reading about. Walked in and two clerks (neither looking particularly healthy themselves) asked what I was looking for. Asked, " do you have Syntrax nectar?" Silence. "Oh no, we don't have that." Silence. Now, I'm sure I read someone saying they had it so I decided to look around. There, in the Protein Powder section a huge ceiling to floor section of guess what? Syntrax Nectar. In every flavor you can imagine. I grab lemon tea flavor (great by the way), walk up to the counter and say " uh, yeah you do." Silence. Come people, this isn't a big store. Know your stock. And don't counsel me at the checkout that Isopure is "better for me" either when you are missing several teeth. Uggh. Idiots, I tell you!

I also see them at Rite Aid, CVS, and Walgreens.

I am all for natural remedies . My parents were big time hippies. I wasn't fat until I got a job as a teen and could buy my own food.

Yep. Dill pickle juice. I pour half a shot glass and sip it over a couple of minutes. This totally works. I imagine green olives would do the same. I have been miserable for 5 weeks. This has been the only thing that works. And I don't wake up at 4am anymore either.

And that gives me 23 gm of protein each shot. Total per day 96. And it gives me room to eat alittle real food and drink all my liquid requirement.

I felt the same way. Then I decided to try Syntrax nectar lemon tea flavor. I mix it in 2 to 4 oz of Water and add ice, and shoot it like a shot of tequila. So much better than anything milky based and great if you have low tolerance for volumes over 2 ounces like me. I do it four times a day and since it mixes with cold water you can take it anywhere and add 2 ounces of water. Just pretend its a tequila shot and shoot it.

Do you have a whole foods market? They have the bars there.

Our GNC has very limited stock. Seems more geared for bodybuilders.

Our GNC has very limited stocka. Seems more geared for bodybuilders.

I like bigsleeve's idea....hee hee hee. Love it when some uppity surgeon gets his cage rattled by a patient.