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Couple diff things going on. The RA wants to come flare on me so I'm fighting that. My thyroid meds were too high now that I've lost weight. So I was almost strung out and hyper and therefore short of sleep. As soon as that was figured out I had to go off them for a bit and I crashed hard. Depressed, exhausted, worn out. So now on new dosage which hasn't kicked in. Everything hurts, feel like I have the flu and work is insanely busy, so worn out that way too. All the things you don't think about when you blithely run off to get WLS.

You look amazing! Congratulations.

I don't see why this is not sleeve friendly? You could totally do it. Just cut the butter in half maybe? I don't know his much the recipe calls for, but crabs are high-Protein so it should work.

What about the video made you freak out?

Oh hell yeah. Happens to practically everyone ESP by month one and after that it comes and goes in spurts. Your remarks about women and periods are not that far off from why either. Fat stores a LOT of hormones, including estrogen. As you release fat, your body is bathed in excess estrogen. Welcome to our hell It's a weird process. I am almost 3 months out and I told my doc yesterday that I was starting to relate to manic depressives. Every morning when I wake up, I have no idea who I am. Am I happy GG today? Angry GG? Or sad GG? I have sad days for NO good reason whatsoever. Typically when women get depressed they withdraw. It's not unusual for depression in men to manifest as extreme anger. The good news is that in time, you come to realize this is just part of the healing process, and now if I get sad, at least I know it's nothin but but hormones, and I just have to gut it out. And it does pass sometimes within an hour. But the emotional lability can get exhausting. I'm even tired of myself some days! Hang in there.

So I got my surgery in Mexico as did my husband. We were very, very happy with the experience and the education we received. But if my insurance had paid for it? I would have done it here. I probably wouldn't have qualified, (BMI 37 and no co-morbidities) but my husband would have. The reason I would have done it here? Well several. 1. Cost. We're not a young couple just starting out, so we could have afforded to have it here for both, but it's still a lot of money that I could use for clothes, home improvements, vacations to build memories with my children etc. Free is hard to beat. 2. Continued nutritional support. I have a great book my doc wrote and I have this forum. But I don't have a NUT guiding me that I can just call regularly. 3. Counseling. I would probably have hated having to go but it would have clarified for me whether or not I had a food addiction, what I would struggle with, etc. And just to be clear, I have a PH.D. In psychology so I'm not completely clueless about it. But book knowledge and self-awareness are sometimes different. 4. After surgery support and peace of mind. My doctor is amazing about responding. Much better than what I see about docs here. His coordinator responds within the HOUR. But I did worry about what I would do if I had complications. What if one of us developed a leak? Who would take on our care? Etc. If your insurance covers the surgery, it's all accounted for. 5. Convenience. It was hours of driving or flying. Wish we'd only had to drive for an hour to get home. So honestly, think hard about going into debt just to avoid a few hoops. Because those hoops come with some mighty fine advantages too.

So how's it going?

Forced myself out to walk 1.5 miles today. Hurting but hey, I'm now to 36.2 miles.

so sorry to hear ((hugs))

I got savory sesame. It doesn't taste like sesame, just savory. Love it. I would think lightly seasoned would be the way to start.

Here's my version of I KNEW IT! Bacon bad for sperm http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/bacon-bad-sperm-study-article-1.1487256

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my husband was on it and was off it within 2-3 DAYS (not weeks as i first posted) post-surgery. I was on 150 levo, and 2.5 months later, I'm on 100 now. Many, many people come off metformin post surgery. Many but not all people seem to reduce levo doses. If you have metabolic syndrome, the surgery is the best thing for you. My husband is off BP meds, off metformin, off cholesterol meds, trigylcerides for both of us are normal, and since we don't eat carbs, insulin resistance is under control. You are going to LOVE it.

You are SO right. I've been thinking about this since you wrote it last night, and I thought, maybe if we all had this expectation, instead of thinking it would be lots of weight loss with the occasional stall, then we might be happier. After losing ONE pound in 12 days, i'm stuck again, but am starting to believe it will come off anyway.

Thank you! Yes I'm a little surprised at the change. My husband says my "front" and "back" stick out more even though I'm getting smaller. I think I was in total denial about my size pre-op because I was sure that was just a bad picture, bad angle, whatever. It wasn't. It was me. When do we see your pics??

yes get used to it and vent here not at him when he swans in, losing more than you! My husband has always been very careful not to lord it over me. I have to insist he celebrates the weight loss, because he sure does lose faster than me, and he doesn't want to upset me. i'm not upset, I'm just so dang happy for him. But he too goes through stalls. The first time, we stalled at the same time and it was easy. The next few times, one of us was losing and the other stalling. Which is good and bad. It's good because we're doing the same plan and only one of us stalls, you know you just need to stick to the plan. Bad because you kinda want to get a high five, but you know better than to ask for one

I just saw your pics on a different thread and the difference in you is very noticeable as well! Congrats!

So glad to hear! Hope you're feeling as well as can be expected for the day after surgery. Congrats!

Thanks for sharing this! My fav line in the article? On one side went rice cakes. “Just like humans, rats don’t seem to get much pleasure out of eating them,” Schroeder said.

I'm trying an in-between and for the first time yesterday, I felt a little sanity return. I'm writing down what I'm eating, but I am not looking at totals, I'm not entering three snacks and then picking the best one, I'm not obsessing about what I'm eating. I'm writing it down (typing it) and moving on. And i ate whenever I was hungry yesterday, and I think I did just fine.

You look phenomenal! So glad to see your progress.