Stacy_wls

I'm 14 days out and my skin all over is wicked dry. Like I scratch it and get a rash it. Is so dry. This everywhere, legs, arms etc. is this from my nutrients change? Has anyone else experienced this post op? Did you find a solution? Thanks!

My husband had his sleeve on 12/20 -- mine is 3 years old. He can drink a whole Protein shake in a 15 mins or so as well. I got to see the screen when he did his swallow test. It was super interesting -- his stomach was very small, but the liquid went into the stomach and then almost immediately into the intestines. This is why you should not have much trouble drinking as the liquid will move through. If you have trouble drinking it is due to intense swelling -- I don't think that is abmormal, but it is also not abnormal to be able to drink easily. You will really feel the restriction once you move onto the solids.

Here are two of mine

176 even this morning.

If I am on an empty stomach, I can feel it after just one glass of wine. I was never a big drinker though.

176.3

Thanks for sharing these I am having LBL, BL/BA, small TL and small AL w/ Dr Sauceda in about 2 months. I can not wait! Are you happy w/ the small thigh lift? Do you ever wish you went for the long one?

Oh! Can I join a bit late? I am having plastics on 11/7, so this is almost perfect timing for me. Here is my weight info: 9/5: 178 9/12: 176.5 (177?) goal: 170 this might be a bit aggressive, but whatever! Thanks for putting the challenge together

Morning everyone! I weighed in this morning at 177.2. I ran a half marathon yesterday, so I think I am a little lower today than normal. I'm hoping to keep going down, but would not be surprised to see a little bounce back -- normally I do after super long run days.

I think that I forgot to post last week. 7/21 - 180 7/28 - 179.5 I have been bopping up and down the same few lbs for the past month. I'm not sure if I am content with maintenance here or not -- I think I am, but am worried about the regain. I'm going to try to clean up my after dinner eating and see how that goes.

I forgot to post on Monday, but my weight was 180.6. Making good progress!

Thank you for taking this over! I do love these challenges I won't be home to weigh until Tuesday, so will use my starting weight from Friday ( last day at home) of 182.4. Sw: 182.4 Gw: 169.9 Odd goal, but I would like to hit the 160s. I think I want to settle around 170 with my top maintenance of 174. Getting there by the end of summer would be great! I just need to stay away from the sugar.

Posting a couple of days late. It's been busy this weekend. Wight on July 4th 182.4. I didn't make goal this time, but I still had some good loss. My weigt has been stable the last few weeks - I have been struggling with major stress, and had some poor food choices. I've been back on track the last couples f days, so hopefully I can get the last 10 lbs or so off in the next few months!

I haven't been able to post the past couple of week due to lots of travel. Today I weighed in at 181.4. 1.5lbs way from goal -- I think I can do it!

I wasn't home on Friday morning. This morning I weighed in at 185.1 -- first week that I am up! I am pretty sure most is water weight due to my visit to Vegas and a bit of indulgence. I'm traveling this week to Europe for work, so I will probably continue to retain water, but am hoping to be back at 182 by the end of next weekend!

Today 183.8 -- a big loss this week.

Today I am 188 new low for me! Goal is 179!!!

188.7 this morning!!! Wohooo

Taube's more recent "Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It " was an "easier" read for me (not quite as technical; both, however, are excellent for those of us who struggle with carbs ). Congrats on your 50 lbs erikalexandra19! You asked for suggestions--this one's kinda crazy, but it really is working for me. It has helped me a lot to get control of out-of-control snacking. I got brutally honest with myself and made a list of the foods that I felt I was having a hard time controlling. I don't like the words "can't have" because that means deprivation, and deprivation means I want it more. Here goes: I really had to limit (more like ELIMINATE) what and how much I brought into the house. My downfall from the beginning has been dry cereal (dark choc Cheerios, Kashi GoLean Crunch etc). I use it as finger food to satisfy that need for crunch. But I was eating right out of the box and when you do that, you certainly eat more than "one serving". So now, when a new box of cereal (or anything that is a trouble carb for you) comes into the house it really helps to put each serving in its own baggie, and then put all the baggies back into the box. That way when you reach for the box, you still get the satisfaction of holding the box, but when you reach inside, you're grabbing a contolled-portion baggie, not handfuls. So, at the beginning of each month I have my list with check-off boxes next to the following items that are MY DEMONS. This list with its check-off boxes is in my face all month (on my fridge) so I can see, for instance, how many more fast food meals I have left for the month. When all the checkboxes are checked off, no more until the new month rolls around. It's just really helped my brain know that I CAN still have this stuff, I just now have to DISCIPLINE myself THIS WAY so I CAN still have it. Box Cereal (2 checkboxes = 2 boxes per month) Fast Food (4 checkboxes = 4x per month)(only SAFE & planned fast food allowed) Frozen Dinners (4 checkboxes = 4x per month) (cannot be more and 30gm carb) Starbucks (2 checkboxes = 2x per month) Ice Cream Treat (2 checkboxes) (no ice cream in house--must be eaten out only) Skinny Pop (1 checkbox) Quest Protein Bars (4 checkboxes = 4x per month) Pure Protein Bars (4 checkboxes = 4x per month) Good luck with whatever you find that works for you to get back on track. You will find your way. I love this strategy! I may incorporate something like this

I started doing walk / jog intervals at about 2 weeks out. Now 5.5 months out I am running faster than I ever have before. I'm also signed up for the Chicago Marathon in October. I was 265 when I started running -- as you drop weight it becomes so much easier. The C25K is a great way to get going!

I do not keep my carbs that low. My NUT wants me to get 125+ carbs per day. I am ussually between 80 - 100. I do work out a lot. Early on, I did keep carbs lower, and to do that you have to really watch the fruit. Since you do not have much time to cook, you might want to use the weekend to prep for the week. If you make 2 recipes a week you can freeze a bunch and then over the course of a few weeks you will have built up some variety. Some of my favorite low carb meals are: chicken cordon blue caserole slow cooker buffalo chicken buffalo chicken meatballs spaghetti squash lasagna chicken divan chicken stir fry slow cooker asian pulled pork bacon brussel sprouts You just need to get creative

Exercise -- this is the best for me. a) its great for you you burn off the irritating energy!