Moxy

im a year out and they want me at 800-900 per day. at your stage id focus on getting Water and Protein in. you wont have much more room beyond that to worry about getting enough calories or trying to hit a certain amount.

All i do is walk and im keeping the weight dropping even tho im over a year out. you HAVE to move to keep it coming off. Use myfitnesspal to keep your calories in check and hold yourself accountable for everything you put in your mouth. You went thro all the pain of surgery now use that tool *kicks you in the pants* get it gurl!!

Being a year out from surgery and back pain being my biggest motivation to get the surgery, i can honestly say why didnt i get it sooner? Im pain free and havent taken any pain medication since my surgery. i had severe sciatica, bad hips bad knees and lower back spasms. I have NONE of that now unless i over do it working out. Sounds like the doctor is pushing his religious belief before his medical knowledge. I know on my first visit to my pain doctor he suggested weight loss surgery. *hugs* i know how frustrating getting started is, you can do this !

Disclaimer, gentlemen, you may not want to read any further. Before surgery i had a healthy sex life with my hubby of 15 years. 2 kids nothing to talk about really. normal libido i think. Since about the 2 month post surgery mark i have had severe dryness when trying to be intimate with my hubby. I dont know if its a Vitamin im lacking, not enough Water or just my body still adjusting to its lower caloric intake but its seriously frustrating. It's gotten to the point i make up excuses not to be intimate be cause its painful. I have little desire for it now because of the dryness and pain of the situation. Pretty frustrating since i have this thinner new body and hubby is all over me with compliments on how great i look ect... I get my Protein in daily, most days i get my water in (48 oz) and i have a normal menstrual cycle. I am not on any birth control or hormone drugs of any kind. thoughts ?

Follow up: Since i post i've had my hormones tested, all fell within normal perimeters. i also have had a pelvic exam and everything looks normal. My obgyn says its common for people who lose a large amount of weight to be more sensitive due to fatty tissue fading from the area and feeling pressure on muscles. As a precaution he scheduled me for a ultrasound next month. Ill keep you posted!

If you are near kroger stores you can get carbmaster yogurt, it has between 3-4 grams of sugar. i like the white chocolate raspberry flavor.

Try chili. Turkey chili was my go to meal during month 2 and 3

one month out, then every three months after that

Yes they come in a carton already scarmbled. i put pour them on the skillet and then toss them into my tortilla,

Eggbeaters, yoghurt, cottage cheese, and shakes. Pretty much what I stuck to fora few weeks at the soft foods stage.

As i hair stylist who is loosing her hair i can sympathise. Nioxin will not stop our hair from falling out due to surgery That product is meant to cleans the scalp of a certain hormone that causes thin hair and baldness. We are losing our hair due to the shock of surgery. It will grow back once our body adjusts. I have found that if you go a lighter shade of color it will mask it a bit against the scalp. or you can buy a powder to apply to the scalp at most beauty supply stores to match your own hair color to camouflage the thinner spots. I started loosing mine at the 4 month mark and im now at 8.5 months. im still loosing but i have noticed i do have a lot of hair that is around 1/2 inch long around my face and bang areas. My doc told me on average it starts to regrow at the ten month mark.

I tried exercising with a buddy. i didnt like it at all. She was more fit then i was and it made me feel bad about myself. So then i started making up excuses not to go to the gym. Now i go alone 3 times a week, the gym has daycare so i take the kids and spend an hour of working out quietly by myself. i find it therapeutic and i can go at my own pace without feeling any pressure. My kids are 4 and 8 and with it being summer they are with me all day long no breaks. Anyone else enjoy working out alone or am i the odd duck ?

I eat every 2-3 hours so mine never drops down, if i get dizzy its becasue my iorn lvls are low. do you go long periods of time between your meals ?

when i get them its because im eating too fast. my mouth over produces saliva and it fills my pouch with foamy spit. i eventually throw it up. not a good feeling at all so i am definitely keeping my meals at a slow pace.

mine was 1 year of doc supervised weightloss, so i did 6 months with my gen practitioner and then he refereed me over to the bariatric doc and we did 6 months there.

I'd think youd be ok to walk outside as long as you are not lightheaded or feel like you might trip. i was walking outside by two weeks post op. Its all up to how you feel.

LOVE the working off my adapose one! Dr.Who weightloss FTW~

i did chicken broth and sugar free pop cycles. im picky about shakes but i can tolerate the premier Protein (sams or costco)

i have Egg beaters with low fat cheese almost every morning - sometimes in a tortilla with some salsa

I didnt take calcium til 3 months out, dr told me it was up to me and 3 months without a supplement wouldn't hurt. now i take some giant pill twice a day. citrical.

I was told no coffee because it is acidic and can cause ulcers, i did however find caffeinated crystal lite and have been drinking that in the morning instead. doc said one caffeinated beverage a day will not dehydrate so long as im getting my 64 oz in.