evanslaura79

Everything is going well for me. I am starting to feel a little more hungry than I have in the past three months. It is very manageable though and probably attributed to time of the month. Otherwise I feel great.

Dr Kim was my surgeon as well. You are going with an expert in the field. I have had zero complications and he has a 0% leakage rate. I love the PA's and my hospital stay was really nice. The staff was fabulous.

I am from far north dallas. Three months post Op

@@jaipurple1 Dont panic, I promise you arent done. You are a low starting BMI patient. So am I. We tend to lose at a slower rate than others. Keep sticking to the plan, try not to weigh yourself for a while, and everything will work out fine.

@@tfowler, we start soft regular food today. Just wondering if you are handling it ok.

@@tfowler I'm stalled also. I've moved my scales to my moms house. I can only weigh once every two weeks. I know as long as I journal my food and watch the calories it will fail off eventually.

You need Pepcid ac to control the acid. Some of the hunger you feel is acid going bonkers in your stomach. It takes a while to tell the difference between those two feelings.

Good evening ladies! I hope everyone is doing well and adjusting to the new lifestyle pretty well.

@@tfowler I actually have a nude in my phone from my last diet attempt. I was trying to shame myself into not cheating. It didnt work out well. I will use that to compare at some point.

I had this done by Dr. Kim. I'm very happy with my results.

Good luck, vsg, I hope those purées work out better for you.

@@tfowler I can relate on the walking. Its so hot after work the last darn thing I want to do is go out and sweat.I have decided I am not going to weigh myself more than once a week. That will keep me from getting discouraged during stalls I am hoping. I am having a weird pain just under my left breast area. It is starting to keep me up at night. If I lay on my left side it abates. I dont know what in the world is causing it if not gas...... I am over protein shakes as well. Unfortunately I will be extending my liquid phase a week due to travel. I figure that isnt an ideal time to start trying to add things in. I am looking forward to mashed potatoes though!

Glad you are doing well! You might try scooping one scoop of unflavored protein powder and sprinkling just a little of it in your milk throughout the day.....

Hello ladies! Just a quick personal update. Ten days out, and as of today I am staple free! Huge relief as they were becoming really itchy. I hope everyone else is feeling good!

I had my surgery the 21st also. You have lost more than I have at this point. It seems to be the common consensus around here that lower BMI = slower weight loss. It will come off, we just have to be a bit more patient with it. Good luck and speedy recovery!

@@tfowler you are a better woman than I am! I have avoided social interactions thus far. Next week will be my challenge. I have four days in Santa Monica and 5 in Ohio. All my coworkers do after meetings is eat and drink. Chicken fried bacon?!?!?!?! omgg

@@Dulce_jtrivera Good Luck with your surgery today, we are all rooting for you!!

I also dont have a "full" sign yet. I stay full from all the fluids. I guess when we start puree food we will have a better understanding. I have been sticking to 3-4oz of "meal time" liquid at a time just to be sure.

I am awaiting my unjury unflavored now. I guess I will be adding it to everything! I have my alarm set to go off every 15 minutes. I am drinking something at that time, either water or protein shake or soup at meal times. Today I am going to start journaling all my intake and see where I land. At the end of the day I feel FULL and tired. Yet my new wake up time has become 530 am. I have never been an early riser. Weird.

If anyone has any tasty ideas for protein you should post them. Here's my contribution 1 scoop of click decaf mocha expresso 8oz chocolate muscle milk lite 30g protein 220 cal Yummy

I used dr David Kim, he billed my insurance for the hernia repair just as tw's doctor had done, and my cash out of pocket for my sleeve was 4950. My insurance would not cover my wls.

http://www.shapingconcepts.com/blog/proof-protein-shots-worthless/ In case anyone is interested here is an article regarding shots

Crap. I suppose I will research the shots a bit more before I decide to use those. Thanks for the information!

its 3.8 ounces, so four medicine cups. I am going to walmart at lunch. This will save me while I am traveling. Nasty or not I like my hair, and I am afraid of hair loss if I dont get in enough protein.

Lol I can deal with nasty if it knocks out half my protein requirements. They sell them at walmart. I'll be going there tomorrow.