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Wait....maybe that run was called tough mudder??

@@Dub You can add pictures along the way. That's what I did. I even showed my bare stomach! Ha! You don't have to wait. It's fun to see the progress. Sometimes I think it gives people unrealistic hopes to see someone's "fluffy" picture and then a skinny picture. Like it just happens that way. Then they get discouraged and think they aren't doing well. When the truth is they just missed all the in-between. The "ugly duckling to swan" part so to speak. I told my surgeon that I wasn't exercising. He told me that he wasn't going to give me a hard time because I have lost so much just by watching what I put in my mouth. He doesn't know I've been eating cookies though.....he doesn't need to know EVERYTHING! I ate ok tonight finally! Korean short ribs and garlic baby Bok Choy I whipped up! I only ate 1/3 of this but hey it's not a cookie!!

@@LipstickLady I was going to do some "mud warrior" or something named like that but it never happened

@@wannaBthinsoon I think it's a special condition they don't tell you that you may inherit after surgery, we are the "unlucky" ones....

@@LipstickLady Workout! You're so funny! I'm allergic to all that! Are you trying to help me or kill me here? Nah, my daughter informed me that she wants to workout so I may join her in stuff.....

@@Dub Just seeing this. My activity levels is working, that's it. I don't exercise, I've been VERY honest about that! Which is another reason why I'm perplexed about the whole deal. I lost another two lbs but this time it's because eating is just exhausting. Manage cookies and some steamed broccli today oh and 2 protien shakes so I don't croak. I know that's why I lost weight but I'm at work most days and eating it too time consuming and down right gross. I bring a toothbrush with me but I feel like I can't get that damn thing clean enough without my water pick. I eat when I get home. So it's protein shake on the way to work then one on the way home sometimes. I'm getting better with this thing. Thanks for the compliments! You're doing wonderful yourself! I'm picking broccoli babies out of this thing right now ugh!!

Yay! Congratulations!

@@bellabloom Well I hope so girl. Of course I wanted to lose weight. That was the whole point but I've always liked having curves. Even when I was fat I always said I'm rather be fat then flat. I'm not here yet but I've lost as much curves as I'd like too. Unfortunately we don't get to draw a picture of the body we want and hand it to the brain. I'm ok right now. I can eat Mac-n-cheese easily but who wants to live on that? It's not much protein so I work on my shakes.

@@Kathy812 I've had it exactly 56 hours and 28 mins.....too long!! And no I wont because I'll probably be dead by then from stubbornness and starvation.

@@wannaBthinsoon HA! Thank you! Backatcha!

@@wannaBthinsoon Its not painful per say right now it's just annoying! It's hard to even drink my protein drink. They say it's all going to be worth it...."they" better be right! I can't pronounce my U's or T's either which is comical for my daughter. I swear she almost pissed herself laughing at me.

You're all welcome for that picture lol! Now, see why I need it fixed?! And I'm a adult so that makes everything harder since my bones should be fused already. We have to slowly break it all back open.

Here I took a picture so you guys can see what the problem is. You can't tell from the outside so I have to open my big mouth to show people that it is indeed screwy. You just have no idea how much you use the top of your mouth until it's restricted.

If I lose now it's because eating is a horrible process! This expander is the stupidest thing I've done. I wish I would have done it before surgery. I HATE eating right now. It takes forever and I get disgusted with the whole process before I can get full. What's worse is I'm hungry at times but the thought of going through the process of eating with this thing in my mouth is too taxing. An expander is bad enough but I have a "special" case because my upper palate is so narrow my expander had to be custom made lower in my mouth which restricts my tongue even more than normal. It's just plain SUCKS! $8,000 dollars worth of SUCKS!! My mouth better be move star perfect when this crap is over!

@@VSGAnn2014 ha! I'm glad you have a plan! Enjoy! I've never been on one. Someday.

@@suitechicguy I concur! I tell everyone that. It's amazing how fast it goes.

I have a tremendous fear of regaining the weight that I've lost. I was going through some recent pictures of the 3 family members of mine that have had WLS. Two had Gastric bypass and the (blonde pink shirt) had sleeve surgery 6 months before I did. All have regained weight, they don't look like they even had surgery. None of them ever reached any goal. These are current post (last week). The part that aggravates me is the excuses they come up with and the comments about how I'm just "lucky" that I lost so "easily". I see all the food post. It's not my place to call them out on the food they are eating. Seeing this can be discouraging at times but most of the time it makes me want to do anything possible NOT to end up like that. Maybe I'm wrong for using them as my motivation to succeed but it does scare me. I never know what to say when the remarks come in about how well I've done and all my so called "luck". What do you do?! I keep these pictures as my reminder of what can/will happen if I don't stick with my plan. Which just helped me stop at 6 1/2 Cheetos! Of course I've blocked all identity from the pictures for their privacy. Its not "luck" it's a constant "just say NO!" Attitude I have to food. It's not easy, it's never going to be easy. That's my reality. It's just a tool nothing more and nothing less.

@@BestDayEver It is gross! That's another reason why I don't want to eat. It's only been in my mouth for 8 hours so I'm probably just being a big baby but it stinks! I carry a tooth brush and toothpaste with me so I can brush my teeth while I'm out. I'm suppose to get braces on too in two months. They may as well just put a feeding tube in me now! I'm hoping somehow I will magically figure this thing out. I took some liquid Tylenol, most disgusting tasting junk in the world. I'd rather just hurt. I actually swallowed some pills so I won't be going through that hell again. I'm trying not to be a cranky but this contraption is for the birds!

So I got my palate expander today and I think I'm just going to starve death. It's literally impossible to eat with it. I tried soup....nope. I tried crab cake....nope. I've been working on a protein shake and it's taking forever! It's exhausting. I had a feeling this was going to happen.

It will be over before you know it! Congratulations!

@@Pabst Good luck! God speed!

I'm assuming you're talking about a Jackson-Pratt drain (JP drain) I had one, it's not fun but my surgeon finds in necessary. I took mine out eventually because it stopped working. Ask your Dr if he/she uses them. Here's a pic of the sexy little thing! Not mine, just a picture incase you aren't familiar with a drain.

Cute!