Lady1000

I would like to know who is not an emotional eater? Even my skinny friends eat emotionally! I do not know the insurance world to give you advice but I can tell you that if you stick to your conviction that you will have surgery you will figure out a way of having it done. Somewhere, someone, someday it will happen. Keep your eye on the goal and it will happen. It took m 5 years and I finally had it done!

I eat the whole thing too. I read somewhere that hard boiled eggs are not a problem and actually good for you, apparently the frying was what caused some chemical changes that made the eggs not good for us. I will try to look for the article.

I am taking Centrum chewables , orange flavor, but plan to switch to the normal ones as soon as these tun out. Not a fan of chewable Vitamins. 10 dlls per bottle of 100 tablets. 100 dlls month is way too much for me too.

mmmm I think it will have to do with 1) the construction of your sleeve ( not all sleeves are done the same) 2) your compliance to the eating program and 3) exercise. There are overall numbers for long term weight loss with the sleeve, they are averages, you can decide where you want to be in those averages. The surgery is only part of the equation we are the other part. I am only one month out of surgery and I believe the key will be if you are ready to commit LONG TERM. We need to commit to permanent life changes with the help of the surgery of course. For me, doing it on my own was just not an option, I had failed so many times I needed to do something with better success rates.

thanks, long way to go but I will read more on it.

You really look beautiful I agree with everyone else. What is the 5:2 plan? curing carbs and sugar is always a good plan to lose weight

I has a sleeve and they are looking out for leaks, I had a 3 leak tests at the hospital so I know this is the big concern. I was also given blood thinners and compression socks so I know blood clots are another concern.

Thank you! I started with the Lactaid 2 days ago an dso far so good! Had not seen the post on the cottage cheese yet, I will look for it too.

Me neither LOL, what do you do ?

I suspect I am lactose intolerant , this is why I am looking for non daily options but thanks for your input!

I choose the sleeve personally but know the RNY is a very good option too. Talk to your surgeon, what does he recommend? Do you have other issues other then the weight?

I am glad I was not told EVERYTHING pre op. it would have been too much to handle and possibly would have had me 2nd guessing my decision. I guess when you speak with veterans they are so happy with their results the difficult days are not so fresh in their minds. Like childbirth??? I am just starting and still have so many questions. Veterans thanks for telling us the truth please but go easy on us newbies!

Ahhh boots... I am afraid my legs I will not be small enough for them this year.

Did they remove the band an leave the plication part? I guess I do not understand it very well either.

Looking for a good ratios of calories and Protein. I tried rice milk and nearly fell off the stool when I saw the number of calories it had, scratched it off my grocery list. The Blue Diamond almond milk I got has 1 gram of protein! I thought almonds were supposed to be high in protein, what the ???? Not looking to drink it straight out of the glass just add it to coffee , Protein shakes, etc.