TXMissy

A little over a year out and as a hair stylist losing my hair has been a disaster. I can say it has improved! My hair is growing back in and I am in an awkward hair phase. I chopped it off to my chin and then again when I was at my thinnest, now it just at my ears. It is coming back fuller, shiny and healthier. It gets better!!

Go back and try again. You can do it!

I can tell you from experience it gets so much better. I eat and it isn't like before. I love veggies!! In the early stages I would roast them in the oven and use spices to change up flavors. It was a bit annoying that my food got cold, but it does get better. When the results start showing you find what food you eat(as long as you are meeting you protein requirements and liquid intake) doesn't matter. It's going to be okay and in a year you will thank yourself and wished you had done it sooner. Hang in there!!

No all steroids are on my list of meds I shouldn't take. I did get a Shot a couple of weeks ago. These allergies are killing me. I'm on Houstin and a rain storm cannot come soon enough! I had no idea one human could produce this much mucus.

I have been feeling better. I guess I should have said I gave germ fighting sinus infections for over a month. They have me on my third round of antibiotics, 3 nose sprays and antihistamine. I can go several days only eating a few nibbles each meal. Then I start feeling better and I notice my hunger is high. I'm drinking so much water right now, that was the first thing the dr told me. I spoke with the surgeons office yesterday and they said once I was finally feeling better I would get back to normal. Just because I was hungry it was not an excuse to eat poorly. I am feeling better.

So I could eat all the time. Yep I'm up at 2:30 am eating (drinking half a protein shake). Every 3-4 hours I'm eating, the hunger is unbearable. I'm still losing just eating and drinking like it's going out of style. I'm watching my diet very closely, often opting for carrots with a piece of cheese or a bowl of salad with some tuna. I'm close to 10 months out and this is by far the most concerning event I have been through. My intake hasn't increased just my frequency in hunger. Knock on wood I'm not craving a little Debbie snack cake, just hungry.

I love popcorn! I can eat a whole lot and that scares me!

So finally after logging my food and blood work they found nothing. I feel better though. Not sure what was going on. My vit d level was slightly down. she said normal was 30 and mine was like 27. So they amped up my supplements a bit but honestly I was feeling better before they did that. My surgeon suggested that it could have been a virus and that was how my body fought it off. It went on for a few weeks and then it was like someone flipped a switch and I was normal again. My weight loss continued like normal. So I guess it will remain a mystery.

My surgeon gave me ursodiol postop for 6 months to prevent gallbladder issues. He did not remove it. I am 8 months postop and it is fine. I wanted it out because I was scared.

No bald spots and it has stopped. It was bad from 4-6 months. I am downing the biotin and I think the little hairs I'm seeing all over is new growth.

So I lost a ton of hair. I'm pretty sure it's growing back. I have a bunch of short hairs. I just hope it's not hair breaking off. I'd be finding it like before and I'm not. Anyone else?

Peanut butter and jelly

What a great feeling! I have been in the 16 rut for a while. I noticed last week that I took off a pair of pants without unbuttoning them. This weekend I got curious while out shopping and grabbed a regular 16 and 14. I fit in a 14. This is the smallest size I have worn in over 20 years and the smallest I have been since I've been married to my husband. It feels great doesn't it?!

I just had my mirena removed yesterday because of so many complications. My doctor put me on the nuvaring and I was wondering the same thing.

I'm down about a shoe size and no longer need wide shoes.