kstellflug

You sound like me and I can guarantee we're plenty hard on ourselves without needing anyone else to judge us. Forgive and treat yourself with love and respect, like you probably give to everyone around you but yourself. It's so hard to turn all of those loving thoughts to ourselves like we do all the mean and punishing thoughts! Chin up!

You are fueling your body. It's keeping your metabolism revved up so your body is acting like a furnace for that excess fat. Celebrate! You're doing great!

Sending an ehug your way! I have really been fighting some depression these last few weeks.

Hang in there and don't stress. All the sudden around the 6 week mark I started feeling peppy again and that fatigued feeling went away.

Rode on a plane a few weeks ago...didn't need a seat belt extender, the arm rest was down and not squeezing down on the side of my thigh, and there was actual air and light between my stomach and my tray table when I put it down!

I am so right there with you on this issue. I feel like I'm right back to my old self, eating, eating, eating! I keep justifying it by telling myself, "it's not as much as you used to eat." But it's about the behavior, quality not quantity. Struggling!

Had my surgery in post falls, ID. Paid about $12k when it was all said and done.

Good for you! I stopped my pain meds about 2 days out also, other than taking some before bed. Today is day 9 post-op for me. Been reading good things about the nectar protein. I think I will order some of their sample packs to try flavors. Do you have any favorites?

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T1 diabetic also, sleeved 5 days ago. So far my sugars have been doing pretty great. I'm on injections and have been decreasing my lantus one unit each night ever since surgery, and that's after I already cut the dose in half before I went into hospital! Have been taking little 2 unit shots of humalog only a couple times a day. I know this surgery is saving my life already! Diabetes doesn't ever go away for us, but I think a smaller me is going to make it so much easier to manage! Good luck to you!

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Hi! I had my surgery in Post Falls at Surgical Bariatrics Northwest. Where in the Palouse? I just met another gal who had her surgery same day/same doctor as me. She's in Lewiston. How are you feeling and doing?

I decided to be very open about it and I have received an overwhelming amount of positive support from family, work and friends. For me, talking about it was the final step in letting go of my shame about being overweight. And, you have to remember, the weight loss will be extreme, so at a certain point, do you want people to wonder or be concerned about your health? Personally, once I owned my decision, the doors flew open and I felt like a huge weight, pardon the pun, had been lifted for me mentally! Good luck on your journey.

I agree with the previous post! I am self-pay also and I just keep telling people that ask why, "I'm doing it to save my life!" And isn't that worth any amount??

Honestly, the Isagenix Protein powder doesn't have enough protein grams for my liking, so I'm actually trying out some others. Jenni, the dietician gave me some samples of unjury, which I think the office has available. I made the unflavored one with sf Jello today and it turned out great. I like the Optimum Nutrition that you can buy at costco, 24 g of protein per scoop and it's really creamy. At some point, I'd also like to try the Isopure and the Syntrax nectar products because I've read a lot of really good reviews. I'm going to stick with the other Isagenix products like Replenish and Ionix Supreme because they're not full of sugar and have good Vitamins. I'm so glad to get connected with you too! Take care of yourself!