Torriluv87

I was covered under medicaid/ health first. I started Nov 1, 2015. I was originally supposed to go in for surgery July 25. But because i was ill informed, had to rush to get a last minute sleep study and my surgery got delayed to Oct 5th. My surgery was on a Wednesday. Everything was sent to insurance the Friday before and i had the approval that Monday 2 days before my surgery. Cutting it close much? lol Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Holy crap. I've been experiencing the numbing and tingling in my hands. I figured it was from the diabetes, which it very well could be. But my hand going numb from being bent is a regular occurrence and i wake up with my whole arm numb sometimes and never thought it would be weight related. Im going to look into the relation between weight-loss and carpal tunnel. Maybe it'll help my older sister. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

My mom is like that too. I just stand there and look at her until she remembers. She is always worried i haven't eaten or something and is always pushing food on me. Happens any time im on any diet or "way of life" change. I'll say im becoming vegetarian and come home to smothered pork chops or a whole ham or some delicious meat that i love. I dont know that it's completely to derail me but it certainly is conveniently timed ???? Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Im kind of dreading when it gets warmer because i don't know if and what kind of reactions I'll get. I've never done very well with attention but I've been working on that. Hopefully i can lose the amount of weight i want before i start traveling later on this year. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Good luck!! You can do it! Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

I've had this fear. I've never been thin of any kind in my life so the thought of me being anything other than overweight or fat is kind of scary. I got comfy being big and stuff. Now I don't know what to expect. I don't know when I'll stop losing weight and part of me keeps sabotaging myself i think in fear of actually succeeding this time. I feel like it won't really happen. Like how in the world is this going to be any different than all the other times? But im already at the lowest weight ive ever been in my adult life. And probably in the last 14 to 15 years. And not by much so this Is all new to me. Im sorry I'm rambling. Just giving my view and how I've been feeling. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

I seem to be losing 3.28lbs a week according to my "monitor your weight" app. I thought i wasn't losing any weight and i just looked at mfp and i seem to have lost 11.4lbs this month so far. I wasnt expecting that with all the off plan eating and none eating I've been doing. Thought I'd gain or stall. I try to walk as much as i can when I'm out and about. I live in nyc so i am up and down subway stairs and escalators and walking blocks to anywhere. I just noticed from my walking app that just walking to and from the train station is a mile. I go that way every day so i could easily get in probably 4 or 5 miles a week just getting to work. Is that good? Should i strive for more? I am really lazy so If iget in my 6,000 step goal im happy but i usually shoot for 10,000, which isn't hard. Just lazy. Aside from that i have to go up and down subway stairs, and am usually walking in 10 to 15 minute bursts throughout the day. I feel like it's not enough but since I'm not getting in too many calories and im still losing pretty steadily I'll work on my eating and drinking so as the weight-loss slows down I'll have a better grip on my eating and will be able to incorporate more activity and actual workouts. Sorry that was sooooooo long. Just some things I've been working through in the almost 4 months since surgery Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Im still having issues getting my food in. I always forget or am sleep. I need a food and sleep schedule. I need a life coach lol???? Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Happy birthday!! Be happy! Your on a path to greatness! Plus your freaking gorgeous! ???? Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

I drink mainly Water with no flavorings. It's becoming less palatable. And i have to have it room temp. I used to love cold water but realized it doesn't sit well with me. It hurts and feels heavy. Room temp water goes down easier but now im feeling like it may be sitting heavy and i almost border on nauseous. I try to push through but it gets hard. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Tears. This almost brought me to tears. It could be my period is around the corner or im just really happy for you lol. Almost 4 months out. Every day is a little different and every week i feel like i can do a little more than before. It's encouraging and exciting. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Keri i am almost 4 months out and i had those feelings before surgery. Only i think i kind of denied them for a while. Then the day before surgery i freaked out in front of my mom and cried like a baby. It's scary. It was my first surgery. I had never even been admitted to a hospital before that i know of. So i totally understand your nerves. The day of surgery came and went and i was alive lol. I just knew it wouldn't end well for me (im a pessimist). I still can't believe i did this huge thing I've been talking about for years. It's scary making life changing decisions. It's probably going to get a bit scarier the closer the date gets. But we are here to cheer you on????! So long as you have a support system i think you'll be ok. It might help to just do something to let the emotions out. Just to FEEL them and get them out. Sometimes you just need a good cry or scream. I think you've earned it. Good luck on your coming surgery! Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

I am from Brooklyn too and would also love this Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

I don't know if you were referring to me but if it'll help any i don't have a set menu. I try to stick to low carb. 50g carbs and under, 60 to 70g Protein and at least 64oz of Water. Most days im good. But others i struggle. I try to log everything. Even the "bad" foods, which of im being honest I've had way more of than i should. I've been taking sips of things like full sugar soda. Which is dangerous. Especially since it's very uncomfortable. But after this last time that's a non issue. I've been slipping but on my good days I'll have as follows: Bk: boiled egg Snack: half a greek yogurt Lunch: 2 to 3 oz of meat protein Snack: 1oz cheese stick Dinner: 2oz meat protein .5oz veg maybe a carb but usually not Snack: last half of Greek yogurt maybe 2.5 oz. I have no food scale as of yet but plan on it in the very near future. I think meal planning is in this vein. What's does your food consist of if you don't mind me asking? I seriously need meal suggestions and ideas. Sorry this is so long im really struggling. Going back to my shakes until i can get a better handle on my food. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App Torriluv... you are doing wonderfully this far but please, whatever you do.. back away from the full sugar soda. You know it's not good and knowing is half the battle :-).. Try using MyFitnessPal to log food. It's really helped me. I'm also GigiinDC there if you need a friend. There is a MyFitnessPal thread here too you can search for and add others from that thread. I was never one to log food until I found MyFitnessPal.. makes it easy. You can also get meal ideas on there from friends food logs, but so far you seem to be doing great , besides the soda. The more you cut complex carbs and high sugar foods out the less you will crave them. Also-- a food scale will definitely help. I just got - great one two weeks ago on Amazon for $14.99. Hope that helps! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Thanks so much!???? the soda thing isn't even really a thing. But i notice if it's in the house im more likely to drink some. But other than those slip ups i drink room temp water. That or lightly sweetened hot tea which is rare. But i used to drink sugary drinks all day which is why i think i still have weak moments here and there. I would drink juice all day. I would drink juice when hungry instead of actually having something to eat. But it was all sugar. I've almost completely kicked it but i have noticed my weakness lately and am getting a handle on it. If i stick to low carb and no sugar drinks and Protein Shakes im fine. Im going back to my shakes for a while until i can better get in my protein and other things. It's a learning curve If i ever saw one having this surgery. I wonder if it would have been this difficult without it. But i know without this i wouldn't be half as motivated to know what works for me and what i need to lose weight consistently and i wouldn't be as inclined to do the mental work that i now know is going to be the biggest aspect of this. But yeah. Sorry for the long reply. I really need a friend i can talk to outside of this forum lol. Oh and i have been tracking my food on mfp for almost a whole month now. It's helping to keep me accountable because i record just about everything that i can lol. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Omg im driving myself crazy wondering how much i can lose before summer. Its really exciting this year because it's not just a pipe dream. Im not just saying I'm losing weight for summer, its actually happening, so the freak out is kind of real over here. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

I don't know if you were referring to me but if it'll help any i don't have a set menu. I try to stick to low carb. 50g carbs and under, 60 to 70g Protein and at least 64oz of Water. Most days im good. But others i struggle. I try to log everything. Even the "bad" foods, which of im being honest I've had way more of than i should. I've been taking sips of things like full sugar soda. Which is dangerous. Especially since it's very uncomfortable. But after this last time that's a non issue. I've been slipping but on my good days I'll have as follows: Bk: boiled egg Snack: half a greek yogurt Lunch: 2 to 3 oz of meat protein Snack: 1oz cheese stick Dinner: 2oz meat protein .5oz veg maybe a carb but usually not Snack: last half of Greek yogurt maybe 2.5 oz. I have no food scale as of yet but plan on it in the very near future. I think meal planning is in this vein. What's does your food consist of if you don't mind me asking? I seriously need meal suggestions and ideas. Sorry this is so long im really struggling. Going back to my shakes until i can get a better handle on my food. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

I've been going through this. But it's been like an ebb and flow. I'll feel hungry till I'm almost sick and HAVE to eat something sometimes. Other times i forget to eat and have no feeling to ever want to eat. Feeling like that now. I hate it because it throws my eating off so much. Its hard to schedule my eating and i never feel like eating anything. I can never decide on anything because nothing feels or sounds appealing to me ever anymore. It's so weird because i actually need to eat and most of the time these days can barely make myself. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Omg this hit so close to home for me. I literally JUST got home from the hospital less than an hour ago. My mom is being held. She has bad kidneys from diabetes and non compliance. It just really hit me when you said you lost your mom to kidney failure. That's been told to my mom for years. Im so sorry for your loss. You do look really fantastic. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Omg im right there with you! I'm finally out of the twos. My stomach HAS gone down but dammit it still looks huge in comparison to everything else. Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

You look great! Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Highest was 272 Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

I had horrible head hunger post vsg early on. It was from the point of the 2 week pre op until i could eat almost normal food post op. It's not that bad now 3 months out. I feel like head hunger for me was this intense desire for food. ANY FOOD. Whatever food i saw i wanted to eat. And i wanted a lot of it. Even post op i just knew i could kill a Chipotle burrito bowl cause i wanted one so bad. But i knew i was just being extra and needed to get my crap together. I think head hunger is any time you feel like eating without there being a need. Whenever i want to eat something but im not physically hungry or need to or just ate and the item im craving just happens to be really indulgent, i consider that head hunger. But that's just me. Some might feel differently. Hope i helped tho Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Well. I just met a milestone. Im officially IN ONEDERLAND!!!! 198.8 today which brings me to 50.0lbs since day of surgery! So freaking happy! For some reason i couldn't see me getting here. Now i can't seem to see past it. I could get high off this ???? Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

3.5 months out and i do puke now and then. It happens fairly often actually????. It's usually me eating too much or too fast. Sometimes things just don't agree with me. Found that out at an Ikea ???????????? Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App

Hang in there babe. You're going to kick that stall's butt ???? Sent from my SM-G925T using the BariatricPal App