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Go girl! Looking great!

Go girl! Looking great!

Sleeved Nov 15th Hw: 353 Sw: 332 Cw: 250 Gw: 199.....or something lower No hair has fallen out yet.... (praying it dont)

I miss rice....but i'll be ok. Had me some one nite (i had forgotten it was forbidden) abour 2mo's post op....I puked sooooo hard that it scared me! Imma wait until a year out (mid Nov.) & maybe try it again. Right now...... Hell no!

The devil be busy when you're headed in the right direction. Keep hanging in, keep the faith, keep heading in the right direction. You are doing & looking great

I love fast food, eating out....since surgery I've had the partial innards of a Rally's deep sea dub...all the fast foods i miss - i now COOK em up myself. That way im in control. May hafta learn 2 cook up ur favs. Folks post these Resturant recipe secrets online all da time with vids to follow too! The other week i made the Orange chicken & Egg rolls i craved....had a fun hobby moment & i KNOW my food didn't have harmful msg or too much fat (tweaked recipe a bit)...tasted great! And......it was FUN to do. Plan this weekend 2do some nachos-recipe tweaking. Just a suggestion. Im not daft tho....i know, miss & luv Resturant foods too. Just cant do it like i used to - this cooking is a new way of an old thang is all... Edit- forgot to mention im abt 16 weeks post, lost 80lbs thus far & that Rally's fish sammich happened abt 1 month ago.

If you aren't into alcohol or "avoiding it for the rest of your life" and all that.... Why are u on this thread then? Soooooo NOT a teachable moment yo..... Ijs

Also.... A lil 420 does help that heartburn after dinner. IT helps me stay to 2 or less days a week that i need to take my otc ppi. (wink-cough)

My surgeon has yet to prescribe any.....but due to symptoms, I ended up grabbing me some over-the-counter generic ppi's (zantac) and i heard not only kidney but also nuro issues they cause....but the heartburn still has me popping one about 2wice a week. Im glad im not on script with em bc that allows me to control my dosage, keep my dependence on em to a minimum & do my diet right so that hopefully I wont even need em. I get heartburn after something too-too spicy or if i eat too much. Im 3 mos. post sleeve & b4 this surgery i was known for my Iron Stomach....never had an issue with HB, but now though.... The be in my chest smoking a stogy after lunch/dinner sometimes.

Just another day when single & in self-improvement mode.....but OH! Just wait until im on that dating scene again......watch out ladies!

Chicken breast slices wrapped in lettuce with tomato & a lil cheese or avocado &mustard yo...

Hi!!! How are you? Where are you in this crazy journey? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Hey! Since surgery in mid Nov, I'm down 46 lbs - working out 5 days a week & pushing through...re-learning solid foods again & taking each day 1 at a time.

This thread has grown! Keep it going....Bump.

U look great!! .....did you get lucky with the excess skin or something? Or had it removed already? Either way....you go girl!!!

Sleeved Nov 15th & in all I have lost 66lbs....20 of that probably pre-op diet but the rest is Allll SLEEVE baby! #LovingThis

Mount Pleasant mi here [emoji3]

Go girrrrl, looking good & ur eyebrows are on fleek boo! Congratulations!

Shole tf aint!

Sleeved Nov 15th Hw: 352 Sw: 332 Cw: 284.6

I was sleeved Nov 15th and was in the gym by Jan 4th-5th.... Go slow & learn your pace & limits...be safe. I love it! I go 5 days a week.

Try greek yogurt....i admit, them shakes got sidelined around week 3 or 4 for me too...yuck!

Also....talk to ur surgical nurses about some heartburn meds over the counter. The 1st one of those i took killed the rumbling in my belly & made me careful to see if my hunger be real sometimes or if its just stomach acid. And stay UP on ur Water intakes yall...

I was hungry....soooooo hungry after surgery! I feel ur pain. I suffered until my 3wk post op visit with surgeon. I too asked "Respectfully dude...wtf?!? Doc...I thought this whole thing was to kill hunger! Im hungry! Why am i hungry? " He smiles & shakes his head... He said the surgery isn't going to take away my hunger but to teach me how to control myself. I left that appt thinking i had messed up getting this surgery. Fast forward to week 10. I still get hungry, but with the stomach pouch being so small a tiny bit gets the hunger gone. Im still sometimes making my meal plates (a saucer) too full (greed! Especially if its good) but the sleeve shuts all that madness DOWN in 3.2 bites... It's feeling like a mistake now...but when you get used to this sleeve, your mind & life changes. The transition from "Living 2 Eat" - to - "Eating 2 Live" has made me face some real sh#t about myself, my motivations in life...but imma survive & win & u will too. You did NOT make a mistake New-Sleevers.... but you did make a difficult decision & it takes heart. Stay the course, it's worth it.

Yes! Bc calorie intake & burn is confusing & varying.... First it's lower your calories to lose weight. Then it's don't lower em too low or ur body will starve &you won't lose weight.... All i know is im planet-fitness-ing my ass off & staying below 900 calories (bc i cant stuff any more food in there) & my weightloss has slowed to 1lb a week &im 9wks out.... Frustrated! But still thankful as all for the help this sleeve IS giving...