Amethyst Acinom

I absolutely love Thrive, but after surgery not too sure how it will work for me. Do you take it? Have taken it? What is your experience? Everything happens for a reason...

I thought my husband would be okay, even though he expressed to me he didn't want me to have the surgery. He has been distance and is upset with me. I've tried talking to him but that doesn't do anything. I don't know if he will get over it or if this is the beginning of forever. We have 4 kids and it's hard , resting doesn't even seem like an option. My husband works all day so I'm home. No one lives near us and I even kept this surgery a secret. I can't rewind time I need prayer I need help This is definitely a roller coaster of emotions. Everything happens for a reason...

Thank you everyone! I'm almost 4 months Post op and things have been getting better so far. I'm having a hormone imbalance which sucks tremendously. My doctor is suggesting birth control pills to help regulate my menstrals . I've been experiencing a lot of things I never thought I would. But never the less I'm still hanging on for the ride.

Hello! I'm in the east bay. Been here my whole life. I recently had my Sleeve surgery just in March 2017 and I'm 4 months Post op. So far I've lost 50lbs. I feel great and so happy I made the decision. I'm happy to answer any questions. Welcome to this awesome support system.

I GᑌEᔕᔕ ᖴOOᗪ ᗯᗩᔕ ᗰY GO TOO ᗷᑌT ᑎOᗯ IT'ᔕ ᑎOT ᗩᑎᗪ ᗷEᑕᗩᑌᔕE Oᖴ TᕼᗩT I'ᐯE ᗷEEᑎ GOIᑎG ᗪOᗯᑎᕼIᒪᒪ ᖴOᖇ ᗯEEKᔕ. I'ᗰ ᖴᗩTIGᑌE ᗩᒪᒪ TᕼE TIᗰE IT'ᔕ ᕼᗩᖇᗪ ᖴOᖇ ᗰE TO GO ᔕᒪEEᑭ ᗩT ᑎIGᕼT I ᗪOᑎ'T ᗯᗩᑎT TO ᗪO ᗩᑎYTᕼIᑎG ᗯITᕼ ᗩᑎYOᑎE I ᒍᑌᔕT ᗯᗩᑎT TO ᗷE ᒪEᖴT ᗩᒪOᑎE ᑎO ᔕE᙭ ᗪᖇIᐯE ᕼᑌᑎGᖇY ᗩᒪᒪ TᕼE TIᗰE ᗯᕼIᑕᕼ Iᔕ ᑕᗩᑌᔕIᑎG ᗰE TO ᗰᗩKE ᗷᗩᗪ ᑕᕼOIᑕEᔕ ᗯᕼIᑕᕼ Iᔕ ᖇEᗩᒪᒪY ᗰᗩKIᑎG ᗰE ᖴᗩIᒪ ᗰY TOOᒪ I ᕼᗩᐯEᑎ'T ᒪOᔕT ᗩ ᔕIᑎGᒪE ᑭOᑌᑎᗪ Iᑎ OᐯEᖇ 6 ᗯEEKᔕ I ᗯᗩᔕ ᖴEEᒪIᑎG GᖇEᗩT ᗩᔕ TᕼE ᑭOᑌᑎᗪᔕ ᖴEᒪᒪ ᖇIGᕼT Oᖴᖴ, IT ᔕEEᗰᔕ ᗩᔕ TᕼOᑌGᕼ ᗯᕼEᑎ I GOT IᑎTO TᕼE ᔕTᗩᒪᒪ EᐯEᖇYTᕼIᑎG EᒪᔕE ᔕEEᗰ TO ᖴᗩIᒪ. I'ᗰ GETTIᑎG 80-90Gᖇᗩᗰ Oᖴ ᑭᖇOTEIᑎ Iᑎ ᒪIKE ᗰY ᗪᖇ ᔕᑌGGEᔕTEᗪ I'ᗰ ᗪᖇIᑎKIᑎG ᗯEᒪᒪ OᐯEᖇ 64ᖴᒪ Oᘔ ᗩ ᗪᗩY I'ᗰ TᗩKIᑎG ᗰY ᗪᗩIᒪY ᐯITᗩᗰIᑎᔕ I ᒍᑌᔕT ᑕᗩᑎ'T ᔕEEᗰ TO ᔕᕼᗩKE TᕼEᔕE ᕼOᖇᖇIᗷᒪE ᖴEEᒪIᑎGᔕ... ᗩᑎYOᑎE EᒪᔕE GOIᑎG TᕼᖇOᑌGᕼ TᕼIᔕ? ᗩᑎY ᔕᑌGGEᔕTIOᑎᔕ?

TᕼᗩᑎK YOᑌ, I ᗪO TᗩKE ᗰEᗪIᑕIᑎE IᑎᗪIGEᔕTIOᑎ ᗩᑎᗪ IT'ᔕ ᗪEᖴIᑎITEᒪY ᕼᑌᑎGEᖇ TᕼᗩT I ᖴEEᒪ. ᗯᕼEᑎ I ᗩᗰ ᕼᑌᑎGᖇY I EᗩT EᑎOᑌGᕼ ᑌᑎTIᒪ I'ᗰ ᖴᑌᒪᒪ ᗩᑎᗪ ᗩ ᕼOᑌᖇ ᒪᗩTEᖇ IT ᑕᗩᑎ ᗷE TᕼE ᔕᗩᗰE ᗯᗩY. I KᑎOᗯ I ᕼᗩᐯE TO ᔕTOᑭ ᗰᗩKIᑎG TᕼE ᗯᖇOᑎG ᑕᕼOIᑕEᔕ ᗷᑌT TEᗰᑭTᗩTIOᑎ

I haven't seen the scale move in one month exactly... what in the world is going on?? I have never experienced a stall like this... Any tips to get that scale moving again? Could this be the end of the losing pounds? I have lost 41lbs since surgery.

ɪ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ. ɪ'ᴍ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ɪғ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴏʀ ᴋɴᴏᴡs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍʏ sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ. ɪɴ 3 ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ɪ'ᴠᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴀ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇᴀʙʟᴇ 40ʟʙs ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ. ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴏsᴛ 40ʟʙsᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ʏᴇᴀʀ sᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ʟᴏss ᴡᴀs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ sʜᴀʀᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɪ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ.

ɪ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʟʏ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ, ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴀʟᴏʀɪᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ. ɪɴғᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ɪ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ɴʏ 80-90ɢ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇɪɴ ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴀᴘᴘ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴀʏs ɪᴛ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ 1,100 ᴄᴀʟᴏʀɪᴇs ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ.

I'm just about 3 months Post op. For the past 3 weeks I've had no energy, fighting daily fatigue and my acne is horrible. I'm irritated for no reason, and everything annoys me. I finally figured out that it is an imbalance hormones that is causing all this chaos. How do you deal with it? What can I do to help fight fight this feeling? I should be feeling great considering the amount I have lost already but my attitude is not matchin up. I do not take birth control, and I wash my face daily to help with oil. I nap when possible. I am keeping track of daily protein intake as well as water/fluid intake. Please pray for me, that my hormones get back on track. That God continues to give me strength. I'm a mother of 4 and the past few weeks I'm literally dragging myself to do things which is so unlike me.

тнαик уσυ єνєяуσиє уσυя нєℓρ αи∂ єи¢συяαgιиg ωσя∂ѕ. ι αвѕσℓυтєℓу нαтє мєиѕтяυαℓѕ, ι'м ∂євαтιиg σи нανιиg α ραятιαℓ нуѕтєяє¢тσму. ι'νє αℓωαуѕ нα∂ ιѕѕυєѕ ωιтн му мєиѕтяυαℓ ℓαѕтιиg 10 ∂αуѕ αи∂ ιяяєgυℓαя вℓєє∂ιиg ωιтнσυт вιятн ¢σитяσℓ αи∂ нανιиg вιятн ¢σитяσℓ σиℓу мα∂є тнιиgѕ ωσяѕт. ι тнσυgнт ву ℓσѕιиg ωєιgнт ι ωσυℓ∂ нανє иσ мєиѕтяυαℓѕ σя ℓєѕѕ ∂αуѕ σи ιт вυт ι ωαѕ ωяσиg. єνєи αfтєя ℓσѕιиg 40ℓνѕ ρσѕт σρ αи∂ 80ℓвѕ αℓℓ тσgєтнєя тнєу нανє иσт ¢нαиgє∂ αи∂ ѕтιℓℓ тнє ѕαмє.

ωнєи ι нα∂ тнє мιяєиα тнє вℓєє∂ιиg иєνєя ѕтσρρє∂, єνєи тнσυgн ιт ωαѕ ℓιgнт ιт ωαѕ ιяяιтαтιиg. αfтєя 6мσитнѕ σf ιт ι fιиαℓℓу gσт ιт тαкєи συт. ι нα∂ ѕωιт¢нє∂ тσ тнє ¢σρρєя σиє ωнєяє му ρєяισ∂ѕ вє¢αмє иσямαℓ вυт тнєу ωєяє ℓσиgєя αи∂ нєανιєя. αfтєя α fєω мσитнѕ ι нα∂ ιт тαкєи συт тσσ.

¢σиgяαтѕ! ι'м αℓмσѕт тнєяє! σиℓу 6 ρσυи∂ѕ αωαу

This didn't go well at all for me, it was my first time eating out and I thought I could eat a mozzarella stick. I think 15 minutes later I was in the restroom vomiting cheese sorry for tmi I was sweating profusely and was hot and everyone was eating like normal. Oh never again and lesson learned probably avoid eating out or continue to make healthy choices. How do you order when you're out? What do you order?

My husband told me the other day I'm losing my butt I've always had a curvy plus size feature and was always told I carry my weight well because I had it in my breast and hips and butt. I've been wearing a waist trainer to help target my tummy area rather then my butt lol I think I look great but it's always the hubby who notices. I have been measuring myself once a month so I will see next week how much off my wait ha came off and everywhere else. I hate how saggy my breast are in a 44DDD and they look great in a bra but without just call me granny I'm only 2 months Post op and 40lbs down I don't want to lose to quickly but I can see this is a little out of my control now.

Wow what a loss! Congrats! I was sleeved on 3/2/17 and have lost just about 40lbs and I thought that was a lot lol but I know friends and family are definitely noticing. I don't have a goal really just to be under 200lbs because I haven't seen that number in over a decade. I'm 209 as of today

I only had pre op clothes even after post op, but the pants were falling off of me and it was pretty ridiculous. Well I bought a few things and in the next couple of weeks those things didn't fit me then I was searching for more clothes and this has been an expensive journey so far. So instead I'm going down a whole size and wearing those for now but meanwhile selling some stuff online to use towards other clothes. I'm only 3 months Post op too and have lost almost 40lbs and 2 pants sizes and 2 tops sizes. I can't imagine my goal weight and how much longer I will continue to lose.

I wanted to limit how many pills and vitamins I was taking and at my 2 week post op I told my dr that I don't feel I need to take it anymore she said to continue to take it for two more weeks and then I can if I'm comfortable to go ahead and discontinue it. And I'm 3 months Post op now and don't have any issues and I'm glad I didn't continue taking them. I never needed them to begin with but I was just following protocol.

αмαzιиg! уσυ ℓσσк gяєαт! αи∂ ѕσ вяανє тσ ѕнαяє. му нιgнєѕт ωєιgнт 286ℓвѕ αи∂ ι'м 2 мσитнѕ ρσѕт σρ ι'м иσω 214ℓвѕ. ι нανє иσ gσαℓ ωєιgнт ʝυѕт тσ иєνєя ѕєє 200ℓвѕ αgαιи.

ι нανє вєєи ¢σитємρℓαтιиg σи gσιиg тняσυgн ωιтн тнιѕ ρяσ¢єѕѕ... вυт ι'м ѕтιℓℓ υи∂є¢ι∂є∂. ι'м σиℓу 2 мσитнѕ ρσѕт σи αи∂ ѕтιℓℓ нανє 10 мσитнѕ тσ gσ вєfσяє ι ¢αи ѕтαят тнє ρяσ¢єѕѕ σf gσιиg тняσυgн. αиуσиє єℓѕє ωαит тσ нανє тнιѕ ∂σиє?

ι ℓσνє тнє ρяσgяєѕѕ ρнσтσѕ νєяу ιиѕριяιиg!!! ι'м σиℓу 2 мσитнѕ ρσѕт σρ αи∂ нανє σиℓу ∂ι∂ σиє ¢σмραяιѕσи αи∂ ωнαт α ∂ιffєяєи¢є αℓяєα∂у. ι ¢αи'т ιмαgιиє вєιиg αиутнιиg υи∂єя 200 ℓвѕ вυт ι ωιℓℓ вє тнєяєιи α мαттєя σf тιмє. ι нανєи'т вєєи ωσякιиg ιт ℓιкє ιι ѕнσυℓ∂ σиℓу єχєя¢ιѕє ι ιѕ ωαℓкιиg єνєяуωнєяє.

ωσω αи∂ ¢σиgяαтѕ тσ уσυ тσσ!!! ι'м ѕσ єχ¢ιтє∂, ι нανєи'т ωєιgнє∂ ιи αgαιи уєт. ι υѕυαℓℓу ωєιgн муѕєℓf єνєяу∂αу ιи тнє мσяиιиg тσ тяα¢к тнє ρяσgяєѕѕ. ѕιи¢є ѕєєιиg αт иу αℓℓ тιмє ℓσωєѕт ιт ωαит тσ ѕєє αиσтнєя иυмвєя нιgнєя ℓσℓ

ɪᴛ's ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs, ᴀɴᴅ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴍʏ sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏʏ ɪ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ. ɪ'ᴍ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴘᴏᴜɴᴅs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴏɴᴇᴅᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ. ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴍᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴘᴜsʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴀʟ.

ɪ sᴛᴀʏᴇᴅ 2 ɴɪɢʜᴛs

ɪ ʙᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀ ᴀᴄᴀɪ ʙᴇʀʀʏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀ ᴛɪɴʏ ᴛᴀsᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ. sᴏ ɪ ᴡᴀɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴍʏ ᴛᴜᴍᴍʏ ɢᴇᴛ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴏʟᴅɴᴇss ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀs ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴄᴏᴏʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ʟᴏʟ ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇss ɪ ᴅʀᴀɴᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ ɪɴ 30ᴍɪɴs ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ 12ᴏᴢ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ. ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴍɪᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍɪss ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴅʀɪɴᴋs ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ. ɪᴛ's ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ᴡ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴡ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴏᴜᴛ ɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴏᴏʟ.