SippinAintEasy

10/20/2017 239.6

10/13: 243 (40 lbs since surgery date 8/14!)

Hahahha! Mine would be Brandy Menzel. Hilarious.

10/6 246.5

I see that. Just have had it in this day and age with ppl misrepresenting something I hold so dear, causing more harm than good. Can't be silent anymore. I know I don't have all the answers and have misunderstood things at times, so when other "Christians" can't have that same self realization, it's hard to sit on my hands. Admittedly, this probably isn't the forum for my activism. I'll blame my early rise and not enough coffee for my lapse in judgement to engage with someone like her publicly. Regardless...Best of luck to the OP (and the other chick)! Hope you find a wonderful surgeon in whom you can have confidence in for such a huge life change because they're out there!

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Please, for the love, if you choose to continually engage in an antagonistic/defensive manner with someone who was speaking with way more kindness than you are displaying, leave Jesus out of it. I don't know this Dr or@DropWt4Life from Adam (no pun intended), but as a Christian, I cringe at your usage of God & Savior attached to your defensive ways. If you truly trusted God and had your life in the hands of the Savior, you'd recognize the damage your rhetoric causes to spreading the love of God. I'd like to believe your intent was to shine light on His goodness, but I can assure you that you're only coming off as self-righteous and "there is no one righteous, not even one..." (Romans).

I am currently between the sizes of clothes I already own. I'm only 6 weeks out, and I don't want to buy any clothes in this current size. I can fudge the shirts, but the pants were just not working. Way too saggy in my upsize, way too tight on the down size. Then I stumbled upon a company that is essentially Netflix for clothes. It's called Gwynnie Bee. While I couldn't afford it on the regular, they gave me a free trial month. So here I am in designer jeans (that fit) in which I "rented" for free. They have sizes 10-30. You get two items at a time, keep them for as long or as short as you like. Send them back and they dry clean them. I thought it would be a perfect idea for this community, especially those of us at the beginning as we are droppin weight like it's hot. Here's a referral link. https://goo.gl/gDBHLT I believe it gives you $10 off? If it doesn't give you the free month, then just access the site via a google search. Happy losing!

Agreed. I'm only using it for my free month, which will get me through to my next size I already own. Seems like they could make it cheaper. I don't know how much it is to add extra items... maybe the more you "rent" the better value.

I feel ya! My surgeon allows raw veggies (except for the uber-fibrous ones like carrots and celery) at 6 weeks as long as you've been tolerating foods well. He advises to really chop up lettuce very fine. This last Monday I hit 6 weeks. I've had cabbage, romaine, zucchini, sweet potatoes, bell peppers, olives and pickles with absolutely no problems. Just chew, chew, chew the heck out of them.

I have been using Stevia for a couple years. Research is starting to show that fake sugar still effects your blood sugar. The chemical laden ones (sweet n low, Splenda, equal) definitely effect brain chemistry. As far as I know, stevia doesn't effect brain health. Not sure if it messes with blood sugar in a research environment. For me, I can definitely feel my cravings get triggered with the chemical sweeteners, but I do not with Stevia. I don't feel any blood sugar issues when I use Stevia. I think long term it depends on what your poison has been. I plan on eating sugar, continuing to use Stevia in my coffee. Sugar and sweets for me were never my issue. Yeah I love them, but they weren't what caused me to keep my weight on. For me it was fast food. So that I have to avoid like the plague. I believe the more we deprive oursleves and the longer our list of "no-nos" gets, the more it messes with us psychologically and we perpetuate our unhealthy relationship with food. We pretty much all know what we should and shouldn't eat. The problem is in our heads. So the solution needs to be in our heads. I plan to focus on being mindful, listening the my brain-body connection, stopping when I'm full and being kind to my body, eat when my stomach is hungry, not my brain. I know my tastes have and will continue to change and I'll go with that. For me, I have dieted and restricted foods for 25 years and it got me no where. I need to try a different approach besides hard lines and a long list of banned food. (Of course, this is all within the parameter of protein first, veggies next, carbs if there's room.)

9/29 CW - 249.8

Is there a point where we can safely not chew to liquid anymore? (I know we clearly need to chew well...but will we always be sentenced to swallowing liquid mush?!?)

It's fascinating how everyone is so different. I certainly hope the liquefaction doesn't last five years... but I guess at this point I have no option!! Keeping my fingers crossed 🤞

My surgeon told me on my first day post op to go ahead and try it and see if the caffeine irritated me. It didn't. I have no history of heartburn. So I've had it every day since my surgery (6 weeks ago.) I usually have it as a 2 shot latte with Fairlife milk and a 1/2 tsp of sugar leaf. I also have an occasional short latte, unsweetened from Starbucks. I only have one cup a day though. I just bought the SF coffeemate pumpkin spice creamer & did just have my first actual cup of coffee (instead of espresso shots) yesterday with the pumpkin spice creamer. (I debated between the SF and the regular. I'm not a huge fake sugar fan unless it's stevia. So, this will probably be my first and last jar) But....It. Was. Heaven.

9/22: 255.1 [emoji20]

So I am 4 weeks post op. Doing just fine. I did "accidentally" have some chicken this week. (I thought it was included in my soft food diet as long as I chew it to liquid. Same with tuna.) When I had the tuna and chicken, it was super moist and chewed to liquid and I tolerated it just fine. What I'm wondering is if it's dangerous to keep doing so? Am I putting undue stress on my little tummy/staple line? Or if I am tolerating it just fine, does that signify that I'm ready for it as long as I stay the chew-to-liquid course? Any input appreciated!

Thanks everyone for your input. I did not eat anymore of the chicken, based on your advice. It was dark meat that was super duper tender and chewed in small bites to liquid, which is probably why it didn't bother me at all. (I look forward to trying it again in 10 days when I'm cleared for solids.) But regardless, it was a good reminder to stay the course and review all the materials consistently so as to not inadvertently put myself in danger.

Hey all, I am waking every morning at 4 am and have this bubbly sensation coming up my throat. There's nothing but air with it. It feels like I'd imagine carbonation rising up a glass of something bubbly. No pain in my throat or anything. I do feel pretty hungry. I wonder if it could be "heart burn" but there is nothing burning nor any pain. I've never had heartburn in my life, so I don't know how to tell if it's indeed heartburn. Any thoughts?

CW: 255.3 Challenge GW: 236 9/15/17

My dad had a RNY (age 70) in June. He's been in terrible joint pain since the surgery. They think it's PMR and started treating him with steroids. (Not ideal for losing weight as a diabetic....🤦🏻‍♀️)

No one told me I'd have to reheat my food during my mealtime. Slow eating=cold food. So annoying. Guess it helps me get my steps in. #WLSprobs

They used to have turkey meatballs. I think you could eat those at 6 weeks out if you chew them really well and douse them in the marinara.

Sounds like a perfect way to treat yourself on your victory! Happy Birthday!

Day 11 I felt like a new person. Until then, I was exhausted doing anything but walking to the bathroom. I'd break out in cold sweats just taking a shower. Hang in there! Keep hydrated!!