FancyChristine15

I don't really have any advice for you, but I'm sorry that you're going through this. I love theme parks, but I haven't been to one in a long time due to my size. I'll be going to one next summer for sure!

I'll always let someone pray for me who is willing too! Sorry that you have been criticized because of your faith. Thank you for this post.

@AstroCat - the short hair looks great on you!

I needed like a week and a day.

Awesome! I can't wait to be overweight!

Girl, I feel you! I was 463 when I started, so it took A LOT of weight loss for me to be able to actually notice a difference in my clothes. It took me losing almost 100 pounds before I had to get smaller pants. I've lost 142, and I'm still wearing the same shirts; some of them are pretty big though. It's crazy how our bodies work. Now that I'm smaller, compared to what I was, I know that I'll be able to see changes more quickly now. Congrats on your weight loss!

I use the MyPlate app, and I think it's easier to just put in what I'm eating, then the app keeps track of the calories, carbs, protein, etc. I do find it very useful.

I wasn't afraid for some reason. I trusted my surgeon totally. I know multiple people who he's preformed surgeries on, and they're all doing really well. I didn't even let anyone come to the hospital with me, cause I knew I'd be fine. I just told my mom that I would call/text her after to ease her worries, and I did lol! You'll be totally fine! The likelihood of anything happening during surgery is EXTREMELY low! You've got this!

Yep! I've been morbidly obese ever since I was about 5 or 6. The lowest weight I've been as an adult is about 265, which is also how much I weighed when I was 15. I can't wait to be that weight again, and then go lower!

There is a scale at my work, so I weigh every Monday morning right after I get to work. I like weighing weekly, as it lets me know how I'm doing, but I'm not obsessing over weight at all, which is how I am personally if I weigh daily.

I had GERD before the sleeve, and I haven't noticed an increase in my GERD symptoms either. I still take one 15mg Prevacid right after I wake up in the morning, which is what I did before surgery, and I'm good the rest of the day.

Every once in a while a caramel one will have a chunk of I don't know what in it. I hate when that happens though, cause it grosses me out. I wouldn't classify it as chunky, as there is usually only one chunk, but still very unappealing.

Plateaus are definitely a pain in the butt! If you keep eating right, getting in your protein, getting in your liquids, and exercising, you will see your weight drop. I have been able to get 64oz or more of water down since day 3, so I don't find it abnormal at all that you can drink more than some may think it's normal. I wish that the surgery just magically removed all of the cravings from our heads, but it doesn't. We still have to say "no" to those cravings. I ate lunch with my coworkers today. I ate a low fat cottage cheese, and the guy next to me ate a fried chicken sandwich with mac and cheese and fries. That's what I'd rather have, but it's just not worth it.

I'm 4 1/2 months out, and I haven't experienced hair loss yet. I take my supplements daily, including biotin, and I usually eat around 100g of protein daily. I don't know if either of those things has anything to do with it or not.

I had to go to another building for work today. I’ve been to this other office before; the last time was right before surgery. Well, the office chairs that they have there are more narrow than they are at my office, and in the past it’s been an issue. The arms of the chair would dig into my hips, which made sitting very uncomfortable. Well, today I sat in one of those chairs, and there was no digging! I was able to sit very comfortably! Yay!

I was never told a certain amount of carbs to eat. I was just told to start with protein in my meals, and by the time I get to carbs, I won't be hungry for them. I do tend to keep carbs to around 40g though, that's including the 8 from my chewable calcium and the 8 from my protein drinks.

I'm usually around 800-1000 per day. I'm 4 1/2 months post op, and I'm down 79 pounds since the surgery.

I know that everyone is different, but by 5 days post-op, I was getting 64oz of liquid daily. By what you've written, it sounds like you're not getting much more than 8. Is that correct? I'm with the others on your sugar intake. If you're getting in other liquids, why would you need the added sugar? It doesn't make any sense to me. You should be able to get more liquids in without having to add the excess sugar.

I am over 4 months post-op, and I haven't experienced any hair loss yet. I still could, but I'm glad that I haven't yet.

I agree with the other commenters. Your body may be in starvation mode, because you aren't eating enough.

Yeah, after a while, you'll be able to drink normally again. You won't be able to chug water or anything, but you won't have to sip all the time. Every once in a while, I take too big of a drink and it hurts, so just drink normally, when the time comes, and you'll be fine!

I had a day like that on Saturday. There were just a lot of personal issues that were happening, and I wanted food! I did eat more carbs than normal on that day. I was with my sister and her family, and we ordered Mexican. I got chicken with rice and queso. I ate mostly chicken and just a bite or two of rice, but then I came back and ate more later and ate the rest of my chicken with more rice. I also had a couple pieces of chocolate. But, hey, I tracked every bite, and I still lost 4 pounds this week. You're not always going to be perfect, and yes, it will pass!

My first consult was the beginning of September 2017, and my surgery was March 20, 2018. So, I had about 7 months in between, but I was able to start getting used to my new way of eating, and I was able to drop some pounds (not as much as I hoped, but still).

Weighing daily would drive me insane. I know because I've done it before. I am only weighing once a week. We have a scale at my work, so I weigh on it every Monday at around the same time, wearing similar clothing and the same shoes.

https://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/convert/measurements.html Look under the "Dry Measure Equivalents" section. That's got Tbps, tsp, and cups to grams.