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renjenn

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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About renjenn

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  • Gender
    Female
  • Interests
    photography, Symphony, Horses and animals
  • Occupation
    Designer
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  • State
    Georgia

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  1. renjenn

    Lightheaded

    I get lightheaded in my workouts (boxing) when I have to get down for sit-ups or floorwork and then get back up again. I used to get lightheaded halfway through any workout. my PA said to eat some fruit or something like applesauce before the workout for some quick energy. It actually helped.
  2. renjenn

    Oatmeal bananna cookies

    what temperature do you cook them at? do you use a loaf pan or a muffin tin?
  3. renjenn

    April 2019 Surgeries!

    My doctor wants us at 1500 calories by 4 month. I'm in a stall and I have reservations as to whether I should stay under 1200 calories or do what he says. I haven't lost anything in 4 weeks but I seem "flatter" and I've never had so many comments on my appearance as I have now. So many conflicting thoughts and actions. Small but Big. :/
  4. renjenn

    Weird things happening

    I have the same but I'm 55. may be brandi's suggestion. it never happened until surgery.
  5. I FINALLY GOT TO WEAR THE COWBOY BOOTS I've HAD HIDING IN MY CLOSET BECAUSE THE FOOT WAS TOO TIGHT. MORE THAN ENOUGH ROOM NOW AFTER 85 LBS.
  6. I charted my weight every week and did some math and figured out I'm currently losing .32 per day. That's about 2 lbs per week (sometimes less because,,, life happens.) I don't think it will always be that way.
  7. renjenn

    💜AUGUST 2019 CHALLENGE💜

    1. This month, my personal goals are to figure out the forever diet, add another workout day and stop weighing every day. 2. VSG 5 mos post-op 3. 233 BMI 35 - OMG its down 12 points! 4. Fun fact: I started learning to play the violin at 48. (I was going to say I lived in Kenny Rogers' barn but that doesn't beat flirting with Brad Pitt.)
  8. renjenn

    "I think you're overdoing it"

    Did you really want someone to remind you or point out to you that you were fat? I doubt it. It's a taboo subject so I can see why they wouldn't. It's not insulting to talk about how much you exercise so they feel more able to comment I think. personally I'd be grateful that they didn't make comments about me getting fat. Trust me, I already knew it. My husband used to make those comments and it was hurtful.
  9. renjenn

    Stretched Pouch?

    The amount you eat at one time seems to depend on what it is you are eating. Slider foods like applesauce and jello or other soft moist foods will go in better than dense proteins. I can only eat 2 ounces of tuna but I could probably eat 4 oz. pudding and a cup of vegetables at one sitting. (I try not to)
  10. renjenn

    Grilled cheese alternative?

    I wonder if the "Real Good Foods" cauliflower pizza crust would make a good grilled cheese. It really tastes like pizza crust. and it's not really bread. Maybe that same company makes cauliflower bread.
  11. renjenn

    To Tell or NOT to Tell

    I was actually asked "How" by someone for the first time today. I Joked and said "starvation and torture" and he took it and went on. Sometimes that's enough.
  12. renjenn

    April Sleevers

    Starting to pick up on the calories and eating more normal food. down 39 lbs and 58 since January(pre-surg)
  13. renjenn

    Non Scale Victories

    Others have mentioned this, but I finally am under the fictitious weight I put on my driver's license. 12 pounds under.
  14. renjenn

    protein shake

    When I was about 2 weeks post op and for a few weeks after it took me 3 to 4 hours to drink one shake. I'm 10 weeks post op and it still takes me almost 2 hours.
  15. The first 2 or 3 days were miserable but it got better quickly. about 3 or maybe 4 weeks I felt like it was a mistake. everything I ate hurt and it exhausted me. Trying to eat was so hard and I wanted to go back in time. To all the people that say surgery is the easy way out- $uck it. I feel better about it now but still have pain when eating because I haven't figured it all out yet but I'm getting there. All the fun and enjoyment I got out of eating is gone now and sometimes I actually dread it. But after seeing what 65 pounds less looks like, I know it was the right thing. I couldn't have done this on my own. and not being placated by food could be a learning experience. it wasn't actually the food that made me happy. It was just a habit- something to do.

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