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[steveelea 61]

@@Mick Way to go still going strong with the weight loss thats brilliant!!!!! So glad to hear from you and that you are going well.

I can imagine how hard it would be to do it full time all the time and going out etc....can you maybe eat a lean low carb meal and drink low carb beer every now and then on special occasions??

I think that spirits are low carb too (whisky vodka etc) its what you put with them that matters....maybe soda Water or coke zero? Just some ideas not sure if they help or not

You are doing so well keep strong!!!

@@nerms you are so right scales are not a great idea to do all the time....its too tempting to get on them too often.

I know our bodies fluctuate and carry Fluid etc.....its always happened to me so I shouldn't be surprised.

1kg is nothing in fluctuation is it....and there is no way I could have eaten enough to put on 1kg in 2 days haha....my tummy wouldn't fit it in LOLs

Nerms you just put things back into perspective for me.....thanks soooo much I really needed to hear that.

Sometimes you just let little things get to you and you doubt yourself.

I love this forum you guys are a great Support!!!!

@ Start the countdown only 30 days.....that time will Fly!!!!!!!

It's so normal to be nervous and excited.....I remember that feeling

I hope everything is ok with all of your specialist appointments and that you are going well and feeling good.

To have exams on top of everything WOW.....but hey guess it all helps you to keep busy and makes the time fly by.

Let us know how you get on with everything....thinking of you

[QueenBeeBee 94]

@@QueenBeeBee 113.2? You must be stoked!

As for the NSV, that's great!! I remember that feeling, sooooo good!! The next big event in the family is my 21st at the end of March, I plan on dropping jaws

I've been eating so well the last 3 weeks and I had a bad day about 3 days ago and I've felt like crap ever since.. I was so sure I would of gained, got on the scales this morning cos its a week since I did last.. 100g grams gone.. LOL so relieved.. Definitely shocked me back into eating better.. I'm just so happy that I woke up the next morning and started eating properly again. I know a day off every now and then is normal/good but I actually shat myself.. hahahahh

Hey nerms! you are gonna look great babe! hang in there!

Dont stress about the one day bad day as long as its ONE DAY and doesnt turn into one week or month or year your doing so good chicky! So surgery is soon? so how much have you lost hun?

[nerms 237]

@@QueenBeeBee I started at 104 and now I'm 92 so I'm pretty stoked about that. There's just under a month until preop for me, so hopefully a few kgs shed during that time also.. weight loss has slowed because I'm getting a bit lazy, but a loss is a loss so I'm happy! I would be super happy to even get to 90kg by surgery date which I think I can do

So annoying that all of a sudden I'm being invited to all these bbqs and dinners out of no where.. I reply that I can't come and everyones shocked cos I'm usually the first one to get to the table and the last one to leave haha. Not anymore! No more fatty woggy feasts for me.

Edited July 16, 2014 by nerms

[QueenBeeBee 94]

Hey Everyone!

Hope your all doing well

@@chez im so happy for you 10 kg is amazing hun u just got sleeved well done! hope your feeling ok.... Gas pains do pass and each day is a little easier just take it easy on yourself hun and dont force yourself you need to heal first

@@Mick well done! you are a gun! when you get the sleeve you are gonna rock it

@ Leanne hahaha i know what you mean about the drinks its great to be a cheap shout though my new addiction is the vodka black ice raspberry flavour omg one of them and im TANKED lol so naughty but i think it reflects in the scales on weigh in day when i weigh in....the weight loss not so much.... but hey what can you do

Nerms is right weighing everyday not a good idea i only weigh on a wednesday why i dont know lol and i cheat i take a little laxative on like a sunday or monday night to help clear me out otherwise a number 2 doesnt happen i think a week of no go needs some help lol i think i might need to try some psyleum husk or something hahahaa

i now weigh 111.2 i was pretty excited omg double digits are not far!!!!!

whats everyone got planned for the weekend

xxoxooxx

[steveelea 61]

Anyone heard about the reason for hair loss after getting the sleeve??

I am just starting to get a little stressed as I am losing so much hair....I have always had a lot of hair and have always lost a lot too but the amount I am losing is getting more and more and it's starting to freak me out.

Any ideas on what I could take or what I am lacking in that may be making this happen??

[nerms 237]

Yeah it's normal with any weight loss surgery. I've read a lot about it because I love my hair.

Pretty much,

It's called telogen effluvium. Human hair has a two stage growth cycle. The growth phase is called anagen and 90% of our hair follicles are in this phase at any given time. The resting phase is called telogen, which lasts about 1 to 6 months, with an average of 3 months. About 5-15% of our hair is in the resting phase at any given time. It is also known that telogen effluvium has to do with stress to the body and hormonal changes that can occur. Due to the stress more hair follicles can enter into the resting phase. This is important because the hair in the resting phase at the time of surgery is most likely the hair you will shed. This is why your hair sheds between 1 to 6 months after surgery (usually about3 to 4 months).

Found that on a site and it sums up everything I've read about it. Your hair will grow back, my mum lost a lot hair when she had surgery years ago, she already had thin hair so you could tell it was thinning out but she just cut her hair shorter and it eventually all grew back and no one knew a thing.

I have hair up to just under my boobs, long thick and luscious! If I have to cut it a bit I will, it'll grow back!

[nerms 237]

People try to take hair growth supplements but they end up becoming hairier in other places, if you give it time it'll grow back.

Iron and Protein could help with the growing back of the hair.< /p>

[steveelea 61]

Thanks so much Nerms......was starting to freak right out for a bit there.

I do remember losing hair when I got the lap band but not as much as this.

I have always had such a lot of hair and thick hair but it's getting thinner which isn't the end of the world I know, but I was starting to think that there might have been something wrong with me.

Thanks so much for posting that Nerms it all makes sense now. ????

I already take Iron sup's but I don't want to become hairy macleary everywhere else so I will just see how I go and see what my next blood test results say about my Vitamin levels.

[Chez 91]

Thanks Bee for your support. You will hit double figures in no time!!

Leanne let me know how all goes with the hair. I'm freaking out about losing me hair. I've got lots which is lucky but still I would be upset losing it. Thanks for all that info Nerms!

Mick, well done on your weightloss that's amazing!!

Good luck Cath, the 30 days will fly!!

Thanks everyone. I'm going well and am now home. I'm driving my car and it only really hurts when I get out of the car. It's nice to be home though. I'm making Soup tomorrow!! Delish!

Here's my face pics.

[owlslovepears 36]

My friend is a hairdresser and she suggested scalp massage could help slow the loss. Also I've heard Biotin (vitamin h) is good for the hair loss and I plan on using both because I'm terribly vain!

Had a total win day yesterday... I'm a fiend for carbs I love them and they are my weakness. I started the VLCD yesterday and totally stuck to optifasts plan to the letter, didn't even want bad things when they were offered. I work at a hospital and nursing desks always have chocolates from patients or chips or cans of coke for sale. And I just don't want it.

Also as I live alone and rarely entertain I have put my big plates in the hall cupboard along with the bowls and side plates. I won't be needing the big items any more and that is fabulous!

Had a headache the other day because of my IH and also got the pressure feeling in my head when walking up the stairs last night. I'm looking forward to not having this or back problems.

Anyway that's enough from me. I hope all are well and recouping nicely or enjoying their preparations as much as I am.

I'm pretty grateful to have this little community to share my progress with and to support and be supported by.

Have a great weekend.

Cath

[steveelea 61]

Cath well done on starting the Optifast.....you sound like you will do this stage easy

It is so great to have this little community of people that are all dealing with the same thing.

We will always need support maybe not all the time, but the sleeve is only a tool and we still have to get through the mental side of things that we have dealt with most or all of our lives as to keeping on track.

I am still bad for head hunger and need to overcome that part.

Bee well done on your weight loss you are smashing this.

Yep I will let you know how I go Chez......I do remember this after the band but this has happened later than what it did with that and more hair loss.....Lucky for me I have lots of hair.< /p>

My daughter is training to be a hairdresser and she said not to worry about it that even though its a little thinner it still looks fine and you can't tell that I am losing it at this stage....she was like "mum you haven't got any bald spots so it's all good"

Chez I can't see your face pics???? There is nothing there????

[Chez 91]

Not sure what happened Leanne, I'll try again.

Hope it worked!

[steveelea 61]

Looking Gorgeous Chez.....well done

Edited June 21, 2014 by steveelea

[nerms 237]

Time is flyyyyyyyyyyyying by!

I groomed a poodle in class today, feeling inspired.. In 3 months I'll be a qualified groomer and hopefully get a job soon(I see so many adverts for grooming jobs). It's all falling into place finally! Grooming, banding.. yay

I've been trying to get into shelter work for ages now but I've just had no luck.. I'm qualified for it but nothing for a year I'm sick of doing shitty jobs that stress me out.. After seeing all the grooming jobs I was like yep, I'm doing it... So I got a shitty job, saved for surgery and course then quit LOL

Looking good@@Chez

Edited June 21, 2014 by nerms

[Chez 91]

Thanks ladies xx