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Post Date 4/18/09 10:57 am
Topic: RE: Why VSG rather the the DS??

I suggest going over to the DS board and find out all you can about that surgery.
I love my VSG but I do work hard at it....I have made it to my all time low of #110! (I am less then 5 ft tall)
I am thrilled with my results but I know I have to work it to stay where I am....Don't get me wrong..I don't starve myself...but I try to follow some basic rules and keep my calories under 1100 every day...which for me that is pretty easy.
With the DS you can eat a lot more calories and still maintain your weight. You can eat fattier foods which do not digest so they are not bad for you in that regards...talk to some DS folk and research...pick the surgery that best fits your own lifestyle :-)
Both surgeries are good...but I think the DS is the cadiallac of all surgeries in terms of lifestyle. Very little weight re-gain with that surgery. Not many stats out for the VSG yet on terms of weight re-gain.
Keep in mind the DS does not help with Carbohydrates very much...mostly fatty foods. Go over there and read read read is what I suggest....then make up your mind.
Sherri

Post Date 3/22/09 9:32 am
Topic: RE: Update on me :-) 18 months out

I just got home from visiting a friend two hours away...stayed all night...had not one bit of sleep hardly...believe me when I say sitting here in my olive green sweats and faded pink shirt that I do look pretty scary...hair all a mess...bout ready to take a nappy soon.
I think I can go back to school....going to start out slow because it has been 18 years since I have last been there....kind of scared but excited at the same time.
Thanks for your well wishes :-)

Post Date 3/22/09 9:28 am
Topic: RE: Update on me :-) 18 months out

OMG FRED!!! I missed you terribly! How the heck are you.....oh gosh I gotta go look up what you said to me....LOL...I love google!
How are you doing my friend??? How are your puppies? Luci is doing fabulous...sitting by my side right now.
I do miss you Fred....we should write to each other!
xoxoxox
Sherri

Post Date 3/22/09 9:27 am
Topic: RE: Update on me :-) 18 months out

At first maintenance was kind of hard....I couldn't find a balance then about a month into it...I caught on and could figure out how to bounce between 115-120. It was pretty easy after that.
:-) YOu will do great!! I have no doubts about it.

Post Date 3/22/09 9:24 am
Topic: RE: Update on me :-) 18 months out

Thankyou so much...got busy and got away from the computer for a while...but I need to lean on ya all for a few weeks here...and am not working right now so I have more time on my hands...back to doing ebay again for a short while.
Thanks again!!

Post Date 3/22/09 9:22 am
Topic: RE: Update on me :-) 18 months out

Junk food always sneaks up on me...especially at night. I try to allow myself just a little so not to deprive myself. Not much can fit in there anyway anymore it seems. Very very small tummy here
Last night ate out with a friend...I swear all I can get down is five bites anymore. I do drink a high protein drink daily that is chocolate flavored and then I try to drink a glass of skim milk later in the day with some chicken..lean usually cooked on the grill and a lettuce salad. At night I will let myself have two of those tiny tiny chocolate bars...the bite size ones.
But for the next two weeks I have to lose about five lbs and am going to cut those out for a while...I have eaten out alot this week and it caught up to me because I can sit and snack on an entree for a few hours till it is done.....bad habit to get into...so now going to find my way out...I got on the scale this morning and I am 124..ugh...not comfortable there...going to get back to 118-120.

Post Date 3/22/09 9:17 am
Topic: RE: Update on me :-) 18 months out

OMG I sooo missed you!!!! I didn't know if you would still be around or not....omg you look beautiful! I am soo proud and happy for you! How is everything going??? We need to catch up...You were soo there for me when I needed someone. I will never forget that. I can be here for  you too! I will come say hi definitely!!
xoxox
hugs
Sherri

Post Date 3/21/09 8:14 pm
Topic: Update on me :-) 18 months out

Hi everyone...just wanted to update on how I am doing being 18 months out.
I still cannot eat very much at a time...but I found I can make up for that eating junk food which I have to really watch not falling into that trap.
I keep my weight right around 120....actually gained a couple of pounds these past few days but It is soo easy to jump back on the wagon and lose those pounds I gained...I feel really good weight at 120. I am only 4 ft 11 inches tall so this is a GREAT weight for me....I know it might sound like not much but it is my height. I was 115 but I felt weak at that weight. I feel perfect at 120lbs. The VSG still rocks for me...I can still only eat about 5 bites at a time of real food...like a main entree....it gets kind of depressing once in a while but I manage and I can peace off of the same meal for a few hours to get my calories in.
My life is awesome now....it is sooo much fun buying clothes that are cute.
:-)
hope all is well with everyone...this was a great decision for me to get this surgery...I have no regrets
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Post Date 1/5/09 2:32 pm
Topic: RE: WLS ruined my relationship

I am so sorry to hear this :-(...but I hope everything works out for you and you are able to find love again soon.
The relationship between hubby and I hasn't changed much here. He is not a jealous person and so that really helps...he has been supportive of me and that is good. Our intimate life though is still nonexistant and that bugs me to no end....so for us that is a problem I never thought I would see happen. When I was really heavy..I hurt all the time and intimacy was the last thing on my mind...now that I feel better...well the hormones kicked in...but now he's not interested...lol. I hope that this improves for us...it has to...it sure can't get any worse. Just not sure how to go about it all again? lol Anyway I am content with my life and so I am not forseeing any changes happening here....but I do see how this can happen because let's face it.....people start paying attention to us...opening doors for us...giving us "the look", etc etc. I can see where this could really hurt a relationship coming from both angles...from our angle and how a significant other might not handle it too well.
I think it is absolutely fantastic that you are taking care of yourself...and you should shop for new clothes and you should be excited about your weight loss!! I am sorry this happened to you...but you deserved to have this extra change happen to you....does he not realize that this is only normal behavior? I thinks he is jealous really and using this as an excuse.
Anyway best of luck to you....Keep feeling good about you and happy shopping for clothes and love!! :-)
Sherri

Post Date 1/5/09 1:30 pm
Topic: I think I have found my maintenance finally :-)

Hey ya'll....just an update on me...lol. I was struggling with maintaining after I had reached 110-115lbs...either I would lose more or gain up to 120. It was so difficult for me to just stay the same and I couldn't for the life of me figure out my maintenance plan.
Finally for the last two weeks I have maintained at 115. I think I have found my healthy balance in foods finally. I still eat about every two hours...something as I always have had.....but I don't restrict myself in calories....I eat just a small amount and move on. I go ahead and have that piece of bread occasionally.....and will eat with my family now what they are eating....so far it has worked out....I was really really scared on how I was going to maintain my weight...I was so scared that I would just gain it all back once I started eating more.
I am still not out of the woods yet...but I have had a productive last two weeks with my weight keeping it the same. I actually way over-ate bad bad carbs for Christmas and was able to quickly take those extra lbs off without any problems. The VSG has been amazing and has totally transformed my life.

I think once I can maintain for a good month with what I am doing...I will be able to breathe a little easier...I already am a little bit. It is so hard going into that mode of maintenance...I can't explain the feelings there...it is just a very uncertain, uneasy feeling....like we are sooo used to losing weight...that once you step into maintenance it is just a freaky experience....at least it was for me. I know how to gain...I know how to lose...but to stay the same?? Whoa...lol.
Anyway again so far so good!!
Hope you all are rocking your tiny sleeves!!
hugs
Sherri

Post Date 12/18/08 8:16 pm
Topic: RE: I am so stuck and feel out of control lately

Thanks Kaye...just exactly what I do need!!! My butt told exactly how it is...:-)
You are absolutely right...I know what it does to me...my husband all to well knows and he needs to be more stern with me but isn't...thankyou so much...this is nonsense what I do to myself...not only should I know better but I need to set an example that this can be done without too much hurting. It can definitely be done. This is a way of life for me from now till the day I die...the sooner I get it and keep it that way..the better off I will feel in the long run!
I sooo get the carb downers when I feed my body junk...I just feel awful...not sure if processed carbs do this to others but it sure flares my fibro up...and everything else.
BUT good natural forms of carbs are ok for me. Even a little bread now and then does not hurt me...it is the SUGAR and PASTRIES...that do this to me. It sets off a hunger like no other in the world...It is an addiction..plain and simple and it's time to show this addiction who is boss for a change!

hugs Kaye for telling it like it is!

Sherri

Post Date 12/18/08 7:19 pm
Topic: RE: ughhh!

Yanno...it took me a long time to be able to handle any kind of meats...even tuna made me urp. I would say I was about 4 months out before I could handle all kinds of meats...and still even then beef would not sit right with me. It wasn't until I was 8 months out before I could really handle beef of any kind. Some of us just take a little longer to be able to handle different kinds of meats. I just kept trying though...bless my pea pickin heart and kept upchuckin till the day I didn't upchuck anymore...LOL
You will get there too. Try tiny tiny tiny bites..chew the crap outta it...then wait and see how that first bite is going to sit with you next time. Maybe this will ward off the upchuckies.
I felt your pain but your day will come when u can tackle thru anything.
Sherri