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A year later and another surgery later... - My sleeve sucked.  Period.  It was too big because he couldn't make the staple line straight because of swelling from the band just being there and previous staple line.  SO, I cou...

Coming to realize balance - The last few days, I've been experimenting with my diet.  Amazingly, I have lost weight (and ended any hint of a stall!) despite eating my big binge day and eating around 1000 cal/...

Sleeves gone wild! Wait, that's me.. - Yesterday was a TERRIBLE day for me, diet-wise.  I was literally starving the whole day and I wound up eating nonstop practically.  I also ate a bunch of "protein" bars that have 2...

Starving yesterday - Yesterday, I ate more than some two days combined!  I added fruit, so maybe that was it.  I'm not sure.  If my weight slows down again, I'm going to keep it to one serving of fruit...

Still want comfort foods - I had a big test today and with all the stress of studying, I really wanted some ice cream.  I decided against it, eating a yogurt instead.  It's been tough turning to the right fo...

Planning ahead for family gatherings - Yes, I've said it before.  Planning is important.  When I don't plan, I'm stuck eating whatever is avaiable, even if that food is not approved yet, or should be avoided for best re...

How to bring hubby along the journey - I'm finding that everyday, I am making more and more progress towards making my health a top goal.  I like exercising, don't mind the "dieting," and have even started to think more...

Super tired - I don't know if my low calories are finally catching up to me, or if it is just all the exercising and running around that is making me tired, but I don't like it!  It's only 8:30p...

Long day, short post - Today has been really long.  Just a quick post for yesterday's food counts: 2 cheese sticks, 2 yogurt, refried beans, cottage cheese, 2 servings of crackers, 2 Laughing Cow wedges ...

Starting to like exercising - It's been about 10 days since I started regularly exercising and I went 8 of those days.  I always planned on skipping Sundays, but I did miss last Friday as well.  Sometimes my hu...

Not very hungry yesterday - So, yesterday's diet consisted of 2 stick cheese, 3oz of deli turkey, and 2-8oz servings of Syntrax Sweets chocolate truffle protein drink.  That works out to be 510cal, 77g protei...

Back on track after Easter - My Easter pretty much sucked.  I ate some super mushy asparagus (technically 2 days early), ground ham, and one slice of potato from scalloped potatoes.  Of course, when desert cam...

Personal trainer = OW! - Why do people think you are stronger than you say?  I KNOW I am weak.  I had surgery less than a month ago and my body is still freaked out.  Top that off with being massively out ...

Just truckin' along - Not much of note the last couple days.  I have gone to the gym, eaten my allotted protein, and gotten most if not all of my water.  I went to the dentist today and decided to treat...

Must have been dehydration :( - Those pesky 2lbs are back.  Maybe it's just my TotM coming up, but this is starting to get discouraging.  Losing so much so fast the first 10days was great.  The last 10days I've b...

The scale moved! - i'm down 2 lbs, and I didn't even have to dehydrate myself! I think going to the gym has helped.  I went again today but only worked out for 30min this time as I think I overdid...

Scale is stuck - I'm convinced my scale is broken.  It refuses to budge for the last 5 days.  I know I'm getting more carbs than the average VSG'er, but I have to in order to keep my blood sugars s...

Ice cream called and I answered - Yes, I was a bad kid.  The remaining ice cream in the fridge was too tempting to pitch.  On the down side, I got WORSE dumping this time, so I've definitely learned my lesson that ...

Stressed and on the go - Yesterday I took a last minute trip to StLouis to hopefully hammer out all the details of my parents' anniversary party.  I packed a lunch of a couple yogurts, some string cheese, ...

I was a good girl today - I got 3 meals of protein plus my protein drink for a total of 80g of protein.  Pretty soon, I can step down from the big guns (Isopure) and drink my 8oz versions.  Of course, that ...

Real food or fluids.. can't seem to do both - The first week, I drank 2 bottles of 20oz Isopure.  That got me 40oz of water and 80g protein.  Now that I'm eating, I've shifted to just 1 bottle for breakfast and eating meals th...

Getting used to the new "full" - After my embarassing fiasco yesterday, I was determined to EAT today.  I talked with the nutritionist and my surgeon's nurse.  They all think it was the metformin, which is why the...

It's not dehydration or a clot. Done in by low bl - I went to class tonight.  I missed one of my meals because my sister was going on and on about our parents' 25th anniversary party we are planning.  I just barely made it to class ...

Staples removed and it's official! - I've lost 15lbs in the last 10 days!  They put me on the scale and I held my breath but it actually stopped at 233 from the week before surgery when they weighed me at 248.  I don'...

Still feeling the pain somewhat - I don't know what I did to myself, but my left side still aches.  I must have pulled something apart internally that was healing.  It's mostly around my drain site, so there were n...