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(deactivated member)
on 1/14/09 3:43 am - Jacksonville, NC
Topic: RE: the scale doesn't move
I can eat Italian sausage (cooked soft not fried)and I can eat chili but scrambled eggs make me feel sick. I don't throw up but I don't feel well that is for sure. I can eat hard boiled eggs with a bit of light mayo and some mustard. I ma**** up and eat it with 2 f/f saltine squares. It is very good. I have heard that chicken is very dry even if it tastes moist. A lot of people have trouble with it. I can also eat a turkey meat ball. Today at lunch was my first try with refried beans. I added a little 2% shredded cheese and one sm dollop of light sour cream. It was really yummy. My favorite has been yellow squash, zucchini, green and red peppers all cooked soft in chicken bullion then I added onion and garlic. After that I added stewed tomatoes. While that all cooked down I added the Italian sausage that I had boiled (water just covering it****il cooked through and soft. I let it all cook for about another hour. It was soooo good.
(deactivated member)
on 1/14/09 3:18 am - Jacksonville, NC
Topic: RE: the scale doesn't move
I know I should only weigh myself once a week. I tell others the same thing but it is like a sick addiction. I have actually started losing a bit again. I have lost 3 lbs since Friday. I know since surgery I have lost 8 inches off of my waist. That was good to see.
Diane Z.
on 1/14/09 3:03 am - Newark, CA
Topic: RE: WTH? The scale is moving... UP!!!
It happened to me too!  I've gotten so frustrated with the fluctuations and plateaus (and I'm only 4 weeks out) that I chucked my scale in the closet.

I keep hearing from co-workers that they can really see the difference, and I have gone down two sizes, so I'm gonna put my faith in the fact that long term it will work out just fine.   Maybe we both need to quit being a slave to the damn evil bathroom scale!  LOL

Amy Pepper
on 1/14/09 2:49 am - Milaca, MN
Topic: RE: Im hungry!!!
I have been eating those SF popsicles like they are going out of style! WHat I wouldnt give for some eggs maybe, some cottage cheese? I dunno... I think I shoulda had a different doc! lol
Amy Pepper
on 1/14/09 2:48 am - Milaca, MN
Topic: RE: Im hungry!!!
Theres nothing else I can drink for protein right now. I dont like the boost because it makes me sick, but he wont let me have anything else right now. I dunno, I think my doc is way stricter then most, and hes kinda giving me a headache! Hes not willing to hear what I have to say, and this reallllllly makes me mad!  Everyone keeps telling me it isnt real hunger its emotional, but its not. Im not craving anything just starting to feel hungry! Im very VERY tempted to get some cream of wheat or something to help... Then Id feel like I was cheating, and I know thats not ok...
 Just so frustrating!
Amy Pepper
on 1/14/09 2:44 am - Milaca, MN
Topic: RE: Im hungry!!!
 I am on clear liquids other then the boost. This is what he ordered, no soups or anything bu****er broth and jello crystal light and that sorta thing. The boost is for the protein.  I had my post op and they wont let me have ANYTHING except what is mentioned above for two more weeks. Then I get full liquids...
(deactivated member)
on 1/14/09 2:35 am - Jacksonville, NC
Topic: RE: WTH? The scale is moving... UP!!!
I have the same surgery date as you. I just went two weeks and only lost 6 lbs. I suppose that is okay but I was going nuts because I was weighing myself daily and it didn't seem to move. She is right when she said pick one day a week and do your weighing then. I was freaking out with only 6lbs lost but I did lose 8 inches off of my waist!
Kristy A.
on 1/14/09 2:11 am - South Burbs, MN
Topic: RE: Struggling with protein 1 month post op
I'm struggling.  I don't like the protein shakes anymore. I tried a ready to drink no sugar added carnation instant breakfast this morning, only choked down about 1/2. I loved these before surgery. GRRRRR!  I can start on solids, so I'm looking forward to adding some protein bars. I tried 1/2 of one for breakfast, it was GOOD!   My protein grams have been about 40, IF I can get in one protein shake, or part of one in a day.    Where are you at with grams of protein, and how many does your doctor want you to have?

Kristy   (weight loss below does not include 16lbs lost during pre WLS diet)
START:  325                            Day of Surgery :309                          GOAL:  180


Kristi E.
on 1/14/09 12:58 am
Topic: RE: WTH? The scale is moving... UP!!!
You are not alone. I was realieved to read on another string that a friend's had gone up. I thought I was the only one. Now I see your post here as well. I thought I was a freak of nature at first. It's not logical at all given how little we can take in. But I am drinking almost my daily requirement of fluids (finally) so I am going to try to believe its fluid weight and not spaz out yet. I'm going to wait one more week and see where I am.
Kristi E.
on 1/14/09 12:51 am
Topic: RE: the scale doesn't move
My scale went up too. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I can't make sense of it, but trying not to over react either.
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