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on 8/29/15 12:17 pm
I hate it too. I had an abdominoplasty in 2006 giving me a knock out figure. Gaining this backs makes me ill. That surgery was for nothing. I have to work hard now to get it off naturally.
how can I encourage you?
Thanks for your message! I have been on the rails for weeks now. Am SO tired of this new fat me. I appreciate you are doing all the right things! Kudos to you! You are my good example. 
on 8/29/15 8:53 am
Thank you for your reply. I did two things to get me moving....bought fiber cal or that knock off brand to fiber, and milk of mag. Doused them down and it worked or something s working. I'm sticking to fiber drinks today maybe some soup later.
Thank you sooooo much for responding.
You poor thing...
I deal with that...low carbs = constipation.
I take Miralax every day. Every morning. With my coffee. Plus magnesium at night..
For now - I would refrain from eating any solid foods until you can get clean. Enemas, suppositories, plus Miralax.. And be really with Vaseline, and rubber gloves plus oitment for your ass after... things pass..
Lots and lots of water...
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Black coffee in the morning. I eat 3 fruits and 4 veggies every day. I love Santa Fe whole grain tortillas from Sam's club. 8 gm of fiber and 8 gms of protein in each tortilla. I have sugar free metamucil that I can add to water at 20 calories. It is soluble fiber so it lowers cholesterol. I also have metamucil crackers (they taste like cookies at 100 calories a pack). I also have taken Senna pills (a laxative) occasionally...rarely. Tri
on 8/28/15 4:13 pm
You and I have the same amount to recommit to losing. I'm very carb conscience, protein, veggies, no sugars, no pop, no bread, pasta, rice...especially white products and I bust a grove in exercise daily.
so far it's been almostm3 weeks and I've reduced 17 but gained 3 back..but I'm toning my arms and legs, so I think it's muscle mass.
what can we do to aid you in your journey??? My surgeon said don't count carbs or calories, count protein and, get in 15 grams every 3 hours.
that should help..
best wishes.
on 8/28/15 4:04 pm
Any suggestions out there??? I drank some mag citrate but it's just floating around gurgling and making horrific growling sounds...
Oh...the pain...any one suffer constipation getting BOT???
I want my mommy! LoL
I am proud of you for making your support group. I am so guilty of that myself, not putting myself before others. My mom requires 24 hr care as she has had 2 strokes and on dialysis so i take care of her and forget about myself. This is crazy and ironic because she was the thing that motivated me to have surgery. I did not want the health problems that she had.
so today i had an appt with my nutritionist, it has been almost 7 years oops. I wheeled my momma in with me and afterwards i felt so proud of myself for making that step. I hope i can keep my motivation to do better. Tomorrow is a new day and i am excited to began my health journey. AGAIN. LOL.
So here it is Thursday and I am just now getting around to posting.
It's been busy and last night at the Bariatric Surgery Support group, I came to a realization about my biggest challenge. I thought it was just that I don't know how to handle it when unexpected things come up. But sitting in that room and talking with other people struggling, I realized that the real problem is STILL that I don't know how to prioritize my own health above what every one else wants, needs or expects.
The weird thing is, that most people around me now don't expect me to put aside my needs to take care of things. I just do it - like an automatic reflex. Something goes wrong that might inconvenience you? Here! Let me fix it for you! I put off what I need to do because "it's not really that important". I thought I was beyond that, but apparently I'm not.
And yet, last night my phone went off to remind me of the support group. My family wanted to go out to dinner to celebrate my son getting on a select baseball team (1st time trying out for a competitive team and get got on! We're very proud.) And yet, I decided that I wouldn't use that to miss the meeting. I went and met up with them later. And I am SO glad I did! Being around people who can relate and understand was so important to me. I even teared up some and I really don't do a lot of crying.
So, with that in mind, here is my food plan for the day
B: HB patty, cheese, protein shake
L: small bowl chili and 1/2 turkey sandwich
s: Stabylize bar
dinner: beef fajita meat, grilled peppers and onion, low-carb wrap, cheese
s: (if needed) protein shake
on 8/25/15 6:33 pm
Hi..
i do know that neuropathy has developed, along side of fibromyalgia. Being ten years out, I'm not so sure it can be reversed, but slowed and health forward. I want to regain a sense of self. I'm not so sure why I'm doing this other than the fact I deserve better than this. I owe it to myself to give it the best I have. I try not to look at the deficiencies of possibilities, because that alone is enough to throw anyone into a depression. I am going to try to get the scale moving, but I need to get my health into focus first. Thank you ever so much for your comments and concern.
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