Tracey C.

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First sugiversary - i am happy to have had a great, incident free, no complications FIRST year post op.  VSG was 365 days ago &&& I have lost 115 lbs & have had wayyyyy too may NSV and scale victories...

I did it - this morning I finally weighed in at 198.8 !!! Quite a surprise but I will take it.  Great day to be me!!!   cheers, Tracey 

Peanut butter (again) - A few weeks ago, I posted about having to remove peanut butter from my house because I was consuming WAYYYYYYY too much.  Many of you responded with similar problems and discussion...

Peanut butter..... - I have recently become ADDICTED to peanut butter...... The creamy, sweet, smooth deliciousness is sooooo good but soooooo BAD.  My jar went out in the trash, I can't control my cra...

How is it possible.....? - How is it possible to go from normal bowel movement one day to being totally & completely & painfully constipated the next??? This happens to me about once every week or two .........

Shaper suggestions? - Ladies....besides spanx, do any of you have other suggestions? Mostly looking for a tank or cami shaper to hide tummy area....

Before & After ( - 101 lbs) -  Oct 2014  &&& yesterday    at 101 lbs lighter I FINALLY figured out how to post pictures !!! YAY for me !!!!!

My scale surprised me today.... - 34 weeks after my surgery, I have officially lost 101 pounds as of this morning.  I was shocked and not expecting a 3 lb decrease since yesterday.  The journey, in my opinion, has ...

Short & sweet - Hello OH friends..... Today I said goodbye to lb #70!!! &&& it is an amazing feeling

Carbs/sugars ( in fruit ) - I am confused about carbs !!!! I eat very few ...... But I am starting to crave FRUIT but when I looked up nutritional value of a small bannana, I was shocked to find 23 carbs.  So...

Fingers & toes - Since my surgery ( dec 27 ) when at work during the day, my fingers and toes are TOTALLY frozen.  I have list 61.4 lbs ( yay !!! ). On recent labs, iron was a ill low but nothing t...

Migraines/headaches - For yrs and yrs i suffered with headaches several times a week and a very bad debilitating migraine for 3-4 days either at the beginning of my cycle or the end.  No medication woul...

Growling...... - The end of this week will be 6 weeks since surgery.......my question is why do I get hungry and my stomach growl once I lay down in bed at night???????? I usually have a bit of pb2...

Passing the torch ...? - Because I have been overweight for most of my life and usually the largest person in my family and largest of my group of friends, I think everyone else was comfortable that they n...

It's only been 5 weeks but.... - I want to tell preops and new post ops that things get easier with each week.  I see a lot of people worried about protein and liquids ( I was same way ) right after surgery.....it...

First nsv - I had an appt w/ PCP yesterday who I haven't seem for 6 months.  I am 3 1/2 weeks out of surgery &&&& my blood pressure was actually LOW ! I am 41  & have been taking blood pres...

Just putting this out there.... - I DISLIKE all protein shakes, clear protein drink etc ......BUT........my NUT told me about a ready made shake sold at grocery stores around here ( central PA ) called Rockin Re...

Stall, 3 week post op - Hi everyone, I am 3 weeks post op and feeling great ( thank the good Lord & my surgeons skilled hands ).  My question is one that you have all answered MANY times.  I am eat...

Eating time - How long should it take to eat 1 egg ( or what you can eat of it ) during soft food post op stage ??????  

Not hungry..... - I am 11 days post op & down 19.4 lbs.  I started on my soft food phase and found breakfast and lunch challenging since I am not hungry and the egg and cottage cheese was unappea...

How much yogurt..... - I am  6 days post op and on full liquids which I am not tolerating the protein shakes very well.  Yogurt is going down fine just not sure how much I should be  eating at  on...

4 days out - And feeling a bit sick and irritable........surg went fine and I just hope this crappy feeling passes soon. tracey

this fri.... - Will be my day! Excited but also wayyyyyyy nervous of surgical complications.  Thanks to everyone who posts all their experiences for us newbies to help educate ourselves. Merry...