About Luara
- Sleeved or not sleeved:
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Biography:
- I'm a single mom of 2 teenagers.
- Location:
- St. Louis MO
- Interests:
- Hiking, reading, hanging out with family and friends
- Occupation:
- Laywer
- Name:
- Luara
- Gastric Sleeve Surgeon:
- Dr. Marcelo Hernandez
- Surgery date:
- 2016-05-27
Total Posts
- Total Posts
- 12
- Posts Per Day
- 0.00
Visitor Messages
- Total Messages
- 5
- Most Recent Message
- 01-10-2017 06:49 PM
Total Thanks
- Total Thanks
- 0
-
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts
Total Welcomes
- Total Welcomes
- 1
-
Welcomed 41 Times in 1 Post
General Information
- Last Activity
- 06-22-2016 01:18 PM
- Join Date
- 05-06-2016
6 Friends
Showing Friends 1 to 6 of 6
View Luara's Blog
by
Luara on 06-03-2016 at 11:16 AM
I was so fired up to step on the scale and see I was down 10 lbs. So after taking YEARS to put on this additional weight, I'm so upset more isn't gone. In a week. See what mental issues I'm dealing with ? So, yes, I'm 'stalled'. But I am literally at one week and one day out. I think I should cut myself a little slack.
Is it because I graduated to protein shakes? Or because I sip some kind of drink (water, Gatorade) all day? Who knows. Maybe my body is still in shock because I just had
Read More
by
Luara on 06-01-2016 at 03:42 PM
What many people told me before I got the surgery was to first find out the reasons for 'why' I eat compulsively and to work out those issues. The saying that they operate on our stomachs and not our eyes and brains is so true-our hearts either. So if you're a compulsive or emotional eater those issues won't change just because you've had surgery.
That being said, I decided on the gastric sleeve. It is a permanent solution because 85% of the stomach is removed so you "can't" eat
Read More
Luara has not uploaded their before and after pictures yet. Please check back soon or
send them a PM and ask them to upload them.