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Wow! Whew! Take a deep breath! You have a LOT going on here, including complications that you've had to deal with. Your body is going through a tremendous shock and tremendous changes, and everyone is different at this stage. Let me just address MyFitness Pal, though. I, too, log every single bite, and when I reached stalls it was SO beneficial to look at everything and see where I might tweak things. I highly recommend you continue to do this, now and forever. At the same time, the calorie goals set my MFP are for people who are on traditional diets. The unsleeved masses could not comfortably or successfully consume the small number of calories we can consume after surgery. The nutritionist at my bariatric center (of excellence) told me I should be consuming about 800 calories per day, including the 250 I get from my two protein drinks. Right now, you should be highly focussed on water, protein, vitamins, and as much exercise as you can do without injuring yourself or setting yourself back. After a lifetime of failed dieting, it's easy and natural to feel that once again we are failing. However, this is a game changer, and all the rules are different. Again, take a deep breath, track, relax, and go through the process. It's going to be ok!

A couple of things I have noticed that I am experiencing since surgery on March 28th. - My mouth dries out HORRIBLY at night. I wake up and my mouth is completely dry and I can't get the saliva to moisten it up. I've been keeping a water bottle by my bed. This has never happened before. I did look it up on line and dehydration is one of the possible causes. I am going to try drinking water closer to bed time (normally I avoid because of the bathroom issue) and see if that helps. Wondering if anyone has experienced that? - My husband stopped wearing earplugs to bed. He said since I have been back that I haven't been snoring as badly. He asked if they took out my "snoring glands" This is a happy side effect of surgery for me.

Had my lap band surgry done on March 19th 2012. Weight one wk befor the surgry was 324. I'm down to 299. Things are going well. My first fill is on May 2nd. I am how ever getting a little hungry between meals. Doing ok though. Will the fill make that much difference? I am very happy with how things are going just worried a bit. Don't want to return to the late night snacker I was. Any thoughts out there. Thank you.

What Writergirl said. Also, my nutritionist says any liquid, not just water, counts toward my 64 oz daily fluid goal.

thanks....you're free to try my recipes......anybody is....To good health!

you said everything I have been thinking....love it, The taste of food has not changed for me, but 1 bite of the bad stuff is enough and I am satisfied. I am 5 weeks out and barely eating some a few bites of tuna.

LOL! Love it! This is sooo my love letter to food too! :-)

I think it is very healthy for alll of us to write our dear food a memo...I am with most of you...things just don't taste like they used to... Food used to be my comforter in times of hurt feelings and bordom... I am sooo glad I am not foods best friend anymore!

HILARIOUS! LOVE IT!