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Are you near goal weight? I always heard to wait until your goal weight has maintained for 6 months

It does get easier with each day. Keep your eyes on the prize. Usually by day three it becomes so much easier, especially when all the carb cravings are gone. You can do it!!

Congratulations!! Please check in (when you are able to, of course) and let us know how it went. You got this!

Getting a bit closer not sure what im suppose to do

Awwww thank you so much for your comments I really needed a reply like yours. I'm freaking out I feel like the surgery never took place. I too only get a discomfort when taking too big a drink. I too have followed my doctor instructions to the letter so I guess that's why I've had no complications. Again thank you for your reply and good luck on your journey xxx Sent from my SM-G955F using BariatricPal mobile app

My Dr said the first 6 weeks post-op are for healing not losing weight.

I'm scheduled for VSG on May 24th. I have childcare sorted for my 7 year old daughter now which is a huge relief..BUT I am going to be completely on my own and I'm so scared

I think that's AMAZING! to have someone who can go through this process with you

@teacupnosaucer oh my gosh! I have never noticed that before at the bottom right of this page! Ha Ha. Thank you!

Weight loss is achieved during the short weight loss phase through meal volume control. The two operative words here are short and volume. So if you want to maximize your weight loss during this phase, you need to adhere to the program guidelines. I slid into the maintenance phase at 7 months. After surgery, I was restricted to 3 meals per day. But you are consuming 6. So that might be the root cause. As far as hungry all the time - after my RNY gastric bypass surgery, I completely lost my hunger. It was not difficult to lose weight when hunger is not constantly continually gnawing at my bones. But after about a year the hunger returned. Not like before surgery, because it was less intense. There are two different phases to weight loss surgery, these are the weight loss phase and the maintenance phase. I slid into the maintenance phase at around 7 months post op, but this can vary by individual. The approach in maintenance phase is very different than in the weight loss phase. Refer to http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf