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Well done!! I completely understand it's a great victory! I know I'll be celebrating when my BMI is under 30, even though it will still mean I'm overweight

I'm 9 weeks out, take Ursodeoycholic Acid 300 mg to prevent gallstones,my surgeon wants me to take it for 6 months, so far so good, fingers crossed!

I put fiber in my drinks doesn't work either, my surgeon told me to take senna (senokot, maybe another brand in the US) i take one nearly every night now the only way to keep me going. I do eat a bit of fruit and veg, still bad constipation though

I have a couple of times, and felt sick and cold sweat as well as the palpitations. I think is was a pseudodumping (cause we're not supposed to have dumping sx w this surgery) It taught me not to eat quicly every again, not a very nice feeling

I try to do around 900 cal a day, some days more some days less, and am losing weight quite steadily. My body seems to tell me when to stop, I just realised this last night, because after having a few bad days, more than 1000 cal and more than 100 carbs, for the past few days I've only had around 600-700 calories and much less carbs, which is a great thing that never ever happened to me before, I think at last my body is autoregulating. An average adult woman needs abot 2000 cal a day(depending on level of activity BMI etc) So on a "normal" diet to lose weight around 1200 to 1400 should be enough to lose weight. Obviiously we are in a different category, and I intend to ask my nutritionist on friday what my exact calorie intake should be. as I haven't been given a specific guide caloriewise. I'm halfway to goal, but seem much smaller than I used to at this weight. Has this happened to anyone else? I'm just thinking that if i get down to my original goal, a BMI of 24 I'll be tiny! Does anyone reading this have any thoughts? I guess I'll just keep trying to lose until I feel comfortable

It is impossible to start gaining weight at this point even if you're on 1000 cal a day. Please don't take this the wrong way but you need to relax, eat to feel good, and don't starve yourself, you're just a slow loser, but believe me starving yourself won't make things speed up. I can totally understand how you're feeling though, most of us have dieted only to fail a thousand times and get even fatter, this will not happen to you,it can't

My nutrtionist thinks I should be having carbs, I think/know I'm overdoing it though. I'm not feeling that great today, and even though I haven't been given strict guidelines calorie wise I feel much better when I have aroung 800-900 cal and some "good" carbs. Julie I think I've been to that same nutritionist, did I tell you that Dr Paiva inserted a gastric balloon for me about 5 years ago? Needless to say as soon as the balloon came out the weight came back on with a vengeance! Friday I'm going to see my nut so i'll ask for stricter guidelines, I want to lose at least 12 more kilos (about 28 pounds i think) at least. I'm not too sure if i want to lose as much as I planned in the beginning, I'm gonna post some pictures soon to see what you guys think? Does the fat redistribute after a while?

Ok, so I thought I was doing well yesterday, but i didn't. 1100 calories and 140 carbs!! I can't believe it, i got to get back on track. On friday appointment w nutritionist, I'll see what she has to say!! I do have loads of energy and have been on the go all day yesterday, took the girls to dancing lessons, went shopping for bedding as my dad and then inlaws are coming to visit from Paraguay, went to the supermarket, did house work, walked loads around the "mall" with my thin friend(who walks really quickly) and I was carrying all my pillows, cushions etc around w me, which was a massive workout in itself-OK I'm trying to excuse my bad behaviour but there is no excuse! The worse thing is when i comment on my calories/carbs to my husband and friends they don't think it's a big deal, still a lot less than I used to eat they say, but obviously for me not good enough!! I think I'm gonna have to do what Globetrotter suggested on myfatsecret and get rid of ALL dangerous food from the house at least during my losing stage and get snacks for the kids that I don't like Gotta nip this in the bud before I stop losing weight altogether

I had very bad back pain especially in between my shoulder blades. Apparently the gas they fill your tummy with for the surgery irritates the nerves that go to the back, hence the pain, mine lasted for a couple weeks even, try getting someone to massage your back and it relieves it for a while at least. I know it's really annoying, hope it gets better soon

My surgeon wasn't that concerned either about supplements but I still take a multivitamin, iron, b12, the only thing i'm not taking is calcium cause i drink a lot of milk. I'd rather be on the safe side and not let my body suffer from lack of vitamins, I know for a fact that vit B12 even if you take more than the RDA is excreted by pee, so no harm in taking it, I'd rather be sure I'm protecting my brain and nerves.As per the other vitamins you won't take too much if you take what your Doctor or the bottle say, better safe than sorry!

Sometimes I forget that I'm sleeved and if I eat while distracted I eat too fast! Yesterday I was on skype talking w my friend and I was eating chicken, and it happened again, i honestly forgot to eat slowly and it all came back up, and you would think I'd have learnt my lesson yuck!

i gained around 6 pounds after surgery (day 3 post op) but it all came off and more!!

Dave I wish you the best of luck, and we will always be here for you!

Thanks good life, praying for her, I really hope she's ok

Praying for her, have faith she will make it.

Yay Coops I'm so happy for you!! Keep up the good work!!

Awwwwwww Julia thanks for your kind words! Tears to my eyes just thinking about Paraguay, Parque de la Salud, Sopa Paraguaya, Chipa Guazu, mandioca yummmmm...Yeah I know i'd better cut crappy carbs out completely and only go for the good stuff. So you're enjoying living in Asuncion I gather? Not too hot yet? Where are you from in the States? You never told me where you had your op? How did you find hospitals and stuff in PY?? Just curious to know what you think! Did you learn to speak Guarani yet? For how long are you staying in Asuncion? A shame we're not going this year we could of met up, maybe next year when we're both skinny if you're still there? Hus to you! Rose Marie

I hate the new VSG Forum, so i'm gonna starting posting on here(myfatsecret, copied and paste), at least for myself. I'm feeling very discouraged, eating habits getting messy again (you'll see if you look at my food diary) calories and carbs going up instead of down, the only thing I'm keeping on track is my exercise routine! Help! I can't give up now, still have halfway to go, I'm worried that I'm going to fail again, what's wrong with me! For the first time since having surgery 9 weeks ago I'm having negative feelings, of failure, anxiety (my 12 yr old daughter is away this week for the first time, maybe that has something to do with all this??) Can somebody please tell me what to do, calories are up to around 1000 in the last couple of days and carbs 90+. I think I need to pull myself together and recieve a big kick in the ass!!

I too had my surgery with a BMI around 36, and my surgeon said we are the best candidates for the sleeve. I've been sleeved 9 weeks ago and am halfway to my target, even though I haven't been at my best behaviour in the last couple of days,and tend to ingest more calories and carbs than most people ion here, so I count myself lucky! Back on track now! Good luck!

Thanks girls, back on track again(i hope) went to get my deli chicken which means I eat a bit before starting to cook for the family so I'm already full. I used to do that a lot and when Tffy said stock w protein packed foods I realised I hadn't got my chicken for the last week or so and that's what usually stops me from grazing on high carb slider junk!!

I hate this new format, very very frustrating, help, I feel very discouraged!!

I was thinking of this too and I thing tht people who arte on this forum are more focused of losing the weight so people who are not doing very well aren't on this forum anyway, I know that sometimes (like yesterday) i feel like giving up and this forum helps me a great deal. I am scared though now because I feel that now that things changed on here I'm relying on it less as I don't find it as easy to navigate as I used to.

I don't like it at all! I find it hard to find anything and everything, I don't know if I'll get used to it, I hope I do cause I would feel lost in this journey without people's stories, thoughts and feedback