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Ahhhhh I'm freaking out! How do you clean your stitches up when it hurts to touch them?! I definitely can't have the shower blasting on my stomach! What did you guys do?!!!!!

It's not sad that we find this enjoyable. I'm sure you did or used to enjoy a cup of coffee every morning. It's the same thing. It's not like we're throwing back a handle of vodka! Idk about you guys but when I smoke I just relax I don't even get HIGH (all that giggly stuff) anymore. HippiekyYAY!

I am almost 22 and have only told my immediate family. If I were you I wouldn't tell anyone else and just say diet and exercise because that really is what you're doing! You just have a sneaky tool to help you! This is for yourself it's no one else's business. If I told my friends they'd be like "OMG YOU'RE NOT FAT" "why did you do that I would have worked out with you....." blah blah blah!!! It's better if you keep it to yourself!

We have all been through this! You can do it

OK this is crazy, but here's what I did. I told my brain that my stomach growling, and the stupid dumb pain that comes along with it was pain from my surgery! Because it's not actually a hunger headache, which are the worst by the way, I think you can still trick your body into thinking it's just from the surgery you had a few days ago. Pretend it's a soreness in your belly like your incisions or shoulder pain. It might not work, but it worked for me! And now I'm 11 days post-op and down 17 pounds!

That's awesome! 15 pounds in 4 days?! That's crazy! Congratulations!

Congrats girl! Can't wait till I can see a difference, not a little difference, but a big one!

I took out my nose ring and earrings but left my tragus piercing in and they just put some tape over it. I would think they would want your belly ring out though for sure.

This is going to sound crazy, but when I was post-op in the first week and my stomach growled I literally just told my brain that it was "PAIN FROM MY SURGERY" and I immediately wasn't hungry. It was like I just took the pain and made it something else. Lol I don't know how I did it, but I think that's how today I am able to go without feeling hungry at all. It's nice. I'm only 11 days post-op. GOOD LUCK!

Started smoking 4 days after surgery. I took baby hits and held my stomach in when I coughed. But I'm 9 days post op and nothing hurts. Drink water with lemon instead of eating. That's it!

Congrats girl!

Good luck girl!

Can someone please tell me the best meals to eat for Breakfast lunch and dinner OR best foods for better results?! Faster weight loss? Stayinf healthy?? Thanks! I ate a scrambled egg for breakfast nothing added. Pretty full feeling!

Thank you Bibi and Summerrain!

Clear liquids are chicken broths, liquid hellos. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE CLEAR COLORED lol

I ate grilled chicken and veggies for every meal and had green tea and lots of chicken broth when I was actually hungry. I did not eat little amounts (maybe this isn't the best advice) but so far I've survived. I did one week preop diet LIKE THIS and I lost 7 pounds. I think it was more the type of food I was putting in me not the amount. (NOW ITS ALL ABOUT THE AMOUNT)

SibleyNP seriously that would be so wonderful! I know it's natural sugars in fruits but I'd still like to steer clear of the ones with higher sugar. I would love a list! Thank you!

Thank you so much SibleyNP for laying it out like that! That helps me so much! If you're on the soft foods part of your diet how do you manage whole wheat toast? Do you just munch it until it's mush in your mouth? And are bananas a good fruit to eat? I'm also trying to figure out what fruits and veggies are dos and don'ts. I know some fruits are really high in sugar like grapes, and I don't know what veggies will work with my band. Bandedbibi! That is the most incredibly awesome sounding thing I have ever heard! Now I'll just have to learn how to NOT be lazy and start actually cooking my food. I have this thing with patience as I'm sure a lot of us do when it comes to food, when I'm hungry I want to eat NOW. But, I can pre-make them! You are a genius! WHAT KIND OF INGREDIENTS DID YOU PUT IN YOURS?!

My doctor will do a fill every 2-4 weeks depending on how you feel. I'm paying out of pocket so I wouldn't cheat. But I like that I can go in EVERY TWO WEEKS for a fill I never want to be hungry!

I wasn't required to lose 10 pounds and I only had a one week pre-op but I can tell you I sautéed literally an entire package of Costco sized mushrooms with olive oil and that filled me up so good and i just ate a whole ton of veggies and chicken, which was bomb! Like a lot. And I lost 7.5 pounds in that week. I think if you eliminate sugar and carbs that's going to make a huge difference! Think about what you're doing! Start changing your mind about food now! You can do it! Try excersizing too! That way when you do eat food you don't have to worry as much! good luck! I'm 5 days post-op and I'm down 13 pounds! WORTH IT!!!

I'm 5 days post op and my port site feels like a huge black and blue mark! Sometimes I won't feel it, but then other times any which way I move becomes extremely painful like my wounds are opening up again. But they would bleed so they're not. I think it's all part of the healing process. Good luck!

forgot my name wahhhhh lol

Ok maybe there's no stitches lol. Just steri strips. Do I just wait for those to fall off as I shower?

I wouldn't tell your friends. Unless you know your friends are going to be understanding and supportive. I told my parents, my brothers, and two close family friends. That's it. Everyone else can just watch my weight come off from "diet and excersise" which is EXACTLY what you're doing, just with a little tool to help. Who needs to know that?!

I have stitches under really little white strips? I'm allowed to shower now, I just soaked a towel with soap and water and laid it on my stomach. But how long did it take for them to fall out? Ahhh I'm getting faint just thinking about it (I hate stitches)