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im 9 weeks out and am still numb

Its true the only way is cold turkey! But you truly have to want to quit. I tried gum Patches chantex and went back to smoking. I finally was truly ready to quit and did. Be warned of the its OK ill have just one cigarrete with my friend thing because it is a trap! you will get sucked back into smoking and eventually by packs again. It took me a year to figure all this out so hopefully you wont have to go through it. I smoked a pack a day for 10 years and I quit 14 days pre op. As of today that's 2 months tomorrow. I have quit in the past for about a month then said oh just one puff and went back to smoking, be careful of that Good luck

WOW YOU LOOK AMAZING!!!! you look sooooo good

not get dizzy when I bend over to pick something up then stand up!

I weighed my self yesterday and i'm 239! 9 more pounds and I will be in the twenties, last time I was in the twenties was 8 years ago! I'm so happy I had this surgery. I always dieted and exercised got to 230 then gave up and gain 70lbs back, for 12 years! but now I can't give in to my crazy appetite because its gone I wanna jump and scream I'm so happy:) Love this website, good luck to all the sleever here and keep up the great work

I think everyone goes through a freak out moment after surgery " WTF DID I DO" Try to remember all the reasons you got the surgery :)you want Better health, higher self esteem good body image ,nice sexy clothing ,normal shoes, No yo yo dieting. This is what calmed me down and reminded me of why I had the surgery. I also YouTube before and afters, that's my favorite. Hang in there it will get better day by day. Get your liquids,protein,meds in and walking helps with the tummy discomfort It will get better you made the right decision xoxo

I also have this more often then I would like, I try to drink more water before bedtime to avoid it and keep a bottle next to my bed. its annoying!! I think the heat from the furnace and not getting as much fluids is causing it but who knows??

I was told up to 5 weeks , Each surgeon has a different time frame.

Your gonna do great:) Some tips I have is Sports bra with no steel inside, chapstick, make sure all your clear liquids are ready, gas x strips, tums , AND most important take a deep breath and enjoy the ride to a new you Good luck

Drinking with meals is number one for me , I would like some pop too Its still worth it

For the time being you can take tums 3-4 depending on the package. I use Zantac 150 almost daily to stop the burning. Call your Doc but the tums will stop in now if you take it till you can get some from your physician. I was put on an acid blocker twice a day for the first ten days after surgery. hope you feel better

I hope my feet get smaller

Piedras negras Mexico with DR.Guillermo Alvarez, Endobariatrics.com. He also has a facebook account were you can view over 100 photos of before and afters. I paid 8700 + plane ticket from Michigan 475. Everything went smoothly , The drive back was ruff because of the surgery, besides that everything went well. Im currently 8 weeks out and have lost 45 lbs I feel great and am so happy at all the complements I get. The scars are very small and fading. I'm so happy I finally did it I have been also trying to lose weight for so long. The best part that Im having a hard time grasping is that I will never be Morbidly obese again. Unless I try really hard LOL

At 288 I went on a liquid diet for ten days and lost 13lbs. the following is what I was allowed: Black coffee tea/ice tea SF LOW or NO fruit juices Jello sugar free water gatorade sports drink SF crystal light slimfast low carbshakes atkins advantage shakes beef,vegtable,or chicken broth propel water SF Any 100%whey protein powder with water or skim milk popsicles SF Carnation instant breakfast SF made with skim milk Fat free creamed soups If you do this plus a little exercise not too much you might be able to do it Hope this helps got it right out of the book my doc gave me Good luck:)

I was taking viibryd for anxiety and depression I tapered off of it though I have not noticed anything different yet.

Wow you are amazing great job

lol the other day I measured out 3 slices of turkey 1 tbls mayo 1 slice of bread. I started to eat it but could not finish it so I left it on the table to take a break and finish it in a little. I made my husband 2 chicken subs for dinner he eats them then eats that piece that I had measured and wanted to finish! I was soo pisssed!!! It is very frustrating with my kids also I feed them first then sit to eat my food and they are like oooh what are you eating mommy can I have some? YOU DONT EVEN LIKE BOILED EGGS! but if im eating it they want it. I wish I had my own fridge with a lock!

Wow that sounds great congrats to the both of you

I found this website called Hungry-girl.com, she has tons of recipes online for brownies , cheese cake and some tasty foods made with about half the calories it would normally be. I know she has a show I just didnt know there was a website. Check it out

Im not sure how far out you are but progresso has allot of different kids of soups you can eat as is or blend in the blender. I like the lentil soup it tastes good, I add lemon ,salt and dried onion flakes and microwave it.

I'm 7 weeks out . I take in 700-900 calories a day. On most days I get in 800 calories,

Go to the dollar store and get 2 pregnancy tests, take one tomorrow morning in a week from now if you still didnt get your period take the second. Good luck

Oh yah Love that show its AWESOME:)

when I got sick i didnt want to eat so I just made sure my fuids were in and drank chicken broth. Hope you feel btter

I know it's physically impossible for me to stop loosing weight at this juncture. I think that this is a very good point! Afte having this surgery it is almost impossible not to lose weight hang in there the number will change. weight your self once a week instead of everyday that might help