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Although it wasn't a great food choice, I think some people need to give her a break. My nutritionist told me that if I want to splurge every now and then, that I just need to make a compromise in doing it. For example, if I want a mocha instead of just regular coffee, walk to the coffee shop to get it rather than drive (it's not that far from me). If we don't feed our cravings once in a while, we are going to drive ourselves nuts with desire for it. Yes, a Big Mac is a lot of food, but she did eat it without the bread, which cuts out a lot of carbs and calories.

I had my first period the day after surgery, but it was super light. I just had another one, and it was SUPER heavy. I thought it would never stop. I have been on birth control to regulate my periods because I have PCOS. I haven't had a period this heavy since before I was on the pills. I sure hope that this isn't an all the time thing. During the first week post-op, I was going all the time like you are, but it was because I was on meds for H pylori. After I finished the meds, I was still having liquidy bowel movements, but my doctor said that was normal due to the liquid diet. Once I started eating more regular foods, I got constipated. Oh how I was wishing to go back to the diarrhea! LOL Luckily, I only was like that for one day. I am on a regular full diet now and am back to regular bowel movements.

I suffer from migraines and Excederine is the only over the counter medicine that I have found that works well for me. I asked my doctor on my discharge day if it was okay to take. He said yes. I think you are fine taking it.

I wish I had known about this surgery when I was 20, oh wait, was it even around then?? LOL As a child, I fought weight issues. I finally went to a gym for a couple months when I was 15 and list the 40 pounds I was over. I was 120 pounds from then until I got pregnant (my whole family is obese, so it was in the genes). I gained 100 pounds during my pregnancy and it hadn't stopped since then. Don't listen to the older people that make comments about your age and this surgery. You have to do what is best for your health, and losing weight isn't always the easiest thing to do, especially with all the bad food temptations that are out there now days. You are very lucky that there are options out there to help you when you really need it. Good luck!

So, I constantly see shows on TV that are about people losing, or wanting, to lose weight. Shows about how the USA has the highest obesity rate ever. When I started thinking about having this surgery, I had many people that had possitive things to say about it and one person that said absolutely don't do it because of the risks. After doing all the research, I realized for me, that the risks outweigh the benefits, plus I believe that if you have a good surgeon, are open and honest with him, and follow all the rules, the risks are very minimal. So, I went to a seminar and decided that this was what I wanted to do. I also decided at that time, that I wasn't going to hide it from anyone that I work with (there are many obese people in my workplace). I wanted to show everyone that it is possible, no matter how many times they thought they couldn't do it or had failed at trying. In June 2012, I had my first nutritional visit. I have very nosey coworkers (that sometimes can be annoying), so after every visit, they wanted to know "how it went." I have explained many things to them and even talked about how using MyFitnessPal had shown me so much of what I was doing wrong and right. I've also said they should try using it to see if it helps them. No one was using it. I had my surgery on 02/11/13 and have had a coworker try to get me to make poor eating choices, my supervisor tell me (in a joking way) that I'm driving everyone crazy with how I look at the label of any snacks that are brought in and explain why I can't eat it, and I've also had coworkers that have been very encouraging and supportive in this life choice/change that I have made. In the last two weeks, I have found out that 3 of my coworkers have started using MyFitnessPal and it made me feel good to know that I've influenced that.

Wait until you start eating regular foods again. That's when I started feeling full.

Isn't it funny how out of all the things in the world we all could become addicted to, it's a scale. LOL I was sleeved on 02/11/13 and am also seeing the scale only move on the 7th day. Very strange, but I'll take it!

She's very lucky to have someone so supportive and willing to go through it all with her. Wish you both lots of weight loss! =)

Mine started on Monday. I haven't lost a pound, AND I'm more hungry that I have been in a long time. I'm hoping that after it ends I will start dropping again.

So, today I went to the gym, and because I keep reading how so many people are walking 3 and 5 miles a day, I decided to do the elliptical rather than the treadmill. For some reason, I can't seem to do more than 30 minutes on the treadmill. I can't decide if I just get bored or I'm actually too tired to do more. Either way, I switched it up. Before surgery, I wouldn't be able to do more than 10 to 15 minutes on the elliptical. Today, I did 33 minutes! I did have to push myself to keep going though. Last time I did the elliptical, my calf started hurting after 10 minutes, so I had to stop. I'm so happy that I did this today and hope it continues to be this easy. =)

Time to take matters into your own hands ladies. LMAO!! That will show them for holding out on you.

I went through the same thing. I was sleeved on 02/11/13 and in my 2nd to 3rd week I gained 6 pounds. I cut out my exercising for a week and lost it all. My doctor said that shouldn't have been what made me lose the weight, but I disagree with him. I think I was overdoing it on the exercising and didn't have enough calories to support both my body functioning and the amount of exercising I was doing, so my body was feeding off the fat. Anyway, that's what I think and sometimes doctors don't know everything. LOL

I found that when I add cheese to my scrambled egg, it keeps me full much longer than I should be, so I just omit the cheese.

Well, after quite a stall, I am down 3 pounds since my doctor's appointment this last Friday and it has stayed off for 2 days now. I finally remembered to buy a measuring tape at the store and have started keeping track of my measurements. I sure wish I had remembered to buy one earlier, so that I could know where exactly I started at, but that's ok. I'm trying to stay possitive. I have found that there is more protein in a serving of chicken than there is in a protein drink, so I'm going to try to not drink those anymore, especially since I am now on regular foods again. I just hope that I don't get sick of eating chicken. I'm not a big fish fan, unless it's lobster and crab. LOL I found that I hate ground turkey. We'll see how many new recipes I can come up with to not get bored with this. =)

Have you tried shopping at Ross, TJ Max or Marshalls? The clothes there are a little off, so you might find something that is in between those sizes.

Greek yogurt was on my doctors list of full liquids.

So, I had my 1 month follow up appointment today with my doctor. It wasn't a good visit, in my opinion. He didn't understand why I haven't lost any weight since my last visit 3 weeks ago. I told him that I had the same concern. I explained that I had in fact gained weight and just lost that weight this last week. It was really a depressing visit and I just wanted to cry while talking to him. I know he didn't mean to, but he really made me feel like I'm failing at this. I'm trying my hardest. I still can't eat more than 600 to 700 calories a day, I don't snack more than once or twice a day, and I get most of my protein in. I try to get all my fluids in, but it's been hard. I have even given up coffee (which has been really hard for me) because I know that if I drink coffee, I won't drink water as I tend to sip my coffee most of the day. Sometimes I feel like I'm crazy the way I read every damn nutrition label making sure that I don't eat something that has too much of the wrong things in it and choose something that has all of the right things. He kept talking about liquid calories and I just wanted to yell and tell him to shut up about that because the only liquid I even drink is water. I miss juices and I can't stand adding those crystal light flavors to my water because of the after taste I get from them. I know he wasn't trying to be cruel, but after this visit, I just felt so defeated. I had to fight my own thoughts. I kept thinking about going out and buying the most unhealthy, greasy, fattening thing I could from a fast food restaurant on the way home, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. Of course, the one thing I have always had my entire life is wheel power of not eating what I know I shouldn't be eating, so I didn't stop. I just went straight home and started working again. I'm just really worried that the weight won't come off.

I think it's impossible not to lose weight with the sleeve because our stomach has been made so much smaller that we can only get so much food into it. There are going to be bumps along the way (I recently went through one), but in the long run I think it works. Not only are we only able to eat a little bit of food at a time, but we are taught how to eat and how to make the right choices.

I was 2 pounds heavier on my surgery date. I hope I look as good as you when my year is up. =)

I was told to weigh my meat while raw. I always go by cup size for everything else.

I have had regular problems with Ph balance and have also used this in the past. Since surgery, I haven't had any problems at all. I'm hoping this continues. =)

How far out at you? I struggled with that the first few weeks. I'm now a month out and am feeling full after eating.

My diet is very similar also. I'm getting between 600 and 700 calories a day.

I absolutely loved bread, before surgery. I'm afraid to try it now though. Crackers are still pretty heavy in my stomach, so I can only imagine how horrible bread will make me feel.

I ate it on full liquids, but I didn't strain it. The potatoes were soft enough to chew to mush.