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OMG I love you! Thanks for the tip, I'm going to try this

Struggling with vitamins too and thinking of maybe switching to regular vitamins so I at least want to take it. The bariatric ones taste gross, chalky and take forever to dissolve. I've started dreading having these pills in my mouth for up to an hour before dissolving

What it is about chicken particularly baked or rotisserie, it goes down so heavy and fills me up so fast. So uncomfortable!

LOL does anyone get in the recommended amount. On a good day, I can get in 4-5 cups but honestly our stomachs are just smaller, not to mention drinking can sometimes hurt. I'm guessing this will become easier the further we progress though.

Have always been the biggest gal out of my friends and it's always bugged me. I didn't tell a soul about the surgery and now I wondering how my relationships are going to change once I start to look different. People are already commenting on how little I eat and I've been avoiding activities that are centered around food saying I'm trying to focus on getting fit which is true. I read so many stories about people losing friends and it baffles me but then I realize that each one of us has a role we play in relationships and unknown to us we might be the one that makes our friends feel comfortable or sadly superior because we're non threatening. So I wonder for both guys and girls how did you friendships change as you lost weight. For the better or worse?

NSV = non scale victory For me it's being able to wear heels and more stylish clothes. I always felt it was hard to be feminine and morbidly obese. Carrying so much weight coupled with not a lot of clothing options just made me go for comfort. I'm hoping this changes this year.

Hear me out though. I've been obese my whole life and when I finally started the VSG journey it opened my eyes to how unhealthy my lifestyle was and how overweight I was so decided to do something about it. Now that I've had the surgery, I cannot stop weighing myself and obsessing about my appearance. I'm so excited at the prospect of being thin that I cannot wait anymore. I feel embarrassed walking around at this weight. Also feel impatient and want to hide away until I lose a considerable amount of weight. Of course I've been telling myself I'd be a sack of skin if this happened so be patient but it's so hard. I'm so ready to see what the new me is going to look like.

Yup I'm currently looking into booking a facial because my face looks horrible. I've always had clear skin so I'm really upset about it and feel humiliated walking around like this. I hoping the facial helps

Yeah eating too little can actually hinder weight loss, my nut advises 1000-1200 cals a day after 3 months.

I was sleeved on 10/21 as well! We're all in the same boat

So I'm going to be frank, I'd like to ask how things changed down there post op. Do you lose weight there? Does it sag? Change in smell? Etc So haven't lost much weight to notice a difference but my ass had definitely shrunk and my underwear is now baggy. Also my periods are shorter and less messier. What changes can one expect?

Droopy hoo ha, FUPA! OMG that thread is hilarious and informative. Thanks for the link

After coming off an almost 4 week stall, I finally lost 9 pounds this week, bringing my total post op loss (excluding liquid diet) to 21 pounds. My weight loss has been oddly slow and I've been quite discouraged but these last weeks I've been focusing on getting my protein and liquids in and working out at least 4x a week(even bought fitbit to motivate me). I'm pretty thrilled and motivated to stay track over the holidays. Best Xmas present a girl could ask for

Yeah I think what frustrated me most was on the preop diet I incrementally lost weight everyday 2 pounds 3 pounds etc, I easily did 22 pounds in 10 days so the pace postoperative has really frustrated me but I'm trying to be patient and think positive thoughts. I'm hoping by April/May I've lost a significant amount so will keep plugging away

Loving Fitbit! So motivated to keep moving. Anyone up for a friendly competition to motivate each other. Reply if interested so we can add each other as friends. Now get to stepping!

So I didn't tell anyone about my surgery, just that I've been dieting and exercising. Well now that it's getting close to the holidays and ill be heading home soon I'm starting to panic. It's noticeable how little I'm eating and my family knows how much I like to eat, also they're huge food pushers and there's stuff I can't eat anymore that's going to be shoved in my face. Oh did I mention most of my relatives are obese? I'm just starting to get into the swing of things with my food plan, tracking, exercising and drinking enough Water and I really don't want to be detailed or lose track over the holidays. I don't want to tell anyone about having had surgery because it's really isn't their business and I'm not interested in their opinions or judgment so really at a loss for how make it through the holidays. Help!

Good tips! I guess my relatives can be pushy so I know it'll be non stop questions but I guess I just have to be firm and deflect when possible. Another thing I'm dreading is seeing them overeat in front of me. We love food a bit too much and seeing them eat mounds of food in front of me is going to make me sick to my stomach. Also I really hope it doesn't trigger any food cravings. I live by myself, do the shopping and cook what I want so it's been pretty easy for me to stick to the plan. I'm afraid too many variables I can't control leading to a slip up.

It's quite upsetting and frustrating, like i gave up my stomach for this?!?!!??!!

So Thanksgiving was pretty uneventful, no crazy drama or anything but one thing that kept annoying me was folks commenting on how little I'm eating. I posted about this but I'm self conscious about people noticing how little I'm eating. Well over Thanksgiving the comments just wouldn't stop, people kept asking if everything was okay, did I not like the food, commenting that I barely ate so much so that I felt pressured to eat a bit more to seem 'normal'. I went out with a friend twice and even she incredulously kept bringing up that I barely touched my food and I ate less than her. (Yeah I used to eat like crazy but her comment really irked me). I'm a very private person and I really don't want to have to put up with explaining what/how much I'm eating to anyone. Argh! It's noone's business and I don't owe anyone anything! What's a good strategy for dealing with this?

How were you doing at this point? What could you/couldn't eat? I'm still scared to try salads and citrus fruits as I remember these were foods I had to wait a bit to reintroduce. I've scheduled a postop nut appnt as I've been confused/overwhelmed about what to eat and need some sample menus.

It's so frustrating! I want to be able to eat without dealing with anyone's commentary. I'm a private person and loathe being singled out in this sort of way

Anyone not had issues with throwing up, able to tolerate most foods and really deal with upset stomach issues. While I can feel the restriction and can't eat as much, I've been able to tolerate a variety if foods (haven't tried red meat and don't intend to) and haven't been sick throughout the process. Anyone experience this as well? Please share. Thanks!

Thanks for the responses. In a weird way, I almost hoped I would have some of the issues people are experiencing so I would be tempted to eat bad foods/overdo it. Thankfully my fear of throwing up as helped me slow down and chew slower. It's scary how fast I used to eat it. I feel fortunate that I might be able to eat most things (haven't had junk food postop and will continue to avoid) but I hope I don't abuse the privilege and become too lax

OMG I so can't wait to be overweight! It's funny how some'normal' sized folks would have a meltdown with that classification

OH my gosh, what is it with chips? That seems to be everyone's trigger. Ive been dealing with the worst case of head hunger this week and badly craving goldfish, saltine & ritz crackers. As I've been reintroduced to foods, things are still tasting the same and I'd hoped my tastes have changed. Quite Surprised to still be craving carbs