3 1/2 months post op and overall pretty happy. Was on a liquid diet for 30 days post-op and it took me another 3-4 weeks after that to tolerate 4oz of solid food. Sounds really strange but plain non-flavored water gives me a stomach ache. But if I add crystal light or Milo flavors or drink Propel water, I'm fine. So strange. Also, still hurts my stomach to digest meat. And I have a history of 7 kidney stones from too much protein in the past. So you be able to see where i'm going with this. A high protein diet makes my kidneys irritated, but too many carbs result in crappy weight loss :-/ I have only lost 34 pounds so far. It makes me sad because I know it should be so much more than that. I'm scared that maybe I'm stretching my stomach too much (is this possible)? because I can eat more than I could a month ago. Realized today its time to get real. I need to stop snacking, cut back on carbs and drink more protein and water. I'm not giving it 100% like I should. So mad at myself. I do, however, have a non-scale victory: last week i jogged my very first 5K...THE WHOLE THING!!! Granted my "jog" is the same speed as someone's power walk, but hey----a jog is a jog . I do exercise and atay active. Just super bummer that I went through so much those first couple months and feel like a failure because I haven't lost much. Started at 194 and am now 160. Been here for about a month :-/ gotta try to keep my chin up and follow the rules. Because when I do, the weight comes off so easy!!! Wish this mental battle wasn't so dang hard!!!
