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I think it's fabulous...and right on track.

I don't really have any suggestions...but I think it's very nice that you want to do something special for him.

You definitely need to work on that....obviously that was NOT a beneficial nor healthy nor productive way to handle it. You'd been better off bawling your way through the day. Emotional eating is a big problem and one of the toughest things to overcome...that along with "head hunger". I think you need to examine and figure out why this person who treated you poorly and has been for quite some time apparently bothers you so much. Why do you give this idiot that much power over your emotions? And what message were you trying to send to the guy who correctly stated the donuts weren't good for you? The real victory there would have been for you to have said you know what...you're right. They're NOT good for me and I don't need them as you put them back and walked away. I think before you have this surgery (which is not going to help you with these issues AT ALL) that you might need to get some therapy to learn better and healthy habits. I'm sorry if this sounds harsh...I don't mean it to. I'm just a blunt tell it like it is kinda person....good luck to you and I really hope you can get some of these things figured out before you have your surgery so that you don't have anything to impede or hinder your success!

I am very sorry that you're going through such a rough time.

So how many calories and carbs are you eating now or are you not counting? I guess I don't get what you're doing differently...most of are eating a high Protein, low carb diet. Isn't that what you just described?

Thanks peatie...that's very interesting to know!

At about 2 months I started eating salads and have had no problems. Broccoli is one of the few veggies I eat.....but I sure miss corn which was my favorite veggie besides broccoli. I've had zucchini and squash several times too. That's pretty yummy especially sauteed in a pan with some onion and bell pepper..or grilled. I LOVE cucumber and tomato salads in vinegar also. Man here it is almost 1 am and now I'm hungry! lol

I was told none for the first month. I drink probably 2-3 large cups a day at work...

How do they do this test and where?

Congratulations! Best wishes on your surgery!

Yeah..you're only 5 months out...not 6! That's great loss...a good bit more than me and I am only a week behind you!

ok...that settles that. I won't ever be having this done. LOL

Ditto what everybody else said!

Did it hurt?

YAY!! You're FINALLY here! lol Congratulations to both you and your hubby..I didn't realize he was being sleeved too!

Carrie, do you think it just might take your body time to adjust to eating more "normal" foods and not so much liquids? Didn't you say you've pretty much been on liquids for quite some time? I've read others who have said they've experienced diarrhea early out but then it went away .

know what I miss? sunflower seeds!

Try amazon.com!

I think you're doing great..men tend to lose a little quicker than women. I lost 20 lbs my first month post op and yes it slowed down for me after that. Some people continue to lose at that rate, but ehh....I'm not one of them! lol

Yeah I'm in the camp of "a carb is a carb".

P.S. This is an old thread that someone resurrected.

The only ones I've eaten so far have been the Atkins bars...every one I look at is just too high in carbs for me. Maybe when I'm further out.

What kind of symptoms are you experiencing?

Carrie, I didn't mean to imply at all that you were abusing drugs! I was simply offering a suggestion that the medication in combination with out of whack hormones that we all experience after surgery and weight loss might be affecting your mood. It was only out of concern and I was just trying to help.