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"You are not that big"..... I know people are trying to be kind but it almost makes it worse. I was 298 and only 5'5. I am surprised my desk phone was not orbiting me. Please do not humor me since you were the same person that said things like "she has such a pretty face but....." or "it is a shame she has so much potential". I must be having a hormonal mood swing right now. LOL Don't mean to be crabby this just bugs me.

Well, it was one wing. I am assuming you chewed it really well. We are human. I just would not make a habit of that early on. I know you won't so just enjoy it and move on. Hope you don't get sick! But I hear you about the 'devil'. I was dying for hot sauce at the begining. I think it was the first condiment I used once I was allowed chicken. Canned chicken and a drop of Red Hot.

I am so sorry to hear that! I hope it does get better for you!!

I did laundry (just didn't lift the baskets), cooked, dishes and dusted the house. I was stir crazy. I also watched a lot of NCIS and Law and Order. I miss it now that I am back at work. How sad.... lol

I have had one bowl. My diet plan says I could have cereal if it was soft with milk. I had Special K Protein. It curbed the craving but wasn't the same anymore. I was a cereal junkie.

I'm ten weeks post op and for the most part I feel great but I have days where I am just wiped out. I feel like I did post op. It's so weird. I am thinking it is the fewer calories catching up with me? I recently did two back to back work trips and I was exhausted.

I did too. I did mine getting out of the car after my follow up appointment. Heating pad and rest. Hope you feel better.

rgraven319 - We are so much a like. My surgery was 11/19 and I have lost 36 pounds. I am always hungry. I actually ate a big oatmeal cookie on Sunday to see if I would dump and no, I don't. I was hoping this would scare me not to eat it but no such luck. I could eat all day long. I am doing my best not to snack. I do have bites of naughty stuff but it keep my sanity. But I still feel like I am failing.

All I can say is at the 3-4 week mark for me I was the same way. I lived on yogurt, cheese, crackers (not on plan but they helped my stomach) and only Nectar Chocolate Truffle protein shake. Talk with your Dr. It will pass. It is very frustrating but it is the healing process.

Oh yes... Skin changes, oily hair, mood swings, crying at commercial, more fertile, you name it.... Mine has not been that bad but I can tell I get depressed more easily about my weight.

Your body has just been through a hell of a shock! It is very normal for it to adjust at this point and various other points throughout the process. You are actually doing really well. I am ten weeks out and I have only lost 36 since surgery. Give it time, it will come off! Just keep up the good work.

I really hope summer is better for me. I hate summer and sweat like a pig! I always have even when I was thinner. Thanks Dad! LOL

Well, I had one. My situation was a little different. I had an intestine twist with a staple. It started on day four. They said the same thing to me that it was too early for a stricture and the ER Dr kept thinking I over did it on Thanksgiving. AH NO! Well, I had one. I am too a fast healer (which is a blessing). They did a lot of GI testing on me and when they figured it out, they had to go back in. I was scared to death but I was sooo sick. Nothing would stay down. But I will say this, the minute the surgery was over I felt a lot better. Prayers and Hugs!! You will get through this!!!

You can do it! I fell off the wagon so many times they should have strapped me on it. Just take it day by day and do the best you can. This is a life changing journey that can not be accomplished in a day, a month or even a year. Brush yourself off and tomorrow is a new day!!!

I was terrified but I did it. It is normal. I found the more I researched the better I was. I knew what to expect, the good and the bad. Good Luck to you!! I had my surgery the Monday before Thanksgiving. It was interesting....

North of Pittsburgh, PA. Had my surgery at MaGee.

I was like you... no one knew my weight. Actually they still don't, friends and family that is. I struggled all of my life. I was always the fat girl on the team at work or the one who shopped for the earrings and shoes. As Music stated, this is our OWN journey. We will be here to support you and give you guidance. You are not alone. I have no idea what I would have done without this board. Unless you have been through this life changing process, you just can't understand. Good luck to you!!!

WHOO HOO! It will go by so fast! Congrats to you!!!

I did all that stuff and I bought a heating pad. It was so great to have esp after the trip home. I lived with that thing for three weeks. Good luck!

Kristy, I think you are right. I forget how major this surgery is plus I had complications and another surgery. To that point, my skin still is sensitive where the incisions were.

I am still hot most of the time but I always have been. But one thing I have noticed is that once I get cold I can't get warm no matter what I do. So strange.

I was hoping mine would start watching too but so far no... I also have to be careful because I make extra for lunches and I don't eat hardly anything so there is a lot left over. He is eating what I am not. sigh....

We are cheering for you! You will be up and moving in no time!

Coffee helps me too. I know I should be drinking decaf but it is my one vice.