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I have a question...I had my surgery july 18,2013 and ive had no complications...the only issue ive had is constipation. And that started my 3rd week after surgery when i could eat "soft food"..i got through that painfully. Then i was able to use the bathroom normally. Then just a few days ago i got constipated again and had to drink magnesium citrate which worked wonders lol. Made me feel a little better too lol. And now im on a " regular diet" but im so scared to eat...ive just been eating soup. I did have a small piece of chicken (it was very soft) and after i ate it my stomach was killing me..its like i felt it going through my bowels and everything...it was hurting the whole time. Ive never had a problem eating either..so im wondering if i should just go bck to liquids for awhile??? i feel like every time i eat solid food i get constipated. ..and it hurts my stomach and lower stomach now..weird.

Im two weeks post op and looking for different Protein powders. I was wondering if anyone has tried GNC total lean Lean shake?? I know nothing about protein powders, but i know that the nutritionist recommends whey protein...if the lean shake doesn't say whey is it not whey? I did get a Protein Powder from walmart and it made me extremely sick! And that was whey protein...I dont know i guess im trying to figure out if the Gnc lean shake is ok to drink? [ATTACH]4403[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]4404[/ATTACH]

I was curious about how much weight people have lost 3 months post op from their SURGERY weight.... I've only lost 48lbs since surgery, but 69 lbs all together. I feel like I'm not losing like I should.

Omg, I hope you get better...

Dang you guys lost A lot of weight fast! Wonder what my deal is... Ugh. If only I could get under 200...

That's 45lbs in your first month?! That's basically where I'm at now and I'm a little over 3 months out! That's crazy I think I'm not getting my Protein like I should, I'm gonna try unjury and see what happens

So Ill be 3 months post op this month on the 18th and for the past week I've started feeling fat again..(I say that since that's the only way I can describe it, Im not feeling like I did right after surgery losing the weight) I feel like I look like I did 62lbs ago. I know I don't but I'm having that feeling all of a sudden and don't know why. Has this happened to anyone else?

So Ill be 3 months post op this month on the 18th and for the past week I've started feeling fat again..(I say that since that's the only way I can describe it, Im not feeling like I did right after surgery losing the weight) I feel like I look like I did 62lbs ago. I know I don't but I'm having that feeling all of a sudden and don't know why. Has this happened to anyone else?

It's been 2 months and 11 days since surgery and I've lost a total of 60lbs. I'm down to a size 18 now. Which feels wonderful considering I wore a 24. I went through old photos and found some to compare...I never realized how huge I really was! Sheesh! Lol Here is one of my comparison pictures of my face. Can you see the difference? December of 2011 I was 333lbs. September 2013 I'm now 275lbs...and losing! Lol SW:333lbs, SD:07/18/13, CW:275lbs, Height:5'8 [ATTACH]5092[/ATTACH]

Just curious about the depo because my cousin gained a lot of weight on that...and Im wanting to get an IUD, but after i had my 2nd son three yrs ago via csection, i tried 3 times to get an IUD and they couldn't get it in..something about my uterus or something being tilted, i dont know. But they got it in once and said theres a high chance of it coming out, so she just took it out. I think trying to get an IUD was the worst pain ive ever felt lol...considering ive never went into labor with either of my kids.

The depo shot doesnt make you gain weight at all??

Im almost a month post op..(will be 1month august 18th) and I've come to a stall already. I got the clearance to start working out, but have no idea what to besides walk and that is really boring. I cant afford a gym at the moment or a trainer..what home exercises do any of you guys do? That can help jump start my weightloss again...

Omg...i thought it was just me! I swear I can taste the soap on some of the dishes i eat off...or if its a plastic plate i feel like i taste the plastic..lol I tried to explain it to my mom and she just thought i was crazy lol

Mine is still the same..It came when it was supposed to after surgery. I can say the first two days are a little heavier than they used to be, but then again Ive always had light periods..

Although my surgeon didnt give me a set amount to lose...I just felt the more weight I lost the easier and smoother my surgery would go. And good thing I did lose 20lbs, on my surgery day my surgeon came in..looked and felt on my belly and said "oh this is going to be easy, you have a small belly" lmao I was thinking..geese! Me? A small belly?! Lol thought it was funny.. that was the first lol

My surgeon never told me to lose any weight..my highest was 333 when i went in for Surgery i was 312..so i did end up losing 21 lbs...and that was just on my pre op diet...just depends on your surgeon.

So im a month post op and my bday is sept 7th..im contemplating on going to a restaurant for the first time, but im not sure. Im kinda nervous about what to order if i went. What are some food choices that any of you have tried?

Ive noticed that a lot of people will stall around 3 weeks post op...im there now actually and its driving me nuts! Well im closer to 4 weeks post op coming august 18th. Ive been at a stall for about 2 weeks i wanna say...ever since I was having trouble with constipation....Im better now though as far as that goes...any ideas on what i can do to kick start my weightloss again? Or will it come on its own if i just continue to follow the diet....? Im thinking I should up the protein maybe? And water intake? Not sure if that will help..to date Ive only lost 23lbs since surgery...is that a decent amount of weight to lose a month out? All together though, ive lost 40 lbs from my starting weight...Any ideas to help with the stall?

I went to my one week appointment...and I finally get to move on to pureed foods( only for one week, then soft foods) and start taking my protein and vitamins! I also found out I lost 6lbs..so a total of 22lbs now so the freaking out i did yesterday thinking i gained was for nothing lol smh Im staying away from the scale until my next appointment in a 1 month! Lol So i came home after my appointment and ate Tuna and Zucchini! It was delicious lol considering I haven't been able to eat food in awhile. ..i was nervous at first, but it all went down smooth, and stayed down! So Im a happy camper. Lol

Im 9 days post op, and just started my protein drink yesterday. .and when i drank it i got really really sick...i thought i was going to throw up..and yesterday i made it with milk so i thought maybe it was the milk, but i just made some again today with water....and same thing happened! Just not as bad because i only took 3 sips because i was scared..Is this normal? I was drinking protein drinks before surgery and i was just fine...maybe i just need to try a different kind. Although i hate to spend money on something i wont be able to drink..ugh

Im a little over a month post op and today while i was going through pics on my phone, for the first time I noticed the difference! Pic on the left was from Thanksgiving 2012(333lbs) Pic on the Right is from today!(290lbs) [ATTACH]4706[/ATTACH]

Thanks so much!

Thank you!