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2 oz of deli turkey and half a babybel. DOS 4.1 I measure everything out at 2 oz.

Research. I wasn't a candidate for the sleeve or band. Only switch or bypass. Sleeve: high chance of acid reflux *already had and guess what? None since bypass!* Higher chance of failure no long term research no malabsorption which I need more invasive as far as I'm concerned, they remove over 80% of the stomach and it's not reversible. I needed the threat of dumping. Oreos and cheetos are a weakness of mine. I even like them together. I could eat a pack of oreos with a cup of coffee. Dip, eat, dip eat. sigh And now I've met too many folks that are doing sleeve to bypass revisions oh and the gastric bypass is reversible if complications arise

I use sugar free ketchup, light mayo and salsa. Oh..and spicy mustard.

I miss food. I miss being normal. I miss drinking with meals. I miss my doublemint gum MOST of all...but you know what? I've lost 53 pounds. Something I hadn't managed to do in the last 2 years with diet pills and exercise. FIFTY THREE POUNDS. My surgery was 4/1. So, I understand the missing stuff. But also, you've lost 73 pounds. 20 more than me! Doesn't that feel amazing? All the food you like got you to needing to lose over 200 pds. It wasn't your friend, or mine. My biggest regret is that my arms are going to need surgery after this. No doubt about it. They are disgusting. I stand in front of the mirror and shake them. It's like a horror movie.

Luckily the surgery is covered! My insurance BCBS of Arkansas, covered 4000 MAX. So it was 12 grand out of pocket.

Decaf. The caffeinated not only helps to dehydrate you, which is bad enough, it also blocks Calcium. Caffeine keeps it from absorbing. On a regular person the calcium block isn't that much..but on us...I just don't want to try it. Ya know?

Today was the day I could have deli meat! Thin shaved turkey with cheese and melted in the microwave. Delightful.

Girl, that can cause major problems. Sip hot water and lemon. Try to get it soft enough to move on through. Mine says no to gum cuz it can obstruct the pouch so nothing can get out.

Do you have an addictive personality? I noticed you asking about smoking earlier. I have an addictive personality. food, cigarettes, alcohol....whatever. But I'm trying to be healthy...and I just went 12 grand out of pocket to try to lose weight. And I've been quit on the smoking for over 2 years. So smokes and booze are not in my future (unless if it's just wine with a friend...and only occasionally. I'm not even planning that). And I'm not judging...I just didn't waste a bunch of money to be an addict to other things. I've seen too much cross addiction when researching this step in my life. You should ask your surgeon when they recommend drinking. Many say 6 months...some say a year. Then it's only supposed to be one drink at a time (I think). I didn't ask my surgeon about this, since I have no plans to do it. It's not recommended to drink a lot though....and alcoholism is a major problem with post GB patients.

I've had some of it after...you know, "I'm glad you're happy but everything has a consequence! I hope you're one of the lucky ones!" "Wow, I've known some have little bad things later and some with tons!" I finally said it was amazing how many double sided compliments one gets after this and that it was like saying "Congratulations on your marriage! There's a 75% chance you'll get divorced! Good luck with that!" It's rude.

It hindered mine. It was all I was eating though.

So, I've been disappointed with my loss. I'm down 51 pounds but 22 was from the shake diet. This means I've lost 29 since surgery on April 1st. That's what.....43 days? This is what? I'm horrible at math. Like an average of 5 pounds a week. So I should be happy. Sure I should... Except for the last 3 weeks it's been SLOW. Like slow slow. I quit eating carbs and dropped pounds. Literally stopped my stall. So I messaged my dietitian She thinks I'm "carb sensitive" so now I have to give them up. I'm willing to for now. I can have them later when I'm maintaining. For now...no Beans. So, if you just had surgery recently and you're disappointed in your progress...just quit all your carbs. For me...it helped.

lol, it's entirely possible! He did say he's had people come in and not do surgery because they couldn't give up the food. I think he just doesn't want anyone to make a mistake. Maybe.

Meatballs, meatballs, meatballs. Seems all I eat now is cheese and meatballs. For lunch I had chicken salad.

I don't know. Mine was a 2 week shake diet. I could have dill pickles the first week. I only cheated once and that was a few days in when I ate a handful of crackers because I was nauseous I dropped 22 pds. I was jealous of those that could eat food though. My doctor, I think, had the shock value thing going on with it. If you can't stay on a shake diet for 2 weeks, why think you could do this? This is WAY more severe. It's basically divorcing every single thing you love in food. I guess that why he didn't give the food option.

Mine is cheetos. I'm more of a savory salty girl.

Thank you! I've been looking them up! I just didn't know "carb sensitivity" could slow me like that with that little calories and it can. I wish I'd known that before. I might have managed to lose some weight on my own! Not that I regret this step, but I never considered carb sensitivity. I always had dietitians that were "calories in and calories out" period. So I just mentioned this since others might be too and it DID break my stall. I've also found a ton of good recipes on Pinterest.

It is. I just look at people like, YOU LOST YOUR DAMN MIND! When they ask if it's easy. It's not. Not at all.

I refuse to give up mine, and YES. I weigh every single day. It works for me and doesn't drive me crazy. So if it drives you crazy, don't buy it. If it doesn't then that's fine too. Maybe buy one and put it at someone else's house? So you could weigh 2 times a week or something?

I don't know. Could it be an esophagus spasm? Have you called your surgeon? Mine calls me back really quick...