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Hello I am a year out from surgery now but when I was just two months out I started experiencing motion sickness for the first time in my life. I feel like it’s getting worse in the last three months. Has anyone else out there developed motion sickness (or perhaps their motion sickness has gotten worst) since surgery? Has anyone come across any medical papers on this topic? For the long term sleevers did it go away?

I told my supervisor that I was having surgery and needed to use my sick leave. I told him its personal and ask to keep it private. I think he assumed it was a lady thing but he never pressed and if he did I would of asked if I was required to tell him suck details(b/c I am pretty sure I am not). Its been a year since my surgery and no one at my work knows that I have had it. Acutally only a hand full of people know most I told in the last month b/c they are having the surgery next month and were telling me of their fears and I wanted to tell them its going to be alright.

I had surgery the same day as you. I was 248 the day of surgery and I am fluxing around 179. So when I started I was 16 lb less then you and I am only 20 lb less the your now, so your progress pretty much the same as mine. Once I hit 185 I slowed down a lot, I had to start exercising and really paying attention to what I eat. And its really easy for me to gain a pound or two if I don't. Right now have a goal do 1-1.5 lbs. a week compared to the four to six lb I was losing a week before. I have only 20-30 to go to goal weight so I am pretty happy.

Another vegetarian here. I drink one protein shake a day which is makes for 45 grams of protein. The rest I get from cauliflower, broccoli, tofu, eggs and cheese. I haven't had any problems.

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I had horrible acid reflux before surgery. Acid would come out of my nose. That's how bad. I was scared b/c people who never had this before surgery get it after. Since surgery I have had acid reflux but not as bad as before. I was taking one acid reducer a day since surgery. I am 4.5 months out and in the last 3 weeks I have only needed It once, and that was bc I eat tomato sauce. Before surgery I could of never gone 3 weeks with out eating a bottles of tums. I know we are all different but losing weight has helped my acid reflux

I have a major sugar problem. Cold turkey is the only way. I read once that if you are craving carbs/sugar then you are eating to much. For me this is soooo true. I have had two stalls followed by weight gain since I had surgery. Both times were when I went on vacation and had sugar when I got home I couldn't stop. It takes we a week of trying before I can get a grip on the situation. I think the most important thing is to acknowledge when the sugar monster has you and don't let it go on, kick the problem ASAP. As soon as I stop the sugar/carb intake I start losing again but I can't help but think of the 3-4 weeks I wasted.

Sw179 Cw184 I wasn't going to post my failure but I need to be accountable. Easter awoke the sugar monster inside me and I ate everything I wanted and didn't exercise. I feel good today ran 6 miles in the last two days I think I got my sh*t together and am ready to start losing again.

CW:179 Goal weight: 169

I know this is a day let and a dollar short but I didn't get home from Easter till 1 am. I weight in at 178 yesterday

Stats: 5 10" Nov 1 2013: 266lb - pant size 22 -3x shirt Nov 21 2013 (surgery):248.lb Cw ~ 5 months: April 12: 180- pants size 12- medium shirt I am actually holding back tears as I write this because I am so happy. I has happened so fast and it was so easy but at the same time it was extremely hard and slow. I say that because I have been struggling with losing weight for so many years and even thought I wasn't fully successful those years prior well it was extremely hard. My story: I was a cubby kid from the ages of 8-13. When I was a pre teen I over heard my best friends making fun of how fat I was and I don't think I have ever gotten over that and I am not sure if I ever will. I became anorexic and grow a few inches. Hind sight ( we all know what they say about hind sight) I was never really over weight again until, I was about 24. That is because of course because I on again off again anorexic that whole time. I never learned from my parents how to eat correctly, growing up I remember hearing my mother throwing up after dinner, so needless to say it was learned and encouraged behavior. Ok fast forward to 24- there was a boy, there is always a boy. We broke up and needless to say it was a bad bad breakup. I starting eating like crazy and with in a year and a half I was 230 lbs and a shut in. My weight gain felt like a Scarlett letter for all to see, showing how depressed and the failure have become. I stopped going anywhere in fear of running to people. I started getting on meds to help my extreme anxiety, but I did like the side effects. Now I am 28 my mother who is 5 11" and 210 tells me that she is going to have weight loss surgery. This is the same time a celebrities mother just died from it so I was ver much against it, I wish I was more supportive, but with the pre op 6month diet she was 190 just a few weeks of surgery and I convened her to just kept losing like she has. Which she did, and kept it off. Two years later I am 240 lb and going back to college my mother brings up the surgery suggesting that I get it. I told her I was on a diet and if I don't see results by May I would look into it. I did that for next couple of years. I was still a shut in expect for school and work I never left my apt. I was on first name with the local delivery squad. I graduated school and got a job which required me to move to TN, all while still saying next May. Last Oct a lady at work showed me a pic of her beautiful but slightly overweight daughter and told me she just had weight loss surgery. I though enough is enough and was in Mexico 4wks later. Flash forward to now. I am so happy that I did this. I find my self dancing almost constantly. I have put myself on dating websites and meetup.com to meet people. Yes I haven't dated since I was 24, I hated myself for so long but I feel like a new person. I am not saying I am cured, I know problems, but it am not afraid like I was before. I have to say I am happy for the first time in a long time. Thanks for reading, I just had to tell someone. " I am sorry for writing such a long letter, I didn't have time to write a short one"

I say don't tell. I have seen videos on YouTube of people the day before surgery eating large subs. Not saying go eat a sub. I was so scared that they would cut me open and I would have a fatty liver and they wouldn't be able to do the surgery so I did a 3wk liquid diet instead of the 2wk. Look I know we all have different experiences but those weeks were hard but not once since surgery have I felt like I was dieting, I can count on one hand how many times I have actually felt hungry. I actually feel full more then anything. FULL- I never even knew what that mention before surgery. You can do this. Do the best you can do. And know this too shall pass. Stay strong this is the hard part.

I am only 4 months out so I am not sure if this will help you. I was eating around 800 and my weight loss slowed down to like 2 lb a week, for about 4 weeks. I started running 30 min 4-5 days a week(c25k) and it picked up a little. I track all my food, well last week I lost 6lb and realized I have been eating around 1000 calories a day. Sometimes I don't understand it at all. But I think (and want to say you can read about it in work out websites) that it's important to vary your calorie intake. Your body can adjust and maybe get compliant to any calories limit. I think that's why workout folks have cheat days.

180 So happy, only 1lb from Easter goal!

I carry my protein shake all day long. For breakfast and lunch. For dinner, I am a vegetarian so it's rather easy for me to tell them I am going to eat back in the hotel. On business trip we usually book rooms with kitchens and I'll just cook some eggs etc.

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Drinking was very tough for me after surgery. I couldnt drink normally until about 3 months after

65% fat, 30% Protein, 5% carbs and trying to stay between 700-950 calories a day. By tracking you can find that calories range were you continue to lose weight. For me 1100 and I stop losing

I have told three people. My mom, my dad, and one of my best friends( the one who struggled with weight loss with me). Everything you said could of came right out of my mouth. my brother and his wife are struggling with weight loss and my mother was pressuring me to let her tell them but I didn't. I told her to tell about the surgery but don't bring me in to it. I want them to do it but I don't need everyone in the family to know about it. Which will happen if they find out. She did tell them about the surgery and now they both are in the process to get it done and it had nothing to do about me. For my work buddies that are struggling with weight loss telling them won't help. I know this because a lady i worked with told one of the girls at work her daughter had it done and that girl got really offended that she was suggesting that she needed surgery, so forget them. So be careful who you try to help they may not see it as help.

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I would recommed the Couch to 5K (C25K) app by Zen Labs. Its free and it works. I used to do crossfit for about 2 years before I had surgery. Never lost more than 15 lb doing so, but did gain alot of muscle. And we all know what they say "muscle weighs more than fat" and that "80% of working out is diet". I knew that after the surgery I didnt want any scale stalls becasue I was gaining muscle, I wanted to lose fat. And sometimes after really intense work outs I would get so hungery I would eat 2X more then I needed. So I personally wanted to focused on eating right until I hit my stalling point, which for me was about 5 weeks ago. So 4 weeks ago I started the C25K program and I started losing again. With that said everyone is different. For me working out had never been an issue. food is. Exspecially the mental part. If you havent really worked out before or arent a fan of it you need to find what will work for you. Try differnt things, walking, jogging, running, spin classes, yoga, crossfit, kick boxing, swimming. Find what you like and set long and short term goals.

I would go long periods after surgery aswell. My doctor listen to my stomach (primary doc not VGS doc), she said it sounded great.I used to go once or twice a day like clock work before the surgery but my doc said what really important is how you feel. I never had the feeling that i was being backed up or anything. I am 4.5 months out and now go once a week, but I feel just fine.

It is. At least for me. I managed to lose like 12lb on it. When I was doing it I thought "as soon as I eat anything I am going to gain the weight right back." Not true. After the surgery you cann't eat like you use to so you will not gain that weight back. Point being, take advantage of that fact.