SugarFreeMe

It was explained to me like this by my surgeon: 1.) It's partially hormonal, hormones are stored in fat, lose fat and hormones run rampant. This is also a reason for periods running abnormal. You're body is at odds with itself. 2.) After surgery your body is focusing on your core, trying to repair and figure out how to function, therefore your arms, legs and feet suffer as a result. It's an ongoing issue/process as you continue to drop weight, so it may well last until you stabilize. I can verify that I was cold constantly, even in the summer for the first year. I'm 2 years out and it's pretty much back to normal. Hang in there.

I was always told that drinking while eating is a big no-no. Water tends to flush food down and you don't feel full. Try the bar without liquids. If that doesn't work, I'd suggest fighting thru it. You're at a point when "head" hunger will start to hit hard, the beginning euphoric phase is ending and it's going to get tougher and tougher.

I'm 2 years out and still have either oatmeal or greek yogurt for breakfast. eggs are easy to make and digest, you can add some cheese and top with some salsa for added flavor with a limited amount of calories and fat. Also, for a change every now and then I'll have either a banana or apple with Peanut Butter. (I usually only eat about half of the fruit and a tablespoon of peanut butter.

My diet a year out is very well rounded. I eat most everything except for fried foods, greasy foods and sugary foods. I can tolerate dairy,carbs (I concentrate on good carbs) and most meats. I still have a problem with beef and pork, it's a texture thing, the tougher the meat the harder it is to break it down enough for my tummy. My husband was afraid that we wouldn't be able to eat out anymore and that's not the case. I can ALWAYS find something to eat. It's all about making the healthy food choices and finding what works for you. If you have a habit of eating sugary, fatty and greasy foods the bypass will help you to stay away from these things. If you think you can do that on your own, go with the sleeve. Remember though that eating these things is most likely why you are where you are. For me that's why I picked RNY, I was honest enough with myself to know I needed the strongest tool in the shed.

The feeling is normal, it's something we all have experienced. They put "posts" into you that help them to inflate your tummy so they can see and move around in there during the procedure. For some reason the upper left section of people is always mentioned as having more pain and discomfort. It goes away and if it doesn't for you I'd mention it to your surgeon. rte837, you need to go to the main page under your surgery type and start a new conversation there. You can't do it from this conversation/topic.

Hormones are stored in fat so it's logical for your emotions to be all over the place. The more fat your body releases, the more hormonal/emotional you're going to be. It's an unfortunate result of weight loss. It does get better as you progress. Pretty soon your joy of weight loss will far outweigh your emotional roller coaster ride. Hang tight and know that these spikes in your moods means you're doing the right things.

What you're feeling isn't hunger. At just over a year out I still don't ever really feel hungry. More then likely your body is signalling you to hydrate. Your brain on the other hand is telling you to eat out of habit. What you should do is drink your fluids and distract yourself. Go for a walk, call a friend or family member, anything to stop concentrating on food. I found that if I stepped away from the TV it helped. Every other commercial is about food of some sort. So, get moving and drinking your fluids. You need to work on the head game and the sooner the better. It's going to be your hardest struggle to overcome. Best wishes

Your body is going thru some major changes inside. It's trying to figure out what happened, trying to heal itself and it's not getting the rest it's used to. I was off for a total of 2 full weeks and did the 3rd week with 1/2 days. It's not easy, try to go easy on yourself.

Totally to be expected. I stayed away from the scale for the first 2 weeks because I didn't want to get disappointed. You'll start dropping once the Water weight is eliminated. Best thing you can do is keep working on your fluids.

Your weight loss will be according to your body. There is no "average", it's all individual and can't be compared to anyone else. That being said, my all time high was 224, surgical weight was 217 and during the first 3 months I dropped around 45 lbs. I'm only 5'1" so my starting weight doesn't sound high, I what is considered a "light weight". I hope you get your date soon. Once you get that the time will fly.

You're doing great, don't be so hard on yourself. Also, you won't eat too much, at least this early on. You need to learn to listen to your body, it will tell you when you're "full". I still after a year will hiccup when I've had enough. Even one more spoon full of food will put me over the edge. Go slowly and you'll do good, but at 5 weeks, you need to start eating food instead of just depending on your shakes. At 6/7 weeks our I was totally off of them and getting my Protein from food only. What about greek yogurts or refried Beans with cheese melted on top? Try to expand your diet. As long as you stay away from sugar and excess fats you'll do fine.

I'm 1 year out as of yesterday and I'm never hungry. I eat according to the clock now and often add a snack at night to make sure I get enough calories and Protein in. My surgeon has often told me that if I'm not hungry, don't eat but I find that if I don't eat I'll start feeling weak and lethargic. It's all a learning curve. As you go along you'll notice that you'll plateau and at that point you may need to add calories so you don't go into starvation mode and your body quits burning calories. Hang in there, you'll get it. I know that everyone's body is different.

My first question would be...What is your calorie intake.? As you loose and you continue to exercise, you may need to increase your calorie count to keep your body from going into starvation mode. Also, you might want to take measurements. We all hit a stage where the weight doesn't move but you're building muscles and things like your size will change. Don't get discouraged, we've all been there.

As nasty as they were, for the first month or so I crushed my chewable Vitamins and downed them with a drink of Water or warm tea. I couldn't get past the smell and taste of the liquid vitamins, it make me throw up. After that I was allowed to do gummies. I know there are a lot of people who will say they aren't allowed to have gummies, but I can according to my surgeon and plan and so far at a year out my labs are consistently excellent.

I had a stall at around 3 months, the answer for me was to slightly increase my calories. As I lost weight I was able to increase my activity and I found that my body needed an uptake in calories. I increased from 1200 to about 1500 and that did the trick.