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Same here I usually feel nauseated when I eat one bite too much. It's a horrible feeling and I ended up growing up once. Lesson learnt :-)

Love the pictorial reminder! Keep inspiring us :-)

It's absolutely normal for you to feel this way at 3 weeks out as it happened to most of us. It is most likely dehydration so make sure you drink a lot of water or any other fluids you can tolerate. Hang in there! You'll be getting your dry back soon.

@@Peekboo I have not experienced any hair loss fortunately. Indeed those stalls are pretty horrible but the good news is always how much you drop right after I am excited for your journey!

In my case I ate 3/4 cup for each meal at this stage :-)

@@Peekboo It's been quite a journey indeed and I am in a very happy place. I don't regret my decision to undergo this surgery at all. The biggest tip I have is that we have to accept this as a lifestyle change - develop healthy habits that transcend in healthier choices for life. I don't believe in eating foods labeled as low fat so I stuck to natural food items while privileging proteins and veggies and limiting my carb intake. My fitness pal was instrumental in my success. I logged everything so it helped me understand what I was consuming. The other important tip is exercise. No matter what you do, you have to perform some level of exercise. In my case I do Zumba and did a lot of aquafit classes in the summer. I also did some light weights which helped a lot with my skin. I am blessed to not have any sagging skin despite the 100+ loss. By adopting a lifestyle change, I've been able to automatically condition my body to healthier living. I just recently went on a month long vacation where I was not able to log daily however came back 10lbs lighter. That was a huge accomplishment and testament to the months of educating myself on healthier living. The other thing I would like to mention is to not worry about the stalls. I have had countless during this journey and kept my eyes focused on the prize! I hope this helps! I can see that you are doing great! Feel free to contact me for any other questions :-)

I am 7 months out and didn't eat "diet" foods. To me diet foods are represented by Splenda, diet drinks, low fat labeled meal items etc. it's important that I define these to level set and state that I didn't eat these types of items. What I did though is made healthier food choices. Meaning eating more proteins and veggies and limiting my carb intake. This is a lifestyle change and not a quick fix so it was important for me to understand how what I consumed impacted my weight. Hence the reason I started using myfitness pal to track my intake and better educate myself on nutritional values of food. It's all about moderation. I also realized that a lot of these "diet" foods (i.e. Splenda) are so bad for you and can lead to other health problems so why bother? For example, instead of regular refined sugar I use German Rock sugar. Is it calorie free? No. But it's not processed and does contain less calories than refined sugar. So my advice is invest time in learning better healthy options so you make a lifelong commitment. It will allow you to occasionally indulge in certain cravings intelligently and moderation. Good luck!!

It might be head hunger so be careful about that cause it can throw you off balance. You should be able to eat every 5 hours at this stage in your process. I was recommended to make sure each meal lasted 20-25 mins as each 5 mins equated an hour of subsisting till my next meal. It worked in my case. Best of luck!

I had the repair but unfortunately still have to take acid reflux meds. It's been 7 months and I am now just trying to see if I can cope without the daily meds. So far it's coming along ok. I've survived 48 hours.

Just stopping by to wish all my fellow AA sleevers the best of luck wherever you are in your journey!

Hang in there fellow sleevers and congrats on your success! Am a 5/6 sleever and have lost 102lbs so far. It's a decision I have no regrets about :-)

Best of luck with your upcoming surgery! It's life changing in the best way ever :-)

83lbs down. Amazing journey :-)

I like this thread. @ OP you look fantastic!! Great transformation. I went out this past weekend and cannot tell you how many people who had not seen me in a long time just couldn't recognize me. It's surreal. Keep up the great work everyone. We are winning!

YOU are rocking that sleeve! Keep up the good work :-)