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@@CowgirlJane Which procedure would you say was the most painful?

@@CowgirlJane Thank you for sharing! I read through some post about surgery but not really how much it cost. I didn't search too long though.

@@scarletwitch19 I was just replying to another question similar to this. Like everyone says it depends on what your eating. I can eat 1 cup of shredded lettuce with a thin slice of turkey and thin slice of cheese just fine, but can only handle 4-5 shrimp max! It also depends a lot on the time of day. I can't eat much at all in the AM my stomach is pretty dang tight then so I do protein shakes and can't usually even get the whole cup in but as the day goes on it loosens up a bit.

@@Babbs Cottage cheese test?! Please enlighten me!

I'm 8 months post and I just eat a Cup of shredded lettuce, 1 thin slice of pepper jack cheese and I thin slice of turkey cut up in it. I'm FULL. Really just depends on what your eating. I make peel and eat shrimp a lot and can only eat 4-5 max of them. I do a protein shake 99% of the time for breakfast because my stomach is even tighter then.

Aww that stinks! Literally I drink them and don't have an issues. You may have to find a different kind

@@Babbs That's not even counting the Breadsticks!

@@jane13 ? What? I'm not sure what your talking about? @@jane13 Are you talking about the abortion post someone made?

You should be fine! Your livers not going to get fat on a cucumber and tomatoes call and ask your surgeon to clarify though if you need to.

Yes, normal. My stomach still does that 8 months post-op just not as bad as in the beginning. Tiny tummies are talkers!

Depends on how bad you want it. I lost 50+ lbs in that first 3-4 months so I'd rather have that than anything else. Besides at 10 weeks post-op I was on Regular foods. You could still eat it probably just wouldn't be much. You may actually enjoy your vacation more when your not focused on food, you'll be amazed at how many other things you can direct your attention to. Good luck! @@hawkeyJeff

It as rough on day 3-5 for me and I was much better and back at school on day 7. Everyone's different though.

Go back to the basics. For me it's not drinking anything 30 mins before or after I eat. Eat protein first, limits your sugar/salt intak. Focus on lean proteins fish, shrimp, chicken, turkey. I try to buy most things fresh and unprocessed to cut out the junk. I've read that doing a 1-2 Week liquid diet can help to shrink the stomach and "reset". I can't speak from experience on that because I haven't had to do it yet. See a nutritionist if you can. TRACK EVERYTHING!!! I am meticulous with tracking every single piece of food that crosses my lips. Stay hydrated. I try to stick with water, green tea unsweetened. I taught myself to drink tea without anything in it. (Which is saying a lot for a southern girl who use to drink sweet tea by the gallons) Write a list out if you need to to remind yourself of why you had the procedure in the first place. Start over! Take measurements, weight ect...don't give up! Stay motivated! Watch motivation videos if you need to. I pray, praying for strength helps me most! @@Onepoundatatime

I take zzzquil every once in awhile and it knocks my butt out!

@@ryany3131 I'm not a October sleever I'm a November 3rd but congrats on your success thus far!

Drink some "smooth move" tea. It's all natural and really works. If you let it steep for 20 mins and drink it before you go to bed you should have some relief by morning. It's the only thing that doesn't cramp my stomach.

Mine was 3 weeks after, I had to be one two week pre-op diet so It couldn't be done by that date plus I took an extra week to Finnish school,.

Mine started at 2 1/2 3 month mark and it's finally pretty much stopped at 8 months. I don't have a ton of hair to start with there's a lot but thin strands. I did everything to try to prevent it from happening 10,000mg biotin, vitamins, coconut conditioning hair treatments blah,blah, blah! Nothing stops it from happening. There are a few lucky ones that don't shed. I had hair extension As you can see in my profile picture (clip ins) but they get old after awhile so I finally just cut it off and I LOVE it! I should have sucked it up and did it earlier! There's nothing grosser feeling that shedding wet hair on your skin during a shower. YUCK! Maybe you will be one of the lucky ones? Either way I'd do it 100x over, the benefits and way I look/feel now are better than any hair! Lucky for me I'm no Samson so I didn't lose any powers chopping it off

Oops missed that! I read too fast!

I've never had any dumping, it's not that common with the sleeve it's more of a gastric bypass issues but can happen to some. The only gas I had was burping a lot in the beginning but not as much now. I breath felt gross during the 2 week Pre-op diet to to by body being in ketosis. Low carb will do that to you. I had a annoying metal taste in my mouth forever! Everything is back to normal now but I'm also 8 months post op. It takes time.

Chinese buffet with multiple trips. I don't even want to know how bad that was.

Not having clothes because I keep shrinking out of them. I live in PJ's and scrubs. that's about it.

@@catfish87 Yes, yes it was the first 4 miles I just got back into the exercise game so I may have over done it but I feel good today so alls well!

@@FireWife See! That's awesome girl! Good luck!!!

Oh and for breakfast I had a Syntrax strawberry mousse protein shake made with almond breeze (half almond milk half Coconut) also 1 egg. For snack I had a kind strong bar (new obsession) in the flavor smoked BBQ and a huge unsweetened ice tea after the killer hike. Of course I was dying of thirst and drank it too fast so it came back up! (I know TMI) the struggle is real! Here's my tally for the day. I know it's not good. I'm going to try to get some more in. At least another protein shake if possible.