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You'd better get used to them hitting on you, boss. It's gonna happen.....ring or no ring. Your confidence and overall attitude will be being soaring and they'll key on that.

About a week, here. Was getting stir crazy.

So many issues can be avoided through a simple conversation.

Of course it gets better. You had surgery on your stomach a week ago. You have to be patient and let it heal.

You are right.....it is much easier when folks actually use a pic of themselves.

I wish I could go back in time, too. I would like to do so so I could have had surgery much sooner in life. Everything gets much better after the first couple of months.

What's cool is that the post op diet has also been fairly consistent with the Atkins diet. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I almost never burp anymore since being post-op.

I did Atkins for two months and then the 14 day liquid diet leading up to surgery. Lost 55 lbs. It was really easy to stick with knowing that it was leading me up to surgery.

I'm 14 months out.....and take regular swallows of Water. It's simply a nonissue.

Pasta, rice and fried stuff would be tossed in the trash were that my plate a month out. Maybe a few shrimp. Be careful with the alcohol this close out. Let your new stomach heal. There will be plenty of time for fun stuff like that in a while after you've completely healed.

I've heard the term bullet proof coffee but not really sure what it is. Sounds like something I need to brush up on.

I keep a few packs of flavored tuna & salmon in my desk drawer. Quest bars are rush meals, too. I can pretty much go to any restaurant on the planet and find something that is in accord with how I want to eat now. Most fast food places have grilled chicken salads that hit the spot nicely.

I use mine all of the time. I don't freeze zucchini or any squash, as I find it is too watery when you thaw it. I also think it changes the flavor slightly. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App Agreed. Freezing it sucks. Fresh is the key.....at least in my opinion. I have yet to add one of those handy contraptions to my kit. I do, however, on occasion slice up some zukes or squash into long & thin pieces, nuked or sautéed and can be twirled on a fork just like a noodle. They take sauces well. Takes a bit of knife work....but for me that is therapeutic......tunes in the kitchen and slicing away at the board.

I may be damn near geriatric.......and sure as hell bariatric.......but it won't stop me from trying some epic maneuvers. Arthritis can wait it's time. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Don't feel bad. You are among friends. food didn't agree with me, either. That's how I got to 470+ lbs, lol. Food was feeling violated whenever I came within reach. Damage was done. Now....I'm grateful that certain foods have a way of making me feel their wrath. Sugary and starchy foods especially....leave me feeling like crud. I"m grateful for it 'cause I sure as hell don't want to go back to the old ways.

HA!!! I didn't read the responses before I posted!! Was I your English teacher? Nope. I taught math/science/EXed. HAHAHAA! I need tutoring. MAY i become an obedient student ?

Awesome !!!!!!! That's gotta feel great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jerky. Hard boiled eggs. Dill pickles. 100 calorie packs of nuts. Baggie full of fresh kale. I kid you not....stuff tastes like butter.....and it probably freaks people out at stoplights looking over at my big arse stuffing a paw full of kale into my mouth and chewing until after the light turns green.

Enough on the bags.......tell us more about the cool bariatric Water bottle in the background. I need to get one of those.

Never had much hair loss......took some hair related supplements daily from GNC the first 8 months. Seemed to work. Scars have faded and are small enough to either not be noticeable or could be the subject of some really cool stories if I wanted to make some up. All is well.

Pro-tip inbound here: Do NOT eat the wedding cake. That stuff causes sever weight gain and laziness. At least it did for me when I ate some on my wedding night.................

Damnrite !!!! That's how I roll, too.............I wear camo garb to bed and try to provide the whole Duck Dynasty experience......or is it Duck DieNasty. My beard could use a little work.....perhaps if I let it grow long enough It'd hide things well, too. Combination of camo and low lighting and is all good at gametime. At that point its all about the right theme music in the background and hoping the arthritis meds kick in at the right times. Geriatric spidermonkey. It ain't purty, but it's how I roll.

Hey.....I didn't want to come off like a jerk in my prior post. I simply want to pass along some of the same helpful instruction/advice that I was given along the way by people here that cared enough to help a brotha out. You can kick ass if you choose to.

Usually they take your weight on the first day of your first monthly appointment. That's what they use for justification for surgery. After that you are encouraged to lose, lose, lose up to the surgery date. At least that is how it was in the two practices I had experience with. I asked if it pertained to people with borderline BMI's and was told they were handled the same way. Ask around and see what they say. Good luck. The waiting part is the worst part of it.