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My doctor said he uses 38 on everyone. He said he has found less nausea and less overall problems using a 38 I guess he used to use smaller I'm assuming. At first I thought I felt hunder pangs which turned out to be stomach acid. Now I take prilosec and I am NEVER hungry. I have to remind myself to eat. My gherlin went in the trash for sure!

Hi Inspectora- Post this to a new thread to get more responses. I'm 16 days post op and this happens to me as well. I'm not sure the reason, perhaps because we now have a tiny narrow stomach and food digest much slower? Report this as a new thread and I'm sure some vetrans will respond. Welcome! Glad to have you here!

OMG- I'm soooo blond. I skipped right over the March "date" part, thought you were already sleeved. I saw GA "army wife" and "I have a date" and thought, that's wierd, but hey! who am I to judge? Ima dork! Anyway, I'm an Army wife too:) Good luck and the "date" will be here before ya know it!

Welcome and CONGRATS!! Which military hospital did your surgery? Let me know of Fl/Ga meetups Tiff. I'll totally be there! I live in mid TN (about 8 hours from you) but work alot in GA:)

I am lovin that pic!! Looking so awesome in those skinny jeans:) Kudos to you girly. Congrats on your success!

So glad to hear from you!! I've been thinking of you alot today. Sending hugs and prayers your way for a speedy recovery!

I confess that right now I'd love to be sitting with my best friend talking trash with an extra dirty martini, one olive and one onion... smoking a cigarette.

I'm having such a hard time drinking Water. Mainly just because I forget to sip sip sip. The day comes and goes and I notice I haven't drank what I should've. So here are my questions: 1- Why is it important to not eat and drink at the same time? It seems like it would help push the lump in my throat down. 2- Is it taboo if you DON'T drink all that water?

And the reason for this is to keep the food in the stomach so you fill full longer? Any other reason?

Yeah!!!!!!!!! Shauna!!!!!!!! Welcome to the wild side!

LOL.. Ditto. I used to be strangley proud of those though..hehehe

I use/love the chocolate Nectar powder for shakes or to add to greek yogurt. I also use the Nectar cappuchino to add to my coffee. It has 90 cal/23 grams protein/0carbs. I also use Anywhey unflavored protein that I add to soups. As for rtd- I LOVE LOVE Choc. monster milk. Its yummy and sold at Vitamin Shoppe or GNC that I know of:)

lol. As for the question I have no idea, but what a food to decide to eat in excess! Now for tough love. I'm assuming you ate till you felt stuffed. Eat until you feel satisfied and stop. Because of my screwed up relationship with food, I sometimes can't tell the dang difference. Eat till you feel satisfied. Get up from the table and do something else for 15 minutes. After then if you're still hungry, you'll feel it. If not, it was in your head. As for eating till you're unfomfortable- STOP. Lean on us for support my friend. I know it's hard but eating until stuffed is what got most of us here. But looking forward, try that to see if that helps. Sending you love and hugs- Kimberly

Kudos to that comment Mini me!!! Good point and well said!

Morning: scoop of Protein powder mixed w/ 1/2 cup of non fat milt and 1 cup of sugar free chocolate pudding= 220 calories mid morning: 1 scoop Protein Powder, 1 cup clam chowder, 1/2 cup milk=200 calories lunch: 1 scoop protein powder, 1 cup Soup (butternut squash, potato, clam chowder or brocolli cheese), 1/2 cup milk=200 calories Snack: lunch: 1 scoop protein powder, 1 cup soup (butternut squash, potato, clam chowder or brocolli cheese), 1/2 cup milk=200 calories Dinner: scoop of protein powder mixed w/ 1/2 cup of non fat milt and 1 cup of Sugar Free Chocolate pudding frozen= 220 calories Total Protein: 100 Total Calories: 1040 Any suggestions? Is this too many calories? Unfortunatley for me I think my gherelin still works fine. I was hoping to have NO hunger, but not the case. Any ideas for fillers w/o the calories? How many calories do you eat? Thanks in advance!!! Smiles, Kimberly

Lee, I see you have your surgery date tomorrow!!! Yippie:) Please update us and let us know how it goes. I just said a prayer for you:)

I got it at Whole Foods:)

Lee, I bought some Fage zero yog't. Thanks for the suggestion. What a great alternative to the SF pudding I was using to mix my protein!

Hi Lou! Welcome to VST. With any restrictive dieting, vsg or otherwise, people with more to lose will lose more quickly. The heavier you are the more calories your bod needs to maintain so you burn more at a resting rate than someone of a lesser weight. What's your starting weight? Again, welcome to the board!!

Oh!!!! I had no idea that would wash away the food. Thanks Thin!!

Hi am laughing out loud and SO happy for you Barbara. Another good aspect of this that we can save alot of money eating out by eating off other peoples plates:)

As for me, I must:)

My doc initially gave me loratab hydrocodone which, I'm pretty much immune to. When to see him Monday and he prescribed the above. I've had so much site pain, I have taken now for day 6, the pain meds 3x a day to manage the pain level. I'm concerned about my pain lasting this long and the effects of the the meds on my stomach. Any thoughts? Did any of you stay on pain meds this long? Thanks in advance...

I'm having a bad day today. I can look past the moment and see a better day coming to me soon, but as for today, I'm very irritated that I'm still in pain. I quit taking the oxycodone and started liquid tylenol and honestly the tylenol seems to manage the pain just as well. I see everyone feeling back to themselves 4-5 days after; I'm 10 days postop am healing at a turtles pace. Imagine your boob being stiched to your navel, then try to walk uprightly once you've had some tissue to heal. That feeling you would get as a result is the feeling I have anytime I am not sitting in my recliner. WTH? I went to the mall with my family and had to be wheeled around the Galleria. My teenagers loved wheeling mom around:) Besides feeling good, excersise would speed my loss 10 fold. Sorry for the rant. There isn't anything anyone can do. Can't wait to see my doc tomorrow.

Awe Pumpkin please take one day at a time. Yes you CAN do this. You HAVE to. No options. Try to look to the future. Picture your life 1 year from now; thin and healthy. Let this vision drive you. Live your life today like no one else so that you can live tomorrow like no one else. Do it for you. It's time.