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The 1st few weeks after surgery were hard on me to smell food that my husband & son would get for dinner. I would go for a walk while they ate so I couldn’t see/smell it. I now go through this w/ my son coming home about 10pm after work w/ pizza, McDs, etc. I wish he would not bring this in the house & eat it in front of me. Especially since I have a problem w/ night eating & just smelling pizza, french fries, etc sends me to the frig. Still working on dealing w/ this. My husband reminds me that I will always be tempted & will have to learn to deal w/ it.I just try to have snacks that I can eat ready & available even though t isn’t as good as the pizza smells. Good luck on your journey!

I bring leftovers, chicken/tuna/egg salad, lunch meat and cheese roll ups, and my new favorite is a tuna pouch mixed with a small cup of guacamole and diced tomatoes. My favorite to go meals are a bunless smothered cheeseburger, bunless grilled chicken sandwich, Chik Fil A grilled chicken nuggets or chili.

I just say that I have been working very hard, walking, exercising, and watching what I eat. I have only told a few people that I felt would be supportive. Some feel the need to ask how much weight I have lost at almost every conversation. I am only two months out, and don't feel I should have to defend my progress, stalls and all. I suppose they only think progress = pounds lost. So not true as there are many NSV to celebrate. Oh, and my favorite pre-surgery comment, "you just need to learn how to eat right." Well now I am learning how to eat right and not be ravenously hungry all the time. Now I have an off switch and am learning to have some will power too! Ignore those who feel they have the right to ask personal questions or decide what is best for you. Besides, when did they receive their doctorate? Keep up the good work everyone!

I had VSG 4/17/17 & have lost 44 lbs to date. HW 278, SW 263, CW 234 I hit a stall from weeks 4-6 and could not get below 240. Finally dropped 6 lbs last week. WHAAAAT! That really encouraged me and made me realize that I will plateau but will need to be a bit more patient and look at how far I have come in a relatively short time. I walk 2-3 miles daily after dinner. Tracking my food in My Fitness Pal and doing Workweek Fitbit challenges keeps me accountable & helps to motivate me. Add me as your Fitbit pal & we can motivate each other. I just tried Zumba & love it! Even though I feel awkward and haven't quite got any of the moves down, I am having fun while exercising & looking forward to going twice a week in July. Yes, I am the one who is still going left while everyone is going to the right. Keep the faith and keep up the good work everyone! Remember, if you only lose 2lbs a week, that is 100 lbs in a year! I am sure it took so much longer to gain and the scale does not always tell a true tale. Work hard, stay the course and your efforts will soon be rewarded!

Thanks for sharing your success! You must be so proud of all of your hard work.

It will take a few days for a bowel movement. Then you may only have one every few days due to your liquid & puréed diets. I put a some Miralax everyday in my coffee. Try Milk of Magnesia before bed if you begin to get too bloated and have not had any success after 3 days. Good luck on your journey!

You look FANTASTIC! I am 6 weeks post VSG w/ almost same starting stats as yours. I only hope that I look as great when I am 6 mos post surgery. Awesome job! [emoji6][emoji106][emoji322]

St Petersburg, FL

I feel like I can eat more than I should. I am 5 weeks post VSG and am going from puréed to soft foods. I need to use a scale rather than eyeball & guesstimating my portions. I have a problem snacking at night and not noting a bite here & 2 bites there. I was told today to track my carbs & not go over 40-50 carbs daily. My Fitness Pal is helping me track my food and be accountable.

I would like to also see a reminder for meds/vitamins/supplements and an interaction list/recommendations regarding what not to take together or what times are most beneficial. Several meal plans for each post surgery phase, that uses real food and not just promoting certain brands of supplements/protein products would be helpful to us newbies. I felt overwhelmed just trying to figure out how I was going to get all of my protein, water, meds & supplements in a day and timing it so I would allow 60-90 minutes after meals before drinking & still get it all in to meet the daily intake quota.

I am 52, my blood sugar was out of control & putting me on insulin actually made it worse. I had 3 of my doctors recommend the sleeve to help my diabetes and I had my VSG 1 month ago. I have only taken insulin 6-7 times since surgery and my fasting blood sugar this morning was 91. Before surgery my waking blood sugar was usually 225-250. I am still taking metformin but am so happy that I do not have inject insulin before every meal. I only have to test once a day at varying times. I have not had neuropathy pain in my feet/legs since & I think I may be getting feeling back in my fingers too. This has been a godsend for my health & the weight loss a huge bonus too.

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Thanks for the link! Love it for all the recipes listed by region.