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Definitely eat slowly, and when you thinking you are eating slow enough then slow down a little more lol. I have concentrated on eating my food slowly since my surgery, and in the 15 months since have yet to throw up from eating. I concentrate on keeping it slow and generally know about how much I can eat now. Shortly after surgery though where you are still learning your new stomach it is a little more difficult. I found for me that I just concentrated on staying slow, and at the first sign of any discomfort I stopped eating. What I found was that the discomfort was generally a small amount of gas trying to work it’s way out of my stomach as the stomach became full. Following this method has worked great, and as I said I have been lucky enough to have not thrown up since my surgery. I read all the horror stories of people constantly throwing up while eating, and that was all it took to make me really concentrate on this part of my recovery and new eating habits.

I can’t speak to your specific situation, but I will tell you what has worked for me as a father of two about 15 months post surgery. I have looked at this surgery as a tool all along. It is something I needed to learn to utilize to get the desired results. What I found post surgery is that I immediately began treating my food the same way. Your food intake post surgery is so low that in order to stay healthy you need to make what enters your mouth count. Since my surgery I have looked at food as a tool. Before I eat anything I am now thinking about what my body needs to fuel it and make sure I stay healthy with my reduced intake. It has been a complete and total mindset change from my pre-surgery thinking, and honestly I was surprised at how easy it was to change my way of thinking. Immediately post surgery I was consumed with hitting my water and protein numbers. This focus on hitting daily targets forced me into this way of thinking and I am thankful for it. Just remember this is a life long commitment. Take the time to stop and think before you eat anything, and think about wether it is really something your body needs or it is just something you are eating because you want it. After some time it becomes habit, and not eating the junk is just routine.

I am 10 months out from surgery and am down 144lbs from my high weight last year. Physically I feel amazing other than having had my gallbladder removed a few days ago. I feel better now than I did 10 years ago. My issue comes in mentally where my mind still hasn’t caught up with my physical state. I am 6’4” and currently sitting at 189lbs so well within the normal BMI range now. The funny thing is though I constantly have family members telling me that I have gotten too skinny and don’t look healthy. Yet with all of that said, in my head I still see the same person I was a year ago before I began this journey. That constant mental battle to see myself in my true current state is a good thing in a way though because it has kept me focused on my journey. It really seems to help me stay in line when it comes to my eating and exercise.

That is one of the biggest adjustments we all have to learn post op. It is really surprising just how slow you really do need to eat in order to not overeat and make yourself sick.

I started to drink coffee again about a month after my surgery. I drink my coffee black though so the calories weren’t a concern for me. My main thing was waiting long enough to make sure I was getting my water intake down before trying to add the coffee back into my routine.

I just got some news today that I’ve been hoping to avoid. Last week I had some pretty bad abdominal pain over the course of about 5 days. After having some tests done it was determined that my gallbladder is full of stones and will have to come out. Not looking forward to another surgery, but it has to be done and I can’t wait to get it over with.

I’m in the same boat. I’m 6’4” and currently sitting at 194lbs. I’ve been so focused on the losing weight part that it is now hard to wrap my head around changing my eating again to just maintain weight. I am really just beginning to explore this stage of the journey though so don’t really have much insight to offer yet.

Congrats on the surgery. Make sure you keep us all updated on your progress, and I wish you a speedy recovery.

I had two NSV’s recently. 1. I had to get dressed up for the first time since my surgery. I’ve always been uncomfortable in dress clothes and felt like I was being choked by my collar and tie even with a properly fitting shirt. This time however with a full suit on I felt completely comfortable and couldn’t believe the difference. It was also nice being able to walk into a normal store to buy that suit and have a huge selection now that I am a normal size. 2. I went hiking for the first time since my surgery on a Mountain I have hiked a few times before. This isn’t a huge climb, but has about 2000ft of elevation gain over about 2 miles with a few very steep sections. In the past this mountain has wooped my butt and taken me about 2 hours to reach the top of. I am usually soaked from sweat by the time I reach the top due to the effort of dragging my big butt up there. It also has always left me soar for days afterward due to the weight putting pressure on my joints when coming back down. This time however I was able to reach the top of the mountain in just over an hour while hardly breaking a sweat the whole time. Then coming back down I could immediately feel the difference on my legs. The lack of pressure on my knees and the softer foot falls were an amazing difference over before. I ended up with my knee being slightly soar the next day, but that is 100% better than the multiple days of both legs aching like crazy in the past. Now I need to try running again for the first time since surgery. I’m hoping to see a difference there and turn that into my next NSV.

You’re making great progress! Keep up the good work.

Thank you. It feels weird when I type my weight and it starts with a 1 lol

I would do this all over again without a bit of hesitation. It is an unbelievably hard change in mindset and a very hard decision to make when you are in that stage. I was in the same boat where I thought about cancelling mine. I am so thankful that I didn’t and stuck it out and got the surgery. This journey we are all on is not easy. The good news is that it does get easier as time goes on and we get further down the road. I am now just shy of 7 months out from my surgery and what started as a mental and physical struggle has now become a new healthy lifestyle. I am enjoying life much more now that I am healthier and more active. I wish you the best of luck on your journey, and hope to see you in here post op telling us all of your success stories and milestones met.

I am 6’4” and started my journey at 333lbs. I originally set a goal weight for myself of 230lbs just trying to set something I thought was realistic. I am currently sitting at 198lbs, and have realized at this point that the number really doesn’t matter. My only goals now are getting my body to where I want it to be strength wise, and to just live healthy. If I gain or lose a few pounds it really doesn’t matter so long as I am living the way I know I need to to stay healthy.

Well today I hit a milestone that I never would have dreamed possible at the beginning of this journey. I am now officially in onederland as I think it’s referred to around here. This also puts me over the 100lb mark of weight loss since surgery as well. I have actually reached a point now where I no longer have a goal weight. I am in the “healthy” or “normal” range for BMI, and my only goal now is to keep working to get my body to where I want it to be strength wise. HW:333 SW:299 CW:198.9 Height:6’4”

I know a lot of us have had the “wow my tail bone hurts” moments post op. Mine has bothered me for a couple months now, but seems to be getting a little better. Recently though I am dealing with a new feeling from my weight loss that is bothering the crap out of me. Every time I ride in a car now I can feel my spine pressing up against the cars seat, and it’s a super uncomfortable feeling. I find myself constantly shifting to try to get the feeling to go away, but it usually doesn’t help. I was driving around the other day squirming in my seat and it got me wondering if I am the only one with this issue as I don’t recall seeing complaints about it in here before.