Chickie D

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I've thought about going vegetarian, too. meat seems like such a pain (ha!) to deal with in the quantities I can eat. One small point...vegan is the absence of all animal products, including milk, cheese, eggs...I don't think I would go that far with it. Would love to have your recipes!

Totally get the feelings you're having. Try to keep in mind that going to your weight loss surgeon's office is (or, at least should be) a different experience than going to all of the other doctors you've been to in the past. They deal with the issues we face very single day. xoxox

I get terrible upper back pain when I eat too much...could this be it?

Throwing up is not normal. If you switch to all liquids and it's still happening, you need to be seen.

I have only ever seen a tiny bit of the show, but what I saw disgusted me. There was some contest and the loser had to eat donuts (or maybe it was some other crappy food). Clearly not a show about gaining health.

You two have certainly been throughout it. Please don't let this stop you in reaching your goal of living a more healthy lifestyle.

Name, real or screen~ Chickie Goal weight for March 31st~ 199 Weight on March 1st~ 207 Age~ 47 City/State~ SF Bay Area Dietary goal for March~ increase protein intake to at least 45g each day Exercise goal for March~ continue treadmill twice per day, work up to one hour total Personal goal for March~ journal my accomplishments...big and small Date banded~ 2008 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 90 pounds What are you lucky to have in your life? So much,but mostly my incredibly supportive husband.

Thank you all. And, yes...I fully believed that as long as I didn't eat slider foods, the and would limit the quantity I could eat. In some ways that is tyre, but I never heard anything about dimmed hunger or watching for signals - even though in retrospect, I know I was having, and ignoring, the subtle signs that I'd had enough. I'm so glad I started looking around again and am now back on track. xox

Had my gall bladder removed on a semi-emergency basis. No unfill and no complications as a result.

Rock on! I've been following your posts over the last couple of weeks...so motivating!