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I took photos the day before. It is really hard to look at them. I love looking at other people’s before and after pics and didn’t understand why there aren’t too too many. Now I get it. Even though I know it will change, it makes me sad to see my body like that. I would like to post b&a, hopefully my mindset will change so it helps motivate others. You look ready to conquer the world, and the scale : )

Well done and congratulations! I am so happy for you!

Drum roll……… 4/16/18 day of surgery 245 4/23/18 1 week out 230 my brain is not grasping this yet i figured out how to get my meds down though, I mix them with a caramel flavored protein shake much more tolerable than with just flavored water hopefully I will not be as weepy when I get back up to my regular dosing are you taking all of the bariatic vitamins now? My doctor told me to just take the multi vitamin for the first 6 weeks the flinstones with iron chewable no big deal at all I don’t even have to crush it, he said I could chew it

Luck wished!

Just sat down to check in and this is exactly what I needed to hear. ‘I have been struggling today. I feel so lethargic and get light headed when I stand up. I do not feel like walking. Then I started to get weepy. I have had my fluids on cue and met my protein so I was starting to panic. But then I figured it out. It is my meds. I only take 2. 1 am/pm and the other only am. I have been trying to crush them and gag them down, but it just doesn’t end up well. They are sooooo bitter it makes me shudder, but I can’t drink them in 1 gulp because then it gets backed up in my chest. So you have to keep sipping on the awful stuff. Part of the pill residue gets stuck to the little cups so I kept swishing more liquid and drinking again. I have knowingly and unknowingly forgotten to take them, but I figured if they didn’t think it was imperative that I have them in the hospital the first few days missing a dose here and there wouldn’t be an issue. Wrong. I need to get through the liquid phase My girlfriend told me putting them in applesauce is so much better I do not think you are weird for smelling food and liking it The exact same thing happened to me today . We went to a diner for breakfast and it was ridiculous how good it smelled in there My husband kept apologizing for eat9ng and I told him it doesn’t bother me I had no desire to eat, and wasn’t hungry I explained it to him that it was like a nice smelling candle...of breakfast food. it was weirdly satisfying i am going to weigh myself for the first time tomorrow morning I am super nervous that there won’t be much of a loss and I will be totally disappointed. Everything everyone tells me says I will be amazed but I have tried for so long, so many ways to lose weight that I am afraid to believe in it Fingers crossed

I had my gastric bypass on 4/16 as well. My roughest obstacle has been the muscle stitch and trying to get out of bed or a deep chair. Coughing was agony! But today, 4/21 is much much better. I walked and walked and walked and I think that it helped me progress. I did not take any prescribed pain medication either. I am a recovering alcoholic (3yrs[emoji5]) and in rehab they caution against any addictive substances so I declined. I did take adult liquid Tylenol when I got home Wednesday night and Thursday through the day. Yesterday I walked through the pain and feel so great today I have not had any issues with getting liquids down, it just takes forever[emoji13]. I have had lots of (TMI ALERT) watery dark bowel movements. The Dr. office said to call if they look like tar. They don’t so I’m not worried about it. One last comment, I have experienced a huge change in my energy. I was always so tired every morning before I had surgery, and was expecting to be very tired while recovering. The opposite is true. I find that I have lots of energy! This is good and bad....... we are getting possession of another home we purchased tomorrow and there are sooooo many things that need to be done, and I cannot do any of it. I want to, and feel like I can, but I know I am asking for a surgery if I start lifting or moving. We had our procedures done on the same day and I will look for your posts to see how you are coming along and cheer on your successes. Good luck! My weight day before surgery was 245. I am 5’7. I am not going to weigh myself until Monday. 1 week out. I know I could get crazy watching the scale and a don’t want to get fixated on numbers.

I am 4 days out from my RnY and I swear I can smell my own breath. I brush and use mouthwash but I can still smell something unpleasant. Is this in my head, if not will it get worse as you lose more weight?

Thank you. I have heard that ketosis cause bad breath. I didn’t think I would be losing any weight so soon. I am not going to weigh myself until Monday, 1 week out.