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Hi! Congrats!!! When I was sensitive to smells' date=' I was getting dehydrated. So get your drinking in. Sip sip sip and sip more. A cup is always in my hand or right next to me. Keep doing it! Blessings! ~ Melody[/quote']

Thanks Melodie, you were right! It's much better already!

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I am in Greenville but constantly in Columbia at the VA. I am 3 weeks post op and am doing fabulous! I weighed today after a pair of pants fell down and I am 31 down. This is crazy good. I pray it works as well for you! Blessings ~ Melody

who did your surgery?

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I use the Premier Protein ready to drink shakes from Sams and costco. They are my favorite. At first I just made sure I got two shakes down a day and sips throughout day. I didn't get my daily requirements but just took baby steps And made sure I didn't get dehydrated. I am 5 months out and still have to do a shake to get my Protein in. I tried getting it with food but it was hard. I finally felt normal at probably 3 months. When u can ad solids just be sure to take small bites and chew really well or u will be uncomfortable and have to bring it back up( slimmys) . It was hard to sit down and eat meal cause I ate to fast. So I would take bites here and there. It helped a lot. My friend was mashed potatoes. I know You probably feel like your hungry cause ur stomach will not hush and I craved the taste of food. So I would take a few bites of what I cooked for family and chew it and get the flavor and spit back out. First few months were all about just surviving and getting used to my sleeve.

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who did your surgery?

I had it a MUSC in Charleston. Dr. T. Bryne. Blessings!

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Thanks Melodie' date=' you were right! It's much better already![/quote']

Glad it is going better. Keep at it. I have to be conscious of drinking and getting my Vitamins. Not going to let that happen again!! Blessings!

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Great job, Chanvita! I'm so glad that you are doing better. I still have days of feeling kinda weak but I guess that goes with the little bit of nourishment that our bodies are getting.

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The Vitamins will help! Blessings!

Blessings ~ Melody (BlessedFun2)

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Hello people, im almost 3weeks out and have stall no weight lost in a week now. Im kind of scared now is this normal?

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Hello people' date=' im almost 3weeks out and have stall no weight lost in a week now. Im kind of scared now is this normal?[/quote']

Stalls are normal at 3 weeks. They say Water weight, starvation and your body adjusting. Keep doing good. It will start again. Blessings!

Blessings ~ Melody (BlessedFun2)

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SC Southern Sleevers how are you? Where are you on your journey? I had surgery in May. Down over 64. Doing well. Hope you are encouraged. Give us an update!!!

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Doing pretty well. Still get extremely tired on occasion. Still losing okay. Have lost about 25 lbs since surgery - about 63 since starting this journey - though I haven't weighed this week yet. i try to only weigh once a week so I don't freak out if the scale doesn't move for a day or two! Looking forward to 2 more weeks when I can expand my food options a bit. Getting pretty tired of eating the same old thing all the time....

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Keep going BeachBum! You are doing great!!!

Blessings ~ Melody (BlessedFun2)

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