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OK, Im a little over 4 weeks post op Im down around 40 lbs, lost more inches than weight which is good. My issues are food.. i.e. am I supposed to be hungry? am I supposed to feel as I eat to know if Im full, currently if I get any feeling its pain and I know Ive ate too much.. I had one stuck/puking episode and I never want to eat again I would be happy never eating again but damn I run out of energy... currently I can eat mashed potatoes, pop corn chicken, turkey sausage, real good pizzas (dough is made from chicken, google them) Im frustrated because one one hand I dont want to eat but the lack of energy sucks.. one the other I need to find better food choices but Im (after my puking episode) too chicken to try new things... I see others eating pastas and things they said would swell and to avoid so this adds to my confusion.. my biggest fear is eating too much and stretching out my new stomach.. I go to the gym 4 days a week, do protein water every day and trying to get in my 64 oz of H2O... seems like a full time job just doing this... help!

If you cheat, and go out of ketosis, you refill glycogen stores which can carry 2 molecules of water each. It's possible to gain 2-6lbs overnight after cheating.

I made lentil soup during this stage. I just pureed it so it was chunk free. Definitely my favorite thing from that stage.

I have been using a heating pad, not with moist heat though because the steri-strips came off that incision (like they were supposed to) but part of the wound looks/..icky to me, its healing but I don't want the scabby part to open it's weird looking. Luckily my sister and my aunt and other aunt and best friend are all nurses, they said the wound isn't infected or anything, just to be careful of it but at this stage no bandage. Sooo..a heat yes, but not moist as of yet. See the surgeon Tuesday, but the pain is really nasty at night

Don’t be mistaken - I never COMMENT on the fitness and exercise threads!!!

Yeah & an air horn noise to follow!

Hey I have 1199 too. Do they require 3 months nutritional visits or 6?

so its officially been 9 weeks since my surgery and I'm down 55 lbs and i think I'm handling my new lifestyle tremendously i honestly don't even crave the bad stuff anymore!! I've even discovered healthy snacks so i feel like I'm eating bad stuff but its actually good for you!!!

I'm so excited! I received my approval today and completed my pre-admissions. My surgery is scheduled for April 25 at 8:00 am. I'm on day four of my liquid diet and so far, I've had no headaches, hunger pains nor have I been "hangry"!!!