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Yes! I have been eating about 420 calories a day and not losing. When I upped it to 600 calories I dropped a pound in one day. I think my body was clinging on to every ounce and I was in "starvation mode. " Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app

Yeah you learn after. that while you can control some things you're fatalistic about others. Sur it doesn't sparkle, glitter is over-rated in the first place, but you can And will still with a smooth steady flow. You are still functioning, , your pilot light is still lit, and you realize it was all due to plan, God's, not yours necessarily. But Baby it is still a pretty good life so smile😝 at it all!

I had this same question. Can someone not only say they had it done but what their experience was like and how is it different?

You can always ask the dentist for a Non-NSAID. Vicodin is popular after dental procedures and it contains Tylenol so it would be safe, assuming you aren’t allergic like I am.

I use Voltaren Gel topically for pain. It doesn’t help much and is an NSAID but my doc said it’s okay. He just doesn’t want me taking any NSAID pills.

I just saw my nutritionist for the pre-op visit last week, she said no caffeine for two weeks prior and four weeks after. I'm also a decaf snob, you know, there's a time and a place for it. Never, and in the trash lol. I hope you get a straight answer, a year without coffee sounds miserable.

Congratulations Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

I think there are a lot of different people out there getting weight loss surgery and handling it in different ways. When I started by journey I was here on BariatricPal and several "support groups" on Facebook. The sheer amount of enabling on the support groups was unbelievable to me! People telling each other it was fine to eat whatever you wanted in moderation. Encouraging to cheat on the pre op liquid diet and sometimes even post op diets. Anyone that tried to say "no, don't eat that, it has too much sugar, make a better choice" was labeled Food Police and bullied. I had to leave and this is the only place I've stuck around because I don't see that here. I see people genuinely helping each other, not enabling the bad decisions that lead to WLS in the first place. My point is, I truly believe those people, the ones with the "you can eat whatever you want in moderation" mindset, the ones saying "I'm eating ice cream and cheeseburgers and still losing weight, I must be doing something right!", they are the ones that will end up not losing the weight they want and regaining it back. That is the 25% over the 25 BMI group of people. Stick to the path you're on. Make the permanent lifestyle change from unhealthy foods. From the look of your food diary you are doing great and I have no doubt that you will exceed the 'average' weight loss.

I had sleeve to bypass, but not because of GERD. My sleeve was so stretched out, it was useless. I'm happy to answer any questions about the process.