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I splurged this week on new underwear, the first since surgery. I was careful to use my measurements to buy them and brought them home and washed them, as I always do before wearing them. I took the panties out and immediately said to myself, no way my big a** will fit these, to my surprise they fit. I did and said the same for the first lacey bra I've had in decades. It fit too. I need to be kinder to myself and not allow my head to talk to me like this. An exciting day and a big victory that I can't share with anyone but my husband, he's thrilled BTW. I suspect it will take some time for the head to catch up with the body. Now if I'm in an accident and rushed to the ER I will be known as the granny in sexy undies, and not granny panties!

I think a lot of us can probably relate to this. I sure can. Luckily, I'm pretty good about stopping myself once I get up to the top end of my daily calorie range. Most of the time, anyway. I still have days when I blow it...

I ate because I was hungry, bored, tired, stressed.... I was a gold star member of the clean plate club. Most meal I finished in about five minutes going for quantity versus taking my time and tasting things. I was living to eat. After surgery I had zero hunger. I drank/ate only because I needed to meet my daily protein goals. So now I am reprogramming my fat brain to eat to live. The only problem is filling the extra time I have now because I no longer think about food that much any more. I still catch myself thinking about eating things I shouldn't, but I can quickly put those thoughts to the side and remember why I had surgery. Which is to remake myself.

I too am 50 and had the same beliefs of cleaning a plate; no more! I started off cutting back by using a child size plate so it cute down my portions; then when I felt hungry when I knew I shouldnt be I'd grab a protein shake and it took care of my cravings. It is,can and will be a mind over matter thing and 3 days in I can feel a bit of success already! Tonight I had a quarter of a cup of homemade tomato soup and ate it with a spoon slowly and wasn't able to eat it all. But it was so good! You can do this; tell yourself you aren't going through this surgery only to fall back into old habits! Another trick I've used before when I thought I was hungry but knew there was no way; brush your teeth lol sounds odd but it helps! Hope this helped!

I am having my first appointment on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. From the paperwork they sent me to fill out and bring to the appointment, it looks like it should take 2-3 hours. After reading the Pre-Auth form my insurance requires, it looks like it might be a fairly uneventful approval process. My BMI is over 40. I am happy I found this forum and especially this thread, since some people have similar stories. Nice to meet you all, Nina

I understand now. No I haven't seen anything like what you want, but Google may help. You may find books or meal plans. Good Luck 🌈

I promise you the swelling will go down.... but you have to do your part... Wear your compression garment 23 hours a day.... I only took mine off to shower and air dry for 1 hour.... I too got lazy after the TT. Stopped going to the gym, but when i started putting weight back on (when i had the band) it was for me to get back on track with my eating and bam... i would drop the few i would put on... I've been hovering around 134-135 for the last couple weeks... maybe this is where my body wants to be.... Still you look amazing.... your deff girl crush material....

I, too, am feeling the post plastics woes... @ms.sss My weight is bouncing around and it directly corresponds to by swell/bloat levels. I seem annoyed/sad all the time to my boyfriend (he even made ME tea- something he is afraid to do 😂), I've been working on projects at a less than minimal pace, im missing calls and texts left and right. I can tell Dopamine my levels are down because I want foods I don't regularly eat and once I get them im not happy with them... I totally forget how surgery, any surgery can screw you up short term. I am trying to be kind to myself during this process. 😭

Funks SUCK. Sorry you are in the midst of one. (((((hugs))))))

I JUST CRIED. 😢