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Wow, does that look yummy. My all time favorites... I guess I missed my dinner invitation! Haha.

It took me 8-10 weeks to even get some of my energy back I couldn’t keep anything on my stomach and was extremely weak. I couldn’t even walk to the end of my driveway and had to get 3 banana bags at the hospital. Now I have much more energy than I have ever had

weight loss DOES slow down after the first couple of months, so that's normal. a lot of people seem to eat 600-800 calories/day the first few months, so you're a little low - unless of course your dietitian told you to eat 500, in which case I'd follow her guidelines as she knows you and your history and I don't.. (we were told not to count calories the first few months post-op and to just focus on protein - but I knew how many calories I was eating because I was tracking every day - and I still do!) you won't ruin your metabolism. You WILL need fewer calories the lower your weight gets, but that's normal. It takes a lot more calories to run a 300 lb body than it does a 140 lb body (or whatever - I just pulled those numbers out of the blue). p.s. I just re-read your post. Yes - weight training will increase metabolism (or preserve it). It takes more calories to support a muscular body than it does a flabby one.

Hmm. It varies for different things for me. I've gotten nausea with some things. Stomach cramps with others. Gas. Diarrhea. It just depends. For example, I don't deal well with sucralose or fake sugars (though I'm okay with stevia) and it's way TMI, but you asked so... I get really REALLY bad gas. My stomach makes noise and EVERYTHING. And then it ends up with diarrhea so... no fake sugars for me! 😅 I was bad with dairy for a while, but I tolerate it better now than I did early on, which is good because I love my cottage cheese and yogurt! I haven't tried jello since liquid phase because it caused indigestion for me and it was painful and super uncomfortable! I tried it twice in the hospital and twice and home and was so done after that. On the bright side... I have yet to vomit. Everyone was telling me I'd for sure get sick and vomit and I'm almost two and a half months out and haven't vomitted even once. So I say HA to all those who told me I'd get sick!

Personally, my symptoms if I eat something that doesn't agree with me (or eat too fast or don't chew well enough) are stomach pain/cramps, nausea, lightheadedness, fatigue, and sometimes a racing heart. Often, I have a feeling like the food or fluid is sitting above my stomach and taking some time to get there, though this particular feeling has been fading away as I progress. I have never, not once, actually vomited - not even close. (Which I count myself lucky for.) I also seem to have a reaction pretty quick if I'm going to have one at all, which also seems like a good thing. I am 5 weeks post-op, and I often feel tired and lightheaded after I eat even if there is no pain or nausea. Not always, but usually. I try to plan 20 minutes to lie down after I eat. I'm hoping this symptom goes away someday, or else I'll never be able to eat out!

Strawberry Coconut Chia Porridge (hot)

Apparently, according to my doctor, the problem has been with not chewing enough. Now that I have graduated from "soft" food, to food with more substance, I have to focus more on my chewing the food thoroughly. Otherwise, my tummy gets overwhelmed and sets a signal to stop eating so it can cope with the bigger bites, before the pouch actually gets full. So I stop eating, but the pouch is not full, and I feel hungry again right away. This makes a lot of sense, and I've been much more satiated for a longer period of time now that I'm back to the 30 chews rule GreenTealael, you were absolutely right on the money!

It's been 10 years since I had my VSG. I honestly never really think about the fact I've had surgery due to how long it's been. I'm used to eating small portions. I typically either share meals or order kids meals. I will admit there have been times when I'm eating somewhere that has amazing food that I really want mentally but my stomach says I have no more room. That rarely happens, maybe once a year.

I always order normal, but never like i did pre surgery. The food sits too long in the fridge and then has to go in the trash.. Now.. automatically half goes in the freezer and i am 16 months out.. almost 17.