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I had very little post-op pain, and zero gas pain at all. I had a sore belly for a day or so, and was quite nauseated the first 2-3 days, but I wasn't really even miserable at all. Never had buyer's remorse for even a minute. I've had open surgery before, and that was much harder a recovery.

Just remind yourself that the pain and sadness is VERY temporary -- you'll be perky and up and about in no time. Really! Good luck to you.

Huh. The heading made me LOL when I read it the first time...I just didn't have anything to post in response. So now I'm posting to say your thread title was a giggler for me. Also, congrats on breaking the stall.

I don't get cold all the time, though I do get chilled easier than pre-op. I still get hot and sweat a bit, but nothing like before I had the surgery. Trying on clothes used to make me sweat like a mad woman, now I can do it without feeling like I will drop dead of heat. I tend to sweat more from the neck up than anywhere else on my body (niiiiice), so I am glad to not be a red, dripping-faced, dripping-haired nutter anymore! That all said, our summer is not so hot thus far.

I find sometimes the vitamins make me a little sick, too. If you are having severe nausea, lay off the vitamins for a few days until you are feeling better. Most important is getting enough water in, then protein, then supplements -- so it's fine to not have them for a bit until your stomach can calm down a bit. Good luck!

This is always good advice. Even though I'm not allowed to cut out carbs entirely, I do quite restrict them and make sure they are 'good' ones, not junk ones. I find that protein first is the best way to ensure I don't have room enough for other bad stuff. Also, really: DO drink a lot of liquids. So easy to fall behind on this one.

{{{Hugs}}} I know that goals are important...and yet, see how far you've come. You look so beautiful, I hope you don't discount that. Even if you never lose another ounce (though I'm sure you will), you are already a success. I hope you can enjoy that feeling too?

Could not agree more. I am also being pretty cognizant of being in that place in the past, more than once and for long periods of my life. I refuse to spend another day there. Thanks for the reminder, I need them. Nice to 'see' you again.

You look beautiful!! That dress is such a great color on you, too. Congrats on the success!!

I definitely know what you mean. I spent (/wasted) years thinking I wasn't good enough, was too fat, etc. I look back now (at photos and just via memories) and see how I didn't appreciate reality and was constantly thinking I'd be better at some future time. I make a conscious effort now to enjoy what I have right now, not when I hit goal, not any other future point -- because I guarantee if I look back at photos of me from 2011, 10 years from now, I'll think how great I looked. So why not think I look great RIGHT NOW?? Thanks for another reminder.

So pretty!! You look great!

Oh god, I WISH mine looked as good as yours!! I think it looks fab, S4M! Mine has a full on effing wattle hanging down. Sux...

LOL...this is the one thing that really intensified post-op for me. I have always hated the sound of people chewing or smacking on their food. UGH. But after surgery, I drove my poor husband crazy by always shooting him a dirty look while he was trying to eat in peace. Good news is, the hyper-annoyance of it has receded again.

Wow, you are smashing all those stereotypes that lower BMIs are slow losers!! Great job!

Great job, looking very good!!

My preferred thing to do in situations like this, is to be kind and cordial. Smile, be friendly but reserved, remember that you have a secret that he doesn't know. The most overt thing I'd do is to say something in the language he used, just a little something -- nothing to do with fat or cows, just so he knows you know the language. He might remember and be embarrassed for what he said, he might not. But either way, you've taken the high road and possibly gotten your message out without malice or returning name-calling back at him. It's just a personal preference though. (FWIW, I think letting it go and forgiving him is all about you and nothing to do with him, it's to free you up to sleep well and let go of a painful past experience. So think about just forgiving and forgetting.) I'm sorry he treated you like that; of course you didn't deserve it. {{{Hugs}}}

I'm always convinced I'm losing more slowly than everyone else too. Then I remember, DUDE YOU WANTED TO LOSE SLOWLY. I really do...er, did. LOL. This surgery is such a total mindf**k I can't believe it. I am not an emotional person really, I mean I'm no robot, but I'm not a cryer very often etc. I swore I wouldn't be on the scales every day...well, I am. I swore I wouldn't get all hysterical about my weight...I do (sometimes). I finally just gave up and gave in. I DO weigh every day, I DON'T let it get to me anymore. My weight stalls all the damn time, and I also randomly gain a kilo here and there before finally losing it again. I have lost ~42 lb in 3.5 months and I always see people who've lost like 35 lb in just the first month. ENVY, I have to deal with that damn green monster lol. Oh well, slow, not slow, wtf-ever, I'm just me. ALSO, I have come to look forward (really) to the times when I'm not losing, because even though I have no measurements, it is during the stalls when I actually get smaller -- and then I know I can move to my smaller clothes. Hang in there, baby!

Honestly, you look just darling and you totally have "the glow."

I've been post-op for three months and two weeks. And I've been hungry for...three months and two weeks. Not acid, not head hunger (actually don't get that one too often thank god), but just plain old hunger. Dammit. I keep hoping it will go away, but so far no go. It seems to be much easier to deal with over time, and I do have three meals and three Snacks a day, so I'm not overly hungry all the time or anything. But I am definitely not one of those who lost their hunger. Maybe it will still fade over time? I hope so. But I can still be hungry and be successful with the sleeve, as it prevents me eating too much. I have thought about this a lot, and I'm thinking that, because I had fairly 'normal' hunger levels pre-op (I was not hungry all the time or anything), I didn't get a big, noticeable feeling of 'relief' from hunger post-op b/c I still have pretty 'normal' hunger levels.

My feet and face both did get a bit smaller first. Weird. I agree that it is annoying to lose in butt/thighs but not abdomen -- so trousers are tight in the waist and baggy in the arse. Soooo attractive... The only area that seems to be not losing at all is my arms, damn their fatness!! I can fit a medium or large shirt most of the time, but often they are too tight in the effing arms. That's going to be some seriously attractive baggy skin I will someday get there...I'll have to take up bingo straightaway to use them to full effect.

Awesome!!

I find peanut butter to be the single best addition to my post-op diet so far. I used to not like it much pre-op, but now it tastes like heaven to me. It goes down well, fills me up pretty quickly though, and has good carb and protein stats. I just told my husband we have to bring our jar on holiday with us (it can't be found everywhere, so I never know when I'll find it!) because I'm scared of trying to get enough calories without it. My snack every night (my after-dinner snack, which is on my plan -- 'late snack') is a spoon of peanut butter that I nibble on for a few minutes till it's all gone. Delish.

Excellent point, and totally true. I was forbidden from anything but walking for six weeks, and walking was just meant to give a bit of gentle movement and breathing, not a big workout or long distance.

Great story, thanks for sharing it here. Best to you.

Well, my program is controversial sometimes, but I'm happy to tell you my own experience. I have gotten at least 700 cals per day since the second week post-op, and I'm up to 1000-ish now. I am also required to eat carbs every day, so I do. I find it absolutely to be helpful to my energy levels, my memory and thinking, and my blood sugar levels. I do eat a lot of Protein, but I also get in 70-90 carbs per day, almost all of those from whole-grain crackers/bread or potatoes/pasta. There is a huge emphasis on eating (not drinking) your calories here, and eating a balanced diet from the start -- including carbs and fruit/veg. So I personally really like this approach, I would never do a liquid diet or massive calorie counting or restriction (these are triggers for me), which I'm not asked to do here anyhow. I wouldn't do it, though, even if I were in the US, so it's just down to my personal needs and knowing what I can -- and cannot -- sustain. I find it extremely positive to learn to really listen to your body and treat it well. (ETA: I do eat three meals and three Snacks per day on my plan.) Best of luck to you.