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Wow, you look great!!!! Congratulations on the awesome loss!!!! BTW, where was the after picture taken? It's breathtaking!

Awesome!!!!! Congratulations!!!! Here's to many more happy bubble baths!!!!!! Woo hoo!!!!

I don't know if talking with your boyfriend would be helpful or not, it just depends on your relationship and his ability to support you. But regardless of outside support, my sense is that your relationship with yourself and reconnecting with your self would be the most valuable; learning to believe in yourself again. You had the gumption to take a step such as WLS, so clearly you are a fighter. You reached out on the board so you care and YOU CAN DO IT! I've always loved the saying "fake it till you make it" because it helps me address those feelings of "I hate to do.... blank..." or "It's too hard to.... blank..." If you fake it till you make it, or "do it anyway" and just "pretend" you like it, it breaks through that initial resistance, usually just enough to reconnect with those affirming thoughts and feelings and eventually we get some momentum. When I don't want work out I tell myself, just fake it! etc. I give myself permission to not like it or not be very happy about it, but I do it anyway. Again, it helps me ge through those tough moments that can build to one big negative week or month or longer. I hope all of our posts are helpful in some way. We are all rooting for you!!! Sending lots of positive thougths your way that you get back on track!!!!!

Loving your picture Forensikchic! You're doing great!

I agree. It's one day at at time... one hour at a time even. And it does get better. BTW, just to share my experience: I was instructed to ge one oz of fluid every 8 to 10 minutes. NOT FASTER! That gives you an idea that the sips are indeed very tiny! It would take a while to work on that one once! I would use a one ounce plastic shot glass and fill it and work on it slowly. When I finished it, I'd fill it again. Just kept it full. It was less overwhelming that seeing a big bottle in front of me! Hang in there!!! Sending lots of good thoughts your way!!!

Congratulations Sarah! You ARE sparkling!!!! :-) Enjoy the new you!!!

BlackBerryJuice! Your post made me hungry!

You are SO beautiful! Just gorgeous!!!! Girl, you are doing great!!! We all seem to have those nasty stalls early on. It's like the body rebels a bit or something. But it will come off. Nevertheless, the loss shows and you look GREAT. Keep it up and don't look back!!!! Just rock that sleeve!

Noel! You look GREAT! What a transformation!!!! and thank you for posting your pics and telling your story. Enjoy the new you!!!!!

Candace, you look fabulous!!! Congratulations!!!!

You look GREAT!!! What a transformation! Congratulations!

That's awesome Fern! You will be a BEAUTIFUL BRIDE!!!!! Congratulations!!!!

Congratulations Rootman!!!! A job well done!!!!

Congratulations Crystal! Now THAT'S an NSV!

Congratulations Delta!!!!!

Yes! It's so totally normal to have major gitters before surgery, even if you have had other procedures! It's a a scary thing. I was fortunate many people on this board reassured me of this because the day of, I wanted to run out of the room... gown and all! :-) But I kept reminding myself of others' experiences and knew it was a normal response. In my case, the hospital staff was awesome and took really good care of me. In general, they know we are nervous and scared and they tend to be comforting and supportive. Sending good thoughts your way, both of you, for a great experience and a super speedy recovery!!!!!

Hey Julie! Bummer about the surgery! But sure glad you are taking good care of yourself! Sending lots of good thoughts your way for a super speedy recovery!!! Please keep us posted and let us know how things go!

It's funny I saw this post because I was going to inquire about the same thing. I am 10 months out and I've been going through periods where I just can't eat anything. One or two bites will fill me up and past that starts trouble. It's difficult eating out or being invited to dine at friend's or family because I just can't eat. I have varied my foods, taken my PPI again etc. During TMI I seem to be more hungry and be able to eat more in general. But I still eat between 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup at most overall. I am making an appointment with my surgeon to check things out. Like PDXMAN above posted, perhaps it's some kind of food allergy or intolearnce. I will post whatever I find out!

I'm so sorry you are going through all this. I can imagine how isolating, as well as painful and frustrating, it must be. What an ordeal to have to go through! Sending lots of good thoughts your way for strength and a super speedy recovery. I'll be thinking about you. Please post your progress.

Wow, that stinks!!! I'm wondering if, since you say you ate out a lot, could you have retained fluids? I noticed that when I eat out I either gain temporarily or don't lose. I don't use much salt at home and lots of prepackaged foods or restaurant foods have much more sodium. Also, since you were so busy running around, were you able to get enough water in? Perhaps you can flush your body in the next day or so getting lots of fluids in. Don't panic though. I cannot imagine the gain being fat! Hopefully you'll get to the bottom of it! Sending good thoughts your way!!!!!

I still have gurgling 10 months out. However, it is way less and also it depends on the foods I eat. Some proteins seems to give me much more gurgling and more intense and loud too! But it does get better. For me though, it did not get better till several months out. I would joke after my first bite: "let the gurgling begin!" My husband could actually hear it!!!!! :-)

For me week two is when I suddendly started feeling great! My energy came back and I felt normal, other than the changes in eating of course. I did somehow pull my muscles with a sneeze when caused a side pain on my sutures for a couple of weeks off an on pretty intense. But nothing serious or of consequence. It's a pretty big surgery and even though there aren't much traces of it (i.e., little tiny scars) it's still a big deal. It takes some time to recover. But overall I am amazed at how quickly we all seem to get back on our feet. Hang in there! Sending lots of good thoughts your way for a super speedy recovery!!!!!

I love your post Merydia!!!!! You go girl!!!!!!!

The scars are generally very tiny! You can't see them much anyway... at least mine. For me it's been about ten months and they are not very vissible. It looks like I've had a few moles removed! :-)

I agree piper! Most don't realize how out of place they are when they ask others "how much weight have you lost?" or "what are you doing to lose it?" I've always equated that with asking someone how much money have you saved for retirement? or what is your salary? etc. Even pre-sleeve I've found that offensive, intrusive, and extreemely out of place. It's another example, I think, of how overweight people are seen as fair game in misstreatment and crossing boundaries. As a fat person I experience lots of other types of liberties, including rudeness, from others that I didn't experience when I was thin at that I am no longer experiencing now that I've lost weight. Isn't that something?!