Meli01

Thanks! I lost 77 pounds, so we are really close on our loss. I hadn't lost anything for almost 4 weeks and when I woke up this morning I had dropped another 5 pounds doing nothing differently. Congrats on your loss and being so close to goal!!

I seriously never thought this day would come, but just short of 6 months post op I am at goal. I really thought I would be the person this surgery didn't work for. I haven't been this small since elementary school, and I couldn't be happier!!!

Amazing! You look great!!!

Congratulations that is great!

This sounds great!

That's great!!

I could drink like normal about a week and a half out

You are doing great! 42 pounds in 10 weeks is a lot. You are so close to being under 40 bmi, which is a huge accomplishment in that little amount of time. I don't think you could overdue it with liquid if you tried, if you don't like plain water have you tried adding crystal light or mio to your water? What are you eating for your protein?

2 weeks

Congratulations!!!

Have you tried sugar free Popsicles, those saved me in the beginning. You should see if your doctor will give you a prescription for Prilosec, or try the over the counter version. I am 5' 6". I hate to admit it, but I really haven't done much exercise up to this point. I just recently started taking Jazzercise, so hopefully that can get me to my goal a little faster.

I am from the San Jose area. I started out at 233 and i am now 164. My doctor had me on Prilosec for 2 months after surgery to help with the heartburn. I never had a problem before surgery but if I forgot to take my Prilosec in the morning I was hurting. Now that I'm almost 4 months out I don't have heartburn anymore.

Hi Mary- My surgery was in March and I am a 30 year old female. I am also from California. My starting weight was 233.

I don't think your food choices we're all that bad. Yes you had a lot, but after surgery you won't be able to overeat. I have a chicken taco for dinner all the time. I do t eat the shell, and I can usually only eat about half of it. As far as the Peanut Butter, I eat a spoonful of it a few times a week as a snack and it hasn't effected my weight loss at all.

I drove 2 days after surgery, a very short drive to take my daughter to school. The 3rd day after surgery I drove about half an hour on some errands. You should be fine as long as you aren't taking any pain meds.

I tried sushi at about 3 months out and didn't have any problems. I was only able to eat a couple pieces before I got full, but the rice didn't bother me at all.

I have been taking be-beautiful hair skin and nail chewable vitamins from GNC. I'm almost 4 months out and I am not loosing any more hair than normal. I know there are a lot of things you can take, but these seem to work really well for me.

Congratulations!!

My surgery was almost 4 months ago and only one of my incisions is still visible. I had 4 total incisions and the larger one above my belly button is still a little dark, I'm really hoping it fades like the other ones have.

It depends completely on what I am eating for how much I can eat. I can have a cup of soup or a small salad no problem, but 3 bites of chicken or steak and I am stuffed. I try to make sure I have protein first, and I rarely have room for anything else.

Thanks! I even went and read my paperwork again and it doesn't mention splitting up my calcium doses. I will try splitting up my calcium chew doses throughout the day.

Sorry I was just giving the info I have from my doctor.

Congratulations!!!! You are doing great!!!

Just don't take them at the same time you are taking your iron. I usually take all my pills in the morning and calcium chews at night.

I started sleeping on my stomach again about 2 weeks after surgery.