Meli01

I couldn't eat chicken at all until the last few weeks and I am almost 4 months out. Even a small bite would make me feel overly full and in pain.

No regrets at all, having this surgery was one of the best decisions I have ever made. You are not supposed to drink alcohol, I think that it is partially because of all the calories in most drinks. On a few occassions i have had a vodka with sugar free cranberry juice, but can't drink very much of it without getting tipsy.

My only regret is that I didn't have this surgery sooner. I didn't have any complications at all. I had to take small sips the first week out of surgery, but now I can drink water just like I used to. I feel better and have more energy than I have had in years.

I am only 3 months out, but so far I haven't noticed my hair falling out more than normal. Since the beginning I have been taking Be-beautiful hair skin nail chews from GNC, and my hair seems to be healthier than ever.

You look great!!

Congratulations! You are doing great!!!

You are doing great!!

My last meal was at a Japanese steakhouse, it was amazing. I'm 3 months out and still eat at In N Out every once in awhile. The protein style cheeseburger is great, I can eat about half of it and the calories aren't bad at all.

I have been having lower back pain for over a month. My doctor has run a bunch of tests and found nothing wrong. Just like you my doctor said it is probably my body adjusting to the weight loss.

I took 4 weeks, and I have a pretty physical job. If your job requires you to be able to lift anything you might want to take more than 2 weeks. I couldn't have lifted anything or been on my feet for a significant amount of time until about 3.5 weeks out.

I'm actually hoping my breasts get a bit smaller, but so far they are the only place I haven't lost weight from. Right now I'm a DD and would prefer to be a C or D. I'm pretty close to goal, so I don't have a lot of faith that they are going to get any smaller.

Congratulations!

What a great NSV!!

I saw this flavor at the store today and wondered if it was any good. I will have to try it!

Cost plus also has a really good selection of the torani syrups. There are a lot of favors to choose from.

Congratulations!

I used visalus shakes during my pre-op diet. They are really good, and actually taste like cake batter. To give my shakes flavor I used sugar free torani syrup. The peach and raspberry are both realllly good!

I'm 3 months post op and I try to keep my calories under 600 and my carbs under 20.

I also had refried beans with a little cheese and salsa. I had been on liquids for almost a month at that point, including pre-op diet, and I swore the beans were the best thing I had ever tasted.

Congratulations that is great!!

I met mine about an hour before my surgery

Congrats! I can't wait to be at that point!

Congrats! You are doing great!

I started at 233 and so far I have lost 55 pounds. My surgery was almost 3 months ago. Good luck! You will do great!!

These are the only protein shakes I could drink after surgery. I have only tried the vanilla and really like them. I wish my local costco stocked strawberry, because I would like to try those.