Darla5060

I just hit the seven month mark and I'm happier than I've ever been! I'm so glad I did this for myself. I feel so much better, I'm healthier, I have more confidence and I've lost my obsession with food. I'm so grateful for this surgery!!

Thanks, Kathy! It's set to record.

Awesome! Thanks for the heads-up!!

That's AWESOME!! Congratulations!!!!!

Thanks, everyone! Such great ideas! I'm going to try them all and see which one fits for me. Beth, I checked out your bottle on Amazon (thanks for the link). It looks great! I ordered one.

I'm trying to find new ways to get my water in...what's your favorite thing to drink from? I've heard the Camelbak water bottles are good - has anyone tried ot, and how do you like it? Any and all ideas would be appreciated!

Ha, ha! You made me laugh!! I remember my first taste of food, too...it was wonderful! And it only gets better and better. Take care!!

Wow, that would have been so disappointing! I'm glad they got you in quickly. I guess doctors get sick, too. The pain should dissipate as the days go by...that pain sounds normal to me. Water, at first, is very difficult. Just keep drinking sips most of the day. Eventually you'll be able to take bigger drinks and get more water in. At the beginning, I would be so relieved to go to bed at night to be able to stop sipping! It gets so much easier and much more normal as time goes by. Missing toast with your egg isn't crazy! It took me about a month to get over my cravings. I honestly at this point don't miss anything from my former life - I'm SO happy with how my eating is now and my weight loss and how good I feel! Take care!

Hi! I would try chicken (thighs or breast - just make sure to dip the breast in something to moisten it up a bit), salmon (and other fish), shrimp and lean ground turkey.

Hi there, I felt pain behind that incision for about a month...bending down could often cause pain, but I could lay down flat without issue. I'd give it another week. Good luck!

You look absolutely gorgeous!!!! Congratulations!!!!

You look incredible!! Congratulations!

Praying.... So horrible...why do people do things like this? I'm sad and shocked at the senselessness...

When I was nauseous, sf popsicles were my miracle cure-all for it.

I struggled with major head hunger for my first month post-op, and now rarely struggle at all, so there's light at the end of the tunnel! It was those darn commercials for me, too! Hang in there