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Oranges may be a bad idea if you already have an acid reflux. But maybe you could try other fruits? I'm a watermelon addict now -- I have atleast one slice a day!!

You look amazing!!! I would be thanking God forever if I'm even close to what you look like at my one year mark! And marathons?? They seem like Mt.Everest to me right now... If I EVER walk 5 miles at a strech I would name myself 'Lady Bolt'!! But seriously, nothing matches that beautiful happy smile on your face! I think it is the most valuable gift from your sleeve!

Wow! Congrats! All the best to reach goal soon!

Awesome! Keep up the good work!

Welcome and Congrats on making this decision!! I too have found that slim folks cannot understand what we go through. I was (and am) very ecstatic on finding this forum. This was a great place for my research pre-op - never seen such a bunch of motivating and inspirational people anywhere else!! I wish you a safe surgery and speedy recovery and all success in your weight loss journey!

I absolutely loved tender coconut water. These are very common in India and there will be a vendor every few hundred meters or so. So I never ran out of these LOL. They are so sweet and delicious!!! I also had clear pomogranate juice (without sugar). And other fruit juices with milk.

Dont give up on the Protein -- we dont have a choice - its really necessary. Though I dont crave the foods that I used to love pre-op, I dont really dislike anything. I'm loving Veggies, all kinds of lentils, fish and chicken. I bet you'll find more food that your sleeve loves as you reach 3 months. That was when I was cleared for solid food, and I found that I loved fish. Pre-op, I was not too keen on non-vegetarian food. I just used to have eggs. Now, I eat fish atleast thrice a week. Hang in there, and take care of your body!!

LOL! Love it! This is sooo my love letter to food too! :-)

Awesome! Keep up the good work!

You look FAB!!!! Congrats!

solid food so soon after surgery is not advisable. It would be the best to go back to liquid diet. There is another disadv to solid foods this early -- your body will not adjust so soon and will keep producing acid in the same amts pre-surgery. Like Lissa said, you'll very soon be back to solid foods. So dont take the risk of damaging your sleeve. All the best for a successful weight loss journey!

I dont know how to label myself -- slow or average? I mean, when I lose, I lose soooo quick. Like just after TOM, I lost more than 5 lbs in that week alone. Then it just stoped. Nothing for the next three weeks. It happened to me the last two months. Need to check if this is still true this month. My doc says that 8 to 10 lbs a month is a good amount for the second and third months. So I would not really know if my 11 lbs the second month was just a fluke or if I'm really an average loser (and not slow) till my 3 month post-op is complete *shrug*

You look amazing esp you in red = FAB! :-)

OMG! You look fab! Awesome transformation! Keep up the good work

I love it too!! I just googled 'beautiful paintings' when I was looking for a profile pic. This was one of the very first pics I saw and I instantly fell in love.

I dont understand this part -- could you please let me know what these odds are?

Totally agree! I've read so much about the complications in the band that I would rather battle obesity related complications instead of getting banded if sleeve is not available for me!

Awesome! Congrats! All the best for a great success in your weight loss journey!

This is sooo awesome!!! Congrats!

All the best for a safe surgery and speedy recovery, Christy!!

Hope you feel better soon, honey! Wish you a speedy recovery!

Tender coconut water and clear vegetable soup mostly. Lots and lots of water - or atleast it felt that way in the beginning - actually it was just approx. 30 oz

I would give anything to make myself move away from the scale!! I'm soooo bad at this. I weigh every two or three days. But I was on a long stall this month and decided to weigh weekly. I'm afraid I cant keep away from the scale more than a week. And the worst part is, I'm not satisfied with the scales at home. My 'correct' weight - atleast in my mind - is the one shown on the scales at my doc's hospital. I go there weekly now just to weigh myself. It is on the way to office, so no biggie. *shrug*

Well I think most of it is either head hunger or acid. At the beginning I thought I was hungry too. My doc told me to watch over three days to determine when I get hungry. I realized it was when my mom starts cooking or the family gets together to eat dinner or mostly when I watch TV ads on fast food. Then, I could see that I was not really hungry but just craving food. That too stopped over few weeks. I feel satisfied and dont feel overly hungry between meals.

LOVE this NSV!! I bet you feel on top of the world! Cant wait for my own NSVs!!