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I think, worse, my bad habits are returning moreso than my hunger. I find myself wanting fast food or soda, or heading to the kitchen because I'm bored. I'm trying to fight it but I've even gained back about 10 pounds. In the grand scheme of things thats not much, but I refuse to get even close back to the way I was before. It makes me nervous sometimes, but I just have to keep fighting it.

It's a very exciting journey! I'm 2 years out, I've lost 215 pounds, and it was the best, most challenging, most stressful, most exciting, most wonderful thing I have ever done. Good luck!

3 months out I actually spent a week in England. I will not sit here and tell you that I was super peppy cheerleader marathon runner. I took it easy. BUT, I never felt winded, I never ran out of energy, and I was able to spend entire days sightseeing. I think it all varies as long as you pay attention to your body.

I was told not to use a straw until 6 months out, same with any kind of carbonation. I tried using a straw after about 4 months and it really really hurt, so I nixed that idea. At 6 months out on the day I had beer at a baseball game, and it was SO painful. It was probably 8 months before I could use either without it hurting. I think its one of those things that you just kinda of slowly try to see how it affects you. Ive never had issues with either thing since......

I couldn't do the chewable ones either, they made me really sick. I had to use the liquid version made by Centrum. As you can imagine, it was not delicious, but I could keep it down and it was all the vitamins I needed.

Thank you all so much!!!!!!!!!!!

I spent so many years hating how I looked in dresses so I just never wore them. I didn't even like wearing bridesmaid dresses, and I wore pants to prom. For the first time ever I actually love how I look in a dress and I can not WAIT to wear this outfit out this weekend. Everyone here has always been so supportive of me so I wanted to share these photos. Anyone out there on the fence about this surgery, all I can say is it is the BEST THING I EVER DID for myself.

I never really talk about it because I know not everyone is the same, but I really did have quite an amazing recovery. With the exception of about 5 weeks where I was pretty sick I have had no complications. No leaks. No tears. No stretching. I am so blessed, truly.

I have been right at 15 pounds away from my goal for about 6 weeks now. I have been slacking though, I need to get back into the groove of things and drop those last pesky pounds!

I started off weight myself every day but it was depressing that I wasn't seeing the results I was expecting, so I started (and continue to do so) weighing myself only on Wednesday mornings. If I forget one Wednesday, I wait until the next Wednesday. Your weight fluctuates so much throughout the day (and even week) that weighing every day really isn't a very accurate way to measure your losses.

So I will be 16 months post-op this month and I have had ENORMOUS success with this surgery. I'm struggling getting the last 15 pounds off but a lot of the blame falls on me because my eating habits havent been as great as they were. I'm working on that though! My question though is this: I have noticed lately that I seem to be able to eat a LOT more than usual. I can't finish a whole plate, but I noticed last night that I had eaten a little over half before I started to feel full. Is this normal? Is this a point I should reach? I'm not too worried about stretching or anything, I had my noe year follow up where the checked my stomach with a camera and everything looked fine and healed great. I'm just more concerned that I'm eating slider foods maybe or just not being aware. I'm not sure. How much should we be able to eat once we've finished healing and are in the lifetime maintenance phase? Thanks!

Oh girl, you will! Be patient and take it one day at a time. The weight will start to fall off. My suggestion: don't weigh yourself every day. I set Wednesday as my weigh-in day and I looked forward to it every week. It's a more dramatic change and you won't be aware of those days where you only lose a small amount (or none at all).

Yea, I think this is one of those things where everyone gets a different answer depending on the personal preference of their surgeon. My surgeon advised me not to use one for the first 6 months and then to try it afterwards and see if it hurt. I tried at about 4 months and TRUST ME you will know if you're not ready for it. It does not feel nice! Ive been using straws since about month 8 but only if its necessary. I try to avoid them in general.

I had acryllic nails when I had my surgery and nothing was ever said about it. I can't imagine you'd need to remove it.