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My new surgeon I great. He's not a bariatric surgeon, but he does listen. I am irritated that they stopped all the support groups. All I have is this forum. Which is nice, but I would've liked a face to face group.

I am so relieved this thread is here! I thought I was alone. My sharts stopped after I stopped the pain meds. Maybe I was too loopy to notice impeding doom? Thankfully my hubby travels to foreign countries and consumes unusual foods which leads to unusual sharts. So when i told him, he couldn't say poop. Literally.

Hello! As I lose weight I'm noticing stretch marks and loose skin. I'm not looking for super expensive options, I've started using Nivea skin firming lotion. What do you think?

My tray had a straw too! Plus red jello and red juices. No nos after stomach surgery but i got it anyway.

Doubtful. It's probably because of doing couch to 5k and my muscle vs fat is changing. I hope.

Hello all! I'm very curious, who uses a drinking straw? I know we aren't supposed to but i find that if I don't use a straw for sippin my water, I dont get enough water in for the day. Opinion?

Cheese. Lots of lowfat cheese. And last night I had multiple shots of tequila. I was sleeved on 4/16, lost 40 and then stalled for 3 weeks. After the tequila night I dropped. 6 lbs. Huh.

I did have shrimp and various fish as well.

I like Mio. But I don't know what it's flavored with.

I found that my "larger" friends didn't support my decision at all, saying it was too dangerous and why give up food and "suffer"? I chose to keep telling people and plaster my weight loss all over my Facebook. Not the pounds I lost but the little things that us "larger people" forget we can't do, like crossing our legs or tying our shoes without our tummies in the way. For me, I feel more empowered talking about it, it removes the stigma and hopefully people will see that its not the easy way out, w put a lot of work into it!

3 months! That's a long time! I'm really sorry you're having a tough time. The last few days I cut out ALL carbs and did drop .6. It was mainly lowfat cheese and protein drinks. Very boring but it seemed to work.

I hope so. I'm getting depressed and frustrated. What's the point of the surgery if I don't lose weight? I could be eating all my fav tasty foods.

Thanks everyone! I'm going to try and keep the faith and the 800 calories!

Thank you for your support and reply! It's just so hard not to get discouraged...

Hello all! I was sleeved on 4/16/12 and I lost 30 pounds very quickly. I've been stalled for the last two weeks. My bariatric surgeon deployed so I'm seeing a general surgeon for the moment. He says 1500 calories a day is about right and his nurse says 500. I picked 800 calories to be in the middle and I very rarely have that many. So my question is how many calories does everyone else have? I'm 5'3" and 220. Im starting to get very depressed, what's the point of the surgery if I don't break 200? Is 220 as low as I'm going to get?

I'm depressed too! I was sleeved 4/16 and at first the weight just came off. Now 30 lbs later I'm stalled. I thought I would keep losing and losing. This sucks.

That sounds great! I'm going to download it now!

I'm 32 and I was sleeved on 41/16/12. I'm down 40 lbs and I can't wait for my reunion!

First off, can I just say I love this forum! You guys are freakin' awesome! Anyhow, I'm 4 weeks post op and I can't eat more than an oz at a time. And I still feel like crap after. I'm scared I'm stretching my tummy out. Even with the little amount of food. I'm thinking I may just stick to protein drinks the rest of my life. I have this paranoia that I'll gain the weight back and I don't want to go back to that weight. I know, it's more than one issue, but I felt like cleansing my soul. ; )

1/2 cup portions? You're lucky. I can't eat more than 1 oz at a time. I'm 4 weeks post op and I can't have more than that at a time. I'm still stuck on protein shakes.

How does everyone feel after te surgery? Do you feel like you get a lot of support from the bariatric team? They stopped doing support groups on our base and I am pissed.

Those are great ideas! I think I will try and find a little timer. I suck at keeping track of time.

I just went to to soft foods and I'm having a hard time eating slowly. I know eating should take me about 30 minutes or so but I dont know how to make a meal last. Any suggestions on how to slow down and eat evenly across 30 min?

I went to a local fair today and decided, what the heck, my son and I will share a small snow cone. Worst idea ever! The sugar made me feel barfy and gave me bubble guts. Damn you tasty sno cone!

I'm 3 weeks post op and every time I stand up I get woozy/ dizzy. I'm drinking enough, getting my protein and I'm off my pain meds. It's strange that it started just yesterday. Anybody with a similiar story?