LorenaVaca

I am 7months post-op and my husband and I are having baby fever! My one and only little one will be turning 5 in July and he has been begging for a little sister. Is it too soon to get pregnant? I was also wondering if someone can give me a little insight on how hard it is to get the baby weight off once we deliver our little angel?

I am currently 123lbs, 8lbs more then what i was when my husband met me! 2lbs less then what i weighed when i got pregnant with my first child and feel great and now, i am expecting! I am absolutely on cloud 9 because even though i know this pregnancy will be a struggle since my stomach is a 80% smaller then when it was with my first, i know that it also will help me from gaining too much. I have actually lost 9lbs since i found out i was pregnant at 3wks 2days! Doctor says ecerything looks great just uped the vitamins and proteins and said follow OBGYN orders...so far healthy little babe growing in this belly!

12wks and 5 days pregers! Doctor says we are going to be just fine. He increased my vitamin and protein intake and said just to follow all my OB orders. So far I have done really well! Due date is 12/20/13!

I have not dieted since i was off of all my liquid and pureed diets. I have what i want when i want. I know the whole reason of surgery is to get healthy but not even when i was 115 lbs did i ever eat healthy or really exercise. I gained all my weight with my pregnancy and depression. I had surgery 8/7/12 and i went from 204.6 to today im at 139.6! I still eat and drink everything i did before surgery and have had great success. I agree with not wanting to be on a diet the rest of my life. Im only 24years old. I eat what i want when i want and when i am satisfied (normally after a few bites) i stop eating. Normally within an hour i am hungry again so of course i will eat again. I really feel i have done exceptionally well for someone who has not followed the food and exercise "rules". I dont have the loose skin which i am very proud about. I still have breads and pastas or what not. I didnt want to set myself up on a strict diet to lose all my weight and then get tired of the diet and start eating carbs and then gain. I figured if i eat what i want without eliminating then my body has nothing to get used to and therefore i wont have to worry about in the end wanting/craving something with carbs and then end up gaining weight because i was off carbs for so long.

I am officially 6 months out and do not have a regret yet. This has really been one of the best decisions i have ever made :-D I went from 204.6 to as of today 141.8! [ATTACH]9102[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]9104[/ATTACH]

Thank you ladies! You all keep up the hard work as we all know it pays off! I thought man my whole life is gonna be changed forever and pray for the best and I was right! This surgery has brought back the old happy go lucky girl!

Im down 62lbs!!!!! I feel great! Best decision I have ever made!

I just realized that my plan says i can have pureed/soft foods. Any ideas as far as the soft foods?

Is corn a big no no on the mushie stage?

Thank you ladies! I couldnt do it without all the support from all of you!

Goal was to at least be in the 170s and i weighed in at 179.6 this morning!! Whoo hoo! Lol i tried all week to get there and nothin...the scale didnt move but then i wake up this morning and there it is! So excited!

U may find telling your cousin is easier then covering it up. My dad the exact thing to me. He called me the following morning to let me know he told my aunt who lives across the street to check on me during the day and told her why. Grrr when he called to tell me she would be checking on me and that he told her why i told him dad you know i told you i didnt want anyone knowing. He apologized but nine the less she was very supportive and the rest of her family too. Then this past sunday was my lil sisters bday party and i felt all eyes were on me. Everytime u shook someones hand hello they did not look at my face they looked straight at my stomach. I was so annoyed and wanted to snap at them and ask them all what they were looking at. I kept tryibg to think of what i would say if they asked me about a rumor going around about me having surgery. All i could think of was to just be upfront who cares. Im down 25lbs and nothing anyone says to me now about surgery matters. Later that eveing sure enough two of my cousins asked me and i said yes and im very happy. Next thing you know one is asking for all the info cause she wants to do it too. The other said if she had the $ she too would do it. Lol so you never know what to expect. Btw one of my aunts asked me if i had lost weight i said yes i have thank you for noticing gave her a smile and kindly slipped away. I could tell she knew. Lol im sure my whole family knows they all are nothing but gossip.

Diddo on everything you said. I have had exact experience. Lol and like you i laugh with them when they make a silly joke about what im having for lunch. And like you idk why it bothers me so much, especially when my sister ask me being since she hasnt once said wow your looking great (hubby says he thinks shes jealous lol hes crazy) i guess when they ask how much ive lost...maybe i fear their thinking "is that it?" since my one week preop diet (surgery aug 7th) i have lost a total of 24lbs. im sure to some who are uneducated would think is that all youve lost? But to me its a great amount especially since my hubby compliments me EVERYDAY.

I just realized that my plan says i can have pureed/soft foods. Any ideas as far as the soft foods? Also does this include fruit? I so desperately want cantelope or grapes.

I am four weeks out and experience the same have been probably since 1wk post op. I think its just like an air bubble then it pushes through. I dont think its gas cause it would stay longer. I notice more when i take a larger drink of somthing rather then a sip

Yes they took mine out on my one week follow up and covered my incisions with sterie strips and it took close to three weeks for them to fall off

I see mine sept 11th ill do the same! And good luck to you as well!!! And yes losing something is better then nothing Btw nice to meet you" ttys

Ive had both and neither one has given me any problems. Just start off little by little and then when you see if it sits well then add more. I too am part mexican and i absolutely love limon and salsa! I feared i would never get to have spicy foods again but so far so good. Im making some yummy salsa roja right now and i cant wait to have me a lil on my food.

Im right there with you... I was sleeved the same day. Only thing is im having a veey hard time getting in all my Protein, calories, and fluids in. I feel like im failing at this... I know it will all get better but i definitely feel like my sleeve is a full time job right now :-\ i dont think ive lost more since my one week follow up idk. I know im still losing inches cause i can see it in my clothes but its a mental thing i guess when lbs arent being lost. What do you eat to get all your calories in? How is your routine of how you get what you need in a day? Im struggling so much because i get full so quick like 4 tiny bites of refried Beans and im full. :-\ at this rate ill never get all my calories in. And then the whole waiting time to eat and drink makes it hard for me to get all my liquids in.

I found these size 6 pair of navy blue pants on a sale rack at Old Navy for 97¢ a little over a year ago...I bought them knowing I would never fit into them but figured wow you cant beat that price brand new not even at a second hand store. I bought them brought them home in hopes of finding someone that could use them. I never did. So now i have made it my goal to fit in these pants within my first year post op! My highest weight since starting with my WLS is 203 current weight 183. My ideal goal is anywhere from 120-130 i would be happy. Weight I should be according to charts for a 5'0 female age 23 is 100lbs. There is no way i want to be that small. My highest weight all the way up until i got pregnant with my son was 115lbs(after that i never even got back down even close to that number) four yrs later i decided enough was enough and im living in a body i will never ever accept or be comfortable in because its just not me! I think i made a great decision with WLS but it has been so hard tryin to figure out who i am, why i feel so down when i should be feeling great. Its almost like ive fallen deeper into depression then what i already was pre op. Feeling a little lost these past couple of weeks :-\