Scully

Family history of high blood pressure, heart attack, and Type II diabetes; Chronic major depression - which doubles heart disease; Realization that I needed a physical tool to assist me with the emotional overeating issues.

We are all on our own journeys. Be patient with yourself. Expecting a baby can be a significant stress (even if highly desired)! You've recognized that you want to change and reached out for support. What a great start. Bring those emotional eating tools to bear and cut yourself a little slack, lol.

Every anti-depressant impacts each person differently. Just because the side effects doesn't list weight gain, it could still happen despite best efforts. Be patient - it takes 4-8 weeks for each medicine to prove (or not prove) itself. One of the reasons I had the VSG was to help control the impact of psych medicines on my weight and general health. It's working!

Kudos! Do be sure to mind your body and don't overdue it. :-) I did that one day and the next I was very week. Learn from your new tummy.

Ensure chocolate - high protein (25 g)

My doc said liquid/crushed/dissolvable and whole only if it doesn't come in the aforementioned forms. About 2 weeks before surgery, I asked Walgreens to call my docs and get as many as possible in dissolvable format. All but one, and it was a liquid. :-) I plan to use them for 30 days and then switch back to pills (smaller than m&m's, of course).

I had a single incision at my belly button.

1. Meditate 2. Call/text my sis 3. Freezing cold decaf iced tea

I want to share an idea that I had that was very well received by my caregivers. I wrote thank you notes for the doctors, the anesthesiologist, and the nurses and gave them out BEFORE the surgery. As I saw each one before going under, I gave them the homemade cards. Each card thanked them in advance for their care, their help in improving my health, and their assistance in helping me through the big change. The anesthesiologist teared up. He had never received such a thing and was so grateful. It felt so good to make a connection with the whole "team" and see ourselves as being in it together! This was not sucking up or striving for special care - but it sincerely shared my feelings of appreciation. I saw my cards in pockets and at the nurses station so I know it made a difference.

Congratulations!!!

Best wishes! Love your positive attitude.

Not sure I'm the expert, but I take two mini bites and then wait. And then if that works, I try another mini bite...and so on. It seems to help keep me from overindulging too much.

Check out a posting I made "Super Small Amounts of Food?" - everyone was so helpful and responsive!

I am having the same trouble with the Celebrate multi-vitamin chewables. They make me gag - in food, before food, after food, chewed quickly, sucked as candy, dissolved. Ech. I am getting so frustrated. My doctor insists on chewable or liquid FOR LIFE. I see him in a couple of weeks and I'm going to beg for mercy and see if he'll let me take the celebrate dissolvable capsule at 8 weeks.

I am 4 weeks out from surgery, and I can only take in very small amounts of food - like 1/2 of a yogurt; or 1/2 scrambled egg. Anybody else experience this? Just need somebody to relate to - my dietician says it most likely is just swelling...

The past two days have been birthday celebrations at the office. The executives were chowing down on mini-cheesecakes, Cookies, cake...you get the idea. I partied with ice Water. And you know what? I didn't crave the food, I didn't feel left out, and I didn't feel like everyone was watching me. Woo hoo for emotional victories!

I look like Gillian Anderson from "The X-Files"; her character was named Scully. I am a girl.

I agree. I spent many months in therapy working on my emotional eating prior to even considering surgery. I came to the realization that I needed physical support and negative reinforcement to get the job done. I need to feel the pain of eating too much with my tiny tummy. I need to address the feelings that arise when I don't have my comfort food. This change is hard -- emotionally. I admit that I had a complication-free surgery and recovery so far is difficult but doable. With my new tool in place, I continue to work with my therapist on food. I wish you the best in deciding what is right for you and your family - physically and emotionally.

Congrats on your achievement!

I was cleared for full liquid after 7 days home.

I met my first goal today - under 200 pounds! DH and I have picked out some non-food rewards for these little victories (scale and non-scale), and it sure helps get through those tough moments. wooooo hoooo!

I had a hard time initially (and even now!) determining what was stomach pain, what was hunger, and what was gas. I eventually settled on walking, walking, walking, and chewing ice, and sipping, sipping, sipping. In a few days things settled down considerably. Still learning how to best serve my new tummy!

Congratulations!

Henry Ford said "If you think you can do a thing or you think you can't do a thing, you are right".

Best wishes!