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I'm new to the forum but 5 plus years post op. looking for new recipes and these Emily bites caught my eye. But there has to be something better for the "cup" part. I just looked up wontons and they have way too many carbs - like18 grams in one little square. Has anyone tried anything else? Typically I would just eat the contents in a bowl and forgo the carb surrounding it. But I love how they look and the convenience of the cupcake tin - creative idea.

I am a month out tommorrow and I'm going through the same thing. Except I don't have swelling n it's on the right side. I bend over a lot during work too so when I get home im really sore. And I still can't lay on my stomach. I email my doctors office but I'm assuming I have to weight til Tuesday. I hope everything works out for you!
•Highest Weight - 240 •Surgery Weight 8/3 -230 •Current Weight 8/31 -203

I just experience this for the 1st time last night! 1st time since my surgery! Yippee

I know that's right

Sex is so much fun. My husband can't keep his hands off of me. I lost 30 pounds in about 4weeks thats alot a weight to him. I told him wait till I drop another 30

Yet another reason why i am having this surgery...Can't wait to show my husband what i can really do to him...LOL

My husband and I always has a good sex life (he's tall and thin) but after 26 years together our sex life is soooooooooo much more fun!!! We not only have more sex, better sex but we talk about it and laugh about it so much more now. No longer is the 800 lb Gorilla in the room.....my weight when it came to sex bothered him but he just didn't know how to tell me, until one day he just had a melt down....that was the beginning of my journey to surgery. I think that heavy partners often don't realize just how it affects their thinner partners....but you find out once you lose.....plus it's so much fun wearing beautiful underwear now! We both love it!
Have fun everyone!

Lol...... Yeah that's all I kept saying to my husband is I can't wait to get small again. When I got big I couldn't get on top anymore .....and oh boy that sucked.... Totally sucks .......fat sex is not for me

My hubby loves the new flexible me

Oh my god.. I couldn't have waited 4 weeks lol. I just read a post this morning about how different thinner sex is for a man. Just letting you know, it's different for a woman too. From my biggest, I am 105 lbs down. From pre-op and surgery, I am 90 pounds. So when I remember how self conscious I was and all the fat bouncing and stuff, it's really... Gross.. LOL. There's nothing hotter than being told that your but bruised their groin... Just saying LOL. It gets better...

Wow first time I had sex since surgery and I'm almost 4weeks post op and it was amazing and felt completely different! I can get used to this:) I imagine that it will get better and better! Yippee

Try drinking a glass of Water when you wake up at night. Sometimes we interpret thirst as hunger.

19 days & still have discomfort. Today's the 1st day I haven't felt the need to take my pain medicine, which has usually been late afternoon. I kinda felt like a sissy, but have read people are just different. Sometimes it's achy above my belly button, sometimes it's time a pulling where my incisions are. It was 2 weeks before either pain would allow me to sleep on my side. Now, in just doing Advil for soreness & try not to do too much.

Me to:)

I gained 10 pounds after the surgery also but now I've lost 15 ......25 total if you count the 10 pounds from surgery

When was your surgery? That's where I had mine also. I really need to get my butt to another meeting.

I am appalled that people are allowed to have surgery without information. The place I went to had six months of taking classes, attending support groups and reviewing then signing off on information sheets. I wondered why the death across the country is so high but not one at the place I go to and now I know. Come on people, you are responsible for your own success. Why did you do this to begin with? Yes, it's hard but it's temporary. Every day is better than the last. You can do it if you try. It's ok to feel like you feel but it's not ok to put your life in danger for a bite. Think about how crazy that is.

Try taking refried Beans or black Beans and purée them with Water until liquid. Having something savory helped me get through the liquid phase until I could start mushy.
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I'm not sure. I think it's just for as long as you're still losing...not yet at goal. Once you're at goal and want to maintain it's 800-1200 and you have to play around with calories to figure out how much your body needs.

My Nut said only 400 for the first 2 wks and then 600 for the rest of the weight loss phase.

I had surgery 7/31... My doc says liquid for 21days ... I have been trying different Soups like butternut squash and Thai coconut Tomato. Also had cream of chicken but had to strain out the bits and my yummy nectar Protein Shakes (holding sarcasm sign)