Jenilou78

Try a couple of hours of slowly sipping hot liquids, don't overdo it. If it hurts bad enough today to page your Dr do it, otherwise I would do liquids only til tomorrow and call. Please don't wait.

I was sick a week before surgery and called my surgeon. I got an antibiotic 5 days presurgery and had a slight cough the day of, but since they give you IV antibiotics I was 100% the day after surgery, just made sure to do extra breathing exercises to make sure it didn't come back. Don't lose hope!

Hi all, I have a crazy goal. I want to lose a total of 68 lbs by March 11th...thats 3 months from now. I have lost 25 lbs in 5.5 weeks so far, so I have 43 to go. Has anyone done this-and I mean the healthy way-and have a story to tell? My company has a bi-yearly convention so I will be seeing people I have not seen in 2 years and it is in Vegas, so I want to be comfortable on the plane and fit into some shnazzy clothes. I think it's reachable but if there is anyone out there who had made it happen, it would make it that much more attainable for me! Thank you!

What helped me was sipping hot liquids and taking hot showers. It got rid of the throat/neck pain and back/shoulder pain. Like the other ladies have said, in a month or 2 it'll be so worth it this will be just a blip on the radar. Congratulations!

I went through the saaaame thing. So many emotions, it will get better hopefully sooner rather than later

Ohhhh thank goodness. That totally explains it. Sat at my desk at work for 9 hours today-not used to that at all!

Just imagine the joy you will have when you step on the scale and have lost 25 lbs and all the sudden you feel healthier and have more energy. Wait until food and not being able to have all that you want doesn't matter anymore. That will make you wayyyy happier than a pile of Thanksgiving dinner. Believe me I am living it. At first it's like quitting smoking-withdrawl. Then its a nuisance-weighing and measuring and taking vitamins. THEN it's your success. Totally all worth it. You will be great!

All the sudden tonight I am sitting watching TV and I started getting pain where my port is. Bad enough to take the liquid pain meds they sent home with me from the hospital with 5 weeks agao. First time I took any since the day after surgery. Wondering is this a healing phase or do I prossibly have a problem?

My suggestion is to go back to liquids for 2-3 days and then to mushies then to solids again, it may be the boost your system needs to restart the burning process. I have lost 25 lbs from Oct 17th til now which is an avg of 3.6lbs a week.

Awesome!!!! Thanks for sharing!

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!

I am hoping for 2 lbs a week average but I know it gets harder as your weight goes down so I was hoping to pull a couple of months with larger numbers to kick start. I also worry because I had my foot casted so now I can't walk as much so if anyone has ideas to burn calories sitting down (even saying that sounds funny) please let me know! I really want to be successful with this and it is great seeing everyone that has been where I am that is now where they are! All the support is really appreciated! :wub: Thank you!

Hi There, I was wondering how often everyone weighs in. I used to be obsessive about it and weigh myself daily. Then I threw the scale away and have only been weighing in at the Dr's office every 2-3 weeks. I am doing everything I am supposed to-no cheating, 1000-1200 cal a day, Protein, veg, then carbs, no drinking with food and only Water or non-cal drinks. I lost 11lbs the first 2 weeks then only 6 lbs the next 2 weeks. I go back to the Dr in 5 days and I am afraid of the scale! I don't know if I should continue to just weigh in at Dr's office or if I should do it at home and only weekly and try not to obsess!!!! Any thoughts?

I use Chocorite, mix it myself. It's $15 a bag for 11 servings on Iherb.com. The vanilla tastes like cake batter, you can add pretty much anything to it. I have added bananas peaches yogurt 25 grams of protein 150 calories also comes in chocolate, double fudge brownie and strawberry. Hope you find something you like!

I got my first fill today at 4 weeks post op. I had 6 cc's put in and wow I felt restriction right away, I am almost afraid it's too tight but I am getting food in and don't feel sick there is just a slight feeling of pressure. I drank a glass of water and ate soup for dinner and it all went down so now we shall see after I sleep on it. So exciting!!!!