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:thumbup: absolutely i can see a difference. fantastic work christie keep it up girlfriend. regards donna

happy birthday dee dee. sounds like you had a terrific day.

i hope your appointment went well.

hi welcome. i am way happy with my vertical sleeve. 5 weeks post op and i can already eat pretty much what everyone else does just a smaller portion. keep up posted and best of luck donna

yes i agree i have a 200gm yoghurt a day and it goes down well. i am full until lunchtime after having that at breakfast.

hi girls sounds good to me too but because i am in oz that may prove too difficult. i will try and fit in and do the best i can. because i have two little girls i dont get on the computer at home or on weekends so i do all of my posting at work. donna

hi oregan rose i tried a scrambled egg last weekend and it really didnt sit well with me. we are all different so i dont want to put you off but just letting you know. i am going to give it a miss for a few more weeks and try again. donna

woo hoo oct 7 only a month away. donna

welcom feffers good luck with the surgery date and conrats on your beautiful twin girls. keep us posted. donna

hi big nana i am very similar to you in that i only eat 3 times a day and find it hard to get the water down. like you i have never been a huge water drinker. i have lost 10kg which is approximately 16lb i think. glad to hear your incisions are healing nicely. my biggest fear is also losing my hair so i am making sure i have protein everytime i eat. i made beef stirfry for my family last night and i took the plunge and gave myself a small serve of beef strips and veges and cut them up into miniscule pieces. the sauce was really yummy and i left the rice off the plate of course but it went down well and it took about 30 minutes to eat because i chewed that meat till it was total mush. it was good to eat with my family again and not a separate meal. i usually eat about 6 cups of boiled rice with my stir fry and eat it all out of a salad bowl followed by about 3 cans of diet coke so this was a far cry from that but i enjoyed it and i was definitely full afterwards. i am still getting used to that really full feeling after such a small portion. i saw my dietition yesterday who advised me to stop eating when i was no longer hungry rather than when i felt full as i would still be able to stretch my stomach if i kept eating until i was full. if i did that i told her i would be eating about 4 teaspoons a day. anyway i will try and do that next meal. she also told me not to drink during my meal and to stop drinking 15mins before i ate and 30mins after. so just some info for you all to take on board. i actually thought the drinking during eating would help me get stuff down easier??? but hey what do i know??? donna xx

talk about it to us as much as you like deedee. we are happy to listen and share with you. don xx

welcome katie glad to see you are well. welcome to the family. talk soon. donna

hi lisa it really saddened me to read your post. did you talk to your surgeon about how much he reduced your stomach to??? if you have been able to eat larger amounts right from the get go then maybe your pouch is still too large. you have made tremendous progress in your weight loss though and 111lb is nothing to laugh at. so be proud of your accomplishments so far and try to get back on the horse. having support at home is also essential so i would talk to your hubby and pour your heart out to him in a bid to get him to understand what you are going through. hang in there and know there are a lot of people who want you to succeed right here on this site. donna xx

hi i am with dee dee here. i am only 3 weeks post op. all i can suggest is maybe smaller bites and chew chew chew. when you think you have chewed enough chew a couple more times. my sister is 3 years post op for gastric bypass and she still needs to take care with the size of her bites and how much she chews. its just a new learning curve for us all i guess. i used to inhale my food so this is a huge thing for me to chew until my food is basically water in my mouth. sorry couldnt offer anything else. hope someone has a solution. i will keep watching. donna

hi big nana you are my sleeve sister!! i was also sleeved on 19th august. i have lost 10kg as of today which is 3 weeks out exactly. i lost 6 kg in the first week then just 1kg the next week (disappointing) then 3kg this week...i have heard from many people that week 3 or 4 is a bit of a standstill time then you lose larger sums the following week. i honestly think your body goes into shock from the large quantities you used to consume to the tiny amounts you consume now so it basically goes into starvation mode thinking you are withholding food so it holds onto fat to sustain it. i actually am able to eat about 1 cup of food. i eat low fat yoghurt, smoothies, bolognaise sauce with more sauce and less mince at this stage, beef and vegetable soup put through the blender. maybe you are not eating enough??? are you feeling really full after the few bites??? i had a scrambled egg on the weekend but it didnt sit well with me so i will re introduce it in a couple of weeks. dont worry i am sure the scales will move again. keep us posted. congrats on your 16lb weight loss so far though. donna xx