Gunner

I can't imagine how hard it would be to quit smoking. My mom has been a smoker for years and tries to quit but can't seem to make it over the hump. I think it's awesome that you're working on it before the surgery. It will make healing easier. Keep up the good work.

I found not taking that one last bite to be the hardest thing for me. I have always been a fast eater and I had to learn to give myself time to know when I was full. Not eating with the meal didn't bother me but I seem to always want 1 drink after eating and I'm usually too full for that. My biggest advice is eat Protein. For the first 6 weeks I had very little carbs (only those I had in my protein smoothies). I followed the eat protein then veggies, then carbs very literally. Most meals all I ate was protein because I was full before I had ate a full serving. Dr Eibes laughed at me at the 6 week appointment and told me to go have a salad but I personally think me following the instructions so literally helped me.

I had my VSG January 24th. As of this week I'm down 76lbs. I'm in Des Moines and had Dr Eibes do my surgery. Where are you at? I am super happy with the sleeve and have had no complications.

I'm 7 weeks out and have pretty much lost all my appetite for food. Nothing sounds good or really tastes good. I find myself not wanting to eat even if I am hungry. I am finding some type of protein to eat but it is a struggle. Has anyone else had this experience?