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My staples were refried Beans, mashed potatos, plain greek yogurt (add some flavored crystal light or sf torani syrup), and apple sauce.

I was taking naps in the afternoon/evening for a month post op. First two weeks multiple times a day and then when I went back to work as soon as I got home. If I didn't I would be in bed by 8:00 at night lol

I do it whenever I feel thinner LOL. But I don't record it until the monthly anniversary.

Wow I feel absolutely deficient! LOL I went from a 40 B to a 36 B. I guess I should be happy they stayed a B

My first stall lasted almost a month.

I am so happy for you, I truly am. Congratulations on everything, you deserve it!

1) Last April, I was taking 20 pills a day and didn't know if I was ill or if it was a side effect of a pill. I needed to get off of the pills and to do that I needed to lose the weight. I am now on 3 pills a day. 2) A friend of mine has diabeties, never really took care of himself with it and ate what he wanted. Because of that they took part of his foot and now he is on dialysis. He is only 4 years older than me. Last year I had to have a biopsy done on my kidneys and that was a huge wake up call. 3) I knew if I didn't do this, with all my ailments, I wouldn't make it to 60. I want to see my son grow up and get married and have kids of his own.

There is one a few miles from me, going there this weekend to get me the cinnamon/raisin ... that was always my favorite toasted ahhh the memories LOL thanks for sharing Suzanne!

So glad you had a good experience. I bet it was some great tasting seafood too. Do you savor your food more now than before? I do, I think its because we eat so little of it now that we can actually appreciate the taste now.

I have got to try this!

I didn't start exercising till 7 or 8 weeks out. My doc gave me the go ahead after 4 weeks though, but I wanted to give myself a little extra healing time. Now, 4 months out I do Fitness Kickboxing, Strength Training and walking.

Keep your chin up. You can do this and pass with flying colors! Good Luck!

hahaha did you blush??? I bet you did and smiled from ear to ear!

WOW!!! That is so awesome! I am very very happy for you. Congratulations.

...and now disrespectful.

Congratulations! That has got to feel great.

...and again rude.

Me too. Dark chocolate is my fave!

I think it happens to everyone in the begininning because of the limited food and calories but I have not read where someone passes out due to dizziness this far out. I could be wrong, but err on the side of caution, call your doc as soon as you can, especially since you passed out. Hope you feel better, Kelly. (((Hugs)))

Sip small and slowly, very slowly. You may be taking too much in at once. Hope it gets better.

For being rude. People come here for support and not to be judged. I apologize about my first post, as you see I amended it. I shouldn't have mentioned your name. But, seriously, there was no reason for those responses. '

It is not up to anyone to judge what anothers decision is on how to go about their journey. There is no reason to be rude or obnoxious. If I could have, I would have self payed too and not jumped through the hoops. Most insurances put those hoops in place so that you will give up and not pursue the surgery. Maybe then I wouldnt have had to wait for a year to get my surgery done. We pay for insurance to take care of what we need done medically. TigerLily does needs to call and find out for sure if she is covered for after care if there is a problem, and if they wont cover you, and you can switch, then by all means switch. Being mean, nasty and sarcastic does nothing for anyone. This board is for people to find support not to be judged. My Mom had a saying that if you have nothing nice or constructive to say, dont say anything at all.

Yes! Call your doc first thing Kelly. Are you on any BP meds? If so that may be the cause, low blood pressure. Please be careful and keep us updated.

You will be fine. Like you said a lot of people go through the stalls. The gain is from water weight because think about it you are not consuming enough calories to actually gain that much weight. In order to gain a pound you have to have something like 3500 calories. Your new stomach couldn't handle 3500 calories. Hang tough, you will get through this. It just takes time.

You sound like me when I first got sleeved. I was able to eat the ice pops and jellos with no problem. I didn't start on the yogurt until 2 weeks though. Your new stomach will tell you when you are full believe me . Things will get better and once you start on the solid foods you will feel the restriction big time. When reading though keep in mind that everyone is different. I would read how people could only handle 2 bites of an egg when they got to softs and here I was eating a whole egg with ease. I didn't think I had restriction, but found out the hard way when I was eating watermellon! It is really really hard in the beinginning just keep the goal in mind and that is to be healthy and strong. That unheathy you will rear its ugly head ever so often but its up to you to fight her. The NEW you is stronger and better. Good luck, I know you will do fine.