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I have lost slowly but I'm still losing. No major stalls. I figure I will have this stomach for the rest of my life. So as long as I keep losing I'm okay, no matter how slow it is.

I was a huge food addict. Food was one of the few things that made me happy. Now I don't really get as excited as I was did. I honestly don't miss binging or eating "bad" foods.

Just wanted to add I am another slower loser. I had hoped I would lose all my weight in a year.The only time I lost 10lbs or more in a month was my first month. But I am still losing slowly but surely. It has always been between 1lb and 3lbs a week. Mostly 1lb. Thankfully I haven't had any stalls. And I realize it may take at least another 10-12 months to lose this last 50lbs. (1lb a week).

You look fantastic. Can't wait to get down to that size.

You will be fine. I could barely finish the pre-op diet. And I really messed up because two days before my surgery I had a whopper jr and large fries. I was totally out of control but it all worked out in the end.

I know this is late. But I was Dr. Jossart's patient. I came to him from out of state so I didn't really do much follow up care with him. I think he is an excellent surgeon. I have had no issues. And my sleeve is still pretty tight 13 months out.

More and more I realize Lane Bryant clothes are just going to be too big for me. Last time I was in there was about a month ago. Its the only store credit card I have too. I wonder if any regular sized stores are in their credit card network?

Everyone is different. food used to be one of the only things I enjoyed in life. I ate because I was bored most days. Now I've found I enjoy things much better than eating my favorite foods. I never thought that would happen because I was a major food addict.

And you can still have your favorite foods from time to time. You just won't be able to overeat on them. Other of your favorite foods you probably will lose a desire to eat it all together. Like before surgery I was always eating snack cakes/little debbies and french fries. After surgery, I have not had any snack cakes period. I have actually no desire. Super sweet foods are sort of a turn off for me now. And I have had french fries but not every week or even every month, and when I did it was a small portion, not the super sized.

But other things that I enjoy now are walking outdoors/hiking/writing/photography etc. I've joined several meet up groups and am always exploring new things to do.

So yes the surgery is worth it. My only regret is not having it sooner.

This may or may not be a complication from WLS. Like someone else said it could be a sign of something else such as a neurological disorder, or lumbar issues. I would try to get a second opinion to be on the safe side.

I'm more than 6 months out. I don't regret anything. I never regretted it at any point. Some people have issues some people don't. Fortunately, I never had any issues. But I think topic headings like this are more likely to bring out the people with issues than not. I know its a concern of anyone's before they have surgery, but try to put everything into perspective.

I could take in way more liquids, Soups, and liquified foods than was recommended at my first two weeks. I felt no restriction. It was good because I didn't have to worry about dehydration. When I started eating solid foods I felt restriction. So I wouldn't worry too much about that. I think they should tell newbies that you may not feel restriction on liquids or mushy foods. Plus your stomach in that point has been severely injured/cut so the nerves are still healing. You may not feel the fullness feeling due to the fact that these nerves have to reconnect and heal but it doesn't mean you are not full.

Ok Im not liking these responses. I wish i read this before surgery. Im so bummed about this. Id like to be able to have an appropriate balanced meal and it doesnt look like it will ever happen. Will i ever even be able to have a salad. This is just depressing. I can see why so many wls become alcoholics.

I think when you are obese there is too much emphasis on the pleasure and enjoyment that food brings you. I was the same way. I thought I would be devastated because food was one of the few things that actually brought me joy. But several months after surgery, I just find the enjoyment from food diminished and now find pleasure in doing other things like writing and photography and that sort of thing. BTW I can eat a salad. I just had one last weekend. I do eat balanced meals just smaller. I still go out to eat with my mom on occasion even though I can't eat much.

I was the worst food addict and binger before surgery. I'm a lil over 6 months out. No I don't enjoy eating like I used to. But I still eat. I actually don't miss it. I find enjoyment in other things now.

Congratulations!

How did you resolve this?

I'm struggling with this right now. Especially with food in already small containers like individual yogurt or pudding. I feel like I have to eat the whole thing if its open.

I don't have true insominia but I do have trouble sleeping. Like I'll wake up at 3 in the morning and it will take me an hour to go back to sleep. I thought it was just me but its something I definitely noticed after surgery.

I've been drinking gatorade and Vitamin water's from the beginning. I knew that getting in electrolytes and potassium would be important. We had our surgeries around the same time. I haven't experienced what you have to that extent. But I have had periods of fatigue and weakness but nothing long lasting. I do believe it will get better for you as time goes on and you can start taking in more food. As counterintuitive as it seems, dehydration can make you nauseous and not keep Fluid down. Have you gotten an IV for fluids yet? Maybe that would help.

No offense but I remember you Really Rosy saying in another thread that you ate until you were stuffed, you said that you had to eat the whole container at one time if it was open. Someone told you that you could bust your staple line and it could lead to serious injury or death, and you wanted proof. If you've changed to measuring your portions that's great, but I think we all know the surgery is only one part of the weight loss process, there is a lot of mental baggage that we overeaters have to deal with too to be successful.

I think starvation mode is mainly a myth. But I do think your body has controls so that it doesn't lose too fast too quick.

I'm the same. Liquids go down really easy. That includes pureed/liquified foods. I can eat 4oz probably 6oz if I tried of yogurt. I'm almost 3 weeks out. I really trying not to push myself though. Even though I know I can eat more of these mushee foods I try to limit myself at one sitting. Something I noticed I can't eat really is mushy potatoes. One or two bites and it makes me full. So I think once I go to dense Proteins, I will feel restriction. As it is now, I usually feel very little restriction.

All of the WLS forums offer a lot of support. I don't really have any friends here and I don't have a husband or boyfriend, so I literally had no one to talk to about this in real life. I went to the hospital alone and left alone. So its possible to do it alone. I wish I would've had someone there like my mom or sister but there weren't available. I was doing this for me anyway and I made it through.

Are you drinking Protein Shakes? Maybe you should supplement. Also your blood pressure may be out of wack if you are constantly dizzy. If the dizziness is just from lack of calories, you can increase your calories through Liquid Protein supplements.< /p>

I guess it depends really. The only time I've ever dieted successfully and lost weight, I lost it through strict Atkins and exercising. I loved eating low carb while it lasted. But the carbs always come back in my diet.

Going forward from surgery, I really don't want to restrict my carbs that much, because I don't want to be super low carb, get to goal, then start adding them back in and go out of control. My plan was to just eat regular small amounts of anything (Protein first and according to my dr's plan) in the first 6-10 months or first 100lbs lost, and then maybe when I need to kick it up a noch and lose the last 50lbs be more conscious of my carbs. But I often see the opposite, I see people who are very low carb, and then fizzle out when they can eat more, and start eating more carbs in their diet and then reach a stall at around a 100lbs loss and struggle getting their carbs back down.

Those stories would freak me out too. But I've been lurking WLS boards for years and have read true horror stories about every procedure. But the thing I found is, people who have complications tend to be more upfront about it than people who have the surgery and never have any complications. Like very few people make a specific post to say I'm 6months with no complications, even though many are. Especially with VSG there are many more that make it through the procedure complication free, than have complications. But the complication risk is always there. It is a risk when you have this surgery as with any surgery. I had my surgery on December 19 and luckily had no complications and I'm able to get all my liquid and Protein requirements in so far.