megannadine

2 months out- how are you feeling, what has been your weight loss and what are you eating?

I just hit 2 months. I lost 38 pounds the first month and 14 my 2nd month.

I feel great no hair loss yet but I did go through a pretty long stall like 2-3 weeks. nothing bad.

I eat everything really. im not on a special diet anymore I eat what everyone else eats but just a bite of two if that. I dont allow my self to eat bread or tortillas ( unless its in chip form) or Pasta.. these items just dont allow me to enjoy a meal at all. Also I find that i dont eat anything until 1 or 2 pm now a days. Im just not hungry until then although I should try...

how about you?

Thank You everyone! You all can do it too. even if you dont hit the numbers I have dont get discouraged everyone loses at different rates... Im so happy I had this surgery and what its done for me. my life seriously has changed a ton and I love being apart of this group!!!

Way to go everyone

HEy I never checked back either.. im 2 months out and down 50 pounds.. I went through a long stall too but so far so good!! Hope everyone is feeling good

Hey guys. So its been 2 months now ( almost) and i am about 50 pounds down. I went through a 2-3 week stall but all of a sudden i have been losing .8-1 pounds a day again. I started working out 3-4 x a week and even joined the GOLDS GYM CHALLENGE.

I started at 270 and am right this second 221.

Lately I eat a bite of whatever the family eats. This morning they ate french toast and bacon and orange juice. I had 1 slice of bacon and a cup of juice and was full. so on... usually its the bite of the meat I eat and veggies.

anyhoo things are going great.

before pics

yesterday pic at 222

I had horrible nasuea from the anesthetic and morphine... I made them take me off morphine right away...went on loritab.

I too felt the same way coming out cause I was sooo sick.. but my magic day was day 7-10 after those days I literately felt like I never had surgery and my tummy didnt hurt ( couldnt eat but you get my point). I gained almost 7 pounds at the hospital but you know what?!....... I am 1.5 months out and down 43 pounds..

dont fret you have your whole life to enjoy the new you..

its been 1.5 months for me and i am down 42 pounds. I have been in a 2-3 week stall though and ill lose 1-2 pounds then right back in it for awhile.. im ready to start losing again though

My husband just said to me.. " dude he is a guy, he wont care, he is going to get laid I doubt he'll notice"...lol

yes my husband is so sensitive..lol

I had 16 staples. and it did feel like someone scratching an itch I had...felt kinda good... There was a couple that stung alittle bit but seriously it hurts more to pop your own pimple or something dumb like that that.. not bad at all...

after the staples were removed though my nurse sprayed an adhesive before putting on the sterri strips and that stung more..lol I made her blow on my belly..lol

In regards to the muscle pain... I am having them too. My DR said as you lose weight your body with start to transform a bit and you will be using muscles you dont normall use as your body shifts. ..I keep stretching often and try to work those muscle a little more to strengthen them.... Hope that helps

I just wanted to share my experience!!!! so far I am super excited

I was told to remove them once the edges start to curl up... about day 7

My food porn for the day....

I DARE YOU to read this blog

http://blogchef.net/

All the way back 2 years ago and every post looks delish!!!!

OO MY , yes theater popcorn is HIGH on my list of missed food.

food porn got me through the first 2 weeks of recovery after surgery. It was weird I looked in every magazine for recipes and watching the cooking channels. Crazy! Tho weirdly I was happy to just look.

Im the same way.. I watched MAN VS FOOD all the time and the BEST FOOD... I also watch all the food documentaries to help level me too..lol

I love looking at food it helps me too

ok one more.. Im craving EGG salad Sandwich right now

Is even whole wheat bread ever ok with our sleeve or is it too much?....

Here is one of mine...

Can i ever eat a good hot wing? I LOVE HOT WINGS!!!!!!

2- street tacos with Jalapenos and sour cream

lastly- BBQ ribs..... ooo how I miss you!!

Ok DISCLAIMER!!! ( please read first) This post will consist of peoples Favorite foods That they have gave up or CANT WAIT to have in the future.. IF you can not emotionally handle looking out YUMMY food right now in your recovery please refrain from going any further in this thread.

I myself Love to look at YUMMY food and find myself Watching all the food shows now.. and LOVE IT even if I cant have it YET or will ever go back to it if it is really bad for me....

SO dont say I didnt WARN YOU FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!

QUESTION- WHAT IS YOUR FAV food that you cant wait to try again and also for those that are in maintenince stage... CAN we ever eat these again of course in moderation?

See next post for mine!

Im right there with you... almost 1 month out and I cant eat more then 2 super duper small bites of soft food. I can seem to get down a half of a pudding but thats it really. Also i dont feel "good" ful feeling I feel the lump in my throat i wanna throw up feeling..

food and eating time has become my enemy, i dread when i realize i havent ate anything and need to. GRR I too hope this passes.

I normally love Tamales and we have a fridge packed with them right now.. well I pulled one out to try and eat a bite and the smell made me gag..... my heart broke in a million pieces..lol

I felt the same a couple days ago.. i ended up going to the emergency room and got put on fluids but before they did that she checked my blood sugar level ( im not diabetic) and it was extremely low. what I was experiencing was hypoglycemia. I started eating 1 regular popcicle a day... still doing sugar free other stuff but allowing the little sugar and it has helped me alot.. just a thought

Im 3 weeks out and im in a stall. But i don't care really. I'm not stepping on the scale anymore and I wont for another week. I just focus on my Fluid intake and figuring out what i can eat now..

I kind of agree with the toxic thing. DId you know that Splenda is made in a lab by just adding 2 chlorine molecules in the carbohydrate structure ( sugar) causing your body not to know what to do with it so thats why its doesnt effect you.... My nutritionist who has a PHD was telling me she was part of research group who found that Splenda was causing kidney and bladder cancer in rats.... Needless to say she strongly advocates STEVIA which is naturally grown and not created in a lab.

she also said that "THEY" know aspertame is highly bad for you and was pulled from the market awhile back but due to a HUGE uproar and the want for it they allowed it to be used.

anyhoo enough of that..lol Natural sweetners is the best if you have to have it.. Like Stevia, maple Syrup, and honey

just a "food" for thought! :-)

Thank You guys! im actually down 2 pant sizes too.. i was a 24 now I fit in my old 20's.. Thankfully my weight has fluctuated sooo much that I have a lot of different sizes..lol

Thank You ! Im trying I have a long ways to go still but at this rate i think i should be good by next summer!! :-)

So I am 13 days post op weighed 268 at time of surgery and officially weight 242.2.

i finally had the courage to post my first before and after... not much but coming along great!! thanx for the support guys!

The "pain" was gone by day 6-8 for me.. Im on like day 10 now and i feel good expect Im really stiff in the morning and Tired... but for the most part you wouldhave never guess I had major abdominal surgery

Thanx guys!! Im expecting the stall actually, so im OK with that. I didnt lose much at all pre- op ( honestly didnt really try) maybe 3 pounds. So this is all post op lost. Im ok I figured it was a combo of Water weight and massive loss fat and "crap" built up from the large amounts of fast food I was eating before.

I consider it my DETOX stage...lol