CHELL

I'll b 4 months post op on 8/23. Honestly I haven't had any problems with eating anything I've tried thus far. Ofcourse there are lots of things I haven't tried and I try to make good choices most of the time. I have been able to tolerate everything I've tried thus far but can only eat much smaller portions than pre op. I do have an occasional junk food splurge n have had no problems. Still losing. I've also had the occasional stall here n there but the losing always kicks back n eventually.

Happening to me too. Thank goodness I have a lot to begin with cause it's coming out like crazy. When is it supposed to stop or atleast slow down?

Hi guys. I was 9 wks post op yesterday and am down a total of 35 lbs (27 lbs post op). I've only lost 4 lbs the whole month of June!!! :0( How can it be at a crawl so soon. I need to lose atleast 45 lbs to get to my goal. I think I feel extra bad because my surgeon is never happy when I go in for follow ups. He always makes a point of letting me know that the average patient has lost more than me in the allotted time frame and he feels i should have lost more. This only adds to my feelings of failure. **sad face**

I reached 9 weeks yesterday n had 2 glasses of Reisling over the weekend (one glass each day). No problems at all. I sipped really slowly n was careful to make sure I ate before hand. I will admit that I did fell a little buzz much sooner than I would have pre surgery but I was by no means "drunk". I could however tell that two glasses probably would have been my max whereas before I could easily have polished off the whole bottle. Lol

Oh I hadn't thought of that Brandy. I did A LOT of walking so u may be right. I feel better now. Thanks.

So I Went to an amusement park yesterday. I shared a frozen lemonade, a cotton candy, n about 10 French fries with my hubby. Back on track today though. Don't judge me. Lol

3 weeks but I went back on light duty (desk). I'm n law enforcement so although I was ok to go back to a desk job I didn't feel healed enough to wear my gun belt with all the extra equipment on it so that's the reason for the light duty. I could probably have gone back after 2 but took one more. I found that it was a little uncomfortable sitting at a desk fir 8 hrs so I had to get up n walk around frequently. I'm still on light duty until around mid June.

If my dr's philosophy was 3 mos of liquids post op I think I would have found another dr. I've never heard of that n I know for a fact I would not have been able to stick with it. My dr is pretty conservative Nd cautious but even he's not that strict.

I can feel it n my throat. Hard to explain. I also begin to hiccup n burp. You'll start to know once u move on to eating more substantial foods.

I can feel it n my throat. Hard to explain. I also begin to hiccup n burp. You'll start to know once u move on to eating more substantial foods.

I'm 5 wks post op n find that I'm actually hungry every couple of hrs. When I am I'm not able to eat very much and am still on soft cheese, soft fish, yogurt, eggs, etc. Is this normal or should I b worried that I'm feeling hunger so frequently. I'll add that I'm sure it's not head hunger or acid. It's actual hunger.

Thanks flourgirl. Your absolutely right. The last time I lost 30 lbs. it took me MONTHS!!!! If I heard this story from someone else, I'd know exactly what to say to them. It's hard to take my own advice and think in a rational way when it's me. LOL

We are in the exact same boat with the exception of our surgery date. Mine was 4/23. Stats and feelings are exactly the same though. LOL

I was wondering the same thing. I'm 5'8 1/2 and my starting weight was 245. Tomorrow will be 5 weeks post op and I've only lost a total of 30 lbs. 8 pre op and 22 post. I feel like I'm losing a lot slower than others and have a feeling that it's gonna take me a lot longer to get to goal. I'm so impatient! My goal is actually anywhere between 165-175. I haven't lost any weight in the last week but I'm eating so little I just don't understand it. If I think about it rationally I know that it has to come off eventually and I know all about the stalls, the body trying to hold on, etc. but my lack of patience is overwhelming sometimes. I have an irrational fear that I'll be the only one that went thru such drastic measures only to lose 30 lbs. Crazy I know. I don't think I'll feel better until I'm actually under 200.

Just to clarify I am having no acid or reflux issues. I've been on Prilosec since before surgery n haven't had any issues. I also know it's not head hunger. I'll eat n then within an hour or two I'm hungry again. I'm certain it's not head hunger. I just think I need something more substantial. I think I'm gonna try the Wendy's chili n see what happens.