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I had most of my incisions heal within six weeks. The one that took the longest to heal was right above my belly button and kept opening slightly because I slept on my side. I didn't have any infections.

60-80g Protein per day 400-600 calories 64 oz. of Water I work out every day for at least an hour and a half. I think I'm losing inches more than weight at this point.

Before I had my surgery, we used to go to the buffet. Not for the usual fill up on bad for you, good tasting stuff, but for vegetable research. I got to try all sorts of vegetables, salad dressings, and healthier choices than fried chicken. If I do go back, I'll know what to get. As for restaurants, I've only been once and I bring home lots of leftovers. Most of the time, my husband has them for lunch the next day.

I went through the Options program in Fontana last year. They do tell you its "preferred" and they don't want you to gain weight but you definitely want to see it as mandatory. There are so many people having this done that they want people who are willing to work for it. You also want to lose that weight so your liver will shrink so it will be easier to operate. The most important thing you want to do is start to learn to eat properly and exercise. They didn't set the appointment for my psych evaluation until I called them and told them I lost my 10%. I hope this helps.

Currently, I'm taking the Bariatric Advantage chewable multivitamin. Once they're gone, I'm going to move to their capsule form. I'm also taking extra biotin and slow release iron supplements.

I thought the same way about Premier (weird taste) until I poured it over ice. It definitely makes a difference, but not much of a choice when I am on the go and need to drink it out of the box.

The brand is called Premier.

My surgeon said the same, 400-600 calories a day. Another thing to remember is that I've been told the body can only absorb 30 grams of Protein per sitting. I was using cytosport (powder) and skim milk which would equal 35g per serving. I would only have two shakes a day and the rest would be covered by the food I ate. My recent blood tests proved that I wasn't absorbing enough protein and did a little research on why. My appointment with my surgeon's assistant a few days ago asked me to start using the premier shakes which are 30g per serving. They're a little expensive unfortunately. I hope this helps.

I've only had two negative responses from my telling, and they're primarily because they were the negative people that made me to turn to food for comfort. I'm talking about my parents. The rest of my friends and family were all behind me. In the end, my parents decided to respect my wishes enough to be there at the hospital when I got out of surgery. You don't have to tell anyone or you could shout it from the rooftops of your town. You're happy with your decisions and they'll have to abide by it. What really helped was starting a blog about my experiences. I hope this helps you.

I felt this way too, but it does get better. Everyone calls this a journey, consider this part of the road where its a little rocky and nothing to look at.

Get a home pregancy test and call your doctor is the best advice I can think of. Edit: Just remembered that they tested me to see if I was pregnant before I had surgery, you might check with your medical records to see if they did that with you as well.

If you paid for the membership, those are yours for the taking!

I started taking this because I had not gotten a period in a long long time. After three weeks of taking it, I finally got it started. It is extremely heavy, but I think my body is rebooting itself. Thank you for suggesting this and I'll keep everyone updated on the results.

I don't really feel hungry right now but I made myself a schedule to make sure I don't fall behind on protein and nutrients. I've gotten cravings for things but I haven't felt like I've been starving myself. I'm on a 400-600 calorie diet so I try to stick to the priorities. I guess what I'm saying is, that I had to reset the way I looked at food completely. I eat to keep the body going and to stop myself from grazing, I set of schedule of times to eat. I can't say it will be easy, because its definitely not for me.

I was sleeved on 6/14 and it is still hard to eat anything at the way I used to. Maybe that's the point. If everything isn't processed for me and cheweed slowly, I feel like there is a lot of air in my chest. I can't watch my husband eat because he eats like it was a timed event. I didn't realize it but when I do watch him eat, I try to eat at his speed and I paid for it. I told him, "I love you but I can't watch you eat." He knows I don't mean it harshly, but I keep my head down while I chew.