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I thought it might after all it is fish oil...lol..but it does not smell..Or if it does no one notices it..No I have never smelled anything fishy...lol

the first 27 lbs. were pre-op. when I left the hospital after 5 months of no eating due to complications with my sleeve I was down 90 total....Since then I struggled to even eat for the first 3 months and lost a lot more... It has been a blast to lose this weight but not without a huge cost to me and my family... I hired a trainer recently and I am moving on to the next step..muscle rebuilding.... It has been a up and down journey for me..no special things done..Portion size and learning what is happening in this head of mine...It is all connected.. Sorry I don't have some more exciting revelations to share..But it has been hard work from the beginning to the end for me...There are a lot of people on here that sailed through..They would be the ones you need to get the info from.....k

I love cottage cheese with cut up fruit in it,,,like fresh pineapple...or peaches or strawberries or any way the list goes on......

Remember G2 okay!

woo hoo...good for you girl!!!!!!!!!!!!

You need to talk to your team about when you can do that.Most likely it will not be for a while. Your tender sleeve needs to completely heal before you do that..it will take a few months.....

Glad you are trying other stuff..Must be great to have someone right along with you with a sleeve of their own..Sure makes it easier....I know where your coming from when you make a mistake like that but it will pass and you will want to try new things.....All the best!

Maybe your sleeve can tolerate barley or split peas..There are so many different foods to explore.....Try other things you may find some compatible to your sleeve..I know I am always looking myself.....

I am different then most people...I have to wait one more year before I can ride a horse...My bed sore is now closed but not healed and so the riding would tear it open again...I can't wait to ride a horse again...Have not been able in years because of you know...excess weight....

Wow good for you!!! Soon you will be a loser like we are...

You will miss out on many things if you are not willing to try different foods and see what your sleeve can tolerate....I can't eat beef, pork, white chicken and have trouble with canned Tuna...I can't eat it but others on here have no problem.... You will need to explore eventually ...My nut says that we need balance in all things not abstinence....I am just saying this because food can get pretty boring if we never ever eat certain things that we don't even know if we can handle or not....

I take Palafer. Every night I take a capsule with orange juice....It helps it work better if you drink orange juice with it.... Had my check up on Monday and all Vitamins and minerals on target.....After the loss of everything when I was in the hospital..This was very good news for me!!!!!!!!!!!!

I eat rice....I find noodles are harder to eat then rice...I always eat brown or wild rice..There are so many others too like red rice...good stuff...Anyway rice does expand in your sleeve. So you always have to take that into account....But i do eat it....

Thank you, kind sir!

Yikes I hope he doesn't kill me, but I do need to have a program to build up my muscle mass as I lost it when I was in a coma a year ago...Some has returned but not enough so it is where I am now...I don't expect to be a weight lifter just have a butt so i am not sitting on my tailbone all the time..That hurts a lot. I need muscles defined to look just normal..That is where I am at... I will never expect to look anything like I did when I was young or any body else for that matter....I just need some definition so people don't think I'm dying...lol

Your telling me that you lost 138 lbs since last January....And your worried about not losing now...Your doing everything right except not exercising because of your health right now... Most people could not lose 138 lbs in a decade. Right now you are ill and so there is not a lot you can do with the weight issue except stay on track...Keep doing what you are doing and the weight will move....It has to! Try to get more Water in though as that helps weight loss. Stop being so hard on yourself and ease up on the scale okay...Get better and keep the program.....Don't falter! You got this!! I know it can become frustrating but really you have come so far...and most likely you will slow down and even gain a bit from time to time..But as it goes by your body will settle down to allow you to lose more....This is what I call a bump in the road........... I am sorry that you are unwell that just sucks!!!!!!! But you got this...And us too. We will be here to read what you feel and encourage you to keep on the straight and narrow.Not to lose sight of the goal line...That will be how you get the strength to push through this rough time.... So far so good..138 lbs is nothing to sneeze at....you got this...just keep swimming okay!!!!!!!!!!

I understand that feeling of thinking you will never be well again.boy do it ever..I am glad things are progressing well for you...Your kickin it girl!

Wow..You look amazing!!!!!!! congratulations on your success!!!!

I love how you used the word MAY never eat a hot dog again...For one thing you are not far enough out to be eating that kind of junk..lol Secondly the spice alone would back up and make you throw up... But like I said, you used the word May....That means that later on you may try it again. It reminds me of all the medical commercials on TV. It might, It may. It might possible assist.....you know and then they quickly list all the side effects and you think...man if I took that the cure would be worse then the problem I'm having..... Too funny...

That was! A good read..Thanks!

I am so sorry hun...It is so fresh and painful and yet you took the time to let us know and to encourage us..Thank you for that!!!!!!! Please except my condolences and I hope that you will find your way through this horrible life changing experience...My thoughts are with you. Please allow yourself to feel what you feel at the time and work through it, though the natural process of grief...

From my Osteopath, who works on scars to soften them so that there will be less strain on your skin and organs and muscles if they are pliable....One part is connected to the other part in our bodies and it can have an effect on our system if not looked after.....

I use caster oil on my scars..It is the only thing that can absorb into the scar and treat it from the inside out as well as the outside..It makes the scars lighter and softer.... No photo's though....goodness!

My grand daughter was the sealing point for me regarding WLS.....She only sees me as I am now..not the old me...I love it too... Very nice NSV....You look awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get some G2 and mix it 1/2 and 1/2 with water and sip it until it is gone...If you start to feel better you were dehydrated..And it would be good if you did this on a daily basis to keep your electrolytes up. i am 14 months out and still drink G2 every day for this reason....K