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Weight Watchers is very anti-surgery. I used them for a while and failed. When I was trying to hey approved for surgery, they did everything they possible could to keep me from getting the documentation I needed. They are greedy corporate scum. Jmo.

I've been avoiding the kitchen when my husband makes dinner. Tonight my daughter was having a my down right before dinner so I got to see the amazing ham, cheese bread and Pasta. It smelled so good. I seriously thought about getting a meat grinder so I could have some ham. I miss meat. I don't like being a vegetarian at all. I seriously almost cried and went in my room. I just want to share a nice dinner with my family again. Yesterday I took my daughter to McDonalds. It smelled disgusting. The only thing I could have was milk and Water. So I got water. I watched her eat her Happy Meal and I didn't even want a bite. I'm thankful that she is so thin and has such good eating habits so I don't feel bad about her having a burger and fries here and there.

You look great! Thanks for sharing!

I'm sorry you had such a bad experience. I think that there is such a wide range of post op experiences and people's surgeons should be educating them about that prior to it. It's sad when they don't. I knew mostly what to expect. What I didn't expect was the back pain. It didn't occur to me that being strapped to a table with my arms strapped straight out on a hard table would hurt my back. But it hurt so bad the first two days. They gave me Lortab and it didn't do anything. The first night I was out of bed kneeling on a chair facing the back rocking back and forth because my back hurt so bad. I finally got them to prescribe something different which worked. I also had high blood pressure and they couldn't figure out why. I could hardly get any Water down because it hurt so bad. I had to stay an extra night because of those two things. But I think my surgeon's program prepared me well for the unexpected. It sucked but I knew I was taking a risk and I knew that there could be problems. And like you the difficulties are just making me want to work that much harder! I too have seen some posts on here that are literally unbelievable about people's first day after surgery. I think we might have a troll or two around here. But some people just are fine with anesthesia. Some people are sick for days because of it.

Get your bariatric Vitamins and start taking them. They help so much. I had to be on liquids for two weeks. I "cheated" a little the first week. Every day I would have about a half cup of diced chicken and some spinach leaves. I don't think I would have made it through without that. The thing is every surgeon is different. Some just want you on Atkins, some want you on just liquids, some let you have veggies. That second week was so hard. I had surgery on Tuesday and I literally spent most of the weekend before in bed. I was depressed, I didn't want to see or smell food, I just wanted to be alone. One thing I did that helped somewhat was adding spices to me broth, mixing up veggie broth, chicken broth, and miso Soup in different combos. I used onion flakes and garlic to give myself different flavors too. Hang in there. Are you allowed to have some coffee on yours? That helped me a lot.

I would say "what are you going to do about your droopy boobs and face?" Lol.

No and I doubt they will!

Thank you! I started using my fitness pal, it's really an awesome tool. So easy, and you can see right there how much Protein you have had as you go through your day. I'm feeling so much better today! I actually have energy! I wrote and edited my story for about three hours and now I'm taking a nap.

I just had the best thing I have tasted in weeks! It's not something I will have on a regular basis and I would only eat a half cup but damn! I got some lobster bisque from Zoup, chewed the little bits of meat really well. It was SO good. Of course my husband told me I couldn't have it, I told him I know it's high in fat but I just want one thing that actually tastes wonderful once in a while. Other than that I haven't cheated at all since surgery 7 days ago. Last night he took my pictures for me. I hate them! Today I actually put on a shirt that I had to stop wearing. It actually fit. My fat roll under my bra is gone, my arms don't look like they are about to break the shirt open. My lower belly pooch is a lot smaller. Last time I wore it, the bottom kept rolling up and I had to wear a sweater over it with the bottom buttoned so people didn't see my skin. It's nice to see the difference!!!

Good luck to both of you!

I had the same worries but I decided that being healthy, active, being able to reach my feet, not having pressure incontinence and living longer were worth losing my hair, being wrinkly and having extra skin! Hair grows back, everyone gets wrinkly and there's always plastic surgery.

I think you are right about that in terms of where the probiotics work to help us lose weight but I am just afraid that it might be too much bacteria in a small space. I would like to ask someone with experience.

I had three! The first two were with the same guy a year apart. He barely asked me anything, he asked how long I had been overweight, why I wanted surgery, what my highest level of education was, how long I had considered surgery. He asked me how many diets I had tried. He asked about psychological problems and that was it. My third was with my surgeon office I ended up with. It was a two hour session. She told me at the beginning the only things that would make her deny me other unresolved addictions, suicidal thoughts or severe depression unrelated to weight. She really made me think and gave me a lot of good information too. It was like therapy. Good luck!

The heavier you are to start with the more you lose. I lost 11 pounds, went in at 299 and was 288 one week out.

Good for you! 100 pounds is amazing!

Wow! I can't believe how good your skin looks! You look fantastic. Good for you.

It's none of their business! I don't know why we feel like we are obligated to share intimate details of our lives with our coworkers. If you feel comfortable that's fine but personally I don't. I have seen people use personal information against me and other people and I'm not having it. If you were having a hysterectomy or something would you tell them? Why do you think it's any of their business?

Thank you! I did have a picture of myself from the day I started liquid, so 22 pounds ago. It's just my face and my torso....my god. I can see the difference now! I just had mashed potatoes and ate them waaaay too fast. I ended up getting painful hiccups and back pain; I had to lay down. So I guess cottage cheese is easy but not potatoes!

You look amazing! Congrats!

Good luck to you! I'm a week out, and I still in the back of my mind think "oh I need to do this or that before I have surgery". It took me so long I'm in perpetual pre op mode! I hope all goes well!

Well I can sort of see her point in that. If I were you I would either tell them or leave the group. That's just me. You need to do what is right for you, not what is right for your sister or some stranger on the internet. But I will say that for me I would feel like it was unfair to them early on because at the beginning we do lose weight SO fast, and in a group setting women can be so let down if other people are losing faster. If they don't know it could upset them and make some of them really discouraged. Now if you were a year out and regained or wanted to lose the lady few, that's different. You are going to have to take a break at least for a while right?

I told my mom I've lost 25 pounds on two months and she just went "wow!" She sees me all the time, maybe she just doesn't notice it? Or maybe she didn't think it was that much by just looking at me. A lot is coming off my belly which I try to hide so of course people wouldn't know. I just had a half cup of cottage cheese and wolfed the whole thing down very quickly before I even realized what I was doing! Am I supposed to be able to eat so much just like that already? I did feel a pain in my back afterward right where my esophagus is. I'm just scared that my sleeve is too big!

I only told my husband and my mother. People at work think I'm having a hysterectomy. I am not interested in hearing everyone else's opinions about what I should be doing, nor in answering a million questions. Most of the women I work with are trying really hard to lose weight and although most are smaller than me, I'm just not interested in talking about it. That's all they talk about is their food and Zumba. I don't want people asking me what I'm eating and why. It could be that as more time goes on I feel comfortable talking about it but not now.

I tried to do this, I spent a lot of money on the exact probiotic strains that have been linked with weight loss and it had no effect on me. Maybe if I did it now it might since my diet has completely changed and I'm off diet soda. I think we need to be very careful. If you get serious live probiotics in powder form or in capsules, I would really talk to your dr first. That's a lot of action going on in a very small stomach. Maybe reduce the amount they suggest?

Thanks. I could kick myself!!!! I will have my husband do them tonight. I think the ones at my highest weight ever would just be too painful to look at over and over. Maybe I'll try on some old pants and see if they fit.