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Great Post!!!

above ideas are great... This too shall pass!

hahaha, cause it wants to! Your tummy will settle down, enjoy the symphony while it lasts!

Well done, partner!

You are driving yourself "round the bend". And like the two above have said, YOU ARE DOING GREAT. Hide the daggone scales and just focus on liguids and protein. You are still healing... Heal, practice and IGNORE the weight...

Wander the board and you'll follow some of the oldtimes whose advice you like. We all mentor each other!

We are with you in spirit, and have either been there or are getting ready to GO there.

Bwa Ha Ha... How much do they cost, and will my insurance pay for it???

If preggo you will need to work doubly hard on your nutrition that is all. Babies DO happen (often when least expected.

AMEN! This happens to many as you heal and the changing hormones resettle. It WILL get better. If not better soon, talk to your MD too, and re-read what Kirk said, above!

Is it hunger? I never knew physical hunger since I ate all the time (before). It SURE can be mental hunger, and some have more and some less after surgery. In any case, dring water and beat your evil brain into submission.

Your stomach will be smaller. And you may have hormone changes that help (Ghrelin). But it is not magical and your stomach is NOT your brain. You (we) MUST deal with our brain, up to and including TV ads. Whenever I see food on TV, it goes in my mental book of "Don't go there"... "EVER!

It won't kill you. It WILL make you want more, then more, then more. This is your chance to get control of your evil brain (I call my evil brain "Skippy".) Skippy WANTS you to eat. But YOU want to be in control and shrink your liver. AND post surgery, you might have a nasty surprise or two or three if you let Skippy win.

EEK!!! 30 pounds in LESS than 2 months!!! WOW!!! So.... STOP weighing every day, it'll drive you crazy and make you 'think' that AMAZING weight loss isn't good enough.

Check the benefits book. They cover but have pre-op requirements and approvals that will take about 6 months.

Still do ALL the fun stuff with family and friends, but just try to not make food the "honored great guest of honor"

Well neuropathy ain't no fun. Period! Unless it's a varient of gastroparesis (like from DM) I am unsure why the sleeve with have any impact one way or another (and strangely, I read that the sleeve may be a good option for folks with diabetic gastroparesis!)

The honeymoon will last as long as you want it to last. In other words, manage your food and activity and you will lose. Decide that M&Ms are good for lunch with a Coke, and maybe not. And I lose slowly as well, but no journey is to long as long as you do not stop.

What Mokee said.

Sure, everyone has this. How much did you lose presurgery? And you've lost 10 pounds in three weeks. Not Too Shabby!

There's a BIG thread with suggestions. Pack and move most of it back to the dresser and closet. Take your CPAP (if you have one) and a robe. Everything else is optional!

Relax, the stress won't help. Nothing has stretched. Just focus on Proteins and liquids. PS, is work a source of stress for you?

Any of the 'good' Rx pain killers might be increasing the itch as well...

Makes it tough. You are doing this to live better and longer. Sorry that they don't see this yet.

Well I doubt if I'll ever be "normal". But I want to weigh the normal amount... :-)